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Washington Post:
Netanyahu considers blocking Omar, Tlaib from entering Israel ahead of a planned weekend visit — Democrats in Congress are quietly bracing for a new public fight with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after his government informed congressional leaders on Wednesday that it would formally announce …
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Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
Israel Weighs Blocking Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from West Bank Visit — JERUSALEM — Israel is weighing whether to deny entry to two United States congresswomen, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, for a planned visit to the West Bank, Israeli officials said on Thursday.
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Axios, Wall Street Journal and The Guardian
Herb Keinon / Jerusalem Post:
Final decision? Latest report indicates Israel will bar Tlaib and Omar — The interior minister is responsible for granting visas into the country and would most likely consult the prime minister on this diplomatic issue. — Interior Minister Arye Deri decided on Thursday …
Amir Tibon / Haaretz:
‘They Hate Israel and All Jews’: Trump Says Israel Would Be Weak to Let in Omar, Tlaib — Barring Congresswoman would greatly damage Israel's relations with Democratic party, Israeli diplomats warn — WASHINGTON — Several Israeli diplomats warned on Thursday that significant damage …
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The Hill and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Brie Stimson / Fox News:
Israel may bar Omar, Tlaib from entering country over support of BDS movement: reports
Israel may bar Omar, Tlaib from entering country over support of BDS movement: reports
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RedState, Associated Press, Daily Kos, Mediaite and One America News Network
Washington Post:
Autopsy finds broken bones in Jeffrey Epstein's neck, deepening questions around his death — An autopsy found that financier Jeffrey Epstein sustained multiple breaks in his neck bones, according to two people familiar with the findings, deepening the mystery about the circumstances around his death.
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New York Post, Talking Points Memo, VICE, Daily Wire, Townhall, New York Times, Louder With Crowder, TheBlaze, Breitbart, RedState, Daily Kos, BizPac Review, The Week, PJ Media Home, The Daily Caller, Boston Herald, WGN-TV, The Wrap, Press Herald, Mediaite, Fox News and Towleroad Gay News
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Many Democrats Love Elizabeth Warren. They Also Worry About Her. — COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Senator Elizabeth Warren has built the most formidable campaign organization of any Democratic presidential candidate in the first nominating states, raised an impressive $25 million without holding …
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Vox and Political Wire
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Walter Shapiro / New Republic:
Arguing the World — Over the past four decades, the American political landscape has been littered with the wreckage of booster rockets from eagerly anticipated presidential campaigns that failed to successfully take off. — Begin with John Glenn, whom I profiled on the cover of Newsweek …
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Washington Post
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Biden allies float scaling back events to limit gaffes — Allies to Joe Biden have been floating the idea of altering the former vice president's schedule in an effort to reduce the gaffes he has made in recent days. — The allies, growing increasingly nervous about Biden's verbal flubs …
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Political Wire
M.L. Nestel / New York Magazine:
Jeffrey Epstein's Bodyguard on His Former Boss's Lifestyle, Cruelty, Suicide — When Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting an underage girl for prostitution in 2008 and served a 13-month sentence under the cushiest of conditions, it was his bodyguard and driver, former UFC fighter Igor Zinoviev …
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Inquirer.com:
In N. Philly gun standoff, alleged cop shooter Maurice Hill has a long criminal history — Police sources identified the gunman in a standoff at a Tioga apartment building that left six police officers injured as Maurice Hill, 36, a Philadelphia man with a lengthy history of gun convictions …
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RedState, Townhall, Politico, USA Today, UPI, CBS Philly, twitchy.com, Bearing Arms, Pirate's Cove, VICE, BizPac Review, The Last Refuge, The Gateway Pundit, Front Page Magazine and TheBlaze
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Beto O'Rourke's New Approach to 2020: ‘Taking the Fight to Donald Trump’ — After the shooting in El Paso, Mr. O'Rourke decided to abandon his focus on early primary states and more directly confront the president over immigration and gun control. — Beto O'Rourke plans to present himself …
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ABC News, Talking Points Memo, Bloomberg, Balloon Juice, Breitbart, New York Post and Vanity Fair
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Rick Klein / ABC News:
The Note: Beto seeks El Paso reboot
The Note: Beto seeks El Paso reboot
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Washington Post, Hullabaloo and The Wrap
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
‘Corey is a political hack’: Lewandowski Senate bid hits backlash in N.H. — President Donald Trump's Thursday evening rally in Manchester, N.H., is ostensibly about ginning up support for his reelection campaign. — But the state's establishment GOP class is worried he'll use the event …
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Post and Political Wire
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump touts potential Lewandowski Senate bid ahead of New Hampshire rally
Trump touts potential Lewandowski Senate bid ahead of New Hampshire rally
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Breitbart, Political Wire, Washington Times and WMUR
CNN:
Marianne Williamson promoted anti-vaxxer theories on her radio show in 2012 episode — Washington (CNN)Democratic presidential candidate and author Marianne Williamson once gave a platform to the unfounded theory that vaccines are linked to autism and called on her audience to “be awake” …
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Political Wire
Hunter Woodall / Associated Press:
Trump's New Hampshire struggle: Voters feeling ‘Trumpgret’ — MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — When Chad Johansen voted for Donald Trump in 2016, he hoped he was picking someone who could help small-business owners compete with bigger companies. But that hasn't happened, and now the 26-year-old owner …
Robert Moran / Inquirer.com:
Multiple Philly police officers wounded in active shootout near Temple University's health campus — At least five police officers were shot in a confrontation with possibly two gunmen Wednesday afternoon in the Tioga section of North Philadelphia. — Police Commissioner Richard Ross …
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Caroline Linton / CBS News:
6 officers shot in “active and ongoing” standoff with gunman in Philadelphia
6 officers shot in “active and ongoing” standoff with gunman in Philadelphia
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CBS Philly, CBS Chicago, New York Post, Balloon Juice, The Gateway Pundit, UPI, PJ Media Home, The Week and WTVR-TV
Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Suspect taken into custody after shooting 6 cops, barricading self in building
Suspect taken into custody after shooting 6 cops, barricading self in building
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New York Times, Townhall, Weasel Zippers and Splinter
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Jeffrey Epstein had a painting of Bill Clinton wearing a blue DRESS and red heels and lounging in the Oval Office inside his Manhattan mansion - visitor reveals bizarre image inside pedophile's $56m lair — Jeffrey Epstein had a painting of Bill Clinton wearing a blue dress and red heels hanging inside his Manhattan home
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Most back gun restrictions after shootings, Trump ratings down — In the wake of two mass shootings, overwhelming and bipartisan majorities of voters favor background checks on gun buyers and taking guns from people who are a danger to themselves or others, according to the latest Fox News Poll.
