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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Five women accuse journalist and ‘Game Change’ co-author Mark Halperin of sexual harassment — Veteran journalist Mark Halperin sexually harassed women while he was in a powerful position at ABC News, according to five women who shared their previously undisclosed accounts with CNN and others …
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
NBC's Mark Halperin accused of sexual harassment by five women
NBC's Mark Halperin accused of sexual harassment by five women
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Mark Halperin apologizes for ‘inappropriate’ behavior toward women
Mark Halperin apologizes for ‘inappropriate’ behavior toward women
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Ben Sasse On Alabama Senate Race: “It Feels Like This Party That I'm A Part Of Has Gone Post-Constitutional” — An interesting bit from Jonah Goldberg's podcast, The Remnant. Goldberg puts Sasse on the spot by asking whether he'll be following the lead of his libertarian-ish colleagues in the Senate …
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New York Times:
As G.O.P. Bends Toward Trump, Critics Either Give In or Give Up — Despite the fervor of President Trump's Republican opponents, the president's brand of hard-edge nationalism — with its gut-level cultural appeals and hard lines on trade and immigration — is taking root within his adopted party …
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
McConnell allies declare open warfare on Bannon
McConnell allies declare open warfare on Bannon
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German Lopez / Vox:
Trump will declare a public health emergency to combat the opioid crisis. Here's what that will do. — It's a limited move, but it will help jump-start some action in the opioid crisis. — More than two months after he suggested he would, President Donald Trump on Thursday will start …
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Dave McKenna / Deadspin:
Second Woman: George H.W. Bush Groped Me — Earlier this week, actress Heather Lind said in a now-deleted Instagram post that former president George H.W. Bush had sexually assaulted her. “He touched me from behind from his wheelchair with his wife Barbara Bush by his side,” she wrote.
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Lisa Respers France / CNN:
George H.W. Bush responds after actress accuses him of sexual assault
George H.W. Bush responds after actress accuses him of sexual assault
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Abigail Tracy / Vanity Fair:
The Dirty Truth About the Steele Dossier — Yes, it was partially funded by the Clinton campaign. No, Trump isn't off the hook. — For weeks after the election, rumors swirled in Washington about the existence of an intelligence dossier that contained a series of explosive, salacious …
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Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
What to Know About the Dossier of Trump Research and Who Paid for It
What to Know About the Dossier of Trump Research and Who Paid for It
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Thomas Friedman / CBS News:
Hillary Clinton learned of Trump dossier after BuzzFeed posted it
Hillary Clinton learned of Trump dossier after BuzzFeed posted it
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Alex Daugherty / miamiherald:
Threats are preventing Frederica Wilson from voting in Washington — WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats celebrated Rep. Frederica Wilson on Wednesday by wearing stickers adorned with a red cowboy hat and posing for a group picture on the steps of the Capitol. — But one notable person was missing: Wilson herself.
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Michael Panter:
Like a lot of men, I've had a sinking feeling when I see how many friends have posted using the #MeToo tag. I've also read suggestions on how men can play a role, and sadly I've had several ex-partners who were victims. One is well-known, but hasn't shared her story (so neither will I).
Eleanor Ainge Roy / The Guardian:
Scott Brown: more complaints surface over behaviour of US ambassador to New Zealand — Ambassador said to have been ‘culturally insensitive’ at party in Samoa and is alleged by one woman to have stared at her breasts … It was a balmy 32 degrees when the US ambassador to New Zealand …
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Trump-Linked Company Reached Out to WikiLeaks on Hacked Emails — Approach came from chief of data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica as Wikileaks was releasing emails related to Clinton — The chief executive of a data-analytics firm that worked for President Donald Trump's campaign reached …
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New York Times:
10-Year-Old Immigrant Is Detained After Agents Stop Her on Way to Surgery — A 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy has been detained by federal immigration authorities in Texas after she passed through a Border Patrol checkpoint on her way to a hospital to undergo emergency gall bladder surgery.
Elizabeth Drew / New Republic:
Who Knew Trump Would Be a Weak President? — He campaigned with a lot of swagger. But his first nine months in office have been defined by indecision, vacillation, and a reluctance to call shots. — At his rallies, presidential candidate Donald Trump excited his most avid supporters through displays …
CNN:
Cory Booker, Lindsey Graham expected to testify at Menendez bribery trial — What to know about Sen. Menendez's trial — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Newark, New Jersey (CNN)A courtroom in New Jersey will briefly turn into a rare scene of bipartisan unity Thursday as Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham …
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Alan Maimon / Washington Post:
Booker, Graham and Elias expected to testify today in Menendez corruption trial
Booker, Graham and Elias expected to testify today in Menendez corruption trial
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Jason Johnson / The Root:
Hey, I Can Play This Game Too, Guys — I have a confession to make. I'm black. — I'm a black guy with black parents and black relatives and even some black friends. I also work at Morgan State, a historically black university. And since we're keeping it 100, I'm the political editor at The Root …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Pitched as Calming Force, John Kelly Instead Mirrors Boss's Priorities — WASHINGTON — Last summer, the Trump administration debated lowering the annual cap on refugees admitted to the United States. Should it stay at 110,000, be cut to 50,000 or fall somewhere in between? John F. Kelly offered his opinion.
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump: I ‘really started this whole fake news thing’ — President Trump said he has successfully convinced the American people that the media is “fake news.” — Trump said during an interview with Fox Business Network's Lou Dobbs that he takes credit for branding the media as “fake” …
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Storms erode Trump's ratings — Was it the tweet storms or the hurricanes? Something hit President Trump's numbers. His personal ratings have deteriorated and his job approval has hit a low. — Thirty-eight percent of voters approve of the job Trump is doing in a new Fox News poll, down from 42 percent last month.
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Culturally Appropriate This, Social Justice Jerks — Now the leftist scolds are trying to crash our Halloween party with a long list of instructions and commands we're expected to follow in order to PC-up our Samhain. Most of this nonsense is couched in terms of forbidding “cultural appropriation …
Brianna Sacks / BuzzFeed:
Reddit Is Removing Nazi And Alt-Right Groups As Part Of A New Policy And Some Users Are Confused — Reddit is purging Nazi, white supremacist, and other hate-based groups from its site as part of a new policy change announced Wednesday that targets and bans certain violent material.
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Alex Finley / Politico:
The Recruitables: Why Trump's Team Was Easy Prey for Putin — By now, it should be clear to anyone following the news that Russian intelligence made a formidable effort to approach the Trump campaign and assess the potential to manipulate its members. As a former officer of the CIA's Directorate …
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Bill Chappell / NPR:
Tesla Turns Power Back On At Children's Hospital In Puerto Rico — Tesla has used its solar panels and batteries to restore reliable electricity at San Juan's Hospital del Niño (Children's Hospital), in what company founder Elon Musk calls “the first of many solar+battery Tesla projects going live in Puerto Rico.”
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