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The Daily Beast:
Trump Tells Allies He Wants Absolved War Criminals to Campaign for Him — Fallout from the clemency cost the Navy secretary Richard Spencer his job, but a former Pentagon deputy chief backs the ousted official. — If Donald Trump gets his wish, he'll soon take the three convicted …
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Associated Press, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Independent, Joe.My.God., Breitbart, The Week, Raw Story, Vox, IJR and Vanity Fair
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Wesley Morgan / Politico:
Trump's strain with Pentagon inspires talk of more departures — President Donald Trump came into office vowing to unshackle his military commanders from years of Obama-era micromanagement. But now he's facing a rupture with his Pentagon leaders after steamrolling them on a series of decisions …
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Talking Points Memo, Political Wire and Raw Story
CBS News:
Ousted Navy Secretary Richard Spencer defends handling of Navy SEAL case — Richard Spencer, the former Navy secretary who was forced to step down over his handling of a controversial case involving a Navy SEAL, defended his actions in an interview with CBS News correspondent David Martin on Monday, his first since he was fired Sunday.
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Washington Post, IJR, Joe.My.God., The Hill, New York Post, HuffPost, CNN, POLITICUSUSA and Mediaite
James Stavridis / TIME:
We Trust the Navy SEALs to Protect America. Trump Should Trust Them to Judge Themselves
New York Times:
Trump and the Military Do Not Share the Same Values
Trump and the Military Do Not Share the Same Values
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Washington Post, Task & Purpose, Daily Kos, HuffPost, Talking Points Memo and Townhall
Chris Riotta / The Independent:
US veterans say Trump views military ‘as tool for massacres’ after reinstating accused war criminal to Navy
US veterans say Trump views military ‘as tool for massacres’ after reinstating accused war criminal to Navy
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POLITICUSUSA
Washington Post:
Pentagon chief says he was ‘flabbergasted’ by Navy secretary's attempt to make a private deal with Trump
Pentagon chief says he was ‘flabbergasted’ by Navy secretary's attempt to make a private deal with Trump
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Los Angeles Times, Breitbart and New York Times
Brandon Friedman / New York Daily News:
The commander-in-chief vs. his military
CNN:
CNN Poll: No change in views on impeachment after public hearings — Analyst: Trump doesn't care how illegal his actions may be — (CNN)After five days of public hearings in House Democrats' impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump, public opinion over whether the President ought to be impeached …
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Politico, Political Wire, The Hill, Washington Times, The Week, Joe.My.God., Twitchy and Mediaite
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
‘The hubris is unbelievable’: Dems seethe over Bloomberg GOP donations — Michael Bloomberg's debut 2020 campaign ad touts that he “took charge” of New York City in the wake of 9-11. — What Bloomberg doesn't mention: He leaned heavily on an endorsement from Rudy Giuliani …
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The Boston Globe:
Suffolk/Globe poll finds Sanders, Warren, Buttigieg, Biden in tight race in N.H. — A new Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll of likely New Hampshire Democratic primary voters shows a tight, four-way contest, with Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont on top but statistically tied …
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Breitbart
David Siders / Politico:
Bernie lets it rip against Bloomberg ‘arrogance’
Bernie lets it rip against Bloomberg ‘arrogance’
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Political Wire
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Why Bloomberg doesn't care about skipping the Democratic debates
Why Bloomberg doesn't care about skipping the Democratic debates
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Outside the Beltway, Maggieās Newsletter, ABC News and The Hill
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
At First 2020 Campaign Stop, Bloomberg Boasts What His Money Can Do
At First 2020 Campaign Stop, Bloomberg Boasts What His Money Can Do
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Joe.My.God. and CNN
Tim Pearce / Washington Examiner:
House Democrat backs down from impeachment: 'I don't see the value of kicking him out of office' — Democratic Rep. Brenda Lawrence of Michigan now favors censuring President Trump after backing impeachment proceedings over allegations that he withheld military aid from Ukraine for his personal benefit.
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Townhall, The Gateway Pundit and Fox News
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Mairead McArdle / National Review:
Swing State Dem Flips on Impeachment — Back in the summer, Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence fully backed the move to impeach President Trump, but the Detroit-area Democrat said over the weekend that she has since changed her mind. — “I feel we should begin that process,” Lawrence told CNN on June 12.
