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Release Detail — August 28, 2019 - All Top Dems Beat Trump As Voters' Economic Outlook Dims Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Dem Primary Stays Stable With Biden Holding The Lead — If the 2020 presidential election were held today, 54 percent of registered voters say that they would vote …
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USA Today:
Poll: Americans dread the 2020 election and have doubts about the outcome; Biden maintains his lead — Americans are facing the 2020 presidential election with a dominant feeling: Dread. — A nationwide USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll found a sharply divided country …
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Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press:
Top Democrats all lead in head-to-head matchups with Trump in Michigan — Our Free Press columnists break down the 2nd night of the Detroit Democratic debates. Is Joe Biden still the frontrunner? Was Kamala Harris a winner? — CONNECT — WASHINGTON - All of the top Democrats running …
Washington Post:
‘Take the land’: President Trump wants a border wall. He wants it black. And he wants it by Election Day. — President Trump is so eager to complete hundreds of miles of border fence ahead of the 2020 presidential election that he has directed aides to fast-track billions of dollars' worth …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Behind Trump's craziness, there's always corruption. Here's the latest. — The border wall that Donald Trump has long dreamed of building has become a symbol of many things about his presidency: His megalomania; his demagoguery about desperate migrants; his contempt for empirical …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Is Ordering Crimes to Get Wall Built Before Election
Trump Is Ordering Crimes to Get Wall Built Before Election
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
You Should at Least Read My Column before Writing a Hit Piece
You Should at Least Read My Column before Writing a Hit Piece
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New York Times
Jim Mattis / Wall Street Journal:
Duty, Democracy and the Threat of Tribalism — Lessons in leadership from a lifetime of service, from fighting in the Marines Corps to working for President Donald Trump — In late November 2016, I was enjoying Thanksgiving break in my hometown on the Columbia River in Washington state …
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Breaking: Georgia's Isakson to resign from Senate at end of 2019 — U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson said Wednesday he was stepping down from office at the end of 2019 as he struggles with Parkinson's disease, setting up two elections for U.S. Senate in Georgia in 2020.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Sen. Johnny Isakson to resign at end of the year — Sen. Johnny Isakson is resigning at the end of 2019 in the face of mounting health problems, adding another competitive seat as Republicans look to defend their narrow majority in 2020. — “I am leaving a job I love because my health challenges …
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Washington Post:
Sen. Johnny Isakson says he will resign at the end of the year, citing health problems — Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) said Wednesday that he will resign at the end of 2019 due to health problems, setting the stage for two competitive Senate races in Georgia in a presidential election year.
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BBC:
Government asks Queen to suspend Parliament — The government has asked the Queen to suspend Parliament just days after MPs return to work in September - and only a few weeks before the Brexit deadline. — Boris Johnson said a Queen's Speech would take place after the suspension, on 14 October, to outline his “very exciting agenda”.
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Evan Semones / Politico:
Trump attacks Jeremy Corbyn for trying to oust Boris Johnson
Trump attacks Jeremy Corbyn for trying to oust Boris Johnson
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Politico, GOV.UK and One America News Network
Jessica Contrera / Washington Post:
‘NO EXCESSIVE BARKING’: A Chevy Chase dog park divides the rich and powerful — Everyone knows there's a problem with Chubbs. — Dirt is smeared across his face. His tongue is rolling out of his mouth. He's surrounded by signs that say “NO EXCESSIVE BARKING.”
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
The Tea Party Didn't Get What It Wanted, but It Did Unleash the Politics of Anger — Ten years after a summer of rage over spending, trillion-dollar deficits are back. — In the late summer of 2009, as the recession-ravaged economy bled half a million jobs a month, the country seemed to lose its mind.
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Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
The Washington Post Newsroom Has a Roach Problem — A memo says it's “a newsroom problem and not happening on other floors.” — The New York Times may have bed bugs, but the Washington Post has a roach problem. — “We have a growing pest problem,” Post director of newsroom operations …
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Ahead of 2020, Democratic Voters Are Moving Left on Immigration — The overall electorate prefers a harder line as the party looks to take on Trump — Demonstrators march through Chicago on Aug. 16 calling for the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Sara A. Carter:
The Man Having an Affair with Ilhan Omar Received $230K from Her Campaign — Rep. Ilhan Omar's campaign has paid Tim Mynett's E. Street group around $230,000 for fundraising consulting, digital communications, Internet advertising and travel expenses since 2018, records showed.
