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7:10 PM ET, September 17, 2019

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Ken Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
Biden, Warren Gain in Latest Poll of Democratic Primary Voters  —  WSJ/NBC survey shows former vice president with 31% support and Massachusetts senator at 25%  —  WASHINGTON—Former Vice President Joe Biden and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren have gained support since the summer …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC/WSJ poll: Biden leads Dem 2020 field, Warren's support grows  —  While Biden dominates among more moderate Democrats and black voters, Warren overperforms among whites and liberals.  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., continue to top …
Discussion: Axios, Breitbart, Politico and Bloomberg
John Harwood / CNBC:
Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren separate themselves from the 2020 Democratic pack in new NBC/WSJ poll  —  KEY POINTS  — In a new NBC/WSJ poll, Joe Biden draws 31% compared to 25% for Elizabeth Warren.  At 14%, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders trails Warren by a double-digit margin while 15 other candidates receive support of 7% or less.
Trent Spiner / Politico:
Sanders campaign wracked by dissension  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Some of Bernie Sanders' fiercest supporters are sounding the alarm that the campaign is bogged down by disorganization, personality clashes and poor communication between state operations and national headquarters.
CNN:
Elizabeth Warren took selfies for 4 hours after her New York rally. It's part of her plan.
Discussion: Politico
Hamilton Nolan / Splinter:
The Big Fight, Not the Little Fight
Discussion: New York Times, TIME and VICE
Karma Allen / ABC News:
Legendary journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts dies at 75  —  Renowned ABC News journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts has died at the age of 75.  —  Roberts won countless awards, including three Emmys, throughout her decades-long career.
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Bobby Allyn / NPR:
Cokie Roberts, Pioneering Journalist Who Helped Shape NPR, Dies At 75  —  Toggle more options  —  Veteran journalist Cokie Roberts, who joined an upstart NPR in 1978 and left an indelible imprint on the growing network with her coverage of Washington politics before later going to ABC News, has died.
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump on death of Cokie Roberts: ‘She never treated me nicely.  But I would like to wish her family well.’  —  President Trump reacted Tuesday to the death of journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts from complications from breast cancer by saying “she never treated me nicely” …
Nina Totenberg / NPR:   ‘The Personification Of Human Decency’: Nina Totenberg Remembers Cokie Roberts
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Mad About Kavanaugh and Gorsuch?  The Best Way to Get Even Is to Pack the Court  —  The lifetime appointments cry out for Democratic hardball.  —  President Trump bragged on Twitter recently about his success filling up the federal judiciary.  “I want to congratulate” Senate majority leader …
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The Babylon Bee:
Hypocrisy: Right-Wingers Who Love It When The Babylon Bee Makes Stuff Up Suddenly Get Mad When The NYT Does It  —  U.S.—Many on the right have reacted with outrage to The New York Times on its story about Brett Kavanaugh where it basically made up a new charge against him.
Discussion: Power Line
Melissa Quinn / Washington Examiner:
Silicon Valley heavyweights quietly aided Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford: Book
Discussion: Breitbart
Madeline Osburn / The Federalist:
New York Times Reporters Complain Their Reporting On Kavanaugh Has Been ‘Seized’ For Politics
Discussion: Townhall and Instapundit
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Lewandowski rebuffs questions at House impeachment hearing  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats' first hearing in what they are calling an impeachment investigation quickly turned sour on Tuesday as their sole witness, former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, refused to answer most of their questions.
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Lewandowski hearing descends into chaos
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Gil Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:
NETANYAHU-GANTZ STALEMATE: NO CLEAR WINNER IN SUPER-TIGHT ISRAELI ELECTION  —  Both Channel 12 and Channel 13 exit polls foresee yet another stalemate, granting Blue and White the highest amount of seats.  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to carry on his dynasty with a historic victory …
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Haaretz:
Israel Election 2019: Netanyahu Fails to Secure Ruling Majority, Gantz in the Lead, Exit Polls Show
Discussion: The Week
The Times of Israel:
Amended TV exit poll sees Arab alliance surge to 15 seats
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Trump to Revoke California's Authority to Set Stricter Auto Emissions Rules  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expected on Wednesday to formally revoke California's legal authority to set tailpipe pollution rules that are stricter than federal rules, in a move designed by the White House …
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Bloomberg:
