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The Hill:
FBI uncovered Russian bribery plot before Obama administration approved controversial nuclear deal with Moscow — Before the Obama administration approved a controversial deal in 2010 giving Moscow control of a large swath of American uranium, the FBI had gathered substantial evidence …
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Julia Glum / Newsweek:
HOW HILLARY CLINTON STILL CAN, AND SHOULD, BECOME PRESIDENT AFTER THE TRUMP-RUSSIA INVESTIGATION — Sure, it's been more than 340 days since Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton, but there's still one very narrow, highly unlikely and entirely unprecedented way that Clinton could become president.
Ken Thomas / Associated Press:
Trump issues warning to McCain after senator's tough speech — https://apnews.com/cd337697c2f04726b690 76627c014eb7 — Link copied! — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a warning shot after Republican Sen. John McCain questioned “half-baked, spurious nationalism” in America's foreign policy.
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Sophie Tatum / CNN:
Sen. John McCain warns against ‘spurious nationalism’ in Liberty Medal speech — Washington (CNN)In a lofty and at moments pointed speech, Sen. John McCain on Monday cautioned against the US turning toward “half-baked, spurious nationalism” during an event honoring the war hero's contributions.
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IJR, Hit & Run, KTLA and The Daily Caller
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Rand Paul opposes Senate GOP budget
Rand Paul opposes Senate GOP budget
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Washington Post, Political Wire and Vox
Elana Schor / Politico:
Trump and McCain smack at each other over ‘spurious nationalism’ comments
Trump and McCain smack at each other over ‘spurious nationalism’ comments
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The Hill, ABC News, Axios and The Daily Caller
Dan Merica / CNN:
Trump: Ask Kelly whether Obama called after his son was killed in action — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump, in defense of his claim that President Barack Obama didn't call the loved ones of fallen soldiers, floated the idea Tuesday that reporters ask his chief of staff …
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Melissa Quinn / Washington Examiner:
Trump on calling families of fallen troops: ‘Ask General Kelly’ if Obama called when his son died — President Trump said Tuesday that anyone with questions of whether former President Barack Obama called the families of fallen service members can ask White House chief of staff John Kelly if he received a phone call from Obama.
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Washington Post, ThinkProgress, Conservative News Today, Mediaite and IJR
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump invokes death of John Kelly's son in furor over calls to fallen soldiers
Trump invokes death of John Kelly's son in furor over calls to fallen soldiers
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Vox, Washington Post, Raw Story, The Federalist, twitchy.com and TheBlaze
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Ex-Joint Chiefs chair fires back at Trump: Obama, Bush ‘cared deeply’ for fallen soldiers
Ex-Joint Chiefs chair fires back at Trump: Obama, Bush ‘cared deeply’ for fallen soldiers
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Mother Jones, RedState and Associated Press
CNN:
CNN poll: Trump approval steady, but more say he's leading in the wrong direction — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's approval rating holds steady in a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, but that overall stability belies declining views on how things are going in the country today.
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New York Magazine, Vox, Axios, AOL and Political Wire
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump's alternative reality — President Trump “goes there, on just about every topic imaginable,” as NBC's Brian Williams put it, during a pair of Q&As, two hours apart yesterday — one in the Cabinet Room and one with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in the Rose Garden .
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Washington Post, Politico, ABC News, The Daily Caller and Daily Kos
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Dave Zirin / The Nation:
‘A Soulless Coward’: Coach Gregg Popovich Responds to Trump — In an exclusive here at The Nation, the Spurs coach speaks about Trump's latest outrage. — We've all seen San Antonio Spurs' future Hall of Fame coach Gregg Popovich in a state of exasperation on the sidelines, or in post-game news conferences.
Melissa Etehad / Los Angeles Times:
Jesus Campos, Vegas security guard shot before rampage, appears to have vanished — A security vehicle blocks an entrance at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on Oct. 4 in Las Vegas. (David Becker / Getty Images) — The story seemed straightforward: The unarmed security guard approached …
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The Truth About Guns, RedState and National Review
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
D.C. Circuit nominee says he worked on White House response to Mueller probe — President Donald Trump's first nominee to the powerful D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals said Tuesday he worked on the White House's response to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian influence in the 2016 presidential election.
