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New York Times:
Trump's Syria Troop Withdrawal Complicated Plans for al-Baghdadi Raid — President Trump's abrupt decision to pull forces from northern Syria forced the Pentagon to press ahead with a risky night operation that killed the ISIS leader, military officials said.
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Karina Bland / Arizona Republic:
Parents of Kayla Mueller grateful for death of ISIS leader who held their daughter hostage — Terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who the president said was killed during a special forces raid in Syria, had reportedly been the captor and rapistof Arizona's Kayla Mueller, who was taken hostage in 2013.
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Fifteen stunning moments from Trump's announcement of al-Baghdadi's death — Trump said the ISIS leader “died like a dog, he died like a coward. He was whimpering, screaming, and crying.” — President Donald Trump on Sunday confirmed the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi …
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Baghdadi Is Dead. The War on Terror Will Create Another. — A U.S. raid doomed the leader of the so-called Islamic State. But there will be another Baghdadi, and another ISIS, as long as the Forever War keeps going. — After U.S. special operations forces dealt a violent end to the leader …
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The Moderate Voice
Newsweek:
U.S. strikes kill ISIS spokesperson one day after Baghdadi's death in Syria raid — The CIA has targeted Islamic State militant group (ISIS) spokesperson Abu al-Hassan al-Muhajir in a new operation that comes one day after the organization's leader was killed in a Joint Special Operations Command raid, Newsweek has learned.
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New York Times:
Watching the Raid Was Like a Movie, the President Said. Except There Was No Live Audio. — Surveillance video provided a dramatic portrait of action outside the al-Baghdadi compound, but could not show what happened in an underground tunnel where the ISIS leader died.
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Brett McGurk / Washington Post:
Baghdadi's death underscores what we've lost by abandoning Syria's Kurds
Baghdadi's death underscores what we've lost by abandoning Syria's Kurds
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Axios, CNN, New York Times, NBC News and Althouse
Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
Situation Room: 2 photos capture vastly different presidents
Situation Room: 2 photos capture vastly different presidents
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Mother Jones, Press Herald, Political Wire, Breitbart and Bangor Daily News
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Russia: Trump's Baghdadi Victory Lap Is Nothing But ‘Propaganda’
Russia: Trump's Baghdadi Victory Lap Is Nothing But ‘Propaganda’
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Sputnik International and RT
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
‘Whimpering, screaming and crying,’ ‘A beautiful dog:’ Trump's vivid account of the Baghdadi raid
‘Whimpering, screaming and crying,’ ‘A beautiful dog:’ Trump's vivid account of the Baghdadi raid
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The Dispatch, New York Times, The Resurgent, Althouse and PJ Media Home
Daniel Byman / Lawfare:
Al-Baghdadi's Death ... and That Presidential Speech
Al-Baghdadi's Death ... and That Presidential Speech
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Washington Post, The Daily Beast and Vox
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Pelosi says Trump notified Russians of Baghdadi raid before telling congressional leaders
Pelosi says Trump notified Russians of Baghdadi raid before telling congressional leaders
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Lawfare, Fox News, CANNONFIRE, New York Post, Axios, The Hill and ABC News
Christopher Dickey / The Daily Beast:
Trump Turns Baghdadi's Killing Into a Reality Show
Trump Turns Baghdadi's Killing Into a Reality Show
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Sputnik International, Deadline, New York Times, Breitbart and Balloon Juice
Newsweek:
ISIS already has a new leader, but Baghdadi may not have been running the group anyway
ISIS already has a new leader, but Baghdadi may not have been running the group anyway
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The Gateway Pundit
Hope Yen / Associated Press:
AP FACT CHECK: Trump spins tales on bin Laden, Iraq war
AP FACT CHECK: Trump spins tales on bin Laden, Iraq war
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Politico, Associated Press and Breitbart
Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Analysis: With ISIS death, Trump touts much-needed triumph
Analysis: With ISIS death, Trump touts much-needed triumph
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ABC News, One America News Network, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and Breitbart
Scott Boeck / USA Today:
President Donald Trump greeted with boos at Game 5 of World Series — SportsPulse: This may be the most energetic World Series we've seen in a long time. For both teams, their exuberance on and off the field has been propelled by the joy often seen in Latin baseball culture. — CONNECT
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Mike Wise / WUSA:
Source: Nationals owners requested they not have to respond to request to sit with President Trump at Game 5 — The principal owners of the Nats had a special request of the MLB last week: They had no desire to be put in a position of turning down a request to sit with Trump
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RedState, Raw Story, New York Times, Althouse, Fox News, The Gateway Pundit and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Trump met with sustained boos when introduced at Game 5 of the World Series — President Trump was booed during Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday night when he made a rare public appearance in a luxury ballpark suite in Democrat-dominated Washington. — When the president was announced …
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The Atlantic, The Week, Axios, CNET and Sports Illustrated
Alaa Abdeldaiem / Sports Illustrated:
President Donald Trump Booed at Game 5 of World Series
President Donald Trump Booed at Game 5 of World Series
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The Gateway Pundit
Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
Trump headed to World Series after big national security win
Trump headed to World Series after big national security win
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One America News Network
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Rep. Katie Hill to resign amid allegations of inappropriate relationships with staffers — Freshman Rep. Katie Hill is resigning from Congress after facing allegations of inappropriate sexual relationships with staffers in her office and on her congressional campaign.