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New York Times, Washington Post, Raw Story and The Week
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Fox News poll: Trump disapproval rises to near record
Fox News poll: Trump disapproval rises to near record
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The Week
Wall Street Journal:
The Navarro Recession, II — Evidence of a tariff-inspired slowdown spooks the markets. — By The Editorial Board — After we warned last week that U.S. trade policy was courting recession, White House aide Peter Navarro took to Fox Business to denounce us for sounding like The People's Daily …
Ben White / Politico:
Trump resists aides' pressure to back Hong Kong protesters — Donald Trump's top aides are urging him to back Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters, but the president isn't interested, multiple people familiar with the administration's internal debates say. — In recent days …
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The Week, UPI, New York Times, The Resurgent, NPR, One America News Network, Hong Kong Free Press HKFP, Quartz, RedState, Vanity Fair, Bloomberg, Breitbart, Politico, Sputnik International, Raw Story and Mediaite
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Allies worry Trump is “running out of tools” to boost the economy — With #TrumpRecession trending on Twitter, a source close to President Trump told Axios, “I'm very worried about the latest economic data. A lot of us are concerned. Without the narrative on the economy, he can't win.”
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Splinter
Kendall Taggart / BuzzFeed News:
Insurance Companies Are Paying Cops To Investigate Their Own Customers — When police showed up at Harry Schmidt's home on the outskirts of Pittsburgh, he thought they were there to help. He was still mourning the disappearance of the beloved forest green Ford F-15 pickup that he'd customized …
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
John Hickenlooper is dropping out of the presidential race — Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) is dropping out of the presidential race, according to a source close to the campaign. — Why it matters: Hickenlooper has been facing pressure from other Democrats, including Sen. Chuck Schumer …
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Politico, Talking Points Memo, Vanity Fair and WHYY
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Jimmie E. Gates / The Clarion Ledger:
More than 200 applied for chicken plant jobs at job fair after MS ICE raids — A state official said Wednesday that more than 200 people applied for jobs at a chicken processing plant in Morton during a job fair held Monday. — Koch Foods, one of four companies with plants in six small Mississippi towns …
Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
A truck drove into ICE protesters outside a private prison. They say a guard was at the wheel. — The protesters were sitting on the pavement to block staff from parking at a Rhode Island prison that works with Immigration and Customs Enforcement when a black pickup truck swerved toward them.
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Common Dreams, RELEVANT Magazine, Splinter and Mediaite
Jordan Weissmann / Slate:
Someone Should Probably Step In and Stop the Economy From Tumbling Into a Recession — The world's economy is looking very, very dicey at the moment. — Investors enjoyed a brief, sweet moment of relief from their perpetual anxiety over Donald Trump's trade war on Tuesday …
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Above the Law and Bloomberg
Bobby Allyn / NPR:
His Only Relative Died In El Paso. Now, Her Funeral May Draw Hundreds Of Strangers — Antonio Basco's wife of 22 years was killed in the mass shooting at an El Paso, Texas, Walmart this month, and her passing means that Basco has no relatives left. — Basco, who runs a mobile car wash business …
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New York Times, The Daily Caller, The Independent and Fox News
The Writer in Black:
“How do you propose to end mass shootings then?” — I get that question whenever I object to more “gun control” as a response to the latest tragedy. I have long held, and continue to hold, the position that more restrictions on law-abiding gun owners is not the answer to mass murder. It doesn't work.
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Jamal Khashoggi's Fiancée Speaks About Mourning and Freedom — On October 2, 2018, the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered his country's consulate in Istanbul, while his fiancée, Hatice Cengiz, waited outside. Khashoggi and Cengiz, a Turkish graduate student …
Colin Moynihan / New York Times:
Far-Right Proud Boys' Founder Called ‘Hatemonger’ — Gavin McInnes is not on trial over a brawl at a Republican club in Manhattan. But prosecutors keep returning to him. — Soon after a member of the far-right Proud Boys, who is accused of attacking left-wing protesters last October …