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Washington Post:
President Trump shows doctored hurricane chart. Was it to cover up for ‘Alabama’ Twitter flub? — President Trump had erroneously stated Hurricane Dorian threatened Alabama. — On Wednesday, it appears the White House attempted to retroactively correct a tweet that President Trump issued …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump's war on reality enters bizarre new terrain — Specifically: A not-exactly-hurricane-ravaged Alabama. — Hurricane Dorian seemed poised to slam directly into Florida as recently as last Thursday. Projections from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showed a track …
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Why does Trump's hurricane map look different than others? — The president has claimed for days Hurricane Dorian was projected to hit Alabama. Forecasters said it was not. — After days of claiming without evidence that Alabama was projected to be hit by Hurricane Dorian …
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NBC News:
20 dead in Bahamas as Hurricane Dorian, back to Category 3, threatens Carolinas
20 dead in Bahamas as Hurricane Dorian, back to Category 3, threatens Carolinas
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Axios:
Trump uses doctored map to back false claim about Hurricane Dorian
Trump uses doctored map to back false claim about Hurricane Dorian
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Connor Mannion / Mediaite:
Did Trump Doctor a Hurricane Map With Sharpie to Prove His False Prediction That Dorian Could Hit Alabama?
Did Trump Doctor a Hurricane Map With Sharpie to Prove His False Prediction That Dorian Could Hit Alabama?
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Jacob Wohl Charged With Felony in California — The blundering conservative operative faces one charge of unlawfully selling securities in California. — California authorities issued an arrest warrant for blundering conservative operative Jacob Wohl, who is now due to be arraigned on a felony charge next month, court records show.
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Bryan Pietsch / Reuters:
Pentagon pulls funds for military schools, daycare to pay for Trump's border wall — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Wednesday it would pull funding from 127 Defense Department projects, including schools and daycare centers for military families, as it diverts $3.6 billion …
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Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Hurricane-hit bases among those losing funds to Trump wall
Hurricane-hit bases among those losing funds to Trump wall
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CNN:
Lawmakers furious after learning how military will pay for Trump's wall
Lawmakers furious after learning how military will pay for Trump's wall
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Miami Herald, Task & Purpose, Foreign Policy and American Military News
The Daily Beast:
Trump Raids Elementary Schools to Pay for Wall; Mexico Off Hook
Trump Raids Elementary Schools to Pay for Wall; Mexico Off Hook
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Washington Post:
Pentagon takes money from Puerto Rico, European projects to fund Trump's wall
Pentagon takes money from Puerto Rico, European projects to fund Trump's wall
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Trump defends cash grab for border projects as lawmakers lash out
Trump defends cash grab for border projects as lawmakers lash out
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Miriam Lord / The Irish Times:
How Mike Pence shat on the new carpet in Ireland's spare room — Stoical smiles as US vice-president delivers strong endorsement of Johnson and Brexit — The hospitable hosts buttered up their important guest and made a big fuss of his family and hoped he would say nice things …
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Craig Gilbert / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin Republican Jim Sensenbrenner won't run for re-election in 2020 after more than 40 years in Congress … (Photo: Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) — Wisconsin Republican Jim Sensenbrenner, the second longest-serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives, will not run for a 22nd term, he said Wednesday.
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CNN:
Long-serving Wisconsin congressman becomes latest GOP lawmaker to not seek reelection
Long-serving Wisconsin congressman becomes latest GOP lawmaker to not seek reelection
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Gigi Sukin / Axios:
GOP Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner will not seek re-election
GOP Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner will not seek re-election
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Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:
Republican Jim Sensenbrenner announces he won't seek reelection
Julio Rosas / Washington Examiner:
Biden's eye fills with blood during CNN climate town hall — Former Vice President Joe Biden's left eye appeared to have a blood vessel burst while he was participating in CNN's town hall on climate change. — Biden, 76, has long been plagued by health issues.
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Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
Suffer From Debilitating Back Pain? So Does Seb Gorka, According to His New Gig as Spokesman For Fish Oil Pills — Former White House assistant Seb Gorka once suffered from debilitating lower back pain, but he is now miraculously “pain free” after taking a job hawking fish oil supplements …
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Labor Department To Reinstate Aide Wrongfully Accused Of Anti-Semitism — Trump appointee Leif Olson will return to his post after resigning following a Bloomberg Law article that falsely accused him of anti-Semitism. — The Facebook post at issue was actually sarcastically mocking …
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Judge Rules Terrorism Watchlist Violates Constitutional Rights — WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that a federal government database that compiles people deemed to be “known or suspected terrorists” violates the rights of American citizens who are added to the watchlist …
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Congresswoman Susan Davis:
Rep. Susan Davis Announces Her Last Term, Will Not Pursue Another Term in Congress — f t # e — In a personal letter to her constituents, Congresswoman Susan A. Davis today announced that this is her final term in Congress. — “I have struggled to make this very difficult decision.
