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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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Politico, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller and PJ Media Home
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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 …
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.
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Elizabeth Warren's Big Night — The senator's plea that voters set aside their fears and back the candidate they believe in helped her stand out on a crowded stage. — Staff writer at The Atlantic — Senator Bernie Sanders often positions himself as the political heir of Franklin D. Roosevelt …
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Vox and Washington Post
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
The debate that was and the debate that wasn't — Of the ten participants in tonight's Democratic presidential debate, only two — Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders — have a realistic hope of being nominated. Thus, we might have expected that these two would clash …
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 …
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Vox, VICE, Washington Post, ABC News, Quartz and FiveThirtyEight
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Democrats brawl over ‘Medicare for All’ during debate
Democrats brawl over ‘Medicare for All’ during debate
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Axios, USA Today, New York Times, Breitbart and The Daily Caller
New York Times:
Sanders and Warren Battle Accusations of ‘Fairy Tale’ Promises as Center-Left Rift Flares
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Ryan, Sanders clash over climate change solutions: 'You don't have to yell'
Ryan, Sanders clash over climate change solutions: 'You don't have to yell'
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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:
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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Yashar's Newsletter:
Exclusive: Newsom Trump Tax Returns
Exclusive: Newsom Trump Tax Returns
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Axios, Associated Press, Politico, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller, Breitbart and The Week
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
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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POLITICUSUSA and Washington Press
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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
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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One America News Network and Shareblue Media
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.
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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, Politico, Washington Post, Roll Call and Bloomberg
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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Washington Post, ABC News, The Federalist, Dallas Morning News and VICE
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Jonathan Landay / Reuters:
Defending intelligence pick, Trump says U.S. spy agencies ‘run amok’
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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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:
Axios, Bloomberg and POLITICUSUSA
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, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite and Axios, more at Mediagazer »
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
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 …
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
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 …
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, NPR, Common Dreams, Axios, The Week, Splinter and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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.
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
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.
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Power Line
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 …
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
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
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 …
Petr Svab / theepochtimes.com:
Pro-Trump Activist Has Dozens Volunteering to Pick Up Trash in Baltimore — It was just a spontaneous idea, said Conservative activist Scott Presler, explaining how he came to oversee nearly 100 volunteers to pick up trash in Baltimore. — “My folks always told me, 'Don't ever offer …
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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