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Alex Thompson / Politico:
Andrew Yang announces $120,000 giveaway during debate — Presidential candidate Andrew Yang announced at Thursday night's debate that his campaign will randomly select 10 families and give them a total of $120,000 over the next year as part of a pilot program for his universal basic income plan.
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Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Democratic debate live updates: Candidates take their messages to the spin room — The 10 highest-polling candidates appeared for a single night of debate in Houston hosted by ABC News and Univision — the smallest roster yet in the third matchup of Democratic National Committee-sanctioned primary debates …
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CBS News:
Democrats trade barbs on health care and immigration in third debate — The 10 leading Democratic candidates focused heavily on health care and gun control Thursday in the first debate where they have all been on the same stage. — There were also a few sharp jabs exchanged by candidates …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Winners and losers from the third Democratic debate — The Democrats met in Houston on Thursday night for the third Democratic debate of 2019, this time all on one night. After nearly three hours of sparring between the 10 candidates who qualified, here's who won, who lost, and what it means moving forward.
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Washington Post:
Who talked the most during the third Democratic debate — TOTAL MINUTES SPOKEN — Ten Democratic presidential candidates qualified for tonight's debate, giving viewers their first opportunity to see former vice president Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) share the debate stage.
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Gregg Re / Fox News:
Dem debate turns into melee over health care, Obama, socialism as candidates struggle to show unity — Long-simmering policy disputes between Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and a slew of other candidates exploded into the open during Thursday night's Democratic primary debate …
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Nigel Chiwaya / NBC News:
Who's on the attack in the third Democratic debate? Live tracker — Follow our live-updating graphic showing which candidates are attacking other candidates, and which are attacking President Trump. — Vice President Joe Biden had a target on his back at the second presidential debate in July.
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Here's what each Democrat needs to do to win Thursday's debate — Joe Biden has to improve tonight. Another underwhelming performance risks eroding his central argument that he's the safest choice to take on President Donald Trump. — Bernie Sanders can't let it become a showdown between Biden and Elizabeth Warren.
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Ursula Perano / Axios:
Debate night: Biden, Warren, Sanders and the fight for frontrunner
Debate night: Biden, Warren, Sanders and the fight for frontrunner
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Biden delivers the debate performance he needed, despite occasional missteps
Dylan Scott / Vox:
What we learned from the Biden-Sanders-Warren debate fight over Medicare-for-all
What we learned from the Biden-Sanders-Warren debate fight over Medicare-for-all
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Talking Points Memo, Los Angeles Times and The Week
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
Why Can't Joe Biden Win a Debate?
Why Can't Joe Biden Win a Debate?
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Julian Castro goes there on Joe Biden's age: ‘Are you forgetting what you said two minutes ago?’
Julian Castro goes there on Joe Biden's age: ‘Are you forgetting what you said two minutes ago?’
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PBS NewsHour:
Man Trump once called ‘my African American’ leaves Republican Party — Gregory Cheadle, the black man President Donald Trump once described at a rally as “my African American,” is fed up. — After two years of frustration with the president's rhetoric on race and the lack of diversity …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
ABC Tells Democrats to Keep Debate Clean. Looking at You, Beto. — There will be no delay on the broadcast so no chance to censor any obscenities, should a candidate let loose. — There was a time in American history when candidates for president did not need to be reminded …
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Jake Gibson / Fox News:
US attorney recommends proceeding with charges against McCabe, as DOJ rejects last-ditch appeal — U.S. Attorney Jessie Liu has recommended moving forward with charges against Andrew McCabe, Fox News has learned, as the Justice Department rejects a last-ditch appeal from the former top FBI official.
