Trump: Day 618
-Lied About No Limits 2 Investigation
-FBI Has Not Yet Contacted Dr. Ford
-Official Violated Hatch Act in Speech
-EPA 2 Dissolve Science Advisor Ofc
-Denied Req 2 Stay Ross Deposition
-Quietly Moving Immigrant Children
-Deporting Veteran's Adopted Child
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Day 723 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
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Day 575 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 364 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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Tomorrow (October 1) marks one year since the single deadliest mass shooting in modern American history, and in many ways, Las Vegas is still reeling. n.pr/2xBQVoO
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Visit @GunDeaths for up-to-date statistics and information
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Day 184 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 184 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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Sarah Sanders defends lack of White House press briefings.
Reminder: The last White House press briefing was September 10th. hill.cm/y5CsdS7
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Day 163 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" cbsn.ws/2p4QZZr
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Hundreds of migrant children are being woken in the middle of the night and taken to unregulated tent camps where there is no schooling and only limited access to legal aid. nyti.ms/2NaSyPi
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"Shelters that have, until now, been main location for housing detained migrant children are licensed & monitored by state child welfare authorities.
Tent city in Tornillo, on the other hand, is unregulated, except for guidelines" created by HHS. nytimes.com/2018/09/30/us/…
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Day 111 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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North Korea is now @FoxNews favorite U.S. ally.
Makes sense considering Trump last night publicly declared he and Kim Jong-un "fell in love"
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Day 41 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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PROJECTED: On the New York State Supreme Court Building in Lower Manhattan.
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The FBI has received no new instructions from the WH about how to proceed with its Kavanaugh investigation NBC News reports.
According to sources, Trump's tweet has not changed the limits imposed by the WH counsel's office on the FBI investigation nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
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A member of Christine Blasey Ford's legal team tells NBC News neither Ford nor her lawyers have been contacted by the FBI since Trump ordered the supplemental FBI background investigation Friday. nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
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Washington Post: “White House counsel Donald McGahn is most directly involved in guiding the investigation and has been in frequent touch with Republican senators about its scope...” washingtonpost.com/powerpost/admi…
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Dianne Feinstein has written to Don McGahn and Chris Wray asking for a copy of the written directive sent to the FBI by the White House regarding Kavanaugh's supplemental background investigation.
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Top Senate Republican believes purpose of FBI investigation is “confirming Judge’s denial”
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FBI's Kavanaugh investigation narrow in scope.
So, Trump lied in his tweet. How can Flake, Collins, Murkowski stand by without acting? More obstruction of justice! cnn.com/2018/09/30/pol…
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NYT report suggests Susan Collins approved White House's arbitrary/suspicious limits on the FBI probe.
Inquiry looking more and more like an empty gesture to provide political cover to "moderates" rather than a legit investigation.
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“When Brett got drunk, he was often belligerent & aggressive...I witnessed him respond to a semi-hostile remark, not by defusing the situation, but by throwing his beer in the man’s face and starting a fight that ended with” a mutual friend in jail. washingtonpost.com/powerpost/admi…
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Kavanaugh's Yale roommate: "I have thought a lot about Kavanaugh's statement [on drinking] ... Having witnessed the level of drunkenness of Brett & his crew in that dorm, and the vomitous aftermath in the bathroom, I find that very hard to believe." thecut.io/2OiqUEs
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Four witnesses will be questioned in coming days about aspects of the accusations against Kavanaugh, NYT reports.
Left off the list were former classmates who have contradicted Kavanaugh's testimony about his drinking and partying as a student. nytimes.com/2018/09/29/us/…
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James Comey: "FBI agents know time has very little to do with memory ... They also know that little lies point to bigger lies. They know that obvious lies by the nominee about the meaning of words in a yearbook are a flashing signal to dig deeper." nyti.ms/2NQ6djK?smid=n…
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The FBI reportedly spoke with Kavanaugh accuser Deborah Ramirez on Sunday.
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"We've been concerned from the outset about the so-called limits on scope, not to mention time for this investigation," said Richard Blumenthal. "It has to be full fair, real, not check-the-box. So any limits should be viewed with serious question." nytimes.com/2018/09/29/us/…
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Jerry Nadler says if Kavanaugh is on the Supreme Court and the Senate hasn't investigated, then the House "would have to" investigate "any credible allegation" of perjury and other "things that haven't been properly looked into." (via ABC)
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Jerry Nadler says that Kavanaugh should have to recuse himself from cases involving congressional Democrats.
"I was astonished at his rant ... he's supposed to be non-partisan." (via ABC)
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Portland Press-Herald Editorial Board: "We have never had a Supreme Court nominee who ripped off the nonpartisan mask the way Kavanaugh did Thursday and identified himself as an enemy of a political party." pressherald.com/2018/09/28/our…
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In May 2006, just before the Senate made Kavanaugh a federal judge, the American Bar Association downgraded its endorsement of Kavanaugh after concerns of possible bias were made. washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/…
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Amy Klobuchar says she was "really stunned" by how Kavanaugh acted at the committee hearing when he questioned her drinking habits. (via CNN)
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"I really was stunned by what happened that afternoon — by his demeanor, by my colleagues over there pounding their chests," Amy Klobuchar said of Kavanaugh at the hearing. "This is not the person for the Supreme Court." texastribune.org/2018/09/29/klo…
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Flake didn't say if the elevator protesters swayed him. But he acknowledged the "remarkable" moment.
