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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Regrets? In Alabama Senate race, Trump had a few — President Donald Trump began distancing himself from Sen. Luther Strange before ballots were even cast in Alabama's GOP Senate primary, saying at a dinner on Monday night that the candidate he backed was likely to lose …
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New York Times:
Roy Moore Wins Senate G.O.P. Runoff in Alabama — MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Roy S. Moore, a firebrand former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, overcame efforts by top Republicans to rescue his rival, Senator Luther Strange, defeating him on Tuesday in a special primary runoff, according to The Associated Press.
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
After Alabama, GOP anti-establishment wing declares all-out war in 2018 — Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore spoke Sunday at a campaign rally in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) — The stunning defeat of President Trump's chosen Senate candidate in Alabama on Tuesday amounted …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump deletes tweets backing Strange after primary loss — President Trump on Tuesday began deleting his tweets supporting Sen. Luther Strange — (R-Ala.) in Alabama's Senate primary after Strange lost the race to former state Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore.
The Daily Beast:
Team Trump Prepares the Shiv for Mitch McConnell: ‘He Needs To Go.’ … The Trump White House is gearing up to lay blame for a series of likely failures this week squarely at the feet of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), according to sources in and outside of the administration.
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Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
McConnell Says Republicans Are Giving Up on Health Bill — WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leaders on Tuesday officially pulled the plug on the latest plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act, scrapping a planned vote on the measure and effectively admitting defeat in the last-gasp drive …
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New York Times:
Alabama Election Results: Roy Moore Advances in Race for U.S. Senate Seat
Alabama Election Results: Roy Moore Advances in Race for U.S. Senate Seat
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Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:
Senate Republicans Pull Their Last Obamacare Repeal Bill Before The Vote
Senate Republicans Pull Their Last Obamacare Repeal Bill Before The Vote
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Moore crushes Strange in Alabama Senate primary
Moore crushes Strange in Alabama Senate primary
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Jeff Stein / Vox:
Judge Roy Moore wins Alabama Senate primary, dealing a huge blow to Mitch McConnell
Judge Roy Moore wins Alabama Senate primary, dealing a huge blow to Mitch McConnell
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Clare Foran / The Atlantic:
Roy Moore Wins Alabama Senate Republican Primary
Roy Moore Wins Alabama Senate Republican Primary
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Moore wins Republican Senate primary, dealing blow to GOP establishment
Moore wins Republican Senate primary, dealing blow to GOP establishment
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Ben Jacobs / The Guardian:
Alabama Republican Senate primary: Roy Moore defeats Trump-backed Luther Strange
Alabama Republican Senate primary: Roy Moore defeats Trump-backed Luther Strange
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CNN:
Exclusive: IRS shares information with special counsel in Russia probe — Washington (CNN)The IRS is now sharing information with special counsel Robert Mueller about key Trump campaign officials, after the two entities clashed this summer over both the scope of the investigation …
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Blumenthal: ‘99 percent sure’ of Russia indictments — Criminal charges against two former top advisers to President Donald Trump are virtually certain, Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Tuesday. — Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort are almost sure to be indicted as a result …
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Sean Spicer Lawyers Up As Russia Probe Heats Up
Sean Spicer Lawyers Up As Russia Probe Heats Up
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John Bowden / The Hill:
IRS shares information with Mueller's special counsel probe
IRS shares information with Mueller's special counsel probe
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Timothy Gardner / Reuters:
U.S. denies request for Puerto Rico shipping waiver — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Tuesday denied a request to waive shipping restrictions to help get fuel and supplies to storm-ravaged Puerto Rico, saying it would do nothing to address the island's main impediment to shipping, damaged ports.
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Death and Taxes:
Trump defaulted on payments for his Puerto Rico golf course, leaving the territory with a $33 million tax debt
Trump defaulted on payments for his Puerto Rico golf course, leaving the territory with a $33 million tax debt
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Alexia Fernández Campbell / Vox:
Here's what Trump could actually do to help Puerto Rico
Here's what Trump could actually do to help Puerto Rico
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mccain.senate.gov:
SENATOR JOHN McCAIN URGES DHS TO WAIVE THE ARCHAIC JONES ACT FOR PUERTO RICO TO AID HURRICANE RECOVERY EFFORTS
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump defends response to devastation in Puerto Rico, promises visit
Trump defends response to devastation in Puerto Rico, promises visit
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Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Los Angeles Times:
In San Juan, ‘the aftermath is almost more horrific than the actual passing of the hurricane itself’
In San Juan, ‘the aftermath is almost more horrific than the actual passing of the hurricane itself’
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Nelson A. Denis / New York Times:
The Law Strangling Puerto Rico
The Law Strangling Puerto Rico
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Head of Drug Enforcement Administration to Leave, Alluding to Dismay Over Trump — WASHINGTON — The acting head of the Drug Enforcement Administration will resign at the end of the week, according to law enforcement officials, who said he had become convinced that President Trump had little respect for the law.
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Rachana Pradhan / Politico:
Price's private-jet travels included visits with colleagues, lunch with son — Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price took a government-funded private jet in August to get to St. Simons Island, an exclusive Georgia resort where he and his wife own land, a day and a half before he addressed …
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Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
EPA spending almost $25,000 to install a secure phone booth for Scott Pruitt — The Environmental Protection Agency is spending nearly $25,000 to construct a secure, soundproof communications booth in the office of Administrator Scott Pruitt, according to government contracting records.
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Tennessean.com:
Sen. Bob Corker will not seek re-election next year — Sen. Bob Corker said Tuesday he will not seek re-election next year. — “After much thought, consideration and family discussion over the past year, Elizabeth and I have decided that I will leave the United States Senate when my term expires …
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Twitter:
Giving you more characters to express yourself — Trying to cram your thoughts into a Tweet - we've all been there, and it's a pain. — Interestingly, this isn't a problem everywhere people Tweet. For example, when I (Aliza) Tweet in English, I quickly run into the 140 character limit and have to edit my Tweet down so it fits.
Renato Mariotti / Just Security:
Method to the “Madness”: Dissecting Roger Stone's Statement to Congress, by a Former Fed Prosecutor — Dissecting Roger Stone's statement was a very different exercise than my prior dissections of statements by Jared Kushner, Donald Trump Jr., and Michael Cohen.
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Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Roger Stone testifies he's been falsely accused of collusion
Roger Stone testifies he's been falsely accused of collusion
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ABC News:
Special counsel probing flow of Russian-American money to Trump political funds — WATCH: One of the FBI's top investigators, tapped by special counsel Robert Mueller just weeks ago to help lead the probe of Russian meddling in last year's presidential election, has left Mueller's team, sources tell ABC News.
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Alex Pareene / Splinter:
You Are Jonathan Chait's Enemy — New York's Jonathan Chait writes today about the “dangerous consequences” of the left's use of the label “white supremacist” to describe Donald Trump, the alt-right, and American conservatism in general. — In the course of defending his piece on Twitter …
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Ben Hubbard / New York Times:
Saudi Arabia Agrees to Let Women Drive — Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that it would allow women to drive, ending a longstanding policy that has become a global symbol of the repression of women in the ultraconservative kingdom. — The change, which will take effect in June of next year …
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