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11:50 AM ET, March 11, 2019

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Ken Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Choose Milwaukee for 2020 National Convention  —  The Democratic Party has selected Milwaukee to hold its 2020 national convention, choosing to nominate its challenger to President Trump in the key battleground state of Wisconsin.
Discussion: Breitbart
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Associated Press:
Democrats turn to blue-collar Milwaukee for 2020 convention  —  Democrats selected Milwaukee to host their 2020 national convention Monday, setting up the party's 2020 standard-bearer to accept the presidential nomination in the heart of the old industrial belt that delivered Donald Trump to the White House.
Discussion: Axios
miamiherald:
Why Miami won't be hosting the 2020 Democratic convention (and Milwaukee will)  —  Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez selected Milwaukee on Monday as the site of the party's 2020 presidential convention, choosing America's heartland — and perhaps his heart — over the melting pot of Miami.
Politico:
DNC picks Milwaukee to host 2020 convention
Discussion: Washington Post
Madeline / Media Matters for America:
In unearthed audio, Tucker Carlson makes numerous misogynistic and perverted comments  —  During interviews on Bubba The Love Sponge, Carlson said he “love[s]” the idea of young girls sexually experimenting, used sexist terms to refer to a number of women, and defended statutory rape
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Ruth Eglash / Washington Post:
‘Wonder Woman’ takes on Netanyahu with anti-racism post on Instagram  —  JERUSALEM — It looks like Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might have gone and upset Wonder Woman.  —  With less than a month to go before Israelis head to the polls on April 9, the long-serving leader …
Discussion: Fox News and Associated Press
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David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
Netanyahu-Trump Partnership Is Stronger Than Ever.  Are These Its Final Days?  —  JERUSALEM — In his increasingly uphill re-election battle, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's secret weapon is no secret.  —  It's President Trump.  —  Giant campaign billboards went up in Tel Aviv …
Bari Weiss / New York Times:   Idolatry at the Western Wall
Herb Keinon / Jerusalem Post:   RIVLIN: CAMPAIGN RHETORIC REGARDING ISRAELI ARABS ‘COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE’
Perry Bacon Jr / FiveThirtyEight:
The Six Wings Of The Democratic Party  —  There's a lot of news right now about conflicts within the Democratic Party, and similar stories will likely continue to pop up for the next two years.  Much of this is normal and unsurprising.  The American political system has only two major parties …
Discussion: Althouse
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Washington Post:
‘Like herding cats’: Pelosi struggles to unify Democrats after painful fight over anti-Semitism
Discussion: Hot Air and Althouse
Washington Post:
Trump proposes $4.7 trillion budget with domestic cuts, $8.6 billion in new funding for border wall  —  President Trump is releasing a $4.7 trillion budget plan Monday that stands as a sharp challenge to Congress and the Democrats trying to unseat him, the first act in a multi-front struggle …
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Former Gillibrand aide resigned in protest over handling of sex harassment claims  —  Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), one of the most outspoken advocates of the #MeToo movement who has made fighting sexual misconduct a centerpiece of her presidential campaign, spent last summer pressing legislators …
Tom Llamas / ABC News:
'He's not taking me to Washington?'  Michael Cohen furious at snub: Stormy Daniels' former lawyer  —  Keith Davidson, the former attorney for adult-film star Stormy Daniels and Playboy Playmate Karen McDougal, detailed his role in negotiating hush-money deals to keep both women quiet …
Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire
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Heidi Przybyla / NBC News:
Cummings seeks testimony from two more Trump attorneys about Cohen payments
Discussion: Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
Associated Press:
UK prime minister fights to save Brexit deal  —  LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May refused to admit defeat for her European Union divorce deal Monday, despite deadlocked talks with the bloc a day before Parliament is scheduled to vote on the plan.
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Charlie Cooper / Politico:
Brexit vote to go ahead but uncertainty remains over its status
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump lied to RNC donors about “Tim Apple” video  —  Republican donors in attendance called it one of Trump's weirdest lies ever.  On Friday night, under a tent erected over the pool at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, President Trump claimed the media were spreading “fake news” …
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Jamil Smith / Rolling Stone:
Will the Masses Finally See Fox News for What It Is?  —  The unholy union between the president and Rupert Murdoch's propaganda network is under fresh scrutiny  —  Less than one week after New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer published a thoroughly reported exposé about Fox News …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Devan Cole / CNN:
Democratic congressman says DNC is wrong to not hold primary debates on Fox News
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News “Strongly” Condemns Host Jeanine Pirro's Comments About Muslim Congresswoman  —  “They do not reflect those of the network and we have addressed the matter with her directly,” the network said on Sunday night.  —  In a rare rebuke of a high-profile host, Fox News on Sunday night came …
New York Times:
Beto O'Rourke Moves Toward a 2020 Race He Could Upend, Ready or Not  —  Beto O'Rourke has driven alone across the plains, straining to find his emotional bearings — or at least a Pancake House in Liberal, Kan. He has collected an “El Pasoan of the Year” award, before a modest audience …
Discussion: CNN
Michael Bamberger / Golf.com:
President Trump won a 2018 club championship — without actually playing in it!  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Donald Trump takes great pride in his golf game.  Shinzo Abe and Tiger Woods and countless others can tell you about that.  He once tweeted “I don't cheat at golf” …
Discussion: Shareblue Media
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
The week that could reveal Mueller's end-game  —  Buckle up: The next five days could reveal how the Mueller probe will play out.  —  Paul Manafort will know how long he'll be serving in prison, closing the book on special counsel Robert Mueller's most visible legal fight.
Discussion: emptywheel and Raw Story
David Frum / The Atlantic:
If Liberals Won't Enforce Borders, Fascists Will  —  I. The Wave That's Still Building  —  Through much of the 20th century, the United States received comparatively few immigrants.  In the 60 years from 1915 until 1975, nearly a human lifetime, the United States admitted fewer immigrants than arrived …
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
US-North Korea tensions approach boiling point  —  The Trump administration — which canceled two large-scale spring war games between the United States and South Korea in an effort to move along nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea — is now grappling with reports that Pyongyang is preparing to launch a missile soon.
Osita Nwanevu / New Yorker:
Democrats Push to Make Washington, D.C., the Fifty-first State  —  In the coming days, the House will vote on, and likely pass, H.R. 51, a bill that would make Washington, D.C., the fifty-first state.  The bill, which has two hundred co-sponsors, was introduced by Eleanor Holmes Norton …
Discussion: Splinter
 
 
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
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Tony Leys / Des Moines Register:
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Kamala Harris Says America Hasn't Yet Had an Honest Conversation about Race
Discussion: The Atlantic
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Cathy Young / The Bulwark:
Socialism Chic  —  It's back.  And it's worse than ever.
Discussion: The Hill
Mike Allen / Axios:
Joe Biden insider says “final” decision now “imminent” on 2020 presidential election
Discussion: Politico
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Dems have started the gears of impeachment. Can they still turn back?
Discussion: Raw Story
Sally Goldenberg / Politico:
‘F—ing insane’: De Blasio allies warn against 2020 run
Discussion: Splinter and The Guardian
Steven Papamarcos / New York Daily News:
I'm so, so, so sorry: A Baby Boomer apologizes on behalf of his generation
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Yes, Trump is target of ‘presidential harassment’
Discussion: New York Times
New York Times:
Trump Administration Steps Up Air War in Somalia
Discussion: Splinter