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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
The Case of Al Franken — A close look at the accusations against the former senator. — Last month, in Minneapolis, I climbed the stairs of a row house to find Al Franken, Minnesota's disgraced former senator, wandering around in jeans and stocking feet. It was a sunny day, but the shades were mostly drawn.
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Jewish Insider, Political Wire and Althouse
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump's huge week — DRIVING THE DAY — WE ARE ENTERING what could be one of the most momentous weeks in what's left of DONALD TRUMP'S presidency, a week that could set the tone for the rest of his first term. Not only is former special counsel Robert Mueller testifying live …
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Political Wire and New York Times
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Todd S. Purdum / The Atlantic:
Adam Schiff Is Back From the Wilderness — Adam Schiff was everywhere, until he was nowhere. — In nearly 20 years as a Democratic congressman from Southern California, Schiff has grappled with issues from national security, to intellectual property, to the Armenian genocide.
Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
What if Robert Mueller decided to tell Congress what he really thinks? — I did not anticipate William Barr's perfidious misrepresentations, maddening Democratic caution or scandalous Republican indifference. Let's clear things up. — CONNECT … Think of me as a hostage, tied to this chair …
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
19 Questions We Have for Mueller About His Investigation — THE MUELLER INVESTIGATION — Were Robert S. Mueller III ever to tell the inside story of his investigation, much of America would likely come to a standstill to hear what he had to say. There is virtually no chance that will happen …
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Just Security and emptywheel
Dánica Coto / Associated Press:
Puerto Rico prepares for massive protest to expel governor
Puerto Rico prepares for massive protest to expel governor
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Common Dreams
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Democrats to face off against a reluctant Mueller
Democrats to face off against a reluctant Mueller
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Talking Points Memo, Axios, twitchy.com and Breitbart
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Inside the preparations for Mueller's history-making testimony
Elizabeth Warren / Team Warren:
The Coming Economic Crash — And How to Stop It — I warned about an economic crash years before the 2008 crisis, but the people in power wouldn't listen. Now I'm seeing serious warning signs in the economy again — and I'm calling on regulators and Congress to act before another crisis …
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Alex Thompson / Politico:
Warren warns of ‘coming economic crash’ — Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday predicted an imminent economic crisis unless the Trump administration and Congress quickly pass legislation to regulate the financial sector and significantly reduce middle class household debt. — “Warning lights are flashing.
James Pindell / BostonGlobe.com:
Bernie Sanders might be losing his N.H. firewall — Bernie Sanders and his aides would be forgiven if, when mapping out his 2020 presidential campaign, they didn't spend a lot of time wondering how the Vermont senator would win the New Hampshire Democratic primary.
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Washington Post and Political Wire
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David Siders / Politico:
Warren pulls closer to Sanders in progressive straw poll
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
'It's a disaster over there': Commerce reaches new heights of dysfunction — Constant infighting among top officials. Sudden departures of senior staffers without explanation. A leader who is disengaged and prone to falling asleep in meetings. — The Commerce Department has reached …
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Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
BuzzFeed News:
Two Unofficial US Operatives Reporting To Trump's Lawyer Privately Lobbied A Foreign Government In A Bid To Help The President Win In 2020 — Two unofficial envoys reporting directly to Donald Trump's personal lawyer have waged a remarkable back-channel campaign to discredit the president's rivals …
Rick Pearson / Chicago Tribune:
Illinois Republicans pull social media aimed at four Democratic congresswomen who were subjects of President Trump's ‘go back’ tweets, calling them ‘Jihad Squad’ — Top leaders of the Illinois Republican Party launched an effort at damage control Sunday after a social media post echoed …
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Washington Post:
Emerging budget deal likely to include few or no actual spending cuts, while lifting debt limit for two years — Deal taking shape days ahead of Congress' summer recess, but still awaits Trump's approval — White House and congressional negotiators rushing to hammer out the final details …
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Wall Street Journal and Cafe Hayek
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Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Wendy Davis announces bid for Congress, will challenge U.S. Rep. Chip Roy — The former state senator is running for office for the first time since her unsuccessful campaign for Texas governor. — WASHINGTON - Former Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis is running for Congress.
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Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:
Donald Trump's Idea of Selective Citizenship — Last week, the President wasn't just attacking four congresswomen of color; he was reanimating ideas whose prevalence wreaked havoc in the nation's past. — We have known since the earliest moments of Donald Trump's political life …
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Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Robert Morgenthau, Longtime Manhattan District Attorney, Dies at 99 — Robert M. Morgenthau, a courtly Knickerbocker patrician who waged war on crime for more than four decades as the chief federal prosecutor for Southern New York State and as Manhattan's longest-serving district attorney, died on Sunday in Manhattan.
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New York Times:
A Peculiarly Dutch Summer Rite: Children Abandoned in the Night Woods — It may sound extreme, but it's normal in the Netherlands. — AUSTERLITZ, the Netherlands — Shortly after 10 p.m. on a recent night, a car came to a stop at the edge of the woods. The door opened to release three children …
Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
Trump's New Favorite Channel Employs Kremlin-Paid Journalist — Kristian Rouz appears on segments for One America News Network—ironic given he is working for a Russian outlet fingered in the 2016 election attack. — If the stories broadcast by the Trump-endorsed One America News Network sometimes look …
Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
Comey's Under DoJ Scrutiny for Leading Probe While Misleading Trump — It is one of the most enduring and consequential mysteries of the Trump-Russia investigation: Why did former FBI Director James Comey refuse to say publicly what he was telling President Trump in private — that Trump was not the target of an ongoing probe?
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Real Clear Politics
Osita Nwanevu / New Yorker:
Conservative Nationalism Is Trumpism for Intellectuals — On the final night of this past week's National Conservatism Conference, Senator Josh Hawley—a graduate of Stanford and Yale and a former instructor at an English private school—warned the attendees gathered in the ballroom …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Louisiana Police Officer on Facebook Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘Needs a Round’ — Officials in the city where the officer works condemned his comment but said they were not sure it constituted a threat. — A Facebook post by a Louisiana police officer suggesting that Representative …
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TheBlaze, New York Post, Slate and Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
Leaked documents reveal Huawei's secret operations to build North Korea's wireless network — Huawei Technologies Co., the Chinese tech giant embroiled in President Trump's trade war with China and blacklisted as a national security threat, secretly helped the North Korean government build …
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Trump struggles to win over voters reaping economic boom — The fate of President Trump's reelection campaign may rest with voters who are benefiting from a decade-long economic recovery that accelerated on his watch, but who disapprove of his conduct in office.
Dánica Coto / Associated Press:
Puerto Rico gov will not seek re-election, leaves his party — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said Sunday evening that he will not resign in the face of public furor over an obscenity-laced leaked online chat, but he will not seek re-election or continue …
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