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The Final Lesson Donald Trump Never Learned from Roy Cohn
POLITICO - By MICHAEL KRUSE
The unrepentant political hitman who taught a younger Trump how to flout the rules didn’t get away with it forever. One of Donald Trump’s most important mentors, one of the most reviled men in American
3 hours ago
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California
Trump administration to tell California: You can't make clean car rules
Reuters - By David Shepardson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Thursday is expected to revoke California's authority to set its own greenhouse gas and vehicle fuel efficiency standards, a move with high stakes for
1 hour ago
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Some Democrats have reservations about candidates’ age — but the oldest primary contenders are leading the pack
The Washington Post - By Eugene Scott
The “age question” that burst into the open in last week’s debate got some fresh validation Tuesday from an unlikely source: Former president Jimmy Carter said there should be a limit on the age of a and
1 hour ago
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Trump says gun negotiations going 'very slowly'
Associated Press - By ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is pouring cold water on prospects for a bipartisan compromise on gun legislation, even as his aides circulate a draft plan on Capitol Hill. Trump tells Fox News
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Intelligence whistleblower says Trump made a troubling ‘promise’ to foreign leader
The Washington Post
The whistleblower complaint that has triggered a tense showdown between the U.S. intelligence community and Congress involves President Trump’s communications with a foreign leader. Listen to Washington
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Trump carries a wad of cash for tipping people in his back pocket instead of a wallet
Business Insider - Rosie Perper
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday told reporters that he doesn't carry a wallet because he hasn't "had to use a credit card in a long time" and instead keeps a wad of cash in his back pocket. Washington-based
4 hours ago
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Trump reportedly praised the clean-cut look of his new National Security Adviser, after complaining about predecessor John
insider - Tom Porter
For US President Donald Trump glittering resumes and decades of experience aren't the only relevant factors when hiring officials to top positions — …
1 hour ago
ABC News
U.S. Dept. of Defense
Pentagon spent at least $184,000 at Trump resort
ABC News
Pentagon tells Congress that review of records shows military personnel have spent at least $184,000 at the Trump Turnberry resort in Scotland on …
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Iran
As Iran Gets Tough, Trump Seeks a Deal
TIME - Brian Bennett
As President Donald Trump weighed how to respond to a Sept. 14 drone and missile attack on Saudi oil facilities, which temporarily cut the kingdom’s output in half and roiled markets, he had several options.
1 hour ago
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Bashful base: Pollsters say Trump closer to Dems than early 2020 surveys suggest
Roll Call - John T. Bennett
Political pros see his true support higher with some of president's backers ‘afraid’ to admit it Professional pollsters say President Donald Trump and …
1 hour ago
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David Cameron
David Cameron: saying Queen 'purred down line' was terrible mistake
The Guardian - Mattha Busby
David Cameron has admitted it was “a terrible mistake” to announce the Queen had “purred down the line” after he phoned to tell her Scotland had voted no to independence. In a wide-ranging interview on
2 hours ago
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Employment
The Left's bitter attack on Laura Kuenssberg for doing her job is baffling
The Telegraph - By Charlotte Gill
In spite of their ongoing clashes over Brexit, one thing many Leavers and Remainers have in common is an appreciation of the BBC’s political editor, Laura Kuenssberg. With her unfailing ability to keep
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Republicans
When Adding New States Helped the Republicans
The Atlantic - Heather Cox Richardson
Raw politics produced the current lineup of states. A flagrantly partisan push to admit underpopulated western territories helps the GOP even 130 years later. Today, the House Committee on Oversight and
2 hours ago
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World News
People Are Looking At Your LinkedIn Profile. They Might Be Chinese Spies
NPR - Ryan Lucas
One of America's most recent espionage cases started with a friendly hello over the Internet. It ended with a jury in Virginia finding former CIA officer Kevin Mallory guilty of spying for China. The case
3 hours ago
ABC News
Adam Schiff
Top intelligence official to brief Congress on whistleblower complaint
ABC News
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff has accused the acting Director of National Intelligence of withholding a whistleblower complaint …
1 hour ago
Trump Administration
With Enemies Like These, Trump Doesn’t Need Friends
counterpunch.org - Charles Pierson
It is one year since an anonymous op-ed appeared in the New York Times. The author claimed to be part of a group of “senior officials in the …
3 hours ago
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He wanted nonpartisan federal solutions. Now his Kavanaugh tip has thrust him into a partisan brawl.
