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Joe Biden / YouTube:
America Is An Idea — It's time for respected leadership on the world stage—and dignified leadership at home. It's time for equal opportunity, equal rights, and equal justice. It's time for an economy that rewards those who actually do the work. It's time for a president who will stand up for all of us.
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Associated Press:
Biden hires strategist Symone Sanders, adds diversity to bid — WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden has hired Symone Sanders, a prominent African American political strategist, as a senior adviser to his newly launched presidential campaign. — The move adds a younger, diverse voice to Biden's cadre …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to open his formidable fundraising network to Joe Biden's 2020 campaign — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has indicated to party donors that he's looking to open his formidable fundraising network to Joe Biden, according to people who have spoken with him recently.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
When Obama Talked Biden Out of Running for President — Barack Obama stood in the Rose Garden, watching Joe Biden announce that he wasn't going to run for president—exactly what he wanted and had helped make happen. — Four years later, the president has come a long way on his views of a Biden run.
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Joseph Simonson / Washington Examiner:
Biden senior adviser: We don't need white men leading the Democratic Party
Biden senior adviser: We don't need white men leading the Democratic Party
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Joe Biden could be the best bet to beat Trump. If he gets that far.
Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
Joe Biden Secures Coveted Michael Avenatti Endorsement
Joe Biden Secures Coveted Michael Avenatti Endorsement
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Townhall, The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart and Big League Politics
Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
After sprint to left, some 2020 Democrats inch back toward the middle
After sprint to left, some 2020 Democrats inch back toward the middle
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Sacramento Bee, Washington Monthly and Financial Times
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
How Does Joe Biden Fit Into a Changing Democratic Party?
How Does Joe Biden Fit Into a Changing Democratic Party?
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
New Biden senior adviser Sanders donated to Buttigieg in March
New Biden senior adviser Sanders donated to Buttigieg in March
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Joe Biden's High Crimes Against Logo Design
Joe Biden's High Crimes Against Logo Design
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Townhall, Washington Post and ABC News
New York Times:
Joe Biden Expresses Regret to Anita Hill, but She Says 'I'm Sorry' Is Not Enough — WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. called Anita Hill earlier this month to express his regret over “what she endured” testifying against Justice Clarence Thomas at the 1991 Supreme Court hearings …
Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
North Korea issued $2 million bill for comatose Otto Warmbier's care — BEIJING — North Korea issued a $2 million bill for the hospital care of comatose American Otto Warmbier, insisting that a U.S. official sign a pledge to pay it before being allowed to fly the University of Virginia student from Pyongyang in 2017.
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Jared Keller / Task & Purpose:
North Korea reportedly billed the US $2 million in hospital expenses for a man they murdered …
North Korea reportedly billed the US $2 million in hospital expenses for a man they murdered …
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Motherboard:
Why Won't Twitter Treat White Supremacy Like ISIS? Because It Would Mean Banning Some Republican Politicians Too. — A Twitter employee who works on machine learning believes that a proactive, algorithmic solution to white supremacy would also catch Republican politicians.
Ian Duncan / Baltimore Sun:
FBI raids Baltimore City Hall, home of Mayor Catherine Pugh, offices of job training center — FBI and IRS agents are raiding Baltimore's City Hall and the home of Mayor Catherine Pugh. — Dave Fitz, an FBI spokesman, confirmed agents from the Washington field office were executing search warrants …
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CBS Baltimore:
Where Is Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh? Source Says She Left Home, State After FBI Raid — BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Where is Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh? It's the question buzzing around the city as the FBI and IRS raid Pugh's home, City Hall and several other locations tied to her Thursday.
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
WJZ: Baltimore Mayor May Have Fled The State After FBI-IRS Raid — The hits just keep coming for Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh, but they might have trouble finding her. Baltimore's CBS affiliate WJZ reports that Pugh was on hand when the FBI and IRS conducted a multi-location raid …
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Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
Trump's Chief of Staff Says He's Having a Ball — Here's the thing, Mick Mulvaney says, sitting in his West Wing office on Wednesday afternoon: He knows that Donald Trump's administration doesn't always make good on conservative ideals. He knows that they're “spending a bunch of money …
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Washington Post, Political Wire and New York Times
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Trump is terrified that his aides might not lie for him — President Trump's current position on special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's report is as follows: — 1) it proved beyond all doubt that Trump is completely innocent; — 2) it was illegal, biased and full of lies;
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Dylan Scott / Vox:
Trump's high-stakes subpoena battle with House Democrats, explained
Trump's high-stakes subpoena battle with House Democrats, explained
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Politico, Washington Post, New York Times, Breitbart and Raw Story
Justice News:
Massachusetts District Court Judge and Court Officer Indicted for Obstruction of Justice — BOSTON - A Massachusetts District Court Judge and Trial Court Officer were indicted today in federal court in Boston on obstruction of justice charges for preventing an ICE Officer from taking custody of an alien defendant.