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Robin Abcarian / Los Angeles Times:
Column: Democratic Rep. Katie Hill messed up, but she should not have resigned
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: What the booing of Trump says about his presidency
POLITICO Playbook: What the booing of Trump says about his presidency
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One America News Network and RedState
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Rep. Katie Hill (D-Calif.) to resign from Congress amid ethics investigation
Rep. Katie Hill (D-Calif.) to resign from Congress amid ethics investigation
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KTLA and Balloon Juice
Norah O'Donnell / CBS News:
Joe Biden defends his son Hunter's Ukraine dealings, answers for his gaffes in 60 Minutes interview — The former vice president also calls on President Trump to release his tax returns, and explains why his children won't have White House offices — Joe Biden spent eight years …
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Jewish Insider, NB Blog, The Week, HuffPost and New York Post
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Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Biden says Trump is ‘an idiot’ for calling Russian election interference a ‘hoax’ — “The Russians don't want me to be president and Trump doesn't want me to be the nominee,” Biden said. — Joe Biden said President Donald Trump is “an idiot” for calling Russia's election interference a …
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Breitbart, The Hill and Political Wire
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Biden: Kushner has no ‘credentials’ for White House post
Biden: Kushner has no ‘credentials’ for White House post
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Political Wire
Margaret Talev / Axios:
Kamala Harris: “Of course” it's different to run for president as a black woman
Kamala Harris: “Of course” it's different to run for president as a black woman
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Associated Press, Politico and Breitbart
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Most Pressing Issue for Our Next President Isn't Medicare — The 2020 campaign is obsessed with the wrong issue. — When Bill Clinton became president, his top legislative priority was health care. When Barack Obama became president, he first had to prevent a depression, but then he too turned to health care.
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Washington Post:
‘It feels like a horror movie’: Republicans feel anxious and adrift defending Trump — Republican senators are lost and adrift as the impeachment inquiry enters its second month, navigating the grave threat to President Trump largely in the dark, frustrated by the absence of a credible case …
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Raw Story
Financial Times:
Brexit: EU agrees extension as Boris Johnson looks to trigger UK election — latest news … Breathing space for Westminster — As eyes now turn to Westminster where the debate over when to schedule an election moves centre stage, here is a recap as to what this morning's development means …
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Politico and Political Wire
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The Boston Globe:
As his Alzheimer's looms, Charles and Pam Ogletree take one last walk in love — CAMBRIDGE — The couple walk shoulder to shoulder, stride for stride, like two people who have walked together a long time. The man looks steadily ahead and moves with purpose.
CNN:
Rashida Tlaib joins Ocasio-Cortez, Omar in endorsing Bernie Sanders — Detroit (CNN)Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders for president at a rally in Detroit on Sunday night. She joins Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Minnesota Rep. Ihan Omar in backing the Vermont independent.
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Corey Williams / Associated Press:
John Conyers, longest serving black congressman, dies at 90
John Conyers, longest serving black congressman, dies at 90
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