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Jana Winter / Yahoo News:
Exclusive: FBI document warns conspiracy theories are a new domestic terrorism threat — The FBI for the first time has identified fringe conspiracy theories as a domestic terrorist threat, according to a previously unpublicized document obtained by Yahoo News. (Read the document below.)
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Only 7 Candidates Have Qualified for the Next Democratic Debate — While 20 presidential candidates debated this past week, far fewer are assured the chance of doing so again in September. — So you made it through the second set of Democratic debates. Congratulations! Ready to talk about the next ones?
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Democrats Are Not Up To Their Historic Responsibility
Democrats Are Not Up To Their Historic Responsibility
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No More Mister Nice Blog
Ed O'Keefe / CBS News:
Obama unfazed by criticism at Democratic debate, source says — Detroit — One name invoked frequently during Wednesday night's debate was that of former President Barack Obama, who has no plans to participate in the Democratic presidential campaign this year but is keeping tabs on the contest.
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David French / New York Times:
Joe Biden Is Learning That Liberals Eat Their Own
Joe Biden Is Learning That Liberals Eat Their Own
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Mother Jones and BizPac Review
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Ignoring Trump's racism betrays our country's victims
John Judis / Talking Points Memo:
The Democrats Need to Get Their Act Together
The Democrats Need to Get Their Act Together
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Mother Jones
David Weigel / Washington Post:
The Trailer: After two nights, we're left with four big questions
The Trailer: After two nights, we're left with four big questions
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Politico, National Journal, BuzzFeed News and Slate
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The mistakes Biden's opponents made will haunt them
The mistakes Biden's opponents made will haunt them
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Vox, Reason and Mother Jones
Ted Deutch / Sun-Sentinel:
No more debate. Impeachment inquiry is underway — Although Special Counsel Robert Mueller's testimony may not have been a summer blockbuster, it confirmed the damning conclusions of his report. The investigation revealed substantial evidence that President Trump obstructed justice.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Majority of House Democrats now support impeachment inquiry — The impeachment dam has broken. — More than half of House Democrats say they would vote to launch impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, a crucial threshold that backers said will require Speaker Nancy Pelosi to reconsider her steadfast opposition.
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BuzzFeed News, Sun-Sentinel, Taylor Marsh, Hullabaloo, Daily Kos, Shareblue Media and NRCC
David Levinsky / Burlington County Times:
Constituents push for Trump impeachment at Rep. Andy Kim town hall
Constituents push for Trump impeachment at Rep. Andy Kim town hall
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New York Times and NRCC
CBS Baltimore:
Rep. Elijah Cummings' Baltimore Home Burglarized, Police Say — BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police are investigating after the home of Rep. Elijah Cummings was broken into early Saturday morning. — The burglary occurred around 3:40 a.m. at his Baltimore home in the 2000 block of Madison Avenue.
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Talking Points Memo, Breitbart, Political Wire, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, CNSNews, New York Post and The Root
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi hits back at Trump's attacks on Cummings, calls Kushner a ‘slumlord’
Pelosi hits back at Trump's attacks on Cummings, calls Kushner a ‘slumlord’
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Vanity Fair and Political Wire
Washington Post:
After Trump cites Amazon concerns, Pentagon re-examines $10 billion JEDI cloud contract process — The White House has instructed newly installed Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper to re-examine the awarding of the military's massive cloud-computing contract because of concerns that the bid would go to Amazon …
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TechCrunch
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Jacqueline Feldscher / Politico:
Pentagon puts $10B contract on hold after Trump swipe at Amazon
Pentagon puts $10B contract on hold after Trump swipe at Amazon
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New York Times:
Manhattan D.A. Subpoenas Trump Organization Over Stormy Daniels Hush Money — Cyrus R. Vance Jr., the Manhattan district attorney, is reviving an investigation into payments made to two women during the 2016 campaign. — State prosecutors in Manhattan subpoenaed President Trump's family business …
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Axios
Washington Post:
U.S. preparing to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan in initial deal with Taliban — The Trump administration is preparing to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan in exchange for concessions from the Taliban, including a cease-fire and a renunciation of al-Qaeda …
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The Hill, Task & Purpose, Radio Free Europe/Radio … and The Atlantic
Associated Press:
After ‘Send her back!’ chant, Ohio rally a test for Trump — CINCINNATI (AP) — President Donald Trump's latest rally will be a test for both candidate and crowd. — The Cincinnati gathering Thursday night will be Trump's first since his audience chanted “Send her back!” …
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Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Bill de Blasio makes fliers wait on tarmac so he can rush to ‘The View’ — Mayor Bill de Blasio made Delta passengers wait in their seats on the tarmac at La Guardia Airport for 10 minutes Thursday after flying back from his less-than-stellar performance in the Detroit debate — so that he and his security detail could deplane first.