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Katherine Lam / Fox News:
Massachusetts judge who helped illegal immigrant escape ICE arrest indicted, federal authorities say
Massachusetts judge who helped illegal immigrant escape ICE arrest indicted, federal authorities say
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Deanna Paul / Washington Post:
How angry pilots got the Navy to stop dismissing UFO sightings — A recent uptick in sightings of unidentified flying objects — or as the military calls them, “unexplained aerial phenomena” — prompted the Navy to draft formal procedures for pilots to document encounters, a corrective measure that former officials say is long overdue.
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New York Post, The American Conservative, Motherboard and TheBlaze
Andrew Napolitano / Fox News:
Judge Andrew Napolitano: Did President Trump obstruct justice? — When the Department of Justice designated Robert Mueller as special counsel to take over the FBI investigation of the Trump campaign in May 2017, Mueller's initial task was to determine if there had been a conspiracy …
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David French / National Review:
Franklin Graham and the High Cost of the Lost Evangelical Witness — Graham's willingness to abandon Christian principles when it's politically expedient has cost the church dearly. — It's hard to think of a single prominent American Christian who better illustrates the collapsing …
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ThinkProgress, Raw Story, RedState, Washington Post and Friendly Atheist
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Caroline Zhang / CREW:
IRS Commissioner Charged with Releasing Trump Tax Returns Profits from Trump-Branded Property — President Trump's hand-picked IRS Commissioner, Charles Rettig, earns as much as $1 million in rental income from the Trump-branded properties he co-owns while facing demands from Congress to release Trump's tax returns.
Douglas Murray / Spectator:
The Scruton tapes: an anatomy of a modern hit job … Sometimes a scandal is not just a scandal, but a biopsy of a society. So it is with the assault on Sir Roger Scruton, who in recent weeks has been smeared in the media, fired by the government and had his life's work assailed.
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: The U.S. Chamber wants to disentangle its brand from the GOP and hopes to rebuild the center — THE BIG IDEA: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, navigating dramatic cultural change that's transforming the worlds of politics and business, plans to become less aligned with the Republican Party than it has been for decades.
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USA Today:
We found 85,000 cops who've been investigated for misconduct. Now you can read their records. — USA TODAY is leading a national effort to obtain and publish disciplinary and misconduct records for thousands of police officers. — At least 85,000 law enforcement officers across the USA …
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Reason
Dan Desai Martin / Shareblue Media:
Trump team wants to let doctors refuse to treat patients they don't like — New proposed rules from Trump's health department would let bigoted health care professionals discriminate against patients. — The Trump administration is trying to allow doctors and health care professionals …
Jamie Stelter / Glamour:
After Five Miscarriages, I Finally Opened Up About My Fertility Struggles — The conversation about fertility—whether you're thinking about kids in the near future or not—is still plagued by anxiety-inducing messages that keep women up at night picturing a ticking biological clock.
Morning Consult:
Morning Consult's Governor Approval Rankings — On a daily basis, Morning Consult is surveying over 5,000 registered voters across the United States on their governor. Each quarter, we'll update this page with the latest survey data, providing an in-depth look at how all 50 governors stand with voters in their state.
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Deanna Moore / Radio 104.5:
NYC To Ban Hot Dogs and Processed Meats To Improve Climate — New York City is the first city in the United States to eliminate processed meats. — Mayor Bill de Blasio approved an ambitious $14 billion Green New Deal on Monday, April 22, to combat climate change.
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twitchy.com and IJR
Gary Fineout / Politico:
FBI will discuss Florida election hacking with Scott — TALLAHASSEE — The FBI will meet with Sen. Rick Scott in the next few weeks to discuss the agency's suspicion that Russians had hacked at least one county in Florida during the 2016 presidential election.
Washington Post:
Trump administration pushes for quick action to raise debt limit — Top White House officials are imploring key Republicans to move quickly and raise the debt ceiling, four people briefed on the discussions said, concerned that a prolonged impasse could raise the chances of a misstep that damages the economy later this year.
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Political Wire
Jed Handelsman Shugerman / New York Times:
The Trump Campaign Conspired With the Russians. Mueller Proved It. — By the standards of a potential impeachment inquiry, the evidence is clear. — Mr. Shugerman is a law professor at Fordham. — In his first letter after receiving the Mueller report, Attorney General William Barr accurately quoted …
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Maria Bartiromo's stock has risen at Fox Business Network and Fox News — As an anchor at Fox Business Network, Maria Bartiromo can lay claim to the title of hardest working person in TV business news. Five days a week she is front and center at “Mornings With Maria,” a three-hour mix of financial news …
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