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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Kelly emotionally defends Trump's call to military widow — White House chief of staff John Kelly on Thursday forcefully and emotionally defended President Donald Trump's call to the widow of a U.S. soldier recently killed in Niger, accusing a Florida congresswoman of being “selfish” …
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Kelly Speaks About Son's Death and Criticizes Congresswoman Wilson — WASHINGTON — John F. Kelly, the White House chief of staff, delivered an emotional, personal defense of President Trump's call this week to the widow of a slain soldier, describing the trauma of learning about his own son's death …
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Power Line and The Atlantic
Erica Pandey / Axios:
Kelly: I'm “stunned” that Rep. Wilson listened to Trump's call — Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly said he did not receive a phone call from President Obama when his son was killed in action. “That's not a criticism,” Kelly added. He said that he initially advised Trump not to make phone calls to families.
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Kelly says he was ‘stunned’ by congresswoman's account of Trump's call — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)White House chief of staff John Kelly, in an extraordinary and at times emotional statement Thursday, said he was “stunned” by what a Democratic congresswoman told reporters …
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Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
READ: Kelly's Full Remarks Defending Trump's Call To Military Widow
READ: Kelly's Full Remarks Defending Trump's Call To Military Widow
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Townhall.com and Washington Monthly
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Kelly lends Trump powerful and personal credibility
Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
Tarantino on Weinstein: ‘I Knew Enough to Do More Than I Did’ — Quentin Tarantino, the Hollywood director most closely tied to Harvey Weinstein, has known for decades about the producer's alleged misconduct toward women and now feels ashamed he did not take a stronger stand and stop working with him, he said in an interview.
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Los Angeles Times:
LAPD investigating Harvey Weinstein after a woman in L.A. accuses him of rape — Los Angeles police are investigating new allegations against Harvey Weinstein after an Italian model-actress reported that the producer sexually assaulted her in 2013. (Al Powers / Associated Press)
Amy Kaufman / Los Angeles Times:
Harvey Weinstein is done. But what about Lisa Bloom?
Harvey Weinstein is done. But what about Lisa Bloom?
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Power Line
Lupita Nyong'O / New York Times:
Speaking Out About Harvey Weinstein — I have been following the news and reading the accounts of women coming forward to talk about being assaulted by Harvey Weinstein and others. I had shelved my experience with Harvey far in the recesses of my mind, joining in the conspiracy of silence …
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The Guardian, Mashable and IndieWire
CNN:
What we know and don't know about the deadly Niger attack — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)Defense Secretary James Mattis said on Thursday that the “US military does not leave its troops behind” but did not provide additional details into why the body of Sgt. La David Johnson …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Florida Democrat calls Niger ambush 'Trump's Benghazi'
Florida Democrat calls Niger ambush 'Trump's Benghazi'
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
McCain: Administration not being up front about Niger attack
McCain: Administration not being up front about Niger attack
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Donald Trump just suggested the FBI, Democrats and Russia might all be co-conspirators
Donald Trump just suggested the FBI, Democrats and Russia might all be co-conspirators
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Media Matters for America, Vox, Politicus USA, RedState, The Federalist and News, East Bay Express
Bill Palmer / Palmer Report:
Donald Trump's Niger scandal just turned into a (real) Benghazi scandal
Donald Trump's Niger scandal just turned into a (real) Benghazi scandal
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CANNONFIRE
John Haltiwanger / Newsweek:
IS NIGER TRUMP'S BENGHAZI? FOUR U.S. SOLDIERS DIED AND IT TOOK HIM 12 DAYS TO RESPOND
IS NIGER TRUMP'S BENGHAZI? FOUR U.S. SOLDIERS DIED AND IT TOOK HIM 12 DAYS TO RESPOND
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CBS News and Jamie Dupree - PBP
Politico:
Full text: George W. Bush speech on Trumpism — Below is a transcript of George W. Bush's speech delivered Oct. 19, 2017 at the at the “Spirit of Liberty: At Home, In The World” event in New York. — Thank you all. Thank you. Ok, Padilla gracias. So, I painted Ramon. I wish you were still standing here.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
George W. Bush's unmistakable takedown of Trumpism — and Trump — For the past nine years, George W. Bush has largely stayed out of presidential politics; he declined to criticize his successor, Barack Obama, and he chose not to endorse but largely ignored President Trump.
