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Donna Brazile / Politico:
Inside Hillary Clinton's Secret Takeover of the DNC — Before I called Bernie Sanders, I lit a candle in my living room and put on some gospel music. I wanted to center myself for what I knew would be an emotional phone call. — I had promised Bernie when I took the helm …
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Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Stick With Big Corporate Tax Cuts in House Bill — The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act seeks the biggest transformation of tax code in more than 30 years; leaves top individual tax rate at 39.6% — WASHINGTON—House Republicans, seeking the biggest transformation of the U.S. tax code …
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New York Times:
Republican Plan Delivers Permanent Corporate Tax Cut — WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers unveiled the most sweeping rewrite of the tax code in decades on Thursday, outlining a $1.51 trillion plan to cut taxes for corporations, reduce them for some middle-class families and tilt the United States closer …
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New York Magazine, Mother Jones, The Week, Outside the Beltway, JustOneMinute, Politico and Daily Kos
Brian Faler / Politico:
House GOP tax plan filled with tough tradeoffs — House Republicans unveiled plans Thursday for a sweeping overhaul of the tax system calling for fundamental changes in business and individual taxes, including big cuts in rates and new breaks for families. — It also includes provisions sure …
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Axios, RedState, ABC News, The Daily Caller, IJR and The Resurgent
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Senate Democrats falsely claim GOP tax plan will raise taxes for most working-class families
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Weekly Standard, Fox News Insider, The Daily Caller and Washington Free Beacon
Kim Dixon / The Hill:
Left criticizes permanent corporate cut, temporary family credit
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ThinkProgress, Washington Post and Democrats.com
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, Axios, Political Wire, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, bizpacreview.com and The Week
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CNN:
Sessions under renewed scrutiny on Capitol Hill — Washington (CNN)Attorney General Jeff Sessions is once again under scrutiny on Capitol Hill regarding his candor about Russia and the Trump campaign amid revelations that he rejected a suggestion to convene a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump last year.
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Washington Monthly, New York Daily News, Axios, Salon, Raw Story, Mediaite, Politicus USA and Washington Post
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.
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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Matthew Goldstein / New York Times:
Robert Mercer to Step Down as Head of Renaissance Technologies — Robert Mercer, a billionaire investor who is a big backer of many conservative causes and a patron of former White House adviser Steve Bannon, is stepping down as co-chief executive of Renaissance Technologies, the giant hedge fund.
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Bloomberg, Talking Points Memo, RedState, Daily Kos and Balloon Juice
Gregory Zuckerman / Wall Street Journal:
Robert Mercer Resigns as CEO of Renaissance Technologies
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Washington Monthly
Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Rick Perry suggests fossil fuels help prevent sexual assault — suggested Thursday that expanding the use of fossil fuels could help prevent sexual assault. — Speaking during an energy policy discussion about energy policy with “Meet the Press'” Chuck Todd and Axios CEO and founder Jim VandeHei …
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Business Insider, RedState, Shareblue Media, Washington Examiner, NBC News, CBS Dallas, VICE, Raw Story, The Slot and Splinter
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Shannon Vavra / Axios:
Rick Perry claims fossil fuels can help prevent sexual assault — At an Axios and NBC discussion about the administration's energy policy priorities Thursday morning, Energy Secretary Rick Perry indicated he thinks using fossil fuels can help prevent sexual assault. The quote, in full:
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Devin Henry / The Hill:
Sierra Club calls for Perry to resign over sexual assault comments
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Darius Dixon / Politico:
Perry: Fossil fuels help prevent sexual assault in Africa
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Let's Talk Development and Outside the Beltway
Shannon Vavra / Axios:
Rick Perry: “science is out” on man-made climate change
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Mother Jones and AOL
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Sam Clovis, Trump's nominee for USDA's top scientist, confirms he has no hard science credentials — The U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientist nominee, Sam Clovis, who now serves as the agency's senior White House adviser, confirmed in an Oct. 17 letter obtained by The Washington Post …
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Politico, Raw Story, ThinkProgress, Talking Points Memo, Hullabaloo, Mediaite, Axios, Business Insider, NBC News, The Week, NPR, Daily Kos, Salon and Splinter
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Jeffrey Cook / ABC News:
Trump nominates Jerome Powell for Federal Reserve chair — In an address from the Rose Garden at the White House Thursday, President Donald Trump has announced his nomination of Jerome H. Powell as the next chair of the Federal Reserve. — Powell is known as a centrist Republican …
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Politico, Axios and Associated Press
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Mohamed A. El-Erian / Bloomberg:
Powell Brings Continuity and Experience
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CBS News, CNBC, Hit & Run and New York Times
Wall Street Journal:
Prosecutors Consider Bringing Charges in DNC Hacking Case — At least six Russian government officials are identified as part of ongoing investigation — The Justice Department has identified more than six members of the Russian government involved in hacking the Democratic National Committee's computers …
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The Trumpification of Ed Gillespie — It would be hard to find a better example of the “corrupt Washington establishment” that President Trump calls “the swamp” than Ed Gillespie. — The Republican nominee in Virginia's gubernatorial election, Gillespie is an insider's insider …
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Mother Jones and The Week
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Associated Press:
Russia hackers had targets worldwide, beyond US election — WASHINGTON (AP) — The hackers who upended the U.S. presidential election had ambitions well beyond Hillary Clinton's campaign, targeting the emails of Ukrainian officers, Russian opposition figures, U.S. defense contractors …
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Associated Press:
Trump announces company's return to US — WASHINGTON (AP) — A $100 billion semiconductor company based in Singapore will legally relocate its home address to the United States, President Donald Trump announced Thursday. — Broadcom Limited, which manufactures communications chips around the world …
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Axios, Washington Free Beacon and The Gateway Pundit, more at Techmeme »
Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Lamar Smith retiring from Congress — U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio, is retiring from Congress, two sources close to the congressman told The Texas Tribune on Thursday. — WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio, is retiring from Congress, two sources close to the congressman told The Texas Tribune on Thursday.
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