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2:40 AM ET, July 31, 2019

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Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Democratic Debate 2019: Progressives take center stage in heated exchanges  —  Some 20 presidential primary contenders return to a pair of stages on Tuesday and Wednesday seeking a breakout moment at the second Democratic debates.  —  For the lower-polling candidates in the field …
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New York Times:
6 Highlights from Night 1 of the July Democratic Debates  —  The CNN debate was a clash over health care with moderates along the edge throwing firebombs on the electability of progressives with the boldest policy plans.  —  It was one of the most substantive presidential primary debates in recent memory …
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Coalition to air anti-Medicare for All ads during Democratic debates  —  A coalition of hospitals, insurance companies and drugmakers that oppose “Medicare for All” will air national television ads blasting the proposal during this week's Democratic primary debates.
New York Times:
Sanders and Warren Battle Accusations of ‘Fairy Tale’ Promises as Intraparty Rift Flares  —  DETROIT — The leading liberals in the Democratic presidential primary, Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, strenuously fought back on Tuesday against accusations of making fanciful promises …
Discussion: Washington Post
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Elizabeth Warren's Big Night  —  Senator Bernie Sanders often positions himself as the political heir of Franklin D. Roosevelt, but tonight in Detroit, Senator Elizabeth Warren was the candidate who borrowed the 32nd president's dictum that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
Discussion: Vox, The Guardian and Washington Post
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Democrats brawl over ‘Medicare for All’ during debate  —  Democratic presidential candidates during Tuesday's debate sparred over how far to upend the nation's health care system to guarantee universal coverage, with moderates warning the left's embrace of “Medicare for All” would hurt the party's chances in 2020.
Discussion: Axios, USA Today, Reason and Breitbart
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
America deserves a debate between Joe Biden and his main progressive critics  —  Elizabeth Warren versus John Delaney is not the drama we've been craving.  —  Most of the standout moments during the Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday night involved Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren teeing off …
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:   The debate that was and the debate that wasn't
Emma Green / The Atlantic:   Democrats Make the Case That They're the Moral Party
Olga Khazan / The Atlantic:
John Delaney Had One Good Point on Medicare for All
Discussion: Spectator USA and Quartz
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Ryan, Sanders clash over climate change solutions: 'You don't have to yell'
Discussion: Breitbart
Axios:
Pete Buttigieg quotes scripture to attack Republicans on minimum wage
Discussion: Breitbart
Tim Naftali / The Atlantic:
Ronald Reagan's Long-Hidden Racist Conversation with Richard Nixon  —  The day after the United Nations voted to recognize the People's Republic of China, then-California Governor Ronald Reagan phoned President Richard Nixon at the White House and vented his frustration at the delegates who had sided against the United States.
Discussion: CNN, Splinter and Boing Boing
John Myers / Los Angeles Times:
Trump's tax returns required under new California election law  —  President Trump will be ineligible for California's primary ballot next year unless he discloses his tax returns under a state law that immediately took effect Tuesday, an unprecedented mandate that is almost certain to spark …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:   Gavin Newsom opens $50 million donor network to Kamala Harris post 2020 endorsement
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
‘Moscow Mitch’ Tag Enrages McConnell and Squeezes G.O.P. on Election Security  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell is usually impervious to criticism, even celebrating the nasty nicknames that have been bestowed on him by critics.  But Mr. McConnell, the Senate majority leader …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Washington Press
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Ben Tobin / Courier-Journal:
McConnell lashes out on Senate floor about ‘Moscow Mitch’ accusation
Sarah Ferris / Politico:   Fearing defections, Trump and McConnell crank up pressure on budget vote
New York Times:
Trump's Pick for Top Intelligence Post Overstated Parts of His Biography  —  Aides revised old claims about Representative John Ratcliffe's role in prosecuting a prominent terrorism case.  —  WASHINGTON — Aides to the congressman chosen by President Trump to lead the nation's intelligence agencies …
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Jonathan Landay / Reuters:   Defending intelligence pick, Trump says U.S. spy agencies ‘run amok’
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Trump's pick for intelligence director misrepresented role in anti-terror case
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Why Trump's boasts about African Americans' calls are unbelievable  —  Donald Trump's offensive against Baltimore and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) reached its fourth day this morning, with some new, strange tweets.  For reasons that appear to make sense only to him, the president seems to think antics like these work in his favor.
Discussion: Vox
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Tess Bonn / The Hill:
Marianne Williamson says Trump is ‘megaphone’ for white nationalism
Discussion: Axios and Breitbart
New York Times:
ASAP Rocky Trial Begins in Sweden, With a Special Envoy From America  —  President Trump, who has helped turn the rapper's assault case into an international incident, sent a hostage-crisis diplomat to the courtroom.  —  STOCKHOLM — To some cheers and an equal amount of mockery …
Discussion: CNN and Page Six
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Jari Tanner / Associated Press:
US presidential envoy sent to Sweden for A$AP Rocky's trial
Discussion: Rolling Stone and Law & Crime
Washington National Cathedral:
