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Has the anonymous author behind the explosive New York Times op-ed finally been revealed?

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https://www.rawstory.com/2018/09/anonymous-author-behind-explosive-new-york-times-op-ed-finally-revealed/

Senate Democrats Sue National Archives To Release Kavanaugh Documents

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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/senate-dems-sue-national-archives-release-kavanaugh-docs

Trump’s China strategy is the most radical in decades — and it’s failing

“The administration diagnosed the right problem, but it came up with the wrong remedy.”

President Donald Trump is leading one of the most radical changes in America’s stance toward China in decades.

Where past presidents engaged Beijing in good faith on issues like improving its human rights record or its conduct in cyberspace, Trump has preferred to treat the country as a strategic competitor that requires a more aggressive response by the United States.

The US has a lot to be angry about. Among other indiscretions, Beijing has stolen US technological and personnel secrets for its own advantage, antagonized US allies in the South China Sea, killed or imprisoned more than a dozen American informants, and taken millions of US jobs over the past 15 years.

But instead of working to fix at least some elements of strained US-China relations while putting up with the bulk of China’s misbehavior, Trump has chosen to completely reshape the relationship and go after Beijing on all of it.

“This administration is not really focused on just a couple of things,” says Bonnie Glaser, a China expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank in Washington, “it’s really focused on everything.”

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https://www.vox.com/world/2018/9/18/17790600/us-china-trade-war-trump-tariffs-taiwan

Ultra-rich Trump official says consumers won’t notice price increases, leaves CNBC hosts speechless

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https://thinkprogress.org/wilbur-ross-cnbc-trump-tariffs-china-bb9e53bb6b90/

Kavanaugh’s Accuser Has Not Confirmed She’ll Attend

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https://politicalwire.com/2018/09/18/kavanaughs-accuser-has-not-confirmed-shell-be-at-hearing/

Supreme Court Ruling Means Thousands Of Deportation Cases May Be Tossed Out

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https://www.npr.org/2018/09/17/648832694/supreme-court-ruling-means-thousands-of-deportation-cases-may-be-tossed-out?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180917

Fraying Ties With Trump Put Mattis’s Fate in Doubt

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https://politicalwire.com/2018/09/15/fraying-ties-with-trump-put-mattiss-fate-in-doubt/

Democrats May Have More Polling Upside

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https://politicalwire.com/2018/09/15/democrats-may-have-more-polling-upside/