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Tracy Connor / The Daily Beast:
Federal Weather Workers ‘Shocked’ and ‘Irate’ by NOAA Backing Trump, Union Head Says — “Are people not going to believe the Hurricane Center or our forecasts now?” — The head of the union that represents federal weather workers said Friday that his members are “shocked, stunned and irate” …
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Seth Borenstein / Associated Press:
NOAA assailed for defending Trump's Hurricane Dorian claim — WASHINGTON (AP) — Former top officials of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are assailing the agency for undermining its weather forecasters as it defends President Donald Trump's statement from days ago that Hurricane Dorian threatened Alabama.
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Washington Post:
NOAA's support of Trump over its own scientists provokes uproar in weather community
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Denver Post, The Daily Dot and BizPac Review
Stamford Advocate:
NOAA backs Trump on Alabama forecast, and rebukes Weather Service office that accurately contradicted him
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Richard Gonzales / NPR:
NOAA Contradicts Weather Service, Backs Trump On Hurricane Threat In Alabama
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Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
How An Élite University Research Center Concealed Its Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein — New documents show that the M.I.T. Media Lab was aware of Epstein's status as a convicted sex offender, and that Epstein directed contributions to the lab far exceeding the amounts M.I.T. has publicly admitted.
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New York Times:
Director of M.I.T.'s Media Lab Resigns After Outcry Over Jeffrey Epstein Ties — The director of M.I.T.'s prestigious Media Lab stepped down on Saturday after an outcry over his financial ties with the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. — “After giving the matter a great deal of thought …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Daily Beast, The Wrap and Mediaite, more at Techmeme »
The Daily Beast:
House Democrats Set to Grill Corey Lewandowski in Public — Lewandowski will answer questions in an open hearing with the cameras rolling—making him the first Trump associate to do so before Jerry Nadler's committee. — Corey Lewandowksi, Donald Trump's 2016 campaign manager and a key figure …
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
House Judiciary panel preparing vote to define Trump impeachment probe
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Bryan Bender / Politico:
Air Force crew made an odd stop on a routine trip: Trump's Scottish resort — In early Spring of this year, an Air National Guard crew made a routine trip from the U.S. to Kuwait to deliver supplies. — What wasn't routine was where the crew stopped along the way: President Donald Trump's Turnberry resort …
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Sophia Nelson / New York Daily News:
Rebel without a clause: One president's serial violations of the Constitution — The saga continues and it is not good. — Now the Vice President of the United States has become embroiled in the ongoing controversy around President Trump's open and notorious abuse of the Emoluments Clause.
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Warren and Clinton talk behind the scenes as 2020 race intensifies — Analysis: Neither camp wants to talk about it, but the two women have recently grown closer. — WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren's team doesn't want to talk about Hillary Clinton, but that doesn't mean the 2020 presidential candidate …
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Jon Brown / Washington Examiner:
‘A modern-day Pharisee’: Buttigieg's evangelical brother-in-law urges him to ‘repent’ of abortion views — The evangelical brother-in-law of Pete Buttigieg called on him to “repent” for using the Bible to justify late-term abortion and claimed the presidential candidate is “weaponizing” Christian teachings to promote a false religion.
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New York Times:
Checking In at Trump Hotels, for Kinship (and Maybe Some Sway) — To ethics lawyers, the most extraordinary aspect of the daily merging of President Trump's official duties and his commercial interests is that it has now become almost routine. — WASHINGTON — At a table in the lobby bar …
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Raw Story and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Enters the Eccentric Dictator Phase of His Presidency — Laws? Elections? In the Dear Leader universe, these are mere echoes of the weak, corrupt past. And the facts are whatever he says they are. — BEAST INSIDE — As we enter Day Six of Sharpiegate …
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Raw Story
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Biden Wants to Work With ‘the Other Side.’ This Supreme Court Battle Explains Why. — In the clash over Robert H. Bork's nomination, Joe Biden's moderate instincts defined a winning strategy. — Joseph R. Biden Jr. was on the brink of victory, but he was unsatisfied.
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
‘We either clean house, or Democrats take those seats’ — Party officials normally hate primary challenges and all the messy drama that comes with a family feud. But this cycle, Republicans see an opportunity to clean out the dregs of the GOP. — Candidates are lining up to challenge …
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Raw Story
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
WATCH: Laura Ingraham Drinks Steak Impaled With Lightbulbs and Plastic Straws to Own the Libs — Fox News host Laura Ingraham engaged in several minutes of prop “comedy” when she attempted to “trigger” liberals with a plate of steak, incandescent light bulbs, and plastic straws.
On the Media:
In Which CNN Devotes 7 Hours to Climate Change — On Wednesday, CNN hosted a town hall forum with ten Democratic primary candidates discussing their policy proposals for addressing the climate crisis. The DNC declined requests from climate activists to host a themed debate for the issue …
Paul Sperry / New York Post:
Robert Mueller helped Saudi Arabia cover up its role in 9/11 attacks: suit — After a lengthy investigation, special counsel Robert Mueller charged Russia made “multiple, systematic efforts to interfere in our election” and said the incursion “deserves the attention of every American.”
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RedState and The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
A Cruel Parody of Antitrust Enforcement — The Justice Department is roughing up Mr. Trump's political enemies and threatening the environment. — The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher. It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.
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Angelina Chapin / HuffPost:
Trump Administration Is Not Funding Legal Aid In 3 Migrant Children's Shelters — Immigrant advocates say the government is legally required to provide these services. — The Trump administration is failing to fund legal services for detained immigrant children ― some under 5 years old ― …
Washington Post:
Projects defunded for Trump's border wall include military buildings with ‘life safety violations’ and hazmat concerns — The U.S. Navy has been forced to stand down on construction projects meant to fix “life safety violations” and fire risks at dilapidated ship maintenance buildings …
Stereo Williams / The Daily Beast:
Kevin Hart and Dave Chappelle's Privileged LGBTQ Blind Spots — The two superstar comedians have come under fire for their insensitivity to the LGBTQ community. They have much to learn, writes Stereo Williams, as do their critics. — Oppressed people can oppress people. It's an uncomfortable truism.
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United States Department of State:
In Defense of the American Rights Tradition — SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. How are you all doing? — AUDIENCE: Great. — SECRETARY POMPEO: Good, good. It's great to be back here in Kansas, and to quote the famous phrase, there is literally no place like home. (Laughter.)
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Nick Wadhams / Bloomberg:
Pompeo Decries Proliferation of ‘Human Rights’ Claims in Speech
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