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Karen Handel / New York Times:
Live Election Results and Estimates: Georgia's Sixth Congressional District — Dem. — 63,302 — 9% reporting (19 of 208 precincts) — The race between Jon Ossoff and Karen Handel is largely seen as a referendum on the first months of Donald J. Trump's presidency.
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The Hill:
Georgia special election runoff: live coverage — Election Day is finally here in Georgia's 6th Congressional District, the closely watched special election runoff to fill the House seat left open by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price. Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel …
Tamar Hallerman / Political Insider blog:
Live updates: Handel celebrates following win in Georgia's 6th District — Georgia is sending its first Republican woman to Congress. — News outlets began declaring Karen Handel the winner of Georgia's 6th District U.S. House seat at roughly 10 p.m. Tuesday evening …
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New York Magazine, Associated Press, The Daily Signal, Washington Blade, Fusion, NBC News, Vox, RedState, twitchy.com, IJR, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, Washington Free Beacon and WSB-TV
New York Times:
Georgia's Special Election Comes to a Nail-Biting Finish — ATLANTA — Tuesday's runoff between Karen Handel and Jon Ossoff in Georgia's Sixth Congressional District will decide what has become the most expensive House campaign in history — and quite possibly the most consequential special election since Watergate.
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Scared Monkeys, Bipartisan Report, Washington Post, The Week, NPR, Fusion and Washington Times
New York Times:
Who Financed the Georgia Sixth, the Most Expensive House Election Ever — Tuesday's special election in Georgia is the most expensive in history, with candidates and outside groups spending roughly $55 million in the battle for the longtime Republican-held district in suburban Atlanta.
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Vox, The Gateway Pundit and TheStreet
New York Times:
Election Results: Republican Wins U.S. House Seat in South Carolina — Ralph Norman, a Republican, defeated Archie Parnell, a Democrat, in a South Carolina special election on Tuesday in a U.S. House race. — Mr. Norman was expected to have an advantage over Mr. Parnell for the seat …
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Associated Press, MichelleMalkin.com, The Week, Mother Jones, The Daily Caller, Post and Courier, IJR, The Atlantic and Washington Free Beacon
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Republican Karen Handel wins Georgia House special election, CNN projects — Atlanta (CNN)Republican Karen Handel defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff in a high-stakes special election for a Georgia House seat on Tuesday, denying Democrats their first major victory of the Donald Trump era.
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RedState, Breitbart, TheBlaze, The Daily Caller, Joe.My.God., Deadline, The New Civil Rights Movement, Vox, Washington Free Beacon and NBC News
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Jon Ossoff's Georgia special election loss shows Democrats could use a substantive agenda
Jon Ossoff's Georgia special election loss shows Democrats could use a substantive agenda
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Washington Free Beacon, Washington Post, The Daily Caller and Talking Points Memo
Wall Street Journal:
GOP's Karen Handel Beats Democrat Jon Ossoff in Georgia
GOP's Karen Handel Beats Democrat Jon Ossoff in Georgia
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The Gateway Pundit
Brian O'Shea / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Follow the Georgia 6th District runoff results
Follow the Georgia 6th District runoff results
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Snopes.com, The Gateway Pundit and Politicus USA
Michelle Goldberg / Slate:
Georgia's high-stakes congressional runoff comes down to the wire.
Georgia's high-stakes congressional runoff comes down to the wire.
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The Daily Caller, Washington Post, The Gateway Pundit and Washington Times
YouTube:
Squad dashcam video - Yanez case (WARNING: Graphic content) — Squad dashcam video of July 6, 2016 traffic stop of Philando Castile. — WARNING: Graphic content. — Evidence presented by Ramsey County Attorney's Office in State of Minnesota versus Jeronimo Yanez.
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Star Tribune:
Case file in Philando Castile shooting released, dashcam video shows shooting
Case file in Philando Castile shooting released, dashcam video shows shooting
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The Guardian, The Root, Balloon Juice, Boing Boing and twitchy.com
Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Video footage shows Minn. traffic stop that ended with Philando Castile's death
Video footage shows Minn. traffic stop that ended with Philando Castile's death
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Mitch Smith / New York Times:
Video of Police Killing of Philando Castile Is Publicly Released
Video of Police Killing of Philando Castile Is Publicly Released
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IJR
Brent Lang / Variety:
Shocker! Daniel Day-Lewis Quits Acting (EXCLUSIVE) — Senior Film and Media Editor @BrentALang — Three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis, widely considered one of the preeminent actors of his generation, is retiring from acting, Variety has learned. — The 60-year-old star …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump said to plan announcement on Comey tapes — The Latest on the investigation into Russia's actions in the U.S. election and possible ties to Trump campaign associates (all times EDT): — A Washington lawyer has confirmed that he's representing Attorney General Jeff Sessions but is not offering any more specifics.
