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11:35 AM ET, July 31, 2019

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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 …
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Winners and losers from the first night of the CNN debate  —  Detroit (CNN)The first of two CNN-sponsored Democratic presidential debates is over.  —  I watched — from the debate site in Detroit — and jotted down some of the best and worst performances from the 10 candidates on stage.
Discussion: Mediaite, Vox, Breitbart and Splinter
Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
Axelrod: “Large Numbers Of People” Oppose Medicare For All, Healthcare For Illegals, Decriminalizing Border  —  Former chief strategist for former President Obama's presidential campaign and advisor to the president David Axelrod said the agenda presented by Democratic presidential candidates …
John F. Harris / Politico:
It's a center-left party after all  —  The assignment of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren to the same debate stage in Detroit Tuesday night was random chance, but turned out to be a well-timed and clarifying event.  —  There was the possibility that the two heroes of the left would sharpen …
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Elizabeth Warren's Big Night
Eric Bradner / CNN:
7 takeaways from the Democratic debate's first night
Discussion: The Wrap and ImmigrationProf Blog
Bhaskar Sunkara / The Guardian:
It's Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren v the 'No We Can't' Democrats
Discussion: KTLA and Washington Post
Axios:
A progressive win: Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders own the first Democratic debate
John Verhovek / ABC News:
5 key takeaways from the Democratic debate: The major battle lines of night 1
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Caller
Olga Khazan / The Atlantic:
John Delaney Had One Good Point on Medicare for All
Discussion: Spectator USA and Quartz
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:   America deserves a debate between Joe Biden and his main progressive critics
Axios:
Pete Buttigieg quotes scripture to attack Republicans on minimum wage
Discussion: Breitbart
Washington Post:
In contentious Democratic debate, deep divisions on health care separate liberals and moderates
Discussion: Politico and Outside the Beltway
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders ‘Wrote the Damn Bill.’ Everyone Else Is Just Fighting About It.
Discussion: New York Times and Washington Post
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:   The debate that was and the debate that wasn't
Jonathan Merritt / Washington Post:
I've worked for Marianne Williamson.  She is no kook.  —  In a surprise twist on the first evening of the second Democratic debate, spiritual writer and presidential candidate Marianne Williamson received some of the night's largest applause lines.  She ably argued for paying financial reparations …
Discussion: Mediaite and Quartz
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
New Age Marianne Williamson is breakout winner of Democratic debate  —  Used to be that Republicans running for president had the monopoly on unknowns, also-rans and non-politicians who would suddenly step up and deliver standout performances in debates.  —  It happened in 2008 …
Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Marianne Williamson supporters organize ‘occult task force’  —  Some supporters of 2020 presidential candidate Marianne Williamson have reportedly organized an “occult task force” on her behalf, however, her campaign has tried to distance itself from such activities.
Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
Marianne Williamson makes the case for reparations in her breakout debate moment
Discussion: Breitbart, Althouse and The Federalist
Noah Berlatsky / NBC News:
Marianne Williamson's Democratic debate performance raised eyebrows.  But she's no friend of the left.
Discussion: Reason, Vanity Fair and Quartz
Jeremy Herb / CNN:
Ratcliffe questioned intelligence community's role in Russia investigation  —  CNN security analyst sounds the alarm on Trump's pick 03:47  —  (CNN) — President Donald Trump's pick to be the next director of national intelligence, which has oversight over the CIA, has pushed …
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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 …
Discussion: The Intercept and VICE
Cary Aspinwall / Dallas Morning News:
'You're gonna kill me!':  Dallas police body cam footage reveals the final minutes of Tony Timpa's life  —  Tony Timpa wailed and pleaded for help more than 30 times as Dallas police officers pinned his shoulders, knees and neck to the ground.  —  “You're gonna kill me!  You're gonna kill me!
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.
