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CNN:
Exclusive: Carter Page testifies he told Sessions about Russia trip — Who is Carter Page? — (CNN)Former Trump foreign policy adviser Carter Page privately testified Thursday that he mentioned to Jeff Sessions he was traveling to Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign …
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New York Times:
Trump and Sessions Denied Knowing About Russian Contacts. Records Suggest Otherwise. — WASHINGTON — Standing before reporters in February, President Trump said unequivocally that he knew of nobody from his campaign who was in contact with Russians during the election.
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Mother Jones, Washington Post, Raw Story and Splinter
CNN:
Jared Kushner's team turned over documents to special counsel in Russia investigation — (CNN)Jared Kushner has turned over documents in recent weeks to special counsel Robert Mueller as investigators have begun asking in witness interviews about Kushner's role in the firing of FBI Director James Comey, CNN has learned.
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Raw Story, AOL, Politico, Talking Points Memo, Business Insider and Balloon Juice
Washington Post:
Post-ABC poll: Most Americans approve of Trump-Russia probe, and nearly half think Trump committed a crime — More than twice as many Americans approve as disapprove of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation of possible coordination between Donald Trump's 2016 campaign …
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Lawfare, ABC News, NewsBusters, The Week, CNBC, East Bay Times, Axios, AOL, The Daily Caller, Business Insider, Little Green Footballs, Political Wire and bizpacreview.com
John Santucci / ABC News:
White House was unaware top adviser testified before grand jury — The White House first learned one of its senior staffers met with the grand jury hearing the case presented by the special counsel into alleged Russian meddling into the 2016 election not from the staffer but from media reports …
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The Daily Caller, Associated Press and Talking Points Memo
CNN:
Sessions under renewed scrutiny on Capitol Hill
Sessions under renewed scrutiny on Capitol Hill
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Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Report: White House Had No Idea Clovis Testified Before Mueller's Grand Jury
Report: White House Had No Idea Clovis Testified Before Mueller's Grand Jury
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Washington Post, Balloon Juice and CNN
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Lawmakers: Carter Page withholding documents from their Russia probe
Lawmakers: Carter Page withholding documents from their Russia probe
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Raw Story and Mother Jones
Sophie Tatum / CNN:
Asked if DNC system was rigged in Clinton's favor, Warren says ‘yes’ — Washington (CNN)Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she believes that the Democratic National Committee was “rigged” in favor of former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton during the 2016 primary.
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Politico, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon, Fox News Insider, Splinter, NewsBusters, twitchy.com, AOL, Mediaite and The Week
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CNN:
Former DNC chair torches Clinton in new book — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — The joint fundraising agreements, according to multiple senior Democratic sources, were a lifeline to a DNC deep in debt — Washington (CNN)Former Democratic National Committee interim chair Donna Brazile …
Donna Brazile / Politico:
Inside Hillary Clinton's Secret Takeover of the DNC
Inside Hillary Clinton's Secret Takeover of the DNC
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Democrats express outrage over allegations of early party control for Clinton in 2016
Democrats express outrage over allegations of early party control for Clinton in 2016
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The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon and Fox News Insider
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
DNC fires its top fundraiser
DNC fires its top fundraiser
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Daily Caller and The Gateway Pundit
Josh Delk / The Hill:
Trump on DOJ probing Clinton: ‘Hopefully they are doing something’
Trump on DOJ probing Clinton: ‘Hopefully they are doing something’
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Politicus USA
Dave Lawler / Axios:
Trump: “I'm very unhappy” Justice Dept. isn't going after Clinton
Trump: “I'm very unhappy” Justice Dept. isn't going after Clinton
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Talking Points Memo
Choe Melas / CNNMoney:
‘House of Cards’ employees allege sexual harassment, assault by Kevin Spacey — Spacey apologizes for alleged sex assault against a minor — Kevin Spacey made the set of Netflix's “House of Cards” into a “toxic” work environment through a pattern of sexual harassment …
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E. Alex Jung / Vulture:
Man Comes Forward to Describe an Alleged Extended Sexual Relationship He Had at Age 14 With Kevin Spacey — Earlier this week, the actor Anthony Rapp alleged that Kevin Spacey made a sexual advance toward him in 1986, when he was 14 years old. After Rapp's allegation …
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thecut, Washington Free Beacon, Mediaite, AOL and The Stranger …, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
DNAinfo and Gothamist Are Shutting Down — A week ago, reporters and editors in the combined newsroom of DNAinfo and Gothamist, two of New York City's leading digital purveyors of local news, celebrated victory in their vote to join a union. — On Thursday, they lost their jobs …
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Tom Grundy / Hong Kong Free Press HKFP:
Shanghaiist news and culture blog closed after NY staff try to unionise, 12 years of content inaccessible
Shanghaiist news and culture blog closed after NY staff try to unionise, 12 years of content inaccessible
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Mediaite
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Billionaire pulls the plug on DNAinfo, Gothamist after employees unionize
Billionaire pulls the plug on DNAinfo, Gothamist after employees unionize
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Mashable and The Resurgent
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
‘Major, Major’ Tax Cut May Not Be in Store for Middle Class — WASHINGTON — The House Republican tax bill is a clear windfall for corporate America and a roll of the dice for the middle-class families that President Trump promised would be the centerpiece of his economic agenda.
