Trump: Day 622
-Senators Review Limited FBI Report
-302 Kavanaugh Protestors Arrested
-Backs Off NoKo Denuke Timeline
-Cuts Refugee Cap From 45k to 30k
-Interest Rates Reach Multi-Year High
-Scotland Golf Club Lost $4.5M in 17'
-NY AG Sues the Trump Foundation
-Senators Review Limited FBI Report
-302 Kavanaugh Protestors Arrested
-Backs Off NoKo Denuke Timeline
-Cuts Refugee Cap From 45k to 30k
-Interest Rates Reach Multi-Year High
-Scotland Golf Club Lost $4.5M in 17'
-NY AG Sues the Trump Foundation
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Day 727 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
Day 727 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
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Day 578 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
Day 578 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
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Day 368 since the deadliest mass shooting on U.S soil in Las Vegas that killed 58, injured 546 and Congress has taken NO action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
Day 368 since the deadliest mass shooting on U.S soil in Las Vegas that killed 58, injured 546 and Congress has taken NO action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
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The past 72 hours of U.S. gun violence:
-82 gun deaths
-157 gun injuries
-188 total incidents with death and/or injury
The past 72 hours of U.S. gun violence:
-82 gun deaths
-157 gun injuries
-188 total incidents with death and/or injury
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Yesterday’s shooting in Florence, SC was the 225th Officer Involved Shooting where an American officer was shot or killed in 2018.
Totals (incident map below):
-51 officers killed
-226 officers injured
Yesterday’s shooting in Florence, SC was the 225th Officer Involved Shooting where an American officer was shot or killed in 2018.
Totals (incident map below):
-51 officers killed
-226 officers injured
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Day 188 without Trump publicly offering his condolences for Master Sgt. Jonathan Dunbar, the fallen American service member who lost his life after an IED bombing in Syria. Why?
Day 188 without Trump publicly offering his condolences for Master Sgt. Jonathan Dunbar, the fallen American service member who lost his life after an IED bombing in Syria. Why?
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Day 188 Since Hope Hicks left as Trump’s 4th Communications Director after testifying to a Congressional committee that she had told "white lies" on Trump's behalf.
With Bill Shine, Trump is directing all White House messaging and communication.
Day 188 Since Hope Hicks left as Trump’s 4th Communications Director after testifying to a Congressional committee that she had told "white lies" on Trump's behalf.
With Bill Shine, Trump is directing all White House messaging and communication.
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Day 167 since Trump began forcibly separating immigrant children from their families.
136 of 2,654 migrant kids separated from parents are *still* in custody.
3 still-separated kids are under 5.
Day 167 since Trump began forcibly separating immigrant children from their families.
136 of 2,654 migrant kids separated from parents are *still* in custody.
3 still-separated kids are under 5.
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Reminder: The Trump administration is systematically locking up thousands of children at unheard of rates - now a staggering 12,800.
The government classifies these children as "unaccompanied"
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Reminder: The Trump administration is systematically locking up thousands of children at unheard of rates - now a staggering 12,800.
The government classifies these children as "unaccompanied"
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More signs of a fast-moving trend at the border: Agents in Arizona arrested 164 migrants (including 88 children) in two huge groups of families during one five-hour span starting Tues night. There were 8 Hondurans, 156 Guatemalans cbp.gov/newsroom/local…
More signs of a fast-moving trend at the border: Agents in Arizona arrested 164 migrants (including 88 children) in two huge groups of families during one five-hour span starting Tues night. There were 8 Hondurans, 156 Guatemalans cbp.gov/newsroom/local…
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Day 115 since Trump made specific commitments to end military exercises with South Korea & eventually withdraw US forces from the peninsula without NO specific commitments on timing or verification of denuclearization from Kim Jong-un.
Day 115 since Trump made specific commitments to end military exercises with South Korea & eventually withdraw US forces from the peninsula without NO specific commitments on timing or verification of denuclearization from Kim Jong-un.
