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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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New York Times:
Watchdog Refuses to Detail Whistle-Blower Complaint About Trump — The complaint, being discussed in a closed meeting with House lawmakers, addresses a commitment that President Trump was said to have made to a world leader. — WASHINGTON — The internal watchdog for American spy agencies …
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.
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Trump denies report that ‘promise’ he made to foreign leader prompted whistleblower complaint — President Donald Trump on Thursday reacted to a Washington Post story that a “promise” he made to a foreign leader had caused a whistleblower in the intelligence community to make a formal complaint, calling it “Presidential Harassment!”
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Schiff threatens to sue over secret whistleblower complaint — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff on Thursday threatened legal action against the Trump administration over its refusal to turn over a whistleblower complaint that reportedly involves President Donald Trump's interactions with a foreign leader.
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Trump communication reportedly at center of whistleblower complaint
Trump communication reportedly at center of whistleblower complaint
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CNN:
White House also involved in advising DNI not to share whistleblower complaint
White House also involved in advising DNI not to share whistleblower complaint
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
CNN Analyst Condemns Whistleblower Complaint: Intel Community Should Not ‘Snitch’ on Trump to Congress
CNN Analyst Condemns Whistleblower Complaint: Intel Community Should Not ‘Snitch’ on Trump to Congress
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Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
Whistleblower Complaint Involves Trump Communication With Foreign Leader
Whistleblower Complaint Involves Trump Communication With Foreign Leader
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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 Wore Brownface at 2001 ‘Arabian Nights’ Party While He Taught at a Private School
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Amir Tibon / Haaretz:
Netanyahu Used ‘Misinformation’ to Persuade Trump, Says Tillerson — U.S. President Donald Trump's first secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, spoke at Harvard on Tuesday during a 90-minute panel interview with Harvard professors — >> Election results are in. Subscribe now - save 30%
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Carla Herreria / U.S. Political News …:
NY Times Reporters Say Kavanaugh Asked Them Lie In Exchange For An Interview — Reporters Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly said that Justice Brett Kavanaugh agreed to speak to them as long as they publicly said he declined the interview. — New York Times reporters Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly …
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Laura Widener / American Military News:
Colt is ending production of AR-15s — Colt Firearms will be ending its production and sales of its AR-15 rifles due to lack of public demand amid excess market capacity. — Get the most beautiful D-Day 75th Anniversary Commemorative Coin on the market, here
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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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Robert F. Worth / New York Times:
The End of Saudi Arabia's Illusion
The End of Saudi Arabia's Illusion
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David Martin / CBS News:
Saudi oil attack was approved by Iran's supreme leader, U.S. official says
Saudi oil attack was approved by Iran's supreme leader, U.S. official says
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Erica L. Green / New York Times:
With New Investigation at Duke and U.N.C., Education Dept. Hunts for Anti-Israel Bias — WASHINGTON — The Education Department has ordered Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to remake the Middle East Studies program run jointly by the two schools after concluding …
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Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
UNC-Duke program too positive on Islam, Trump officials say
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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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.
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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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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Why These Wall Streeters Are Giving to Elizabeth Warren — The senator wants to go after Wall Street and supposedly inspires fear among its top brass. But a few employees of major financial firms are excited to see her doing it. — Jhoana Ocampo has worked in finance for 14 years.
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
‘Only plausible candidate’: Never Trump Republicans plotting to back Biden
‘Only plausible candidate’: Never Trump Republicans plotting to back Biden
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Kamala Harris bets it all on Iowa to break freefall
Kamala Harris bets it all on Iowa to break freefall
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Wall Street Journal:
Democrats and Republicans Aren't Just Divided. They Live in Different Worlds. … America's political polarization is almost complete. Its two main political parties increasingly represent two different economies. And they barely overlap. — Democrats can be found in educated cities …
Saphora Smith / NBC News:
After falling short in Israel's election, Netanyahu set to confront his legal fate — “In these 2019 elections of April and September, escaping court and possibly jail was Netanyahu's political raison d'etre,” one expert said. — As this week's election results and exit polls continue …
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CNN:
Trump sues to try to stop tax returns from being sent to NY prosecutor — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump is suing his long-time accounting firm Mazars USA and New York district attorney Cyrus Vance to attempt to stop his accounting records from being sent to the local prosecutor.
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Trump sues Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance over subpoena for his tax returns
Trump sues Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance over subpoena for his tax returns
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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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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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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
In turnaround, McConnell backs $250 million in election security funding — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell came out Thursday in support of providing states with an additional $250 million in election security funding, an abrupt turnaround after more than a year of opposition by the Kentucky Republican on the issue.
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Adam Parsons / Sky News:
Jean-Claude Juncker: ‘We can have a deal’ and ‘Brexit will happen’ — The European Commission President said a no-deal Brexit would be “catastrophic” and he was doing “everything to get a deal”. — Created with Sketch. — European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has told Sky News that “we can have a deal” on Brexit.
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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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Maureen Groppe / USA Today:
GOP group slams Mike Pence for ‘who cares?’ comment in response to Trump business conflicts — The Trump family may have been all smiles after Donald Trump's surprising 2016 presidential win but it wasn't the same for the Pence family according to a new book. Veuer's Susana Victoria Perez has more.
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Associated Press:
Despite his tough talk, Trump is leery of foreign conflict — WASHINGTON (AP) — A president with few ideological constants, Donald Trump has consistently been leery of getting entangled in overseas military engagements. It's a stance shaped by his belief that wars in places like Vietnam …
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Armin Rosen / Tablet Magazine:
A Reporter From Hell — The title of the talk was “The War in Syria Is Not Over,” but it was more like Nir Rosen's valedictory address. For roughly 20 minutes, the gonzo war-journalist-turned-mysterious- diplomatic-operator—who counts top advisers to both former U.S. President Barack Obama …