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No BS News Hour … and War Room
James Barragán / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Republican Party's 2020 election strategy document lands in Democrats' hands — Republicans expressed concern about ‘the polarizing nature’ of President Trump … AUSTIN — In a bizarre political blunder, a document laying out the Republican Party of Texas's election strategy …
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Talking Points Memo, Political Wire and The Hill
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Waiting for Obama — Today, almost every Democratic presidential campaign starts with what one close adviser to Barack Obama calls “The Pilgrimage”: the journey to the West End to meet the former president. — The West End of Washington, D.C., sandwiched between the better-known districts …
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Donald McGahn Must Testify to Congress, Judge Rules; Administration Will Appeal — A judge rejected the Trump administration's argument that senior White House officials were immune from congressional subpoenas. — WASHINGTON — The former White House counsel Donald F. McGahn II must testify …
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Don McGahn must testify about time as White House lawyer, judge rules
Don McGahn must testify about time as White House lawyer, judge rules
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Redstate, Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, The Guardian, ABC News, Associated Press, Breitbart, Rolling Stone, Joe.My.God., Raw Story, The Daily Beast and POLITICUSUSA
Wall Street Journal:
Federal Subpoenas Seek Information on Giuliani's Consulting Business — Subpoenas are issued for information on Giuliani's associates, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman
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National Review, CNN, Daily Kos, POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story, HuffPost, Occupy Democrats, Vanity Fair, The Week, Law & Crime, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, CNBC, The Gateway Pundit, Joe.My.God., Balloon Juice and VICE
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Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
In bleak report, U.N. says drastic action is only way to avoid worst effects of climate change — “We need to catch up on the years in which we procrastinated,” a top official says. — The world has squandered so much time mustering the action necessary to combat climate change that rapid …
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Salon, Common Dreams, WPIX 11 New York, Axios, The Week, World Meteorological …, Sputnik International and Electrek
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
The Inside Story of Christopher Steele's Trump Dossier — In a new book, the founders of the firm that compiled it defend their work. — For nearly three years, President Trump has spun an alternate reality in which he was not helped and tainted by Russia during the 2016 Presidential campaign but …
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Althouse
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Republicans' Big Lie About Trump and Russia
Republicans' Big Lie About Trump and Russia
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Daily Kos, Lawyers, Guns & Money, LewRockwell and Raw Story
Ruben Navarrette Jr / USA Today:
Millions of Latinos are Trump supporters. Here's what they're thinking. — Despite his harmful rhetoric, President Trump's policies and fierce attitude have attracted a certain subset of those in the Latino community. — San Diego - It's like chickens for Colonel Sanders.
Michelangelo Signorile / GEN:
Democrats Should Drag Out Trump's Impeachment as Long as Possible — There's a way to make Republicans pay for defending the president's abuses of power — fter two weeks of often explosive testimony in the impeachment inquiry, Democrats may try to wrap it up quickly …
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Vanity Fair, ABC News and Washington Post
CNN:
National Enquirer company chief David Pecker talking with New York prosecutors — (CNN)David Pecker, the head of the company that publishes the National Enquirer, has spoken with prosecutors with the New York district attorney's office as part of its investigation into the Trump Organization's handling …
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
The GOP's galling accommodation of Trump — “Thank God no one is accusing us anymore of interfering in the U.S. elections,” Russian President Vladimir Putin recently said. “Now, they're accusing Ukraine. Well, they should figure it out among themselves.” — Putin has every reason to gloat.
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Ephraim Mirvis / The Times:
What will become of Jews in Britain if Labour forms the next government? — Elections should be a celebration of democracy. However, just weeks before we go to the polls, the overwhelming majority of British Jews are gripped by anxiety. — During the past few years …
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Politico, National Review, New York Times, Breitbart, Jewish News, Fox News and Bloomberg
Washington Post:
Jared Kushner's new assignment: Overseeing the construction of Trump's border wall — President Trump has made his son-in-law Jared Kushner the de facto project manager for constructing his border wall, frustrated with a lack of progress over one of his top priorities as he heads …
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Joe.My.God., Politico, The Hill, The Week and HuffPost
Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
They Wanted to Save Their 119-Year-Old Village. So They Got Rid of It. — A feud over local taxes turned into a referendum on government itself. But Election Day left residents as divided as ever. — AMELIA, Ohio — There were allegations of suspicious political donations and rumors about fake social media accounts.
Michael Martz / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Northam discourages repeal of right-to-work law in remarks to revenue council — Gov. Ralph Northam made clear to his revenue advisory council on Monday that he does not support repeal of Virginia's right-to-work law that forbids compulsory union membership.
BBC:
‘Indian food is terrible’ tweet sparks hot debate about racism — A tweet from a US academic calling Indian food “terrible” has sparked a hot debate about cultural intolerance and racism in international cuisine. — “Indian food is terrible and we pretend it isn't,” said international affairs professor Tom Nichols.
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PJ Media Home and Instapundit
Rebecca Buck / CNN:
Booker's campaign shifts into all-out sprint to persuade voters to get him in December debate — Booker: I thought Biden was high when he said that — (CNN)With the qualification deadline fast approaching for the December Democratic presidential debate, Sen. Cory Booker will seek to boost …
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Political Wire and The Wrap
Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
A ‘Farm Kid’ Thwarts the Coup — If a full and fair analysis of the Trump-Russian collusion hoax ever is conducted, it will reveal the collateral damage suffered by innocent people ensnared by the wicked, multi-faceted operation launched by Barack Obama's White House in the spring of 2016.
Donna Rachel Edmunds / Jerusalem Post:
Ilhan Omar ‘working for Qatar’, Florida court hears — The Democratic Congresswoman is said to have passed information to Qatar which was subsequently handed along to Iran. — Ilhan Omar was recruited by a foreign government, received funding from a foreign government …
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Power Line, Al Arabiya and Jihad Watch
Emma Tucker / The Daily Beast:
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin Pardoned Man Convicted of Sexually Abusing His 6-Year-Old Stepdaughter — Republican Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin pardoned a man convicted of sexually abusing his 6-year-old stepdaughter on Friday in a written executive order. Belvin wrote, “It appears to me …
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Courier-Journal, The Hill and Raw Story
Robbie Gramer / Foreign Policy:
State Department Misled Congress on Ouster of Ukraine Ambassador — A new trove of State Department emails sheds new light on events surrounding the impeachment inquiry. — A newly released trove of documents shows that the State Department misled top lawmakers about why U.S. Ambassador …
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American Oversight and Occupy Democrats