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Carl Bernstein / CNN:
From pandering to Putin to abusing allies and ignoring his own advisers, Trump's phone calls alarm US officials — (CNN)In hundreds of highly classified phone calls with foreign heads of state, President Donald Trump was so consistently unprepared for discussion of serious issues …
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Talking Points Memo, Political Wire, Mediaite, Raw Story, Alternet.org, Daily Kos, POLITICUSUSA and The Guardian
Barbara Starr / CNN:
Intelligence on Russian bounty plot was included in the President's Daily Brief earlier this year, source says — (CNN)The intelligence that assessed there was an effort by a Russian military intelligence unit to pay the Taliban to kill US soldiers was included in one of President Donald …
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Alternet.org, Raw Story, Mediaite and Axios
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Kayleigh McEnany's answers on Russia's bounties and Trump don't make sense — White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany held a briefing Monday amid a growing furor over bounties that U.S. intelligence says Russia placed on U.S. troops in Afghanistan — and the lack of a U.S. response.
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National Review, Politico, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller, The Guardian, Fox News, MSNBC and Raw Story
Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Trump Refuses To Allow Democrats To Attend Russia Bounty Briefing — Politico's Jake Sherman tweeted: … The White House did say that they are working to schedule a briefing for Democrats, which is ridiculous because there is no need for separate briefings for Republicans and Democrats.
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Raw Story and Patterico's Pontifications
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden says Trump has “cozied up” to Putin, calls for “more data” on bounty allegations
Biden says Trump has “cozied up” to Putin, calls for “more data” on bounty allegations
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Republicans once again face questions about why Trump isn't tougher on Russia
Republicans once again face questions about why Trump isn't tougher on Russia
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The Hill, The White House, NBC News and Political Wire
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Reddit, Acting Against Hate Speech, Bans ‘The_Donald’ Subreddit — The influential pro-Trump community broke the rules on harassment and targeting, said Reddit, which also banned other groups. — SAN FRANCISCO — Reddit, one of the largest social networking and message board websites …
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Julia Alexander / The Verge:
YouTube bans Stefan Molyneux, David Duke, Richard Spencer, and more for hate speech — Bans come after YouTube's 2019 policy update — YouTube has banned several prominent white supremacist channels, including those belonging to Stefan Molyneux, David Duke, and Richard Spencer.
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Mediaite and Big League Politics, more at Mediagazer »
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Reddit bans r/The_Donald and r/ChapoTrapHouse as part of a major expansion of its rules
Reddit bans r/The_Donald and r/ChapoTrapHouse as part of a major expansion of its rules
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The Federalist, The Wrap, Fox News, Big League Politics and The Atlantic, more at Techmeme »
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Reddit bans The_Donald forum as part of major hate speech purge
Reddit bans The_Donald forum as part of major hate speech purge
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The US Sun, The Gateway Pundit and The Week
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Twitch, Reddit crack down on Trump-linked content as industry faces reckoning
Twitch, Reddit crack down on Trump-linked content as industry faces reckoning
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Breitbart and One America News Network
Anne Allred / KSDK-TV:
‘The only thing that stopped the crowd was my rifle’ | Interview with man who pulled out gun amid protest — Mark McCloskey gave his first on-camera interview to 5 On Your Side anchor Anne Allred — ST. LOUIS — It's an encounter that's gained national attention and it happened in St. Louis' Central West End neighborhood.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Couple points guns at protesters marching to St. Louis mayor's home to demand resignation — 1 of 13 — UPDATES with comments from St. Louis University law professor on couple's rights to defend private property — ST. LOUIS — As protesters made their way to Mayor Lyda Krewson's home on Sunday night …
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Associated Press:
Couple draw guns at crowd heading to St. Louis mayor's home — A white couple pointed guns at protesters in St. Louis, Missouri, as the group marched toward the mayor's home, demanding her resignation after she publicly read the names and addresses of several residents who supported defunding the police department
Teo Armus / Washington Post:
St. Louis couple point guns at peaceful crowd of protesters calling for mayor to resign
St. Louis couple point guns at peaceful crowd of protesters calling for mayor to resign
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Raw Story, Just The News, Townhall and Law & Crime
Adam Weinstein / New Republic:
Standing Their Ground in Well-Manicured Yards
Michelle Roberts / BBC:
Flu virus with ‘pandemic potential’ found in China — A new strain of flu that has the potential to become pandemic has been identified in China by scientists. — It emerged recently and is carried by pigs, but can infect humans, they say. — The researchers are concerned …
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Why conservative Chief Justice Roberts just struck down an anti-abortion law — Chief Justice John Roberts awaits the arrival of President Donald Trump who will deliver the State of the Union address in the House chamber on February 4, 2020, in Washington, DC. Leah Millis-Pool/Getty Images
