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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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NBC News, Washington Post, The Week, Daily Kos, Political Wire, The Hill, American Greatness, Rolling Stone 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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New York Times, Splinter and Political Wire
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.
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YouTube, Townhall and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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, Defense One, Political Wire and Vanity Fair
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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Vanity Fair, Law & Crime, 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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New Yorker, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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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New York Times and CNN, more at Mediagazer »
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Why Does No One Care That Trump Is Lying About Elijah Cummings' District?
Why Does No One Care That Trump Is Lying About Elijah Cummings' District?
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Mediaite and CBS Baltimore
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
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The Guardian, Baltimore Sun, JMORE, Political Wire, Breitbart, ABC News, Rolling Stone, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Dan Froomkin's White …, Fortune and Fox News
Baltimore Sun:
Cummings didn't cause Baltimore's woes; it was people who profited from racism. Sound familiar, Mr. Trump?
Cummings didn't cause Baltimore's woes; it was people who profited from racism. Sound familiar, Mr. Trump?
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The Atlantic, more at Mediagazer »
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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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 …
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The Gateway Pundit
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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republicanleader.senate.gov, Power Line and Fox News
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
McConnell defends blocking election security bill, rejects criticism he is aiding Russia — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday defended his decision to block an election security bill and lashed out at critics who suggested he was helping Russia, accusing them of engaging in “modern day McCarthyism” to “smear” his record.
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press.capitalone.com:
Capital One Announces Data Security Incident — Perpetrator Arrested by Federal Law Enforcement — Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) announced today that on July 19, 2019, it determined there was unauthorized access by an outside individual who obtained certain types …
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New York Times:
Capital One Data Breach Hits 100 Million; Ex-Amazon Worker Is Charged as Hacker
Capital One Data Breach Hits 100 Million; Ex-Amazon Worker Is Charged as Hacker
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The Daily Caller, The Resurgent, Fox News, WNEP-TV, UPI, Above the Law, TechCrunch and KTLA
Gene Johnson / Associated Press:
Capital One target of massive data breach
Capital One target of massive data breach
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Patterico's Pontifications
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
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
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
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 …
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Political Wire
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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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
An Impeachment Inquiry Is Coming. It Might Have Already Begun.
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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Political Wire
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” …
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 …
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Washington Post and Mediaite
Emily Birnbaum / The Hill:
GOP senator introduces bill banning ‘addictive’ social media features — Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a freshman who has emerged as a top Republican critic of major technology companies in Congress, on Tuesday will introduce a bill banning social media companies from building “addictive” features into their products.
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.
Pew Research Center:
Climate Change and Russia Are Partisan Flashpoints in Public's Views of Global Threats — More Americans have positive views of free trade agreements — The public's views of two global threats facing the United States have changed in the past few years.
Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:
LostTrumpHistory: Trump's 9/11 claims become a George Conway-pushed meme — And the tweets are so funny. — President Trump, who this month told Americans about the airports taken over in the Revolutionary War, had a new contribution to the historical record Monday at the signing of the Sept. 11 victims compensation fund extension.
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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 …
Rod Schoonover / New York Times:
The White House Blocked My Report on Climate Change and National Security — Politics intruded on science and intelligence. That's why I quit my job as an analyst for the State Department. — Dr. Schoonover was a senior analyst in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research at the State Department.
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CNN, Washington Post, Foreign Policy, ThinkProgress and Media Matters for America
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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Breitbart and Wall Street Journal
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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