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Leon Panetta Is What’s Wrong With D.C.
Obama’s former defense secretary is out with a scathing new memoir about his time in the White House. But why should we buy anything he says?
Michael Cohen
This is the piece I wrote about Leon Panetta in 2014. He’s a threat-monger, almost always wrong about foreign policy and only thinks about the politics of the issue (wrongly I might add)
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Oliver Stone Said Russia's "Anti-Gay Propaganda" Law Seems "Sensible"
The Oscar-winning director made the comments while interviewing Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Morning sports update: Red Sox reportedly exploring trades for multiple pitchers
Also: Tacko Fall and Grant Williams stopped by Fenway to see some soccer, Red Sox trade trivia, and a bizarre setting for an autograph.
Stephen Miller says Trump's attacks on America are out of love for the country
Trump tweeted this morning that he doesn't think "The Squad" is capable of loving the U.S.
Pennsylvania School District Warns Parents They Could Lose Kids Over Unpaid School Lunches
The district says that it's trying to collect more than $20,000, and that other methods to get parents to pay haven't been successful.
Trump blasts ‘the Squad’ for not loving America. Does he? - The Boston Globe
Everyone knows that the president is in love with himself, but has he ever shown genuine affection for this country and its institutions?
Trump has turned the racial dog whistle into a steam whistle - The Boston Globe
Democrats must be willing to engage on race in 2020.
Source: Iran FM met Rand Paul to feel out possible US-Iran talks
US Senator Rand Paul reportedly spoke with Iran's foreign minister this week with the president's permission, and some experts believe the quiet meeting could be the beginnings of an effort to negotiate.
Men Walk On Moon
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Michael Cohen
I went back and looked at the NYT story on the Moon Landing from July 21, 1969 and it is honestly one of the most extraordinary pieces of deadline reporting that I've ever read.
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Trump administration won't ban pesticide tied to childhood brain damage
Evironmental Protection Agency rejects proposed ban on chlorpyrifos, despite growing evidence of its toxicity
Trump is no George Wallace. He's Worse.
I keep seeing comparisons between Trump’s racial appeals and George Wallace’s 1968 campaign. Here’s the AP’s Steve Peoples and Zeke...
The immorality of Mike Pence - The Boston Globe
He uses God as his wingman to promote his boss’s odious policies that harm and punish vulnerable populations.
Trump Has Been (Partly) Good for U.S. Foreign Policy
By shattering outdated norms, the president has set up his successor to be a transformational figure.
Growing share of Republicans say U.S. risks losing its identity if it is too open to foreigners
Today, 57% of Republicans say that if the U.S. is too open to people from around the world, “we risk losing our identity as a nation.”
Inside a 1992 party with Trump, Jeffrey Epstein
Donald Trump and multi-millionaire and now registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein appear to discuss women at a 1992 party in Palm Beach, Florida.
Newly-found footage shows Trump, Epstein at a '92 party
Newly found footage from NBC News' archives shows Donald Trump apparently talking about women with Jeffrey Epstein, now a registered sex offender, at a party at Mar-a-Lago in November 1992. The party was a decade before Epstein's plea deal in...
Michael Cohen
It's not often that you capture a glimpse of the "white man overbite" in the wild msnbc.com/morning-joe/wa… pic.twitter.com/h6EfmjMLcU
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Pelosi's remarks on Trump's 'racist' comments ruled out of order, after floor fight erupts
Escalating tensions on Capitol Hill erupted into a contentious floor fight in the House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke in favor of a proposed resolution condemning "racist" comments by President Trump --...
Trump refuses to walk back attacks on freshmen Dems as calls for impeachment grow
Trump refuses to walk back attacks on freshmen Dems as calls for impeachment grow. Reps. Ilhan Omar and Al Green call for the impeachment of Trump Monday evening.