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Ilya Shapiro / Cato Institute:
John Roberts Outsmarts Himself Yet Again
John Roberts Outsmarts Himself Yet Again
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Take Care Blog, Los Angeles Times, National Review and Slate
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court, in 5-4 ruling, strikes down restrictive Louisiana abortion law
Supreme Court, in 5-4 ruling, strikes down restrictive Louisiana abortion law
Dylan Stableford / Yahoo Sports:
White House calls Supreme Court decision on abortion ‘unfortunate’
White House calls Supreme Court decision on abortion ‘unfortunate’
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Townhall, New York Times and New York Times
CNN:
John Roberts sides with liberals on Supreme Court to block controversial Louisiana abortion law
John Roberts sides with liberals on Supreme Court to block controversial Louisiana abortion law
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CNBC and FiveThirtyEight
Yuval Levin / National Review:
Roberts vs. Burke
Roberts vs. Burke
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Associated Press, Power Line and Patterico's Pontifications
Tucker Carlson / The Daily Caller:
In Memory Of Betsy Rothstein — Betsy Rothstein passed away Sunday among family following a long battle with cancer. — Betsy was the most honest person I've ever met. She hated lying the way some people hate snakes. She recoiled in horror from lies. She found them repulsive, and the people who told them, contemptible.
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
As Predicted: Parler Is Banning Users It Doesn't Like — Well, that did not take long at all. On Friday we predicted that just like every other social media platform out there, the new favorite among people who falsely say that Twitter is censoring conservatives, would start taking …
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Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Newsonomics: The next 48 hours could determine the fate of two of America's largest newspaper chains — The next 48 hours may decide the fate of two of America's largest newspaper chains that collectively serve almost a fifth of all American local newspaper readers.
Anya Kamenetz / NPR:
U.S. Pediatricians Call For In-Person School This Fall — The nation's pediatricians have come out with a strong statement in favor of bringing children back to the classroom this fall wherever and whenever they can do so safely. The American Academy of Pediatrics' guidance …
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Wall Street Journal, The Daily Caller and Fox News
Rong-Gong Lin II / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. County issues dire warning amid ‘alarming increases’ in coronavirus cases — Los Angeles County health officials issued a dire warning Monday that conditions amid the COVID-19 pandemic are deteriorating rapidly and the highly contagious virus is spreading swiftly in the nation's most populous county.
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Trump books over $16 million in battleground TV ads as his campaign sees warning signs in key states — President Donald Trump's campaign, facing a growing disadvantage in polls, has started reserving spots for a television ad blitz set to run in several key swing states during the final months of the race.
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Wall Street Journal:
Eric Trump Steers Family Empire Under Father's Close Watch — The president's third child is eyeing international expansion after Donald Trump leaves office; ‘Eric is the money guy’ — On March 17, Eric Trump received word from the Nevada governor's office that he had 24 hours to shut …
Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
House Democrats push through first bill in a decade expanding Affordable Care Act — The House Monday passed the first significant expansion of the Affordable Care Act since its birth a decade ago, providing Democrats a high-wattage platform to castigate President Trump for his efforts …
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Political Wire
New York Times:
The New York Times Pulls Out of Apple News — The Times said Apple News did not align with its strategy of building direct relationships with paying readers. — The New York Times said on Monday that it was exiting its partnership with Apple News, as news organizations struggle to compete …
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The Wrap, Variety and The Verge, more at Mediagazer »
CNN:
Trump appointee at USAID repeatedly made anti-immigrant and anti-LGBTQ comments, said ‘female empowerment is a civilizational calamity’ — (CNN)A Trump administration appointee at the United States' agency responsible for foreign aid has a history of inflammatory rhetoric aimed at refugees, the LGBTQ community and women.
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Jacksonville to order mask-wearing ahead of GOP convention — Jacksonville, where the Republican National Convention is slated to be held in August, is planning to institute a city-wide mask order to stem the spread of coronavirus, city hall sources tell POLITICO.
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Michael Shellenberger / Environmental Progress:
On Behalf Of Environmentalists, I Apologize For The Climate Scare — On behalf of environmentalists everywhere, I would like to formally apologize for the climate scare we created over the last 30 years. Climate change is happening. It's just not the end of the world.
Matt Arco / New Jersey Online:
N.J. restaurants NOT reopening for indoor dining this week after ‘knucklehead’ crowds at bars ruin it for everyone — New Jersey will not reopen indoor dining this week as planned in the first major reversal of the state's Phase 2 coronavirus reopening plan, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday.
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