EPA to Unveil Plan to Take Away California's Authority on Car Emissions
Discussion: Axios and Politico
Annie Karni / New York Times:
For Sean Spicer, the Revolving Door Led to a Dance Routine in a Lime Green Shirt  —  WASHINGTON — When Sean Spicer, the former White House press secretary, resigned from the Trump administration in 2017, ABC's “Dancing With the Stars” saw a future for him on the show.
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Scaachi Koul / BuzzFeed News:
How Did Lauren Duca's Revolution Backfire?  —  The viral writer wants to galvanize young people with her new book, How to Start a Revolution.  But past controversies — and a new complaint filed by her New York University students — threaten to undermine her message.
Discussion: twitchy.com, Fox News and Mediaite
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Trump's weird ideas on the US-Saudi relationship, sort of explained  —  Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Donald Trump with Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Osaka Castle Park during the G20 Summit on June 28, 2019.  Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:   How the Iran conflict would have unfolded under a normal president
New York Times:
Women Poop.  At Work.  Get Over It.  —  Why must the bathroom continue to be fraught?  —  There once was a woman who walked regularly from her office in Midtown Manhattan to a hotel across the street in order to use the restroom, and that woman may have been one of us.
Discussion: RedState
Christine Mai-Duc / Los Angeles Times:
California Republican Rep. Paul Cook to retire from Congress, run for county supervisor seat  —  Rep. Paul Cook (R-Yucca Valley) will retire from Congress at the end of his term and will announce a run for a seat on the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, according to John Sobel, the congressman's chief of staff.
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Air Force crews stayed at Trump's Turnberry resort for days at a time  —  TURNBERRY, Scotland— Air Force officers who have earned medals for their tours of duty can pick up some more brass with a short pit stop in Southwest Scotland.  —  As part of its relationship with the Air Force …
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Norman Lear Won't Stop: TV Legend's Sony Deal Renewal Takes Him to Age 100 (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Ask Norman Lear what the past couple of months have been like for him, and he responds with a joke.  “It's been 60 days of waking up,” he says.  “I love that.  I love waking up.  And I love going to bed too.”
Discussion: New York Post
Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
A teen allegedly wanted to ‘shoot 400 people for fun.’ Cops found an AK-47 in her bedroom.  —  Alexis Wilson was working an afternoon shift at the local Pizza Inn in McAlester, Okla., on Sunday, when she pulled a co-worker aside to boast about her new gun.  —  The slight 18-year-old …
Discussion: VICE, Raw Story and Law & Crime
Richard Lardner / Associated Press:
Trump's Cabinet has had more ex-lobbyists than Obama or Bush  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — In less than three years, President Donald Trump has named more former lobbyists to Cabinet-level posts than his most recent predecessors did in eight, putting a substantial amount of oversight in the hands …
Angie Martoccio / Rolling Stone:
Mitch McConnell: The Man Who Sold America  —  Fittingly enough, it was hot as blazes in Kentucky when Mitch McConnell slunk back home for Congress' annual summer recess.  One week earlier, Robert Mueller had testified that Russia was meddling in the 2020 U.S. elections.
U.S. Department of Justice:
United States Files Civil Lawsuit Against Edward Snowden  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The United States today filed a lawsuit against Edward Snowden, a former employee of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA), who published a book entitled Permanent Record …
 
 
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Windsor Mann / The Week:
Happy Constitution Day to King Trump
David Wallace-Wells / New York Magazine:
It's Greta's World But it's still burning. …
Caitlin Gibson / Washington Post:
‘Do you have white teenage sons? Listen up.’ How white supremacists are recruiting boys online.
Tom Porter / Business Insider:
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is the 3rd Trump administration member linked to Jeffrey Epstein or his circle
Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Judge fined, sidelined for promoting Clinton immigration plan at deportation hearing
Discussion: CNBC and The Daily Caller
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VICE:
Neo-Nazis Are Glorifying Osama Bin Laden
Discussion: Raw Story
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Wilbur Ross Still Holds Interest In Shipping Fund He Promised To Divest
Washington Post:
Border fence construction could destroy archaeological sites, National Park Service finds
Discussion: Axios and The Week
Sarah Smarsh / New York Times:
Something Special Is Happening in Rural America
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
American Migration Patterns Should Terrify the GOP
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Back First 2020 Challenger to Sitting Democrat
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Trump's dual instincts on Iran: Big threats and an eagerness to deal
 

 
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