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Trump's judge picks: ‘Not qualified,’ prolific bloggers
Trump's judge picks: ‘Not qualified,’ prolific bloggers
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The Crime Report
Chris Isidore / CNNMoney:
Trump's net worth drops $600 million on Forbes' rich list, falls 92 spots — Trump's golf clubs in Scotland are losing millions — The rich are getting richer. But not Donald Trump. — The Forbes list of 400 richest Americans shows that the billionaire-in-chief's fortune fell by $600 million to $3.1 billion.
Eric Boehlert / Shareblue Media:
White House now blaming Pentagon “paperwork” for Trump's failure to honor fallen US troops — Donald Trump had time to go golfing five times since four U.S. troops were killed by an ISIS ambush in Niger on Oct., 4. But Trump didn't have time to reach out to the mourning military families …
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
President Trump's mysterious absence from conservative talk radio
President Trump's mysterious absence from conservative talk radio
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Mediaite
Wall Street Journal:
George Soros Transfers $18 Billion to His Foundation, Creating an Instant Giant — The pioneer of hedge-fund investing has transferred the bulk of his wealth to Open Society Foundations — George Soros, who built one of the world's largest fortunes through a famous series of trades …
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Crime and Consequences Blog and Instapundit
Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute — Virginia — Race for Governor Deadlocked — Regional partisan divides widen; Eastern/Central VA up for grabs — West Long Branch, NJ - The campaign for governor of Virginia remains up for grabs, with Republican Ed Gillespie and Democrat Ralph Northam locked in a one point race.
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Politico, Political Wire, Roanoke College, The Judy Ford Wason Center … and Washington Free Beacon
Jason Zengerle / New York Times:
Rex Tillerson and the Unraveling of the State Department — With an isolated leader, a demoralized diplomatic corps and a president dismantling international relations one tweet at a time, American foreign policy is adrift in the world. — One afternoon in late September …
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Mediaite
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
Outbrain Is Investigating Whether Russian Trolls Used Its Platform For Election Propaganda — The content recommendation ad network Outbrain, whose clicky content sprawls across the web, is investigating whether Russian ads or other forms of election tampering took place on its service during the 2016 election.
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Fox News:
Jane Fonda says she's not proud of America — Jane Fonda made it clear she is not proud of America. — During a recent interview with the BBC, Fonda was asked, “Are you proud of America today?” — The actress was very quick to reply with a hard “no.” — “But, I'm proud of the resistance,” she elaborated.
Paraic O'Brien / Channel 4 News:
Exclusive: Neo-Nazi and National Front organiser quits movement, opens up about Jewish heritage, comes out as gay — After a lifetime of involvement with the far-right Kevin Wilshaw announces on Channel 4 News that he is leaving the movement - at the same time publicly coming out as gay.
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Raw Story
NBC News:
Senate Subpoenas Former Trump Adviser Carter Page — WASHINGTON — The Senate Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed documents and testimony from Carter Page as part of its investigation of Russia's alleged intervention in the 2016 election, a source directly familiar with the matter told NBC News.
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Talking Points Memo
Alden Bourne / WBUR:
Mass. Small Business Owner At Trump's Order Signing Flabbergasted By Public Reaction — A western Massachusetts business owner faces a boycott of his stores after attending an event with President Trump last week. But he says he's being unfairly targeted.
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Raw Story
Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
How Donald Trump is negotiating like a hostage-taker — (CNN)As a candidate, Donald Trump sold himself as a deal maker. As president, he's governing more as a hostage taker. — Across an array of domestic and foreign challenges, Trump's go-to move has become to create what amounts to a political hostage situation.
Ali Rogin / ABC News:
Senators reach deal to continue Obamacare insurance subsidy payments — Less than a week after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to halt government payments that subsidize insurance plans for low-income Americans, Senate leaders agreed “in principle” to a bill that would cover the payments for two years.
Kaitlin Menza / Esquire:
57 Things I Need You to Stop Doing to the Women You Work With — I'm begging you: Don't be a creep at work. — A female friend of mine went on a foreign business trip early in her career with two colleagues who were both male, married, and senior to her at the company.
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Althouse
TMZ.com:
Harvey Weinstein, I'm Gonna Keep Making Movies, With or Without TWC — Harvey Weinstein — I'm Gonna Keep Making Movies With Or Without You, Bro — EXCLUSIVE — Harvey Weinstein is not giving up — not even close — he vows he'll continue making movies, whether it's with The Weinstein Co. or someplace else.
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Shakesville, Althouse and The Daily Caller