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New York Times:
Mueller Testimony Deepens Democratic Divide on Impeachment — WASHINGTON — Robert S. Mueller III's long-awaited testimony has inflamed divisions among Democrats over impeachment, with some senior lawmakers pushing on Thursday to begin formal impeachment hearings soon, and vulnerable moderates pleading …
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Nadler says he's going to court today, next week to enforce Mueller-related subpoenas — House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said that he is going to court Friday and again next week in bids to enforce subpoenas seeking grand jury information associated with the special counsel investigation …
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Splinter, Political Wire and Pirate's Cove
The Daily Beast:
‘There Is Constant Battling’: Nadler and Pelosi Are on a Collision Course — The Judiciary Committee chair is facing immeasurably difficult political pressures as he navigates a post-Mueller world. — Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) finds himself at the most delicate point of his tenure atop the House Judiciary Committee.
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Politico, Splinter, Washington Post, CBS Boston and Vox
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
It's time for impeachment hearings on Trump. Here's how Democrats may proceed.
It's time for impeachment hearings on Trump. Here's how Democrats may proceed.
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The Atlantic, The Guardian and The First Street Journal
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
Resistance Inc. — Column: Why impeachment isn't going away
Resistance Inc. — Column: Why impeachment isn't going away
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New York Times
Alex Moe / NBC News:
Mueller fallout: Highest-ranking House Democrat to date calls for Trump impeachment
New York Times:
Russia Targeted Elections Systems in All 50 States, Report Finds — WASHINGTON — The Senate Intelligence Committee concluded Thursday that election systems in all 50 states were targeted by Russia in 2016, largely undetected by the states and federal officials at the time …
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The Hill, Reason, Daily Kos, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Washington Post, CBS Chicago, POLITICUSUSA, Vox, Engadget, TechCrunch and UPI, more at Techmeme »
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Scarborough calls McConnell ‘Moscow Mitch,’ says lack of action on Russian meddling is ‘un-American’ — MSNBC host Joe Scarborough on Friday lashed out at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, calling him “Moscow Mitch” over his inaction on legislation to address Russian election interference.
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Chicks On The Right, Mediaite, Political Wire and Vanity Fair
Rich Miller / Bloomberg:
Trump's 3% Growth Feat in 2018 Undone by Annual Data Revisions — Update shows U.S. economy expanded 2.5% last year — Revisions also boost savings rate, lower cellphone prices — President Donald Trump failed to achieve his much-ballyhooed 3% target for economic growth in 2018 after all.
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Harriet Torry / Wall Street Journal:
Economic Growth Didn't Hit 3% Mark Last Year, Revised Data Show
Ben Casselman / New York Times:
U.S. Economy Grew by an Annual Rate of 2.1% in Second Quarter
U.S. Economy Grew by an Annual Rate of 2.1% in Second Quarter
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The Week
New York Times:
How Jeffrey Epstein Used the Billionaire Behind Victoria's Secret for Wealth and Women — In May 1997, Alicia Arden, a model in California, was introduced to a man who identified himself as a talent scout for Victoria's Secret. He invited her to his Santa Monica hotel room to audition for the brand's catalog.
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Talking Points Memo, Mercury News, The Daily Beast and Washington Post
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Washington Examiner:
UPDATED: CNN editor praised murder of ‘Jewish pigs’ in terrorist attack on Israeli bus — Social media posts from years ago by a CNN photo editor and writer reveal that he called Jews “pigs” and praised their deaths. — In a 2011 tweet, Mohammed Elshamy, 25, wrote, “More than 4 jewish pigs killed …
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The Daily Caller, Townhall and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden holds commanding lead for Democratic nomination — Joe Biden is the lone top tier candidate in the Democratic nomination race, according to the latest Fox News Poll. — The former vice president captures 33 percent support among Democratic primary voters (up one point since June).
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Politico, Monmouth University …, The Daily Caller, Washington Times, Mediaite, Splinter and POLITICUSUSA
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Washington Post:
Meet the man who created the fake presidential seal — a former Republican fed up with Trump — Charles Leazott hadn't thought about the seal in months. — The 46-year-old graphic designer threw it together after the 2016 presidential election — it was one part joke, one part catharsis.