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DeRay Mckesson / Medium:
On Shaun King — Integrity. — A movement is only as strong as its integrity. Part of our collective work is to protect this integrity, even when, or especially when, doing so is uncomfortable or hard. It is in this spirit that I write, to address a lapse in integrity within …
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New York Times:
For Military Personnel, Trump's Turnberry Hotel Is ‘Better Than a Tent’ — TURNBERRY, Scotland — The middle-aged golfers had finished their last single-malt whiskeys late one night this July, and the bartenders were closing up. — Then a bus pulled up to the Trump Turnberry hotel …
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Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Air Force says it sent crews to Trump's Scottish resort up to 40 times
Air Force says it sent crews to Trump's Scottish resort up to 40 times
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Media Matters for America:
Sebastian Gorka and Michelle Malkin warn that “Soros-allied organizations” are working toward “demographic conquest” — Trump administration hopes to catch media flat-footed in pushing far-right lawyer toward lifetime judgeship — Wash. Post pushes Trump's spin as he makes America's waterways dirtier
Bill Scher / Politico:
The Buttigieg Money Pit — With great fanfare last month, Pete Buttigieg has announced “Phase Three” of his presidential campaign. Campaign adviser Lis Smith described the first two phases as teaching people how to pronounce his name and then raising gobs of money.
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Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
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Kate Davidson / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Deficit Tops $1 Trillion in First 11 Months of Fiscal Year, Treasury Says — The deficit, up 19% compared with a year ago, has exceeded $1 trillion for the first time since 2012 — WASHINGTON—The U.S. budget gap widened to more than $1 trillion in the first 11 months of the fiscal year …
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Sarah McGregor / Bloomberg:
U.S. Posts $1 Trillion Budget Gap; Full-Year May Be Lower
U.S. Posts $1 Trillion Budget Gap; Full-Year May Be Lower
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The Hill
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Where are we on impeachment? — CNN reports on the House Judiciary Committee's vote on impeachment rules, “Thursday's vote, which does not need to be approved by the full House, gives Nadler the ability to deem committee hearings as impeachment hearings. It allows staff to question witnesses …
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
‘My time is growing near’: John Lewis dangles impeachment announcement
‘My time is growing near’: John Lewis dangles impeachment announcement
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CNN:
Exclusive: How John Roberts killed the census citizenship question — Washington (CNN)Chief Justice John Roberts cast the deciding vote against President Donald Trump's attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, but only after changing his position behind the scenes …
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FIREHOUSE Strategies:
EXCLUSIVE SURVEY: Democrats Lead Trump in Key Swing States — Firehouse/0ptimus September General Election Poll: Slight Majority Say Trump's Deception on Hurricane Dorian “A big deal” — Each quarter this year, we have surveyed 2020 general election voters to gauge public opinion heading into 2020.
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Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
The Suburban Vote Isn't as Blue as It Looks — My colleague, David Wasserman wrote a (typically) insightful analysis on GOP state Sen. Dan Bishop's narrow win in Thursday's special election in North Carolina's 9th district. His main conclusion was that the special election continued …
The Federalist:
Christine Blasey Ford's Father Supported Brett Kavanaugh's Confirmation — After Christine Blasey Ford publicly alleged that Brett Kavanaugh tried to rape her, her father repeatedly communicated to Kavanaugh's father that he supported Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court.
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Mitt Romney says he doesn't plan to endorse anyone in 2020 — (CNN)Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah said Thursday that he's planning to withhold his endorsement in the 2020 race both in the primary and in the general election, underscoring the uneasy relationship between …
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Blake Montgomery / The Daily Beast:
MIT President: Oh Yeah, We DID Cover Up Epstein's Donations — In fact, he wrote an Epstein a thank you note for one gift. Even if he doesn't remember it. — The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is admitting that not only did the school hide donations from Jeffrey Epstein …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Rendell lights pre-debate stink bomb — Former Democratic National Committee chairman and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell sparked a firestorm on social media by escalating attacks on Elizabeth Warren ahead of Thursday's closely watched debate, assailing her as a “hypocrite” in an op-ed.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Falwell blasted Liberty student as ‘retarded,’ police chief as ‘half-wit’ in emails — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In emails to his colleagues over the years, Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr has denigrated students and staff at the Christian university he runs …
Jeffery C. Mays / New York Times:
New York City Is Ending a Ban on Gay Conversion Therapy. Here's Why. — The City Council fears that if a lawsuit challenging the ban reaches the Supreme Court, the panel could issue a ruling protecting the practice. — Nearly two years ago, the New York City Council celebrated when it passed …