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Manafort: Charges have 'taken everything from me already'
Associated Press - By ERIC TUCKER and CHAD DAY, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced to a total of seven and a half years in prison on federal charges, then was hit almost immediately with fresh state charges
‘Our future is what we are fighting for’: Meet the schoolkids going on strike over climate change
The Washington Post - By Sarah Kaplan
In rain and snow and summer heat, every Friday for the past 29 weeks, a 16-year-old Swedish girl named Greta Thunberg has skipped school to protest outside her nation’s parliament building. Her aim: to
U.S. Politics
Mueller Report Has Washington Spinning (and It’s Not Even Filed)
The New York Times - By NICHOLAS FANDOS and NOAH WEILAND
WASHINGTON — Television crews have been positioned outside the offices of the special counsel, the federal courthouse and, at least before they were asked to leave, the McLean, Va., home of the new attorney
U.S. Politics
Mike Pompeo says the U.S. oil-and-gas boom is a vital diplomatic tool
Axios - Ben Geman
HOUSTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told a room full of energy executives last night that the U.S. oil-and-gas boom is a vital diplomatic and …
U.S. Politics
'Absolutely, dramatically different’: House Democrats struggle with breakneck pace of Trump era
POLITICO - By SARAH FERRIS, HEATHER CAYGLE and JOHN BRESNAHAN
The media environment has been completely upended since the last time Nancy Pelosi was speaker. House Democrats can’t escape Trumpmania. Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her colleagues are living under a harsh
Democratic Party
The Memo: GOP seizes on Pelosi's position on impeachment
thehill.com - Niall Stanage
Republicans are seizing on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) comments pumping the brakes on impeaching President Trump — and their reaction could …
New Hampshire
Can Republicans make up any ground in New England in 2020?
Roll Call - Simone Pathé
Only real pickup opportunities for party are in Maine and New Hampshire The prospects for a Republican rebirth in New England in 2020 are dim. Maine …
Hillary Clinton
Joe Biden’s And Bernie Sanders’s Support Isn’t Just About Name Recognition
FiveThirtyEight - By Nate Silver
If you’re a longtime reader of FiveThirtyEight, you’ll know that the early stage of the presidential primary process is a tricky one for us to cover. …
Technology
Targeting Online Privacy, Congress Sets A New Tone With Big Tech
NPR - Brian Naylor
For years, the big tech companies have been given pretty much a free rein by Capitol Hill to act as they chose. What congressional oversight of the industry, there was largely focused on whether there
Politics
Senators seek to change immigration law to curb child marriages
NBC News - Dartunorro Clark
Instances include a 71-year-old U.S. citizen who sought a visa for a 17-year-old spouse from Guatemala and a 14-year-old who sought entry for a 38-year-old from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Republican
News
Democrats split on response to Ilhan Omar's latest Israel comments
NBC News - Rebecca Shabad
The lengthy measure condemns many forms of hatred and discrimination against many minority groups. WASHINGTON — The House passed a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and other forms of hatred on Thursday
U.S. Politics
A different kind of freshman marks Pelosi's new majority
Associated Press - By LISA MASCARO and LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — It wasn't exactly a mic-drop moment. But when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi abruptly ended a conversation as a freshman lawmaker no longer seemed to be listening, it showed just how far
U.S. Politics
Why Did Four Top Democrats Just Say No to 2020?
