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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Washington Loves General McMaster, But Trump Doesn't — The national security adviser has lost sway. The White House says everything's fine. — For the Washington establishment, President Donald Trump's decision to make General H.R. McMaster his national security adviser in February was a masterstroke.
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NBC News:
Obama Warned Trump Against Hiring Mike Flynn, Say Officials — Former President Obama warned President Donald Trump against hiring Mike Flynn as his national security adviser, three former Obama administration officials tell NBC News. — The warning, which has not been previously reported …
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘The president is threatening a witness’: CNN analyst slams Trump's ‘disturbing’ Sally Yates tweets — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — President Donald Trump has drawn a lot of criticism for his decision to lash out at former acting Attorney General Sally Yates on Monday …
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Former CIA agent mocks Trump's Sally Yates tweets: ‘The president is a little confused this morning’
NBC News:
Flynn Never Told DIA That Russians Paid Him, Say Officials
Flynn Never Told DIA That Russians Paid Him, Say Officials
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Group sues for Sally Yates' Justice Department emails
Group sues for Sally Yates' Justice Department emails
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Trump suggests former acting AG leaked classified info
Trump suggests former acting AG leaked classified info
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Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
The Note: Sally Yates goes under oath on Russia
The Note: Sally Yates goes under oath on Russia
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Trump call for Muslim ban deleted from site after reporter's question … President Trump's campaign appears to have scrubbed the 2015 press release calling for a halt on Muslim immigration to the United States following a reporter's question on Monday — as well as all its other campaign statements.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
A Few Thoughts on the Trump/Kushner Families' Presidency Cash Bust Out
A Few Thoughts on the Trump/Kushner Families' Presidency Cash Bust Out
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Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Le Pen's defeat is good news for Trump — The media are framing the defeat of Marine Le Pen in the French presidential election as a defeat for President Trump and his brand of populist nationalism. The Post reported that “France on Sunday shrugged off the siren call of right-wing populism …
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Greg Howard / New York Times:
Keith Olbermann Was Once Cable News's Liberal Standard-Bearer. Now He's Missing Its Boom Times. — Keith Olbermann doesn't look much like a warrior. His gray hair is giving way to white, his midsection threatens the buttons of his sport coats and he walks gingerly, with a gnarly limp from an aging knee.
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Jason Whitlock / Wall Street Journal:
How a Gawker-Affiliated Website Made ESPN Politically Correct — Deadspin ended the sports network's frat-boy culture, but also infused it with a deadening ideology.
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Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
Steve Bannon's Former Hollywood Partner Breaks Silence: “He's Not a Racist” (Q&A) — The Firm founder Jeff Kwatinetz, a passionate liberal who was in business with Bannon for two years, says the White House chief counsel has “great character.” — President Donald Trump's controversial …
Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
Yes, It Is Definitely Possible For The House And Senate To Agree On Health Care — Senate Republicans are already working with the leader of the House Freedom Caucus. — WASHINGTON After the House passed its health care bill last week, Senators looked apt to take that dramatically conservative plan …
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Chris Spargo / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE - Tiffany Trump goes to Washington: First Daughter will attend law school at Georgetown, joining her dad Donald and big sister Ivanka in the nation's capital — Tiffany Trump will be attending law school at Georgetown University in the fall a spokesperson for the family revealed to DailyMail.com
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Tiffany Trump to attend Georgetown Law School in the fall
Tiffany Trump to attend Georgetown Law School in the fall
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Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
The 43 people who might run against Trump in 2020 — The 2020 presidential election could feature the most crowded Democratic primary in decades, with scores of Democrats rumored as potential contenders. — The potential field could see some familiar faces as well as a mix of ambitious senators, governors and House members.
Ariel Edwards-Levy / HuffPost:
Less Than A Third Of The Public Supports The GOP's New Health Care Bill — But Trump voters are considerably more supportive of this bill than the last version. — Less than a third of the public favors the new Republican health care bill just passed by the House of Representatives, a HuffPost/YouGov survey finds.
