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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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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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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The first Mueller TV ad — DRIVING THE DAY — PLAYBOOK SCOOP ... ROBERT MUELLER was panned last week for being short in his testimony before Congress, giving little ammo to Democrats who wanted to capitalize politically from his appearance.
Rod Schoonover / New York Times:
The White House Blocked My Report on Climate Change and National Security
The White House Blocked My Report on Climate Change and National Security
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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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Talking Points Memo, Politico and Political Wire
Shane Harris / Washington Post:
Ratcliffe, Trump's pick to lead U.S. intelligence, faces head winds in Congress
Ratcliffe, Trump's pick to lead U.S. intelligence, faces head winds in Congress
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CNN, Common Dreams and Power Line
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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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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Washington Post, Mediaite, Algemeiner.com and IJR
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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Bloomberg, Washington Post, Daily Kos and The Last Refuge
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Even on Saturday morning, Fox News cannot hide — There are times when the franchise program “Fox & Friends Weekend” makes news. It's an offshoot and a slightly lower-rent version of the weekday dumbfest known simply as “Fox & Friends.” And occasionally its hosts show a remarkable lack …
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Washington Post:
‘Looking for a reason to attack’: How Trump seized on a Fox News broadcast to go after Cummings
‘Looking for a reason to attack’: How Trump seized on a Fox News broadcast to go after Cummings
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
Washington Post:
House Republicans plan yearly retreat in Baltimore despite Trump's attacks
House Republicans plan yearly retreat in Baltimore despite Trump's attacks
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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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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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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 …
New York Times:
Capital One Data Breach Hits 100 Million; Ex-Amazon Worker Is 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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Gene Johnson / Associated Press:
Capital One target of massive data breach
Capital One target of massive data breach
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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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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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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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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 …
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Althouse
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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Jacobin, The Federalist, Slate, National Review and Althouse
Peter Hamby / Vanity Fair:
“You Know Where She Stands”: Is Elizabeth Warren the One?
“You Know Where She Stands”: Is Elizabeth Warren the One?
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Washington Free Beacon
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 …
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.
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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National Review and Washington Post
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.
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JustOneMinute
Rural hospitals:
Rural hospitals foundering in states that declined Obamacare — More than half of all rural hospitals in Mississippi, South Carolina, Georgia and Oklahoma lost money from 2011 through 2017. — In Kansas, the bloodletting was even more widespread. — Two out of three rural hospitals …
Zach Carter / HuffPost:
Conservative Democratic Ringleader Josh Gottheimer Gets A Progressive Challenger — Arati Kreibich hopes to fight Big Money ― and the New Jersey congressman ― with “people power.” — Arati Kreibich says the “straw that broke the camel's back” was the immigration vote last month.
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Terrence T. McDonald / NorthJersey.com:
Josh Gottheimer denounces ‘completely untrue’ letter detailing fake scandal involving staffer
Josh Gottheimer denounces ‘completely untrue’ letter detailing fake scandal involving staffer
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Roll Call, Politico and Front Page Magazine
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
CNN and Jeff Zucker plot 2020 election coverage and promise things will be different — “Side shot! Side shot! Side shot!” — It's Mueller Day in Washington, and the man calling out instructions in the darkened control room of CNN's Washington bureau gets his wish as the screens …
Washington Post:
Jamestown ceremony marks birth of democracy in America; black Va. legislators skip because of Trump — Virginia's black state lawmakers are boycotting Tuesday's commemoration of 400 years of representative democracy, saying the Jamestown event “will be tarnished unduly” by the participation of President Trump.
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New York Times
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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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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