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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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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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Mediaite and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Russians probably targeted election systems in all 50 states, Senate panel's report says — The Senate Intelligence Committee, in a new report on Russia's interference in the 2016 election, said Thursday that systems in all 50 states were probably targeted in some manner …
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Associated Press and The Week
Associated Press:
Senate report: all 50 states were targeted by Russian interference ahead of 2016 elections
Senate report: all 50 states were targeted by Russian interference ahead of 2016 elections
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Hullabaloo, CBS News and The Daily Caller
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell blocks two election security bills
McConnell blocks two election security bills
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Bangor Daily News, Vanity Fair, TechCrunch, Washington Post, UPI, CNN and Daily Kos
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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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, Washington Post, CBS Boston and Vox
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Nadler says he's going to court today, next week to enforce Mueller-related subpoenas
Nadler says he's going to court today, next week to enforce Mueller-related subpoenas
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Political Wire, The First Street Journal and Pirate's Cove
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
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
The investigators need to be investigated
Politico:
Pro-impeachment Dems not backing down after Mueller
Pro-impeachment Dems not backing down after Mueller
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Talking Points Memo, CNN, Washington Press and Breitbart
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Neal Katyal Has One More Question for Robert Mueller After His Testimony
Neal Katyal Has One More Question for Robert Mueller After His Testimony
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Common Dreams, NBC News and Washington Post
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
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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CNN:
Treasury pick Monica Crowley spread Obama smears: ‘Can he be both loyal to Islam and loyal to the United States?’ — Trump security pick plagiarized in 2012 book — (CNN)President Donald Trump's pick for the top spokeswoman job at the Treasury Department repeatedly spread conspiracy theories …
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Washington Press, Vanity Fair and Little Green Footballs
Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
CNN Photo Editor Resigns From Network Over Vicious Anti-Semitic Tweets on Deaths of ‘Jewish Pigs’ — A CNN photo editor resigned from the network Thursday after his past, vicious tweets about Jews and Israel, including posts apparently celebrating the deaths of “Jewish pigs,” were unearthed.
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twitchy.com, Breitbart, NB Blog, Instapundit, Washington Free Beacon and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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, Washington Post and The Daily Beast
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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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TheBlaze, Big League Politics and UPI
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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NBC News, Politico, Washington Times, Splinter, The Daily Caller and POLITICUSUSA
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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 …
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Paige-Godden / Iowa Starting Line:
Gillibrand Blasts Fellow Democrats Over Sexual Assault, Harassment Issues
Gillibrand Blasts Fellow Democrats Over Sexual Assault, Harassment Issues
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Washington Times, Slate and New York Post
Financial Times:
Nigel Farage teams up with Trump supporters to raise Brexit funds — Brexit party leader Nigel Farage has joined forces with a group of Donald Trump-supporting Americans to form a lobbying body to raise money to help the UK's departure from the EU. — The New York launch event for the new group …
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The Independent, Bloomberg and ITV
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Zoya Sheftalovich / Politico:
US ambassador: Trump's relationship with Boris Johnson will be ‘sensational’
US ambassador: Trump's relationship with Boris Johnson will be ‘sensational’
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Breitbart
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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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Pelosi, Ocasio-Cortez meet in bid to ease party infighting — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez held a one-on-one meeting Friday on Capitol Hill, in an effort to ease the recent infighting between the progressive wing and moderate congressional Democrats …
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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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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Wealthy Republicans fearing socialists provide hope GOP can retake the House — Wealthy Republican donors frightened of a socialist takeover in Washington have boosted support for House Republicans despite concerns about the party's direction, providing a ray of hope for recapturing the majority in 2020.
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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 …
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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Lawyers, Guns & Money and Political Wire
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
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.