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Poll: Iowa caucuses are ‘up for grabs’ as Pete Buttigieg surges into top tier — It's a new three-way race in Iowa. — Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who was initially seen as a long-shot presidential contender, has surged within striking distance of former vice president Joe Biden …
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Mark Zuckerberg Has Quietly Advised Pete Buttigieg on Campaign Hires — Facebook CEO, wife privately recommended hires to Democrat — Zuckerberg facing barrage of criticism in DC for bias, privacy — Facebook Inc. chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg has privately recommended …
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Think Warren's too liberal? Biden's old news? Midwesterners Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar want to talk to you
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National Review

‘It sure feels like Buttigieg and Klobuchar have wind in their sails’
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National Review, Washington Post, The Guardian and Axios


Private Photos of Indicted Donor Depict Ties to Trump, Giuliani — Dating back to 2015, the private Instagram account of Lev Parnas, a Ukrainian-American indicted for illegal campaign donations, appears to show VIP access to President Trump and a close relationship with Rudy Giuliani.
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Talking Points Memo, emptywheel and Raw Story


Why Trump Dropped His Idea to Hold the G7 at His Own Hotel — He knew Democrats would criticize him. When Republicans started doing so, he changed his mind. — He knew he was inviting criticism by choosing his own luxury golf club in Miami for the site of a gathering of world leaders …
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Want Trump removed? New data shows Fox News is a huge obstacle. — As the impeachment inquiry marches forward, President Trump is closely watching the Republicans in Congress, particularly in the Senate, who constitute his last line of defense against removal. — In that regard, Trump has a very powerful ally: Fox News.
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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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Mick Mulvaney Struggles to Explain Comments on Ukraine
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Thinking clearly about Trump and aid to Ukraine
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Supreme Court wipes out Michigan partisan gerrymander ruling — The court had already declared in June that such challenges involve an essentially political issue, beyond the authority of federal courts to resolve. — Supreme Court strikes down Michigan gerrymandering ruling
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Supreme Court strikes down Michigan gerrymandering ruling — The Supreme Court has tossed out a Michigan gerrymandering ruling that the court deemed too “partisan” because state voters would not be accurately represented.


Facebook Discloses New Disinformation Campaigns From Russia and Iran — SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook on Monday said it had found and taken down four state-backed disinformation campaigns, the latest of dozens the company has identified and removed this year. — Three of the campaigns originated …
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Facebook: Russian trolls are back. And they're here to meddle with 2020
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Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook caught Russia and Iran trying to interfere in 2020
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Inside Trump's First Pentagon Briefing — Long before real planning for it began, and long before the first news stories about it, those of us in the top levels of the Pentagon heard President Donald Trump demand the military parade he would eventually get.


CNN hired Sean Duffy, who immediately pushed conspiracy theories that CNN had already debunked — CNN's new hire, former Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI), has used his first two appearances on the network to push a conspiracy theory that has already been widely debunked — including by CNN's own reporting.
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Women At Ernst & Young Instructed On How To Dress, Act Nicely Around Men — At the height of the Me Too movement, the message of the training seminar was “fix the women.” — When women speak, they shouldn't be shrill. Clothing must flatter, but short skirts are a no-no. After all, “sexuality scrambles the mind.”


Warren Wants to End Vouchers and Tax Credits for Private Schools and Rein in Charters — Sen. Elizabeth Warren released a wide-ranging education plan Monday, pledging to invest hundreds of billions of dollars into public schools if she wins the presidency, paid in part through her proposed two-cent tax on wealth over $50 million.
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Why Aren't More Democrats Endorsing Warren? — Sen. Elizabeth Warren has moved into the top tier of the Democratic primary field in national polls, joining former Vice President Joe Biden. Further, she leads in Iowa and New Hampshire and raised more than anyone except Sen. Bernie Sanders from July through September.
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Residents of northeast Syria city pelt departing US troops — AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Angry over the U.S. withdrawal, residents of a Kurdish-dominated Syrian city hurled potatoes at departing American military vehicles as they drove by on Monday. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said U.S. troops …
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Trump's claim the Saudis will pay ‘100 percent of the cost’ — “You read where we're sending some troops to Saudi Arabia. That's true. Because we want to help Saudi Arabia. They have been a very good ally. They've agreed to pay for the cost of those troops.
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Trump vs. Democratic candidates — The Star Tribune polled 800 Minnesota registered voters between Oct. 14 and Oct. 16. Highlights from questions about potential matchups between President Donald Trump and some of his Democratic challengers in the 2020 presidential election are below.
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The Hill and POLITICUSUSA


Republicans to hold vote over Adam Schiff's role in impeachment investigation — House Republicans are expected to push a vote on Monday on a resolution to censure House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff. Republicans are taking issue with how Schiff is conducting the impeachment investigation.
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Ohio counties, four drug firms reach $260 million settlement in opioid epidemic case, averting trial — CLEVELAND — Two Ohio counties settled Monday with four drug companies on the eve of a landmark federal trial over responsibility for the opioid epidemic, in a $260 million deal that emerged …
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This Sure Looks Like Mitt Romney's Secret Twitter Account (Update: It Is) — 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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Adam Driver, the Original Man — Why so many directors want to work with Hollywood's most unconventional lead. — When white phosphorus touches skin, it can burn through to the bone. As the particles ignite, they emit a garlic-like odor and melt everything in their path.


What Our Poll Shows About Impeachment Views in 6 Swing States — With core supporters and opponents dug in, a crucial sliver of people support the inquiry but not necessarily removal. — Voters in the states likeliest to decide the 2020 presidential election support the impeachment inquiry …
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Political Wire


The Missing Link: Getting Dirt on Biden Was Key Part of “Investigation into 2016 Election” Too — When Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Rudy Giuliani were preparing for their appearances on Sunday morning shows on Sept. 22, the White House was more than a week deep into the Ukraine scandal.
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It's Not Just Ronan Farrow: NBC News Killed My Rape-Allegation Story Too — Sil Lai Abrams writes about how her story detailing rape allegations against Russell Simmons and A.J. Calloway was killed by NBC News—mirroring Ronan Farrow's Weinstein exposé.
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Fox News, Washington Free Beacon and Mediaite


What If Trump Wins? — President Donald Trump has a lot riding on 2020. If he loses, he won't just quietly resume his carefree snowbird lifestyle, albeit with millions of new Twitter followers. He'll be dogged by big legal bills as he fends off criminal investigations in multiple jurisdictions.
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This one detail about ‘Watchmen’ is driving me nuts — The show imagines what 2019 would be like, in the ‘Watchmen’ world... with one crucial mistake. — Culture — The show imagines what 2019 would be like, in the ‘Watchmen’ world... with one crucial mistake. — Jeremy Gordon Oct—21—2019 01:00PM EST