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Michael Edison Hayden / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Stephen Miller's Affinity for White Nationalism Revealed in Leaked Emails — In the run-up to the 2016 election, White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller promoted white nationalist literature, pushed racist immigration stories and obsessed over the loss of Confederate symbols …
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Southern Poverty Law Center:
Miller focuses on racial identity of killer with ‘alt-right’ beliefs — In his emails to Breitbart, Miller also discussed the coverage surrounding another killer who espoused racist beliefs. Chris Harper-Mercer, a student at Umpqua Community College, killed nine people at the Roseburg, Oregon, school Oct. 1, 2015.
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In private speech, Bolton suggests some of Trump's foreign policy decisions are guided by personal interest — The former national security director was especially critical of the president's handling of Turkey, according to multiple sources present for his remarks.
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NBC News:
Senior Trump official embellished resume, had face on fake TIME cover — State Dept. official Mina Chang claimed to be a Harvard Business School “alumna” who ran a nonprofit that worked in 40 countries. — WASHINGTON — A senior Trump administration official has embellished her resume …
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Charles Whitaker / Medill:
Whitaker shares statement on The Daily Northwestern's coverage of campus events — “Journalists have a heady responsibility performing our role as the authors of the first rough draft of history, the term that the late Washington Post President and Publisher Philip L. Graham is credited with coining to describe our work.
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Dawn Rhodes / Chicago Tribune:
Daily Northwestern staffers apologized for recent coverage of Jeff Sessions visit. Then they drew the ire of other journalists. — The student journalists at the Daily Northwestern have come under fire twice in the past week. — First they were roundly criticized by fellow students angered …
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Jacey Fortin / New York Times:
The Daily Northwestern Apologizes to Student Protesters for Reporting
The Daily Northwestern Apologizes to Student Protesters for Reporting
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Few Caucusgoers Tied to 2020 Choice — Buttigieg joins a crowded pack of front-runners; No groundswell of support for Bloomberg — West Long Branch, NJ - South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has joined former Vice President Joe Biden, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and Vermont …
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Wall Street Journal:
Pete Buttigieg Tops Poll in Iowa for First Time — Pete Buttigieg has joined former Vice President Joe Biden, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders as a top candidate in Iowa, a Monmouth University Poll released Tuesday shows. — At 22%, the mayor of South Bend …
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Maureen Groppe / USA Today:
On the campaign bus, Pete Buttigieg talks stress dreams, misconceptions, ‘just in case’ letter to parents
On the campaign bus, Pete Buttigieg talks stress dreams, misconceptions, ‘just in case’ letter to parents
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New York Times:
Trump Has Considered Firing Intelligence Community Inspector General — The president blames Michael Atkinson, whom he appointed, for finding the anonymous whistle-blower's complaint on his interactions with Ukraine to be credible. — President Trump has discussed dismissing …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Appears Ready to Let Trump End DACA Program — The justices are considering whether the Trump administration can shut down a program that shields about 700,000 young immigrants from deportation. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Tuesday appeared ready …
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court appears inclined to let Trump end DACA program
Supreme Court appears inclined to let Trump end DACA program
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CNN:
Inauguration galas, an intimate dinner, and a White House party: Trump's 10 interactions with indicted Giuliani associates — (CNN)President Donald Trump has had at least 10 encounters with Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, the indicted associates of Rudy Giuliani the President has adamantly claimed not to know.
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ProPublica:
Giuliani Was Close to a Podcast Deal With the News Outlet That Spread His Ukraine Conspiracies — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica's Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published.
Juleanna Glover / Politico:
There's a Surprisingly Plausible Path to Removing Trump From Office — By most everyone's judgment, the Senate will not vote to remove President Donald Trump from office if the House impeaches him. But what if senators could vote on impeachment by secret ballot?
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Axios:
GOP to argue Trump's “state of mind” on impeachment — Confronted with a mountain of damaging facts heading into tomorrow's opening of the public phase of impeachment, House Republicans plan to argue that “the President's state of mind” was exculpatory. — The state of play …
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
To Exonerate Trump, Republicans Embrace Russian Disinformation
To Exonerate Trump, Republicans Embrace Russian Disinformation
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Trump advisers exploring tax proposal that would lower “middle class” rate to 15 percent — Plan remains in flux but would aim to set up sharp contrast with Democrats in 2020 — President Trump's economic advisers are exploring whether the president should campaign for reelection proposing …
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Political Wire and POLITICUSUSA
ACLU:
Federal Court Rules Suspicionless Searches of Travelers' Phones and Laptops Unconstitutional — GOVERNMENT MUST HAVE REASONABLE SUSPICION OF DIGITAL CONTRABAND BEFORE SEARCHING ELECTRONIC DEVICES AT THE U.S. BORDER — BOSTON — In a major victory for privacy rights, a federal court …
Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Supreme Court refuses to block lawsuit against gun manufacturer brought by Sandy Hook families — WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to shield a major arms manufacturer from potential liability in the 2012 school shooting that left 26 students and educators dead in Newtown, Conn.