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Fox News, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and Washington Free Beacon
Rob Copeland / Wall Street Journal:
Fired by Google, a Republican Engineer Hits Back: 'There's Been a Lot of Bullying' — Search giant's culture wars flame anew; a senior executive contacts law enforcement over leaks — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Kevin Cernekee was still a “Noogler”—Google's term for a new employee …
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Front Page Magazine, The Daily Caller, New York Post, Fox News, Daily Wire and NB Blog
Washington Post:
Trump's pick for national intelligence director is disengaged from committee work on Capitol Hill, officials say — President Trump's nominee to be the nation's next spy chief is regarded as a relatively disengaged member of the House Intelligence Committee and is little known across the ranks …
BBC:
Trump's former top adviser: tariffs backfiring on US — US President Donald Trump's trade war with China is backfiring and impacting the US economy, according to his former chief economic adviser. — The tariff battle has had a “dramatic impact” on US manufacturing and capital investment, Gary Cohn told the BBC.
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ThinkProgress and CNET
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Jay Nordlinger / National Review:
Reagan and Race — Was the 40th president, and a hero to many, a racist? — On Tuesday, The Atlantic published an article by Tim Naftali headed “Ronald Reagan's Long-Hidden Racist Conversation with Richard Nixon.” The subheading: “In newly unearthed audio, the then-California governor …
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Slate, Power Line and Washington Monthly
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Patti Davis / Washington Post:
The Ronald Reagan who raised me would want forgiveness for his ‘monkeys’ remark
The Ronald Reagan who raised me would want forgiveness for his ‘monkeys’ remark
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Common Dreams, Balloon Juice and The American Spectator
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Stars Go After Tomi Lahren for Sexist Jab at Kamala Harris — “Do you have any idea how damaging this is to women who've actually been sexually harassed, assaulted or demeaned in the workplace?” one of Lahren's Fox co-workers tweeted at her. — Several of Tomi Lahren's Fox News colleagues …
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Media Matters for America, twitchy.com, The Wrap and The Root
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Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
Fox News Women Condemn Lahren For Suggesting Harris Slept Her ‘Way To The Top’
Fox News Women Condemn Lahren For Suggesting Harris Slept Her ‘Way To The Top’
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Deadline, BizPac Review, Hullabaloo, TVNewser, Shareblue Media and Mediaite
David Crary / Associated Press:
Leaders of religious right balk at labeling Trump a racist — NEW YORK (AP) — Many religious leaders have strongly condemned President Donald Trump's disparaging remarks about minority members of Congress. Prominent figures on the religious right have not joined in, instead maintaining public silence …
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Chicago Sun-Times
Fox News:
DOJ will not prosecute Comey for leaking memos after IG referral: sources — The Justice Department has decided against prosecuting former FBI Director James Comey for leaking classified information following a referral from the department's inspector general, sources familiar with the deliberations told Fox News.
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Washington Post, Mediaite, Axios, NBC News, Washington Examiner, Bookworm Room, Breitbart, The Resurgent, The Daily Caller, The Hill, New York Post, Townhall and Sara A. Carter
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Marianne Williamson Knows How to Beat Trump — We need an uprising of decency. — If only ... If only Donald Trump were not president, we could have an interesting debate over whether private health insurance should be illegal. If only Trump were not president, we could have an interesting debate …
Beth Reinhard / Washington Post:
Three NRA board members resign in latest sign of upheaval at gun rights group — Three National Rifle Association board members who have raised concerns about reports of reckless spending and mismanagement by the group's leadership resigned Thursday, another sign of mounting dissent within the nation's most powerful gun-rights group.
MSNBC:
‘Moscow Mitch’ McConnell ‘fuming’ with trolling — New pressure on the top Republican in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, who blocked a series of elections security bills despite warnings from Bob Mueller and American intelligence that Russia is still at it. McConnell is furious …
Wall Street Journal:
Families Go Deep in Debt to Stay in the Middle Class — Wages stalled but costs haven't, so people increasingly rent or finance what their parents might have owned outright — The American middle class is falling deeper into debt to maintain a middle-class lifestyle.
Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed News:
A Christian Satire Site Says Fact-Checkers Are Helping Facebook De-Platform Conservatives — The Babylon Bee, a self-proclaimed Christian satire site with half a million followers on Facebook, has accused fact-checking site Snopes.com of unfairly debunking some of its satirical articles as fake news.
WNYW-TV:
Man says he was beaten in NYC for wearing MAGA hat — NEW YORK (FOX 5 NY) - A New York City art gallery owner says he was viciously beaten in Manhattan by a large group of teens for wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat. — Jahangir “John” Turan, 42, says it happened Tuesday evening on Canal Street.
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New York Post, PJ Media Home, The Gateway Pundit, CBS New York, Law & Crime, WPIX 11 New York and The Daily Caller
Elizabeth McLaughlin / ABC News:
North Korea launches another projectile, US official says — North Korea has fired at least one projectile into the Sea of Japan, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News. — The official said that the projectile is similar to the two launched by North Korea earlier this week which were assessed to be short range ballistic missiles.
Barbara Starr / CNN:
Exclusive: Top US Navy SEAL tells commanders in letter: ‘We have a problem’ — US Navy SEAL team ordered home over alleged misbehavior — Washington (CNN)The top US Navy SEAL recently sent a blistering letter to the force, writing in boldface type, “We have a problem,” …
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KTLA, The Week, Task & Purpose, The National Interest and Q13 FOX News
Max Read / New York Magazine:
Is Andrew Yang the Doomer Candidate? — How will Democratic candidates respond to the crisis of climate change? Over the course of two early August debates, the front-runners outlined their ambitious plans to save the future. Elizabeth Warren pledged to put $2 trillion toward research …
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The Atlantic