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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.
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.
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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The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon Tells Trump To Bring In New Lawyers as He Looks For Ways to Kneecap Mueller
Steve Bannon Tells Trump To Bring In New Lawyers as He Looks For Ways to Kneecap Mueller
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Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
BuzzFeed:
Washington's Legions Of Lobbyists See Danger In Special Counsel's Indictment Of Manafort
Washington's Legions Of Lobbyists See Danger In Special Counsel's Indictment Of Manafort
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Business Insider, Townhall.com, Vox, TheBlaze, Shakesville, Politico, Washington Post, IJR, New York Times, New York Magazine, Scared Monkeys, The Federalist, Weekly Standard, NBC News, The Atlantic, The Daily Caller, Mother Jones, The Gateway Pundit, 105.9 FM and AM 630, Talking Points Memo, Washington Free Beacon, Vox Popoli, RedState, The Daily Signal and Mediaite
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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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
John Yoo / New York Times:
Trump Can Pardon Manafort. He Shouldn't.
Trump Can Pardon Manafort. He Shouldn't.
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NBC News, The Week and The Guardian
New York Times:
At Least 8 Killed as Truck Careens Down Bike Path in Manhattan — Eight people were killed when a man drove 20 blocks down a bike path beside the Hudson River in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon before he crashed his pickup truck, jumped out with fake guns and was shot by police officer, the authorities said.
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CBS New York:
‘This Was An Act Of Terror’: 8 Dead, More Than A Dozen Injured When Truck Strikes Pedestrians In Lower Manhattan — NEW YORK - Eight people were killed and more than a dozen injured after a truck plowed into several people on a bike path in Lower Manhattan Tuesday afternoon.
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CNN:
Truck attack in Manhattan being investigated as terrorism, sources say
Truck attack in Manhattan being investigated as terrorism, sources say
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RedState, New Jersey Online, Fox News, KFOR-TV, Washington Free Beacon, TheBlaze, bizpacreview.com, KTLA, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos and IJR
New York Post:
8 killed as truck plows into pedestrians in downtown NYC terror attack
8 killed as truck plows into pedestrians in downtown NYC terror attack
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Hit & Run, The Gateway Pundit, The Week, The Daily Caller and New York Magazine
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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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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Washington Post and Talking Points Memo
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 …
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
DNC chair: Rot went all the way to the top in Trump campaign
DNC chair: Rot went all the way to the top in Trump campaign
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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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Washington Post, ABC News, Shareblue Media, New York Post, RedState and The Atlantic
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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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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The Atlantic, Talking Points Memo, New York Times, Washington Monthly, NPR, Daily Kos, IJR, New York Magazine, Right Wing Watch, Scripting News and Axios
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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
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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Washington Post, Reuters, CNN and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Betsy DeVos attends White House Halloween as Ms. Frizzle
Betsy DeVos attends White House Halloween as Ms. Frizzle
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Washington Post and The Daily Caller
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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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
White House releases Trump, Pence official portraits
White House releases Trump, Pence official portraits
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Politico, bizpacreview.com, RedState, IJR and The Week
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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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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The Hill, Axios, RedState, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, TheBlaze, TheStreet, Talking Points Memo and Washington Free Beacon
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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Washington Monthly, Iowa Starting Line, 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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National Review, Business Insider, bizpacreview.com and RedState
Curt Devine / CNNMoney:
‘Kill them all’ — Russian-linked Facebook accounts called for violence — Russian-linked site targeted black Americans — Facebook accounts run by Russian trolls repeatedly called for violence against different social and political groups in the U.S., including police officers …
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The Hill, WTKR-TV, KTLA, Mashable, KQED News, RedState, CNN, Politico, The Week, New York's PIX11, Mediaite, BuzzFeed and Talking Points Memo, more at Mediagazer »
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Ali Breland / The Hill:
Thousands attended protest organized by Russians on Facebook
Thousands attended protest organized by Russians on Facebook
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Politico, IJR, New York Times and The Federalist
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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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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Arts & Life : NPR, The Daily Caller, ThinkProgress and Washington Free Beacon
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, Right Wing Watch, Media Matters for America, 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.
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Aaron Lorenzo / Politico:
GOP scrambling to finalize tax bill hours before rollout — House Republicans are racing to finalize their tax reform proposal before its much-anticipated rollout Wednesday morning. But so many key details have yet to be finalized that some congressional sources worry the unveiling may have to be postponed.
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David Morgan / Reuters:
U.S. House tax chief says state income tax deduction will not remain
U.S. House tax chief says state income tax deduction will not remain
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Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
Robert Mendick / Telegraph:
Revealed: London professor at centre of Trump-Russia collusion inquiry says: ‘I have clear conscience’ — A London professor was last night dragged into a special inquiry into Russian interference in the US presidential election over allegations the Kremlin had “dirt” on Hillary Clinton, the Democratic candidate.
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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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