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Max Ehrenfreund / Washington Post:
35 of 37 economists said Trump was wrong. The other two misread the question. — President Trump's administration says his tax cut will pay for itself. It turns out it's really hard to find an economist who agrees. — The University of Chicago's Booth School of Business regularly polls economists on controversial questions.
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YouTube:
Evan Jenkins Announces Senate Bid vs. Manchin — In a campaign launch video released Monday, Congressman Evan Jenkins (R-WV) announced he is running for the United States Senate seat held by Joe Manchin.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The health bill is a total disaster. That's why Republicans keep lying about it. — THE MORNING PLUM: — As the political world absorbs the implications of the House GOP vote to repeal and replace Obamacare, it is being widely suggested that the move could put GOP control of the House in jeopardy.
Tim Mak / The Daily Beast:
A Hidden Hand in the Trump-Russia Drama Owns a Ramen Shop. No, Seriously. … One of the better-connected, more knowledgeable people on the ties between the Kremlin and Trump Tower—other than the investigators currently working full-time on the topic—is a ramen shop owner named Jeff Jetton.
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
This Republican Is an Endangered Species — MIAMI — If Democrats are going to take back the House, they're going to have to start here. — Almost two dozen interviews with voters this weekend from across GOP Rep. Carlos Curbelo's sprawling district — which stretches from southwest Miami …
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The Nation:
Economic Anxiety Didn't Make People Vote Trump, Racism Did — New data provides a compelling answer to this vexing question. — and , — Demonstrators hold signs in support of President-elect Donald Trump in Oceanside, California, November 11, 2016. (Reuters / Sandy Huffaker)
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Republicans Party Like It's 1984 — There have been many bad laws in U.S. history. Some bills were poorly conceived; some were cruel and unjust; some were sold on false pretenses. Some were all of the above. — But has there ever been anything like Trumpcare, the health legislation Republicans rammed through the House last week?
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Ali Breland / The Hill:
FCC site crashes after John Oliver segment — The Federal Communications Commission's website went down Sunday night after comedian John Oliver skewered Chairman Ajit Pai's plan to scale back net neutrality rules. — The host of HBO's “Last Week Tonight” ripped the chairman's proposals …
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Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
That Viral Video of a Girl Calling Donald Trump a Disgrace is Totally Fake — Have you seen that video of a young girl telling President Trump that he's “a disgrace to the world”? It's a satisfying clip for those who believe the president needs to be called out to his face. But the video is completely fake.
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
A 2016 Review: There's Reason to Be Skeptical of a Comey Effect — Hillary Clinton's national polling lead in the months before the election if the race was judged based on ... On Friday, Oct. 28, James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, sent a letter to Congress about new evidence in the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails.
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Boston Herald:
Bill Clinton and James Patterson co-writing a thriller — In this combination photo, former President Bill Clinton, left, appears at a political event at Upper Moreland High School in Willow Grove, Pa. on April 12, 2012, and author James Patterson appears at a photo session in New York on Aug. 30, 2016.
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Adelle Nazarian / Breitbart:
San Francisco Chronicle Admits: Some Anti-Trump Protesters are Paid — Despite the left's attempt to deny it, some anti-Trump protesters are indeed paid to show up — including those from a growing number of tech companies who are paying their employees to participate in anti-Trump rallies.
Alex Beam / BostonGlobe.com:
Hey Walmart, Amazon is eating your lunch — THE WALMART MUSEUM sits on the main square of this Disneyized northwest Arkansas town. On this very spot in 1950, the late Sam Walton opened his first five-and-dime store that became the globe-girding Walmart Corporation.
Adam Gopnik / New Yorker:
We Could Have Been Canada — Was the American Revolution such a good idea? — And what if it was a mistake from the start? The Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution, the creation of the United States of America—what if all this was a terrible idea, and what if the injustices …