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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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Alvin Chang / Vox:
A week of Fox News transcripts shows how they began questioning Mueller's credibility — The data shows how this storyline developed. — Conservative media's attack on special counsel Robert Mueller was in the works far before Mueller brought indictments against high-level Trump campaign officials.
The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon Tells Trump To Bring In New Lawyers as He Looks For Ways to Kneecap Mueller … Steve Bannon spoke on the phone with his old boss, Donald Trump, on Monday and offered a message: get yourself some new lawyers. — The former White House chief strategist has grown increasingly concerned …
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BuzzFeed:
Washington's Legions Of Lobbyists See Danger In Special Counsel's Indictment Of Manafort — Violations of the federal law that requires US citizens that represent foreign governments to register have long gone unprosecuted. Is that about to change? — Reporting From Washington, DC
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Will Trump fire Mueller? His attorney just made some very important comments about it. — Now that two Trump campaign aides have been indicted and another has reached a plea agreement after lying to investigators, there are two big questions about what President Trump might do:
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Plot Against America — On Monday morning, after America learned …
The Plot Against America — On Monday morning, after America learned …
Matthew Chapman / Shareblue Media:
Watch a Trump crony spin the indictments so badly he gets called out by Fox News
Watch a Trump crony spin the indictments so badly he gets called out by Fox News
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IJR and The Guardian
John Yoo / New York Times:
Trump Can Pardon Manafort. He Shouldn't.
Trump Can Pardon Manafort. He Shouldn't.
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The Week, The Guardian and Wall Street Journal
Vera Bergengruen / BuzzFeed:
Michael Flynn Should Be Worried By What Just Happened To Paul Manafort. Here's Why.
Michael Flynn Should Be Worried By What Just Happened To Paul Manafort. Here's Why.
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Weekly Standard, New Yorker, ripr.org, Portland Mercury, RedState, ABC News, Media Matters for America and The Gateway Pundit
Jeet Heer / New Republic:
Hillary Clinton Shouldn't Go Away. She Should Embrace Her Role as Trump's Nemesis.
Hillary Clinton Shouldn't Go Away. She Should Embrace Her Role as Trump's Nemesis.
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
It sure looks like there was collusion between the Trump operation and Russia
It sure looks like there was collusion between the Trump operation and Russia
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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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Debra Birnbaum / Variety:
‘House of Cards’ Suspends Production on Season 6
‘House of Cards’ Suspends Production on Season 6
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Sandra Gonzalez / CNN:
With ‘House of Cards’ production halted, what's next for Kevin Spacey?
With ‘House of Cards’ production halted, what's next for Kevin Spacey?
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Daniel Holloway / Variety:
‘House of Cards’ Spinoffs in the Works at Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)
‘House of Cards’ Spinoffs in the Works at Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)
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Engadget, The Week, The Daily Caller and AOL
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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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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The Daily Caller, IJR and The Week
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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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Ezra Klein / Vox:
The cowardice of Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell
The cowardice of Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell
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No More Mister Nice Blog, The Atlantic, Shareblue Media and Daily Kos
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
White House releases Trump, Pence official portraits — President Trump is seen smiling broadly in his official portrait that will hang in federal buildings across the country. — The White House released the official photographs of Trump and Vice President Pence on Tuesday.
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Avery Anapol / The Hill:
John Kelly: It's ‘distracting’ for Trump to be investigated
John Kelly: It's ‘distracting’ for Trump to be investigated
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
White House defends Kelly's Civil War comments, calls criticism ‘disgraceful’
White House defends Kelly's Civil War comments, calls criticism ‘disgraceful’
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The Hill
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Clovis said to be ‘cooperative witness’ in Senate Russia probe — Sam Clovis, President Donald Trump's controversial nominee to be the Agriculture Department's chief scientist, has been “a fully cooperative witness” in the Senate Intelligence Committee's investigation of Russian interference …
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Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
USDA nominee Clovis was Trump adviser who encouraged Russia meeting: report
USDA nominee Clovis was Trump adviser who encouraged Russia meeting: report
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RedState, Shareblue Media, New York Post, Washington Post and The Atlantic
David Morgan / Reuters:
U.S. House tax chief says state income tax deduction will not remain — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican tax legislation due to be released this week in the U.S. House of Representatives will not include a deduction for state and local income taxes, the top House Republican on tax policy said on Tuesday.
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The Hill:
Senate GOP: We are unified on controversial tax policy change
Senate GOP: We are unified on controversial tax policy change
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Daily Kos
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Moore, who said Muslim shouldn't serve, now opposes ‘religious test’
Moore, who said Muslim shouldn't serve, now opposes ‘religious test’
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Right Wing Watch
New York Times:
Multiple Deaths Reported as Driver Careens Down Bike Path in Manhattan — Six people were reported killed when a man drove a pickup truck down a lengthy stretch of a bike path next to the Hudson River in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon before he jumped out with two fake guns and was shot by police officers, the authorities said.
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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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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Ta-Nehisi Coates Schools John Kelly On History Of Civil War And ‘Compromise’
Ta-Nehisi Coates Schools John Kelly On History Of Civil War And ‘Compromise’
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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.
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New York Magazine, Media Matters for America, Right Wing Watch, Raw Story and Washington Free Beacon
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
NPR's top editor accused of sexual harassment by two women — 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.
Chris Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Andy Dick Fired From Movie Over Sexual Harassment Claims — Though the 51-year-old actor denies he groped anyone, he does admit to other inappropriate behavior: “I might have kissed somebody on the cheek to say goodbye and then licked them. That's my thing.”
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Althouse, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and IJR
Cato Institute:
Americans Oppose Hate Speech Bans but Say Hate Speech Is Morally Unacceptable — Most Americans (59%) think people should be allowed to express unpopular opinions in public, even those deeply offensive to other people. Forty percent (40%) think government should prevent hate speech in public.
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Axios
Rachel Crosby / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Officer accidentally fired weapon in Las Vegas gunman's Mandalay Bay suite — A broken window is covered at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, as seen Friday, Oct. 6, 2017. Eli Segall/Las Vegas Review-Journal — A Metropolitan Police Department officer accidentally discharged his weapon inside …
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Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, TheBlaze and IJR
Jess McIntosh / Shareblue Media:
Shareblue Media reporter violently arrested while covering GOP nominee for Virginia governor — After months of being harassed by Ed Gillespie's campaign for simply trying to ask the Republican gubernatorial nominee questions, Shareblue Media reporter Mike Stark was violently arrested Saturday while filming the annual Annandale parade.
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