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As frustration with Bolton mounted, Trump reached out to ex-adviser McMaster — In phone calls to McMaster, Trump told his second national security adviser that he misses him. — WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump began losing confidence in national security adviser John Bolton …
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Washington Post:
Trump pushing for major crackdown on homeless camps in California, with aides discussing moving residents to government-backed facilities — President Trump has ordered White House officials to conduct a sweeping crackdown on homelessness in California, citing the state's growing crisis …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Ousts John Bolton as National Security Adviser — WASHINGTON — President Trump announced on Tuesday that he had fired John R. Bolton, his third national security adviser, amid fundamental disagreements over how to handle major foreign policy challenges like Iran, North Korea and most recently Afghanistan.
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Speak Up, John Bolton — Whatever else he has been through in his career, John Bolton is a patriot. He has been impelled by a strong vision of the national interest. He has run career risks and sacrificed life opportunities for the sake of his principles.
Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
John Bolton Will Hold This Grudge — Donald Trump tweeted this morning that he had fired his national security adviser, John Bolton, and that Bolton's “services are no longer needed at the White House.” The cold language was not accidental, and it was a strategically odd way to fire …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Something is fishy about Trump's John Bolton announcement — President Trump announced Tuesday that he had effectively fired national security adviser John Bolton. But two key details call into question his version of how it went down — including Bolton's own comment.
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Alex Daugherty / Miami Herald:
Florida Republicans had no idea Venezuela hawk John Bolton was being fired
Florida Republicans had no idea Venezuela hawk John Bolton was being fired
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Washington Post:
John Bolton's turbulent tenure comes to a Trumpian end
John Bolton's turbulent tenure comes to a Trumpian end
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Vox, New York Times and The New Neo
Brian Bennett / TIME:
Breaking Point: How Trump and Bolton Finally Hit Their Limit
Breaking Point: How Trump and Bolton Finally Hit Their Limit
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says John Bolton Is Leaving White House
Trump Says John Bolton Is Leaving White House
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John Gans / New York Times:
How John Bolton Broke the National Security Council
How John Bolton Broke the National Security Council
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump ousts Bolton after anger over Afghan news coverage
Trump ousts Bolton after anger over Afghan news coverage
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CNN:
CNN Poll: 6 in 10 say Trump does not deserve a second term — WASHINGTON (CNN)Six in 10 Americans say President Donald Trump does not deserve to be reelected, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, and more now say he's doing a poor job than a good one of keeping important campaign promises.
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John Harwood / CNBC:
These are the three biggest warning signs for Trump's reelection bid
These are the three biggest warning signs for Trump's reelection bid
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The Week
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Trump approval drops by 6 points, majority say recession likely: POLL
Trump approval drops by 6 points, majority say recession likely: POLL
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Politico:
Live results: North Carolina elections — The latest vote count from North Carolina's 3rd and 9th districts — Voters in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District vote Tuesday in a re-do election, after the results of the 2018 midterm were thrown out over allegations of fraud against a consultant for the Republican candidate.
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CNN:
Trump skeptical of using foreign spies to collect intel on hostile countries, sources say — US quietly removed top spy from Russia in 2017 — (CNN)President Donald Trump has privately and repeatedly expressed opposition to the use of foreign intelligence from covert sources …
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Jack Holmes / Esquire:
CNN's Jim Sciutto Breaks Down His Scoop on How the CIA Was Forced to Extract a Russian Spy
CNN's Jim Sciutto Breaks Down His Scoop on How the CIA Was Forced to Extract a Russian Spy
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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Biden Aims to Use Debate to Question Warren's Corporate Work — Former vice president has released two decades of tax returns — Warren occasionally advised corporations on bankruptcy issues — Joe Biden plans to argue at this week's debate that all presidential candidates …
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Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2018 — SEPT. 10, 2019 — The U.S. Census Bureau announced today the median household income was not statistically different from the 2017 median, and the official poverty rate decreased 0.5 percentage points from 2017.
