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Intel chiefs presented Trump with claims of Russian efforts to compromise him — (CNN)Classified documents presented last week to President Obama and President-elect Trump included allegations that Russian operatives claim to have compromising personal and financial information about Mr. Trump …
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These Reports Allege Trump Has Deep Ties To Russia — A dossier, compiled by a person who has claimed to be a former British intelligence official, allege Russia has compromising information on Trump. The allegations are unverified, and the report contains errors.
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About that Explosive Trump Story: Take a Deep Breath — This afternoon, CNN reported that President Barack Obama and President-Elect Donald Trump had been briefed by the intelligence community on the existence of a cache of memos alleging communication between the Trump campaign and Russian officials …
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Julian Borger / The Guardian:
John McCain passes FBI dossier alleging secret Trump-Russia contacts — Senator John McCain passed documents to the FBI director, James Comey, last month alleging secret contacts between the Trump campaign and Moscow and that Russian intelligence had personally compromising material on the president-elect himself.
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump blasts intel agencies for ‘leak’: ‘Are we living in Nazi Germany?’ — President-elect Donald Trump vehemently denied that Russia has compromising material on him or that he has any personal connection to the country, tweeting on Wednesday morning that “Russia has never tried to use leverage over me” …
ABC News:
The Note: The Unverified Claims Causing Commotion — Explosive but unsubstantiated allegations suggesting Donald Trump was compromised by Russian agents and in league with Russian hackers appeared in a dossier given to the FBI in August by democratic political operatives who later gave it news organizations including ABC News.
Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
Michael Cohen: ‘It Is Fake News Meant to Malign Mr. Trump’ — Donald Trump and his lawyer on Tuesday night denied allegations in an explosive, unverified dossier that describes a purported Russian operation to compromise Trump. — Trump tweeted that the document, which was referred …
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Trump cites Kremlin statement to deny reports of Russia ties, asks, ‘Are we living in Nazi Germany?’ — Donald Trump on Wednesday morning angrily denounced news reports about potentially compromising information Russia has allegedly gathered about him, citing denials from the Kremlin that it has collected any such intelligence.
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Laura Mills / Wall Street Journal:
Russia Says It Has No Compromising Material on Trump
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Christine Rousselle / Townhall.com:
Did 4Chan Troll The CIA?
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New York Times:
Trump Received Unsubstantiated Report That Russia Had Damaging Information About Him
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Yikes: Intel chiefs told Trump Russia claims to have compromising personal and financial information …
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Brendan Kirby / LifeZette:
Fake News: BuzzFeed Runs ‘Unverifiable’ Trump-Russia Claims
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Obama's farewell message on democracy: ‘Show up. Dive in. Stay at it.’ — Not long ago, President Obama had expected to use his farewell address to the nation to celebrate his administration's achievements before handing them off to a Democratic successor.
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President Obama's farewell speech transcript, annotated
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Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Trump's trouble: Obama won't go away
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
The Dark Magic of Kellyanne Conway — If you happened to watch CNN on Friday morning, you saw a brutal exchange about Russian hacking between a righteous anchor with steam coming out of his ears and a right-wing operative with ice in her veins. — “Chris Cuomo bulldozes Kellyanne Conway …
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Wesley Lowery / Washington Post:
Read the letter Coretta Scott King wrote opposing Sessions's 1986 federal nomination — The widow of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. urged Congress to block the 1986 nomination of Jeff Sessions for federal judge, saying that allowing him to join the federal bench would …
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Buzzfeed's Trump report takes ‘fake news’ to a new level — MORE FROM: — So the website BuzzFeed decided to publish a series of memos that have been floating around for months alleging all kinds of terrible things about Donald Trump. — Some of those terrible allegations have to do with efforts …
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Justin Wolfers / New York Times:
Why Most Economists Are So Worried About Trump — If the November election was intended as a rejection of elites, of expertise and of the sort of technocratic advice that economists often give, it's a punch that has landed. — In somber analyses, huddled hallway conversations …
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Associated Press:
GOP Concerns About Deficits, Debt Disappear in Trump Era — For decades, congressional Republicans have pushed to slash the budget and reduce the size of the federal government, especially during the eight years Democratic President Barack Obama was in office.
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
In a new interview, Trump reveals he has no idea what's going on with Obamacare
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New York Times:
Trump Pushes Republicans for Immediate Repeal of Obama Health Law
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Daniel Halper / New York Post:
Obama may get rejected from golf club over Israel policies — More On: — President Obama's clashes with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may cost him a membership at an exclusive golf club, sources said. — Obama is looking to join the elite Woodmont Country Club in Maryland once he becomes a private citizen.
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Ex-wife of Labor nominee leveled abuse claims on ‘Oprah’ — The ex-wife of President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be labor secretary, Andrew Puzder, appeared in disguise on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” as a victim of domestic violence, after having accused him multiple times of physically assaulting …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump laying the groundwork for 2020 reelection bid — Donald Trump plans to keep his Manhattan-based campaign headquarters open as he assumes the presidency - a move that represents a sharp break from his predecessors, and one that positions him to begin running for reelection in 2020.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
What to watch for at Tillerson's confirmation hearing — Rex Tillerson enters his secretary of state confirmation hearing Wednesday as Donald Trump's highest profile pick to face GOP resistance, giving the former ExxonMobil CEO little leeway for missteps if he wants to win quick confirmation.
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