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Trump Eyes a New Real-Estate Purchase: Greenland — In conversations with aides, the president has—with varying degrees of seriousness—floated the idea of buying the autonomous Danish territory — WASHINGTON—President Trump made his name on the world's most famous island.
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Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Trump aides look into U.S. purchasing Greenland after directives from president — President Trump has pushed top aides to investigate whether the U.S. government can purchase the giant, ice-smothered island of Greenland, two people with direct knowledge of the directive said.
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W. Dale Nelson / Associated Press:
Wanna Buy Greenland? The United States Once Did — WASHINGTON (AP) _ The United States in 1946 proposed to pay Denmark $100 million to buy Greenland after flirting with the idea of swapping oil-rich land in Alaska for strategic parts of the bleak Arctic island, documents in the National Archives show.
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Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen / Reuters:
Greenland tells Trump it is open for business but not for sale
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Liza Hearon / HuffPost:
Israel To Allow Rashida Tlaib To Visit Family In West Bank — The Democratic congresswoman from Michigan wrote a letter requesting entry to see her elderly grandmother. — Israel has decided to allow Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) to enter the country and visit with her family in the West Bank, Reuters reported Friday.
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Peter Beinart / The Forward:
Netanyahu Banned Omar And Tlaib Because The Occupation Must Be Hidden To Survive — Most establishment American Jewish leaders think Israel's decision to bar Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from visiting the West Bank was, in the words of The Democratic Majority for Israel, “unwise.”
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Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Governing by grievance, Trump wields official powers against political enemies — By pressuring the Israeli government to bar entry by two members of Congress, President Trump once again used the power and platform of his office to punish his political rivals.
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Noa Landau / Haaretz:
Israel Approves Rashida Tlaib Petition to Enter ‘On Humanitarian Grounds’ to Visit Grandmother — In letter she sent to the interior minister, Michigan congresswoman requests to visit her grandmother, as it may be her ‘last opportunity to see her’ — Israel has decided to approve a petition …
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Emily Tamkin / New Republic:
Ilhan Omar Is Already Changing Washington — This week, Donald Trump opened a new front in his war against women of color in Congress. “It would show great weakness if Israel allowed Rep. Omar and Rep. Tlaib to visit,” the president tweeted Thursday morning, referring to Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib …
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New York Post:
Jeffrey Epstein's gal pal Ghislaine Maxwell spotted at In-N-Out Burger in first photos since his death — Jeffrey Epstein's alleged madam and former lover Ghislaine Maxwell has been discovered — at In-N-Out Burger. — The 57-year-old was photographed alive and well Monday by an eagle-eyed diner …
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Washington Post:
Trump, banking on strong economy to win reelection, frets over a possible downturn — BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Mounting signs of global economic distress this week have alarmed President Trump, who is worried that a downturn could imperil his reelection, even as administration officials acknowledge …
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Trump has a dream team for mismanaging a recession — President Trump inherited a good economy, and for roughly 2½ years managed (mostly) not to mess it up. As with his business empire, he also somehow convinced much of the public that this windfall was due to his personal talents rather than luck.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
From Trump Boom to Trump Gloom
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New York Times:
Citing Economy, Trump Says That ‘You Have No Choice but to Vote for Me’ — MANCHESTER, N.H. — President Trump doubled down on his economic argument for re-election on Thursday night amid increasing concerns about a recession, declaring that even Americans who hate him “have no choice” …
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Ashley Feinberg / Slate:
The New York Times Unites vs. Twitter — In a transcript of the newspaper's crisis town-hall meeting, executive editor Dean Baquet grapples with a restive staff and outside scrutiny. — “What I'm saying is that our readers and some of our staff cheer us when we take on Donald Trump …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
New York Times chief outlines coverage shift: From Trump-Russia to Trump racism
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Prynard / Iowa Starting Line:
Poll: Elizabeth Warren Jumps Out To Big Lead In The Iowa Caucus — Elizabeth Warren's early investment in Iowa is paying off. — A new Iowa Starting Line-Change Research poll shows the senator opening up a commanding lead in the Iowa Caucus. Warren was the top pick of 28% …
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden still leads Democratic race, Warren climbs into second
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Fox News poll shows Trump losing to Biden, Warren, Sanders and Harris
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Charlie Warzel / New York Times:
How an Online Mob Created a Playbook for a Culture War — On August 15, 2014, an angry 20-something ex-boyfriend published a 9,425-word screed and set in motion a series of vile events that changed the way we fight online. The post, which exhaustively documented the last weeks of his breakup …
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Richard Behar / Forbes:
Jeffrey Epstein Spent Time Alone With Young Female Prison Visitor — Contributing Editor of Investigations, Forbes magazine — The day after he was taken off suicide watch, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein spent at least two hours locked up alone with a young woman …
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William D. Cohan / Vanity Fair:
Anthony Scaramucci Calls Trump “Crazy” and “Narcissistic,” — A few days into his jihad against his former boss, Anthony Scaramucci discusses his view of Trump's increasing mental problems, his racist tactics, and why he hopes an Arya Stark will rise up to kick him out of office.
