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Stephen Castle / New York Times:
Brexit Vote Goes Against Boris Johnson, and He Calls for an Election — LONDON — British lawmakers on Tuesday rose up against Prime Minister Boris Johnson, moving to prevent him from taking the country out of the European Union without a formal agreement. The epic showdown has Britain on the verge of a snap general election.
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Benjamin Mueller / New York Times:
Britain's Conservatives Erupt Into Civil War as Unlikely Rebels Defy Boris Johnson — LONDON — They have been dubbed the Conservative rebels, a group of renegade lawmakers willing to risk their careers to defy their newly chosen leader, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and hobble his leadership over their clashing views on Brexit.
Ian Dunt / politics.co.uk:
Historic rebel victory: Parliament moves to stop no-deal — It wasn't even that close in the end. The government was defeated by a majority of 27. Twenty-one of them - an extraordinary number - were Tory rebels. — MPs had faced down the threats, one after the other.
Nick Miller / Sydney Morning Herald:
Boris Johnson loses control as raucous Parliament debates Brexit
BBC:
LIVEBrexit: Government loses Commons majority ahead of key vote
LIVEBrexit: Government loses Commons majority ahead of key vote
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ABC News, The Guardian, Axios and BBC
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
Boris Johnson is presiding over Britain's stupidest hour
Boris Johnson is presiding over Britain's stupidest hour
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Business Insider and New York Times
BBC:
Brexit: Tory MP defects ahead of crucial no deal vote
Brexit: Tory MP defects ahead of crucial no deal vote
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The Guardian, CNBC, Vanity Fair, Splinter and The Week
Politico:
Boris Johnson defeated as MPs seek to stop no-deal Brexit
Boris Johnson defeated as MPs seek to stop no-deal Brexit
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One America News Network, The Hill and Politico
CNN:
Elizabeth Warren embraces Jay Inslee's climate change platform — Warren to audience member: You may want to sit for this — (CNN)Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday announced she would adopt Washington Gov. Jay Inslee's 10-year climate plan, while also expanding on his blueprint with a series …
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The Week and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Unveils $3 Trillion Climate Plan, Embracing Inslee's Goals
Elizabeth Warren Unveils $3 Trillion Climate Plan, Embracing Inslee's Goals
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Climate Debate, Washington Post and UPI
Gavin Bade / Politico:
How Julián Castro would address climate change
How Julián Castro would address climate change
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One America News Network
Will Doran / Raleigh News & Observer:
Judges strike down NC state legislature lines as unconstitutional gerrymandering — North Carolina's political maps for the state legislature are unconstitutional and must be redrawn before the 2020 elections, lawyers for the winning side said Tuesday. — The ruling hasn't been posted online yet …
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brennancenter.org, Mother Jones, electionlawblog.org, Raw Story, Common Dreams, UPI and Axios
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
North Carolina Court Strikes Down Gerrymander, Citing Smoking Gun Evidence in the Hofeller Files
North Carolina Court Strikes Down Gerrymander, Citing Smoking Gun Evidence in the Hofeller Files
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electionlawblog.org
New York Times:
North Carolina's Legislative Maps Are Thrown Out by State Court Panel
North Carolina's Legislative Maps Are Thrown Out by State Court Panel
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Mother Jones
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Trump administration raids military construction projects for border wall — The Trump administration is carrying out plans to raid $3.6 billion in military construction projects to build the border wall, further inflaming lawmakers who have accused President Donald Trump of illegally overriding Congress' spending decisions.
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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Whoopi Goldberg Goes Off on Debra Messing: 'You Don't Have the Right!' — “Listen, the last time people did this, people ended up killing themselves,” Goldberg said, referring to Joseph McCarthy's Hollywood blacklist of the 1950s. — Whoopi Goldberg is not impressed with actress Debra Messing's call …
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WayneDupree.com, The Root, PJ Media Home, Washington Times, Hot Air, The Wrap, The Daily Caller and Breitbart
Josh Blackman / Reason:
Bloomberg Law's False and Misleading Report about Leif Olson — I have known Leif Olson since I moved to Houston in 2012. Leif is a smart attorney, a kind friend, and a committed father. I have also had the honor of working with Leif on several Texas cases. Recently Leif accepted a position with the Department of Labor.
