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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
One Year From Election, Trump Trails Biden but Leads Warren in Battlegrounds — Signs that the president's advantage in the Electoral College has persisted or even increased since 2016. — Despite low national approval ratings and the specter of impeachment, President Trump remains highly competitive …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
New Poll Shows Democratic Candidates Have Been Living in a Fantasy World — In 2018, Democratic candidates waded into hostile territory and flipped 40 House districts, many of them moderate or conservative in their makeup. In almost every instance, their formula centered on narrowing …
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Politico, Mother Jones and Common Dreams, more at Mediagazer »
Ross Ramsey / The Texas Tribune:
Democrats don't have a candidate who would beat Trump in Texas today, poll finds
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Breitbart, The Hill and Washington Times
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Dems tiptoe around ‘Pocahontas’ and Hunter as Trump licks his chops
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The Hill
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Did Trump just threaten a shutdown over impeachment?
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New York Times:
As Warren Gains in Race, Wall Street Sounds the Alarm
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
A wake-up call for Democrats
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National Review and Townhall
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Wall Street donors are so worried about Elizabeth Warren that they are snubbing Democrats in 2020 Senate races
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Daily Kos
Aaron Rupar / Vox:
The Electoral College could save Trump in 2020
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New York Times, The Mahablog and Washington Post
U.S. House of Representatives Permanent …:
COMMITTEES RELEASE TESTIMONY OF YOVANOVITCH AND McKINLEY AS PART OF NEW PUBLIC PHASE OF IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY — f t # e — Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs …
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NBC News:
Ousted Ukraine ambassador Yovanovitch says she was told to tweet praise of Trump to save her job — The three House committees leading the Trump impeachment inquiry released Monday two transcripts of the behind-closed-doors interviews they have so far conducted.
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Impeachment transcripts become latest point of panic for Trump — Up until now, the congressional impeachment inquiry has unfolded largely behind closed doors. There have been some exceptions - some witnesses, for example, have publicly released their opening statements - but by and large …
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Shareblue Media, NBC News, New York Times and Reason
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Ex-Ukraine ambassador felt threatened by Trump
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Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Political Wire, The Daily Caller and Breitbart
The Daily Beast:
Sondland Told Yovanovich: Tweet Praise of Trump to Save Your Job
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Talking Points Memo and Contemptor
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Asks for Identifying Details on Anonymous Op-Ed Author — The writer, a senior Trump administration official, plans to write a book to be published this month. — The Justice Department is trying to unearth the identity of the Trump administration official who denounced …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Justice Dept. is trying to ‘intimidate’ author of anonymous anti-Trump book, agents say — New York (CNN Business)The Justice Department is going on the offensive against the anonymous author of “A Warning,” telling them in a letter obtained by CNN Business that he or she may be violating …
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Trump admin targets soon-to-be-published insider book by ‘Anonymous’
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Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Trump Taxes: Appeals Court Rules President Must Turn Over 8 Years of Tax Returns — A three-judge appeals panel said the president's accounting firm had to comply with a subpoena. — A federal appeals panel said on Monday that President Trump's accounting firm must turn over eight years …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump could get whacked by legal losses in coming months — The final year of President Donald Trump's first term will be loaded with legal landmines — and it's not just the impeachment cases. — Trump could face court rulings that say he is illegally profiting from foreign governments …
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Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
Appeals court agrees Trump tax returns can be turned over
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Sara A. Carter and POLITICUSUSA
CBS Denver:
FBI: White Supremacist Richard Holzer Arrested In Plot To Blow Up Synagogue In Colorado — (CBS4) — A known white supremacist named Richard Holzer has been arrested in a plot to blow up Temple Emanuel in Pueblo, according to newly unsealed federal court documents.
