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Democrats call for Kavanaugh impeachment over new sexual misconduct claims — Trump defended Kavanaugh after two New York Times reporters revealed new information on the sexual misconduct allegations facing the Supreme Court Justice. — A slew of prominent Democrats called on Congress …
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John McCormack / National Review:
The New York Times Anti-Kavanaugh Bombshell Is Actually a Dud — Maybe Pogrebin and Kelly's book is stronger than their essay, but I'm skeptical. — If you opened Twitter on Sunday morning, you were likely greeted with the bombshell headline of the top trending news story …
Sandra E. Garcia / New York Times:
Calls for Kavanaugh's Impeachment Come Amid New Misconduct Allegations — President Trump and other Republicans defended the Supreme Court justice after a New York Times essay described a previously unreported story about him as a student at Yale. — Several Democratic presidential candidates called …
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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo and POLITICUSUSA
Jason Silverstein / CBS News:
New Brett Kavanaugh sexual misconduct accusation sets off calls for Supreme Court impeachment — At least three Democratic presidential candidates called for Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh to be impeached after a new report about alleged sexual misconduct from his college years.
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Mediaite, Occupy Democrats and PJ Media Home
Daniel Politi / Slate:
Elizabeth Warren Joins Harris, Castro in Calling for Kavanaugh's Impeachment
Elizabeth Warren Joins Harris, Castro in Calling for Kavanaugh's Impeachment
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The Daily Caller, Axios and The Daily Beast
David Cohen / Politico:
Trump stands up for Brett Kavanaugh over ‘liable’
Trump stands up for Brett Kavanaugh over ‘liable’
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Washington Post, Axios, Wall Street Journal, The Federalist, USA Today, Vox, Splinter and Political Wire, more at Mediagazer »
Emily Wax-Thibodeaux / Washington Post:
Democratic candidates demand Kavanaugh impeachment after new allegation in Times piece
Democratic candidates demand Kavanaugh impeachment after new allegation in Times piece
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Fox News, abc7NY and Talking Points Memo
Roger Kimball / Spectator USA:
A fresh assassination of Brett Kavanaugh's character
A fresh assassination of Brett Kavanaugh's character
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Outside the Beltway, The Gateway Pundit, FOX59 and Instapundit
Jackie Mogensen / Mother Jones:
Democratic Presidential Candidates Are Calling for Brett Kavanaugh's Impeachment
Democratic Presidential Candidates Are Calling for Brett Kavanaugh's Impeachment
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Mary Papenfuss / U.S. Political News …:
2020 Candidates Call For Kavanaugh Impeachment After New Misconduct Accusation
2020 Candidates Call For Kavanaugh Impeachment After New Misconduct Accusation
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Washington Post, Mediaite and twitchy.com
NBC News:
Biden delivers most significant speech yet on race, says silence on hate ‘is complicity’ — “There can be no realization of the American Dream without grappling with the original sin of slavery,” Biden said. — Former Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday made his most expansive speech yet on race …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden allies attack Warren's electability
David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Trenton councilman defends McBride, says ‘Jew down’ is just a ‘statement of speech’ — Muschal: 'You know, it's like a car dealer, they wanted $5,000, you Jew ‘em down to $4,000’ … Longtime Trenton City Councilman George Muschal says that will he didn't hear a colleague make an anti-Semitic slur …
New York Times:
‘People Actively Hate Us’: Inside the Border Patrol's Morale Crisis — Overwhelmed by desperate migrants and criticized for mistreating the people in their care, many agents have grown defensive, insular and bitter. — One Border Patrol agent in Tucson said he had been called a “sellout” and a “kid killer.”
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PJ Media Home, Hullabaloo, Axios and Fox News
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
In call with Trump, Pelosi and Schumer say any gun bill that doesn't include background checks ‘will not get the job done’ — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Sunday urged President Trump to endorse House-passed gun measures …
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Hullabaloo and Politico
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Kaitlyn Krasselt / CTInsider.com:
Pelosi, in CT appearance, says she's optimistic on background checks
Robert Reich / The Guardian:
Trump is seriously, frighteningly unstable - the world is in danger — It is almost too late for impeachment. The 25th amendment is untested. The ballot box offers our only remaining hope — In retrospect, what's most disturbing about “Sharpiegate” isn't Trump's clumsy effort to doctor …
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Blake Schuster / Yahoo! Sports:
American Pharoah manager denies horse bit Mike Pence during 2018 visit
American Pharoah manager denies horse bit Mike Pence during 2018 visit
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USA Today
Thor Benson / The Daily Beast:
The Climate Crisis Is Poised to Make Huge Swaths of America Totally Uninsurable — “People are going to be trapped because once it's uninsurable, good luck selling the house,” one climate expert cautioned. — As climate change spurs increasingly destructive wildfires in California …
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Raw Story
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Wyoming coal country struggling despite Trump's support — The coal mining industry in the top coal-producing region of the U.S. is struggling despite President Trump's efforts to prop up the coal industry nationwide, according to AP. — Why it matters: Many coal producers in the Powder River Basin …
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Mead Gruver / Associated Press:
Idle mines portend dark days for top US coal region
Idle mines portend dark days for top US coal region
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POLITICUSUSA
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
McCarthy promises accountability as Barr reviews IG's FISA report: 'The closest we've ever seen to a coup' — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., promised that guilty parties will be held accountable after Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz releases his report …
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The Gateway Pundit and Sara A. Carter
Josh Campbell / CNN:
‘No turning back now’: The inside story of James Comey's trip to Trump Tower — (CNN)Josh Campbell is a CNN law enforcement analyst and former FBI supervisory special agent. His bureau career assignments included serving as special assistant to former FBI director James Comey.
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Kamala Harris Was Ready to Brawl From the Beginning — In her first race, she defied her old boss, a fund-raising pledge — and the implication that she owed her career to her ex-boyfriend. — SAN FRANCISCO — The rebuttal sounded something like a threat. That seemed to be Kamala Harris's point.
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Wall Street Journal:
Iran Rejects U.S. Accusations Over Saudi Oil-Facility Attacks — Saudis race to repair the damage from the strikes, which forced the suspension of more than half of the kingdom's output — Iran denied American accusations that it was behind Saturday's debilitating strikes on Saudi oil facilities …
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Spectator USA, Bloomberg, Foreign Policy, The American Conservative, Outside the Beltway and Breitbart
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Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
Attack on Saudi oil sites raises risks amid US-Iran tension
Attack on Saudi oil sites raises risks amid US-Iran tension
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New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Campaign Shakes Up New Hampshire Operation — Senator Bernie Sanders has overhauled his New Hampshire state operations five months before the primary, as his campaign fights to maintain support in a state he won by more than 22 percentage points in 2016.