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Recent commercial satellite imagery shows that no new dismantlement activity has been observed at #DPRK's Sohae Satellite Launching Station since August 3.
bit.ly/2QsQunK
Recent commercial satellite imagery shows that no new dismantlement activity has been observed at #DPRK's Sohae Satellite Launching Station since August 3.
bit.ly/2QsQunK
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Day 45 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet and Congress has refused to call for investigations and impeachment.
Is Trump above the law?
Day 45 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet and Congress has refused to call for investigations and impeachment.
Is Trump above the law?
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New York City officials said that they had joined state regulators in examining whether Trump and his family underpaid taxes on his father’s real estate empire over several decades nyti.ms/2O6VvFF
New York City officials said that they had joined state regulators in examining whether Trump and his family underpaid taxes on his father’s real estate empire over several decades nyti.ms/2O6VvFF
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Ron Wyden is calling for the IRS to investigate the allegations of tax fraud committed by Trump and his family that were laid out in the NYT report.
Ron Wyden is calling for the IRS to investigate the allegations of tax fraud committed by Trump and his family that were laid out in the NYT report.
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Next week's cover of @TIME. The portrait is made entirely of words from her testimony.
Headline: "Her lasting impact."
(via @brianstelter)
Next week's cover of @TIME. The portrait is made entirely of words from her testimony.
Headline: "Her lasting impact."
(via @brianstelter)
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Frustrated potential witnesses who've been unable to speak with the FBI agents conducting the Kavanaugh investigation resorted to sending statements, unsolicited, to the Bureau & senators, in hopes that they'd be seen before the inquiry concluded. newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
Frustrated potential witnesses who've been unable to speak with the FBI agents conducting the Kavanaugh investigation resorted to sending statements, unsolicited, to the Bureau & senators, in hopes that they'd be seen before the inquiry concluded. newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
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Deborah Ramirez said that she was troubled by what she perceived as a lack of willingness on the part of the FBI to take steps to substantiate her claims.
“I feel like I’m being silenced,” Ramirez said. newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
Deborah Ramirez said that she was troubled by what she perceived as a lack of willingness on the part of the FBI to take steps to substantiate her claims.
“I feel like I’m being silenced,” Ramirez said. newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
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Kenneth Appold was a suitemate of Kavanaugh’s at the time of the alleged incident with Deborah Ramirez.
He'd spoken to NYer on condition of anonymity, but, now willing to be ID'ed because he believes the FBI must investigate her allegation.
Kenneth Appold was a suitemate of Kavanaugh’s at the time of the alleged incident with Deborah Ramirez.
He'd spoken to NYer on condition of anonymity, but, now willing to be ID'ed because he believes the FBI must investigate her allegation.
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Several ex-Yale classmates tried reaching out to the FBI about Kavanaugh but hadn't received a response.
Stephen Kantrowitz, an ex-Yale classmate: “No one who lived in Lawrance Hall (so far as I know) has been contacted by the FBI What a charade.” newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
Several ex-Yale classmates tried reaching out to the FBI about Kavanaugh but hadn't received a response.
Stephen Kantrowitz, an ex-Yale classmate: “No one who lived in Lawrance Hall (so far as I know) has been contacted by the FBI What a charade.” newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
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A classmate of Kavanaugh’s at Georgetown Prep submitted a signed declaration to the FBI after visiting the FBI field office.
He was told they didn’t do “in-person interviews.” He said that he was hoping to hear something back, but hadn’t yet. newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
A classmate of Kavanaugh’s at Georgetown Prep submitted a signed declaration to the FBI after visiting the FBI field office.
He was told they didn’t do “in-person interviews.” He said that he was hoping to hear something back, but hadn’t yet. newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
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A source briefed on the FBI's background investigation told NBC News that the FBI contacted 10 people and interviewed nine of them. It was not immediately clear why the 10th was not interviewed.
nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
A source briefed on the FBI's background investigation told NBC News that the FBI contacted 10 people and interviewed nine of them. It was not immediately clear why the 10th was not interviewed.
