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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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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:
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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Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
John Bolton Will Hold This Grudge
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Speak Up, John Bolton
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Alex Daugherty / Miami Herald:
Florida Republicans had no idea Venezuela hawk John Bolton was being fired
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New York Times:
‘Trump Unplugged’: A President as His Own National Security Adviser
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NBC News:
Trump fires John Bolton as national security adviser
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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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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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Washington Post:
President Trump trails potential Democratic challengers in 2020 test — President Trump overcame formidable odds and discouraging poll numbers to win the White House in 2016. More than a year out from the 2020 election, it appears he might have to repeat that performance to win a second term …
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: Democrats Most Like Warren, But Voters Overall Are Lukewarm On Democrats, Trump
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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 first thing you notice at a Joe Biden event is the age: Many of the reporters covering him are really young. Biden is not. The press corps, or so the Biden campaign sees it, is culturally liberal and highly attuned to modern issues around race and gender and social justice.
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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Biden Aims to Use Debate to Question Warren's Corporate Work
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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 …
ProPublica:
The Myths of the “Genius” Behind Trump's Reelection Campaign — Brad Parscale has said he's taking a relative pittance to run the president's reelection operation. But as with much of what Parscale has claimed about his work and life, that's not the full story. This is.
Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
How to Lose the Revolution — Democrats are well-positioned to win back power in 2020 and enact liberal change—unless the progressive revolutionaries running for president sabotage it. — Democrats don't appreciate how close they are to securing unfettered power in Washington come January 2021.
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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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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trashing Fed ‘Boneheads,’ Trump calls for central bank to cut interest rates to ‘ZERO’ — President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on the Federal Reserve to slash U.S. interest rates “down to ZERO,” admonishing chairman Jerome Powell and other leaders of the U.S. central bank as “Boneheads.”
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Benjamin Ryan / The Guardian:
‘Rick Scott had us on lockdown’: how Florida said no to $70m for HIV crisis — Guardian investigation shows state passed on federal funds available to help tackle a serious health epidemic — While the Republican senator Rick Scott was governor of Florida, his administration presided …
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New York Times:
California Passes Landmark Bill to Remake Gig Economy — SACRAMENTO — California legislators approved a landmark bill on Tuesday that requires companies like Uber and Lyft to treat contract workers as employees, a move that could reshape the gig economy and that adds fuel to a yearslong debate …
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Tom Lobianco / Politico:
How Pence's Camp Persuaded Trump to Pick Their Guy as VP — Trump had already told Pence he was the pick, but the nominee was wavering. The untold story of how two aides took matters into their own hands. — Tom LoBianco is a reporter and author of Piety and Power: Mike Pence and the Making of the White House.
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