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Fox News Poll: Voters' mood sours, 56 percent say Trump tearing country apart — Voter satisfaction with the direction of the nation is down by double digits, as a majority says President Donald Trump is tearing the country apart. — That's according to the latest Fox News Poll.
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Fox News poll: Majority thinks Trump is tearing the country apart
Fox News poll: Majority thinks Trump is tearing the country apart
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Arkema in the Americas:
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Caroline Orr / Shareblue:
Texas paper nails Trump for lying about “witnessing” devastation of hurricane “first hand” — Hurricane Harvey was the first test of how Donald Trump would handle a domestic crisis — and he failed that test miserably. — On Tuesday, Trump traveled to Corpus Christi, Texas …
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
‘No way to prevent it’: A Texas chemical plant could explode — and the town evacuates
CNBC:
Arkema: No way to prevent explosion at flooded Texas chemical plant
Arkema: No way to prevent explosion at flooded Texas chemical plant
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Chicago Tribune:
Rescues continue as Harvey makes second devastating landfall
Rescues continue as Harvey makes second devastating landfall
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Barbara Campbell / NPR:
Chemicals At Flooded Texas Plant In Danger Of Exploding
Chemicals At Flooded Texas Plant In Danger Of Exploding
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Alan Fram / Associated Press:
The Latest: GOP eyeing $1B disaster funds cut to help wall — https://www.apnews.com/83e6782d48e04993 a741b834771c078b — Link copied! — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and Congress (all times local): — President Donald Trump is promising billions …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker: Trump can't bully senators, 'this isn't the Apprentice' — Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) on Wednesday pushed back on President Trump's recent criticisms of members of his own party ahead of the president's meeting with congressional leaders next week.
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Katrina Manson / Financial Times:
Russian lobbyist testifies to Mueller grand jury — Rinat Akhmetshin, the lobbyist and former Soviet army officer who met senior Trump campaign aides at a controversial meeting last year, has given evidence before a grand jury investigation, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Trump makes policy pledge to senator investigating son's Russia meeting
Trump makes policy pledge to senator investigating son's Russia meeting
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Mueller teams up with New York attorney general in Manafort probe — Special counsel Robert Mueller's team is working with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on its investigation into Paul Manafort and his financial transactions, according to several people familiar with the matter.
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Manny Fernandez / New York Times:
Federal Judge Blocks Texas' Ban on ‘Sanctuary Cities’ — HOUSTON — A federal judge in San Antonio on Wednesday blocked Texas from enforcing its ban on so-called sanctuary cities, questioning the constitutionality of a law that has pitted Republican state leaders against several Democratic-leaning cities.
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Associated Press:
Federal judge blocks Texas' tough ‘sanctuary cities’ law — https://apnews.com/94ee2966bdb345c09909 ea3f281fa337 — Link copied! — AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked most of Texas' tough new “sanctuary cities” law allowing police to inquire …
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The Intercept:
Google-Funded Think Tank Fired Google Critics After They Dared Criticize Google — The New America Foundation's Open Markets group was a rare, loud voice of protest against Google's ever-growing consolidation of economic and technological power around the world.
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Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Google Critic Ousted From Think Tank Funded by the Tech Giant
Google Critic Ousted From Think Tank Funded by the Tech Giant
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New York Times:
Trump Lawyer ‘Vehemently’ Denies Russian Collusion — WASHINGTON — President Trump's longtime lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, has given Congress a point-by-point rebuttal of a dossier alleging that he has deep ties to Russian officials — an effort to clear his name as the Justice Department …
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Ilya Arkhipov / Bloomberg:
Kremlin Says It Got Trump Lawyer Cohen's Email, Didn't Reply
Kremlin Says It Got Trump Lawyer Cohen's Email, Didn't Reply
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David Ferguson / Raw Story:
'I'm a g*ddamn human being': Crying white supremacist Cantwell stuck in jail — and really hates his nickname — Christopher “Crying Nazi” Cantwell gave his first post-arrest interview to The Daily Beast's Hawes Spencer and said that his new nickname really upsets him.
