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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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The Hill, Axios, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit and Splinter
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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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Washington Post, The Guardian, Mediaite, New York Times, IJR, Mashable, The Week, The Gateway Pundit, Deadline and Vox Popoli
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
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
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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
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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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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, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Week, KTLA and The Daily Caller
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Mueller's looming indictment threatens Trump's big week — An expected indictment Monday from the special counsel probing Russia's meddling in the 2016 election leaves President Donald Trump facing a politically perilous week as his White House juggles unveiling significant tax legislation …
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Media Matters for America, Washington Post, The Gateway Pundit, Business Insider and ABC News
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CNN:
Mueller charges would shift the script for Trump
Mueller charges would shift the script for Trump
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Shareblue Media, Vox, The Guardian and ThinkProgress
ESPN:
Jerry Jones among owners trying to halt Roger Goodell's extension — The Cowboys' Jerry Jones was a leading voice among 17 NFL owners on a conference call Thursday that discussed the possibility of halting commissioner Roger Goodell's pending contract extension, sources involved with the call told ESPN.
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New York Post, USA Today, The Gateway Pundit, ProFootballTalk, The Ringer, The Guardian, AOL and IJR
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ESPN:
Texans plan pregame protest of Bob McNair's comments
Texans plan pregame protest of Bob McNair's comments
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Mashable, NewsBusters, ABC News, NBC News, IJR, The Gateway Pundit, The Last Tradition, Deadspin, Mediaite, AOL and New York Times
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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Axios, Shareblue Media, Outside the Beltway, CNN, ThinkProgress, The Daily Caller and New York Post
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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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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.
Carol Rosenberg / miamiherald:
Civilian lawyers defy judge's order to travel to Guantánamo for war court showdown — ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, MARYLAND — A Pentagon shuttle departed for Guantánamo Sunday morning without three civilian lawyers who quit the USS Cole case, setting the stage for a showdown Monday …
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Just Security
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
Forget Washington. Facebook's Problems Abroad Are Far More Disturbing. — For months, Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., has been in crisis mode, furiously attempting to contain the damage stemming from its role in last year's presidential campaign.
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Marginal REVOLUTION
Brian Faler / Politico:
House GOP tosses conservative playbook in bid for tax reform — House Republicans are so desperate for a win on taxes that they're agreeing to proposals that would have caused internal party warfare just a year or two ago. — They're considering forgoing a big cut in the top income tax rate on the rich …
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Hullabaloo, Axios and Political Wire
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Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Home Builders Will Oppose Republican Tax Bill
Home Builders Will Oppose Republican Tax Bill
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Axios
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