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Politico and Liberal Values
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Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
The White House Press Briefing Is Slowly Dying — Over the course of the Trump administration, the White House's daily press briefings have been pared progressively further back; they are now shorter, less frequent, and routinely held off-camera. — The daily briefing is a venerable …
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Kevin Johnson / USA Today:
Attorney General Jeff Sessions retains private lawyer
Attorney General Jeff Sessions retains private lawyer
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Joe.My.God. and Mediaite
Andrew Romano / Yahoo:
Eric Holder joins the anti-Trump resistance — and mulls a presidential campaign of his own … LOS ANGELES — More than two years after leaving the Obama administration, former Attorney General Eric Holder is reentering the political fray. — His goal: to lead the legal resistance …
Laura Litvan / Bloomberg:
Senate Republicans Haven't Seen Their Health Bill Either — Collins, Flake and Toomey not ready to offer support for plan — McCain says he hasn't ‘met any American’ who has seen the bill — Senate Republicans may be asked to vote on a controversial health-care bill next week …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Health plans slam Medicaid cuts in emerging Senate bill
Health plans slam Medicaid cuts in emerging Senate bill
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Politico
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Senate Medicaid spending limits may lose moderate Republicans
Senate Medicaid spending limits may lose moderate Republicans
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Talking Points Memo, NPR, Weekly Standard, New York Magazine, No More Mister Nice Blog, Daily Kos and Associated Press
New York Times:
Despite Concerns About Blackmail, Flynn Heard C.I.A. Secrets — WASHINGTON — Senior officials across the government became convinced in January that the incoming national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, had become vulnerable to Russian blackmail. — At the F.B.I., the C.I.A. …
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RedState and Political Wire
Cyd Zeigler / Outsports:
Former Patriots and Chiefs tackle Ryan O'Callaghan comes out as gay — O'Callaghan had always planned to commit suicide after football, until Kansas City Chiefs staffers stepped in. — Editor's note: This story contains conversation and description of suicide.
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CBS News:
Trump's handling of Russia investigations weighs on approval ratings — President Trump's job approval rating has dipped in recent weeks, pushed down by negative reaction to his handling of the Russia investigations, and he's seen some slippage among Republicans as well.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
‘He loves rallies’: Trump looks beyond Washington to get a boost
‘He loves rallies’: Trump looks beyond Washington to get a boost
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Political Wire
William Turton / The Outline:
Leaked recording: Inside Apple's global war on leakers — SECRECY AT APPLE — Former NSA agents, secrecy members on product teams, and a screening apparatus bigger than the TSA. — A recording of an internal briefing at Apple earlier this month obtained by The Outline sheds new light …
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Power Line, Mashable, New York Magazine and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
New York Times:
'I'm Right Here!' Sean Spicer Says While Toiling to Find Successor — WASHINGTON — The opportunity to take over behind the White House briefing room lectern would be the apex of a political operative's career in any other presidency, a path to riches, fame and power.
Jason Leopold / BuzzFeed:
Secret Government Report: Chelsea Manning Leaks Caused No Real Harm — Prosecutors said WikiLeaks' disclosures about Iraq and Afghanistan posed a major threat to US national security. But it turns out the classified document they cited — newly obtained by BuzzFeed News — said almost the exact opposite.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Guardian, The Week, Balloon Juice and AOL, more at Mediagazer »
Shawn Boburg / Washington Post:
Trump seeks sharp cuts to housing aid, except for program that brings him millions — President Trump's budget calls for sharply reducing funding to programs that shelter the poor and combat homelessness — with a notable exception: It leaves intact the type of federal housing subsidy that is paid directly to private landlords.
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
David Brooks Didn't Do the Reading. Look What Happened. — And now he's rewriting the Whitewater history to absolve himself. — Moral Hazard, the Irish setter owned for photo-op purposes by New York Times columnist David Brooks, searched the Young Fogies Club in midtown Manhattan …
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Eamon Javers / CNBC:
Tim Cook told Trump tech employees are ‘nervous’ about immigration — Tech employees are “nervous” about the Trump administration's approach on immigration, Tim Cook says. — Behind the scenes at the White House tech CEO meeting, Apple CEO Tim Cook told President Donald Trump …
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
GOP hangs on to South Carolina House seat — Republican Ralph Norman is projected to win the South Carolina House special election, keeping the seat in Republican hands. — The Associated Press projected that Norman, a former state lawmaker, will win against Democrat Archie Parnell, according to the Associated Press.
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Politico
Barry Carter / New Jersey Online:
Going on Fox News cost me my job, professor claims | Carter — Essex County College suspended Lisa Durden, an adjunct professor and political commentator, after she appeared on the Tucker Carlson show on Fox News. (Photo supplied by Lisa Durden) — bcarter@starledger.com,
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TheBlaze, Fox News Insider and The Daily Caller
Suzanna Caldwell / Alaska Dispatch News:
In a Bering Sea battle of killer whales vs. fishermen, the whales are winning — In the Bering Sea, near the edge the continental shelf, fishermen are trying to escape a predator that seems to outwit them at every turn, stripping their fishing lines and lurking behind their vessels.
Adam Boult / Telegraph:
‘A magical experience’: Beautiful images capture rare bioluminescent plankton off the coast of Wales — Photographer Alyn Wallace captured these stunning images of rare bioluminescent plankton in the sea at Three Cliffs Bay in Swansea this week. — “I had to pinch myself this morning,” he wrote on Facebook.