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Elizabeth Warren rises as Joe Biden clings to delegate edge — CBS News Battleground Tracker — This poll tells a story of Elizabeth Warren rising. But not Joe Biden falling. — The former vice president now clings to a narrow lead over Warren in our CBS News/YouGov Tracker estimate …
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Warren gains, Harris slips — and the room for movement is vast
Warren gains, Harris slips — and the room for movement is vast
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Christina Prignano / BostonGlobe.com:
Biden, Warren lead Democratic presidential primary race in Mass., poll finds
Biden, Warren lead Democratic presidential primary race in Mass., poll finds
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Washington Post:
Joe Biden ahead in Democratic race, with Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren filling out the top tier
Joe Biden ahead in Democratic race, with Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren filling out the top tier
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Bloomberg, Politico, Washington Times, Unfogged, Political Wire and Fox News
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
The One-Two Punch That Second-Tier Democrats Are Counting On
New York Times:
How Trump's Plan to Secretly Meet With the Taliban Came Together, and Fell Apart — WASHINGTON — On the Friday before Labor Day, President Trump gathered top advisers in the Situation Room to consider what could be among the profound decisions of his presidency — a peace plan with the Taliban …
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Mujib Mashal / New York Times:
Taliban Talks Hit a Wall Over Deeper Disagreements, Officials Say — KABUL, Afghanistan — Even as President Trump blamed a recent Taliban attack for his decision to call off nearly year-long negotiations with the insurgents, officials suggested on Sunday it had more to do with the Taliban's resistance …
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Cara Anna / Associated Press:
AP Explains: How Trump upended US-Taliban peace talks
AP Explains: How Trump upended US-Taliban peace talks
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
‘Fake peace plan!’: CNN conservative rains hell on Trump for publicity stunt Taliban meeting announcement
Washington Post:
Pompeo defends Trump's decision to invite Taliban to talks at Camp David
Pompeo defends Trump's decision to invite Taliban to talks at Camp David
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Power Line, CBS News and Talking Points Memo
Associated Press:
Pompeo: Taliban ‘overreached’ in attack that killed American
Pompeo: Taliban ‘overreached’ in attack that killed American
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Washington Free Beacon, Vox, BizPac Review, Radio Free Europe/Radio … and Slate
Victoria Guida / Politico:
No deal: Trump's skills face new questions after scuttling of Afghan talks
No deal: Trump's skills face new questions after scuttling of Afghan talks
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One America News Network and Breitbart
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Democrats to Broaden Impeachment Inquiry Into Trump to Corruption Accusations — WASHINGTON — House Democrats return to Washington this week poised to significantly broaden their nascent impeachment inquiry into President Trump beyond the findings of the Russia investigation, but they will confront a fast-dwindling political clock.
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Jonathan Alter / The Daily Beast:
Yes, Democrats Should Impeach Trump—and Make Mitch McConnell Defend His Acquittal
Yes, Democrats Should Impeach Trump—and Make Mitch McConnell Defend His Acquittal
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Daily Kos, Washington Post, Hullabaloo, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, CNN and KTLA
Caitlin Yilek / Washington Examiner:
Corey Lewandowski to be first Trump associate to have public hearing with House Judiciary Committee
Corey Lewandowski to be first Trump associate to have public hearing with House Judiciary Committee
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New York Post and The Daily Beast
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Democrats Plan Vote to Formalize Procedures for Impeachment Investigation
Democrats Plan Vote to Formalize Procedures for Impeachment Investigation
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New York Post and Fox News
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Previously Unknown Sources Come Forward in a New Book About Harvey Weinstein — Two years before the allegations of sexual harassment and abuse against Harvey Weinstein became public, his own brother and business partner, Bob Weinstein, confronted him, pleading with him to get medical treatment …
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Carlos Lozada / Washington Post:
How the New York Times broke Harvey Weinstein — Review of ‘She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story that Helped Ignite a Movement’ by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey — It was Oct. 5, 2017, just hours after the New York Times published a brutal story detailing Harvey Weinstein's alleged …
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Will Bunch / Inquirer.com:
