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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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Brian Faler / Politico:
House GOP releases sweeping tax overhaul plan — 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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Wall Street Journal:
Small-Business Lobby Not Supporting House Tax Bill
Small-Business Lobby Not Supporting House Tax Bill
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Senate Democrats falsely claim GOP tax plan will raise taxes for most working-class families
Senate Democrats falsely claim GOP tax plan will raise taxes for most working-class families
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Washington Post:
GOP tax plan would shrink mortgage interest benefit, slash corporate tax rate
GOP tax plan would shrink mortgage interest benefit, slash corporate tax rate
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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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Washington Post:
Sam Clovis withdraws from consideration for Agriculture post after his name surfaced in Russia probe — BY WASHINGTON POST STAFF November 2 at 11:19 AM — The nomination of Sam Clovis to be the Agriculture Department's chief scientist was controversial both because of questions about his lack …
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CNN:
Russia probe could derail Trump nominee for top Agriculture post
Russia probe could derail Trump nominee for top Agriculture post
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Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Trump nominee in danger of being pulled after Russia revelations: report
Trump nominee in danger of being pulled after Russia revelations: report
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Helena Bottemiller Evich / Politico:
Trump USDA pick, linked to Russia probe, withdraws from consideration
Trump USDA pick, linked to Russia probe, withdraws from consideration
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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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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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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Mueller Reveals New Manafort Link to Organized Crime … Buried deep in Robert Mueller's indictment of Paul Manafort is a new link between Donald Trump's former campaign and Russian organized crime. — The indictment (PDF), unsealed on Monday, includes an extensive look into Paul Manafort's byzantine financial dealings.
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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:
Rentech's Robert Mercer to Resign as Co-CEO
Rentech's Robert Mercer to Resign as Co-CEO
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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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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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Shannon Vavra / Axios:
Rick Perry claims fossil fuels can help prevent sexual assault
Rick Perry claims fossil fuels can help prevent sexual assault
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Darius Dixon / Politico:
Perry: Fossil fuels help prevent sexual assault in Africa
Perry: Fossil fuels help prevent sexual assault in Africa
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Shannon Vavra / Axios:
Rick Perry: “science is out” on man-made climate change
Rick Perry: “science is out” on man-made climate change
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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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The Daily Beast:
Michael Flynn Followed Russian Troll Accounts, Pushed Their Messages in Days Before Election … Former White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn followed five Twitter accounts based out of the Russian-backed “troll factory” in St. Petersburg—and pushed their messages at least three times …
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Valerie Volcovici / Reuters:
Awaiting Trump's coal comeback, miners reject retraining — WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - When Mike Sylvester entered a career training center earlier this year in southwestern Pennsylvania, he found more than one hundred federally funded courses covering everything from computer programming to nursing.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Nancy Pelosi Has Trump Right Where She Wants Him — Nancy Pelosi was upset, but holding it in. Donald Trump was in a good mood, and letting it out. — “I think we'll get things done,” Trump told her. — It was November 9, the afternoon after the election.
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Sarah Zhang / The Atlantic:
An Unknown ‘Void’ Found in the Great Pyramid Using Cosmic Rays — On the Giza Plateau in Egypt rise three large pyramids—the tallest and oldest of which is the Pyramid of Khufu. It is also known as simply the Great Pyramid of Giza. You know what it looks like. It's one of the seven great wonders of the world.