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Dan Coats Expected to Step Down as Intelligence Chief — Mr. Coats has been at odds with President Trump throughout his tenure. — People familiar with the decision said Mr. Trump was likely to tap Representative John Ratcliffe, a Texas Republican, as his replacement. — Breaking — BRAZIL
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Rep. John Ratcliffe favored to replace Dan Coats as DNI — President Trump is expected to nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) to replace Dan Coats as director of national intelligence, according to three sources familiar with the president's deliberations.
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New York Times:
Under Brazil's Far Right Leader, Amazon Protections Slashed and Forests Fall — BRASÍLIA — The destruction of the Amazon rain forest in Brazil has increased rapidly since the nation's new far-right president took over and his government scaled back efforts to fight illegal logging, ranching and mining.
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Baltimore Sun:
Better to have a few rats than to be one — In case anyone missed it, the president of the United States had some choice words to describe Maryland's 7th congressional district on Saturday morning. Here are the key phrases: “no human being would want to live there,” it is a …
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Dan Rodricks / Baltimore Sun:
People who refuse to see or hear Trump's racism in attack on Baltimore are beyond reach, but here goes — People who support President Donald Trump, no matter what he says or does, are beyond reach with reason and facts. To continue to support this president, you have to either agree …
Justin Wise / The Hill:
Trump doubles down on attacks against Cummings and Baltimore district — President Trump doubled down on his attacks against Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and his Baltimore congressional district, saying that it's “sad” that the longtime congressman has done “so little” for the city he represents …
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Dom Calicchio / Fox News:
Bernie Sanders blasted Baltimore as ‘Third World country’ and ‘disgrace’ in past comments — President Trump drew a torrent of criticism from Democrats on Saturday over a series of Twitter messages aimed at U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., and the Baltimore district that Cummings represents in Congress.
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
‘Everything that Donald Trump says is offensive to some people,’ Mulvaney says — Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Sunday defended President Trump's attacks on the city of Baltimore and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), saying that some people will be offended by anything the president says.
Kate Sullivan / CNN:
Bernie Sanders: 'It's unbelievable' Trump ‘attacks American cities’
Bernie Sanders: 'It's unbelievable' Trump ‘attacks American cities’
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Trump Spent His Summer Vacation Sending Racist Tweets
David Zurawik / Baltimore Sun:
Trump's Twitter attack on Cummings and Baltimore: undiluted racism and hate
Trump's Twitter attack on Cummings and Baltimore: undiluted racism and hate
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Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Partisan differences on impeachment remain after Mueller testimony, as nearly half of Americans show little movement: POLL — Following more than six hours of questioning of former special counsel Robert Mueller before two different congressional committees, Democrats and Republicans remain largely splintered …
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Paola Chavez / CNN:
Nadler says Trump should be impeached because 'he's violated the laws six ways from Sunday'
Nadler says Trump should be impeached because 'he's violated the laws six ways from Sunday'
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Gabriela Resto-Montero / Vox:
New polling finds Mueller's testimony didn't change Americans' minds on impeachment
New polling finds Mueller's testimony didn't change Americans' minds on impeachment
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Politico and Washington Times
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Nadler: “We have impeachment resolutions before the committee”
Nadler: “We have impeachment resolutions before the committee”
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Political Wire
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 7-28-19: Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Rep. Will Hurd, Mayor Bill de Blasio
‘This Week’ Transcript 7-28-19: Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Rep. Will Hurd, Mayor Bill de Blasio
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Adia Robinson / ABC News:
‘Important’ that Mueller investigation info get to Americans: Rep. Jerry Nadler
‘Important’ that Mueller investigation info get to Americans: Rep. Jerry Nadler
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Congressman Denny Heck:
STATEMENT: Rep. Denny Heck Supports an Impeachment Inquiry — Congressman Denny Heck (WA-10) released the following statement, announcing his support for a formal impeachment inquiry: — “For many months multiple committees of the House have been engaged in investigations …
Nataliya Vasilyeva / Associated Press:
Nearly 1,400 detained in Moscow protest; largest in decade — MOSCOW (AP) — Nearly 1,400 people were detained in a violent police crackdown on an opposition protest in Moscow, a Russian monitoring group said Sunday, adding that was the largest number of detentions at a rally in the Russian capital this decade.
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CNN:
Hoping for a Warren-Sanders clash? Their campaigns say don't hold your breath — Sanders and Warren prepare for debate face off — (CNN)Progressives are determined to lift either Sen. Bernie Sanders or Sen. Elizabeth Warren to the Democratic presidential nomination next year.
Globe and Mail:
Netflix's The Great Hack is the great warning about your data — Now me, I'm not paranoid, I'm just peculiar. Or just careful, depending on your slant. — One late afternoon this past winter I was out doing myriad errands in my neighbourhood. I noticed a new coffee shop had opened.
Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
When Epstein Was Cosmo's Bachelor of the Month — In July 1980, the predatory financier was featured as the magazine's “Bachelor of the Month” seeking a “cute Texas girl.” — Long before Jeffrey Epstein boasted of his billionaires-only client list—and long before his arrests …
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Boris Johnson forms “war cabinet” to prepare for no-deal Brexit — Boris Johnson, the United Kingdom's newly installed prime minister, has set up a “war cabinet” to deliver Britain's exit from the European Union “by any means necessary” by Oct. 31, the Sunday Times first reported.
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