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The Intercept:
Top-Secret NSA Report Details Russian Hacking Effort Days Before 2016 Election — Russian military intelligence executed a cyberattack on at least one U.S. voting software supplier and sent spear-phishing emails to more than 100 local election officials just days before last November's presidential election …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Federal Government Contractor in Georgia Charged With Removing and Mailing Classified Materials to a News Outlet — A criminal complaint was filed in the Southern District of Georgia today charging Reality Leigh Winner, 25, a federal contractor from Augusta, Georgia, with removing classified material …
The Daily Beast:
Mom Shocked at Daughter's Arrest for Leaking Secrets … Reality Winner, a 25-year-old National Security Agency contractor, is the first casualty in the Trump administration's promised war on leakers. Winner was arrested over the weekend for allegedly leaking top secret information to a news organization …
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CNN:
Contractor charged with leaking classified NSA info on Russian hacking — (CNN)The Justice Department announced charges Monday against a federal contractor with Top Secret security clearance, after she allegedly leaked classified information to an online media outlet.
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
NSA Leaker Is A Bernie Supporter Who ‘Resists’ Trump
NSA Leaker Is A Bernie Supporter Who ‘Resists’ Trump
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TheBlaze
Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
A Federal Government Contractor Has Been Charged With Leaking To The Intercept
A Federal Government Contractor Has Been Charged With Leaking To The Intercept
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Why Would Russia Stop at ‘Influence’ When They Could Hack Directly?
Why Would Russia Stop at ‘Influence’ When They Could Hack Directly?
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New York Times:
Trump Grows Discontented With Attorney General Jeff Sessions — WASHINGTON — Few Republicans were quicker to embrace President Trump's campaign last year than Jeff Sessions, and his reward was one of the most prestigious jobs in America. But more than four months into his presidency …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump's tweets prompt backlash from GOP lawyers — Prominent Republican attorneys are staging what amounts to an unprecedented public intervention against President Donald Trump, warning that his tweeting habit was doing serious harm to his bid to preserve his travel ban policy at the Supreme Court …
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Conway's husband rips Trump for ‘travel ban’ tweets — The husband of top White House aide Kellyanne Conway on Monday appeared to criticize President Trump for his series of tweets about his executive order on travel. — “These tweets may make some ppl feel better, but they certainly …
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Jblackman / Lawfare:
All The President's Tweets
All The President's Tweets
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Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
OPINION: Trump's ‘travel ban’ tweets torpedo his Supreme Court arguments
OPINION: Trump's ‘travel ban’ tweets torpedo his Supreme Court arguments
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CNN:
Sources: Acting US ambassador to China quit over Trump climate decision — Trump has said often climate change isn't real — Washington (CNN)Acting US ambassador to China David Rank resigned from his post in Beijing over President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement …
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Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Cancel Trump state visit, says Sadiq Khan, after London attack tweets
Cancel Trump state visit, says Sadiq Khan, after London attack tweets
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Acting US ambassador to China resigns over Trump's Paris decision: report
Acting US ambassador to China resigns over Trump's Paris decision: report
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Washington Post:
Post-ABC poll: Nearly 6 in 10 oppose Trump scrapping Paris agreement — Most Americans oppose President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, with a majority saying the move will damage the United States' global leadership, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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Wall Street Journal:
GOP Leaders to Present Senate Republicans With Proposals to Shape Health-Care Bill — GOP leaders are expected to present Senate Republicans options for the major policy decisions shaping their health-care bill during a closed-door lunch Tuesday, Senate aides say.
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Ron Fonger / MLive.com:
Official resigns after using n-word to describe Flint residents — UPDATE: Activist says more recordings on the way of official who used racial slur — FLINT, MI — The sales manager of the Genesee County Land Bank has resigned his position after water activists recorded him saying Flint's problems …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Hotel Received $270,000 From Lobbying Campaign Tied to Saudis — President Trump's Washington hotel received catering, lodging and parking payments linked to Saudi Arabia as part of the Gulf kingdom's fight against a law that lets Americans sue foreign countries over terrorist attacks.
