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Heather Caygle / Politico:
‘Get real’: Senior Democrats shut down Kavanaugh impeachment push — Senior Democrats are moving quickly to snuff out calls to impeach Brett Kavanaugh, arguing those tactics are unrealistic and politically harmful. — Democrats are already wrestling with whether to try to oust President Donald Trump …
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
To Balance the Scales of Justice, Don't Be Afraid to Pack the Court — The lifetime appointments of Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh cry out for Democratic hardball in response. — President Trump bragged on Twitter recently about his success filling up the federal judiciary.
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Brett Kavanaugh Turmoil Engulfs the New York Times — Sources say Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly initially pitched their reporting to the news side, but top editors ultimately felt that there wasn't enough juice to warrant a story there—punting the scoop to the Sunday Review section.
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Washington Examiner:
In New York Times v. Kavanaugh, flagrant prosecutorial misconduct
In New York Times v. Kavanaugh, flagrant prosecutorial misconduct
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Answers to Reader Questions on Our Brett Kavanaugh Essay
Answers to Reader Questions on Our Brett Kavanaugh Essay
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Mimi Rocah / USA Today:
Confirmed: Powerful men ignored women in short-circuited Brett Kavanaugh investigation
Confirmed: Powerful men ignored women in short-circuited Brett Kavanaugh investigation
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump pitches to Latino voters at New Mexico rally as he vows to “make it a Republican state.”
Trump pitches to Latino voters at New Mexico rally as he vows to “make it a Republican state.”
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
NYT Reporters Say Editors Removed Exculpatory Information About Kavanaugh
NYT Reporters Say Editors Removed Exculpatory Information About Kavanaugh
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Tries to Woo Hispanic Voters at Rally in New Mexico
Trump Tries to Woo Hispanic Voters at Rally in New Mexico
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Tiana Lowe / Washington Examiner:
The Deborah Ramirez ‘corroboration’ that wasn't
The Deborah Ramirez ‘corroboration’ that wasn't
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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.
The Daily Beast:
Team Trump: Saudis See This Attack as Their 9/11 — “It seems like a trivialization of the tragedy of 9/11, but from a Saudi point of view it is a way of explaining their shock to Americans,” one expert says. — A top State Department official told Congress Monday evening that the Saudis view …
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New York Times:
Trump's Deference to Saudis in Setting Terms for How U.S. Should Respond to Attacks Touches a Nerve
Trump's Deference to Saudis in Setting Terms for How U.S. Should Respond to Attacks Touches a Nerve
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Austin Carson / Washington Post:
After the Saudi oil attack, will the U.S. and Saudis start a war with Iran? Here are 3 things to know.
After the Saudi oil attack, will the U.S. and Saudis start a war with Iran? Here are 3 things to know.
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
The Saudi-Iran crisis could end Trump's lucky streak on the economy
The Saudi-Iran crisis could end Trump's lucky streak on the economy
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Washington Post:
Pentagon urges restraint after strikes on Saudi oil facilities
Pentagon urges restraint after strikes on Saudi oil facilities
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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Trump's dual instincts on Iran: Big threats and an eagerness to deal
Trump's dual instincts on Iran: Big threats and an eagerness to deal
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Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Warren and Trump Speeches Attack Corruption, but Two Different Kinds — In New York, Senator Elizabeth Warren described a government compromised by the influence of the wealthy. President Trump, in New Mexico, denounced a “failed liberal establishment.” — Senator Elizabeth Warren stood beneath …
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Bhaskar Sunkara / Jacobin:
The Working Families Party Has Written Itself Out of History — Make no mistake: the Working Families Party's opaque presidential endorsement process signaled a rejection of not only Bernie Sanders but the movement emerging around him. — The Working Families Party (WFP) …
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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
At Her Biggest Rally, Elizabeth Warren Laid Out A Model For Her Own Kind Of Movement — When Bernie Sanders came to Washington Square Park in 2016, marijuana smoke filled the air. The rock band Vampire Weekend took the stage and sang a cappella. And the actor Tim Robbins recalled coming to this same spot …
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Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
American Migration Patterns Should Terrify the GOP — Liberals in America have a density problem. Across the country, Democrats dominate in cities, racking up excessive margins in urban cores while narrowly losing in suburban districts and sparser states.
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Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Democrats fret presidential field's leftward lurch presents down-ballot dilemma — When the top Democratic presidential candidates gathered in Houston last week, they debated a radical health care overhaul and mandatory gun confiscation while striking an uncompromising tone toward President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Republicans Don't Believe in Democracy
Republicans Don't Believe in Democracy
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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Sean Spicer Has Most Embarrassing ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Debut Ever, Period — “It's like you were being attacked by a swarm of wasps,” one judge said after Spicer attempted a salsa dance. — Despite its best efforts, America could not shame Sean Spicer out of joining Dancing With the Stars.
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Spicer on Dancing with the Stars: 'Those of us who stand for #Christ won't be discounted'
Spicer on Dancing with the Stars: 'Those of us who stand for #Christ won't be discounted'
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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 …
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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.
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.
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 …
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Back First 2020 Challenger to Sitting Democrat — WASHINGTON — Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez plans on Tuesday to announce her endorsement of Marie Newman, a progressive candidate seeking to oust Representative Daniel Lipinski, a conservative-leaning Illinois Democrat …
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Abortion Mysticism of Pete Buttigieg — How the party of science decided that personhood begins at birth. — Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., has made his Christian piety a minor theme of his presidential campaign — quoting Proverbs on the debate stage …
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Matt Stevens / New York Times:
Andrew Yang Knows You May Disagree With Him About Shane Gillis — Mr. Gillis was dropped by “Saturday Night Live” after calling Mr. Yang a racial slur, and Mr. Yang, an entrepreneur who is running for president, has urged forgiveness. — Shane Gillis, a 31-year-old stand-up comedian …
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
House Democrats sidestep border wall fight until November — House Democrats have largely agreed to punt an ugly border wall fight with Donald Trump until November, likely averting a shutdown this month — as long as the president backs the plan. — The House is expected to pass …
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Stand by your sham: An introduction — Of all the scandals in which Ilhan Omar is enmeshed, one might think the Daily Mail's revelation this past July of her affair with political consultant Tim Mynett would be the least of them. The news last month of Beth Mynett's divorce filing, however …
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John Murawski / RealClearInvestigations:
Woke History Is Making Big Inroads in America's High Schools — Like growing numbers of public high school students across the country, many California kids are receiving classroom instruction in how race, class, gender, sexuality and citizenship status are tools of oppression, power and privilege.
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David Stein / The Intercept:
The Untold Story: Joe Biden Pushed Ronald Reagan to Ramp Up Incarceration — Not the Other Way Around — Joe Biden this weekend continued to draw attention to the complicated role he has played in the country's history of race relations. On Thursday night, he drew criticism when he was asked …