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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
3-Way Lead as Dem 2020 Picture Shifts — Sanders and Warren rise; Biden drops — West Long Branch, NJ - Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and former Vice President Joe Biden are currently bunched together in the national Democratic presidential preference contest.
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
What Elizabeth Warren Is Quietly Telling Democratic Insiders — With phone calls, texts and handwritten notes, the Massachusetts senator is continuing an unusually determined outreach effort to show party officials she is aligned with them. — SAN FRANCISCO — When Senator Elizabeth Warren …
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Political Wire
Alex Thompson / Politico:
‘The rock star’ vs. ‘The rock’: Warren and Biden hurtle toward collision — SEATTLE — Elizabeth Warren has the crowds. Joe Biden has the lead. — The split-screen story of one of the most intriguing matchups of the Democratic presidential primary is unfolding in a glaring contrast of style and substance.
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Washington Post, The Seattle Times, Washington Monthly, The Daily Caller and Political Wire
Grace Sparks / CNN:
Monmouth poll: Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren in three-way lead for Democratic bid
Monmouth poll: Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren in three-way lead for Democratic bid
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Sanders nabs national union endorsement
Sanders nabs national union endorsement
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Washington Post and The Daily Caller
Joseph Simonson / Washington Examiner:
Biden: Despite gaffes, 'I'm not going nuts'
Biden: Despite gaffes, 'I'm not going nuts'
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The Hill, Boston Herald, The Gateway Pundit and twitchy.com
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Elizabeth Warren Manages to Woo the Democratic Establishment
Elizabeth Warren Manages to Woo the Democratic Establishment
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NBC News
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:
Elizabeth Warren Draws Record Crowd of 15,000 in Seattle
Elizabeth Warren Draws Record Crowd of 15,000 in Seattle
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CNN, Axios and The Daily Caller
Associated Press:
Trump claims serious trade negotiations with China to begin — BIARRITZ, France (AP) — President Donald Trump, under pressure to scale back a U.S.-China trade war partly blamed for a global economic slowdown, claimed Monday that the two sides will begin serious negotiations soon.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Rule 1 at the G7 Meeting? Don't Get You-Know-Who Mad — BIARRITZ, France — For a day, at least, everyone was on their best behavior when the cameras were on, eager to present a show of bonhomie after so many previous meetings ended in discord. — But behind the scenes at the annual gathering …
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Washington Post:
G-7 summit ends with little consensus amid Trump's mixed messaging on the trade war
G-7 summit ends with little consensus amid Trump's mixed messaging on the trade war
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Politico, New York Post, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, One America News Network, Power Line and Talking Points Memo
Angelique Chrisafis / The Guardian:
G7: Trump skips talks on climate crisis and Amazon fires
G7: Trump skips talks on climate crisis and Amazon fires
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USA Today, Slate, Vanity Fair, Shareblue Media, The New Civil Rights Movement and Splinter
Politico:
GOP Rep. Sean Duffy resigning to help care for child with ‘complications’ — ‘This is the right time for me to take a break from public service in order to be the support my wife, baby and family need right now,’ Duffy says. — Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) will resign from Congress at the end of September …
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Axios, Daily Wire, Breitbart, POLITICUSUSA, Political Wire and The Daily Caller
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Congressman Sean Duffy:
Next to marrying Rachel, representing you - the people and families of Wisconsin's 7th District - in Congress has been the highest honor of my life. Together, we have engaged in the most important battles of our time: protecting freedom of speech and religious liberty, taking care of our veterans …
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Adam Goldman / New York Times:
Prosecutors Near Decision on Whether to Indict Andrew McCabe — WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors in Washington appear to be in the final stages of deciding whether to indict Andrew G. McCabe, the former deputy F.B.I. director and a frequent target of President Trump, on charges of lying to federal agents …
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Tom Cotton / New York Times:
We Should Buy Greenland — Trump isn't the only one to recognize the country's strategic importance. Beijing does, too. — Mr. Cotton, a Republican, is a United States senator from Arkansas. — After news leaked last week that President Trump had expressed interest in acquiring Greenland …
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Reuters:
China says wants ‘calm’ resolution to U.S. trade war — BEIJING (Reuters) - China is willing to resolve its trade dispute with the United States through “calm” negotiations and resolutely opposes the escalation of the conflict, Vice Premier Liu He, who has been leading the talks with Washington, said on Monday.
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Gregg Re / Fox News:
China announces it seeks ‘calm’ end to trade war, as markets tank and currency hits 11-year flatline
China announces it seeks ‘calm’ end to trade war, as markets tank and currency hits 11-year flatline
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Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Conservative Tribune, The Daily Caller, RedState, The Intellectualist and TheBlaze
Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
‘Accept the pain’: Lindsey Graham defends Trump's escalating trade war with China
‘Accept the pain’: Lindsey Graham defends Trump's escalating trade war with China
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The Bulwark, New York Times and Shareblue Media
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Rudy Giuliani Jumps on the Seth Rich Conspiracy Bandwagon — Trump's lawyer says he's just pointing to “nagging coincidences,” even though Rich's family has begged people to stop speculating about their son's death. — Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani promoted discredited conspiracy theories …
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Raw Story
New York Times:
The N.R.A. Has Trump. But It Has Lost Allies in Congress. — The N.R.A. has been assigning fewer A's and more F's to Democrats elected to Congress each cycle. — The National Rifle Association has significantly fewer allies in Congress than it did a decade ago, a decline driven …
Axios:
Scoop: Trump suggested nuking hurricanes to stop them from hitting U.S. — President Trump has suggested multiple times to senior Homeland Security and national security officials that they explore using nuclear bombs to stop hurricanes from hitting the United States, according to sources …
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Mike Baker / New York Times:
The Sisters Who First Tried to Take Down Jeffrey Epstein — Nine years before any police investigation, Maria and Annie Farmer reported the troubling behavior of Jeffrey Epstein and his companion, Ghislaine Maxwell. No one would act. — As more women have come forward in recent days …
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Law & Crime
Nick Visser / HuffPost:
Controversial Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Announces He's Running Again — Arpaio was convicted of criminal contempt and later pardoned by President Donald Trump. — Joe Arpaio, the notorious former Arizona sheriff who was pardoned by President Donald Trump in 2017 …
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Mihir Zaveri / New York Times:
Joe Arpaio Says He Will Run Again for Maricopa County Sheriff
Joe Arpaio Says He Will Run Again for Maricopa County Sheriff
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NBC News, Reason and Shareblue Media
Hamilton Nolan / Splinter:
Journalism Is an Action — Many journalists are very indignant that Trump allies are reportedly combing through social media to identify embarrassing things they may have posted long ago that can be used to discredit them. In this case, I'm afraid, the outrage seems to be missing the point.
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Aram Roston / Reuters:
Why the CIA doesn't spy on the UAE — (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates finances the military leader trying to topple a United Nations-recognized government in Libya. It helps lead a coalition of nations imposing an economic blockade of Qatar, despite U.S. calls to resolve the dispute.
Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
France's Macron accuses Brazil's Bolsonaro of ‘incredibly disrespectful’ comments about his wife — French President Emmanuel Macron issued a fiery response to Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro for social media comments that appeared to criticize the appearance of French first lady Brigitte Macron.