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Tillerson's Fury at Trump Required an Intervention From Pence — WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was on the verge of resigning this past summer amid mounting policy disputes and clashes with the White House, according to multiple senior administration officials who were aware of the situation at the time.
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John Hudson / BuzzFeed:
Today Tillerson Tried To Kill The “Rexit” Rumors Once And For All — The secretary of state disputed a report that he called Trump a “moron” and told reporters he's not leaving Foggy Bottom anytime soon. — Reporting From Washington, DC — WASHINGTON, DC — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sought …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Furious Republicans are working hard to make Trump's Russia scandal disappear — THE MORNING PLUM: — The bipartisan leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee will hold a news conference on Wednesday afternoon to provide a “progress report” on its investigation into Russian sabotage …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Between the lines on Tillerson
Between the lines on Tillerson
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ProPublica:
Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr. Were Close to Being Charged With Felony Fraud — New York prosecutors were preparing a case. Then the D.A. overruled his staff after a visit from a top donor: Trump attorney Marc Kasowitz. — In the spring of 2012, Donald Trump's two eldest children …
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Newsweek:
RETRACTED: PADDOCK'S GIRLFRIEND USED TWO SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS AND WAS MARRIED TO TWO MEN AT THE SAME TIME — Newsweek has retracted its story that reviewed the public records of Marilou Danley, the girlfriend of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock. — The initial report was based …
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Brian Ross / ABC News:
Portrait emerging of Las Vegas shooter as man ‘descending into madness’ — In the months before his deadly rampage, 64-year old Stephen Paddock was a man “descending into madness,” according to a person briefed on new findings in the investigation. — New details are emerging …
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Stephen L. Miller / Fox News:
The media doesn't understand guns — and doesn't want to
The media doesn't understand guns — and doesn't want to
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David Jackson / USA Today:
Trump, avoiding talk of gun policy, tells Las Vegas shooting survivors: ‘We will endure the pain together’
Trump, avoiding talk of gun policy, tells Las Vegas shooting survivors: ‘We will endure the pain together’
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
If Only Stephen Paddock Were a Muslim
If Only Stephen Paddock Were a Muslim
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Michael Moore:
My Proposal to Repeal the Second Amendment and Replace It With This: — PROPOSED 28th AMENDMENT TO THE US CONSTITUTION — “A well regulated State National Guard, being helpful to the safety and security of a State in times of need, along with the strictly regulated right of the people …
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CNN:
Republicans signal some openness to new gun legislation on ‘bump stocks’ — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)In a departure from years of opposition to new gun control measures, some congressional Republicans started to show cautious interest Wednesday in legislation that would restrict devices …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Key GOP senators open to ‘bump stock’ ban
Key GOP senators open to ‘bump stock’ ban
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Alexander Bisley / Vox:
Former Australian leader on passing gun control: “The results speak for themselves.”
Former Australian leader on passing gun control: “The results speak for themselves.”
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Top conservative calls for ban on device used by Vegas shooter
Top conservative calls for ban on device used by Vegas shooter
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Talking Points Memo, Des Moines Register, Los Angeles Times and Raw Story
Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
‘Trump dossier’ on Russia links now part of special counsel's probe: sources — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The special counsel investigating whether Russia tried to sway the 2016 U.S. election has taken over FBI inquiries into a former British spy's dossier of allegations of Russian financial …
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Associated Press:
AP-NORC Poll: Low marks for Trump's Puerto Rico response — Americans are more likely to disapprove than approve of President Donald Trump's handling of the Puerto Rico hurricane relief effort. — According to a poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research …
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Colin Wilhelm / Politico:
White House walks back Trump's Puerto Rico comments as Wall Street reels
White House walks back Trump's Puerto Rico comments as Wall Street reels
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Justin Sink / Bloomberg:
Trump Suggests Puerto Rico's Debt May Need to Be ‘Wiped Out’
Trump Suggests Puerto Rico's Debt May Need to Be ‘Wiped Out’
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CBS Pittsburgh:
Pro-Life Rep. Tim Murphy Will Not Seek Re-Election After Reports Of Urging Abortion — PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Congressman Tim Murphy, of Upper St. Clair, has reached a decision about his political future. — In a statement to KDKA's Jon Delano, the embattled pro-life Republican says he won't seek re-election.
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Robby Soave / Hit & Run:
Black Lives Matter Students Shut Down the ACLU's Campus Free Speech Event Because ‘Liberalism Is White Supremacy’ — Students affiliated with the Black Lives Matter movement crashed an event at the College of William & Mary, rushed the stage, and prevented the invited guest …
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Francesca Truitt / Flat Hat News:
Black Lives Matter protests American Civil Liberties Union
Black Lives Matter protests American Civil Liberties Union
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Justin Glawe / The Daily Beast:
Unarmed Security Guard Took On Las Vegas Killer Stephen Paddock … LAS VEGAS — Jesus Campos had no firearm when he found Stephen Paddock and approached his room on the 32rd floor of Mandalay Bay on Sunday night. — Paddock, who had rigged cameras in the hallway and on the peephole of the door …
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Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
Fighting The Battle for Truth To A Draw — There is something uniquely obscene about President Donald Trump's character—evinced in his ignorance, abusiveness, lust for dominance, and magnetic effect on other sleazy individuals—that leaves his opponents in a constant struggle to recall …
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump's Voter Fraud Commission Just Suffered a Court Defeat … A Texas judge has dealt a blow to President Donald Trump's voter fraud commission, ruling that state officials would be violating state privacy laws if they hand over voters' personal information to commission members.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Judge blocks Texas from turning over voter information to White House
Judge blocks Texas from turning over voter information to White House
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Washington Post:
A tale of two Puerto Ricos: What Trump saw — and what he didn't — CAGUAS, Puerto Rico — The Puerto Rico that President Trump saw during his four-hour visit on Tuesday afternoon was that of Angel Pérez Otero, the mayor of Guaynabo, a wealthy San Juan suburb known …
CNN:
Roy Moore's Facebook page shared inflammatory memes, article praising Russia's anti-gay laws — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — “Want to stop riots? Play the National Anthem. They'll all sit down,” a meme shared on Moore's Facebook page read. — Moore's page also shared an article with the headline …
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Kareem Shaheen / The Guardian:
Santa Claus's tomb may have been uncovered beneath Turkish church — Archaeologists say they have found almost fully intact temple and burial grounds of Saint Nicholas in Antalya — Turkish archaeologists have dashed the hopes of millions of children by claiming to have uncovered the likely burial place of Saint Nicholas.
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Josie Ensor / Telegraph:
Archaeologists in Turkey believe they have discovered Santa Claus's tomb
Archaeologists in Turkey believe they have discovered Santa Claus's tomb
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Statesman Journal:
Ex-Trump adviser Paul Manafort conspired to mislead bankruptcy court, son-in-law charges — Special Counsel Robert Mueller has issued two new subpoena in the investigation into President Trump's campaign ties to Russia. Nathan Rousseau Smith (@FantasticMrNate) reports. Buzz60 — CONNECT
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Robert Robb / USA Today:
The path to Trump 2020 is paved with Democrats' racist accusations — White Middle Americans are sick of accusatory identity politics, and if the left doesn't stop, they'll do what needs to be done to stop it. — CONNECT — Way too early for this kind of stuff, but I had been thinking …
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