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Madeline Fry / Washington Examiner:
The alt-right has no future in conservatism — Donald Trump Jr. is touring the country to speak about his new book, Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us, and it's not going so well. — Writers on the Left couldn't resist the delicious irony of the president's son complaining …
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
How Donald Trump Jr. Landed Smack in the Middle of a Right-Wing Civil War
How Donald Trump Jr. Landed Smack in the Middle of a Right-Wing Civil War
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Matthew Choi / Politico:
Stone previewed WikiLeaks bounty to Trump campaign in April 2016 — Roger Stone first told one of Donald Trump's top aides in April 2016 that WikiLeaks had plans to dump information in the heat of the presidential race, kickstarting a scramble inside the campaign to take advantage of the expected releases.
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Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
Former SC Gov. Mark Sanford has dropped out of presidential race … Republican presidential candidate and former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff File … Republican presidential candidate and former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
New York Times:
Behind Trump's Dealings With Turkey: Sons-in-Law Married to Power — Informal relationships between family members help explain the course of diplomacy between the White House and Turkey's leader. — ISTANBUL — Behind President Trump's accommodating attitude toward Turkey is an unusual back channel …
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Joe Sonka / USA Today:
Thousands of Twitter ‘bots’ targeted Kentucky with fake news on election night — LOUISVILLE — As the final votes trickled in during last week's Kentucky gubernatorial election, a network of automated Twitter accounts suddenly sprang into action. — They spread misinformation about the election …
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: New deposition transcripts deepen Russia linkages to the impeachment inquiry — THE BIG IDEA: President Trump called John Bolton at home to complain after he saw a CNN report last December that said the U.S. Navy was preparing to sail a warship into the Black Sea as a show …
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Luke Broadwater / Baltimore Sun:
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, widow of Baltimore Rep. Elijah Cummings, will seek his seat in Congress
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, widow of Baltimore Rep. Elijah Cummings, will seek his seat in Congress
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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Trump allies received hundreds of thousands of dollars under federal health contract — At least eight former White House, presidential transition and campaign officials for President Donald Trump were hired as outside contractors to the federal health department at the cost of hundreds …
Gregg Re / Fox News:
ICIG complaint alleges Trump-Ukraine whistleblower may be soliciting illicit donations — Democratic staffer emailed Ukraine ambassador to discuss ‘delicate’ issue following whistleblower complaint — EXCLUSIVE: A newly filed complaint to the Intelligence Community Inspector General …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Tells Crowd Ivanka Has Created 14 Million New Jobs — At a speech to the Economic Club of New York today, President Trump declared that his daughter, Ivanka, has personally created 14 million new jobs. The president announced this figure — so astonishingly ludicrous it would embarrass …
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
133 foreign policy officials endorse Joe Biden — In 2016, dozens of foreign policy experts and former officials signed public letters warning against electing Donald Trump president. This time around, foreign policy experts and former officials are rushing to endorse Joe Biden.
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
Fox News host Tucker Carlson is loudly ignoring impeachment. It 'is not only dumb, it's boring.' — At some point during his nightly prime-time show, Fox News host Tucker Carlson usually asks the same question: “What's really going on here?” — He uses the query as a turning point …
Washington Post:
The climate chain reaction that threatens the heart of the Pacific — SHIRETOKO PENINSULA, Japan — Lined up along the side of their boat, the fishermen hauled a huge, heavy net up from swelling waves. At first, a few small jellyfish emerged, then a piece of plastic. Then net, and more net.
James Poniewozik / New York Times:
When Watergate Was Appointment TV — Public television's 1973 coverage is both a preview of coming impeachment attractions and a memento of an irretrievable media past. — The media coverage of Watergate gave us much of today's concussive, ballistic jargon of scandal. There were “bombshells.”
The Hill:
Democrats sharpen their message on impeachment — In a last-minute move, Democrats are shifting their impeachment rhetoric and talking points just days before the first public hearings into President Trump's handling of foreign policy in Ukraine. — The televised hearings mark a crucial phase …
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Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:
Donald Trump's firm to pay £225,000 to Scottish Government to cover legal bills — Donald Trump's company is to pay the Scottish Government £225,000 to cover its legal bills after the US president's firm was defeated in a long-running and acrimonious court battle …
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Shareblue Media, Occupy Democrats and Raw Story
Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Nikki Haley says Trump was always “truthful” — Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley told NBC's “Today” on Tuesday that she never had any doubts about President Trump's truthfulness or fitness for office during her tenure. … The big picture: Haley was promoting her new book “With All Due Respect …
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