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Jessica Campisi / The Hill:
#45IsAPuppet trends after Trump appears in front of altered presidential seal
#45IsAPuppet trends after Trump appears in front of altered presidential seal
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LifeZette, TheBlaze and Big League Politics
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
What Mueller Was Trying to Hide — His investigation was about protecting the actual miscreants in the collusion hoax. — Special counsel Robert Mueller testified before two House committees Wednesday, and his performance requires us to look at his investigation and report in a new light.
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RedState, Power Line and MARK HALPERIN'S WIDE WORLD …
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
U.S. Rolls Out More Farm Aid as Soy Growers Urge Trade Cease-Fire — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled details of a $16 billion aid package to help farmers hurt by President Trump's trade war with China, as soybean growers from around the country converged on Washington …
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Hanna Trudo / The Daily Beast:
Warren Fellowship Applicants: Campaign Program Was a ‘Great Scam’ — Two men accepted into the 2020 candidate's volunteer fellowship program described the process for entry as deceptive and at times exploitative. — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has built much of her political career …
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The Daily Caller and TheBlaze
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MJ Lee / CNN:
Elizabeth Warren to announce crossing 1 million donations threshold
Elizabeth Warren to announce crossing 1 million donations threshold
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Political Wire
Associated Press:
2020 tests if Dems can win enough black voters without Obama — DETROIT (AP) — When Barack Obama was on the ballot in 2008 and 2012, there was no question that Terrance Holmes would vote for the first black president. But as he helped fix cars this week at a repair shop on Detroit's west side …
USA Today:
'I'm looking forward to it': Pelosi minimizes tensions with Ocasio-Cortez ahead of meeting — WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are scheduled to meet face-to-face Friday after weeks of public friction between the two high-profile Democrats.
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Pelosi, Ocasio-Cortez meet in bid to ease party infighting
Pelosi, Ocasio-Cortez meet in bid to ease party infighting
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Politico
NBC News:
Active-duty U.S. troops are now just feet away from migrants in Texas — The troops “monitor” migrants at a Texas facility. One congressman said they shouldn't be prison guards, and are close to breaking the posse comitatus law. — WASHINGTON — Active-duty U.S. troops are now stationed inside …
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Axios
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg defends Kavanaugh, Gorsuch as ‘very decent and very smart’ — Ruth Bader Ginsburg: ‘I am very much alive’ — Washington (CNN)Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg came to the defense of her more conservative colleagues on the bench, Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch.
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Talking Points Memo, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Political Wire
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Is ‘Doing the Right Thing’ Worth Increasing the Risk of a Second Trump Term? — A new argument for impeaching President Trump has gained attention in the wake of Robert Mueller's testimony in the House on Wednesday, during which the special counsel confirmed his understanding that Trump …
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Washington Post
Obed Manuel / Dallas Morning News:
A Border Patrol chief testifies that Francisco Galicia never claimed U.S. citizenship, but document says otherwise — A U.S. Border Patrol chief on Thursday testified before the House Judiciary Committee that 18-year-old Francisco Erwin Galicia never claimed to be a U.S. citizen when he was in Border Patrol custody for 23 days.
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KFOR-TV, CNN, Talking Points Memo, TheBlaze, Daily Kos, Common Dreams and ABC News
Tae Phoenix / Newsweek:
Ban Antifa? I've met golden retrievers who scared me more | Opinion — In the summer of 2017, I sang at a rally that was heavily counter-protested by a crowd of white men in Make America Great Again hats. — After my performance, I approached a few of these counter-protesters and asked why they had come.
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
The Extraordinary Humbling of John Hickenlooper — HANOVER, N.H. — Can John Hickenlooper interest you in a joke? — “What's the opposite of woe?” Mr. Hickenlooper, the former Colorado governor and still-presidential-candidate, asked inside a hotel reception room last week …
Financial Times:
How Trump is democratising toxic stress — A few days ago a psychologist friend told me something that was at once startling and unsurprising; she is seeing far more patients than before Donald Trump was elected — and they tend to be suffering from deeper anxiety.
Danielle Allen / Washington Post:
We are in our Articles of Confederation moment — We are in our Articles of Confederation moment. By this, I mean we are in a phase in our national life where we need to recognize that our institutions are not serving our interest. This is not because of President Trump.
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Fox's Napolitano Says Trump Has Changed: He Has ‘Unleashed a Torrent of Hatred’ — Fox News legal analyst Andrew Napolitano lamented that President Donald Trump is a changed man in a new op-ed accusing his old friend of unleashing a “torrent of hatred.” — “I have known President Trump personally since 1986.
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Talking Points Memo, The Week and Fox News