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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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Exclusive: Newsom Trump Tax Returns — Subscribe — Exclusive: California Gov. Newsom to Sign Bill Targeting Trump Tax Returns — California Gov. Gavin Newsom, my former boss, tells me that he has decided to sign a bill that would require all presidential and gubernatorial candidates …
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Daily Kos, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, The Week and Politico
Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
California governor signs law targeting Trump's tax returns, ballot eligibility
California governor signs law targeting Trump's tax returns, ballot eligibility
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Associated Press, Politico and Law & Crime
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Gavin Newsom opens $50 million donor network to Kamala Harris post 2020 endorsement
Louis Casiano / Fox News:
California governor signs bill requiring Trump to release tax returns; White House vows legal fight
California governor signs bill requiring Trump to release tax returns; White House vows legal fight
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California Governor, Politico, Talking Points Memo and CNN
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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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Trump's pick for intelligence director misrepresented role in anti-terror case
Trump's pick for intelligence director misrepresented role in anti-terror case
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Jonathan Landay / Reuters:
Defending intelligence pick, Trump says U.S. spy agencies ‘run amok’
Defending intelligence pick, Trump says U.S. spy agencies ‘run amok’
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Political Wire
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
If Trump's concern were black poverty and low incomes, he'd be worried about Ratcliffe, not Cummings
If Trump's concern were black poverty and low incomes, he'd be worried about Ratcliffe, not Cummings
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Law & Crime, The Guardian and OpenSecrets.org
John Walcott / TIME:
Top GOP Senator Warned the White House About Trump's Choice for National Intelligence Director
Top GOP Senator Warned the White House About Trump's Choice for National Intelligence Director
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Daily Kos, Mother Jones, Splinter and New York Times
David Priess / Lawfare:
The Potential Trouble with Nominating a DNI from Trump's Central Casting
The Potential Trouble with Nominating a DNI from Trump's Central Casting
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CNN, Washington Post and VICE
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's hidden enablers are corrupting our country
Trump's hidden enablers are corrupting our country
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Daily Kos, Mediaite and The Daily Beast
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.
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 …
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Washington Press and POLITICUSUSA
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
MoscowMitchMcTreason trends after McConnell defends blocking election security bills
MoscowMitchMcTreason trends after McConnell defends blocking election security bills
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Shareblue Media
Ben Tobin / Courier-Journal:
McConnell lashes out on Senate floor about ‘Moscow Mitch’ accusation
McConnell lashes out on Senate floor about ‘Moscow Mitch’ accusation
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Washington Post, Fox News and Vanity Fair
QU Poll:
Release Detail — July 30, 2019 - Trump Is Racist, Half Of U.S. Voters Say, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; But Voters Say Almost 2-1 Don't Impeach President — President Donald Trump is racist, American voters say 51 - 45 percent in a Quinnipiac University National Poll released today.
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Washington Post, NPR, New York Times, Vanity Fair, New York Post, Mediaite and Political Wire
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Patrick Reis / Rolling Stone:
Trump's Racism Is a National Emergency
Trump's Racism Is a National Emergency
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The Atlantic, Washington Post, Roll Call, Bloomberg and American Greatness
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Why Trump's boasts about African Americans' calls are unbelievable
Why Trump's boasts about African Americans' calls are unbelievable
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Vox
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump: 'There's no strategy' in attacks on Cummings
Trump: 'There's no strategy' in attacks on Cummings
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CNN, Politico, New York Times and Patterico's Pontifications
Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Democratic Debate 2019 live updates: Candidates tackle how to combat racism and heal racial divide — 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 …
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Politico and PJ Media Home
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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.
Discussion:
Washington Post and Splinter
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
It's about to get ugly between Democrats on health care
It's about to get ugly between Democrats on health care
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Axios, USA Today and The Daily Caller
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 …
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Jari Tanner / Associated Press:
US presidential envoy sent to Sweden for A$AP Rocky's trial
US presidential envoy sent to Sweden for A$AP Rocky's trial
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Law & Crime
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.
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CNN and The American Conservative
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump to disappoint Iran hawks with more nuclear waivers
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.
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Axios, Bloomberg and POLITICUSUSA
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 …
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 …
Gregg Re / Fox News:
Judge dismisses DNC hacking lawsuit against Trump team, says claims ‘entirely divorced from the facts’ — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell defends himself from criticism for blocking election security bills — A federal judge in frank terms has dismissed a lawsuit …
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Townhall, Politico, Mediaite, Axios and The Gateway Pundit, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
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The Rush Limbaugh Show, Washington Post, The Gateway Pundit and No More Mister Nice Blog
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 …
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Mediaite, POLITICUSUSA and The Week
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 …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Dem lawmaker who disrupted Trump speech has history of anti-Israel remarks
Dem lawmaker who disrupted Trump speech has history of anti-Israel remarks
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Washington Free Beacon, twitchy.com and Front Page Magazine
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 …
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ACLU, Axios, NPR, Splinter, Common Dreams, The Week and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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.”
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Mother Jones and Common Dreams
Jonathan Oosting / Detroit News:
Republicans sue to block Michigan redistricting commission … (Photo: Dale G. Young, The Detroit News) — Lansing — Republicans are suing to stop Michigan's new citizen redistricting commission before it begins, alleging the voter-approved amendment is “blatantly unconstitutional” …
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ThinkProgress, Talking Points Memo and electionlawblog.org
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.
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 …
Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
Trump Promotes QAnon Conspiracy Theorist Who Believes Clintons Are Consuming Brain Fluids of Dead Children — On Tuesday, Donald Trump promoted two of his supporters on Twitter who are actively perpetuating the QAnon conspiracy — a theory that alleges the president is secretly working …
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Washington Times and Right Wing Watch
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.