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Washington Post:
More Americans go without health coverage despite strong economy, Census Bureau finds
More Americans go without health coverage despite strong economy, Census Bureau finds
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The Daily Caller, Marketplace and Protect Our Care
Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter:
Flynn Hearing Reveals Existence of Bombshell DOJ Memo Exonerating Michael Flynn — A bombshell revelation was barely noticed at National Security Advisor Michael Flynn's hearing Tuesday, when his counsel revealed in court the existence of a Justice Department memo from Jan. 30, 2017 exonerating Flynn of any collusion with Russia.
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
Michael Flynn Is Looking For A Way Out Of His Guilty Plea
Michael Flynn Is Looking For A Way Out Of His Guilty Plea
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Fox News and The Daily Caller
Seth Browarnik / World Red Eye:
Rebuke to Jerry Falwell Jr.'s Comment to Politico's “'Someone's Gotta Tell the Freakin' Truth': Jerry Falwell's Aides Break Their Silence” Article — For 21 years, I have maintained an impeccable reputation for documenting Miami Beach's storied social scene.
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Saagar Enjeti / The Hill:
Falwell Jr. says FBI to investigate ‘criminal conspiracy’ at Liberty University
Falwell Jr. says FBI to investigate ‘criminal conspiracy’ at Liberty University
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Lawsuit Accuses Antonio Brown of Rape — The Patriots receiver is accused of three incidents of sexual assault, in 2017 and 2018, against a woman who attended college with him. — New England Patriots receiver Antonio Brown has been accused of raping his former trainer …
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ProFootballTalk, The Big Lead and CBS Pittsburgh
Natalie Beach / The Cut:
I Was Caroline Calloway Seven years after I met the infamous Instagram star, I'm ready to tell my side of the story. — The author (right) with Caroline Calloway Photo: Courtesy of Natalie Beach — When I was a sophomore in college, I took a creative-nonfiction workshop and met a girl who was everything I wasn't.
Adam Carlson / People.com:
Ivanka & Jared 'Aren't Good People,' Meghan McCain Says After Report of Trump Infighting — as White House Hits Back — “The idea that the hosts of The View ... have any factual reads on what goes on within the Trump family is completely asinine” a White House spokeswoman says
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Alana Goodman / Washington Examiner:
Secret Service arrested El Paso shooting ‘hero’ as he was about to be honored by Trump at White House — One of the people President Trump honored for his heroism during a mass shooting in an El Paso Walmart last month was arrested by the Secret Service during his visit to the White House …
Rick Newman / Yahoo Finance:
Trump's trade war has killed 300,000 jobs — winning big time, against China. " But his trade war is causing measurable damage to the U.S. economy, with the pain likely to worsen. — Forecasting firm Moody's Analytics estimates that Trump's trade war with China has already reduced U.S. employment …
New York Times:
Former FEMA Official Accused of Taking Bribes in Hurricane Maria Recovery — MIAMI — A former top administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency was arrested on Tuesday in a major federal corruption investigation that found that the official took bribes from the president of a company …
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KABE-LP:
Univision News poll: Democrats surge in Texas, no longer a safe state for Trump in 2020 — Democrats have an advantage among registered voters in the state, according to a new Univision poll which shows that Hispanics could be a decisive factor in 2020. Democratic candidates meet for a third debate in Houston on Thursday.
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POLITICUSUSA, Latino Rebels and Washington Times
Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
McConnell Said No to Money for Miners, Yes to Russian-Backed Plant — The Senate majority leader worked to keep money out of Kentucky coal miners' hands—even as he maneuvered to steer federal cash to an aluminum plant connected to a Putin ally. — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell …
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Michael Kruse / Politico:
'He's Like, “OK, Well, Screw It"' — BOSTON—Beto O'Rourke last week stopped here for beers. He wasn't hunting big-dollar donors or votes in a state with a meaningful primary. He instead wanted to stand on a box in the middle of a pub and just let it rip. So that's what he did.
Viola Gienger / Just Security:
Trump and Giuliani's Quest for Fake Ukraine “Dirt” on Biden: An Explainer — Vice President Mike Pence was about to finish a routine joint press conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw last week, when he got two astutely specific questions about his meeting the previous day with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy:
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