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Oliver Willis / Shareblue Media:
GOP talking points on tax bill say $450k is “low- and middle-income”
Devin Henry / The Hill:
GOP tax bill ends electric vehicle tax credit, overhauls other energy taxes
GOP tax bill ends electric vehicle tax credit, overhauls other energy taxes
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Politico, ThinkProgress and The Daily Caller
USA Today:
Trump nominates some club members to plum government jobs — WASHINGTON — When President Trump this week tapped Florida insurance executive Robin Bernstein to serve as the nation's next ambassador to the Dominican Republic, he wasn't just giving a business associate and longtime supporter a plum Caribbean assignment.
Desmond Butler / Associated Press:
Mueller grand jury investigating top DC lobbyists — WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller's grand jury is investigating a prominent Democratic lobbyist and a former GOP congressman for their involvement in an influence campaign on behalf of Ukrainian interests tied to Paul Manafort …
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Politico
Ryan Goodman / New York Times:
Can We Please Stop Talking About ‘Collusion’? — Within hours after the American public found out that his most senior campaign official was under an indictment that described him as a secret agent of Russian interests, President Trump declared on Twitter: “There is NO COLLUSION!”
Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
Hedge Fund Billionaire Robert Mercer Will Step Down As CEO Of His Company Following BuzzFeed News Exposé — Mercer, whose money helped elect Donald Trump, will also sell his stake in Breitbart News to his daughters after a BuzzFeed News report linked the site to white nationalists.
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Michael Calderone / Politico:
David Corn investigated for inappropriate workplace behavior — Mother Jones magazine's editor and chief executive acknowledged on Thursday that they investigated Washington bureau chief David Corn for inappropriate workplace behavior three years ago, warning him about touching female staffers …
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Mediaite
Josh Delk / The Hill:
Ex-Putin adviser: Putin ‘believed’ he elected Trump — A former top adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that Putin takes credit for President Trump's victory in the 2016 election. — In an interview on PBS's “Frontline,” former Kremlin adviser Gleb Pavlovsky said he wasn't sure …
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Isabelle Khurshudyan / Washington Post:
Alex Ovechkin announces creation of social movement supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin
Alex Ovechkin announces creation of social movement supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin
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Deadspin, Washington Free Beacon and Mashable
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
The Hill's stupid coverage of Rick Perry's sexual assault comment is why nobody trusts the media — It's almost the perfect tweet for press coverage of the Trump administration. — A Trump administration official makes a claim, poorly articulated, and a reporter wryly and snarkily reduces …
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NBC News, Shareblue Media, Axios, Business Insider, The Hill, VICE, The Guardian, Mother Jones and The Daily Caller
The Daily Beast:
Jenna Abrams, Russia's Clown Troll Princess, Duped the Mainstream Media and the World … Jenna Abrams had a lot of enemies on Twitter, but was a very good friend to viral content writers across the world. — Her opinions about everything from manspreading on the subway to Rachel Dolezal …
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Raw Story
Chris Bodenner / The Atlantic:
The Surprising Revolt at the Most Liberal College in the Country — At Reed College, a small liberal-arts school in Portland, Oregon, a 39-year-old Saturday Night Live skit recently caused an uproar over cultural appropriation. In the classic Steve Martin skit, he performs a goofy song …
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The College Fix
Kaili Joy Gray / Shareblue Media:
GOP nominee Ed Gillespie caught on tape calling Northern Virginia “enemy territory” — Corporate lobbyist and Republican Ed Gillespie has been running an increasingly racist campaign for Virginia governor. — But at a private fundraiser in September, he revealed an outright and shocking disdain for the citizens of his own state.
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
Nicolle Wallace Destroys Trump Surrogate for Shilling on Russia: 'I Hope They're Paying You a Lot' — Since leaving his position as spokesman for Vice President Mike Pence, Marc Lotter has been a regular on MSNBC as a surrogate for President Donald Trump's administration.
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Hullabaloo
Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
The suspect told police ‘give me a lawyer dog.’ The court says he wasn't asking for a lawyer. — When a friend says, “I'll hit you up later dog,” he is stating that he will call again sometime. He is not calling the person a “later dog.” — But that's not how the courts in Louisiana see it.
Kaili Joy Gray / Shareblue Media:
Donald Trump to Fox News: “The one that matters is me. I'm the only one that matters.” — No wonder his secretary of state called him a moron. — In what barely passes for an interview — with almost no questions, but plenty of praise — Donald Trump told new Fox News host Laura Ingraham …