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Ashley Feinberg / Slate:
This Sure Looks Like Mitt Romney's Secret Twitter Account — Earlier today, The Atlantic's McKay Coppins published a lengthy profile on Mitt Romney, apparently part of Romney's effort to set himself up as the noble Republican foil to an out-of-control president.
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Liberation of Mitt Romney — Mitt Romney is leaning forward in his chair, his eyes flashing, his voice sharp. — It's a strange look for the 72-year-old senator, who typically affects a measured, somber tone when discussing Donald Trump's various moral deficiencies.
Ursula Perano / Axios:
Mitt Romney: Republicans keep quiet on Trump because they fear Elizabeth Warren — Republican Sen. Mitt Romney told Axios' Mike Allen in an interview with “Axios on HBO” that he believes Republican lawmakers stay quiet on their Trump criticisms for fear of losing the Senate or the presidency to Democrats …
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Political Wire and The Hill
Ursula Perano / Axios:
Mitt Romney opposes cutting capital gains tax rate for the rich
Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Fox's Wallace says ‘well-connected’ Republican told him there's a 20 percent chance GOP will vote for impeachment — Fox's Chris Wallace said a “well-connected” Washington Republican told him that there's a 20 percent chance enough Republicans will vote to remove President Trump from office in an impeachment trial in the Senate.
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CNN:
Mulvaney faced White House ouster threat before impeachment crisis took over — Washington (CNN)Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney faced internal efforts to oust him before House Democrats moved ahead with their impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, multiple sources tell CNN.
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Fox News, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, Raw Story, Mediaite, The Guardian, New York Post, Law & Crime and Politico
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Mulvaney: Trump was “honestly surprised” at level of backlash over G7 decision
Mulvaney: Trump was “honestly surprised” at level of backlash over G7 decision
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NBC News, CANNONFIRE, The Hill, Political Wire and Breitbart
Maya Parthasarathy / Politico:
Mick Mulvaney: Trump ‘surprised’ over Doral pushback
Mick Mulvaney: Trump ‘surprised’ over Doral pushback
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Washington Post, Outside the Beltway and Contemptor
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Justice Department Distances Itself From Giuliani — In an unusual statement, a spokesman said department officials would not have met with President Trump's personal lawyer had they known his associates were under investigation. — The Justice Department distanced itself on Sunday …
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Justice Dept. confirms Trump Jr. and McGahn did not testify to Mueller grand jury — The Justice Department confirmed Sunday that President Donald Trump's son Donald Jr. and former White House counsel Don McGahn were never called before a grand jury that heard witnesses called by special counsel Robert Mueller.
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Political Wire
Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Donald Trump Jr.: provocateur, master preacher for father
New York Times:
Trump Campaign Floods Web With Ads, Raking In Cash as Democrats Struggle — On any given day, the Trump campaign is plastering ads all over Facebook, YouTube and the millions of sites served by Google, hitting the kind of incendiary themes — immigrant invaders, the corrupt media …
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Mother Jones, more at Techmeme »
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
The revenge of the State Department — They've been derided as a “deep state,” slurred as “Obama holdovers,” threatened with draconian budget cuts and told President Donald Trump doesn't even need them. — Now, America's diplomats are taking their revenge.
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Amid Ukraine scandal, Trump officials worry about Rudy Giuliani's financial motives
Adia Robinson / ABC News:
‘I never saw that’: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Mulvaney quid pro quo admission
‘I never saw that’: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Mulvaney quid pro quo admission
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Axios, Associated Press, Mother Jones, Raw Story, HuffPost, One America News Network, Politico, Breitbart, Rolling Stone, The Hill and Contemptor
Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Red Flags All Over for Senate Republicans — New polls and fundraising reports show key GOP senators in political trouble, giving Democrats a solid shot to win back control of the upper chamber. — Buried in the Washington drama of impeachment, corruption, and foreign policy chaos …
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Ursula Perano / Axios:
Democratic challengers outpace vulnerable GOP senators in Q3 fundraising
Democratic challengers outpace vulnerable GOP senators in Q3 fundraising
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Susan Walsh / National Journal:
Red Flags All Over for Senate Republicans
Baltimore Sun:
Former Baltimore Mayor Thomas ‘Young Tommy’ D'Alesandro III dies at 90 — Thomas D'Alesandro III, a former Baltimore mayor and member of a storied political family affectionately known as “Young Tommy,” died at his North Baltimore home Sunday of stroke complications. — He was 90 years old.
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement on the Passing of Thomas D'Alesandro III — Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on the passing of her brother, former Baltimore Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro III: — “My husband Paul and our entire family are devastated by the loss of our patriarch …
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New York Times, CNN, UPI and HuffPost
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Mark Esperanto? Trump Misnames His Defense Secretary in Tweet — Even for a president who often lards his online missives with typos, caps-lock abuses and errant exclamation points, Sunday's Twitter missive on Syria contained an outsize number of errors. — WASHINGTON — President Trump shared …
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Hot Air, Task & Purpose and The Hill
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Steve Hendrix / Washington Post:
Pelosi leads a surprise delegation to Jordan for ‘vital discussions’ on Syria crisis
Pelosi leads a surprise delegation to Jordan for ‘vital discussions’ on Syria crisis
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Occupy Democrats, Raw Story and Political Wire
Associated Press:
Defense chief: US troops leaving Syria to go to western Iraq
Defense chief: US troops leaving Syria to go to western Iraq
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, Agence France-Presse, PJ Media Home and The Daily Beast
Yuliya Talmazan / NBC News:
U.S. troops leaving Syria for western Iraq, Defense Secretary Esper says
U.S. troops leaving Syria for western Iraq, Defense Secretary Esper says
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Michigan Advance, Fox News, Associated Press, Patterico's Pontifications, Politico, Mediaite, MSNBC, msb.gov.tr, UPI and New York Times
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Warren says she will soon release plan to fund ‘Medicare for All’ — The Democratic presidential candidate has come under fire from 2020 rivals for declining to get into specifics about how she'll pay for her plan. — Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren said Sunday …
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Jake Tapper Calls Out Top Republicans Avoiding His Show for 4th Week in a Row, ‘Shirking’ Their Duties of Accountability — CNN's Jake Tapper called out Republican lawmakers on Sunday for their avoidance of CNN amid the latest controversial developments surrounding President Donald Trump.
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Tim Ahmann / Reuters:
Syria critic Lindsey Graham reverses stance, says Trump's policy could succeed — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who has been one of the most vocal critics of President Donald Trump's decision to move U.S. troops out of northeastern Syria, said on Sunday he now believed “historic solutions” were possible.
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
It's Time for an Americans' March — Another moment for public protest has arrived. — On Nov. 9, 2016, the day after Donald Trump's election, Obamacare looked to be doomed. Millions of Americans, it seemed, were going to lose their health insurance. — Trump had campaigned on a promise …
Stephanie McCrummen / Washington Post:
‘I want to see what comes out of the woodwork’ — NEW YORK — It was Week 3 of the ongoing impeachment inquiry, and Joanne Vega was only beginning to pay attention, the details sifting into her consciousness as she half-listened to Fox News or caught snippets on the radio driving to her job caring for special-needs children.
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