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Marc Caputo / Politico:
‘The ground is shifting’: Arizona emerges as a 2020 trouble spot for Trump — Arizona has long been touted as a potential swing state in the presidential election. Its time may have finally come. — Demographic shifts, progressive organizing efforts and President Donald Trump's potential weakness …
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McSally's GOP Senate Challenger Wants to...Annex Mexico — Donald Trump wants to build the wall. A wannabe-Donald Trump in Arizona wants to annex Mexico. — Ahead of a general election where the Grand Canyon State could be a bit of a problem for the president, the wealthy owner of a cosmetics company …
Laurie Roberts / Arizona Republic:
A progressive revolt against Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is exactly why Trump will win (again) — Opinion: Progressive Democrats want to censure the first Arizona Democrat to win a Senate seat in 30 years. Genius idea. — CONNECT — A group of Arizona Democrats are demonstrating …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
How Electable Is Elizabeth Warren, Anyway? — Elizabeth Warren is not leading the polls (yet), but she is on a trajectory to win the Democratic presidential nomination. She is well-liked by supporters of other candidates, giving her room to grow. And the sequence of votes gives …
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders has parted ways with Iowa political director — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) parted ways with his Iowa political director in recent weeks, his campaign confirmed Wednesday, part of a series of recent staff shake-ups in key early states. — The campaign announced in March …
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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Jimmy Carter says he couldn't have managed presidency at 80
Jimmy Carter says he couldn't have managed presidency at 80
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
‘Feel free to leak this’: Inside the Pelosi-Nadler impeachment schism — In a closed-door meeting last week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi stunned lawmakers and aides with a swipe at Democratic staff on the House Judiciary Committee. — Pelosi criticized the panel's handling of impeachment in harsh terms …
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Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
After hours of questioning Lewandowski, Democrats finally land punches
After hours of questioning Lewandowski, Democrats finally land punches
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Heather Digby Parton / Salon:
Corey Lewandowski's stonewall campaign finally crumbles: Are impeachment counts coming?
Corey Lewandowski's stonewall campaign finally crumbles: Are impeachment counts coming?
Eliot Brown / Wall Street Journal:
‘This Is Not the Way Everybody Behaves.’ How Adam Neumann's Over-the-Top Style Built WeWork. — The skills that helped fuel We Co.'s breakneck growth are piling up as potential liabilities as the company prepares to go public — Adam Neumann was flying high. Literally.
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Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
A 21st Century Breakup Inside the divorce rattling Silicon Valley and Democratic politics.
A 21st Century Breakup Inside the divorce rattling Silicon Valley and Democratic politics.
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Learned to Play by Washington's Rules — WASHINGTON — Less than two weeks after being sworn in last year, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a young progressive star fresh off an upset of one of the top Democratic leaders in the House …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Bolton unloads on Trump's foreign policy behind closed doors — John Bolton, President Donald Trump's fired national security adviser, harshly criticized Trump's foreign policy on Wednesday at a private lunch, saying inviting the Taliban to Camp David sent a “terrible signal” and that it was …
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump taps Robert C. O'Brien to replace John Bolton as national security adviser
Trump taps Robert C. O'Brien to replace John Bolton as national security adviser
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Andrea Jefferson / Political Flare:
Trump Insider Claims Melania Has a Long-Term Boyfriend (and Donald Trump Knows About it) — It's pretty obviously to anyone with eyes that Donald and Melania Trump don't exactly have a lovey-dovey relationship. — From the hand-swatting to the Playboy model to the porn stars …
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Leonard Greene / New York Daily News:
Parents of UN students don't want them in photo op with Melania Trump
Parents of UN students don't want them in photo op with Melania Trump
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Megan Specia / New York Times:
Netanyahu Is in Trouble, and Other Takeaways From the Israeli Election — Israeli voters went to the polls on Tuesday for the second time in five months. The results aren't certain, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to gain the support he had hoped for.
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Claire Spellberg / Decider:
‘SNL’ Boss Lorne Michaels Reportedly Hired Shane Gillis to Appeal to Conservative Viewers — Just when you thought the Shane Gillis controversy was over, new details have emerged about his Saturday Night Live casting. According to a new report from Variety's Joe Otterson and Michael Schneider …
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Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
Why the Kavanaugh Confirmation Still Haunts Us — On Sunday, The New York Times published an excerpt of a new book on Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh by Times reporters Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly. The snippet focused on the story of Deborah Ramirez—a classmate of Kavanaugh's at Yale …
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David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
NYT Reporter Shares Vox Article Arguing Kavanaugh Story Wasn't ‘Corrected’
NYT Reporter Shares Vox Article Arguing Kavanaugh Story Wasn't ‘Corrected’
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
In whiplash moment, Democrats are now backing away from Kavanaugh allegations
In whiplash moment, Democrats are now backing away from Kavanaugh allegations
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Bryan Bender / Politico:
Military has spent nearly $200,000 at Trump's Scottish resort since 2017 — Since Donald Trump took office, the U.S. military has spent nearly $200,000 at the president's luxury Scotland resort, according to figures and documents the Pentagon provided to the House Oversight Committee.
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Rosalie Chan / Business Insider:
Barack Obama says any president should avoid TV and social media when making a decision — it ‘clouds your judgment’ — Former US president Barack Obama said that when making a decision, it's helpful not to watch TV or read social media. — That's because those things create …
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Ina Fried / Axios:
Obama swipes Trump on watching TV and using Twitter
Obama swipes Trump on watching TV and using Twitter
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
How Trump can punish Iran, without starting a war — President Trump is reportedly looking for a way to respond to Iran's brazen attack on Saudi Arabia that would be proportional but not drag the United States into a new war. The best place for such a response would be in Syria …
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Molly Jong-Fast / The Bulwark:
Let Corey Be Corey — Corey Lewandowsky wants to beat a woman. I'm talking about incumbent New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. Why, what did you think I meant? — Yesterday Corey Lewandowsky admitted to the world that he is a liar and he did it under oath, during his congressional testimony …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
33 Questions About Lewandowski's Lie
33 Questions About Lewandowski's Lie
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
This report tallied the human and economic toll of gun violence in all 50 states. The cost is staggering. — 2017 marked the first time firearms killed more people than motor vehicle accidents, the report said. — Gun violence hits America's youth and rural states the hardest and has reached …
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Amber Athey / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Here's The Document The White House, Barr Are Using To Push Gun Control On Republicans — The White House and Department of Justice (DOJ) have met with multiple Republican senators and congressmen to shop legislation on expanding background checks consistent with the Manchin-Toomey bill …
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Will Wilkinson / New York Times:
Why an Assault Weapons Ban Hits Such a Nerve With Many Conservatives — The premise of Trumpist populism is that the political preferences of a shrinking minority of citizens matter more than democracy. — “Hell, yes, we're going to take your AR-15, your AK-47,” Beto O'Rourke exclaimed at last week's Democratic debate.
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Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
Ken Cuccinelli Wants The Power To Reveal The Personal Information Of Refugees And Asylees Who Are Accused Of Crimes — USCIS has previously said releasing such information could lead to “retaliatory measures by government authorities or non-state actors.” Cuccinelli said in a memo he wants …
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
GOP Senator ‘Doubtful’ He'll Support Trump Court Pick Steven Menashi — “If he'll treat a United States senator the way he treated us, I wonder how he would treat the people,” said Sen. John Kennedy. — WASHINGTON ― Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said Wednesday that he's not inclined …
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