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A Kavanaugh classmate at Georgetown Prep challenged Kavanaugh’s assertion he never denigrated Renate Schroeder.
He said he heard Kavanaugh talk about Renate. "The impression ... was that Renate was the girl that everyone passed around for sex."
newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
A Kavanaugh classmate at Georgetown Prep challenged Kavanaugh’s assertion he never denigrated Renate Schroeder.
He said he heard Kavanaugh talk about Renate. "The impression ... was that Renate was the girl that everyone passed around for sex."
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Richard Blumenthal thinks the FBI was being deliberately kept from Kavanaugh because "each time he talks, the more trouble he gets in." washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/…
Richard Blumenthal thinks the FBI was being deliberately kept from Kavanaugh because "each time he talks, the more trouble he gets in." washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/…
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James Roche, Kavanaugh's Yale roommate: "had he simply said 'I don't remember' or even 'If I did these things in my youth I am sorry,' he might have sailed through the confirmation process. But he lied, under oath, like it was nothing." slate.com/news-and-polit…
James Roche, Kavanaugh's Yale roommate: "had he simply said 'I don't remember' or even 'If I did these things in my youth I am sorry,' he might have sailed through the confirmation process. But he lied, under oath, like it was nothing." slate.com/news-and-polit…
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Dianne Feinstein on the FBI report: "It looks to be the product of an incomplete investigation that was limited. Perhaps by the White House. I don't know."
"The most notable part of this [FBI] report is what’s not in it."
Dianne Feinstein on the FBI report: "It looks to be the product of an incomplete investigation that was limited. Perhaps by the White House. I don't know."
"The most notable part of this [FBI] report is what’s not in it."
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Chuck Schumer: "I disagree with Senator Grassley's statement that there was no hint of misconduct."
Chuck Schumer: "I disagree with Senator Grassley's statement that there was no hint of misconduct."
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Lindsey Graham on Kavanaugh after reading report: “Why don’t we dunk him in the water and see if he floats?!”
Can we do Trump, first?
Lindsey Graham on Kavanaugh after reading report: “Why don’t we dunk him in the water and see if he floats?!”
Can we do Trump, first?
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Jeff Merkley: "We're looking at what looks like a significant cover up in lieu of having" a real investigation into Kavanaugh. msnbc.com/the-last-word/…
Jeff Merkley: "We're looking at what looks like a significant cover up in lieu of having" a real investigation into Kavanaugh. msnbc.com/the-last-word/…
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“It appears to be a very thorough investigation,” key Republican Sen. Collins says of FBI report on Kavanaugh, “but I’m going to go back to personally read the interviews.” - @CharlieGileNBC
“It appears to be a very thorough investigation,” key Republican Sen. Collins says of FBI report on Kavanaugh, “but I’m going to go back to personally read the interviews.” - @CharlieGileNBC
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I still go back to this quote.
Kavanaugh has lied repeatedly during his sessions.
It should be disqualifying!
I still go back to this quote.
Kavanaugh has lied repeatedly during his sessions.
It should be disqualifying!
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From last night: More than 40 people with potential information into the sexual misconduct allegations against Kavanaugh have not been contacted by the FBI, according to multiple sources that include friends of both the nominee and his accusers. nbcnews.com/politics/supre…
From last night: More than 40 people with potential information into the sexual misconduct allegations against Kavanaugh have not been contacted by the FBI, according to multiple sources that include friends of both the nominee and his accusers. nbcnews.com/politics/supre…
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Dr. Ford's counsel has sent a letter to FBI Director Chris Wray with the names of 8 potential witnesses that Ford believes should be interviewed.
"They remain available to talk with law enforcement."
