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CBS News:
Most Americans disagree with Trump's “go back” tweets — CBS News poll — The controversy around President Trump's tweets last week comes at a time when nearly nine in 10 Americans see a nation divided along racial lines, and most believe the parties each hold different ideas about what makes a person an American.
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Hullabaloo and The Week
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Chris Wallace burns down Stephen Miller over Trump's racist lies: He let ‘send her back’ chant ‘go for 13 seconds’ — Things did not go well for Donald Trump adviser Stephen Miller when he appeared on Fox News Sunday morning.
Washington Post:
Stephen Miller defends Trump's attacks on Rep. Omar
Stephen Miller defends Trump's attacks on Rep. Omar
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CNN, The Guardian and Breitbart
CBS News:
Biden, Warren, Harris and Sanders top 2020 field — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll — Joe Biden continues to be the first choice among Democratic voters across the 2020 primary states holding contests through Super Tuesday. However, rivals Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris are gaining …
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Noah Weiland / New York Times:
In 88 Trips to Capitol Hill, Mueller Grew Weary of Partisanship — Dozens of hours of Robert S. Mueller III's congressional testimony since 1990 reveal his complex relationship with legislators. — WASHINGTON — Days after he was appointed special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III visited …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Nadler: Trump has broken the law “6 ways from Sunday” — House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) said on Fox News Sunday that Donald Trump has “violated the law 6 ways from Sunday,” and that he would be indicted if he were not president. … Why it matters: Nadler …
Will Bunch / Inquirer.com:
I can't stop thinking about the little girl behind Trump and the hate she's being taught — I'm terrible at guessing ages, but if I had to guess I'd say she was about 12 or 13. She was wearing a bright summery top and a red “Make America Great Again” cap that looks to be a half-size too big …
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Daily Kos, Washington Press, Splinter and Talking Points Memo
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Jason Stanley / Newsweek:
Yes, ‘Send her back’ is the face of evil—I know fascism when I see it | Opinion
Yes, ‘Send her back’ is the face of evil—I know fascism when I see it | Opinion
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Daily Kos, Mother Jones and The Guardian
Ali Watkins / New York Times:
He Wasn't Seeking to Kill a Mob Boss. He Was Trying to Help Trump, His Lawyer Says. — In new court documents, the lawyer for Anthony Comello says he became obsessed by far-right QAnon conspiracy theories. — As his pickup truck roared toward the Todt Hill section of Staten Island …
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Law & Crime
Miami Herald:
As Trump's reliable sycophant, Rubio drags us further into the president's swamp | Editorial — Witnessing Sen. Marco Rubio's pathetic response last week to President Trump's latest racist outrages, it is impossible now to believe that Florida's senior senator was once hailed as …
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Meet the woman who ties Jeffrey Epstein to Trump and the Clintons — How did wealthy sex offender Jeffrey Epstein come to be palling around with Bill Clinton and Donald Trump? — People who know those involved said Epstein's connections to two U.S. presidents ran through one bubbly British heiress: Ghislaine Maxwell.
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New York Post
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Daily Mail:
Why I helped expose ambassador's embarrassing cables: Journalist, 19, behind Trump scoop comes forward to reveal his motivation and fears he's being targeted by security services — Lying awake at 2am last Wednesday and unable to sleep for the third night in a row, I listened as footsteps crunched …
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Bloomberg and The Guardian
James Anderson / Associated Press:
In some states, GOP employs the recall as a political weapon — DENVER (AP) — Republicans frustrated by losing their grip on political power in some Western states have begun deploying a new weapon: the recall. — Once reserved for targeting corrupt or inept elected officials …
Holly Aguirre / Vanity Fair:
“THE GIRLS WERE JUST SO YOUNG”: THE HORRORS OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S PRIVATE ISLAND — Locals say Epstein was flying in underage girls long after his conviction for sex crimes—and authorities did nothing to stop him. “It was like he was flaunting it,” says an employee at the airstrip on St. Thomas.
Garry Kasparov / New York Daily News:
The demagogue and the Democrats: Trump spits in the face of American values; the opposition party has no clue how to respond — Like nearly everyone else to ever leave his homeland, I would like to go back to where I came from. I would like to have continued to live in my native Baku …
Alexandra Hutzler / Newsweek:
Bernie Sanders Campaign Responds to $15 Minimum Wage Controversy with Better Hours for Staff — Amid a pay war within his own 2020 presidential campaign, Bernie Sanders will limit the amount of time his organizers can work to guarantee that no one is making less than $15 per hour …
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New York Times:
Trump Sets the Terms on Racial Division. Do Democrats Know What to Do? — GREENVILLE, N.C. — President Trump waited for 13 seconds, as the chants from the crowd of thousands grew louder. — “Send her home!” the North Carolina audience yelled, mimicking Mr. Trump's recent tweet attacking a Somali-born Democratic congresswoman.
Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Cory Booker says Trump is “worse than a racist” — 2020 Democratic candidate Sen. Cory Booker claimed on CNN's “State of the Union” Sunday that President Trump is “worse than a racist,” and that his rhetoric weaponizes race just as Gov. George Wallace — a staunch segregationist — did in his presidential campaigns.
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Eleanor Mueller / Politico:
Cory Booker charges Trump is ‘worse than a racist’
Cory Booker charges Trump is ‘worse than a racist’
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Breitbart