The Washington Post - By Michael Kranish, Seung Min Kim, Lisa Rein
Brett M. Kavanaugh worked for independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr in the late 1990s, writing the rationale for impeaching President Bill Clinton, who was accused of perjury and obstruction of justice
2 hours ago
MSNBC
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Trump reportedly implicated in intel whistleblower scandal
MSNBC - Steve Benen
The basic elements of the story looked quite serious, despite its many gaps. On Friday night, we learned that someone within the U.S. intelligence …
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Saudi Arabia
Iran warns against war as U.S. and Saudi weigh response to oil attack
Reuters - By Tuqa Khalid and Stephen Kalin
DUBAI/JEDDAH (Reuters) - Iran warned U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday against being dragged into all-out war in the Middle East following an attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities which Washington
3 hours ago
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Barack Obama
A Clash Over Barack Obama’s Legacy? Democratic Voters Don’t Want to Hear It
The New York Times - Alexander Burns
In some of the tensest moments of the 2020 debates, a viewer might have concluded that Democrats were poised for a large-scale clash over the legacy of President Barack Obama. There have been heated arguments
3 hours ago
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eCigarettes
New York lawmakers to announce first federal bipartisan bill to tax e-cigarettes
Axios
New York Reps. Tom Suozzi (D) and Tom King (R) will announce Thursday a bill that would introduce a federal tax on e-cigarettes and codify into law a …
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Brexit
No deal Brexit will devastate Spain, warns UK before showdown with Barnier
The Telegraph - By James Crisp
The EU is not ready for a no deal Brexit, Stephen Barclay said before warning a disorderly British withdrawal from the EU would destroy Spain’s tourism and fishing industries, cripple its exports, and
1 hour ago
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Iran
Trump's `Maximum Pressure' Campaign Has Hobbled Iran's Economy. How Will the Islamic Republic React?
Bloomberg
U.S. President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign has weakened Iran and hobbled its economy. But it’s also made the Islamic Republic more …
1 hour ago
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Brexit: UK shares confidential documents with EU
bbc.co.uk - BBC News
Confidential documents that "reflect the ideas the UK has put forward" on Brexit have been shared with the EU, the UK government says.
1 hour ago
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Jay Inslee
Texts With Jay Inslee : The Climate Candidate Likes Elizabeth Warren's Plan
buzzfeednews.com - Ben Smith
In The Stakes 2020, BuzzFeed News' newsletter about the 2020 campaign, former presidential candidate Jay Inslee talks about the key differences …
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William Barr
Barr praised 2017 book that claims colleges unfairly went after male students accused of sexual assault
NBC News - Heidi Przybyla
Before he was nominated attorney general, Barr also accused the Obama administration of "fanning the false narrative of a 'rape culture.'" WASHINGTON — Before being nominated by President Donald Trump
2 hours ago
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Finance
The Finance 202: Fed chair Powell offers opaque message to investors. And they like it.
The Washington Post - By Tory Newmyer
Analysis Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events
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Nancy Pelosi
Speaker Nancy Pelosi To Unveil Plan To Negotiate Prices Of 250 Prescription Drugs
NPR - Susan Davis
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., will introduce Thursday her long-anticipated plan to lower the cost of prescription drugs. It is a priority shared by President Trump, fueling a glimmer of hope that
3 hours ago
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Climate
By writing off climate change, are Republicans writing off young voters?
Roll Call - Mary C. Curtis
Trump’s environmental moves could well be harming the GOP in the long run It makes sense that young people, who will have to live with the …
2 hours ago
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Tension with Iran rising as US backs Saudi 'right to defend itself'; Warning sign for Biden in new poll
Fox News
Good morning and welcome to . Here's what you need to know as you start your day ... Tension with Iran continues to simmer as Pompeo says US backs Saudi Arabia's 'right to defend itself,' Trump raises
3 hours ago

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