have we no decency?  a response to president trump  —  The escalation of racialized rhetoric from the President of the United States has evoked responses from all sides of the political spectrum.  On one side, African American leaders have led the way in rightfully expressing outrage.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, Bloomberg and Axios
The Daily Beast:
Trump Sweats Fox News Loyalty, Grills Network Pals: ‘What the Hell Is Going On?’  —  The president has taken to prodding his friends at the network about Fox's news anchors treating him “unfairly” and whether the Murdoch sons can be trusted, sources said.  —  In recent weeks …
Discussion: Mediaite, POLITICUSUSA and The Week
Rep. Jason Crow:
Democracy is fragile and we must fight for it— that's why I support an impeachment inquiry  —  We must fight for our democracy, that's why I support an impeachment inquiry  —  In the summer of 2003, my infantry platoon was patrolling the streets of Baghdad when an Iraqi man approached me …
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Trump administration will again waive nuclear sanctions on Iran  —  After an internal policy battle, the Trump administration is set to announce later this week that it will once again waive five different nuclear-related sanctions on Iran, preserving a key part of the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal.
Discussion: CNN
Michael Hiltzik / Los Angeles Times:
Column: Incredibly, GOP senators are demanding billions more in tax cuts for the rich  —  The adage “Give 'em an inch and they'll take a mile” doesn't apply anymore in our modern age.  Today, it's better to say, “Give the rich trillions of dollars in tax cuts, and they'll demand hundreds of billions more.”
Discussion: Mother Jones and Common Dreams
The Daily Beast:
Twitter Suspends Conspiracy Account After Trump Retweet  —  Before Trump's RT, ‘Lynn Thomas’ pushed conspiracy theories about Democrats harvesting kids' pineal glands.  Then Twitter took the account down for violating its rules.  —  Twitter has suspended a conspiracy-peddling account amplified …
Discussion: CNN and The Verge
Joel Kotkin / National Review:
The Return to Serfdom  —  I'm not a free-market fundamentalist.  To me, the beauty of liberal capitalism lies in its performance: More people live well, and live longer, than ever before.  Millions of working-class people have moved from poverty to become homeowners and have seen their offspring rise into the middle class or higher.
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
ACLU: U.S. has taken nearly 1,000 child migrants from their parents since judge ordered stop to border separations  —  Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union told a federal judge Tuesday that the Trump administration has taken nearly 1,000 migrant children from their parents …
Brianna Sacks / BuzzFeed News:
Olympic Organizations And The FBI Knew Larry Nassar Was Abusing Young Gymnasts But Didn't Do Anything For Over A Year  —  Olympic organizations and the FBI “fundamentally failed” to protect hundreds of young women from former Olympic gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted …
Daily Mail:
Ilhan Omar leaves restaurant with mystery man after ‘holding hands’  —  DailyMailTV has learned an eyewitness observed Ilhan Omar and a male companion holding hands inside Caffé Pinguini in Playa Del Rey on March 24.  Omar has recently split up with her husband.
Discussion: Power Line
Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
Marianne Williamson makes the case for reparations in her breakout debate moment  —  Race and racism have driven the political conversation in America in the couple of weeks leading into the second Democratic debate.  And a big question coming into the first night was how the candidates …
Discussion: The Federalist and Breitbart
Bloomberg:
White House Eyeing Chinese Forces Gathered on Hong Kong Border  — Chinese government calls protests ‘creation of the U.S.’  — Pompeo urged China to ‘do the right thing’ in handling unrest  —  The White House is monitoring what a senior administration official called a congregation of Chinese forces on Hong Kong's border.
Matt Vespa / Townhall:
VA Democrat Who Interrupted Trump's Jamestown Speech Appears To Be A Full-Blown Anti-Semite  —  Today President Trump went to Jamestown to commemorate its 400thanniversary.  Local Democrats were not happy.  Virginia Democrats boycotted the event, with the Mayor of Richmond, Levar Stoney …
Discussion: NBC News, Fox News and USA Today
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Democrats introduce constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United  —  Senate Democrats introduced a constitutional amendment on Tuesday to undo the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision.  —  A group of Democrats, led by Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), and progressive activists rallied outside …
Washington Post:
Trump backpedals on China threats as trade deal shows signs of slipping away  —  President Trump said Tuesday that a new trade deal with China might not come until after the 2020 elections, a significant departure from more than a year of trying to exert pressure on the world's second-largest economy.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 
 
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Andrew Dalton / Associated Press:
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Petr Svab / theepochtimes.com:
Pro-Trump Activist Has Dozens Volunteering to Pick Up Trash in Baltimore
Discussion: Breitbart and Townhall
Associated Press:
Beto O'Rourke Invites Football Players Who Kneeled for Anthem to Democratic Debate
Discussion: RedState and Breitbart
Bryan Bender / Politico:
Republican lawmaker presses Navy on UFO sightings
Louis Casiano / Fox News:
North Carolina political operative faces new charges in ballot fraud investigation
Discussion: Washington Post
Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
Trump Promotes QAnon Conspiracy Theorist Who Believes Clintons Are Consuming Brain Fluids of Dead Children
Shane Harris / Washington Post:
The quiet director: How Gina Haspel manages the CIA's volatile relationship with Trump
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
If Trump's concern were black poverty and low incomes, he'd be worried about Ratcliffe, not Cummings
Discussion: Law & Crime, The Guardian and VICE
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Jonathan Oosting / Detroit News:
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

 
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