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Jan Ransom / New York Times:
E. Jean Carroll, Who Accused Trump of Rape, Sues Him for Defamation — The writer says the president hurt her career when he said she had lied about him attacking her in a dressing room in the 1990s. — E. Jean Carroll had publicly shared a secret in June that she had kept largely to herself …
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Beth Reinhard / Washington Post:
New York writer who accused Trump of sexual assault sues him for defamation
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Aaron Calvin / Columbia Journalism Review:
Twitter hates me. The Des Moines Register fired me. Here's what really happened. — During the seven months I worked as a trending-news reporter for the Des Moines Register, it was my job to write about viral news in Iowa and to frame my stories in ways that would increase their viral potential.
Polina Ivanova / Reuters:
Exclusive: Ukraine to fire prosecutor who discussed Bidens with Giuliani - source — Polina Ivanova, Ilya Zhegulev — KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine plans to fire the prosecutor who led investigations into the firm where Joe Biden's son served on the board, a central figure in the activity …
Kashmir Hill / New York Times:
I Got Access to My Secret Consumer Score. Now You Can Get Yours, Too. — Little-known companies are amassing your data — like food orders and Airbnb messages — and selling the analysis to clients. Here's how to get a copy of what they have on you. — As consumers, we all have …
Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Internet-Savvy Nazi Says a Bunch of Old Fashioned Nazi Shit in Leaked Tape — Richard Spencer, one of the most high profile neo-Nazis in America, has spent the past three years online trying to rebrand his extremist ideology with terms like “alt-right.” But a newly leaked audio tape makes …
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The Daily Caller, Twitchy, SoundCloud, The Mary Sue, VICE and LGBTQ Nation
Judd at Popular Information / Popular Information:
The Trump campaign holds a lot of contests. Does anyone win? — The Trump campaign has held at least 15 contests since 2018 offering the chance to win breakfast, lunch, or dinner with President Trump. Supporters are enticed to donate to Trump's campaign with promises of free travel …
Marshall Allen / ProPublica:
How One Employer Stuck a New Mom With a $898,984 Bill for Her Premature Baby — Dignity Health said its employee, an ER nurse, failed to meet the deadline to add her premature newborn to its health plan, so she was responsible for the medical bills. It rejected her appeals for a year until ProPublica called.
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Friendly Atheist and Kaiser Health News
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump, the phone call, and consciousness of guilt — The July 25 call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Vlodomyr Zelensky is the central piece of evidence in the Democratic drive to remove the president from office. “That call was a smoking gun,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi …
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Washington Monthly
Maggie Severns / Politico:
Dozens of Obama alums rally to boost Biden at D.C. fundraiser — More than 30 high-ranking Obama administration officials are hosting a Wednesday soiree for Joe Biden intended to be equal parts fundraiser and public show of support for the former vice president's 2020 campaign.
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Political Wire
Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
SCOOP: CIA, FBI Informant Was Washington Post Source For Russiagate Smears — These close connections between the Washington Post's David Ignatius and people connected to U.S. and U.K. intelligence raise grave concerns about the deep state using media to push propaganda.
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Trump ally Roger Stone's trial to start this week — Stone was charged with misleading the House Intelligence Committee about his efforts to find out when WikiLeaks would be releasing hacked Democratic Party and Clinton campaign emails. — Jury selection begins Tuesday in the trial …
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Political Wire
Washington Post:
Unemployment is climbing in key swing states, including Michigan and Wisconsin — There's been a steady increase of people coming to the St. Vincent de Paul Society's food pantry in Marinette, Wis., a small city of about 10,000 just across the border from Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
THE TENNESSEE HOLLER:
Meet Doug Meyer, Republican for Congress: Racist, Islamophobic “Proud Boy” Hungry for Civil War — It's old news by now that Congressman Scott Desjarlais, who proclaims himself to be “a consistent supporter of pro-life values”, paid for 2 abortions and cheated on his wife with three coworkers …
Lauren Fedor / Financial Times:
Nearly two-thirds of US voters say Trump has not made them better off — Nearly two-thirds of Americans say they are not better off financially than they were when Donald Trump was elected, casting doubt on whether economic expansion and a record bull market will boost the president's re-election campaign in 2020.
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