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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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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Bolton lost the latest Trump administration factional battle, but not the last — In every administration — but especially in the Trump administration — personalities are policy and internal factions form assorted alliances to exert influence and maintain power.
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Washington Post:
John Bolton's turbulent tenure comes to a Trumpian end — Over a turbulent 17 months, President Trump and national security adviser John Bolton had disagreed on a variety of issues, from North Korea to Venezuela to Iran. — But Trump finally decided to remove his top security aide on Tuesday …
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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.
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Alex Daugherty / Miami Herald:
Florida Republicans had no idea Venezuela hawk John Bolton was being fired — Sen. Rick Scott was supposed to meet with National Security Advisor John Bolton Tuesday afternoon, the latest in an ongoing effort by Florida Republicans trying to squeeze Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro out of power.
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Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
John Bolton Will Hold This Grudge
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Ousts John Bolton as National Security Adviser
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John Gans / New York Times:
How John Bolton Broke the National Security Council
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Washington Post:
John Bolton's legacy: Chaos, dysfunction and no meaningful accomplishments
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Brian Bennett / TIME:
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
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NBC News:
Trump fires John Bolton as national security adviser
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New York Times:
North Carolina Special Election Results: Ninth House District — Candidate Party Votes Pct. — Dan Bishop — Rep. — 94,984 — Dan McCready — Dem. — 90,824 — Lib. — Green — 186,928 votes, 99% reporting (208 of 210 precincts) — 2018 North Carolina results ›
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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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Drew McCoy / Decision Desk HQ:
NC-09 Special Election Results — You can watch DDHQ streaming analysis of tonight's election on Twitch, Twitter/Periscope, or YouTube. — Be sure to sign up for our free newsletter (right sidebar) to receive tomorrow's edition with a complete wrap up of tonight's elections.
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Republican Dan Bishop narrowly wins North Carolina special election — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Republican Dan Bishop narrowly defeated Democrat Dan McCready to win a North Carolina battleground district on Tuesday, holding a traditionally Republican seat in a rare do-over election following a 2018 race marred by allegations of fraud.
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Li Zhou / Vox:
Republicans hold on to a North Carolina congressional seat plagued by election fraud
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Antonio Brown Accused of Rape in a Lawsuit — The Patriots receiver is accused of three incidents of sexual assault, in 2017 and 2018, against a woman who attended college with him. — Antonio Brown of the New England Patriots, the most prominent receiver in the N.F.L. …
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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 launch a sweeping effort to address homelessness in California, citing the state's growing crisis …
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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.
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 …
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Team Biden beats the press — The vice president's allies say neither detractors in the media, nor his rivals on the stump, understand the root of his appeal. — The first thing you notice at a Joe Biden event is the age: Many of the reporters covering him are really young. Biden is not.
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Sarah Rankin / Associated Press:
Liberty's Falwell says he's target of ‘attempted coup’ — By SARAH RANKIN and ALAN SUDERMANyesterday — RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. said Tuesday that he is asking the FBI to investigate what he called a “criminal” smear campaign orchestrated …
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.
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Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
Beto O'Rourke: Living Close To Work Is A ‘Right’
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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
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Washington Post:
Ex-Russian official thought to have spied for the U.S. was hiding in plain sight — A former Russian government official thought to have spied for the United States was hiding in plain sight, living in a suburban neighborhood an hour outside of Washington. — The Russian Kommersant newspaper …
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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
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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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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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