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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 — more than five hours of confrontational exchanges, but Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee finally managed to regain the narrative in their questioning of Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump's former campaign manager …
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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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gen.medium.com, Hot Air, Vox and Washington Post
Harry Litman / Washington Post:
Corey Lewandowski is the perfect model for a sustained Trumpian legacy
Corey Lewandowski is the perfect model for a sustained Trumpian legacy
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Daily Wire, Daily Kos, CNN and Politico
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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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Jimmy Carter says he couldn't have managed presidency at 80 — ATLANTA (AP) — Weeks shy of his 95th birthday, former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday he doesn't believe he could have managed the most powerful office in the world at 80 years old. — Carter, who earlier this year became …
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Iowa State University:
Nearly a third of likely caucus-goers do not want Biden, poll finds — AMES, Iowa - Sen. Elizabeth Warren leads the Democratic field of presidential candidates in a new Iowa State University/Civiqs poll. Warren was the top choice of 24 percent of likely Iowa caucus-goers.
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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Washington Post:
Pentagon has warned of dire outcomes if military projects canceled for wall don't happen — The Pentagon warned of dire outcomes unless Congress paid for urgently needed military construction projects nationwide — the same projects that have now been canceled to fund President Trump's border wall.
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House Committee on Oversight and Reform:
New Documents Show Pentagon Spent At Least $184,000 in U.S. Taxpayer Funds at President Trump's Turnberry Resort — Oversight Demands Documents Withheld by Pentagon and Emails Referred to White House — “Unfortunately, the Department's response has been woefully inadequate,” Chairmen Cummings and Raskin wrote.
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Bryan Bender / Politico:
Military has spent nearly $200,000 at Trump's Scottish resort since 2017
Military has spent nearly $200,000 at Trump's Scottish resort since 2017
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Washington Post, Raw Story and Alternet.org
Axios:
Israeli election: Netanyahu says he won't concede, blames media bias — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he'll still fight to keep power despite exit polls from today's elections showing his Likud party trailing the center-left Blue and White party and his right-wing bloc falling short of a majority.
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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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Raw Story, Washington Free Beacon and Balloon Juice
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
In whiplash moment, Democrats are now backing away from Kavanaugh allegations — In a head-spinning few days, Republicans have moved into a full offensive posture over the latest allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, leaving congressional Democrats in a defensive crouch as they try to change the subject.
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump's new national security adviser is the anti-Bolton in style only — President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he will appoint U.S. hostage negotiator Robert O'Brien to replace John Bolton as his national security adviser, after a “hard” lobbying campaign from the increasingly empowered secretary of State, Mike Pompeo.
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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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Savannah Behrmann / USA Today:
6 things to know about teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg — WASHINGTON — Teen climate change activist Greta Thunberg will be one of the witnesses to testify before a joint hearing of two House committees Wednesday on the “global climate crisis.”
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Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
The ‘Climate Strike’ is a crock that exploits kids
The ‘Climate Strike’ is a crock that exploits kids
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Fox News and New York Times
New York Times:
Acting Intelligence Chief Refuses to Testify, Prompting Standoff With Congress — WASHINGTON — The acting director of national intelligence will not testify before Congress this week or immediately hand over a whistle-blower complaint to lawmakers, escalating a standoff between Capitol Hill and leaders of the intelligence agencies.
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Politico, Wall Street Journal and Axios
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Mystery of Adam Schiff and whistleblower takes dangerous new turn
Mystery of Adam Schiff and whistleblower takes dangerous new turn
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Hullabaloo and Politico
Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
A 21st Century Breakup Inside the divorce rattling Silicon Valley and Democratic politics. — Three summers ago, a worker stood up at “Q&A,” Facebook's weekly all-hands, town-hall-style meeting, which is usually held on Friday afternoons in Menlo Park and livestreamed to its offices around the world …
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New York Times:
White House Fires Homeland Security Dept.'s General Counsel — WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday fired John Mitnick, the general counsel for the Department of Homeland Security, after months of shake-up at an agency responsible for carrying out President Trump's immigration agenda.
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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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Vanity Fair and Variety
Ron Southwick / PennLive:
Pa. Sen. Mike Folmer loses leadership post over ‘deeply disturbing’ child porn charges — State Sen. Mike Folmer, who has been charged with possession of child pornography, is losing a key leadership post in the state Senate. — State Senate Republican leaders said Folmer is being removed …
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Why it will be hard for Trump to win Wisconsin again — They hate Donald Trump's tweets. They worry about his temperament. They're still uncomfortable with the name-calling. — But many voters in Milwaukee's Republican suburbs like his court appointments. And they approve of his stewardship of the economy.
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Alternet.org and Raw Story
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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Politico, Axios and Big League Politics
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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New York Times:
New Mexico Announces Plan for Free College for State Residents — Under the plan, tuition to all state colleges would be free for students regardless of family income. — ALBUQUERQUE — In one of the boldest state-led efforts to expand access to higher education, New Mexico is unveiling …
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Los Angeles Times:
Democratic donor Ed Buck charged with operating drug house after 2 men found dead in home — Prominent Democratic donor and LGBTQ political activist Ed Buck was arrested Tuesday and charged with operating a drug house, with prosecutors calling him a violent sexual predator who preys on men struggling with addiction and homelessness.
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