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The Daily Beast:
Trump Flirts With $15 Billion Bailout for Iran, Sources Say — Trump says he hates the Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran. But he's toying with a French proposal to get the Iranians to comply with it: a $15 billion line of credit to Tehran. — President Donald Trump has left the impression …
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John Solomon / The Hill:
Two names who would give Trump an all-star security team after Bolton — Love him or hate him, Donald Trump knows exactly what he wants when it comes to foreign policy. He wants a clear definition of the American strategic interest across the globe and a commitment that war is always a tool of last resort.
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Ed Rendell / Washington Post:
I like Elizabeth Warren. Too bad she's a hypocrite. — Ed Rendell, a Democrat, is the former governor of Pennsylvania. — I like Elizabeth Warren. I like her a lot. Too bad she's a hypocrite. — I think Warren (D-Mass.) has been a great senator, and her work in setting …
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David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
Democrats see Biden, Warren as close fits ideologically, view Sanders as more extreme
Democrats see Biden, Warren as close fits ideologically, view Sanders as more extreme
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Elizabeth Warren leads Joe Biden in ranked-choice poll
Elizabeth Warren leads Joe Biden in ranked-choice poll
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Political Wire
Charles Gasparino / New York Post:
Wall Street is freaking out at the thought of President Liz Warren
Wall Street is freaking out at the thought of President Liz Warren
Will Steakin / ABC News:
Trump campaign to counter Dems' debate by flying massive banner blasting socialism
Trump campaign to counter Dems' debate by flying massive banner blasting socialism
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NBC News:
Impeachment inquiry ramps up as Judiciary panel adopts procedural guidelines — The House committee passed a resolution Thursday that would set the outlines for future impeachment investigation hearings. — WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee took a big step Thursday morning …
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Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
House committee votes to take steps toward impeachment as Democrats mull potential charges against Trump
House committee votes to take steps toward impeachment as Democrats mull potential charges against Trump
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Politico and Political Wire
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Why Are Democrats in Disarray Over Impeachment?
Why Are Democrats in Disarray Over Impeachment?
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Power Line
CNN:
House panel approves impeachment inquiry parameters as Democrats try to clarify their strategy
House panel approves impeachment inquiry parameters as Democrats try to clarify their strategy
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Is It an Impeachment Inquiry or Not? Democrats Can't Seem to Agree
Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:
‘Simply Unacceptable’: 145 Executives Demand Senate Action on Gun Violence — “Doing nothing about America's gun violence crisis is simply unacceptable,” the corporate chiefs urged senators in a letter. — In a direct and urgent call to address gun violence in America …
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Rachel Siegel / Washington Post:
145 CEOs implore Senate to act on gun violence, saying doing nothing is ‘simply unacceptable’
145 CEOs implore Senate to act on gun violence, saying doing nothing is ‘simply unacceptable’
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Israel accused of planting mysterious spy devices near the White House — The U.S. government concluded within the last two years that Israel was most likely behind the placement of cell-phone surveillance devices that were found near the White House and other sensitive locations around Washington …
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Elizabeth Warren / Medium:
Expanding Social Security — I've dedicated most of my career to studying what's happening to working families in America. One thing is clear: it's getting harder to save enough for a decent retirement. — A generation of stagnant wages and rising costs for basics like housing …
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New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren's Social Security Plan: Raise Benefits by $200 a Month
Elizabeth Warren's Social Security Plan: Raise Benefits by $200 a Month
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Wall Street Journal
Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Elizabeth Warren has been the only big winner in polling after 2 debates
Elizabeth Warren has been the only big winner in polling after 2 debates
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Washington Post:
Trump officials tour unused FAA facility in California in search for place to relocate homeless people — A team of Trump administration officials toured a California facility once used by the Federal Aviation Administration this week as they searched for a potential site to relocate homeless people …
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Trump Administration to Finalize Rollback of Clean Water Protections — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday is expected to complete the legal repeal of a major Obama-era clean water regulation, which had placed limits on polluting chemicals that could be used near streams, wetlands and water bodies.
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Alex Thompson / Politico:
‘Why Are You Pissing In Our Face?’: Inside Warren's War With the Obama Team — Elizabeth Warren was in the president's head. — From the summer of 2010 through summer of 2011, the usually unflappable Barack Obama spent long hours agonizing over the then-Harvard Law professor …
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Ominous signs could sink Republicans' chances of retaking the House — A parade of Republican retirements. Red flags about the economy. President Donald Trump's approval ratings under water. A nail-biter race in a GOP stronghold. — House Republicans are grappling with a string …
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Washington Post:
'You're a prop in the back': Advisers struggle to obey Trump's Kafkaesque rules — In President Trump's renegade orbit, there are unspoken rules he expects his advisers to follow. He tolerates a modicum of dissent, so long as it remains private; expects advisers to fall in line and defend his decisions …
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Gordon Witkin / Center for Public Integrity:
You donated to kids with cancer. This Vegas telemarketer cashed in. — Inside his machine that turns charitable and political contributions into paydays. — TAMPA, Fla. — The telemarketer asked Eric Thomas a question: Would he consider donating money to the Children's Leukemia Support Network?
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Pence's Doonbeg detour cost nearly $600K in ground transportation fees — Pence's stay at Trump's Irish golf resort has reinvigorated the debate about whether the president is using his position to enrich himself. — Ground transportation for Vice President Mike Pence's stay …
Reed Richardson / Mediaite:
Lou Dobbs Ominously Warns of George Soros' Financial ‘Tentacles’ Spreading Around the World — Fox Business' Lou Dobbs bemoaned the “pervasive” funding efforts of George Soros and warned that the “tentacles” of the Jewish billionaire “work against sovereignty, work against our laws.”
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The Daily Beast
Dahlia Scheindlin / Washington Post:
Here's what the Israeli public thinks about Netanyahu's campaign promise to annex parts of the West Bank. — Hint: the voters he's courting are very supportive. — On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced, just a week before a hotly contested election …
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Chantal Da Silva / Newsweek:
ICE Is Building A ‘State-Of-The-Art’ ‘Urban Warfare’ Training Facility That Will Include ‘Hyper-Realistic’ Simulations Of Homes In Chicago And Arizona — The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is looking to build a “state-of-the-art” “urban warfare” training facility that will include …
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Common Dreams
Bloomberg:
Trump Advisers Consider Interim China Trade Deal to Delay Tariffs — Trump administration officials have discussed offering a limited trade agreement to China that would delay and even roll back some U.S. tariffs for the first time in exchange for Chinese commitments on intellectual property …
Philippe Reines / Politico:
Why Only a Woman Can Win a Debate Against Trump — As Hillary Clinton's sparring partner in her 2016 general election debate prep, I was part of the team that helped get her ready for both the predictable and the unthinkable. And despite what happened on Election Night, to most of America there was no question she won those debates.
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USA Today
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Top Democrat attempts to block Trump from paying farm bailout money, setting up battle over trade war tactics — House Appropriations Committee Chair Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) is proposing to block the White House request over its farm bailout program, according to a draft of legislation reviewed …
Theodore Schleifer / Vox:
The FBI is investigating a venture capital fund started by Peter Thiel for financial misconduct — Mithril Capital raised over $1 billion on the name of Thiel, one of Silicon Valley's biggest celebrities. Now federal investigators are looking under the hood.
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Girls who appeared to be 11 to 12 seen with Jeffrey Epstein getting off his plane in 2018 as authorities eyed his travel abroad — KEY POINTS — An air traffic controller saw financier Jeffrey Epstein getting off his private plane in the U.S. Virgin Islands with girls who appeared to be 11 to 12 years old in 2018.
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