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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Ocasio-Cortez accosted by GOP lawmaker over remarks: 'That kind of confrontation hasn't ever happened to me' — Tensions flared on Capitol Hill this week when a Republican lawmaker challenged Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on issues of crime and policing in an unusual …
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Laura A. Bischoff / dayton-daily-news:
BREAKING NEWS: FBI agents are at Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder's farm — Police activity is being reported at Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder's farm in Perry County and the U.S. Attorney's office said it is holding a 2:30 p.m. press conference today related to $60 million in bribes paid to a state official and associates.
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Rick Rouan / The Columbus Dispatch:
Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in $60 million bribery case — Rick Rouan The Columbus Dispatch Randy Ludlow The Columbus Dispatch — Federal officials arrested Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and several others on Tuesday in connection with a $60 million bribery case.
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Cincinnati.com:
Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in $60 million bribery case — Federal officials arrested Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and four others on Tuesday morning in connection with a $60 million bribery case. — U.S. Attorney David DeVillers' office would not discuss details of the case …
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Jeremy Pelzer / Plain Dealer:
Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in $60M bribery case related to HB6 nuclear bailout — COLUMBUS, Ohio—Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was arrested Tuesday morning ahead of an announcement about a $60 million federal racketeering case related to Ohio's new nuclear bailout law, according to sources and media reports.
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James B. Comey / Washington Post:
Is televised conflict Trump's goal? — James B. Comey is a former director of the FBI and former deputy attorney general. — Each day brings more images of dark-green-clad, helmeted figures striking and spraying unarmed protesters on the streets of Portland, Ore. The figures are federal officers …
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The Border War in Portland — How can this be a job for Homeland Security? — Something dangerous is taking shape within the Department of Homeland Security. — We got our first glimpse of it last week in Oregon, when unidentified federal agents clad in camouflage and tactical gear descended …
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
America Gets an Interior Ministry
America Gets an Interior Ministry
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The Daily Beast:
Who Actually Wants Trump to Send in the Feds? Police Unions.
Who Actually Wants Trump to Send in the Feds? Police Unions.
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John L. Micek / Pennsylvania Capital-Star:
Former Gov./DHS boss Ridge: 'It'd be a cold day in hell' before he'd let ‘uninvited’ federal agents into Pa.
Former Gov./DHS boss Ridge: 'It'd be a cold day in hell' before he'd let ‘uninvited’ federal agents into Pa.
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Elizabeth Meyer / Iowa Starting Line:
Ernst: Sending Feds To Portland Was ‘Proper Thing To Do’
Ernst: Sending Feds To Portland Was ‘Proper Thing To Do’
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump spoils for violence with vow to deploy more federal police
Trump spoils for violence with vow to deploy more federal police
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CNN:
Republican leaders vow to fill a potential Supreme Court vacancy this year, despite some apprehension — (CNN)Senate Republican leaders, undeterred by the scathing criticism leveled against them for blocking President Barack Obama's election-year Supreme Court nominee in 2016 …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump gives away the game on his census citizenship gambit
Trump gives away the game on his census citizenship gambit
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Trump signs memo aimed at omitting undocumented immigrants from census count
Trump signs memo aimed at omitting undocumented immigrants from census count
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ABC News:
The Note: Trump changes course as COVID-19 response faces critical tests — Trump is looking to resume task-force briefings with himself as the focal point — You don't have to believe in pivots to see the big moments piling up. — President Donald Trump is looking to resume task-force briefings …
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Washington Post:
White House, GOP in disarray over coronavirus spending plan as deadline nears on expiring emergency aid — ‘What in the hell are we doing?’ Sen. Cruz asked White House officials and GOP colleagues at a planning lunch — A major intraparty rift widened between the White House …
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
WSJ Journalists Ask Publisher for Clearer Distinction Between News and Opinion Content — Letter to publisher Almar Latour cites concerns about Opinion section's accuracy and transparency — A group of journalists at The Wall Street Journal and other Dow Jones NWS .71% staffers sent …
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Melanie Zanona / Politico:
House conservatives pile on Cheney at GOP conference meeting — Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus tore into Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) during a heated GOP conference meeting on Tuesday, lobbing attacks at her for breaking with President Donald Trump, supporting Dr. Anthony Fauci …
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CNN:
No White House coronavirus task force members currently expected at Trump's briefing — (CNN)No White House coronavirus task force members are currently expected to join President Donald Trump at his Tuesday evening briefing on the administration's response to the virus …
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
White House says Trump gets tested ‘multiple times a day’ for coronavirus
White House says Trump gets tested ‘multiple times a day’ for coronavirus
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Patricia Zengerle / Reuters:
Trump threatens defense bill veto over Confederate names, Afghan policy
Trump threatens defense bill veto over Confederate names, Afghan policy
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Dan Alexander / Forbes:
How Donald Trump Moved Millions From His Campaign Donors To His Private Business — Millions from his campaign, millions from the RNC, millions from committees. While other billionaires spend big on the election, the Donald is raking it in. — Donald Trump has not given a dime …
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Simon Lewis / Reuters:
Biden announces $15 million ad buy after fundraising surge
Biden announces $15 million ad buy after fundraising surge
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Conservative Icon George Will Says He'll Vote For Joe Biden In 2020 Election
Conservative Icon George Will Says He'll Vote For Joe Biden In 2020 Election
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Michael Shepherd / Bangor Daily News:
Maine brewery cancels Trump campaign event, saying it was misled over details — This story will be updated. — A veteran-owned Freeport brewery canceled a Wednesday campaign event for President Donald Trump that was to be headlined by the president's daughter-in-law after an owner …
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Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson claimed the New York Times planned to expose his address. Then his fans doxed the reporter. — On Monday night, Fox News host Tucker Carlson made a surprising accusation: the New York Times, he said, was trying to endanger him and his family by revealing where they live in an upcoming story.
Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Ghislaine Maxwell paid $25K to fake news purveyor Jacob Wohl to ‘smear Epstein victims and to get SDNY prosecutor Geoffrey Berman fired in attempt to stall sex trafficking investigation against her’ — Ghislaine Maxwell hired Jacob Wohl to smear alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein and her …
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Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump Is a Broken Man — The most revealing answer from Donald Trump's interview with Fox News Channel's Chris Wallace came in response not to the toughest question posed by Wallace, but to the easiest. — At the conclusion of the interview, Wallace asked Trump how he will regard his years as president.
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Christopher Rugaber / Associated Press:
Senate panel approves Trump's questionable Fed nominee — FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump's nominee to the Federal Reserve, Judy Shelton, appears before the Senate Banking Committee for a confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Can Trump Come Back? — Not under his own power. Only events can save him now. — Here is what Donald Trump can realistically do to right his poll numbers, regain his lost supporters and make the 2020 presidential race close instead of a 10-point Joe Biden blowout. — Nothing.
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Carrie Mumah / Planned Parenthood of Greater New York:
Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Announces Intent to Remove Margaret Sanger's Name from NYC Health Center — Contact: Carrie Mumah, [email protected], 212-274-7294 … NEW YORK - Today, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York announced its plans to remove Margaret Sanger's name …
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Nikita Stewart / New York Times:
Planned Parenthood in N.Y. Disavows Margaret Sanger Over Eugenics
Planned Parenthood in N.Y. Disavows Margaret Sanger Over Eugenics
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Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Michael Cohen's book to allege Trump made racist comments about Obama and Nelson Mandela, lawsuit says — NEW YORK — The book manuscript being drafted by President Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen alleges that Trump has made racist comments about his predecessor Barack Obama …
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Hannah Natanson / Washington Post:
Fairfax, Loudoun superintendents scrap earlier learning plans, call for all-virtual start to school year — In a major reversal, the superintendents of public schools in Fairfax and Loudoun counties are calling for the two Northern Virginia districts to start the fall semester all virtual …
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Associated Press:
Ex-New York assembly speaker Sheldon Silver sentenced to 6 1/2 years — NEW YORK — Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was sentenced Monday to 6 1/2 years in prison in the corruption case that drove him from power as a judge said she hoped to “send a message to Albany.”
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Sridhar S / The Lancet:
Safety and immunogenicity of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2: a preliminary report of a phase 1/2, single-blind, randomised controlled trial … Background — The pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) might be curtailed by vaccination.
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Ebony Bowden / New York Post:
Lincoln Project founders have ties to Russia and tax troubles, docs reveal — WASHINGTON — The founders of the Lincoln Project, a headline-grabbing new anti-Trump political action committee formed by GOP operatives who describe the president as “crook” and “huckster,” have their own checkered dealings …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
NPR may be ‘public’ radio, but it's feeling the economic pain of the pandemic. More trouble lies ahead. — NPR reporter Kelsey Snell would normally have spent last week covering Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell as the congressional correspondent for “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered.”
Chrissy Clark / Washington Free Beacon:
Michigan School Fires Popular Teacher For Saying ‘Trump Is Our President’ — A Michigan school district fired a popular high school teacher and coach after he pointed out that “Trump is our president” on social media. — Varsity baseball coach and social studies teacher Justin Kucera …
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