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8 Dead as Truck Careens Down Bike Path in Manhattan in Terror Attack — A 29-year-old man plowed a pickup truck down a crowded bike path along the Hudson River in Manhattan on Tuesday, killing eight people and injuring 11 before being shot by a police officer in what officials are calling …
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CNN:
Truck attack in Manhattan being investigated as terrorism, sources say — New York (CNN)The driver of a rental truck drove the wrong way down a busy bicycle path in Manhattan near the World Trade Center, killing up to six people and striking numerous others, a New York Police official said.
Erin Banco / New Jersey Online:
New York terrorist attack: Alleged killer Sayfullo Saipov has N.J. ties
New York terrorist attack: Alleged killer Sayfullo Saipov has N.J. ties
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NBC New York:
8 Dead After Truck Driver Plows Through Bike Path, Into School Bus in Apparent Act of Terror
8 Dead After Truck Driver Plows Through Bike Path, Into School Bus in Apparent Act of Terror
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Bloomberg:
Papadopoulos Claimed Trump Campaign Approved Russia Meeting — Former Trump adviser George Papadopoulos made a significant claim in an email: Top Trump campaign officials agreed to a pre-election meeting with representatives of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Bloomberg News reports.
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NBC News:
Top Trump Campaign Aide Clovis Spoke to Mueller Team, Grand Jury — WASHINGTON — Sam Clovis, the former top Trump campaign official who supervised a man now cooperating with the FBI's Russia investigation, was questioned last week by special counsel Robert Mueller's team and testified …
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Diana Stancy Correll / Washington Examiner:
FBI affidavit: George Papadopoulos said Trump campaign OK'd meeting with Russians
FBI affidavit: George Papadopoulos said Trump campaign OK'd meeting with Russians
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Clovis said to be ‘cooperative witness’ in Senate Russia probe
Clovis said to be ‘cooperative witness’ in Senate Russia probe
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Will Trump fire Mueller? His attorney just made some very important comments about it.
Will Trump fire Mueller? His attorney just made some very important comments about it.
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
‘I want to quit’: Fox News employees say their network's Russia coverage was ‘an embarrassment’ — Some employees at Fox News were left embarrassed and humiliated by their network's coverage of the latest revelations in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling …
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘An embarrassment’: Disgruntled Fox News employees lash out at network's ‘absurd’ Trump-Russia coverage — As special counsel Robert Mueller was dropping indictments against former Trump campaign officials on Monday, Fox News seemed more focused on controversies swirling around cheeseburger emojis.
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Mueller schedules interview with Hope Hicks — The White House communications director is due to speak with prosecutors in the Russia probe after Trump returns from his Asia trip. — President Donald Trump's longtime aide and current communications director, Hope Hicks …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump resists mounting pressure from Bannon and others to fight Mueller
Trump resists mounting pressure from Bannon and others to fight Mueller
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Aaron Lorenzo / Politico:
House GOP delays tax bill rollout — House Republicans postponed the much-anticipated rollout of their tax reform proposal Tuesday night, an ominous sign for a direly needed legislative accomplishment for President Donald Trump and his party. — House Ways and Means Committee members spent …
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
For ‘low level volunteer,’ Papadopoulos sought high profile as Trump adviser — President Trump on Tuesday belittled former foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos, who pleaded guilty this week to lying to federal agents investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 election, tweeting that …
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Robert Mendick / Telegraph:
Revealed: London professor at centre of Trump-Russia collusion inquiry says: ‘I have clear conscience’
Revealed: London professor at centre of Trump-Russia collusion inquiry says: ‘I have clear conscience’
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Historians respond to John F. Kelly's Civil War remarks: ‘Strange,’ ‘sad,’ ‘wrong’ — White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly was the guest for the premiere of Laura Ingraham's new show on Fox News Monday night. During the interview, he outlined a view of the history of the Civil War …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Sarah Sanders Claims John Kelly Learned Civil War Nonsense From Ken Burns. She's Probably Right.
Sarah Sanders Claims John Kelly Learned Civil War Nonsense From Ken Burns. She's Probably Right.
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Gromer Jeffers Jr. / Dallas Morning News:
Republican Jeb Hensarling won't run for re-election — U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Dallas, won't run for re-election next year. — “Today I am announcing that I will not seek reelection to the US Congress in 2018. Although service in Congress remains the greatest privilege of my life …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
NPR's top editor placed on leave after accusations of sexual harassment — NPR is investigating allegations by two women who said the head of its news department made unwanted physical contact with them while he was employed by another news organization nearly two decades ago.
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Polling techniques may account for erratic predictions in Virginia — Depending on the survey, the governor's race is either a dead heat or shoo-in — for either candidate. — At first blush, polling in Virginia's closely watched race for governor looks all over the map …
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Washington Post:
A week before Election Day, new poll finds tightening race for Va. governor — One week from Election Day, Democrat Ralph Northam's lead has narrowed to five points in the Virginia governor's race, with Republican Ed Gillespie closing a motivation gap and consolidating support among conservatives …
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Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
America's Most and Least Popular Governors — Republican leaders in blue states continue to shine — Getty Images / Morning Consult illustration — The latest installment of Morning Consult's Governor Approval Rankings — a survey of more than 255,000 registered voters nationwide conducted online …
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
America's Most and Least Popular Senators
America's Most and Least Popular Senators
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘House Of Cards’: Production On Netflix Series Suspended Indefinitely Following Kevin Spacey Allegations — EXCLUSIVE: Filming on the upcoming sixth and final season of Netflix's Washington D.C.-set drama House Of Cards has been suspended indefinitely. Cast and crew of the MRC-produced series were told of the decision this morning.
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Ali Breland / The Hill:
Thousands attended protest organized by Russians on Facebook — Thousands of Americans attended a march last November organized by a Russian group that used social media to interfere in the 2016 election. — The demonstration in New York City, which took place a few days after the election …
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Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist:
Mike Cernovich Stole My Photo, Lied About It On Twitter, And Sold Trump Jr. On Yet Another Fake Conspiracy — A right-wing conspiracy theory was born at Columbia University last night, based on a lie that spread with remarkable speed from a student-led college protest to the immediate family of the president of the United States.
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Mark Halperin's ‘Game Change’ Partner Says He Was Unaware — For the political journalists Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, work on the third installment of their popular “Game Change” book series — set to be an insiders' account of the final two months of the 2016 presidential race …
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC News/WSJ Poll: More Would Blame Trump, GOP for Higher Health Care Costs — Half of Americans say they will blame President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans if health care costs increase under Obamacare and if more end up losing coverage, according to results …
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John Harwood / CNBC:
Trump tax plan has lackluster public support, poll says
Trump tax plan has lackluster public support, poll says
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