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Nunes Ally Kash Patel Who Fought Russia Probe Gets Senior White House National Security Job  —  Patel was one of the leading staffers pushing back against FBI investigations of Trump-Russia.  He's now senior director of the National Security Council's terrorism directorate.
Associated Press:
Trump ‘rodent’ tweets ring true at Kushner-owned apartments  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — Davon Jones doesn't have to look far to see the irony in President Donald Trump's tweets that Baltimore is a “rat and rodent infested mess.”  His apartment owned by the president's son-in-law has been invaded by mice since he moved in a year ago.
New York Times:
Trump Administration Is Divided Over Tax Cut for Investors  —  WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials are divided over whether to give investors a big tax cut that would primarily benefit the rich before the 2020 election heats up in earnest.  —  Republican senators and conservative anti-tax groups …
Discussion: Washington Post and Common Dreams
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Michael Hiltzik / Los Angeles Times:
Column: Incredibly, GOP senators are demanding billions more in tax cuts for the rich
Discussion: Shareblue Media and Mother Jones
San Francisco Chronicle:
Search of Gilroy gunman's home finds items suggesting massive attack, white supremacy materials  —  Investigators who searched the Nevada home of the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooter found the makings of a massive attack, including a gas mask, bulletproof vest and empty boxes of ammunition …
Discussion: American Greatness and UPI
Washington Post:
White House races to come up with health-care wins for Trump's campaign  —  White House advisers, scrambling to create a health-care agenda for President Trump to promote on the campaign trail, are meeting at least daily with the aim of rolling out a measure every two to three weeks until the 2020 election.
Discussion: Mother Jones
John Archibald / al.com:
George Wallace's daughter: 'I've never seen anything like it'  —  This is an opinion column.  —  Peggy Wallace Kennedy went to political rallies with her dad - George Wallace - as he ran for president in the '60s and '70s.  —  She saw hate and anger that a child should not have to see.
Discussion: Political Wire
Page Six:
A-listers flock to Google summit in private jets, mega yachts to talk climate change  —  The world's rich and famous have flocked to a posh Italian resort to talk about saving Mother Earth — but they sure are punishing her in the process.  —  The billionaire creators of Google have invited …
Conor Finnegan / ABC News:
Trump administration may end protected status for Syrians, leaving many fearing ‘a death sentence’  —  Monzer Shakally was 16 years old when he joined the protests in the streets of Damascus, was arrested and tortured by the Syrian government, and, once released, escaped to find safe haven in the U.S.
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: Bloomberg, Axios and POLITICUSUSA
Jake Sherman / Politico:
GOP Rep. Mike Conaway won't seek reelection in 2020  —  Rep. Mike Conaway of Texas will not seek reelection in 2020, according to multiple GOP sources, becoming the fifth Republican to announce their retirement over the past two weeks.  —  Conaway, a veteran lawmaker who represents a ruby red district …
Yahoo:
Mario Lopez: It's ‘dangerous’ for parents to support transgender kids  —  Mario Lopez claims that parents who allow their children to live according to their  —  self-identified genders are setting a “dangerous” example.  —  Lopez, a father of three, shared his opinions during a June interview …
Roger Kimball / American Greatness:
Donald Trump at the Overton Window  —  I shall leave it to the theologians to decide whether it is providential or merely coincidental that it was this very week in 1729, on Tuesday in fact, that the city of Baltimore was founded.  I think we can say that, for the genus rattus, the city has been providential, at least since 1967.
 
 
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Nick Juliano / Politico:
DOJ investigating Zinke's use of personal email, inspector tells lawmakers
Alan Blinder / New York Times:
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Discussion: NPR and Shareblue Media
Lindsay Wise / Wall Street Journal:
Pompeo Says Senate Run Is ‘Off the Table.’ His Actions Are Suggesting Otherwise
Wall Street Journal:
The 99% Get a Bigger Raise  —  New data show much faster growth in wages and incomes.
Marc Caputo / Politico:
‘Joe Biden needs to atone’: Ex-veep braces for debate pile-on
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