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Charles Pierce | A Joe Biden 2020 Campaign Would Be the Most Divisive Thing for the Democratic Field 
Joe Biden. (photo: Getty)
Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "I am tempted - so very tempted - to use the apocryphal story of the kid who confronts Shoeless Joe Jackson with regard to Joe Biden's latest pronouncement from the mount, but I refuse to do so, because we do not wholly descend into cliché this far in advance of a presidential election."
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White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, left, and then-Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney listen during an Oval Office meeting on Dec. 11, 2018. (photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, left, and then-Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney listen during an Oval Office meeting on Dec. 11, 2018. (photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

As Mueller Closes In White House Hires 17 New Lawyers
Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post
Leonnig writes: "A beefed-up White House legal team is gearing up to prevent President Trump's confidential discussions with top advisers from being disclosed to House Democratic investigators and revealed in the special counsel's long-awaited report, setting the stage for a potential clash between the branches of government."
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Border wall. (photo: Getty)
Border wall. (photo: Getty)

Every Congressperson Along Southern Border Opposes Border Wall Funding
Kate Smith, CBS News
Smith writes: "Nine congressional representatives serve the districts that line the 2,000-mile southern border. They are men, women, freshman politicians and Washington veterans. The Democrats among them span liberal ideologies, while one of them is a Republican."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a news conference regarding the separation of immigrant children at the U.S. Capitol on July 10, 2018 in Washington. (photo: Alex Edelman/Getty)
Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a news conference regarding the separation of immigrant children at the U.S. Capitol on July 10, 2018 in Washington. (photo: Alex Edelman/Getty)

Sen. Bernie Sanders, Potential 2020 Candidate, to Introduce Bills on Prescription Drug Costs
Maryalice Parks, ABC News
Parks writes: "Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, who says he is still considering a second presidential run in 2020, is teaming up with Democratic leaders in the House to put forward a series of bills that address one of the most talked about issues among voters: the rising cost of prescription drugs."
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New York City mayor Bill De Blasio hosts a town hall meeting in Chelsea, March 15, 2017. (photo: Getty)
New York City mayor Bill De Blasio hosts a town hall meeting in Chelsea, March 15, 2017. (photo: Getty)

Mayor De Blasio Guarantees Healthcare to All New York City's Residents
Benjamin Fearnow, Newsweek
Fearnow writes: "New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that all residents, regardless of citizenship status or ability to pay, will be guaranteed comprehensive health care."
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A wave of protests across Sudan began in the northeastern city of Atbara on December 19. (photo: AFP)
A wave of protests across Sudan began in the northeastern city of Atbara on December 19. (photo: AFP)

Anti-Government Protests Continue Across Sudan, as President Refuses to Step Down.
Arwa Ibrahim, Al Jazeera
Ibrahim writes: "As protests across Sudan approach their third week, President Omar al-Bashir remains defiant amid fears of further unrest and violence in the country."
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Massachusetts attorney general Maura Healey is investigating whether Exxon misled the public and investors about climate change. (photo: Jessica Rinaldi/Getty)
Massachusetts attorney general Maura Healey is investigating whether Exxon misled the public and investors about climate change. (photo: Jessica Rinaldi/Getty)

US Supreme Court Refuses to Block Exxon Climate Fraud Investigation
David Hasemyer, Inside Climate News
Hasemyer writes: "The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up ExxonMobil's latest attempt to block Massachusetts' investigation into whether the oil giant misled the public and investors about climate change."
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