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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
New Book: Christine Blasey Ford's Friend Leland Keyser Doesn't Believe Her — “It just didn't make any sense,” lifelong friend Leland Keyser told New York Times reporters about Ford's allegations, adding “I don't have any confidence in the story.” — Buried at the end of their new book …
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Power Line and New York Times
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Axios:
The 3 villains of Democrats' 2020 plan — Democrats plan to portray President Trump, Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as the three villains defining the three branches of government for the 2020 campaign. — Why it matters: Each of these white men …
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Nancy Pelosi's next target: Mitch McConnell — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will escalate her caucus' anti-Mitch McConnell messaging this fall, testing a theory that this can be more effective than just continuing the party's anti-Trump rhetoric, Democratic leadership aides tell Axios.
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Political Wire, Politico and Mediaite
NBC News:
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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The Daily Caller, fox5sandiego.com, RedState, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Washington Post, abc7NY, Power Line and twitchy.com
Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill:
2020 Democrats call for Kavanaugh to be impeached
2020 Democrats call for Kavanaugh to be impeached
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Splinter, New York Post and Reuters
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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ABC News, CNN, The Daily Caller, Outside the Beltway and Daily Wire
Sandra E. Garcia / New York Times:
Calls for Kavanaugh's Impeachment Come Amid New Misconduct Allegations
Calls for Kavanaugh's Impeachment Come Amid New Misconduct Allegations
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POLITICUSUSA, The Daily Caller and The Week
Roger Kimball / Spectator USA:
A fresh assassination of Brett Kavanaugh's character
A fresh assassination of Brett Kavanaugh's character
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The Gateway Pundit, Patterico's Pontifications, twitchy.com, Instapundit, Vox and FOX59
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
In call with Trump, Pelosi and Schumer say any gun bill that doesn't include background checks …
In call with Trump, Pelosi and Schumer say any gun bill that doesn't include background checks …
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New York Times, The Week, Hullabaloo, Rolling Stone and Politico
Jason Silverstein / CBS News:
New Brett Kavanaugh sexual misconduct accusation sets off calls for Supreme Court impeachment
New Brett Kavanaugh sexual misconduct accusation sets off calls for Supreme Court impeachment
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Washington Post, Occupy Democrats, PJ Media Home and Townhall
Martha Raddatz / ABC News:
Iran fired cruise missiles in attack on Saudi oil facility: Senior US official — Iran launched nearly a dozen cruise missiles and over 20 drones from its territory in the attack on a key Saudi oil facility Saturday, a senior Trump administration official told ABC News Sunday.
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Raw Story, The American Conservative, Informed Comment, The Week and Daily Wire
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CNN:
Trump says US ‘locked and loaded depending on verification’ of attack on Saudi oil field
Trump says US ‘locked and loaded depending on verification’ of attack on Saudi oil field
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Mediaite, BizPac Review, NPR, WTKR-TV and middleeastmonitor.com
Bradford Betz / Fox News:
Trump: US ‘locked and loaded’ against attackers of Saudi oil facility ‘depending on verification’
Trump: US ‘locked and loaded’ against attackers of Saudi oil facility ‘depending on verification’
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One America News Network, Breitbart, Townhall and The Intercept
Bianca Quilantan / Politico:
Trump says U.S. ‘locked and loaded’ after attack on Saudi oil
Trump says U.S. ‘locked and loaded’ after attack on Saudi oil
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One America News Network and Fox News
Christopher Rowland / Washington Post:
Purdue Pharma, drugmaker accused of fueling the opioid epidemic, files for bankruptcy — Purdue Pharma, the drug manufacturer accused of triggering the nation's epidemic of opioid addiction through its sale of the profitable but highly addictive painkiller OxyContin, filed for bankruptcy Sunday.
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New York Times, One America News Network, The Week, Axios, The Crime Report and The Guardian
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.
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The Daily Beast
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Bernie Sanders shakes up campaign leadership in New Hampshire — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Sen. Bernie Sanders has replaced the New Hampshire state director of his presidential campaign after growing indignation from his fiercest supporters that their concerns about losing the first-in-the-nation primary state were being ignored.
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Why Trump is rallying in New Mexico — At a Trump rally back in February in El Paso, Texas, the campaign saw an unexpected pattern in the attendee data — a large crowd of New Mexicans crossed the state line to be there. — “That was our first glimpse into the idea that there might …
Discussion:
Politico
Emily Shugerman / The Daily Beast:
Steven Mnuchin's Mysterious Link to Creepy Epstein Model Scout — The treasury secretary's name shows up on official records for a company formed in the 1980s by Jeffrey Epstein's close friend, the model scout Jean-Luc Brunel. — In the late 1980s—before he was a member of Donald Trump's Cabinet …
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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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 …
Discussion:
Washington Monthly and Raw Story
Streiff / RedState:
Babylon Bee Accurately Predicts a Snopes Fact Check Nine Months Before They Do It — A customer hold a piece of Kentucky Fried Chicken outside a KFC restaurant, Tuesday, July 13, 2010, in Mountain View, Calif. Yum Brands Inc., which owns Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC, reports second-quarter results after the close of regular trading.
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 …
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Amy Klobuchar to embark on tour of ‘blue wall’ states — Sen. Amy Klobuchar is kicking off a “blue wall” tour this week, making stops in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, according to a schedule shared with POLITICO. — The Minnesota Democrat has centered her presidential bid …
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
How Kamala Harris Can Make a Comeback — The Democratic field is still flawed. — The most effective presidential candidates are able both to energize their base and persuade the political middle. Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan and F.D.R. all did so. They managed to seem exciting …