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Julia Marsh / New York Post:
My husband dumped me for Ilhan Omar, DC mom says in divorce filing — A Washington, DC, mom says her political-consultant husband left her for Rep. Ilhan Omar, according to a bombshell divorce filing obtained by The Post. — Dr. Beth Jordan Mynett says her cheating spouse, Tim Mynett …
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Brandon Moseley / Alabama Political Reporter:
Alabama GOP passes a resolution urging Congress to expel Omar
Alabama GOP passes a resolution urging Congress to expel Omar
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Washington Post:
A professor called Bret Stephens a ‘bedbug.’ The New York Times columnist complained to the professor's boss. — The tweet seemed harmless enough to David Karpf. The associate professor of media and public affairs at George Washington University took a story that bedbugs had infested …
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Ashley Feinberg / Slate:
At the New York Times, Bedbugs
At the New York Times, Bedbugs
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The Harvard Crimson:
Incoming Harvard Freshman Deported After Visa Revoked — While most Harvard freshmen settle into their dorms Tuesday, one new student, Ismail B. Ajjawi '23, faces ongoing negotiations with immigration officers to allow him to enter the United States and study at the College.
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Farmers' Frustration With Trump Grows as U.S. Escalates China Fight — WASHINGTON — Peppered with complaints from farmers fed up with President Trump's trade war, Sonny Perdue found his patience wearing thin. Mr. Perdue, the agriculture secretary and the guest of honor at the annual Farmfest gathering …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump is lying to farmers' faces, and they're finally getting angry about it
Trump is lying to farmers' faces, and they're finally getting angry about it
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Bill Dudley / Bloomberg:
The Fed Shouldn't Enable Donald Trump — The central bank should refuse to play along with an economic disaster in the making. — U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with China keeps undermining the confidence of businesses and consumers, worsening the economic outlook.
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Julie K. Brown / Miami Herald:
'He's a coward': Women who endured Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse voice their outrage — For 10 years, the women who were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein were silenced and ignored, deprived of a chance to confront their abuser by a highly unusual plea deal negotiated by the multimillionaire's powerful legal team.
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New York Times:
Jeffrey Epstein's Victims, Denied a Trial, Vent Their Fury at a Hearing
Jeffrey Epstein's Victims, Denied a Trial, Vent Their Fury at a Hearing
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Washington Post:
Investigators scrutinizing video outside Epstein's cell find some footage unusable …
Investigators scrutinizing video outside Epstein's cell find some footage unusable …
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Edmund DeMarche / Fox News:
Some footage outside Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell is unusable, report says
Some footage outside Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell is unusable, report says
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RedState
Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Column: Has Trump's cheese finally slid off his cracker? — Last week there was a sharp uptick in speculation that President Trump is a few fries shy of a Happy Meal. — Obviously, this is not the first time the idea has popped up that the commander-in-chief's cheese might have slid off his cracker.
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No More Mister Nice Blog
Denver Post:
Hickenlooper endorsement dividing Colorado Democratic Party, internal emails show — A decision by national Democrats to throw their support behind John Hickenlooper in Colorado's U.S. Senate race sparked an intense email discussion among state Democratic Party officers over the weekend …
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The Hill:
Nervous Republicans focus energy on protecting Senate ‘firewall’ — The GOP majority in the Senate is shaping up as a firewall for Republicans who are worried that President Trump might falter and lose the White House next year. — Republicans see winning back the House majority as a tough climb in 2020 …
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Washington Post
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
‘Hell, No!’: Trump Finally Goes Too Far, Even For Rick Santorum — Santorum says Trumps plan to use the presidency to promote one of his resorts would be a “violation of the law.” — President Donald Trump used the power of the presidency to promote one of his resorts on Monday …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Went to the Mat for Putin at the G-7 Summit
Trump Went to the Mat for Putin at the G-7 Summit
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Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
Playing Hooky, Coddling Dictators, and Dissing Americans: Highlights from Trump's G7 Weekend
Playing Hooky, Coddling Dictators, and Dissing Americans: Highlights from Trump's G7 Weekend
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Raw Story, BizPac Review, Washington Post and CNN
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump's net approval rating sinks in every battleground state — President Trump's net approval rating has plunged in every key battleground state since taking office in January 2017, according to Morning Consult's tracking poll. — Why it matters: These are the states that Republicans …
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Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The Resurgent and The Texas Signal
Amy Graff / San Francisco Chronicle:
SF restaurant owner says Bernie Sanders was ‘cranky,’ rude to staff — Sen. Bernie Sanders was in town for the Democratic National Committee's summer meeting and dined out with staff at San Francisco's iconic John's Grill on Thursday, according to Politico.
