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Joe Biden loses support of top campaign fundraiser in Bay Area after comments on segregationists and Hyde amendment — KEY POINTS — Former Vice President Joe Biden lost a key financial supporter after his comments on working with segregationists and flip flopping on the Hyde Amendment.
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And Now, the Dream of a Harris-Buttigieg Ticket — Two new Democratic stars outshone Biden and Sanders on the debate stage. — The big question going into Thursday night's debate was whether Joe Biden, the clear front-runner in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, would stumble.
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Dems, Please Don't Drive Me Away — The dynamic pulling the party leftward. — I could never in a million years vote for Donald Trump. So my question to Democrats is: Will there be a candidate I can vote for? — According to a recent Gallup poll, 35 percent of Americans call themselves conservative …
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Live Polling of the Debates: Good News for Harris, Warren, Biden, and Substance — While 20 Democratic presidential candidates debated over four hours on Wednesday and Thursday night, a group of 210 voters convened by leading party pollster Stanley Greenberg offered their live impressions …
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The Week
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A Day After Bruising Debate, Biden Pushes Back Against Criticism on Civil Rights — CHICAGO — A day after a bruising debate in which Senator Kamala Harris laced into his history on civil rights, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. provided a lengthy and vigorous defense of his record …
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Kamala Harris's takedown of Joe Biden was more lethal than it seems — Of all the Democrats running for president, the two candidates who have most vigorously touted their ability to take on President Trump himself — personally and directly — are Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.).
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Kamala Harris was the Democrat you could imagine taking on Trump
Kamala Harris was the Democrat you could imagine taking on Trump
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New York Times, VICE and NBC News
Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
Joe Biden Loses Support From Top Donor After Segregationist, Hyde Amendment Comments: Report
Joe Biden Loses Support From Top Donor After Segregationist, Hyde Amendment Comments: Report
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CNBC
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Revitalizing Diplomacy: A 21st Century Foreign Service — American security and prosperity depend on robust diplomacy. Our diplomats are the front line of our engagement with the world. They serve in over 270 posts worldwide, many in difficult or dangerous locations.
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Vox
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Harris, Biden face-off is highest-rated Democratic primary debate in history — New York (CNN Business)Thursday night's Democratic debate featuring Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, and eight other candidates was the highest-rated Democratic match-up in Nielsen ratings history.
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Andrew Yang says microphone was ‘not on’ at times during Democratic debate
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Alex Pareene / New Republic:
Take Marianne Williamson Seriously
Take Marianne Williamson Seriously
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Kennedy: I now support Trump impeachment inquiry — EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Congressman Joe Kennedy III announced Friday he now supports opening an impeachment inquiry against President Trump, becoming one of the most high-profile House Democrats yet to break with Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the charged question.
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BostonGlobe.com, Political Wire, Mediaite and Daily Kos
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A New Racist Campaign Against Kamala Harris Is Taking Shape — Not long after Sen. Kamala Harris challenged Joe Biden's record on race during part two of the first Democratic debate last night, a barrage of tweets questioned her race and US citizenship. While these claims erupted …
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The Daily Beast
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Ethics panel launches Gaetz investigation over Cohen tweet — The House Ethics Committee announced Friday that it is investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for a February tweet in which he threatened to release embarrassing personal information about President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen.
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House Ethics Committee investigating Gaetz over Cohen threats
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Emily Singer / Shareblue Media:
Matt Gaetz is afraid someone will throw pee at him
Matt Gaetz is afraid someone will throw pee at him
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Roll Call, Joe.My.God. and Talking Points Memo
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E. Jean Carroll Joked About Sex in Bergdorf's Department Store Years Before Alleged Trump Rape — NEW YORK — Author and advice columnist E. Jean Carroll referenced sex inside Bergdorf Goodman in a column published about two years before the timeframe in which she claimed to have been raped …
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Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
Another Allegation—And Trump's Allies Just Don't Care
Another Allegation—And Trump's Allies Just Don't Care
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Jimmy Carter says Trump wouldn't be president without help from Russia — Former president Jimmy Carter said Friday that he believes a full investigation of the 2016 election would show that President Trump prevailed because of Russian interference on his behalf and otherwise would not be in office.
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Jimmy Carter says a full investigation would show Trump lost in 2016
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump poses next to Saudi crown prince in G-20 group photo
Trump poses next to Saudi crown prince in G-20 group photo
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John Roberts Played This Supreme Court Term Perfectly — When Justice Anthony Kennedy retired a year ago, it was obvious that Chief Justice John Roberts—nobody's median anything—would become the court's center of gravity, while remaining its center of gravitas.
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Politico
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Supreme Court to review DACA program protecting young undocumented immigrants
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Harris clarifies private insurance stance: ‘No, no’ I don't think it should be eliminated — Presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) on Friday clarified her stance on health insurance, saying she doesn't support eliminating private insurers after appearing to back just that during the Democratic primary debate on Thursday.
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Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes to Face Trial Next Year on Fraud Charges — August 2020 trial date set for former biotech entrepreneur, her top deputy — SAN JOSE, Calif.—Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of disgraced blood-testing startup Theranos Inc., will face trial in federal court …
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The Democratic Candidates Are in a Bubble on Immigration — There is now a photograph that sums up everything wrong about America's broken and overwhelmed immigration system. You've seen it, and it is hard to let it leave the mind or the conscience. Together with the accounts of horrifying abuse …
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The American Conservative
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The Latest: FBI: Fields sentenced to life in prison — CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing of a man who deliberately drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally (all times local): — An avowed white supremacist who drove his car …
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Trump jokes to Putin they should ‘get rid’ of journalists — US president voices disdain for ‘fake news’ at G20 and makes light of election meddling — Play Video — Donald Trump joked with Vladimir Putin about getting rid of journalists and Russian meddling in US elections when the two leaders met at the G20 summit in Japan.
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Trump Attacks ‘Fake News’ with Putin: 'You Don't Have this Problem in Russia'
Trump Attacks ‘Fake News’ with Putin: 'You Don't Have this Problem in Russia'
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Border Detainees Are Fed ‘Appalling’ Menu of Slimy Sandwiches and Unhealthy Ramen — DHS contract data show lack of nutritious options at centers — ‘Convenience foods that are cheap and easy’ dominate list — Immigrants housed in a federal detention center in Texas were fed frozen sandwiches …
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Low-Wage Workers Are Being Sued for Unpaid Medical Bills by a Nonprofit Christian Hospital That Employs Them — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica's Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published.
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Senate rejects attempt to curb Trump's Iran war powers — Senators blocked an effort on Friday to restrict President Trump's ability to go to war with Iran, handing a victory to Republicans and the White House. — Forty Republican senators have voted against the proposal from Democratic Sens. Tim Kaine …
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U.S.: Saudi Pipeline Attacks Originated From Iraq — American officials have warned Iraq not to allow Iran-aligned groups to launch attacks from its territory — U.S. officials have concluded that drone attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil industry in May were launched from Iraq, not Yemen …
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Al Jazeera