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Comey's Testimony on Huma Abedin Forwarding Emails Was Inaccurate — FBI director James Comey generated national headlines last week with his dramatic testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, explaining his “incredibly painful” decision to go public about the Hillary Clinton emails found on Anthony Weiner's laptop.
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Comey misstated key Clinton email evidence at hearing, say people close to investigation — FBI Director James B. Comey overstated key findings involving the Hillary Clinton email investigation during testimony to Congress last week, according to people close to the inquiry.
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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Chris Murphy: We'll hit Republican “liars” with Medicare-for-all if Trumpcare passes. — The staggering dishonesty of the Republican Party's efforts to sell the American Health Care Act hasn't gone unnoticed among Democrats, and it will have a lasting impact on national politics, especially if the bill becomes law.
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
A French Lesson for the American Media — The hacked emails from Emmanuel Macron's French campaign appear to be spectacularly mundane, according to people who have read them. They include briefings on issues, personal exchanges and discussions of the weather.
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Sean Spicer defends lag in Michael Flynn's dismissal, takes aim at Sally Yates — White House press secretary Sean Spicer defended President Donald Trump's handling of the dismissal of former national security adviser Michael Flynn, taking aim at then-acting Attorney General Sally Yates in the process.
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Harry Walker / Daily Express:
Bit rich? Barack Obama ‘to pocket £2.5million for sold-out speech in Milan today’ — BARACK Obama will reportedly pocket a staggering £2.5million (€3million) today for delivering a speech to a sold-out audience in Milan as part of his lucrative post-presidential speaking tour.
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Tom LoBianco / CNN:
First on CNN: Senate Russia investigators ask Treasury for Trump team financial information
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Spicer questions whether Yates had partisan motives in Flynn warning
Spicer questions whether Yates had partisan motives in Flynn warning
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Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Spicer: WH Slow To Act On Yates' Warning Because She Was ‘Political Opponent’
Spicer: WH Slow To Act On Yates' Warning Because She Was ‘Political Opponent’
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Julie Pace / Associated Press:
OBAMA STARTS DEFINING HIS NEW ROLE IN THE AGE OF TRUMP
OBAMA STARTS DEFINING HIS NEW ROLE IN THE AGE OF TRUMP
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CNN:
Graham: 'I want to know more about Trump's business dealings'
Graham: 'I want to know more about Trump's business dealings'
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Madeline Conway / Politico:
Spicer: Trump will not announce Paris climate decision until after G7
Spicer: Trump will not announce Paris climate decision until after G7
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Axios
Hunter Walker / Yahoo:
Trump team marks 6-month election anniversary by vowing to air video of Clinton campaign's concession call — WASHINGTON — President Trump's upset November victory never seems to be far from the White House's mind. — On Tuesday, Dan Scavino, the White House director of social media …
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Emma Green / The Atlantic:
It Was Cultural Anxiety That Drove White, Working-Class Voters to Trump — White Americans carried Donald Trump to the White House. He won college-educated white voters by a four-point margin over Hillary Clinton, according to exit polls. But his real victory was among members of the white working class …
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Beyond Economics: Fears of Cultural Displacement Pushed the White Working Class to Trump | PRRI/The Atlantic Report — Perhaps the most contested question from the 2016 presidential election is what factors motivated white working-class voters to support Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton by a margin of roughly two to one.
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Ted Barrett / CNN:
Sen. Hatch: ‘The public wants every dime they can be given’ — Washington (CNN)Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch warned Tuesday that efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act in the Senate might be complicated because once the public “is on the dole, they'll take every dime they can.”
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Left adopts shock tactics in Obamacare repeal fight — One newly formed progressive super PAC is planning to cart caskets to Republican lawmakers' districts and hold mock funerals for their constituents. Another activist is encouraging protesters to ship their own ashes — should they die without health care —to GOP lawmakers.
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Ari Berman / The Nation:
Wisconsin's Voter-ID Law Suppressed 200,000 Votes in 2016 (Trump Won by 22,748) — A new study shows how voter-ID laws decreased turnout among African-American and Democratic voters. — Donald Trump holds a campaign event in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, November 1, 2016. (Reuters / Carlo Allegri)
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Tegna / KING-TV:
Tunnel collapses at Hanford; no radiation released, officials say … Hundreds of workers were told to take cover at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation after a tunnel full of highly contaminated materials collapsed Tuesday morning. But officials say no radiation was released and no workers were hurt.