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Valerie Volcovici / Reuters:
EPA says climate scientists trying to ‘politicize’ Texas storm — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday rejected a contention by scientists that the historic rainfall from Tropical Storm Harvey was linked to climate change, calling it “an attempt to politicize an ongoing tragedy.”
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Houston airports reopening after Harvey
Houston airports reopening after Harvey
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Rick Klein / ABC News:
ANALYSIS: Post-Harvey, Trump eschews typical presidential optics for Trumpism
ANALYSIS: Post-Harvey, Trump eschews typical presidential optics for Trumpism
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Buck Sexton / The Hill:
OPINION | Antifa is not a political movement; it's a delusional, violent outburst — The progressive left and their media comrades have been trying hard in recent weeks to construct a sympathetic narrative for “antifa.” — This is no easy task. These self-proclaimed “anti-fascists” …
Ashley Feinberg / Wired:
Here Are a Bunch of Trump Inner Circle Amazon Wish Lists — IN THE ONGOING drama that is the Trump presidency, secondary characters constantly float in and out as new storylines and Special Counsel inquiries come to light. It's easy to lose track. So to help, let's get to know some of Trump's satellites …
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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
The Sordid Double Life of Washington's Most Powerful Ambassador — T — he women were brought into the Abu Dhabi apartment in abayas. — “Pick who you want,” the men were told, and she would be theirs until noon the next day. — Roman Paschal recalled about seven women to choose from.
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
‘This is not what he signed up for’: Confidant says Trump's mood 'worst it's ever been' — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has been publicly challenging the White House, but advisers say President Donald Trump can't afford to fire him. — A source close to the president said Trump …
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
A fresh crisis may be emerging within Trump's administration — MORE FROM: … As horrible as it is, the Houston deluge eventually will fade from the headlines and the media's attention will return full-time to the rising waters around Donald Trump's presidency.
David Edwards / Raw Story:
MSNBC loses connection to reporter as he goes off on oil industry for robbing locals of infrastructure funds — Al Jazeera reporter Shihab Rattansi told MSNBC host Ali Velshi on Wednesday that fossil fuel companies contribute to climate change which negatively impacts some of the very areas …
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Mina Kimes / ESPN:
The Search For Aaron Rodgers … Photographs by Randall Slavin — After the game, Aaron Rodgers got on the bus. It was unusually cold in Arlington during the week leading up to Super Bowl XLV; a winter storm had barreled into Texas, blanketing Cowboys Stadium with so much snow that slabs of ice cascaded from the roof.
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Casey Tolan / Mercury News:
Sen. Kamala Harris announces support for ‘Medicare-for-All’ bill — OAKLAND — U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris announced Wednesday that she intends to support a congressional effort to expand Medicare to all Americans. — “I intend to co-sponsor the Medicaid-for-All bill,” California's junior …
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Brett Forrest / Wall Street Journal:
Paul Manafort's Overseas Political Work Had a Notable Patron: a Russian Oligarch — Efforts by the former Trump campaign chairman to advance interests in Ukraine, Georgia and Montenegro were often connected to Oleg Deripaska — Paul Manafort at the 2016 Republican National Convention …
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
NBC Insider: ‘Total Panic’ Over Megyn Kelly's Morning Show … Four weeks before the Sept. 25 debut of Megyn Kelly Today—the 9 a.m. replacement for the venerable morning show's third hour, Today's Take—some NBC insiders are expressing doubts, and even worries, about the network news division's plan …
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John Wildermuth / San Francisco Chronicle:
Feinstein surprises SF crowd by expressing hope for Trump — U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein shocks an audience in San Francisco saying Trump could be a good president. Elizabeth Keatinge (@elizkeatinge) has more. — Sen. Dianne Feinstein may be San Francisco's favorite politician …
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