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New York Times:
Live Election Results: Montana's At-Large Congressional District  —  Greg Gianforte, a Republican technology executive who was charged with assault on Wednesday night, faces Rob Quist, the Democratic candidate and folk singer, in a special election for Montana's at-large House seat on Thursday.
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Yashar Ali / New York Magazine:
Montana NBC Affiliate Refused to Cover Gianforte ‘Body Slam’  —  Last night, Montana residents who tuned into their NBC affiliate, KECI, would not have heard the now infamous audio of Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs being roughed up by GOP congressional candidate Greg Gianforte.
Michael Calderone / HuffPost:
Montana TV Station Won't Air Recording Of GOP Candidate's Attack On Journalist  —  Right-leaning Sinclair Broadcast Group recently purchased the local NBC affiliate, but the general manager says the company didn't interfere.  —  If Montana residents tuned into the local news Wednesday night …
Greg Gianforte / Decision Desk HQ:
Montana At-Large Congressional Election  —  Candidate Percent Votes  —  50.6%  —  174,741  —  43.7%  —  150,904  —  5.8%  —  20,027  —  With Missoula coming in, its not enough for Quist to pull ahead.  Gianforte wins.  —  Things aren't getting better for Quist.
New York Times:
Greg Gianforte, Montana Republican, Captures House Seat Despite Assault Charge  —  BOZEMAN, Mont. — Greg Gianforte, a wealthy Montana Republican who was charged with assaulting a reporter on Wednesday, nonetheless won the state's lone seat in the House of Representatives on Thursday …
Christina Manduley / CNN:
Tapper: If you can't condemn an assault on a reporter, reexamine your love for Constitution  —  Tapper: If you can't condemn an assault...  (CNN)On Wednesday, the Republican candidate in Montana's special congressional election, Greg Gianforte, was charged with misdemeanor assault …
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Republican ahead in Montana election one night after being charged with assault
Discussion: The Resurgent
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Montana's wild special election: 6 things to watch
Matthew Balan / Mediaite:
‘You Are Sadly Mistaken’: Don Lemon Rips CNN Guest Who Won't Blame Trump For Alleged Assault On Reporter
Discussion: Breitbart, twitchy.com and theGrio
Edmund Kozak / LifeZette:
Montana Assault Witness Changes Story, Says No Neck Grab
Felix Biederman / Washington Post:
Face it: The body-slammed reporter did just what you would have done
NBC News:
Jared Kushner Now Under FBI Scrutiny in Russia Probe, Say Officials  —  Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and one of his senior advisers, has come under FBI scrutiny in the Russia investigation, multiple U.S. officials told NBC News.  —  Investigators believe Kushner …
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Washington Post:
Jared Kushner now a focus in Russia investigation  —  Investigators are focusing on a series of meetings held by Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and an influential White House adviser, as part of their probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and related matters, according to people familiar with the investigation.
Andrew Rafferty / NBC News:
Joe Lieberman: FBI Appointment Would Have Looked ‘Terrible’
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
The conservative mind has become diseased  —  To many observers on the left, the initial embrace of Seth Rich conspiracy theories by conservative media figures was merely a confirmation of the right's deformed soul.  But for those of us who remember that Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity …
Discussion: The Federalist and Balloon Juice
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Rob Tornoe / Philly.com:
Fox News host Sean Hannity takes a vacation after losing more advertisers
Karen Attiah / Washington Post:
Trump's behavior at NATO is a national embarrassment  —  Poor NATO.  After all of the hoops summit organizers reportedly jumped through to accommodate President Trump and his anemic attention span, he definitely was not on his best behavior.  Trump was the party guest whom no one really wants …
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Wall Street Journal:
How Alleged Russian Hacker Teamed Up With Florida GOP Operative  —  Political consultant Aaron Nevins asked for and received documents from hacker ‘Guccifer 2.0’ and posted some on his blog, after which the hacker called the blog to the attention of Trump adviser Roger Stone.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Appeals Court Will Not Reinstate Trump's Revised Travel Ban  —  WASHINGTON — The federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., on Thursday refused to reinstate President Trump's revised travel ban, saying it discriminated on the basis of religion.  The decision was a fresh setback …
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Jessica Gresko / Associated Press:
TRUMP TRAVEL BAN BLOCKED; FIGHT HEADED FOR SUPREME COURT
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Appeals court keeps block on revised Trump travel ban; administration vows SCOTUS appeal
Discussion: Hot Air, ABC News and Axios
David Filipov / Washington Post:
Researchers say they've uncovered a disinformation campaign with apparent Russian link  —  MOSCOW — Researchers have discovered an extensive international hacking campaign that steals documents from its targets, carefully modifies them and repackages them as disinformation aimed …
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Andy Greenberg / Wired:   Russian Hackers Are Using ‘Tainted’ Leaks to Sow Disinformation
artnet News:
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Failed to Disclose Their Multimillion-Dollar Art Collection  —  The couple has a taste for the works of market-friendly art stars, but lawyers say it's just for decoration.  —  Since their wedding in 2009, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump have amassed a formidable collection of contemporary art.
Discussion: Raw Story, The Week and Political Wire
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Carrier Sends Jobs to Mexico, Workers Say Trump ‘Misled’ Them … Donald Trump stood outside a Carrier manufacturing plant in Indianapolis, Indiana weeks before taking office and boasted he just saved 1,100 jobs from being shipped to Mexico.  —  Inside the plant, some workers were skeptical.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Daily Mail:
Obama receives rock star welcome in Germany as he appears alongside Merkel and says 'we can't hide behind a wall'  — Former President Obama appeared alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday in front of Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate  — Obama used the opportunity …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Daily Wire
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Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed:
Key Republicans Are Encouraging Hillbilly Elegy Author J.D. Vance To Run For Senate In Ohio  —  Some Republican activists and donors worried about the prospects of their party's Senate candidate in Ohio are kicking around an outside-the-box alternative: Hillbilly Elegy author J.D. Vance.
Discussion: Political Wire
Manu Raju / CNN:
Hill demands answers on Robert Mueller probe  —  (CNN)A growing number of key lawmakers in both parties are calling on Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller to detail what specifically his Russia investigation is targeting, with one Democratic senator warning bluntly that failing …
Discussion: emptywheel
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘Close to a disaster’: Foreign policy scholar explains massive damage done by Trump's NATO speech  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday delivered a speech at NATO headquarters in which he did not explicitly endorse Article 5 …
Discussion: BBC and Shakesville
Bryan Menegus / Gizmodo:
Harvard's Student Paper Is Drunk and Taking Potshots at Mark Zuckerberg  —  The Harvard Crimson has either become the victim of an incredibly funny prank, or Facebook is beta-testing its silent speech brain interface on college students.  —  Today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg returned …
Dr. David A. Bray / Fight for the Future:
Letter to the FCC from people whose names and addresses were used to submit fake comments against net neutrality  —  445 12th Street, S.W.  —  Washington, D.C. 20554  —  Chief Information Officer  —  Federal Communications Commission  —  445 12th Street, S.W.  —  Washington, D.C. 20554
 
 
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The Assault on Colleges — and the American Dream
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Senate Mulls Health-Law Rewrite Pushing Obamacare Repeal to 2020
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

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How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

 
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