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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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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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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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Are Bannon's Ongoing Contacts With Trump Illegal?
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Nicolle Wallace Destroys Trump Surrogate for Shilling on Russia: 'I Hope They're Paying You a Lot'
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White House was unaware top adviser testified before grand jury
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Female lawmakers allege harassment by colleagues in House — WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, Republican Rep. Mary Bono endured the increasingly suggestive comments from a fellow lawmaker in the House. But when the congressman approached her on the House floor and told her he'd been thinking about her in the shower, she'd had enough.
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How one word from Elizabeth Warren exposed the massive split in the Democratic Party — (CNN)"Yes." — That was Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren's response to a simple question asked by CNN's Jake Tapper Thursday night: “Senator, do you agree with the notion that (the 2016 Democratic primary) was rigged?”
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Network newscasts don't mention Brazile Clinton-DNC revelations
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Former DNC chair torches Clinton in new book
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Democrats express outrage over allegations of early party control for Clinton in 2016
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Asked if DNC system was rigged in Clinton's favor, Warren says ‘yes’
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John Brennan's intelligence failures have hurt our security and our democracy
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Donald Trump laments he's ‘not supposed’ to influence DOJ, FBI
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‘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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Cotton: Use tax bill to repeal ObamaCare individual mandate
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The House Republican Tax Cut Is a Failure on Its Own Terms
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New York Times

The GOP's bill is ‘a sensible framework’ — but ‘still a deficit-exploding tax cut’ for the rich and corporations
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Mother Jones, Marginal REVOLUTION and EconLog

GOP talking points on tax bill say $450k is “low- and middle-income”
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Donald Trump to Fox News: “The one that matters is me. I'm the only one that matters.” — In what barely passes for an interview — with almost no questions, but plenty of praise — Donald Trump told new Fox News host Laura Ingraham why he hasn't bothered to fill a number of empty positions at the State Department.
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Trump on Unfilled State Department Jobs: ‘I Am the Only One That Matters’ — President Trump uttered one of his trademark quasi-dictatorial assertions during a Thursday-night interview with Laura Ingraham on her new show The Ingraham Angle (is that the permanent name, Fox News? You're sticking with that?).
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Trump Tells Laura Ingraham ‘We Will See’ If Tillerson Will Be With Him ‘For the Duration’
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The Week


‘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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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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Trump is leading the most corrupt administration in U.S. history, one of first-class kleptocrats — He'd promised to build the wall. To make America great again. To lock her up. Now, in the last weeks of his campaign for president, Donald J. Trump needed one more stirring slogan.


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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Former Twitter Employee Says Fake Russian Accounts Were Not Taken Seriously — In 2015, a manager discovered a trove of accounts with Russian and Ukrainian IP addresses — In early 2015, a Twitter employee discovered a vast amount of Twitter accounts with IP addresses in Russia and Ukraine.
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Mediaite


60 percent of Americans say Trump tax plan will benefit wealthy (POLL) — Americans oppose Donald Trump's emerging tax plan by broad a 17-point margin, with 60 percent saying it favors the wealthy — including six in 10 of the wealthy themselves. — As details — albeit still scarce …
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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 …


Inside Trump's Search for a Fed Leader — The president infused the usually staid process with suspense and showmanship — As he cast about for someone to lead the world's most powerful central bank, President Donald Trump kept everyone guessing. — The fortunes of different candidates rose …
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Washington Post and CNBC
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Portfolio manager accused of raping, beating women in penthouse dungeon … A former portfolio manager for an investment fund founded by financier George Soros sexually abused women at a Manhattan penthouse dungeon, according to a $27 million Brooklyn federal suit.
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Occidental Dissent


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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New York Magazine and The College Fix