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Trump Associate Boasted That Moscow Deal ‘Will Get Donald Elected’ — WASHINGTON — A business associate of President Trump promised in 2015 to engineer a real estate deal with the aid of the president of Russia, Vladimir V. Putin, that he said would help Mr. Trump win the presidency.
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NBC News:
Mueller Team Asking If Trump Tried to Hide Purpose of Trump Tower Meeting — WASHINGTON — Federal investigators working for Special Counsel Robert Mueller are keenly focused on President Donald Trump's role in crafting a response to a published article about a meeting between Russians …
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Washington Post:
Top Trump Organization executive asked Putin aide for help on business deal — (© Stephanie Keith / Reuters/REUTERS) … A top executive from Donald Trump's real estate company emailed Vladimir Putin's personal spokesman during the U.S. presidential campaign last year to ask …
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Brian Ross / ABC News:
Trump knew of Moscow tower proposal during campaign, lawyer says — Four months into his campaign for president of the United States, Donald Trump signed a “letter of intent” to pursue a Trump Tower-style building development in Moscow, according to a statement from the then-Trump Organization Chief Counsel Michael Cohen.
Manu Raju / CNN:
Exclusive: How a request about Russians made its way from West Virginia to Trump's team
Exclusive: How a request about Russians made its way from West Virginia to Trump's team
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David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
Lawyer Says He Discussed Moscow Tower Plan With Trump Three Times
Lawyer Says He Discussed Moscow Tower Plan With Trump Three Times
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Steven Nelson / Washington Examiner:
Joe Arpaio may challenge Jeff Flake for Arizona Senate seat: Exclusive — After receiving President Trump's first pardon, Joe Arpaio's plans have gone from possible prison to book-writing, speeches and potentially another run for office in Arizona, with Sen. Jeff Flake's seat one opportunity he is eyeing.
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Trump: I pardoned Arpaio during hurricane because I thought TV ratings would be higher — President Trump on Monday said he announced his pardon of former Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio as Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas because he “assumed the ratings would be far higher.”
Wall Street Journal:
The Arpaio Pardon — Liberal hypocrisy doesn't justify …
The Arpaio Pardon — Liberal hypocrisy doesn't justify …
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Marina Fang / HuffPost:
Trump Defends Pardoning Joe Arpaio During Hurricane, Saying He Did It For ‘The Ratings’
Trump Defends Pardoning Joe Arpaio During Hurricane, Saying He Did It For ‘The Ratings’
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump is dragging us toward a full-blown crisis. Here's what has to happen now.
Trump is dragging us toward a full-blown crisis. Here's what has to happen now.
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CNN:
Trump defends Arpaio pardon, says timing was intended to draw attention
Trump defends Arpaio pardon, says timing was intended to draw attention
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Fascism, American Style
Fascism, American Style
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Eric W. Dolan / Raw Story:
Trump says ‘massive’ cheering crowd proves he was right to pardon Arpaio
Trump says ‘massive’ cheering crowd proves he was right to pardon Arpaio
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Bloomberg:
Trump Punishes Longtime Aide After Angry Phoenix Speech, Sources Say — George Gigicos removed as president's rally organizer — Sparse crowd put Trump in foul mood before delivering remarks — Donald Trump was in a bad mood before he emerged for a confrontational speech in Arizona last week.
Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Lurid Trump allegations made by Louise Mensch and co-writer came from hoaxer … Explosive allegations about Donald Trump made by online writers with large followings among Trump critics were based on bogus information from a hoaxer who falsely claimed to work in law enforcement.
