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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.
Behind Trump's craziness, there's always corruption. Here's the latest.
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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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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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Carlo Piovano / Associated Press:
Q&A: What Boris Johnson's move means for Brexit
Alex Wickham / BuzzFeed:
Boris Johnson Is Planning A Series Of Extreme Measures In The Coming Weeks To Force Through Brexit
Boris Johnson Is Planning A Series Of Extreme Measures In The Coming Weeks To Force Through Brexit
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The Week
Andrew Woodcock / The Independent:
Queen approves Boris Johnson request to suspend parliament
Queen approves Boris Johnson request to suspend parliament
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The Guardian
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 to resign at end of the year
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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 says he will resign at the end of the year, citing health problems
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The Hill:
Stacey Abrams says she won't run for Georgia Senate seat
Stacey Abrams says she won't run for Georgia Senate seat
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP Sen. Johnny Isakson to resign at end of year
GOP Sen. Johnny Isakson to resign at end of year
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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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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.”
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.
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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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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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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Donald Trump Sends Legal Demand Over Comment From MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell — The president's personal attorney tells NBCU brass that legal proceedings could be pursued if there's no retraction or apology for stating that “Russian oligarchs” co-signed loans to Trump.
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Garrett Archer / KNXV:
Martha McSally picks up primary challenge from Daniel McCarthy — PHOENIX — Businessman Daniel McCarthy announced his intention to run against Martha McSally in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in 2020 during an interview with ABC15 today. — It has been rumored for several months …
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Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Mystery of missing votes deepens as Congress investigates Georgia — To find a clue about what might have gone wrong with Georgia's election last fall, look no further than voting machine No. 3 at the Winterville Train Depot outside Athens. — On machine No. 3, Republicans won every race.
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.
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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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Hanna Trudo / The Daily Beast:
Dems Sound Alarm: Trump Is ‘Carpet-Bombing’ Us in Key Battlegrounds — “Where's all the support? They keep talking about the calories coming. People generally are feeling Trump is beating us on all fronts right now,” one DNC official said. — Several Democratic National Committee members …
Andrew Kerr / The Daily Caller:
Ilhan Omar Illegally Diverted Campaign Funds To Pursue Romantic Affair, Complaint Alleges — Rep. Ilhan Omar used campaign funds to fund her affair with married Democratic consultant Tim Mynett, according to a Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint filed by the conservative National Legal and Policy Center.
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Splinter:
Splinter Prevails in $100 Million Defamation Suit Brought by Ex-Trump Staffer Jason Miller — A federal judge on Tuesday ruled in favor of Splinter, the site's managing editor, Katherine Krueger, and the site's parent company, Gizmodo Media Group, in a $100 million defamation lawsuit brought by Jason Miller …
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Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
U.S. Cyberattack Hurt Iran's Ability to Target Oil Tankers, Officials Say — WASHINGTON — A secret cyberattack against Iran in June wiped out a critical database used by Iran's paramilitary arm to plot attacks against oil tankers and degraded Tehran's ability to covertly target shipping traffic …