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Jacey Fortin / New York Times:
Fox News Suspends Eric Bolling After Report of Lewd Text Messages — Fox News suspended Eric Bolling, a longtime host at the network, on Saturday pending an investigation into reports that he sent lewd photographs to three female colleagues via text message.
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Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
New Sexual Harassment Allegations Leveled Against Fox News' Eric Bolling — The accusations came just hours after the network announced it had suspended Bolling. — Three hours after Fox News announced it had suspended host Eric Bolling following allegations that he had sexually harassed female colleagues …
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CNNMoney:
Eric Bolling suspended from Fox News amid lewd texting scandal — Fox News in a post-Ailes era — Fox News said Saturday that host Eric Bolling will be suspended from air “pending the results of an investigation” into whether he sent lewd photos to co-workers, a network spokesperson confirmed to CNNMoney.
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Woman comes forward as Bolling sexual harassment victim — One woman has come forward as a victim of sexual harassment by Fox News host Eric Bolling, hours after he was suspended over claims he sent lewd photos of male genitalia to female co-workers. — Caroline Heldman …
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Raw Story and Big League Politics
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump claims New Jersey getaway is ‘not a vacation’ — BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Trump on Saturday claimed his 17-day getaway at his New Jersey golf club is “not a vacation.” — “Working in Bedminster, N.J., as long planned construction is being done at the White House.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
The Mooch's replacement could be Stephen Miller — Stephen Miller, the Trump senior policy adviser who just tangled on-camera with CNN's Jim Acosta, is under consideration for White House communications director, top Trump sources tell me. — The effort to find a Mooch successor is still …
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump eyes top policy aide for communications director role: official — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House may appoint a senior policy adviser with hardline views on immigration, who recently sparred with reporters in a televised briefing, as its new communications director, a senior administration official said on Saturday.
Kate Conger / Gizmodo:
Exclusive: Here's The Full 10-Page Anti-Diversity Screed Circulating Internally at Google [Updated] — Update 7:25pm ET: Google's new Vice President of Diversity, Integrity & Governance Danielle Brown has issued her own memo to Google employees in response to the now-viral memo, “Google's Ideological Echo Chamber.”
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Louise Matsakis / Motherboard:
Google Employee's Anti-Diversity Manifesto Goes ‘Internally Viral’
Google Employee's Anti-Diversity Manifesto Goes ‘Internally Viral’
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New York Times:
Republican Shadow Campaign for 2020 Takes Shape as Trump Doubts Grow — WASHINGTON — Senators Tom Cotton and Ben Sasse have already been to Iowa this year, Gov. John Kasich is eyeing a return visit to New Hampshire, and Mike Pence's schedule is so full of political events that Republicans joke …
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John Byrne / Chicago Tribune:
Emanuel: City to sue Trump Justice Department over funding threat — Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks during a naturalization ceremony at the Cultural Center in downtown Chicago on May 5, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel hosted the ceremony along with Mexico City Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera. — Privacy Policy
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Kel McClanahan / Politico:
Jeff Sessions' Attack on the Media Is Worse Than You Think
Jeff Sessions' Attack on the Media Is Worse Than You Think
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Sadie Gurman / Associated Press:
Huff, puff, pass? AG's pot fury not echoed by task force
Huff, puff, pass? AG's pot fury not echoed by task force
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The Washington Journal, The New Civil Rights Movement and Politicus USA
Stephen Montemayor / Star Tribune:
FBI: ‘Improvised explosive device’ caused blast at Bloomington Islamic center — No one was hurt in the explosion, which heavily damaged an imam's office. Investigators are now looking at “who and why.” — Video (01:28) : Early morning explosion rocks Bloomington Islamic center — TEXT SIZE
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Tegna / KARE-TV:
FBI: ‘Destructive device’ caused explosion at Bloomington mosque
FBI: ‘Destructive device’ caused explosion at Bloomington mosque
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Splinter, NBC News and The Gateway Pundit
Devin Henry / The Hill:
Federal employees step up defiance of Trump — Government employees are growing increasingly willing to criticize or defy the White House and President Trump's top appointees. — A handful of current and former career staffers in the Interior Department and Environmental Protection Agency …
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Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit and AlterNet
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
AM Joy panel destroys ‘race-baiting’ lawyer Alan Dershowitz for attacking diversity of Trump grand jury — Former Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz was accused of being a “race-baiter” on MSNBC on Saturday morning over his comments that the grand jury looking into allegations …
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Sara Stefanini / Politico:
Vladimir Putin gets away from it all in Siberia: in pictures — ‘It was a very brief, but very eventful trip,’ according to presidential spokesman. — Russian President Vladimir Putin enjoyed a few days of swimming, fishing, sunbathing and more while holidaying in southern Siberia last week.
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TMZ.com:
Caitlyn Jenner Says I Hate Trump and the Hat Was a Comedy of Errors — Caitlyn Jenner did not wear a “Make America Great Again” hat Thursday as a show of support for Donald Trump ... it was a mistake tied to golf, a convertible, Starbucks and a purse. — Caitlyn tells TMZ she drove …
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Alison R. Parker / Shareblue:
Paul Ryan embarrassed by constituents at fake town hall — House Speaker Paul Ryan hasn't held a traditional town hall open to the general public in nearly two years. But even with a hand-picked audience, the reception is still chilly — and angry. — House Speaker Paul Ryan is not what one would call “well-liked” these days.
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The Washington Journal and IJR
US Department of State:
Communication Regarding Intent To Withdraw From Paris Agreement — Media Note — Office of the Spokesperson — Washington, DC — Today, the United States submitted a communication to the United Nations, in its capacity as depositary for the Paris Agreement, regarding the U.S. intent …
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