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Tegna / KING-TV:
Tunnel at plutonium finishing plant collapses in Hanford
Tunnel at plutonium finishing plant collapses in Hanford
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Gizmodo:
Here's How Easy It Is to Get Trump Officials to Click on a Fake Link in Email — Even technology experts can be insecure on the internet, as last week's “Google Docs” phishing attack demonstrated. An array of Gmail users, including BuzzFeed tech reporter Joe Bernstein, readily handed over access to their email to a bogus app.
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The Week
CNN:
Spirit Airlines cancels flight, passenger brawl breaks out — (CNN)Screams and commotion took over Fort Lauderdale's airport Monday as travelers clashed with Spirit Airlines employees and police. — About 300 Spirit flights have been canceled over the past seven days, leaving thousands of passengers angry.
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Gareth Davies / Daily Mail:
Spirit Airlines customers clash at Fort Lauderdale airport
Spirit Airlines customers clash at Fort Lauderdale airport
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New Republic:
Sarah Jones — The New York Times allowed an anti-choice group to write a press release on the op-ed page. — Mad about Bret Stephens? The Times sees that and respects your rage, choosing to double down on its decision to publish right-wing propaganda.
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Lori Szala / New York Times:
The Problem With Linking Abortion and Economics
The Problem With Linking Abortion and Economics
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Iowa congressman walks out of a TV interview and into an angry town hall meeting — DUBUQUE, Iowa — An Iowa congressman walked out of a television interview on Monday, declining to explain why his staff is pre-screening constituents who plan to attend his town hall meetings this week.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton:
AG Paxton Files Lawsuit to Uphold Constitutionality of Texas Sanctuary Cities Law — Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit asking the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas to uphold the constitutionality of Senate Bill 4. SB 4 bans sanctuary cities in Texas and requires …
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Reuters:
Commerce Secretary Ross says 3 percent GDP growth not achievable this year — The U.S. economy won't achieve the Trump administration's 3 percent growth goal this year and not until all of its tax, regulatory, trade and energy policies are fully in place, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Tuesday.
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HuffPost:
Trump Administration Cites Segregation-Era Ruling To Defend Its Travel Ban — In 1971, the Supreme Court decided that courts shouldn't investigate the motivations of officials who closed public pools rather than integrate them. — WASHINGTON In a brief defending its ban on citizens …
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David Byler / Real Clear Politics:
How Bad Is the Democratic Senate Map for 2018? — Right now, the stars seem aligned for Democratic gains in 2018. President Trump's approval rating is low, Democrats lead in the House generic ballot and special elections show Republicans losing ground with some voters.
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Sean Cockerham / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
President Kamala Harris? She's making the first moves. — LOS ANGELES — Now's the time prospective presidential candidates start taking the subtle but crucial behind-the-scenes steps that get them noticed by the political intelligentsia, and Sen. Kamala Harris is quietly following the script.
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Graham wants panel to look into Trump's business dealings: report — Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) wants to look into President Trump's potential business ties to Russia as part of a Senate investigation, according to a CNN report. — The GOP senator told CNN's Manu Raju that his interest …
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Wall Street Journal adds 300,000 subscribers in first three months of Trump era — In the Age of Trump, the Wall Street Journal has kept its head down. — It has not stressed the necessity of its journalism, à la the New York Times and its “Truth is Hard” ad campaign or The Washington Post …
Katherine Miller / BuzzFeed:
The Passion Of Ivanka Trump — Ivanka Trump's new book, Women Who Work, reads like an alien who speaks only French wrote it with Google Translate. — “We enjoyed riffing on our core values,” Ivanka writes in a section on personal mission statements. “We're training for marathons and learning to code …
National Journal:
Surf's Up For a Wave Election — Political analysts are beginning to think the undertow could sweep away Republicans and give Democrats control of the House. — House Republicans were caught on the horns of a dilemma. If they didn't pass a bill that effectively repealed …
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Washington Monthly
Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Goodbye To My Friend, Bob Owens — Like many people, I first “met” Bob Owens through the Internet when he was running his own blog about firearms and other musings. His work was regularly forwarded to my email inbox and it quickly became clear that not only was his work good, he had many fans.
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Elizabeth Roberts / CNN:
Mexico was second deadliest country in 2016 — (CNN)It was the second deadliest conflict in the world last year, but it hardly registered in the international headlines. — As Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan dominated the news agenda, Mexico's drug wars claimed 23,000 lives during 2016 …
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