The New York Times - By LISA LERER and ASTEAD W. HERNDON
Call them the announcements that weren’t. Over the past two days, Michael R. Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor; Eric H. Holder Jr., the former United States attorney general; and Senator Jeff of
U.S. Politics
‘It is like high school’: Meet the House’s freshman cliques
POLITICO - By MELANIE ZANONA, SARAH FERRIS and HEATHER CAYGLE
Democrats are forming alliances, in a bid to gain friendships and influence. At the end of freshman orientation, Rep. Abigail Spanberger was in a bind. The Virginia Democrat had hoped to grab an office
U.S. Politics
Sen. Martha McSally, a former fighter pilot, says she was raped while serving in the military
The Washington Post - By Felicia Sonmez
Sen. Martha McSally revealed Wednesday that she was raped by a superior officer while serving in the Air Force, telling a Senate Armed Services subcommittee that she shares “the disgust of the failures
Politics
Five takeaways from Wednesday's hearings on immigration and family separation
CNN - By Priscilla Alvarez, Geneva Sands and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN
Washington (CNN) — Across Capitol Hill Wednesday, lawmakers grilled several key Trump administration officials over its enforcement of immigration law, including the "zero tolerance" policy that led to
Law
Megaphones and more: Mueller details Russian U.S. election meddling
Reuters - By Doina Chiacu
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - From breaking into computers to paying for a megaphone, Russian efforts to undermine the U.S. political system have been spelled out in detail by Special Counsel Robert Mueller,
U.S. Politics
Trump's next battles on trade
Axios - Gabe Lipton of GZERO Media
The U.S. and China may be on the verge of resolving — or at least cooling — a heavyweight trade fight that's already seen them slap tariffs on $360 …
Politics
Sen. Cory Booker Promises To Bring America Together. But How?
NPR - Danielle Kurtzleben
Sen. Cory Booker talks about politics in grand, even spiritual terms. Speaking to NPR about his run for the presidency, the New Jersey Democrat used phrases like "coalitions of conscience," "sacred honor"
Beto O'Rourke
Is Beto O’Rourke Overrated Or Underrated?
FiveThirtyEight - By Nate Silver
Take a look at prediction markets and you’ll find what bettors think is a clear top tier of four Democratic presidential candidates. Three of the …
U.S. Politics
Biden’s Family Is Urging Him to Run in 2020
The New York Times - By JONATHAN MARTIN
NEWARK, Del. — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said Tuesday that there’s “a consensus” in his family that he should run for president, but Mr. Biden said he did not want to embark on “a fool’s
Sexual Harassment
Chicago poised to elect first African-American female mayor after Lori Lightfoot, Toni Preckwinkle advance
Chicago Tribune - Bill Ruthhart
Chicago will elect its first African-American female mayor after former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle won enough votes Tuesday amid a record field 14
Death Row
Supreme Court blocks death sentence for murderer with dementia who can't remember crime
USA TODAY - Richard Wolf
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Alabama cannot execute a convicted murderer whose health has deteriorated to the point that he cannot remember committing the crime or link it to his
Howard Schultz
Democrats to Howard Schultz: Don't do it
cbsnews.com - By Caitlin Huey-Burns
Democrats to Howard Schultz: Don't do it / CBS News Democrats are welcoming a wide variety of potential challengers to President Trump's 2020 …
News
After Day of Compliments, Trump and Kim Jong-un Will Negotiate Face to Face
The New York Times - By EDWARD WONG and DAVID E. SANGER
HANOI, Vietnam — After exchanging praise over dinner, President Trump on Thursday morning opened a day of formal talks with Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, a meeting aimed at once again trying
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico emerges as 2020 campaign hotspot
POLITICO - By MARC CAPUTO
‘The visual Trump created by throwing paper towels at people who needed relief is easy to point to as an example of the failures of the administration.’ Julián Castro made Puerto Rico his first stop after
Gun Control
House pushes ahead on gun control, backs expansion of background checks
The Washington Post - By Mike DeBonis
The House on Wednesday passed a bill expanding federal background checks for gun purchases and transfers, the first major new firearm restrictions to advance in a generation. The Bipartisan Background
Gun Control
Democratic tensions bubble up after GOP amends gun bill
thehill.com - Cristina Marcos and Mike Lillis
House Democrats scored a huge legislative victory Wednesday by passing a long-sought gun reform bill — but not without an embarrassing setback. Just …
U.S. Politics
Recap: Michael Cohen's highly anticipated House Oversight public testimony
Axios - Zachary Basu
Michael Cohen, who worked as President Trump's fixer and personal attorney for 10 years, testified Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee. 1 …
Donald Trump
'Racist,' 'con man': Cohen assails Trump before Congress
Associated Press - By MARY CLARE JALONICK, ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a damning depiction of Donald Trump, the president's former lawyer on Wednesday cast him as a racist and a con man who used his inner circle to cover up politically damaging allegations