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Jackie Calmes / Los Angeles Times:
New reporting details how FBI limited investigation of Kavanaugh allegations — As Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh prepares for his second year on the Supreme Court, new reporting has detailed how the limits ordered by the White House and Senate Republicans last year constrained the FBI investigation …
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POLITICUSUSA and The Guardian
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Robby Soave / Reason:
Brett Kavanaugh Faces a New Accusation in The New York Times, but the Alleged Victim Didn't Confirm It — Associate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh faces another accusation of sexual misconduct. Details of the previously unreported incident appeared in The New York Times on Sunday.
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Senator told FBI last fall of new information about Kavanaugh — A Democratic senator last fall told the FBI of a new allegation of sexual impropriety against then-Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh — a claim that was not investigated at the time but has since become public …
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Axios, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, Fox News, The Daily Signal, Law & Crime, The Week and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Not just Kavanaugh: Another alarming reason to fear the Supreme Court — The long conservative takeover of the Supreme Court is getting another round of scrutiny in light of new allegations against Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh. Though they are inadequately sourced, the New York Times's latest reporting …
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and NB Blog, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
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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The Federalist, Washington Post, Vox, National Review, Popular Information, RedState, Politico, Fox News, Vanity Fair, Breitbart and The Crime Report
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Nancy Pelosi's next target: Mitch McConnell
Nancy Pelosi's next target: Mitch McConnell
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Washington Post, Breitbart and Mediaite
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Judges Say They Aren't Extensions of Presidents Who Appointed Them
Judges Say They Aren't Extensions of Presidents Who Appointed Them
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Daily Caller News Foundation
Michael McAuliff / New York Daily News:
Jerry Nadler tells Daily News he won't rush to impeach Trump without enough public support
Jerry Nadler tells Daily News he won't rush to impeach Trump without enough public support
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Political Wire
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Working Families Party Endorses Elizabeth Warren — The progressive group, whose electoral influence has grown since it backed Bernie Sanders in 2016, is now supporting Ms. Warren for the Democratic presidential nomination. — The Working Families Party, the labor-aligned progressive group …
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Talking Points Memo, Axios, The Week, Washington Times and Raw Story
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Elizabeth Warren:
End Washington Corruption … In 1958, the National Election Survey first asked Americans a simple question: Do you trust the government to do the right thing most of the time? That year, 73% of Americans said yes. — In 2019, that number is just 17%. Five out of every six Americans …
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Fox News, Washington Post, Axios and U.S. Political News …
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Warren Goes After Trump's Sister in Anti-Corruption Push — The Massachusetts Democrat, who had already introduced a massive anti-corruption bill, is adding some new aspects to her plan. — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is adding some new proposals to her anti-corruption plan …
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Raw Story, Political Wire, IJR, NBC News, Washington Post and Common Dreams
Theodoric Meyer / Politico:
Elizabeth Warren beefs up anti-corruption plan ahead of NYC speech
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump Is Cornered by the Saudi Drone Attacks — The president's inconsistency on Iran and his ties to the Saudis don't bode well for how he will handle a monumental foreign policy challenge. — A small squadron of drones — and possibly cruise missiles — penetrated Saudi Arabia's air defenses …
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Arms Control Wonk, National Review and New York Times
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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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Politico, Foreign Policy, The American Conservative, The Daily Caller, Roll Call, CNN, Raw Story, Shareblue Media, The Week, Radio Free Europe and Informed Comment
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Tells Saudi Arabia Oil Attacks Were Launched From Iran — Officials say intelligence points to Iran as staging ground for strikes, as allies weigh retaliation — American officials say intelligence indicates that Iran was the staging ground for a debilitating attack on Saudi Arabia's oil industry …
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Power Line, Jihad Watch and Foreign Policy
Washington Post:
Saudi Arabia says drones used to attack its oil facilities were Iranian — ISTANBUL — Yemen's Houthi rebels have threatened additional attacks on Saudi oil installations just days after claiming a crippling assault on facilities in the desert kingdom, the group's al-Masirah TV reported Monday.
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CNN, The Daily Caller, NPR and Fort Smith/Fayetteville News
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump suggests Iran responsible for Saudi oil attack — President Donald Trump on Monday hinted at potential new evidence that could prove Iran was behind a series of drone attacks in Saudia Arabia that struck the heart of its oil production, pointing to prior controversies that he said cast doubt on Iran's denials.
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Common Dreams, One America News Network and Axios
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump lashed out at the media for reporting he would meet with Iran with ‘no conditions.’ …
Trump lashed out at the media for reporting he would meet with Iran with ‘no conditions.’ …
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Mediaite, The Week and Daily Kos
Associated Press:
Trump says US locked and loaded in response to drone attack
Trump says US locked and loaded in response to drone attack
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One America News Network
Bloomberg:
Attack on Saudi Arabia Demands a United Response
Attack on Saudi Arabia Demands a United Response
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Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Foreign Policy and Fortune
Yahoo News:
Exclusive: Russia carried out a ‘stunning’ breach of FBI communications system, escalating the spy game on U.S. soil — On Dec. 29, 2016, the Obama administration announced that it was giving nearly three dozen Russian diplomats just 72 hours to leave the United States and was seizing …
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Raw Story, New Republic and The Crime Report
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Hillary Clinton's Zombie Impeachment Memo That Could Help Fell Trump — A document Hillary Clinton helped write nearly a half century ago has returned from the dead to threaten the man she couldn't vanquish in 2016. — The bizarre, only-in-D.C. twist centers on a congressional report penned …
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, Vox, The Week, One America News Network and Axios
Dana Mattioli / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon Changed Search Algorithm in Ways That Boost Its Own Products — The e-commerce giant overcame internal dissent from engineers and lawyers, people familiar with the move say — Amazon.com Inc. AMZN -1.81% has adjusted its product-search system to more prominently feature listings …
Gabby Orr / Politico:
Trump launches ambitious play to turn New Mexico red — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — John McCain lost New Mexico by nearly 15 percentage points in 2008. Four years later, Mitt Romney pulled two top staffers from the ground here with weeks to go before Election Day — admitting defeat …
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Raw Story
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Why Trump is rallying in New Mexico
Detroit News:
Vape flavor ban doesn't help kids, hurts adults — While Michigan's flavor ban won't help kids, it will harm adults. — “As governor, my number one priority is keeping our kids safe,” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told The Washington Post. Unfortunately, her executive order to ban flavored e-cigarettes will not accomplish that goal.
Will Bunch / Inquirer.com:
Elite D.C. pundits love moderation, low taxes on the rich ... and Joe Biden. They just don't get it. — There were so many weird moments in Thursday night's critical, 10-candidate Democratic presidential debate in Houston that this one largely flew under the radar, even though it was quite revealing.
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Detroit Free Press, The Daily Beast and CNN
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Jessica Kegu / CBS News:
Edward Snowden wants to come home: “I'm not asking for a pass. What I'm asking for is a fair trial” — In an exclusive U.S. TV interview, Edward Snowden says he would like to return home but that the U.S. won't agree to a fair trial. — “I would like to return to the United States.
Washington Post:
Most American teens are frightened by climate change, poll finds, and about 1 in 4 are taking action — In a coastal town in Washington, climate change has a high school junior worried about the floods that keep deluging his school. A 17-year-old from Texas says global warming scares him so much he can't even think about it.
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 …
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