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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Another prosecutor joins Trump-Russia probe — An attorney working on the Justice Department's highest-profile money laundering case recently transferred off that assignment in order to join the staff of the special prosecutor investigating the Trump campaign's potential ties to Russia, POLITICO has learned.
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Steven Nelson / Washington Examiner:
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher: Someone leaked ‘very important’ call with John Kelly concerning WikiLeaks — Rep. Dana Rohrabacher said someone leaked information about his call this week with White House chief of staff John Kelly, possibly to undermine his ability to speak directly with President Trump about WikiLeaks.
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Wall Street Journal:
GOP Congressman Sought Trump Deal on WikiLeaks, Russia — Rep. Rohrabacher asks for pardon of Julian Assange in return for evidence of no 2016 election meddling — WASHINGTON—A U.S. congressman contacted the White House this week trying to broker a deal that would end WikiLeaks founder …
Christine Byers / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Acquitted officer Stockley: 'Everyone wants someone to blame, but I'm just not the guy' — After almost six years, a judge confirmed Friday what Jason Stockley had always believed: He was not guilty of murder. — “It feels like a burden has been lifted, but the burden of having …
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Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Republican lawmaker vows to run over protesters who block highways — In the wake of heated protests in St. Louis following the acquittal of the cop who killed Anthony Lamar Smith, a self-described Christian lawmaker from Pennsylvania endorsed running over protesters who block roads.
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
GOP sees fresh opening with Dems' single payer embrace — Republicans are cheering on the Democrats' embrace of single-payer health care, believing the move to the left will be an albatross for candidates in next year's elections. — After playing defense on health care for months …
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Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Faced with an up-or-down choice on Charlottesville resolution, Trump chooses third option — WASHINGTON — In sending the president a joint resolution condemning “racist violence” in Charlottesville, Congress gave President Trump a choice: sign the resolution and reject white supremacists, or veto it and align with the far right.
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Alicia Cohn / The Hill:
California asks Congress to officially censure Trump over Charlottesville
California asks Congress to officially censure Trump over Charlottesville
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CNN:
Brooke Baldwin: Speaking like this to women in 2017? No way — Brooke Baldwin is a Peabody Award finalist who anchors the 2-4 p.m. ET edition of CNN Newsroom. The views expressed in this commentary are solely the author's. — (CNN)"Boobs." — Yep, he said it.
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Trump Gives Conservatives Their Just Comeuppance — Uh-oh. I'm starting to enjoy Donald Trump's presidency. — I enjoy the rage it inspires in Laura Ingraham. On news that the president had struck a tentative deal with Democrats to help the beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
New York Times publishes eye-popping correction on campus-sexual-assault book review — In reviewing Vanessa Grigoriadis's new book on campus sexual assault, Michelle Goldberg credits the author for some fine reporting. “Her kaleidoscopic tour through the campus sexual assault controversy …
Emma Ockerman / Bloomberg:
Hurricane Jose May Threaten New York, U.S. East Coast Next Week — Storm comes on the heels of damaging hurricanes Harvey, Irma — Norma targets popular Mexican tourist area; Lee now a storm — Hurricane Jose may threaten New York City and other areas of the East Coast by next week, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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Raw Story:
There is no such thing as a good Trump voter — As if any further evidence was needed, the last few weeks have provided ample proof to arrive at a single conclusion: There is no such thing as a good Trump voter. This may be a hard pill to swallow for those with loved ones who voted for Trump.
Associated Press:
Still no charity money from leftover Trump inaugural funds — https://apnews.com/0756ba7480444895b4fa bc9a2f0909b3 — Link copied! — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's inaugural committee raised an unprecedented $107 million for a ceremony that officials promised would be …
Jim Brady / ESPN:
ESPN awash in rising political tide — As public editor, I've referenced ESPN's internal and external battles over politics and cultural coverage many times in the past 10 months. Despite public suggestions by some at ESPN that the issue is overblown, events on the ground constantly belie that claim.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
ESPN chief Skipper to staff: ‘ESPN is not a political organization’
ESPN chief Skipper to staff: ‘ESPN is not a political organization’
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Jennifer Kabbany / The College Fix:
Evergreen State College settles claim with embattled professors for $500,000 — Weinstein and his wife resign from school as part of agreement — Evergreen State College has settled a tort claim against it from embattled Professor Bret Weinstein and his wife, Professor Heather Heying …
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BBC:
Parsons Green: Armed police search house over Tube bombing — Police have arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion of a terror offence in connection with Friday's attack on a London Tube train. — Armed police are searching a house in Sunbury, Surrey, where nearby residents have been evacuated.
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Parsons Green terrorist attack
Parsons Green terrorist attack
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Los Angeles Times:
Dealing with Democrats? Protecting ‘Dreamers’? Here in Arizona that's just fine with these Trump supporters — Supporters of President Trump in Arizona said they had no problem with him cutting deals Democrats to allow so-called Dreamers to stay in the U.S. (Evan Vucci / Associated Press)
The Hill:
Trump makes good on pledge to donate to Harvey relief — President Trump has acted on his promise to donate $1 million of his personal fortune to charities helping with Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, the White House said. — White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed …
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