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Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
GOP Senators Who Backed Trump's Emergency Declaration Lose Military Funding — Who could have seen this coming when the president chose to divert defense money to build his border wall? — Republicans who supported an emergency declaration on the U.S.-Mexico border are discovering the cost …
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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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Pentagon Lists Projects That Will Be Delayed to Fund Border Wall
Pentagon Lists Projects That Will Be Delayed to Fund Border Wall
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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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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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Seven. Freaking. Hours. — CNN bodyslammed America with climate coverage last night. Here's what happened. — If you've followed my work at all for the last six years, you know that I frequently complain about the lack of climate coverage on major television news networks.
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New York Times:
Biden Caught Off Guard by Question on Fund-Raiser's Fossil Fuel Ties
Biden Caught Off Guard by Question on Fund-Raiser's Fossil Fuel Ties
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BBC:
PM's brother quits as Tory MP and minister — Jo Johnson, younger brother of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, is quitting as a Conservative MP and minister, saying he is “torn between family loyalty and the national interest”. — The business minister and MP for Orpington, tweeted that there was an “unresolvable tension” in his role.
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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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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Williamson: Left shouldn't mock people who think prayers can turn away hurricanes — Marianne Williamson chided people who mocked her for a since-deleted tweet in which she argued the “power of the mind” kept Hurricane Dorian from doing more damage Wednesday.
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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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Tom LoBianco / Yahoo News:
Tensions mount between Trump, Pence camps heading into 2020 election — WASHINGTON — When Vice President Mike Pence flew to Europe as the stand-in for President Trump at the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II, it appeared to be another sign that the famously fickle president trusted his vice president.
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Miriam Lord / The Irish Times:
How Mike Pence shat on the new carpet in Ireland's spare room
How Mike Pence shat on the new carpet in Ireland's spare room
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Eric Felten / RealClearInvestigations:
Why Was the FBI Incurious About a Hot Collusion Tip Involving This Man? — Even after the 2016 presidential election, Trump-Russia dossier author Christopher Steele and company kept coming up with allegations that Donald Trump and his campaign had conspired with the Kremlin.
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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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The Daily Beast:
Trumpworld Anxiety Grows Over a Rising Elizabeth Warren — They once thought they'd delivered the political kill shot. But now GOP operatives are complaining that nothing sticks to Warren. — Over the summer, Trumpworld operatives, Republican Party oppo researchers …
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Shannon Van Sant / NPR:
Trump Administration Reverses Standards For Energy-Efficient Lightbulbs
Trump Administration Reverses Standards For Energy-Efficient Lightbulbs
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Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Says Climate Action Must Focus on 3 Industries
Elizabeth Warren Says Climate Action Must Focus on 3 Industries
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Republicans fear drubbing in next round of redistricting — Democrats were caught napping in the 2010 election ahead of the last round of redistricting — and it cost them control of Congress for nearly a decade. — Now Republicans are warning the same thing could happen to them.
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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 …
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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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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Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Forget Trump 2020, Worry About Don Jr. 2024 — Think about the 2024 race, when Republicans are trying wash the Trump stink off of them. And watch as Trump Jr.—or maybe Trump himself—reapplies it. — BEAST INSIDE — In the era of Donald Trump, the Republican Party has become hilariously …
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Kamala Harris threatens to end filibuster to pass Green New Deal — Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., is prepared to do whatever it takes to pass a Green New Deal, vowing to take executive action or even push to get rid of the Senate filibuster in order to get it done.
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Jessica Kwong / Newsweek:
Former Trump Supporter Tells ‘Moscow Mitch’ McConnell, 'If You Don't Like This Nickname, Do Your Job' — A well-known former supporter of President Donald Trump joined in on the “Moscow Mitch” criticism of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell with an open letter telling the Republican, “if you don't like this nickname, do your job.”
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
Trump Heads Into 2020 With No Clear Policy Agenda. But It May Not Matter. — WASHINGTON — President Trump heads into the closing months of the year before he faces re-election without a clear policy agenda and with an uphill path to achieving any major new accomplishments before he faces voters.
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Kyle Kondik / Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball:
House Ratings Changes: NC-9 do-over election going down to the wire — MN-7 moves to top tier of GOP targets — KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — We're moving the NC-9 special from Leans Republican to Toss-up with less than a week to go until the election.
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New York Times:
That Assault Weapon Ban? It Really Did Work — Since the ban was lifted in 2004, gun massacres involving military-style weapons are way up. — Mr. Donohue is law professor at Stanford, where Ms. Boulouta is a senior. — Recent mass shootings have revived demands for meaningful gun control.
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 …
Mariel Padilla / New York Times:
San Francisco Declares the N.R.A. a ‘Domestic Terrorist Organization’ — The city's lawmakers unanimously passed the resolution in response to recent mass shootings. The National Rifle Association called it a worthless “sound-bite remedy.” — Unsettled by recent mass shootings across the nation …
Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
Alva Johnson Drops Lawsuit Against President Trump: 'I'm Fighting Against a Person With Unlimited Resources' — The former Trump campaign staffer first filed her case in February, claiming that Trump grabbed her and leaned in to kiss her at a Tampa rally in August 2016.
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Rebecca Sun / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Co-Writer Exits Sequel Amid Pay Disparity Dispute (Exclusive) — Adele Lim has left the project as Warner Bros. plans to shoot two films back-to-back to accommodate its in-demand stars. — A year after Crazy Rich Asians opened No. 1 at the box office …
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