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John Bolton / LobeLog:
The Catastrophic Tenure of John Bolton — John Bolton's tenure was a complete disaster. The national security architecture after Bolton looks like the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian. — Seventeen months ago, before Bolton became Donald Trump's third national security advisor …
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The Guardian, Washington Post and Jacobin
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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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New York Times, TheJournal.ie, Financial Times, ABC News, HEATED, RedState and Wall Street Journal
Axios:
Bolton's chaotic White House departure — The last time National Security Adviser John Bolton spoke with President Donald Trump was Monday afternoon around 2 p.m. in the Oval Office — offering to resign — about 22 hours before the president's Tuesday tweet suggesting that he had fired Bolton …
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Breitbart, The Daily Beast, TheBlaze and Raw Story
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Inside Trump and Bolton's spectacular split
Inside Trump and Bolton's spectacular split
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Talking Points Memo, Just Security and The Week
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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The Federalist, Vox, BizPac Review, The Week, Political Wire, The Intercept, The Gateway Pundit, Al-Monitor and Daily Wire
Associated Press:
Inside Bolton's exit: Mongolia, a mustache, a tweet
Inside Bolton's exit: Mongolia, a mustache, a tweet
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Talking Points Memo
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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Insight, The Atlantic, Political Wire, Outside the Beltway, Washington Post and USA Today
New York Times:
‘Trump Unplugged’: A President as His Own National Security Adviser
‘Trump Unplugged’: A President as His Own National Security Adviser
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Washington Post, The Atlantic and Political Wire
Washington Post:
John Bolton's legacy: Chaos, dysfunction and no meaningful accomplishments
John Bolton's legacy: Chaos, dysfunction and no meaningful accomplishments
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New York Times, The Week, One America News Network, Occupy Democrats, Mediaite, Los Angeles Times and The Daily Beast
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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The Week, BizPac Review, The Daily Dot, Foreign Policy, Algemeiner.com, Breitbart and New York Times
NBC News:
As frustration with Bolton mounted, Trump reached out to ex-adviser McMaster
As frustration with Bolton mounted, Trump reached out to ex-adviser McMaster
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Bloomberg, Talking Points Memo, New York Times, Jewish Insider, The Other McCain, New York Post, twitchy.com, Raw Story, Mediaite, The Week and WayneDupree.com
Daily Mail:
Ousted National Security advisor John Bolton calls Donald Trump a LIAR for claiming he was fired …
Ousted National Security advisor John Bolton calls Donald Trump a LIAR for claiming he was fired …
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New York Post, NBC News and Front Page Magazine
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Speak Up, John Bolton
Speak Up, John Bolton
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No More Mister Nice Blog and U.S. Political News …
Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
John Bolton Will Hold This Grudge
John Bolton Will Hold This Grudge
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CNN, Reason, Slate, The Rush Limbaugh Show, TIME, The American Conservative, Washington Post, Hot Air, Fox News, New Republic and Politico
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: Democrats Most Like Warren, But Voters Overall Are Lukewarm On Democrats, Trump — Toggle more options — Elizabeth Warren is on the rise among Democratic voters, but she and other Democrats are less popular with the overall electorate, raising concerns about a bruising primary …
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Washington Times and Political Wire
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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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Daily Wire, Political Wire and Raw Story
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Biden camp thinks the media just doesn't get it — 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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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Week and Townhall
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.
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Washington Post, Raw Story and Splinter
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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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Breitbart, Raw Story, American Greatness, Mother Jones and Mediaite
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Alarm bells should be ringing at Trump HQ after N.C. House scare
Alarm bells should be ringing at Trump HQ after N.C. House scare
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Shareblue Media and Washington Free Beacon
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Republican Dan Bishop narrowly wins North Carolina special election
Republican Dan Bishop narrowly wins North Carolina special election
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, PBS NewsHour and Axios
New York Times:
Dan Bishop, North Carolina Republican, Wins Special Election
Dan Bishop, North Carolina Republican, Wins Special Election
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CNN, Talking Points Memo, NBC News, Politico, Breitbart, Daily Wire and IJR
Drew McCoy / Decision Desk HQ:
NC-09 Special Election Results
NC-09 Special Election Results
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Vox, Breitbart, Townhall, The Daily Caller, RRH Elections and Political Wire
Daniel Byman / Foreign Policy:
It's Hard to Commemorate 9/11 If You Don't Understand It. — Today's university freshmen were born after the Twin Towers fell. In the Trump era, lack of historical perspective makes young people susceptible to alarmism and more likely to misread threats. — Sept. 11, 2019 marks …
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Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
US marks 18th anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks
US marks 18th anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks
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National Review
James Barron / New York Times:
Remembering Those Lost 18 Years Ago on 9/11
Remembering Those Lost 18 Years Ago on 9/11
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Townhall, Breitbart, TheBlaze and twitchy.com
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 …
Monique O. Madan / Miami Herald:
12-year-old Bahamian girl separated from parents, ends up in Miami home for migrant kids — A 12-year-old Bahamian girl was separated from family at a South Florida airport after fleeing the destruction of Hurricane Dorian and was sent by U.S. Customs officials to a Miami Gardens shelter for abused or abandoned children.
Washington Post:
Trump says ‘boneheads’ at Fed should cut interest rates to zero — or even set negative rates — President Trump upped his attacks on the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, demanding the central bank slash interest rates to zero, or even push them into negative territory, claiming that he wants …
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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.
Washington Post:
Is Trump afraid to face primary competition? — REPUBLICAN PARTY officials in four states have decided not to hold presidential primaries or caucuses next year but instead simply to assign their delegates at the 2020 Republican National Convention directly to President Trump.
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Tom Lobianco / Politico:
How Pence's Camp Persuaded Trump to Pick Their Guy as VP — It was July 14, 2016, just four days before the Republican National Convention, and Donald Trump was still waffling on who to pick as his running mate. — He had just told Indiana Gov. Mike Pence he was his pick, but then …
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Raw Story
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New York Times:
California Bill Makes App-Based Companies Treat Workers as Employees — 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 …
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MIT Technology Review, Gizmodo, The Week, NPR, Engadget, The Next Web and Slate, more at Techmeme »
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 …
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Political Wire
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. …
Hayley Halpin / TheJournal.ie:
51% of people in Northern Ireland support Irish unification, new poll finds … A NEW POLL has shown just over half of people in Northern Ireland would vote for Irish unification if there were a border poll tomorrow. — The poll, published by Lord Ashcroft, shows that 45% of those surveyed …
Pete Buttigieg / The Moment:
Remembering — On one of its worst days, America found its best self. — I was a sophomore in college when the planes hit. My roommates and I sat transfixed on a futon, glued to the horror unfolding on NBC's Today Show. Years later, I would find myself carrying an M-4 in Kabul …