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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 …
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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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Federal prosecutors recommend that Andrew McCabe, former FBI second-in-command, be indicted — President Trump says it's up to his new attorney general to decide when and whether the Mueller report into Russian election meddling is released. He also has some harsh words for former FBI …
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Justice Dept. Rejects Andrew McCabe's Bid to Avoid Charges
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‘Simply Unacceptable’: 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, the chief executives …
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Ted Cruz eyes the White House: ‘I hope to run again’
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Josh Israel / Shareblue Media:
Ted Cruz: Stopping gun violence could help Elizabeth Warren become president
Ted Cruz: Stopping gun violence could help Elizabeth Warren become president
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Cruz warns GOP support for expanded background checks could help elect Warren president
Cruz warns GOP support for expanded background checks could help elect Warren president
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Ted Cruz warns Texas will be ‘hotly contested’ in 2020
Ted Cruz warns Texas will be ‘hotly contested’ in 2020
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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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Lissandra Villa / TIME:
Andrew Yang Plans To Give Out $1,000 A Month to 10 Families. That May Be a Violation of Election Law, Experts Say
Andrew Yang Plans To Give Out $1,000 A Month to 10 Families. That May Be a Violation of Election Law, Experts Say
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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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Israel accused of planting mysterious spy devices near the White House — The U.S. government concluded within the past two years that Israel was most likely behind the placement of cellphone surveillance devices that were found near the White House and other sensitive locations around Washington …
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David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
How Jewish Should the Jewish State Be? The Question Shadows an Israeli Vote
How Jewish Should the Jewish State Be? The Question Shadows an Israeli Vote
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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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Here's what each Democrat needs to do to win Thursday's debate
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Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
Buy, Sell, Hold (September Edition)
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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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U.S. Posts $1 Trillion Budget Gap; Full-Year May Be Lower
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Donna Borak / CNN:
The US deficit topped $1 trillion. The year's not even over yet
The US deficit topped $1 trillion. The year's not even over yet
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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
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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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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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Democratic debate live updates: Candidates address racism in America
Democratic debate live updates: Candidates address racism in America
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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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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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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 …
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Jury convicts dad of Alison Lundergan Grimes for giving illegally to Senate campaign — A federal jury found two longtime Democratic operatives guilty Thursday of funneling illegal corporate campaign contributions into Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes' 2014 U.S. Senate campaign …
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Trump team rushes to find escape hatch for China tariffs — President Donald Trump's top advisers are rushing to find an escape hatch for a series of tariff increases in the coming months, worried about the potential for further economic damage. — Many of the president's top economic officials …
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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 …
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‘My time is growing near’: John Lewis dangles impeachment announcement — Rep. John Lewis has called Donald Trump an illegitimate leader and boycotted his inauguration, but he's remained conspicuously silent on demands for the president's impeachment. — Despite his silence …
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Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
Democrats Are Past the Point of No Return on Impeachment
Democrats Are Past the Point of No Return on Impeachment
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Trump Administration to Roll Back Clean Water Protections — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday announced the repeal of a major Obama-era clean water regulation that had placed limits on polluting chemicals that could be used near streams, wetlands and other bodies of water.
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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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‘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 …
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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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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 …
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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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Record-fundraiser Dan Baer drops US Senate bid, supports Hickenlooper in 2020 — The Democratic primary field, which once numbered a dozen candidates, is slowly clearing for Hickenlooper, choice of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. — DENVER — Dan Baer tells Next with Kyle Clark …
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