Train wreck Britain still shows America a thing or 2 about political courage, cowardice — Who would ever want to live in this train wreck of a Western democracy? The government is led by an utter buffoon — an oversize clown with yellow hair blowing every which way who can't utter …
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Boris Johnson Finds His Party Loyalists Aren't as Loyal as Trump's
Boris Johnson Finds His Party Loyalists Aren't as Loyal as Trump's
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Vox and New York Post
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Democrats Need to Get More Ruthless — And to stop helping Trump's re-election chances. — How important do Democrats think it is to beat President Trump in 2020? — Obviously, most Democrats would say it's vitally important. Four more years of the Trump presidency could allow …
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Matt Stevens / New York Times:
Tom Steyer Qualifies for October Debates, Bringing Field to 11
Tom Steyer Qualifies for October Debates, Bringing Field to 11
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Breitbart and The Daily Caller
Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
DNC Chair Perez defends stricter criteria for next Democratic primary debate
DNC Chair Perez defends stricter criteria for next Democratic primary debate
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Breitbart
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
No sign of Trump's hurricane here in Alabama — MOBILE, Ala. — The city stands. — The grocery stores are fully stocked, the Home Depot has no lack of generators, tarps and plywood, and it's business as usual at the Waffle Houses. — Boaters on the Mobile River have been urged to caution …
Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
Trump to visit Baltimore Thursday, a city he called a ‘rodent infested mess’ — Just weeks after lambasting Baltimore as a “disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess,” President Trump will visit the Maryland city to huddle with congressional Republicans — a gathering that could draw local protests …
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Jonathan Franzen / New Yorker:
What If We Stopped Pretending? — The climate apocalypse is coming. To prepare for it, we need to admit that we can't prevent it. — “There is infinite hope,” Kafka tells us, “only not for us.” This is a fittingly mystical epigram from a writer whose characters strive …
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Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
Manager: Trump family building ‘dynasty’ for decades to come — INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — President Donald Trump's campaign manager predicted Saturday that the president and his family will become “a dynasty that will last for decades,” transforming the Republican Party while hewing to conservative values.
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Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
As plantations talk more honestly about slavery, some visitors are pushing back — CHARLOTTESVILLE — A Monticello tour guide was explaining how enslaved people built, planted and tended a terrace of vegetables at Thomas Jefferson's estate earlier this summer when a woman interrupted to share her annoyance.
Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
He's in: Mark Sanford, SC Republican, formally declares GOP White House 2020 bid — Facing long odds in a fractured Republican Party, former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford this morning formally announced his bid to challenge President Donald Trump for the White House.
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Matt Stevens / New York Times:
Mark Sanford Will Challenge Trump in Republican Primary
Mark Sanford Will Challenge Trump in Republican Primary
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Kara Swisher / New York Times:
He Who Must Not Be Tolerated — Joi Ito's fall from grace for his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was much deserved. But his style of corner-cutting ethics is all too common in tech. — Ms. Swisher covers technology and is a contributing opinion writer. — Voldemort?
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Joe Mcdonald / Associated Press:
China's trade with US shrinks as tariff war worsens — BEIJING (AP) — China's trade with the United States is falling as the two sides prepare for negotiations with no signs of progress toward ending a tariff war that threatens global economic growth. — Imports of American goods tumbled 22% …
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Ursula Perano / Axios:
Trade between U.S. and China plummets ahead of October negotiations
Trade between U.S. and China plummets ahead of October negotiations
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Los Angeles Times:
California boat fire probe widens as FBI and Coast Guard serve search warrants on Conception owner — In a significant expansion of the investigation into the Labor Day boat fire that killed 34 people, the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the U.S. Coast Guard …
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Inside the Democrats' massive trove of Trump 2020 opposition research — The DNC research team has mined thousands of lawsuits from nearly 50 states as part of a massive new trove on President Trump that will be weaponized through pols and reporters in key battlegrounds.