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Slate, Towleroad, Little Green Footballs and Washington Free Beacon
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
George W. Bush slams Trumpism, without mentioning president by name
George W. Bush slams Trumpism, without mentioning president by name
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No More Mister Nice Blog, ABC News and New York Magazine
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Senate Approves Budget Plan That Smooths Path Toward Tax Cut — WASHINGTON — The Senate took a significant step toward rewriting the tax code on Thursday night with the passage of a budget blueprint that would protect a $1.5 trillion tax cut from a Democratic filibuster.
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The Daily Caller and The Resurgent
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Niv Elis / The Hill:
Corker calls budget ‘a hoax’
Corker calls budget ‘a hoax’
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Politico, Raw Story and The Daily Caller
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Senate approves budget as GOP leaders reach deal to set up tax reform
Senate approves budget as GOP leaders reach deal to set up tax reform
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Business Insider
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Trump personally interviewed U.S. attorney candidates — President Donald Trump has personally interviewed at least two potential candidates for U.S. attorney positions in New York, according to two sources familiar with the matter — a move that critics say raises questions about whether …
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New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo, Politicus USA and Balloon Juice
Maureen Feighan / Detroit News:
Bernie Sanders bows out of Women's Convention — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will not speak at the Women's Convention in Detroit this month, his office announced Thursday, just days after controversy surfaced about the senator's role in the women-led convention.
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The Daily Caller
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Saba Hamedy / CNN:
Bernie Sanders bows out of Women's Convention to make trip to Puerto Rico
Bernie Sanders bows out of Women's Convention to make trip to Puerto Rico
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Playboy:
Meet Your November 2017 Playmate, Ines Rau — To the astute playboy reader, and to anyone who keeps tabs on the fashion world, Ines Rau may look familiar. In addition to commanding couture runways, appearing in Vogue Italia and starring in a Balmain campaign, Ines has graced these pages before …
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The Daily Caller, NewsBusters and Full Feed
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
GOP to Trump: Stop flip-flopping on Obamacare deal — Key Senate Republicans are urgently trying to get President Donald Trump to reconsider his apparent opposition to a bipartisan deal shoring up health insurance markets, several senators said Thursday morning.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump is thrashing around in a straitjacket of GOP lies
Trump is thrashing around in a straitjacket of GOP lies
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Ryan's friends flee as frustration with Trump grows — Paul Ryan's governing caucus is dwindling. — A number of the speaker's closest comrades in the House have called it quits in recent weeks because they're tired of President Donald Trump's antics, depressed over the GOP's dearth …
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Raw Story
Cora Lewis / BuzzFeed:
A Top Labor Executive Has Been Suspended After Complaints About His Relationships With Female Staffers — Scott Courtney is the chief strategist for the Fight for $15 minimum wage campaign for the SEIU. — A top labor movement figure who led the Fight for $15 minimum wage campaign …
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The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon and Daily Wire
Matt Bai / Yahoo:
Silent Republicans have their reasons. They don't have an excuse. … Whatever his impact may be on the country or the world, Donald Trump's presidency imperils the future of his party, and there isn't a serious-minded Republican in Washington who would tell you otherwise, privately.
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Liberal Values and CNN
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump leaning toward Powell for Fed chair, officials say — Powell has been heavily favored by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who is leading the search. — Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell is the leading candidate to become the chair of the U.S. central bank …
Alex Lubben / VICE News:
Hear Trump's judge pick admit he discriminates against gay people — President Donald Trump's nominee to become a district judge in Texas admitted that he discriminates based on sexual orientation. But he didn't think that should prevent him from serving on the federal bench. — “Guess what?
Jillian Jorgensen / New York Daily News:
Nicole Malliotakis finds it ‘unconscionable’ Mayor de Blasio won't support Yankees — Republican mayoral contender Nicole Malliotakis said she finds it “unconscionable” that Mayor de Blasio won't root for the Yankees. — “I believe that you'll have two underdogs winning this year …
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Abigail Tracy / Vanity Fair:
Europe Is Already Warming Up to President Pence — After nine months of chaos, foreign diplomats are turning to Trump's No. 2. — Nearly a year after the election of Donald Trump, foreign diplomats are still struggling to make sense of United States foreign policy.
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Foreign Policy and Raw Story
The Tyee:
Never Mind Trump: Worry About His Supporters — Nuclear war has moved from unthinkable to possible — and Trump's political army thinks that's fine. — If you were born after, say, 1980, you are too young to remember the years of dread provoked by nuclear weapons.