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Israel Was Source of Secret Intelligence That Trump Gave to Russians, Officials Say — WASHINGTON — The classified intelligence that President Trump disclosed in a meeting last week with Russian officials at the White House was provided by Israel, according to a current …
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At a Besieged White House, Tempers Flare and Confusion Swirls — WASHINGTON — The disclosure that President Trump divulged classified intelligence to two high-ranking Russian officials was a new blow to an already dispirited and besieged White House staff still recovering from the uproar …
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When the World Is Led by a Child — At certain times Donald Trump has seemed like a budding authoritarian, a corrupt Nixon, a rabble-rousing populist or a big business corporatist. — But as Trump has settled into his White House role, he has given a series of long interviews …
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Israeli Official: Trump Sharing Intelligence With Russia Is “Worst Fears Confirmed” — Two Israeli officials tell BuzzFeed News that the intelligence shared by Trump “syncs up” with intelligence Israel shared with its US counterparts. — SAN FRANCISCO — Two Israeli intelligence officials confirmed …
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Bombshell: Initial Thoughts on the Washington Post's Game-Changing Story — Donald Trump meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak / Russian Foreign Ministry — The Washington Post this afternoon published a stunning story reporting …
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Trump acknowledges ‘facts’ shared with Russian envoys during White House meeting — President Trump appeared to acknowledge Tuesday that he revealed highly classified information to Russia — a stunning confirmation of a Washington Post story and a move that contradicted his own White House team after it scrambled to deny the report.


Roger Stone and Alex Jones warn of attempt to remove Trump claiming he has Alzheimer's — Good morning Austin: — Yesterday, in the dark of night, out on Second Street, in front of the Corner Restaurant and Bar at the JW Marriott Hotel, Alex Jones and Roger Stone made a 15-minute video …
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Hill Republicans alarmed by Trump disclosure to Russians — Capitol Hill Republicans expressed alarm Tuesday at reports that Donald Trump shared highly classified information with Russian officials and demanded a full accounting from the administration of what the president said.
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McConnell Calls for ‘Less Drama’ From Trump's White House
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European official to AP: Country might stop sharing intel with U.S.
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GOP senator: Senate panel needs briefing on whether Trump shared info
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European official: Country might stop sharing intel with US
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Exclusive: Kimberly Guilfoyle says she's talking with Trump administration about press secretary job — The Fox News host and former First Lady of San Francisco tells the Bay Area News Group: 'I'm a patriot, and it would be an honor to serve the country.' — NEW YORK — Kimberly Guilfoyle …


I Know One of the Sources — I tend to take these stories about the President with a grain of salt. We have seen key details of a number of salacious stories retracted within 48 hours. The media hates the President so much that they'll run a negative story about him without very much provocation.
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Seth Rich, slain DNC staffer, had contact with WikiLeaks, say multiple sources — The Democratic National Committee staffer who was gunned down on July 10 on a Washington, D.C., street just steps from his home had leaked thousands of internal emails to WikiLeaks, law enforcement sources told Fox News.
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DNC Staffer's Murder Draws Fresh Conspiracy Theories — A spokesman for the family of a young Democratic National Committee staffer who was murdered last year said Tuesday that a conservative businessman had paid for a private investigation into the unsolved slaying that has ignited right-wing conspiracy theories.

The Family Of A Murdered DNC Staffer Has Rejected A Report Linking His Death To WikiLeaks
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Family's private investigator: There is evidence Seth Rich had contact with WikiLeaks prior to death
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A Preview of Our Interview with Sally Yates — Last Thursday morning, I sat down with Sally Yates, the former acting Attorney General, whom President Trump fired on January 30th, after she refused to defend his original executive order banning travel to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries.
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Sally Yates: Russians had ‘real leverage’ over Michael Flynn
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Health Care Puts House in Play — PPP's new national poll finds that Republicans are facing significant backlash over the health care bill that's having the effect of firing up Democrats and putting them in position to make major gains in the House next year.
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Merrick Garland not interested in FBI job, friends say — Judge Merrick Garland, whose nomination to the Supreme Court by President Barack Obama was blocked by Senate Republicans, has no interest in being the new FBI director, according to associates. — Garland, the chief judge …
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McConnell: I recommended Merrick Garland for FBI director
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Inside Apple's Insanely Great (or Just Insane) New Mothership — On June 7, 2011, a local businessman addressed a meeting of the Cupertino City Council. He had not been on the agenda, but his presence wasn't a total surprise. Earlier in the year the man had expressed his intention to attend …
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Trump aides eager to hitch ride on foreign trip — Goodbye Winter White House. Hello Desert White House. — President Donald Trump is scheduled to depart Friday on an eight-day, five-country tour that comes at a moment of major turmoil in his administration - and, as usual …
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Hannity calls for White House control of media at press briefings
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My Family's Slave … T — he ashes filled a black plastic box about the size of a toaster. It weighed three and a half pounds. I put it in a canvas tote bag and packed it in my suitcase this past July for the transpacific flight to Manila. From there I would travel by car to a rural village.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders's Dad Mike Huckabee Blasts SNL Parody — We all like a good joke, but Mike Huckabee says 'Saturday Night Live's' skit making fun of his daughter Sarah Huckabee Sanders is no laughing matter. — “I thought it was a little bit silly, sexist, [and] misogynist …
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OH LORDY! Comey Wanna Cry Edition — Q. What is being difference between ransom and sale? — A. Sale is buy or no buy, no bad things happen if no buy. Ransom is buy or bad things happen to you. Yes? — TheShadowBrokers is feeling like being very responsible party about Windows dump.
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