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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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Kel McClanahan / Just Security:
Q&A on Whistleblower Complaint Being Withheld from Congressional Intelligence Committees — On September 13, House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff publicly announced that he had issued a subpoena to Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Joseph Maguire because Maguire …
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Lawfare, Techdirt and Washington Post
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Schiff: Top intel official has refused to turn over ‘urgent’ whistleblower complaint — The nation's top intelligence official has refused to comply with a House Intelligence Committee subpoena to provide the contents of a whistleblower complaint a government watchdog deemed “urgent” …
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Wall Street Journal
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Corey Lewandowski: “I have no obligation to be honest with the media” — Under questioning from counsel Barry Berke during the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment hearing on Tuesday, former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was forced to defend a video in which he appeared to lie to MSNBC host Ari Melber.
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Politico, Breitbart and Washington Post
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Rick Wilson / gen.medium.com:
Corey Lewandowski Just Made the Democrats Look Utterly Bloodless — The former Trump campaign aide's hearing was a political test, and the House Democrats failed it — Corey Lewandowski doesn't give a damn, and Democrats apparently don't either. — The former Trump campaign aide's outrageous contempt …
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The Hill and The Gateway Pundit
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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CNN, Daily Wire and Daily Kos
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Nadler considering holding Lewandowski in contempt
Nadler considering holding Lewandowski in contempt
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Politico, ABC News, POLITICUSUSA and Townhall
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
'I Wasn't Asked to Do Anything Illegal,' Lewandowski Says in Hearing
'I Wasn't Asked to Do Anything Illegal,' Lewandowski Says in Hearing
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Politico, The Boston Globe, Washington Post, CBS News and RedState
Tiana Lowe / Washington Examiner:
House Democrats fully earned and deserve Corey Lewandowski's trolling
House Democrats fully earned and deserve Corey Lewandowski's trolling
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Raw Story, Occupy Democrats and twitchy.com
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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Heritage Foundation and U.S. Political News …
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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Axios
Alene Tchekmedyian / Los Angeles Times:
Democratic donor Ed Buck arrested and charged with operating drug house — 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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Democratic donor Ed Buck arrested on drug charges after new overdose at his West Hollywood home — LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Democratic donor Ed Buck, who has been subject to protests and calls for prosecution in the overdose deaths of two men at his West Hollywood home, was arrested Tuesday in connection with a third overdose, police say.
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New York Post, Townhall and Daily Wire
Steve Ganey / KTLA:
Dem Donor Ed Buck Arrested After 3rd Man's Overdose, Charged With Operating West Hollywood Drug House — Ed Buck, a prominent Democratic donor and political activist, was arrested Tuesday and charged with operating a drug house and providing methamphetamine to a 37-year-old man who suffered …
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The Gateway Pundit
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 …
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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 …
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Political Wire
John Harwood / CNBC:
Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren separate themselves from the 2020 Democratic pack in new NBC/WSJ poll
Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren separate themselves from the 2020 Democratic pack in new NBC/WSJ poll
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The Last Refuge
Ryan Cooper / The Week:
Do either Warren or Sanders need to drop out to defeat Biden? Not so fast.
Do either Warren or Sanders need to drop out to defeat Biden? Not so fast.
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Syracuse Post-Standard, U.S. Political News … and Breitbart
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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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Power Line, Raw Story, Breitbart and Mediaite
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Owen Daugherty / The Hill:
Arizona Democratic Party will hold vote to censure Sinema — The Arizona Democratic Party is planning to hold a vote this week to determine whether Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) should be censured. — The Arizona Republic reports the censure vote is due to the fact that progressives …
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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:
Arizona progressives seek to censure Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is facing a censure vote from the Arizona Democratic Party, brought by progressives who deem her politics too accommodating to President Donald Trump at the expense of Democratic values.
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Politico, Fox News and Washington Free Beacon
Noah Rothman / Commentary:
Brett Kavanaugh Breaks the Democrats — Rarely does a story implode as spectacularly as the New York Times' latest effort to resurrect the claim that Justice Brett Kavanaugh was a teenage sexual predator. — By now, you know the facts: The Times published an excerpt from a forthcoming book alleging …
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American Greatness, CNN and Opinion Today
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Kate Kelly / The Atlantic:
We Spent 10 Months Investigating Kavanaugh. Here's What We Found.
We Spent 10 Months Investigating Kavanaugh. Here's What We Found.
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Hot Air, The Federalist and Washingtonian
Melissa Quinn / Washington Examiner:
Silicon Valley heavyweights quietly aided Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford: Book
Silicon Valley heavyweights quietly aided Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford: Book
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Luis Martinez / ABC News:
Mike Pompeo heading to Saudi Arabia to ‘coordinate’ response to Saudi oil attack — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is heading to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday to discuss the recent attack on Saudi oil facilities that has rattled world markets and left the region on edge.
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NBC News, LewRockwell and New York Times
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Matt Bruenig / Jacobin:
Bernie Sanders Probably Won the WFP Membership Vote — The Working Families Party won't release its membership's vote on who to endorse for president, so here's our math: Bernie probably won. — Our new issue, on war and militarism, is out now. Get a discounted subscription today.
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Washington Post and Vanity Fair
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Trent Spiner / Politico:
Sanders campaign wracked by dissension
Sanders campaign wracked by dissension
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VTDigger, Mediaite, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and POLITICUSUSA
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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The Guardian, Washington Post and U.S. Political News …
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 …
The Guardian:
US government files civil lawsuit against Snowden over publication of memoir — Suit contends whistleblower published Permanent Record ‘in violation of non-disclosure agreements’ with both CIA and NSA — Play Video — The US government on Tuesday filed a civil lawsuit against Edward Snowden …
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Cameron Cawthorne / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden: Child Tax Credit Will ‘Put 720 Million Women Back in the Workforce’ — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday made the incredible claim that his proposed child tax credit would “put 720 million women back in the workforce.” — The former vice president was speaking …
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The Boston Globe, The Gateway Pundit and Daily Wire
Roberta Rampton / Reuters:
Exclusive: Pence rebuffs Solomon Islands PM after nation cuts ties with Taiwan — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has canceled plans to meet with the leader of the Solomon Islands to discuss development partnerships after the Pacific island cut ties with Taiwan in favor …
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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