Dr. Ford's counsel has sent a letter to FBI Director Chris Wray with the names of 8 potential witnesses that Ford believes should be interviewed.
"They remain available to talk with law enforcement."
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Chris Coons: "I'm concerned that if they never interviewed Dr. Christine Blasey Ford or her corroborating witnesses, if they never interviewed many of Judge Kavanaugh's classmates from Yale who came forward ... that this isn't the investigation I was hoping for."
Chris Coons: "I'm concerned that if they never interviewed Dr. Christine Blasey Ford or her corroborating witnesses, if they never interviewed many of Judge Kavanaugh's classmates from Yale who came forward ... that this isn't the investigation I was hoping for."
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Quote of the day...
Bob Menendez read the FBI report on Kavanaugh - "if that’s an investigation, it’s a bullshit investigation".
Quote of the day...
Bob Menendez read the FBI report on Kavanaugh - "if that’s an investigation, it’s a bullshit investigation".
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Murkowski said she didn't yet know if FBI had been thorough enough in its investigation or spoken to enough witnesses. “What would be helpful for me would be kind of a list of those interviews. We’re not done, we’re not done in there,” she told reporters.
Murkowski said she didn't yet know if FBI had been thorough enough in its investigation or spoken to enough witnesses. “What would be helpful for me would be kind of a list of those interviews. We’re not done, we’re not done in there,” she told reporters.
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Kavanaugh in 2015: "'First and most obviously,' a judge cannot be a 'political partisan.' A jurist, he added, must 'avoid any semblance of…partisanship.'
At the hearing, Kavanaugh did not demonstrate the ability to put aside partisanship."
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Kavanaugh in 2015: "'First and most obviously,' a judge cannot be a 'political partisan.' A jurist, he added, must 'avoid any semblance of…partisanship.'
At the hearing, Kavanaugh did not demonstrate the ability to put aside partisanship."
motherjones.com/politics/2018/…
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Heidi Heitkamp is a NO on Kavanaugh, according to WDAY News. wday.com/news/governmen…
Heidi Heitkamp is a NO on Kavanaugh, according to WDAY News. wday.com/news/governmen…
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Heitkamp: "Dr. Ford gave heartfelt, credible, and persuasive testimony ... She had nothing to gain and everything to lose."
Heitkamp: "Dr. Ford gave heartfelt, credible, and persuasive testimony ... She had nothing to gain and everything to lose."
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Heidi Heitkamp's brother Joel on MSNBC: "She may lose. But in the morning, when she's brushing her teeth, she needs to like the person she sees."
Heidi Heitkamp's brother Joel on MSNBC: "She may lose. But in the morning, when she's brushing her teeth, she needs to like the person she sees."
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Thousands of people are showing up to march to the Supreme Court and send a clear message: Brett Kavanaugh is unfit. Period.
Thousands of people are showing up to march to the Supreme Court and send a clear message: Brett Kavanaugh is unfit. Period.
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Anti-Kavanaugh protesters take over the Hart Senate Office Bldg. atrium on Capitol Hill.
Anti-Kavanaugh protesters take over the Hart Senate Office Bldg. atrium on Capitol Hill.
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Capitol Police Arrested 302 anti-Kavanaugh Protesters today on Capitol Hill:
Capitol Police Arrested 302 anti-Kavanaugh Protesters today on Capitol Hill:
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Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, a lifelong Republican, told a small crowd in Boca Raton that Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s performance at confirmation hearings should disqualify him. “The Senators should pay attention to this.”
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, a lifelong Republican, told a small crowd in Boca Raton that Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s performance at confirmation hearings should disqualify him. “The Senators should pay attention to this.”
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Here's the Palm Beach Post write-up on John Paul Stevens coming out against Kavanaugh:
"I've changed my views for reasons that have no relationship to his intellectual ability … I feel his performance in the hearings ultimately changed my mind."