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Democratic Rep. Susan Davis says she won't seek reelection in 2020
Democratic Rep. Susan Davis says she won't seek reelection in 2020
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Joe Biden mocks gaffes to Stephen Colbert: ‘The reason I came on the Jimmy Kimmel show is ...’ — NEW YORK — Joe Biden on Wednesday night alternated between humor and solemnity Wednesday when he was pressed several times by comedian Stephen Colbert on the frequency with which he commits gaffes …
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Bo Erickson / CBS News:
Biden tells Colbert his gaffes aren't “substantive,” jokingly calls him Jimmy Kimmel
Biden tells Colbert his gaffes aren't “substantive,” jokingly calls him Jimmy Kimmel
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Kimberly Dozier / TIME:
Exclusive: Secretary of State Pompeo Declines to Sign Risky Afghan Peace Deal — The U.S. is closing in on a deal with the Taliban that is designed to wind down America's 18-year war in Afghanistan, but the best indication of how risky the pact may be is this: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo …
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Matt Berman / BuzzFeed News:
CNN Is Not Renewing A Political Reporter's TV Deal After She Got A New Job Running A Conservative News Site — Eliana Johnson, a leading White House reporter for Politico, will not have her contract renewed for her CNN political analyst role after she accepted a new job running the neoconservative Washington Free Beacon.
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed News:
A Top White House Reporter Is Taking Over The Washington Free Beacon
A Top White House Reporter Is Taking Over The Washington Free Beacon
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Akela Lacy / The Intercept:
After Climate Forum, Biden Heads to a Fundraiser Co-Hosted by a Fossil Fuel Executive — The day after Joe Biden participates in CNN's climate forum in New York, the former vice president will head to a high-dollar fundraiser co-hosted by a fossil fuel executive tied to a major natural gas development project.
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Yahoo News:
Exclusive: Document reveals the FBI is tracking border protest groups as extremist organizations — WASHINGTON — The FBI is monitoring groups on the border that are protesting U.S. immigration policy, according to a document obtained by Yahoo News. — The FBI has gathered intelligence from people with …
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Michael Leidig / Mirror.co.uk:
Hitler's ‘last living relative’ convicted of paedophilia after kissing girl, 13 — Romano-Lukas Hitler claims to be the only man alive bearing the name of the murderous Nazi leader and claims to be related to the Fuhrer through Hitler's father Alois — A man who claims to be the last remaining relative …
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
It's time to create a conservative ecosystem that doesn't welcome racists — Liberal commentators will always say conservatives are just a bunch of racists. This is a lie. But conservatives need to do a better job convincing the racists that it's a lie.
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Wall Street Journal:
Democratic Lawyer Greg Craig Is Acquitted — White House counsel for President Obama is vindicated over false-statement charge — WASHINGTON—Former White House counsel Greg Craig was acquitted by a federal jury on Wednesday on a felony false-statement charge, a major vindication for one of the most prominent lawyers in Washington.
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Prominent DC lawyer acquitted in foreign lobbying case
Prominent DC lawyer acquitted in foreign lobbying case
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Michael Sneed / Chicago Sun-Times:
Jussie Smollett lawyers: Even if actor faked attack, cops didn't need to investigate it so vigorously — SNEED EXCLUSIVE: The ex-"Empire" actor's latest court filing, while not admitting he staged the incident, pins the decision to spend so much money on the police probe squarely on law enforcement.
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Tony Lee / Breitbart:
Marianne Williamson: 'I Didn't Think the Left Lied like This' — Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson (D) revealed that she did not think the left was “so mean” and “lied like this” until she ran for president as an outsider candidate. — “I know this sounds naive. I didn't think the left was so mean.
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CNN:
Soft-landings and Twitter shame: How the White House handles ex-aides with stories to tell — (CNN)President Donald Trump's relationship with his chief of staff John Kelly was beyond repair when he announced last December that Kelly would be stepping down. — So before Kelly could leave …
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Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
The Top US Asylum Official Has Been Pushed Out By The Trump Administration — The long-serving head of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services' Asylum Division was pushed out this week by the agency's hardline acting director, Ken Cuccinelli, according to a source with knowledge of the move …
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Amelia Nierenberg / New York Times:
A Tomato Grows in the East River — A single tomato plant has sprouted on a piling by the Brooklyn Bridge. Who knows how it got there? — On a wooden piling in the waters off Brooklyn Bridge Park, a lone red fruit grows between Pier 1, right next to the Brooklyn Bridge, and Pier 2.