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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Trump's pick for intelligence director misrepresented role in anti-terror case — President Donald Trump's pick for the next director of national intelligence, Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, has misrepresented his role in an anti-terrorism case that he's repeatedly cited among his credentials related to national security issues.
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Political Wire, Politico, American Greatness and New York Times
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John Walcott / TIME:
Top GOP Senator Warned the White House About Trump's Choice for National Intelligence Director — President Donald Trump's decision to name a staunch Republican ally with a limited background in spycraft to replace Dan Coats as the nation's top intelligence official has aroused concern on Capitol Hill …
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Political Wire
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Intel officials worry Trump's pick for top spy will politicize the job
Intel officials worry Trump's pick for top spy will politicize the job
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Algemeiner.com and IJR
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Some officials fear Trump will get the intelligence he wants, not the intelligence he needs, from DNI pick
Some officials fear Trump will get the intelligence he wants, not the intelligence he needs, from DNI pick
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Political Wire and Power Line
David Rohde / New Yorker:
Trump's Message to U.S. Intelligence Officials: Be Loyal or Leave
Trump's Message to U.S. Intelligence Officials: Be Loyal or Leave
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CNN, Common Dreams, Bloomberg and Washington Post
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Trump's intelligence shake-up could be his most dangerous move yet
Trump's intelligence shake-up could be his most dangerous move yet
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Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Balloon Juice
Michael Warren / CNN:
Meadows' lackluster defense of Cummings speaks volumes — Meadows defends Cummings from Trump attacks — Washington (CNN)When Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib accused Republican Rep. Mark Meadows of racism earlier this year, one of his “best friends,” House Oversight Committee chairman …
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Washington Post:
‘Looking for a reason to attack’: How Trump seized on a Fox News broadcast to go after Cummings — President Trump was already seething about Rep. Elijah E. Cummings. — He was frustrated that the oversight committee Cummings (D-Md.) chairs authorized a subpoena last week that could sweep up emails from his daughter and son-in-law.
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Ben Carson says as a pediatric neurosurgeon, he hesitated to send children back to ‘infested’ homes in Baltimore
Ben Carson says as a pediatric neurosurgeon, he hesitated to send children back to ‘infested’ homes in Baltimore
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Even on Saturday morning, Fox News cannot hide
Even on Saturday morning, Fox News cannot hide
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New York Times and CNN, more at Mediagazer »
Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:
Donald Trump, Elijah Cummings, and the Definition of a Rodent
Donald Trump, Elijah Cummings, and the Definition of a Rodent
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The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, Dan Froomkin's White … and The Daily Beast
Douglas Belkin / Wall Street Journal:
College Financial-Aid Loophole: Wealthy Parents Transfer Guardianship of Their Teens to Get Aid — Education Department, universities are investigating the practice, which has been used in the Chicago area — CHICAGO—Amid an intense national furor over the fairness of college admissions …
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ProPublica:
Parents Are Giving Up Custody of Their Kids to Get Need-Based College Financial Aid — First, parents turn over guardianship of their teenagers to a friend or relative. Then the student declares financial independence to qualify for tuition aid and scholarships.
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Quartz, Poynter, Outside the Beltway, Jezebel and Splinter, more at Mediagazer »
Kurt Bardella / USA Today:
Stop dithering, Democrats. Impeach Donald Trump now or change the channel for good. — Democrats look indecisive. They are trapped in a cell of their own making and if they don't get out of it soon, they will hand Trump a second term. — CONNECT — It's the night of Nov. 3, 2020 …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
How the push for impeachment has rippled through the Democratic caucus
Burgess Everett / Politico:
2 top Dem senators give boost to impeachment effort
2 top Dem senators give boost to impeachment effort
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The Week
Wall Street Journal:
Smearing Mitch McConnell — Democrats and the media distort his record on Russia. — By The Editorial Board — Mitch McConnell, the most phlegmatic man in American politics, rarely gets riled up. But on Monday the Senate Majority Leader let it rip in defense of his reputation, and we're glad he did.
