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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
In Trump Country, Shock at Trump Budget Cuts, but Still Loyalty — TULSA, Okla. — Rhonda McCracken is a kindergarten teacher and a Republican who voted for President Trump. Now she's wrestling with the consequences. — McCracken's deep-rooted conservatism is matched by a passion …
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Eschaton
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Michael Flynn Failed to Disclose Payments From Russian Propaganda Network — Former National Security Advisor Mike Flynn initially failed to inform federal ethics officials of payments from a state-sponsored Russian propaganda outfit, according to newly released documents.
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Grace Schneider / Courier-Journal:
Judge: Lawsuit against Trump, supporters can proceed — Trump's urging during a Louisville campaign rally for those in the crowd to deal with protesters - “Get 'em out of here” did encourage use of violence and lawlessness. — CONNECT — A federal judge in Louisville said in a ruling …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and Talking Points Memo
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Mark Cuban: Trump couldn't have pulled off Russia collusion — Billionaire Mark Cuban on Saturday went on a tweetstorm explaining his theory about President Trump's ties to Russia, concluding he doesn't think Trump was behind any collusion during last year's presidential race.
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Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Trump tells NBC to stop covering Russia story
Trump tells NBC to stop covering Russia story
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Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, TheBlaze, Business Insider, Occupy Democrats, Politico, Washington Times, Mediaite, Politicus USA, BizPac Review, The Week, RedState, MSNBC, twitchy.com and Towleroad
New York Times:
Bill O'Reilly Thrives at Fox News, Even as Harassment Settlements Add Up — About $13 million has been paid out over the years to address complaints from women about Mr. O'Reilly's behavior. He denies the claims have merit. — For nearly two decades, Bill O'Reilly has been Fox News's top asset …
Justin Luke Zirilli / the-daily.buzz:
George Takei Has Bombshell Announcement, And Washington Is Reeling — George Takei and his husband Brad have been long time Los Angelinos, so when word got out that they were scoping property out in rural Tulare County, California, people grew curious as to why.
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Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Devin Nunes, Trump and the Russia probe: A timeline — It's the biggest mystery gripping Washington, D.C.: Why did Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) do what he did? — The beleaguered House Intelligence Committee chairman last week took a trip to the White House to view documents he says expose …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
11 key points to remember about Trump-Russia affair
11 key points to remember about Trump-Russia affair
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RedState
Kristina Wong / Breitbart:
More and more reports are coming out that show the Obama administration had surveilled …
More and more reports are coming out that show the Obama administration had surveilled …
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Slate, Daily Wire and The Last Refuge
Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Omarosa's White House gig is her first steady job in a while — 400 Shares — Omarosa Manigault's new job as a White House liaison may be the most regular paycheck she's had in a while. — President Trump's apprentice-turned-adviser had relatively modest income before joining the White House …
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Political Wire
New York Times:
Trump Couple, Now White House Employees, Can't Escape Conflict Laws — WASHINGTON — The husband-and-wife team of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, now both senior federal government officials, has been alongside President Trump as the White House has hosted dozens of chief executives and a handful of world leaders in recent weeks.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Kushner's privileged status stokes resentment in White House
Kushner's privileged status stokes resentment in White House
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Raw Story and No More Mister Nice Blog
CBS News:
FBI probing whether Trump aides helped Russian intel in early 2016 — CBS News has learned that U.S. investigators are looking into whether Trump campaign representatives had a role in helping Russian intelligence as it carried out cyberattacks on the Democratic National Committee and other political targets in March 2016.
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Bipartisan Report and Fox News Insider
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Window closing for Congress to roll back Obama-era regulations — The window for Republicans to roll back Obama-era rules is closing. — Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress has a brief period of time to quickly revoke regulations passed in the final months of Barack Obama — 's administration.
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SARAH PALIN
James Queally / Los Angeles Times:
Police arrests are plummeting across California, fueling alarm and questions — Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Anthony Federico talks to a homeless couple in Compton after getting a report about a public disturbance. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) — In 2013, something changed on the streets of Los Angeles.
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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump aide accused of Hatch Act violation after urging Amash primary challenge — A senior adviser to President Donald Trump on Saturday urged a primary challenge against a House Freedom Caucus member, prompting charges that he may have violated federal law against using his official position to sway an election campaign.
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Sanders defends Trump voters: I don't think they're racists, sexists or homophobes — (I) on Friday defended voters of President Trump, saying that the election was Democrats' to lose and that the party needs to better represent the working-class voters who supported Trump and other GOP lawmakers
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, IJR and SARAH PALIN
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Ian Hanchett / Breitbart:
Maher: It Looks Like Russia ‘Installed’ ‘Trump and His Crime Family’ 'To Loot and Destroy America — During an interview with author, “Stone Cold Truth” host, and Trump adviser Roger Stone Jr. on Friday's broadcast of HBO's “Real Time with Bill Maher,” host and comedian Bill Maher argued …
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The Last Tradition and SARAH PALIN
Kaja Whitehouse / New York Post:
Feds accuse Giuliani of undermining officials in Turkish banker case — SEE ALSO — Federal prosecutors in Manhattan accused former Mayor Rudy Giuliani of going over their heads to “other officials in the US government” in an effort to get charges tossed against a wealthy …