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twitchy.com and Leif Olson
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Yair Rosenberg / Tablet Magazine:
How A Media Outlet Turned a Trump Appointee Who Mocked Alt-Right Anti-Semites Into an Anti-Semite
How A Media Outlet Turned a Trump Appointee Who Mocked Alt-Right Anti-Semites Into an Anti-Semite
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Hot Air, twitchy.com, The Federalist, The Daily Caller, The Bulwark and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
How mocking anti-Semitism got a Trump official falsely accused of actual anti-Semitism
How mocking anti-Semitism got a Trump official falsely accused of actual anti-Semitism
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Washington Examiner, twitchy.com, Front Page Magazine, National Review and Instapundit
Bloomberg Law:
Trump Labor Aide Quits After Anti-Semitic Facebook Posts Surface
Trump Labor Aide Quits After Anti-Semitic Facebook Posts Surface
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Anne D'Innocenzio / Associated Press:
Walmart to stop selling handgun ammunition — NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it will discontinue the sale of handgun ammunition and also publicly request that customers refrain from openly carrying firearms in stores even where state laws allow it. — The announcement comes just days …
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Wall Street Journal, CNBC, CNN, Breitbart, RedState, Washington Free Beacon, Common Dreams, Townhall, The Week, Bearing Arms, The Source, The Daily Caller and Politico
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Summer Eldemire / The Daily Beast:
McConnell Whines About ‘Moscow Mitch’ Nickname: It's ‘Over the Top’ — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell complained about the nickname “Moscow Mitch” during a radio interview, calling it “modern day McCarthyism.” On The Hugh Hewitt Show show Tuesday, the Kentucky Republican said it was …
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Washington Press, Vox, POLITICUSUSA and The New Civil Rights Movement
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Justin Wise / The Hill:
McConnell: ‘Over-the-top’ Moscow Mitch nickname effort to ‘smear’ me — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday vehemently denounced political opponents who have dubbed him “Moscow Mitch,” calling the nickname an “over-the-top” effort to “smear” him.
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The Week, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Splinter, IJR and Progress Pond
Brandon Conradis / The Hill:
Judge orders White House to restore Playboy reporter's press pass — A U.S. district judge on Tuesday ordered the White House to restore Playboy correspondent Brian Karem's press credentials after the administration said last month it was revoking his hard pass.
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Fox News and Townhall, more at Mediagazer »
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge tells White House to reinstate reporter's pass
Judge tells White House to reinstate reporter's pass
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Washington Post
Associated Press:
AP source: Texas shooter purchased AK rifle at private sale — ODESSA, Texas (AP) — The gunman in a West Texas rampage that left seven dead obtained his AR-style rifle through a private sale, allowing him to evade a federal background check that previously blocked him from getting a gun …
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Associated Press:
Conversion therapy crusader has something to say: He's gay — “Conversion therapy is not just a lie, but it's very harmful,” said McKrae Game, a South Carolinian who founded one of the nation's biggest ex-gay ministries. — SPARTANBURG, S.C. - A South Carolina man who founded …
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The Hill, Washington Post, New York Post, The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo, Taylor Marsh and Mediaite
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Why Trump's hurricane antics are so terribly odd — In recent years, American presidents have routinely been evaluated on their administrations' responses to hurricanes. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, George W. Bush created a low standard, and there's a broad expectation …
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Associated Press, CBS News and Washington Post
Jessica Levinson / NBC News:
What GOP Rep. Devin Nunes' Twitter defamation lawsuit says about the future of defamation law — The congressman's suit is clearly petty. But it does ask the legal system to answer questions it will eventually need to tackle. — Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., does not much like being the subject of criticism or ridicule.
Ebony Bowden / New York Post:
Rep. Ilhan Omar's husband wants divorce after affair bombshell: source — MINNEAPOLIS — Rep. Ilhan Omar's marriage appears to be headed for the rocks, a longtime friend of the couple told The Post. — The congresswoman's husband Ahmed Hirsi, the source said, is poised to file for divorce …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Power Line, The Gateway Pundit, TheBlaze and Daily Wire
Foreign Policy:
State Department Failed to Shield Its Diplomats From Political Reprisals, Officials Concede — But the department's top leaders say they can't sack the Trump appointee at the center of scandal. — U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan has acknowledged having failed to act more vigorously …
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Trump made ‘suggestion’ Pence stay at president's Irish golf club, VP's chief of staff says — “I don't think it was a request, like a command,” Pence's chief of staff Marc Short told reporters Tuesday. “I think that it was a suggestion.” — President Donald Trump suggested …
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Book: Kavanaugh accuser's attack ‘motivated’ by defending Roe v. Wade — Christine Blasey Ford and her feminist attorney were “motivated” in their attack on then-federal judge Brett Kavanaugh by their passion to protect abortion rights, not just their “civic duty” to provide information …
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Hot Air, LifeNews.com and WayneDupree.com
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Graham L Brewer / NPR:
Cherokee Nation Names First Delegate To Congress — Toggle more options — The Cherokee Nation has named its first delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. Former Obama appointee Kimberly Teehee's nomination was approved by the tribe's council on Thursday.