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Power Line, Jewish World Review and Fox News
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
McConnell lashes out at media, Democrats over “Moscow Mitch” label
McConnell lashes out at media, Democrats over “Moscow Mitch” label
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Washington Post, Hullabaloo, The Moderate Voice, Politico, Progress Pond and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Rick Klein / ABC News:
The Note: Debate could mark moderates' last stand — What happens if the titans don't want to clash? — Two progressive powerhouses will be center stage for night one of the second Democratic debate on Tuesday. The party will be watching for Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren to mix it up …
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Washington Post, Vox, Political Wire and Sara A. Carter
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders vs. Kamala Harris on taxes for Medicare-for-all
Bernie Sanders vs. Kamala Harris on taxes for Medicare-for-all
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The Federalist, National Review, Slate, Althouse and The Daily Beast
Elena Schneider / Politico:
‘You need to make a move right now’: Dems prepare for raucous debates
‘You need to make a move right now’: Dems prepare for raucous debates
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The Hill, Axios and Political Wire
The Daily Beast:
Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooter Posted About Far-Right Book Moments Before Shooting — Santino Legan allegedly told an eyewitness he was “really angry” and ranted in white supremacist fashion on Instagram from the event. — The gunman who murdered three people at a food festival …
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New York Times:
Capital One Data Breach Affects 100 Million; Woman Charged as Hacker — A software engineer in Seattle hacked into a server holding customer information for Capital One and obtained the personal data of over 100 million people, federal prosecutors said on Monday, in one of the largest thefts of data from a bank.
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press.capitalone.com, CNN, Quartz, The Resurgent, Fox News and Above the Law
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Capital One says data breach affected 100 million credit card applications
Capital One says data breach affected 100 million credit card applications
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Denver Post, The Week, The Daily Beast, Mother Jones and Mashable, more at Techmeme »
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Intel Pick John Ratcliffe Started Theory of FBI Anti-Trump ‘Secret Society’ — The congressman debuted the mysterious text messages on Fox News. It became a mini-scandal before the full context became known. — Donald Trump's new pick for Director of National Intelligence played …
Michael Tesler / Washington Post:
Republicans don't think Trump's tweets are racist. That fits a long American history of denying racism. — Even under Jim Crow, most whites thought that blacks were treated fairly. — During Donald Trump's campaign and presidency, there has been an ongoing debate about whether Trump's words …
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The Daily Signal, NB Blog and CBS Chicago
Associated Press:
Suburban women recoil as Trump dives into racial politics — BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Carol Evans approves of Donald Trump's immigration policy. She gives him credit for the strong economy. But the Republican from the affluent Milwaukee suburbs of Waukesha County, a GOP bedrock in the state …
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Trump aide submitted drafts of 2016 ‘America First’ energy speech to UAE for edits, emails show — When candidate Donald Trump prepared to give a major energy speech during the 2016 campaign, one of his closest advisers provided a pre-speech review to senior United Arab Emirates officials …
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RealClearInvestigations:
Why the Mystery of Russiagate Hinges on the Mystery of Joseph Mifsud — For many, trying to follow Robert Mueller's testimony was like someone whose Italian is limited to grazie and ciao taking in an opera in Venice: You might follow the action but sorting out the story through the lyrics is another thing altogether.
John Solomon / The Hill:
Chris Wray's FBI continues to cover for Team Comey's Russia shenanigans — The FBI is going to court to fight the public release of a small number of documents the State Department sent to agents from Christopher Steele, the British intelligence operative and Hillary Clinton-paid political muckraker, during the 2016 election.
Philippe Reines / Politico:
I Played Trump in Hillary Clinton's 2016 Debate Prep. Here's What It Takes to Beat Him. — Before any of them takes the debate stage on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 2020 Democratic candidates will already have put in dozens of hours each preparing. But here's what they need to understand …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Blue-collar white women are turning on Trump — The other day, Ron Brownstein served up a comprehensive, detailed analysis that suggested President Trump's base may be fracturing. In particular, Brownstein looked at an array of data that suggests blue-collar white women may be turning on Trump.
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No More Mister Nice Blog, POLITICUSUSA, Salon and Hullabaloo
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Kate Davidson / Wall Street Journal:
Federal Borrowing Soars as Deficit Fear Fades — The Treasury expects to sell over $1 trillion in debt this year; issue has little traction in 2020 race — WASHINGTON—Borrowing by the federal government is set to top $1 trillion for the second year in a row as higher spending outpaces revenue growth …
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Victoria Guida / Politico:
The Fed's real message: Save the economy from Trump — In the case of Donald Trump vs. the U.S. Federal Reserve, the president of the United States is likely to secure a winning verdict this week. — Central bank officials are expected to cut interest rates for the first time since …
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