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Here's the Palm Beach Post write-up on John Paul Stevens coming out against Kavanaugh:
"I've changed my views for reasons that have no relationship to his intellectual ability … I feel his performance in the hearings ultimately changed my mind."
mypalmbeachpost.com/news/retired-s…
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Maine women, including sexual assault survivors, converge on the Capitol to sway Susan Collins.
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Maine women, including sexual assault survivors, converge on the Capitol to sway Susan Collins.
pressherald.com/2018/10/04/mai…
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Richard Blumenthal: "I have seen it and I want to re-read parts of it, but my very emphatic opinion is that this set of interviews is at best, most charitably, woefully incomplete. To put it bluntly, it smacks of a whitewash, even a cover up."
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Richard Blumenthal: "I have seen it and I want to re-read parts of it, but my very emphatic opinion is that this set of interviews is at best, most charitably, woefully incomplete. To put it bluntly, it smacks of a whitewash, even a cover up."
msnbc.com/andrea-mitchel…
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Spokeswoman for @SteveDaines confirms that he will indeed be walking his daughter down the aisle on her wedding day on Saturday, won’t be present for a Kavanaugh confirmation vote if it happens then. 👰
Spokeswoman for @SteveDaines confirms that he will indeed be walking his daughter down the aisle on her wedding day on Saturday, won’t be present for a Kavanaugh confirmation vote if it happens then. 👰
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Sen COLLINS left the SCIF and said she is finished with her review of the FBI supplemental background investigation, but won’t be making an announcement on how she plans to vote on Kavanaugh.
Sen COLLINS left the SCIF and said she is finished with her review of the FBI supplemental background investigation, but won’t be making an announcement on how she plans to vote on Kavanaugh.
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Today at the WH: Trump departs midday for Minnesota. He's got a GOP fundraiser in Minneapolis and then a Trump Campaign rally in Rochester, MN., supporting GOP Senate candidate @NewbergerJim, seeking to unseat incumbent Democrat @SenAmyKlobuchar
Today at the WH: Trump departs midday for Minnesota. He's got a GOP fundraiser in Minneapolis and then a Trump Campaign rally in Rochester, MN., supporting GOP Senate candidate @NewbergerJim, seeking to unseat incumbent Democrat @SenAmyKlobuchar
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Trump White House now trying to delegitimize Russia probe by casting China as the REAL election meddler. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/white-h… via @TPM
Trump White House now trying to delegitimize Russia probe by casting China as the REAL election meddler. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/white-h… via @TPM
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India will be inking at least three key defence purchase deals with Russia during President Putin's visit to New Delhi.
These deals would violate the sanctions imposed by the US.
(@PrabhashRinkoo)
See if Trump does anything.
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India will be inking at least three key defence purchase deals with Russia during President Putin's visit to New Delhi.
These deals would violate the sanctions imposed by the US.
(@PrabhashRinkoo)
See if Trump does anything.
indiatoday.in/india/story/vl…
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A massive information dump conducted by 16,000 people is about to expose information about 158 Republicans.
No word yet on what that information will entail but the organization behind the info dump is led by an opposition research expert.
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A massive information dump conducted by 16,000 people is about to expose information about 158 Republicans.
No word yet on what that information will entail but the organization behind the info dump is led by an opposition research expert.
hillreporter.com/massive-inform…
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Internal docs from Trump’s hotels in NYC & Chicago show business dropped in 2016 & hasn’t recovered. washingtonpost.com/politics/at-tr…
Internal docs from Trump’s hotels in NYC & Chicago show business dropped in 2016 & hasn’t recovered. washingtonpost.com/politics/at-tr…
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Trump’s Scotland golf course lost $4.5 million in 2017, new report says wapo.st/2O4Y7UP
Trump’s Scotland golf course lost $4.5 million in 2017, new report says wapo.st/2O4Y7UP
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@NewYorkStateAG filing: "the Trump Foundation was a shell corporation that functioned as a checkbook," used to benefit Trump's business and political interests.