"People who saw Dr. Ford ... were emboldened to come out and say what had happened to them. I heard from friends, close friends, I had no idea." politico.com/story/2018/09/…
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Mazie Hirono tells the AP that one of the reasons she's so passionate about speaking out on sexual assault is that, when she was a child, her mother fled an abusive marriage in Japan and took Hirono and her brother to Hawaii. washingtonpost.com/politics/court…
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"I was the U.S. Treasurer. I didn't tell the FBI background checkers about my abuser."
"It wasn't until I was 49 years old in 2007 — years after stepping down as Treasurer of the United States — that I went public with my story of abuse." buzzfeednews.com/article/rosari…
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NH state senator Martha Hennessey said this week she was assaulted in 1976 and didn't report it.
"It is NOT POSSIBLE for anyone to know what they would have done in my shoes or in the shoes of Christine Blasey Ford," she wrote. "YOU HAVE NO IDEA." concordmonitor.com/State-senator-…
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"How could an abuser be a public champion of women’s causes? I don’t know, ask Harvey Weinstein. Ask Eric Schneiderman. Both had prominent women who would have written them glowing recommendation letters!" currentaffairs.org/2018/09/how-we…
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“...entitled white men acting like the new minority, howling about things that are being taken away from them, aggrieved at anything that diminishes them or saps their power.” @maureendowd nyti.ms/2Os6hFQ?smid=n…
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Sen. Lindsey Graham calls for an investigation into how the allegations of sexual assault by Christine Blasey Ford became public.
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Jeff Flake being lauded for compromise on 60 Minutes. "Senator, you've announced you are retiring. Could you have done this if you were seeking reelection?" Flake, "Not a chance."
When you admit that you have no real spine.
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Donald Trump Jr demands harsh penalties for lying.
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Federal judge denies request to stay @SecretaryRoss's deposition in the #2020census case, pending their appeal to the Supreme Court.
Judge Furman calls the government's application "particularly frivolous - if not outrageous."
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The EPA plans to dissolve its Office of the Science Advisor, a senior post that was created to counsel the agency administrator on the scientific research underpinning regulations. nytimes.com/2018/09/27/cli…
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Another Trump official, director of the U.S. Selective Service System, has been accused of violating Hatch Act for a he gave at speech at Hawaii Republican fundraiser, Wash Examiner reports. washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-off…
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Trump administration immigration policies have stymied Pentagon plans to restart a program that allowed thousands of people with critical medical or Asian and African language skills to join the military, become citizens apnews.com/84530d3799004a…
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Way to treat a veteran and his family, America on.tdo.com/2RcnotW
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Iranian foreign minister defends president's "Nazi" comments about Trump hill.cm/Y6VXlNH
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Congress has passed no laws to protect US elections since 2016, driving concerns as midterms approach hill.cm/A8MBLRP
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Week 98 was the week of a historical hearing, Trump as the laughing stock of the world, and more whitening of America.
See what you missed in the chaos! @Amy_Siskind theweeklylist.org/weekly-list/we…
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Third annual Women's March set for January in DC hill.cm/S6ttIFg
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100 years ago today in 1918, President Wilson gave a speech before Congress in support of guaranteeing women the right to vote.
It takes movements and motivations of others and in ourselves to cause change.
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37 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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Democrats planning to examine Trump’s tax returns after the midterms politi.co/2NaeAkU
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Reminder: Trump said, three years ago, that he would release these tax returns willingly. Congressional GOP could have kept him to that, opted not to. This isn't some wild liberal cause -- it's a campaign promise he didn't keep. politi.co/2NaeAkU
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Tomorrow is the First Monday in October. It’s the start of the new term of the Supreme Court of the United States. It’s the second term of the past three to open with only eight justices on the bench.
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Trump: Day 626
-Touts "Stop and Frisk" in Speech
-Invites Rosenstein 2 Join AF1 Flight
-Prepping 4 Democratic Legal Storm
-Apologizes 2 Kavanaugh in E. Room
-Has Lost $1B in Personal Wealth
-Hope Hicks Joins Fox as PR Chief
-Ignoring Impacts of Climate Change
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Day 731 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
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Billy Bush reflects on Trump "Access Hollywood" tape two years later: "My life went from order to chaos" hill.cm/0JoFujT
Trump: Day 625
-158th Day at a Trump Golf Club
-209th Day at a Trump Property
-Picks Bag Designer 2B Ambassador
-NYC Regulators Examine Tax Fraud
-Chao Clocked 290 "Private" Hours
-Trove of Kavanaugh Docs Coming
-GOP Operative Sought HRC Emails
-EPA Will Lift Ethenol Restrictions
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Day 730 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
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Day 581 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
Trump: Day 623
-Sz Assault Victims are Soros-Paid
-Both Collins & Manchin Voting "Yes"
-Did Not Win 2018 Nobel Peace Prize
-Anti-Rape Activists Get Nobel Prize
-Replaces Federal Personnel Director
-Pompeo Travelling 2 North Korea
-Deficit Soars to $782 Billion in 2018
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Day 728 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
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Day 579 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
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
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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