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The Daily Caller, Political Wire and Raw Story
Associated Press:
White House aide says Russia probe ‘detracts’ from agenda — The White House director of legislative affairs acknowledged Monday that the ongoing investigations into possible links between Russia and President Donald Trump's campaign have undoubtedly detracted from the administration's agenda.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Will Not Block Comey From Testifying, White House Says
Trump Will Not Block Comey From Testifying, White House Says
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Breitbart writer out after inflammatory tweets following London attack — London terror attacks: How they unfolded — Katie McHugh, the Breitbart writer who tweeted a number of incendiary remarks in the immediate aftermath of the London terror attack, is no longer with the right-wing news site …
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Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
Trump National Security Team Blindsided by NATO Speech — When President Donald Trump addressed NATO leaders during his debut overseas trip little more than a week ago, he surprised and disappointed European allies who hoped—and expected—he would use his speech to explicitly reaffirm America's commitment …
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David Dayen / The Fiscal Times:
Trump's Air Traffic Control Plan: Airlines Win, Passengers Lose — Happy Infrastructure Week! I know, you're still getting over the last Infrastructure Week three weeks ago. But the Trump administration has usurped the label, spotlighting its commitment to a bipartisan priority: rebuilding the nation's critical needs.
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Jeffrey Cook / ABC News:
What privatizing air traffic control could mean, as Trump outlines proposal
What privatizing air traffic control could mean, as Trump outlines proposal
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ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES and Associated Press
Mother Jones:
Republican Congressman on Suspected Islamic Radicals: “Kill Them All” — In response to the London terror attack, Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) had an extreme proposal: kill anyone suspected of being an Islamic radical. — On his campaign Faceboook page, Higgins, a former police officer, posted this message:
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New York Times:
Trump Organization to Go Budget Friendly With ‘American Idea’ Hotel Chain — On the campaign trail, President Trump's children rolled through dozens of small towns across the country, reveling in the adoration of the crowds. But they were less enamored of the budget-friendly hotels along the way …
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Boing Boing
Erika Solomon / Financial Times:
The $1bn hostage deal that enraged Qatar's Gulf rivals — Doha reportedly paid al-Qaeda affiliate and Iran to win release of royal hunting party — Read next … Qatar paid up to $1bn to release members of the Gulf state's royal family who were kidnapped in Iraq while on a hunting trip …
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Lawfare:
The $110 Billion Arms Deal to Saudi Arabia is Fake News — Editor's note: This post originally appeared on Markaz. — Last month, President Trump visited Saudi Arabia and his administration announced that he had concluded a $110 billion arms deal with the kingdom. Only problem is that there is no deal.
William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
Why Elites Hate — The liberal contempt for middle America is baked into the idea of identity politics.
Maria Lisignoli / KCCI-TV:
Cellphone video captures nasty brawl unfolding at McDonald's — HIDE TRANSCRIPT SHOW TRANSCRIPT — A bystander at a McDonald's restaurant drive-thru on Des Moines' northeast side captured a nasty brawl on video depicting a woman apparently assaulting an employee.
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The Daily Caller
Katia Porzecanski / Bloomberg:
Ray Dalio Is Changing His Mind About Donald Trump — ‘I worry about him harming his presidency,’ Dalio says — Views contrast with Dalio's initial bullish take on Trump — Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio, who was initially bullish on Donald Trump's ability to stimulate the economy …
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CNBC
Todd Van Luling / HuffPost:
Senator Al Franken Cancels Bill Maher Appearance Amid Controversy — “Senator Franken believes that what Bill Maher said was inappropriate and offensive,” a spokesperson said. — A spokesperson for Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) confirmed to HuffPost that the senator is canceling his appearance …
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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
In the Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, the Koch Brothers' Campaign Becomes Overt — If there was any lingering doubt that a tiny clique of fossil-fuel barons has captured America's energy and environmental policies, it was dispelled last week, when the Trump Administration withdrew from the Paris climate accord.
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
What Trump Really Fears — As the blast radius of the Russia investigation continues to expand, Donald Trump is facing an unnerving new reality: The fate of his presidency may now hinge on the motley, freewheeling crew of lieutenants and loyalists who have long populated his entourage.