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Politico:
Trump, GOP fret loss in bellwether House special election — At a retreat with top GOP donors in Wyoming last week, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy broached a growing concern for senior Republicans: a crucial, do-over election for a North Carolina congressional seat.
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Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
U.S. Intel Gatekeeper Dragging Feet on Trump-Russia Files, Insiders Say — Above, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in Tysons Corner, Va. (Intelligence.gov) — More than three months after President Trump granted his attorney general unprecedented power to declassify intelligence files …
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Lee Ferran / ABC News:
Trump's secretive intelligence advisory board takes shape with security pros and GOP donors
Trump's secretive intelligence advisory board takes shape with security pros and GOP donors
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Raw Story
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Doorbell-camera firm Ring has partnered with 400 police forces, extending surveillance reach — The doorbell-camera company Ring has quietly forged video-sharing partnerships with more than 400 police forces across the United States, granting them access to homeowners' camera footage …
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
We Aren't Seeing White Support for Trump for What It Is — A crucial part of his coalition is made up of better-off white people who did not graduate from college. — Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C. on politics, demographics and inequality.
Reuters:
Exclusive: Falwell steered Liberty University land deal benefiting his personal trainer — LYNCHBURG, Va. (Reuters) - Evangelical leader and prominent Donald Trump backer Jerry Falwell Jr personally approved real estate transactions by his nonprofit Christian university that helped …
Arren Kimbel-Sannit / Politico:
Trump delivers another blow to Fox News: 'Fox isn't working for us anymore!' — President Donald Trump let loose on Fox News on Wednesday, saying the network “isn't working for us anymore” while encouraging his followers to look for an alternative to his long-cherished cable news channel.
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David Karpf / Esquire:
I Called Bret Stephens a Bedbug. Then He Tried to Squelch My Freedom of Speech. What a Day. — Bret Stephens is above me in the status hierarchy. He knows this. I know this. He has won a Pulitzer Prize and has a regular op-ed column in the — New York Times — . I am just some professor.
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Project On Government Oversight:
Overruled: Top Justice Department Appointees Quash Felony Charge Against Monsanto — This investigation was co-published with Yahoo News. — This spring, Justice Department prosecutors were on the verge of charging biotech giant Monsanto with a felony for illegally spraying a banned …
Michael Wilner / Miami Herald:
Trump wants Jewish voters in Florida. He may be pushing them further away. — President Donald Trump's standing among Jewish voters may be deteriorating even further despite his efforts to court this critical demographic group, jeopardizing victory next year in the must-win state of Florida.
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed News:
The Weekly Standard's Corporate Owner Considered Buying The Federalist — As Donald Trump rose to take over the Republican Party, conservative media splintered: Some outlets became his mouthpieces, some his enemies, and others found shelter in an anti-anti-Trump stand.
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Joe Biden took questions from black reporters for 90 minutes. He did not disappoint. — Joe Biden's campaign convened a dozen or so black reporters from major media outlets Tuesday for what was offered as a private, off-the-record sit-down with the Democratic front-runner.
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Sonam Sheth / Business Insider:
Russia came out the winner of this year's G7 summit despite being kicked out, and Trump looked like 'Putin's puppet' — This year's G7 summit in France yielded little progress on many of the most pressing issues facing the global community. — But there was one country that came away with significant gains: Russia.
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WXYZ-TV:
FBI, IRS raiding UAW president's home in Canton Township — CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) — A raid was conducted at a home in Canton Township Wednesday morning. — It is a joint raid between the FBI and IRS, the FBI reported. — The raid is being carried out at what is believed to be at the home of UAW President Gary Jones.
Washington Post:
Cheers! Barr books Trump's hotel for $30,000 holiday party — Experts say private, 200-person party adds to questions about attorney general's independence from president. — U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr is planning a holiday treat for his boss.
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