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Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Amid Harvey havoc, northeastern politicos sourly recall Texas “no” votes on Sandy aid — Several members of Congress from New York and New Jersey remain resentful over Texas Republicans that voted against a Hurricane Sandy aid package in 2013. — WASHINGTON - Many New Yorkers …
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Jia Tolentino / New Yorker:
Hurricane Harvey, and Public and Private Disaster in Houston
Hurricane Harvey, and Public and Private Disaster in Houston
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Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Cruz Defends Vote Against Sandy Aid: ‘Political, Unnecessary Pork Spending’
Cruz Defends Vote Against Sandy Aid: ‘Political, Unnecessary Pork Spending’
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Austin Wright / Politico:
Republican floats measure to kill Mueller probe after 6 months — Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) is pushing an amendment to severely curtail special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia. — DeSantis has put forward a provision that would halt funding …
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker proposes amendment to stop Mueller investigation after 180 days
GOP lawmaker proposes amendment to stop Mueller investigation after 180 days
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Washington Post:
Harvey may force 30,000 people into shelters while flooding will linger, officials warn … HOUSTON — Rain pelted this battered city anew Monday as emergency teams — aided by a growing contingent of citizen-rescuers — plunged into waist-deep water seeking people stranded by devastating …
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abc13.com:
Houston police focus on saving lives, battling looters
Houston police focus on saving lives, battling looters
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Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
Death toll from Harvey rises to 8, with 30,000 expected to flee to Texas shelters
Death toll from Harvey rises to 8, with 30,000 expected to flee to Texas shelters
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Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
For Houston's many undocumented immigrants, storm is just the latest challenge
For Houston's many undocumented immigrants, storm is just the latest challenge
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Washington Post:
North Korean missile flies over Japan, sharply escalating tensions and eliciting an angry response from Tokyo — North Korea launched a ballistic missile Tuesday morning that flew over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, public broadcaster NHK reported.
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Christine Wang / CNBC:
Dow futures open more than 100 points lower after North Korea fires missile over Japan
Dow futures open more than 100 points lower after North Korea fires missile over Japan
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Shannon Vavra / Axios:
North Korea fires missile over Japan for first time
North Korea fires missile over Japan for first time
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CNN:
First on CNN: Tillerson moves to ditch special envoys — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is moving to eliminate or downgrade special envoy positions at the State Department, including the representative for climate change, a step that is sure …
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump unusually silent after aides challenge him
Trump unusually silent after aides challenge him
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Tillerson switcheroo may happen sooner than expected
Tillerson switcheroo may happen sooner than expected
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Joshua Stewart / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Rep. Duncan Hunter gives President Trump a profane compliment — Rep. Duncan Hunter in his Rayburn office in January. (Tom Williams / CQ Roll Call) — Rep. Duncan Hunter, one of Donald Trump's first allies in Congress, described the president in profane terms to a group of Republicans on Friday …
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Bolton writes in op-ed he can't get in to see Trump anymore — Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton once enjoyed regular access to President Donald Trump, but can no longer get a hearing with him. “I requested a meeting with him and I was turned down,” Bolton told POLITICO, though he declined to offer further details.
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John R. Bolton / National Review:
How to Get Out of the Iran Nuclear Deal
How to Get Out of the Iran Nuclear Deal
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Top Trump ally says he can't get a meeting with the president
Top Trump ally says he can't get a meeting with the president
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Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
Exiles on Pennsylvania Avenue: How Jared and Ivanka Were Repelled by Washington's Elite — “What is off-putting about them,” one political veteran told me, “is they do not grasp their essential irrelevance. They think they are special.” — I. AIR FORCE ONE
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Kyle Swenson / Washington Post:
Black-clad antifa attack peaceful right wing demonstrators in Berkeley — Their faces hidden behind black bandannas and hoodies, about a 100 anarchists and antifa — “anti-fascist” — barreled into a protest Sunday afternoon in Berkeley's Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park.
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Morgan Clendaniel / Fast Company:
Michael Moore Says Trump Is On Track To Win Again In 2020 — Moore's new Broadway show, The Terms of My Surrender, is his attempt to change that. — BY CHRISTINE CHAMPAGNE5 MINUTE READ — Three weeks into the run of his anti-Trump Broadway show, The Terms of My Surrender …
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Tegna / KHOU-TV:
Family of 6 believed to have drowned inside van while trying to escape Harvey floods … HOUSTON - A family of six is believed to have died after drowning in a white van Sunday afternoon while trying to escape the floods of Hurricane Harvey, relatives tell KHOU 11 News.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Bannon wages war against Trump-backed candidate in Alabama — The ex-Trump strategist is all in for Roy Moore, who's competing against an incumbent backed by the president and Mitch McConnell. — Just-departed White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is breaking from President Donald Trump …
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