Here's the full filing, opposing Trump's motion to dismiss AG Underwood's lawsuit: ag.ny.gov/sites/default/…
@NewYorkStateAG filing: "the Trump Foundation was a shell corporation that functioned as a checkbook," used to benefit Trump's business and political interests.
Here's the full filing, opposing Trump's motion to dismiss AG Underwood's lawsuit: ag.ny.gov/sites/default/…
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The filing (opposing Trump's motion to dismiss) includes a good rundown of the ways Trump willfully used the foundation to fund his political and business activities - from the Iowa fundraiser, to the infamous $10k Mar-A-Lago painting, and more.
The filing (opposing Trump's motion to dismiss) includes a good rundown of the ways Trump willfully used the foundation to fund his political and business activities - from the Iowa fundraiser, to the infamous $10k Mar-A-Lago painting, and more.
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AG Underwood also responds to Trump's claims that he's protected by the Supremacy Clause (spoiler: he's not).
AG Underwood also responds to Trump's claims that he's protected by the Supremacy Clause (spoiler: he's not).
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A white woman on the roadside held up a handmade sign as the first lady’s motorcade passed that said “Melania Me Too.”
And two other white people had a “welcome to Malawi # notashithole!” sign.
A white woman on the roadside held up a handmade sign as the first lady’s motorcade passed that said “Melania Me Too.”
And two other white people had a “welcome to Malawi # notashithole!” sign.
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Trump signed his memo cutting the refugee cap for 2019 to 30,000 (down from 45k), the level Pompeo announced last month without the legally required consultation with Congress.
GOP Sen. Grassley said then that WH had "willfully ignored" that mandate.
Trump signed his memo cutting the refugee cap for 2019 to 30,000 (down from 45k), the level Pompeo announced last month without the legally required consultation with Congress.
GOP Sen. Grassley said then that WH had "willfully ignored" that mandate.
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Spiking Treasury yields drive stocks lower. 10-year US Treasury yield hits highest since 2011. Dow declines 201 points, or 0.8%. S&P 500 drops 0.8%. Nasdaq falls 1.8%.
cnn.com/business
Spiking Treasury yields drive stocks lower. 10-year US Treasury yield hits highest since 2011. Dow declines 201 points, or 0.8%. S&P 500 drops 0.8%. Nasdaq falls 1.8%.
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Trump Holds 'MAGA' Rally In Minnesota -
Trump Holds 'MAGA' Rally In Minnesota -
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Trump is holding a rally in southern Minnesota tonight. But some farmers who voted for Trump might stay home tonight, as they are getting hammered by Trump’s trade war.
Trump is giving political gifts to Democrats in a key battleground state. wapo.st/2yb7CH2
Trump is holding a rally in southern Minnesota tonight. But some farmers who voted for Trump might stay home tonight, as they are getting hammered by Trump’s trade war.
Trump is giving political gifts to Democrats in a key battleground state. wapo.st/2yb7CH2
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34 Days until midterm elections.
We've got great candidates, great energy, and great issues. Take nothing for granted -- we can't let up.
To power a 🌊 this November, make SURE you're registered, help others register & vote early!
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34 Days until midterm elections.
We've got great candidates, great energy, and great issues. Take nothing for granted -- we can't let up.
To power a 🌊 this November, make SURE you're registered, help others register & vote early!
IWillVote.com
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Daily reminder...
Daily reminder...
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In case you missed yesterday's thread:
In case you missed yesterday's thread:
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The Boston Public Library has uploaded a copy of Mark Judge's “Wasted: Tales of a GenX Drunk,” to the Internet Archive this week, making a free digital version available for people to check out. bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/10/…
The Boston Public Library has uploaded a copy of Mark Judge's “Wasted: Tales of a GenX Drunk,” to the Internet Archive this week, making a free digital version available for people to check out. bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/10/…