David Siders / Politico:
O'Rourke: ‘I will not in any scenario run for the United States Senate’ — Beto O'Rourke has to keep finding new ways to tell people he isn't running for Senate. — On Thursday night it was MSNBC and The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell. — “You know the question's going to keep coming up …
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Trump says the U.S. should build more psychiatric institutions in response to rising gun violence
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Justice News:
Statement by United States Attorney William M. McSwain on the Shooting of Six Philadelphia Police Officers — What I witnessed last night was true heroism by the Philadelphia police. But the crisis was precipitated by a stunning disrespect for law enforcement - a disrespect so flagrant …
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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Trump-Appointed Federal Prosecutor Launches Extraordinary Attack On Philly DA Larry Krasner
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Trump's Hate Makes the ‘Squad’ Stronger — Who better to personify the opposition party than its official congressional leaders? Tom Daschle. Harry Reid. Chuck Schumer. Nancy Pelosi. Those Democrats have all been targeted by the GOP over the years, much as the Republicans Newt Gingrich …
Kyle Smith / National Review:
'Don't Apologize': Ricky Gervais Takes On Verbal Terrorism — The Left should listen to comedians more. — Ricky Gervais calls himself “a lefty liberal champagne socialist,” but when he says, “I don't agree that feelings are more important than facts,” he echoes Ben Shapiro.
Michael Corkery / New York Times:
Overstock C.E.O. Takes Aim at ‘Deep State’ After Romance With Russian Agent — They met at a libertarian conference in Las Vegas in July 2015, where they discussed Milton Friedman, Anton Chekhov and John Locke. — He was the philosophizing founder and chief executive of Overstock.com …
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
NRA Spent Tens of Thousands on Hair and Makeup for CEO's Wife — The gun group used donor funds to fly Susan LaPierre's favorite stylists around the country and put them up in style. — The NRA spent tens of thousands of dollars bringing hair and makeup artists around the country for the wife of its CEO …
Washington Post:
Trump met his commitments to LGBTQ Americans. He has our endorsement. — Robert Kabel is chairman of Log Cabin Republicans. Jill Homan is the vice chairwoman of Log Cabin Republicans. — While the chasm between left and right in this nation continues to grow, and even the definition …
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Caitlin Dickerson / New York Times:
Migrant Children Are Entitled to Toothbrushes and Soap, Federal Court Rules — A federal appeals court panel ruled on Thursday that the government must provide detained migrant children with basic hygiene supplies such as toothbrushes and sleeping mats, ending a debate that incited national outrage …
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John Solomon / The Hill:
New evidence shows why Steele, the Ohrs and TSA workers never should have become DOJ sources — One of the inevitable outcomes of the Russia case will be that the Department of Justice (DOJ) almost certainly will need internal reforms. — The first reform is the most obvious …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump mocks appearance of rally protester: 'That guy's got a serious weight problem' — President Trump on Thursday mocked the weight of a protester who briefly interrupted his rally in Manchester, N.H. — “That guy's got a serious weight problem. Go home, start exercising,” …
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