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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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New York Times:
Trump Foreign Policy Advisers Were Brought On to Solve a Political Problem. Now They Are One. — WASHINGTON — One lasted only 24 days as President Trump's national security adviser, done in by his lack of candor about conversations he had with the Russian ambassador.
Diana Stancy Correll / Washington Examiner:
FBI affidavit: George Papadopoulos said Trump campaign OK'd meeting with Russians — George Papadopoulos, a foreign policy adviser to Trump's campaign who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, reportedly said in an email that a pre-election meeting with Russian officials had been agreed to by the Trump campaign.
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Raw Story
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
For ‘low level volunteer,’ Papadopoulos sought high profile as Trump adviser
For ‘low level volunteer,’ Papadopoulos sought high profile as Trump adviser
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Raw Story, Talking Points Memo and New York Times
Los Angeles Times:
First charges against former Trump aides reveal an aggressive strategy by Mueller
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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The Hill, Splinter, ABC News, RedState and Talking Points Memo
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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IJR
New York Times:
Manhattan Terror Attack Kills 8 and Injures 11 — A driver 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 the deadliest terrorist attack on New York City since Sept. 11, 2001.
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New York Times:
From Truck Driver to Uber Driver to Terror Attack Suspect
From Truck Driver to Uber Driver to Terror Attack Suspect
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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
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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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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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Special counsel: Manafort's stated wealth fluctuated wildly; he keeps 3 passports — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort leaves federal court, October 30 (Keith Lane/Getty Images) — Onetime Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort keeps three U.S. passports with different identification numbers …
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Why the Mueller Indictments Should Terrify Trump … When the first indictments against President Donald Trump's aides were made public on Monday, the White House and its allies crowed. No biggie, they argued: the charges aimed at former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his erstwhile …
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ACS Blog, The Hill, The Guardian and Just Security
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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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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Axios, KTLA, IJR, Washington Free Beacon, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo and Political Wire
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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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New York Times, Vox, Talking Points Memo and NBC News
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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IJR
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Polling techniques may account for erratic predictions in Virginia — At first blush, polling in Virginia's closely watched race for governor looks all over the map, from a 17-point lead for Democrat Ralph Northam to an 8-point advantage for Republican Ed Gillespie.
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New York Times:
Manafort's Spending Fails to Impress in Wealthy Enclaves — WASHINGTON — Look closely enough, and the document charging Paul Manafort with money laundering, tax evasion and foreign lobbying reads less like a 12-count federal indictment and more like the ultimate spendthrift whodunit.
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New Yorker
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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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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Political Wire
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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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Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
Natasha Bach / Fortune:
Billionaire Tom Steyer's Petition to Impeach Trump Has Collected Over 1 Million Signatures — California billionaire and political activist Tom Steyer has put some serious money behind impeaching Trump—and it looks like his efforts might be paying off, at least in terms of signatures.
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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. — Last night, in an interview with right-wing talk-show host Laura Ingraham, White House chief of staff John Kelly expressed his view that the Civil War was the tragic result of …
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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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Iowa Starting Line, Booman Tribune, 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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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 …
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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