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Trump's communications with foreign leader are part of whistleblower complaint that spurred standoff between spy chief and Congress, former officials say — The whistleblower complaint that has triggered a tense showdown between the U.S. intelligence community and Congress involves President …
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CNN Analyst Condemns Whistleblower Complaint: Intel Community Should Not ‘Snitch’ on Trump to Congress — “The president can say what he wants to Putin, he can say what he wants to Kim Jong Un!” — CNN counterterrorism analyst Phil Mudd expressed outrage Wednesday night over a report …
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Trump communication reportedly at center of whistleblower complaint — The complaint the administration is withholding from Congress was filed by an intelligence officer after a phone call the president had, according to a former official. — A whistleblower complaint by an intelligence officer …
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Question Posed By Trump's Phone Call — On the 20th of July 1787, Gouverneur Morris rose inside the stiflingly hot Independence Hall, in Philadelphia, to explain why he had changed his mind and now favored including a power of impeachment in the constitutional text.
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Trump's communications with a foreign leader sparked whistleblower complaint
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globalnews.ca:
Exclusive: Video shows Trudeau in blackface in 3rd instance of racist makeup — Watch: Global News has obtained video showing Justin Trudeau in blackface. — Global News has obtained video showing Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in blackface, the third instance of racist dress to come to light in 12 hours.
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TIME:
Justin Trudeau Wore Brownface at 2001 ‘Arabian Nights’ Party While He Taught at a Private School — Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, wore brownface makeup to a party at the private school where he was teaching in the spring of 2001. TIME has obtained a photograph of the incident.
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Peter Zimonjic / CBC News:
Trudeau says he is ‘deeply sorry’ he appeared in brownface at school gala in 2001
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
An unshackled Trump finally gets the presidency he always wanted — The China trade war, talks with the Taliban, the response to Iran after Saudi attacks, gun control, new tax legislation and a long list of other policy issues are up in the air and awaiting decisions from President Donald Trump …
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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 that inviting the Taliban to Camp David sent a “terrible signal” and that it was …
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New York Times:
Robert O'Brien ‘Looks the Part,’ but Has Spent Little Time Playing It — Mr. O'Brien, President Trump's new national security adviser, is said to bring milder views and a sunnier personality to the job than John R. Bolton. — WASHINGTON — Even his many critics conceded …
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Franco Ordoñez / NPR:
Once A ‘Rocket Ship,’ National Security Council Now Avoided By Government Pros
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Nick Paton Walsh / CNN:
Exclusive: Zarif threatens ‘all-out war’ in case of military strike on Iran — Tehran, Iran (CNN)Iran's foreign minister has raised the specter of “all-out war” in the event of US or Saudi military strikes and that Saudi Arabia would have to fight “to the last American soldier.”
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David Martin / CBS News:
Saudi oil attack was approved by Iran's supreme leader, U.S. official says — Washington —The recent attack on Saudi oil facilities was approved by Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, but only on the condition that it be carried out in a way that made it possible to deny Iranian involvement, a U.S. official told CBS News.
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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
We're Not the Saudis' Mercenaries — Trump brought the crisis with Iran on himself.
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Wall Street Journal:
Netanyahu Calls for Unity Government After Election Deadlock — Benny Gantz vows to lead a broad coalition from across Israel's political spectrum — Israel's former military chief Benny Gantz declared victory Thursday in Israel's election and rebuffed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's calls …
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Kamala Harris bets it all on Iowa to break freefall — Kamala Harris is putting her stumbling campaign on the line with a new Iowa-or-bust strategy: She's shifting away from the closed-door fundraisers that dominated her summer calendar to focus on retail politicking in the crucial kickoff state.
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden at new low in Democratic primary race
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
This Picture Tells You Everything You Need to Know About Impeachment — A Renaissance-style tableau for a divided Washington. — WASHINGTON — The photograph has all the trappings of a Renaissance painting — crowded with characters, action and emotion — only this one is set …
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Pelosi says Corey Lewandowski deserves to be held in contempt
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New York Times:
San Francisco to Get Environmental Violation for Homelessness, Trump Says — WASHINGTON — President Trump said late Wednesday that his administration would issue a notice of environmental violation against the city of San Francisco because of what he described as its homelessness problem.
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
The Ridiculous Campaign Against Vaping
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Michael Kruse / Politico:
The Final Lesson Donald Trump Never Learned from Roy Cohn — One of Donald Trump's most important mentors, one of the most reviled men in American political history, is about to have another moment. — Roy Cohn, who has been described by people who knew him as “a snake,” “a scoundrel” …
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Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
Pence taps former DHS press aide as new press secretary — WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence has hired Katie Waldman to be his new press secretary, NBC News has learned. — Waldman, who is currently communications director for Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., previously served …
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Kyle Kondik / Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The Electoral College: Expanding the Map — Trump is at least a small underdog in all the Clinton states, but trying to play offense is wise — KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — We don't really think President Trump can win New Mexico, where he campaigned earlier this week.
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Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
UPDATED: Ilhan Omar accuses Trump of putting her life in danger after retweeting false claim — Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar accused President Trump of spreading “lies that put my life” in jeopardy after he retweeted a false claim about her on Wednesday. — Conservative pundit Terrence K …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Are Democrats ready for the coming disinformation tsunami?
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Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
Interior Dept. Transfers 500 Acres Of Public Land To Pentagon For Border Wall — The Interior Department is transferring about 500 acres of public land to the Pentagon in order to construct about 70 miles of President Trump's border wall, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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The Boston Globe:
Joe Kennedy to formally announce he'll run for Senate — Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III, the last member of the Democratic dynasty serving in Washington, plans to formally announce Saturday that he is launching a primary challenge to Senator Edward J. Markey, an audacious political move …
Tim Reid / Reuters:
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Buttigieg unveils health plan — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Thursday unveiled his plan to reform the U.S. healthcare system by offering everyone coverage under the federal Medicare program …
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Dylan Scott / Vox:
Pete Buttigieg's Medicare-for-all-who-want-it plan, explained
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Mihir Zaveri / New York Times:
American Airlines Mechanic Accused of Plane Sabotage May Have Ties to Terrorists, U.S. Says — A judge denied bail to the employee, who the authorities said told federal agents he had tampered with the plane because he was upset about an impasse over a union contract.
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Philip Wegmann / Real Clear Politics:
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 …
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Reuters:
U.S. drone strike kills 30 pine nut farm workers in Afghanistan — JALALABAD/ KABUL (Reuters) - A U.S. drone strike intended to hit an Islamic State (IS) hideout in Afghanistan killed at least 30 civilians resting after a day's labor in the fields, officials said on Thursday.
Chrissy Stroop / The Forward:
Stop Gaslighting The Left About Evangelicals. They Believe Awful Things About Jews — I have a pastor uncle who brought a shofar back from an “end times” trip to Israel. It's a type of religious tourism popular among America's white evangelicals. Guided tours include not just …
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