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John Hudson / BuzzFeed:
Russia Sought A Broad Reset With Trump, Secret Document Shows — A Russian proposal obtained by BuzzFeed News reveals Moscow's ambitious plan to break with the past and launch a major rapprochement with the United States. — Reporting From Washington, D.C.
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Exclusive: Hillary Clinton says Trump associates helped Russia meddle in the 2016 election — In a candid, angry new book, Hillary Clinton relives her stunning defeat to Donald Trump. She admits personal mistakes, but also lays blame on Former FBI Director James Comey. (Sept. 8) AP — CONNECT
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Chase Cook / Baltimore Sun:
Anne Arundel judge orders investigation into three of Hillary Clinton's attorneys
Anne Arundel judge orders investigation into three of Hillary Clinton's attorneys
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Jennifer Senior / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Opens Up About ‘What Happened,’ With Candor, Defiance and Dark Humor
Hillary Clinton Opens Up About ‘What Happened,’ With Candor, Defiance and Dark Humor
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Clinton's account of how she was ‘shivved’ in the 2016 presidential election
Clinton's account of how she was ‘shivved’ in the 2016 presidential election
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump: Some people who write about me ‘know nothing about me & have zero access’
Trump: Some people who write about me ‘know nothing about me & have zero access’
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John Verhovek / ABC News:
Key takeaways from Hillary Clinton's new book “What Happened”
Key takeaways from Hillary Clinton's new book “What Happened”
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Arianna Davis / Refinery29:
Hillary Clinton Has No Regrets & She Told Us Exactly Why
Hillary Clinton Has No Regrets & She Told Us Exactly Why
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Russia probes pose loyalty test for Team Trump — Lawyers representing Donald Trump's current and former aides are giving their clients one simple piece of advice: Don't lie to protect the president. — As special counsel Robert Mueller and congressional investigators prepare …
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Wall Street Journal:
Steve Bannon Says He Talks to Donald Trump Every Two to Three Days — Former White House strategist discusses the president at events in Hong Kong — HONG KONG—Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon speaks with President Donald Trump every two to three days …
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Trump's legal team debated whether Kushner should leave White House
Trump's legal team debated whether Kushner should leave White House
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Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Pelosi: Single-payer isn't a litmus test for Democrats … House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that single-payer health insurance is not a litmus test for Democrats and that she herself is focused on protecting health-care coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
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Tammy Baldwin / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Why I support Medicare for all and other efforts to expand health coverage — When it comes to providing affordable health care for every American, there is more we must do right now to change the status quo, improve our health care system and lower costs. — That is why I have introduced …
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Paige Winfield Cunningham / Washington Post:
The Health 202: Insurers make their pitch on how to rescue health-care system
The Health 202: Insurers make their pitch on how to rescue health-care system
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Pelosi not endorsing Sanders' single-payer bill
Pelosi not endorsing Sanders' single-payer bill
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Wall Street Journal:
Some Trump Lawyers Wanted Kushner Out — Aides, worried about complications arising from Russia probe, drafted statement explaining departure — Some of President Donald Trump's lawyers earlier this summer concluded that Jared Kushner should step down as senior White House adviser …
The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Russia Used Facebook Events to Organize Anti-Immigrant Rallies on U.S. Soil … Russian operatives hiding behind false identities used Facebook's event management tool to remotely organize and promote political protests in the U.S., including an August 2016 anti-immigrant …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Ted Cruz blames staffer for ‘liking’ porn tweet — Sen. Ted Cruz said Tuesday that a staff member of his was responsible for “liking” a pornographic Twitter post with the Texas lawmaker's account, chalking up the social media snafu to a “mistake.” — “There are a number of people on the team who have access on the account.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
McConnell Says Democrats' Glee on Debt Limit Deal Was Premature — WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell thinks Democrats were a tad premature in exuberantly celebrating the surprise spending deal they struck last week with President Trump. — “Let's put it this way,” Mr. McConnell …
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Ernice Gilbert / viconsortium.com:
Trump To Visit U.S. Virgin Islands In Wake Of Irma; More Police, National Guard, Arrive On St. John — President Donald Trump will visit the U.S. Virgin Islands “within the next six or seven days,” Governor Kenneth Mapp said during a press conference at Government House late Monday.
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
The Trump Campaign Has Begun Turning Over Documents to Mueller … The Trump campaign has begun handing over documents to Bob Mueller as his investigators probe potential interference by Russia in the 2016 election. — A team of attorneys at Jones Day, the firm representing the Trump campaign …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Court blocks penalties in new New Hampshire voting law — MANCHESTER, N.H. — A New Hampshire judge has blocked recent changes to the state's voting laws that would have exposed some first-time voters to a fine or jail time if they failed to submit residence paperwork within 10 days of registering.
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David Bernstein / Chicago magazine:
His Life in Prison … ABOVE:Our photo of Rod Blagojevich is anything but traditional. Since Chicago wasn't allowed inside the ex-governor's prison, he rented a camera from the commissary and had it shot himself. — Rod Blagojevich's first summer in prison was, he recalls, “quite an awakening.”
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David Moye / HuffPost:
No, ‘60 Minutes’ Didn't Purposely Make Steve Bannon Look Like A ‘Bleary-Eyed Drunk’ — News experts rejected the color-coordinated conspiracy theory. — After a Los Angeles-based photographer accused “60 Minutes” of purposely altering the color to make former White House chief strategist Steven Bannon …
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
President Trump just gushed about the Coast Guard. It really needed the boost. — There is no such thing as bad publicity, the saying goes. For President Trump, the wisdom works for disasters. — On Sunday, Trump singled out the Coast Guard for its suddenly high profile amid dueling …
Kate Linthicum / Los Angeles Times:
After an earthquake and a hurricane — and Trump's failure to send condolences — Mexico rescinds offer of aid to U.S. — President Enrique Peña Nieto talks to survivors in the city of Juchitan after a magnitude 8.1 earthquake killed at least 95 people in Mexico.
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NewsBusters:
Study: The Liberal Media's Summer of Pummeling Trump — The broadcast network evening newscasts remain as hostile as ever towards President Trump and his agenda, although the networks appear to be easing up on their obsessive wall-to-wall coverage of the administration.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Plans Aggressive Road Show to Sell Tax Overhaul — White House retools communications operation for tax battle — President may visit as many as 13 states in next seven weeks — Follow @bpolitics for all the latest news, and sign up for our daily Balance of Power newsletter.
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