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Trump Wanted Tenfold Increase in Nuclear Arsenal, Surprising Military — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he wanted what amounted to a nearly tenfold increase in the U.S. nuclear arsenal during a gathering this past summer of the nation's highest ranking national security leaders …
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Trump suggests challenging NBC's broadcast license — His tweet follows a story by NBC News Wednesday that the president calls ‘pure fiction, made up to demean.’ — President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested that NBC's broadcast license should be pulled as punishment after NBC News published …
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Trump threatens to cancel NBC's broadcast license over critical reporting — A terrifying threat, if it were remotely credible. — Another day, another casual threat from the president of the United States to abuse the powers of his office in order to stymie reporting that he doesn't like.
Elizabeth Preza / Raw Story:
GOP official imagines Kelly and Mattis discussed tackling Trump if he ‘lunges for the nuclear football’: report
GOP official imagines Kelly and Mattis discussed tackling Trump if he ‘lunges for the nuclear football’: report
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
How NBC ‘Killed’ Ronan Farrow's Weinstein Exposé … Freelance NBC News correspondent Ronan Farrow, whose months-long investigation into reports of Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct was spiked by the network but morphed into a journalistic blockbuster at The New Yorker …
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Erik Hayden / Hollywood Reporter:
Ronan Farrow Says He Was Threatened Personally With a Lawsuit by Harvey Weinstein — When asked on MSNBC why he went to The New Yorker with the story, Farrow replied: “You would have to ask NBC and NBC executives about the details.” — Ronan Farrow told Rachel Maddow on Tuesday …
People.com:
Harvey Weinstein's Wife Georgina Chapman Is Leaving Him: ‘My Heart Breaks for All the Women Who Have Suffered’ — Harvey Weinstein's wife, Marchesa designer Georgina Chapman, is leaving him — as more women continue to step forward to accuse the movie mogul of decades of sexual harassment and assault.
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TMZ.com:
Harvey Weinstein Flying to Europe Tonight for Sex Addiction Rehab — EXCLUSIVE DETAILS — Harvey Weinstein is boarding a private jet Tuesday night, bound for a rehab center in Europe for sex addiction ... sources connected with the former mogul tell TMZ.
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Kate Maltby / CNN:
Harvey Weinstein and his enablers
Harvey Weinstein and his enablers
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CBS News:
Obama speaks out on Harvey Weinstein allegations
Obama speaks out on Harvey Weinstein allegations
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Washington Post:
Undisclosed deal guaranteed Roy Moore $180,000 a year for part-time work at charity — Former Alabama judge Roy Moore, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, once said publicly that he did not take a “regular salary” from the small charity he founded to promote Christian values because he did not want to be a financial burden.
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Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
Mitch McConnell Goes to the Mattresses for Trump's Judicial Nominees — The Senate majority leader takes charge of the confirmation process. — The Republican drive to confirm federal judges has gained momentum from a series of actions by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Goodbye, blue slips!?
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump expected to name Kelly's White House deputy as DHS secretary — Kirstjen Nielsen, who also served as Kelly's No. 2 at DHS, was his pick to fill his old job, which has been vacant since July. — President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Kirstjen Nielsen to run the Department …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Inside Bannon's plans for a GOP civil war
Inside Bannon's plans for a GOP civil war
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Cory Bennett / Politico:
Senate Democrats worry Russia could jeopardize reelection bids — Democratic senators fighting to hold on to their seats next year are increasingly worried about a troubling reality: Russia appears set to mess with U.S. elections — again. — The bipartisan leaders of the Senate Intelligence …
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Erin Mershon / STAT:
An old-school pharmacy hand-delivers drugs to Congress, a little-known perk for the powerful — ASHINGTON — If House Speaker Paul Ryan comes down with the flu this winter, he and his security detail won't be screeching off toward the closest CVS for his Tamiflu.
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Washington Post:
‘Pure devastation’: At least 17 dead, with hundreds missing, as California wildfires spread — SANTA ROSA, Calif. — A series of historically deadly Northern California wildfires regained momentum Wednesday as winds whipped back up, pushing blazes through parched hills and vineyards and prompting …
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Deena Zaru / CNN:
Eminem unleashes on Trump: The 11 fiercest lines — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — " to a “racist grandpa” in an explosive 4.5-minute freestyle rap. — The Detroit rapper challenged his fans at the BET Hip Hop Awards to “decide who you like more” — Eminem or Trump.
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Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
'He's better than this,' says Thomas Barrack, Trump's loyal whisperer — NEW YORK — Thomas J. Barrack Jr., a billionaire who is one of President Trump's oldest friends, had spent weeks trying to smooth the way for a May presidential meeting in Saudi Arabia with Gulf leaders. — All initially went well.
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Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Pledge to Impeach Trump, a Key Donor Demands of Democrats — One of the Democratic Party's most prominent financial backers is demanding that lawmakers and candidates on the left support removing President Trump from office, putting pressure on Democrats to make Mr. Trump's ouster a defining issue in the 2018 midterm elections.
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Sophia Tesfaye / Salon:
Trump's Benghazi? Ambush of U.S. soldiers in Niger goes unnoticed — Four dead Americans. — It's been five years since terrorists attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, 2012, leaving four Americans dead. Last week, as CIA officers disguised in wigs and mustaches testified …
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Washington Post:
Black man attacked by white supremacists in Charlottesville faces felony charge — The black man beaten in a Charlottesville parking garage by white supremacists after a “Unite the Right” rally has been charged with a crime in connection with the incident, even as police continue searching …
Nick Anderson / Washington Post:
‘In the event of a nuclear attack’: U-Hawaii's curious email to students and staff — Many schools go to great lengths these days to ensure their campus communities are ready for whatever emergency might arise, such as a hurricane, a blizzard or, worse, an active shooter.
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Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
What Bob Corker Really Fears
What Bob Corker Really Fears
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
For Republicans, ‘Failure Is Not an Option’ on Tax Cuts — WASHINGTON — Republicans are staggering, knocked off kilter by internecine conflict between President Trump and his own party in Congress. Incumbents are under aggressive challenge from conservative activists. Frustrated veteran lawmakers are bailing out.
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Shawn Snow / Army Times:
‘ISIS is in shambles,’ says 82nd Airborne brigade commander — ISIS is in shambles, and the U.S.-led coalition is currently looking for signs the terror group is trying to reconstitute itself in Iraq and Syria, according to Col. Patrick Work, the commander of the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team.
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Politico:
Zinke's travels: Ski resort and Alaskan steakhouse — Two newly revealed political fundraising appearances by the Interior secretary add to questions about Trump Cabinet members' taxpayer-funded trips. — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has attended at least two additional political fundraisers …
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