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2:05 PM ET, July 21, 2019

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CBS News:
Biden, Warren, Harris and Sanders top 2020 field — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll  —  Joe Biden continues to be the first choice among Democratic voters across the 2020 primary states holding contests through Super Tuesday.  However, rivals Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris are gaining …
Discussion: Political Wire
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CBS News:
Early contests by the numbers: Democratic delegate race tightens — CBS News Battleground Tracker  —  While Joe Biden continues to lead all Democratic candidates across early states in the presidential nominating process, his previously large advantage has shrunk since June …
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:   Elizabeth Warren Has Momentum. Can She Build a Movement?
Miami Herald:
As Trump's reliable sycophant, Rubio drags us further into the president's swamp |  Editorial  —  Witnessing Sen. Marco Rubio's pathetic response last week to President Trump's latest racist outrages, it is impossible now to believe that Florida's senior senator was once hailed as …
CBS News:
Most Americans disagree with Trump's “go back” tweets — CBS News poll  —  The controversy around President Trump's tweets last week comes at a time when nearly nine in 10 Americans see a nation divided along racial lines, and most believe the parties each hold different ideas about what makes a person an American.
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Meet the woman who ties Jeffrey Epstein to Trump and the Clintons  —  How did wealthy sex offender Jeffrey Epstein come to be palling around with Bill Clinton and Donald Trump?  —  People who know those involved say Epstein's connections to two U.S. presidents ran through one bubbly British heiress: Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Politico:   POLITICO Playbook: Trump reignites battle with The Squad
Daily Mail:
Why I helped expose ambassador's embarrassing cables: Journalist, 19, behind Trump scoop comes forward to reveal his motivation and fears he's being targeted by security services  —  Lying awake at 2am last Wednesday and unable to sleep for the third night in a row, I listened as footsteps crunched …
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Guardian
Alexandra Hutzler / Newsweek:
Bernie Sanders Campaign Responds to $15 Minimum Wage Controversy with Better Hours for Staff  —  Amid a pay war within his own 2020 presidential campaign, Bernie Sanders will limit the amount of time his organizers can work to guarantee that no one is making less than $15 per hour …
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Nadler: Trump has broken the law “6 ways from Sunday”  —  House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) said on Fox News Sunday that Donald Trump has “violated the law 6 ways from Sunday,” and that he would be indicted if he were not president. … Why it matters: Nadler …
Noah Weiland / New York Times:
In 88 Trips to Capitol Hill, Mueller Grew Weary of Partisanship  —  Dozens of hours of Robert S. Mueller III's congressional testimony since 1990 reveal his complex relationship with legislators.  —  WASHINGTON — Days after he was appointed special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III visited …
Discussion: Washington Post
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Associated Press:
Mueller's testimony poses risk for Trump, but also Democrats
Discussion: KTLA
Robert Silverman / The Daily Beast:
Inside Baseball Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera's Far-Right Politics  —  The Yankees legend—who will be inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday—has managed to keep his political leanings hidden for decades.  —  Mariano Rivera, the greatest relief pitcher in baseball history …
Discussion: Breitbart
Eleanor Mueller / Politico:
Cory Booker charges Trump is ‘worse than a racist’  —  President Donald Trump is “worse than a racist,” Sen. Cory Booker charged on Sunday.  —  “The reality is, this is a guy who is worse than a racist,” the Democratic presidential contender from New Jersey told Dana Bash on CNN's “State of the Union.”
Discussion: Axios and Breitbart
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Bianca Quilantan / Politico:
Elijah Cummings: Trump's words brings back bad memories of racism
Discussion: Axios and Breitbart
Axios:
Scoop: Kushner to travel to Israel, Arab countries for discussions on peace plan  —  White House senior adviser Jared Kushner will travel to Jerusalem and several other capitals in the Middle East next week to discuss how to move forward with the Trump administration's Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, senior U.S. officials told me.
James Anderson / Associated Press:
In some states, GOP employs the recall as a political weapon  —  DENVER (AP) — Republicans frustrated by losing their grip on political power in some Western states have begun deploying a new weapon: the recall.  —  Once reserved for targeting corrupt or inept elected officials …
Jason Stanley / Newsweek:
Yes, ‘Send her back’ is the face of evil—I know fascism when I see it |  Opinion  —  “All effective propaganda must be confined to very few points,” Adolf Hitler wrote, “which must be brought out in the form of slogans.”  —  “Drain the swamp.”  “Lock her up.”  “Build the wall.”
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Guardian
Hans von der Burchard / Politico:
Two UK ministers to quit if Boris Johnson wins  —  U.K. Chancellor Philip Hammond and U.K. Justice Secretary David Gauke announced Sunday they will resign if Boris Johnson wins the Tory party leadership contest and becomes prime minister, with Gauke warning that a no-deal Brexit would lead to national “humiliation.”
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Washington Post:   Boris Johnson, Britain's likely next prime minister, is a hack — a journalist who has reached the pinnacle of power
Associated Press:
Police launch tear gas as Hong Kong protest turns violent  —  HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's protest movement took a violent turn on Sunday, as police launched tear gas at protesters after a massive march continued late into the evening, and subway riders were attacked by masked assailants …
 
 
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Joseph Simonson / Washington Examiner:
Biden won't promise Americans they'll keep their doctor under his healthcare plan
Discussion: IJR
Associated Press:
New audio shows UK could not prevent Iran takeover of tanker
Adam Geller / Associated Press:
Sanders' early life in Brooklyn taught lessons, some tough
Ethan Cai / Campus Reform:
STUDY: Faculty diversity at near stand-still despite MILLIONS spent by universities
Eliza Collins / Wall Street Journal:
Candidate Sleepovers Mean Tight Quarters, Wet Towels and ‘Surreal’ Family-Room Chats
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Ana Swanson / New York Times:
A New Red Scare Is Reshaping Washington
Fox News:
Border agents use tear gas to stop nearly 50 undocumented migrants who stormed Rio Grande bridge
Discussion: RedState
Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian:
The Great Hack: the film that goes behind the scenes of the Facebook data scandal
Zak Doffman / Forbes:
Russia's Secret Intelligence Agency Hacked: ‘Largest Data Breach In Its History’