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Understands Democracy Better Than Republicans Do — The idea that proponents of greater electoral equity have to quiet down because we live in a ‘republic’ is absurd. — Spend enough time talking politics on the internet — or in any other public forum …
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Right-Wing Star Andy Ngo Exits Quillette After Damning Video Surfaces — The writer and photog is out of a job after being caught in incriminating undercover footage with right-wing activists. His former employer insists the two events aren't related. — The conservative op-ed website …
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CNN:
GOP, Democratic senators denied visas to Russia — Washington (CNN)Two US senators have been denied visas to Russia in what appears to be a retaliatory move on the part of the Kremlin amid continued tensions between the two countries. — Sen. Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican …
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Conor Finnegan / ABC News:
Russia denies Republican, Democratic senators visas for delegation trip
Russia denies Republican, Democratic senators visas for delegation trip
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Politico
CNN:
Where Trump failed, Macron may have succeeded — Samantha Vinograd is a CNN national security analyst. She served on President Barack Obama's National Security Council from 2009 to 2013 and at the Treasury Department under President George W. Bush. Follow her @sam_vinograd.
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Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
Exclusive: Log Cabin executive director resigns over Trump endorsement — The executive director of the Log Cabin Republicans has resigned following a controversial decision by the organization's board to endorse President Trump, the Washington Blade has learned exclusively.
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Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Trump's Trade War Linked To Amazon Rainforest Destruction — As U.S. soybeans sit in silos, Brazilian farmers push to break new ground to satisfy the Chinese market. — As unsold U.S. soybeans are stored in silos across the farm belt, Brazilian farmers and corporations scramble to satisfy the voracious Chinese market.
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Bill Scher / Politico:
‘Pocahontas’ Could Still Be Elizabeth Warren's Biggest Vulnerability — Elizabeth Warren came to last week's Native American presidential forum in Sioux City, Iowa, with, as you might expect, a plan. And she executed it perfectly. — First, the Massachusetts senator expressed sorrow for the …
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Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
A Senator's Lake House vs. a Town Fighting Flooding — For years, there has been fierce debate over water levels at a popular lake. Senator James Inhofe, who has a vacation home there, took the matter to Washington. — MIAMI, Okla. — On the shimmering waters of Grand Lake …
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Steve Schwarzman, a Top Financier of Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump, Is a Driving Force Behind Amazon Deforestation — Two Brazilian firms owned by a top donor to President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are significantly responsible for the ongoing destruction …
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Los Angeles Times
Washington Post:
Trump pushes back on complaint of bed bugs at his Doral golf resort — President Trump on Tuesday blamed “Radical Left Democrats” for spreading a “false and nasty rumor” about a bedbug infestation at his golf resort in Doral, Fla., after he said he would like to hold next year's Group of Seven summit at the property.
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Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats' Emerging Tax Idea: Look Beyond Income, Target Wealth — Lawmakers and 2020 candidates offer a range of options focused on capturing some of the trillions of dollars in assets belonging to the nation's richest — The income tax is the Swiss Army Knife of the U.S. tax system …
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Mother Jones
Jessica Roy / ELLE:
Two Sisters and the Terrorist Who Came Between Them — We're here to determine whether the woman is a terrorist, but all Lori sees is her sister. The gait and the posture she would recognize anywhere, even through her khaki prison uniform. The tattoo, a pair of puckered lips on her neck, peeking over the collar.
Jared Holt / Right Wing Watch:
YouTube Shutters Several White Nationalist Accounts — YouTube has terminated a handful of prominent YouTube channels that featured content promoting white nationalism. The move came as a shock to the white nationalist community, and now racist content creators are panicking.
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Marissa Brostoff / Washington Post:
How white nationalists aligned themselves with the antiabortion movement — Last fall, speaking to a far-right Austrian magazine, the Iowa Republican congressman Steve King succinctly laid out his theory of Western decline. The problem, he suggested, was a demographic born at the nexus of reproduction and immigration.
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