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Tim Alberta / Politico:
John Boehner Unchained — WEST CHESTER, Ohio—He swings the golf club like a right-hander, which he is, but putts as a southpaw. Maybe it's a metaphor for a conservative politician who often turned to liberals in crunch time, but I'm too busy losing $20 on this hole to appreciate it.
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker once held a knife to Boehner's throat — (R-Alaska) once pinned former Speaker John Boehner — (R-Ohio) against a wall and held a knife to his throat during a heated debate about earmarks. — John Boehner — told Politico about the incident in a new profile published Sunday.
Adam B. Vary / BuzzFeed:
Actor Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14 — The Star Trek: Discovery actor says women speaking out about sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry has compelled him to come forward about the Oscar winner. — Last June, Anthony Rapp settled …
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IJR, The Week, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit, Vox Popoli and Mashable
Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
Puerto Rico's utility cancels controversial $300 million contract with Montana firm hired to repair electrical grid — BREAKING: Puerto Rico's utility cancels the controversial $300 million contract with a Montana firm hired to repair its electrical grid. — The announcement …
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Puerto Rican electric utility cancels deal with Whitefish
Puerto Rican electric utility cancels deal with Whitefish
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New York Times, Democrats.com, Raw Story, Splinter and Axios
Andrew Scurria / Wall Street Journal:
Puerto Rico Governor Shreds $300 Million Power Contract
Cristina Alesci / CNNMoney:
Maryland investigating Kushner Companies over apartments — What you need to know about Jared Kushner — The Maryland attorney general is investigating one of the Kushner family's real estate businesses after media reports surfaced earlier this year about allegedly abusive debt collection practices …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Maryland AG investigating Kushner real estate business: report
Maryland AG investigating Kushner real estate business: report
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Raw Story
BBC:
Saudi Arabia to allow women into sports stadiums — Saudi Arabia will allow women to attend sports events in stadiums for the first time from next year, officials say. — Families will be able to enter the stadiums in three major cities - Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam.
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Kushner took unannounced trip to Saudi Arabia — President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner returned home Saturday from an unannounced visit to Saudi Arabia — his third trip to the country this year. — Kushner left Washington, D.C., via commercial airline …
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Axios
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Trump's Approval Rating Drops to Lowest Level Yet in New NBC News/WSJ Poll — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's job approval rating has declined to the lowest point of his presidency, and nearly half of voters want their vote in the 2018 midterms to be a message for more Democrats …
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Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Approval Rating Falls to Lowest Level Since Taking Office — Poll finds 38% approve of the job the president has done, a five-point drop from September — President Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to its lowest level since he took office, with Americans disapproving …
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Talking Points Memo
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
2 Navy SEALs Under Suspicion in Strangling of Green Beret in Mali — WASHINGTON — Navy criminal authorities are investigating whether two members of the Navy's elite SEAL Team 6 strangled to death an Army Green Beret on assignment in Mali in June, military officials say.
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CNN, Telegraph, The Week, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, KTLA and The Daily Caller
ESPN:
Texans plan pregame protest of Bob McNair's comments — Houston Texans players are planning to protest as a unit before Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks in the wake of team owner Bob McNair's controversial “inmates running the prison” comment, a league source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
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CNN:
Mueller charges would shift the script for Trump — Trump attacks Clinton, as Mueller charges loom — Julian Zelizer: The political impact of the first charges in Mueller investigation will be just as important as the legal issues at play — Depending on how Trump's team handles the fallout …
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Mueller's looming indictment threatens Trump's big week
Mueller's looming indictment threatens Trump's big week
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Media Matters for America, Washington Post, CBS Miami and Shareblue Media
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
The ‘dossier’ and the uranium deal: A guide to the latest allegations — As a service to readers bound to be confused by an increasingly complex story, here's a brief guide to the latest developments in the tangled allegations involving Russia, President Trump and Hillary Clinton. — The Dossier
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Roger Stone Says He Will Bring an ‘Antitrust Case’ Against Twitter — Roger Stone is in full-on cartoon villain mode since being banned by Twitter on Saturday night, vowing to sue the company while characterizing their dispute as a battle for free speech itself.
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AOL and Business Insider
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Salvador Hernandez / BuzzFeed:
Roger Stone Banned From Twitter After Railing Against CNN Anchor
Roger Stone Banned From Twitter After Railing Against CNN Anchor
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HuffPost, Little Green Footballs, No More Mister Nice Blog, TheBlaze, Washington Post, Mashable and Hollywood Reporter
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Roger Stone vows legal action over Twitter suspension
Roger Stone vows legal action over Twitter suspension
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Bannon declares war on Singer in call with Trump — In a Friday night phone call, President Trump's former chief strategist and enforcer Steve Bannon told Trump he was going “off the chain” to destroy Paul Singer, a New York hedge fund billionaire who is one of the most influential donors to the Republican Party.
BuzzFeed:
FBI Probe Of Paul Manafort Focuses On 13 “Suspicious” Wire Transfers — BuzzFeed News has learned of a series of wire transfers, made by companies linked to Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, that federal officials deemed suspicious. Many of the wires went …
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Washington Monthly, New York Magazine, Axios, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, TalkLeft and Political Wire
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Home Builders Will Oppose Republican Tax Bill — National Association of Home Builders concerned about mortgage-interest deduction; Republicans say will retain an itemized deduction for property taxes — WASHINGTON—An influential home builders group will oppose the House Republicans' forthcoming tax bill …
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Axios
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Brian Faler / Politico:
House GOP tosses conservative playbook in bid for tax reform
House GOP tosses conservative playbook in bid for tax reform
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Axios, Hullabaloo and Political Wire
Ben Brody / Bloomberg:
House Tax Writer Gives Ground on a State and Local Tax Break
House Tax Writer Gives Ground on a State and Local Tax Break
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New York's PIX11
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
How Churches Die — There's a saying attributed variously to Robert Conquest or John O'Sullivan that “any institution that is not explicitly right-wing will become left-wing over time.” A good case in point is the Episcopal Church, which was once known as “the Republican Party at prayer …
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Lori Aratani / Washington Post:
Historic Alexandria church decides to remove plaques honoring Washington, Lee
Historic Alexandria church decides to remove plaques honoring Washington, Lee
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The Guardian