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Washington Post:
President Trump faces his hardest truth: He was wrong — On the 60th day of his presidency came the hardest truth for Donald Trump. — He was wrong. — James B. Comey Jr. — the FBI director whom Trump celebrated on the campaign trail as a gutsy and honorable “Crooked Hillary” …
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New York Times:
Comey Confirms F.B.I. Inquiry on Russia; Sees No Evidence of Wiretapping — The F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, publicly confirmed an investigation into Russian interference in the presidential election and whether associates of the president were in contact with Moscow.
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Spicer digs in after FBI confirms Russia probe — The mere presence of an investigation into ties between the presidential campaign of Donald Trump and the Russian government does not indicate that such connections actually exist, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Monday …
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Associated Press and Daily Kos
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Roger Stone responds to Comey hearing, denies claims of Russia collusion — “Chairman Schiff is engaging in the worst kind of red baiting, fear mongering, it's the new McCarthyism, and it's mudslinging,” Stone said. — (CNN)In a radio interview Monday, Roger Stone said that mentions …
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Is Investigating Trump's Russia Ties, Comey Confirms
F.B.I. Is Investigating Trump's Russia Ties, Comey Confirms
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Mook: Trump aides ‘should be prosecuted for treason’ if they conspired with Russia
Mook: Trump aides ‘should be prosecuted for treason’ if they conspired with Russia
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Raw Story and Politicus USA
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Comey: ‘No Information’ To Back Trump's Claim Obama Wiretapped Him
Comey: ‘No Information’ To Back Trump's Claim Obama Wiretapped Him
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Martin Matishak / Politico:
Roger Stone takes center stage as Congress lines up Russia probe witnesses
Roger Stone takes center stage as Congress lines up Russia probe witnesses
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House: ‘No evidence’ of Trump-Russia collusion
White House: ‘No evidence’ of Trump-Russia collusion
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Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
The Blaze Suspends Tomi Lahren — Conservative media company The Blaze has suspended political commentator Tomi Lahren, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Daily Caller. — Lahren's show is suspended for effect for at least one week starting Monday, according to TheDC's sources.
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Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
Glenn Beck Publicly Battles Tomi Lahren, His Most Famous Employee
Glenn Beck Publicly Battles Tomi Lahren, His Most Famous Employee
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Arnie Seipel / NPR:
Amid Charges By Former Law Student On Gender Equality, Former Clerks Defend Gorsuch — Editors' note 12:55 p.m. ET: Since this story was first published, we have added material from another former student and former law clerks of Gorsuch, as well as more information about Jennifer Sisk's political affiliations.
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New York Times:
Six Highlights From the Gorsuch Confirmation Hearing
Six Highlights From the Gorsuch Confirmation Hearing
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
SCOTUS nominee Neil Gorsuch faces extraordinary sexism allegation from former student
SCOTUS nominee Neil Gorsuch faces extraordinary sexism allegation from former student
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Neil Gorsuch on the issues
Neil Gorsuch on the issues
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Daniella Silva / NBC News:
Gorsuch Told Class ‘Many’ Women Manipulate Maternity Leave: Student
Gorsuch Told Class ‘Many’ Women Manipulate Maternity Leave: Student
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Ivanka Trump set to get West Wing office as role expands — Ivanka Trump, who moved to Washington, D.C., saying she would play no formal role in her father's administration, is now officially setting up shop in the White House. — The powerful first daughter has secured her own office …
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Fox News pulls Judge Napolitano over his Trump wiretap claims — Judge Andrew Napolitano, the senior judicial analyst for Fox News, is being kept off the air indefinitely. (Jim Watson / AFP/Getty Images) — Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano is being kept off …
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Media Matters for America:
The Bigotry And Idiocy Of Donald Trump's Favorite News Show — “For the record,” a top Fox News executive explained to the network's newsroom a decade ago, “seeing an item on a website does not mean it is right. Nor does it mean it is ready for air on FNC.”
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The Guardian and The Hill
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
GOP leaders pile on sweeteners to sell Obamacare repeal — House Republican leaders are poised to release Monday evening an expansive series of changes to their Obamacare repeal bill in a last-ditch attempt to win enough support to get the bill passed. — Requested by President Donald Trump …
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Jacob Gardenswartz / Vox:
Every House Republican who could sink the GOP health care bill
Every House Republican who could sink the GOP health care bill
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Politico
Jon Ostrower / CNNMoney:
Electronics banned from cabins on some Middle Eastern and African flights to U.S. — Airlines that fly from certain countries in the Middle East and Africa to the U.S. must require passengers to check in almost all electronic devices rather than carry them into the cabin, said a U.S. official.
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Melanie Zanona / The Hill:
Feds temporarily ban electronics on certain flights to US
Feds temporarily ban electronics on certain flights to US
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NBC News and The Daily Caller
Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
Trump drops 208 spots on Forbes list of billionaires — Donald Trump is $1 billion poorer since becoming president, according to Forbes's latest list of the world's billionaires. — The magazine's newest ranking, released Monday, estimated that Trump's net worth has fallen from $4.5 billion …
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Rupert Neate Wealth / The Guardian:
Forbes billionaire list: Trump loses $1bn as elite club gets 233 new members
Forbes billionaire list: Trump loses $1bn as elite club gets 233 new members
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Occupy Democrats and AOL
Erica Orden / Wall Street Journal:
New York Attorney General Steps Up Scrutiny of White House — Eric Schneiderman hires a public-corruption prosecutor to target the Trump administration — New York state's attorney general, to date one of the most vocal antagonists of President Donald Trump, is preparing to escalate …
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
NY attorney general hires prosecutor likely to target Trump administration: report
NY attorney general hires prosecutor likely to target Trump administration: report
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Hullabaloo and The Daily Caller
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
Trump wants to defund PBS. ‘Sesame Street’ brutally parodied him for decades. — You should know a couple of things before we embark on a recap of “Sesame Street's” surprisingly vicious takedowns of Donald Trump, which span three decades leading up to his political rise.
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Mashable
Frank Rich / New York Magazine:
The Trump Voters Who Don't Deserve Democrats' Sympathy — Democrats need to stop trying to feel everyone's pain, and hold on to their own anger. — On the morning after, traumatized liberals set out hunting for answers as if Election Day were 9/11 all over again.
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Washington Post, Power Line and Hullabaloo
Pew Research Center:
A wider partisan and ideological gap between younger, older generations — The generation gap in American politics is dividing two younger age groups, Millennials and Generation X, from the two older groups, Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation. — In 2016, as in recent years …
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Rolando Pujol / New York's PIX11:
EXCLUSIVE: 9/11 families sue Saudi Arabia, accuse the U.S. ally of complicity in the terrorist attacks — NEW YORK — In a stunning lawsuit seeking to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for 9/11, the families of 800 victims have filed a lawsuit accusing the Saudis of complicity in the worst terror attacks on American soil.
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New York Magazine
TMZ.com:
Huma Abedin and Tony Goldwyn Do Disneyland Together (PHOTO GALLERY + VIDEO) — Huma Abedin's hanging out with the president — not the one she was hoping to be with, but a day at Disneyland with Tony Goldwyn from “Scandal” is a damn good plan B. — Hillary Clinton's right-hand woman hit Disney …
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Heat Street and New York Magazine