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New York Times:
Trump Campaign Adviser Met With Russian Officials in 2016 — WASHINGTON — Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to the Trump presidential campaign, met Russian government officials during a July 2016 trip he took to Moscow, according to testimony he gave on Thursday to the House Intelligence Committee.
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Washington Post:
Longtime Trump bodyguard to face questions about 2013 Moscow trip — One of President Trump's most trusted confidants, a security chief who served as his sounding board for two decades, will face questions from congressional investigators next week about Trump's 2013 trip to Moscow, according to people familiar with their plans.
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump's year of anger, disruption and scandal — It was after midnight on Nov. 9, 2016, and Donald Trump was sitting at the kitchen table of his Trump Tower penthouse. — His win in the presidential race was so unexpected that his chief speechwriter, Stephen Miller, had only begun writing …
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
House committee to question former Trump bodyguard over Russia dossier: report — The House Intelligence Committee is set to question President Trump's former bodyguard of two decades on the details of Trump's 2013 trip to Moscow, as well as the firing of former FBI Director James Comey, The Washington Post reported Friday.
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RedState and Washington Post
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Memo Reveals Details of Hillary Clinton-DNC Deal — WASHINGTON — The Democratic National Committee struck a deal with Hillary Clinton in 2015 that gave her campaign input on some party hiring and spending decisions, but required they be related only to preparations for the general election, according to a memo obtained by NBC News.
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Associated Press:
Inside story: How Russians hacked the Democrats' emails — WASHINGTON (AP) — It was just before noon in Moscow on March 10, 2016, when the first volley of malicious messages hit the Hillary Clinton campaign. — The first 29 phishing emails were almost all misfires.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Corker knocks Trump over ‘totally inappropriate’ Justice Department remarks
Bwittes / Lawfare:
‘The Saddest Thing’: President Trump Acknowledges Constraint
‘The Saddest Thing’: President Trump Acknowledges Constraint
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Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
Trump pushes DOJ on Clinton, won't rule out firing Sessions
Trump pushes DOJ on Clinton, won't rule out firing Sessions
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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Both Bush Presidents Worry Trump Is Blowing Up the G.O.P. — WASHINGTON — President Trump is not a favorite in the extended Bush household. Former President George Bush considers him a “blowhard,” only interested in feeding his own ego. Former President George W. Bush, his son …
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The Hill:
GOP predicts few defections on tax vote — A day after rolling out their tax-reform bill, House Republicans on Friday appeared bullish they would soon pass the first overhaul of the U.S. tax system in more than three decades. — “It's a layup,” Rep. Kevin Cramer
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Erik Wasson / Bloomberg:
House Tax-Cut Plan Hurtles Toward Senate Roadblock
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Republican Tax Plan Is Political Suicide
The Republican Tax Plan Is Political Suicide
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NBC News:
Papadopoulos Repeatedly Represented Trump Campaign, Record Shows — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has downplayed the role of foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos during the 2016 presidential campaign. But the public record shows that Papadopoulos, who attempted to set …
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Sen. Franken: Sessions either has ‘terrible memory’ or ‘is deliberately not telling me the truth’
Sen. Franken: Sessions either has ‘terrible memory’ or ‘is deliberately not telling me the truth’
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Talking Points Memo, Shareblue Media, Raw Story and Mediaite
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
U.S. Report Says Humans Cause Climate Change, Contradicting Top Trump Officials — WASHINGTON — Directly contradicting much of the Trump administration's position on climate change, 13 federal agencies unveiled an exhaustive scientific report on Friday that says humans are the dominant cause …
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Steven E. Koonin / Wall Street Journal:
A Deceptive New Report on Climate
A Deceptive New Report on Climate
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Hit & Run and The Daily Caller
BuzzFeed:
Netflix Is Cutting Ties With Kevin Spacey After Sexual Misconduct Allegations — The streaming service issued an ultimatum Friday night, saying it will no longer be involved with House of Cards if the series includes Spacey. — Netflix has cut ties with actor Kevin Spacey after a series of allegations of sexual misconduct.
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Dr. Harry Wilson / Roanoke College:
RC Poll: Northam and Gillespie deadlocked; Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General races also tied — With just days remaining in the campaign, Democrat Gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam and Republican Ed Gillespie are tied (47%-47%), while Libertarian Cliff Hyra garners three percent of likely voters …
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Bots stoke racial strife in Virginia governor's race
Bots stoke racial strife in Virginia governor's race
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Raw Story
Hamilton Nolan / New York Times:
A Billionaire Destroyed His Newsrooms Out of Spite — Reporters, for all their flaws, tend to understand what's happening in their own newsrooms. It's their job to try to see things clearly. Often, what they see in their workplaces is low salaries, inept management and poor communication …
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NPR, AOL, The Gateway Pundit and Instapundit, more at Mediagazer »
Hazel Cills / Jezebel:
Former ‘Male Feminist’ Columnist Faces Multiple Allegations of Assault — On October 6, Helen Donahue, who previously worked as a social media editor for Vice and also wrote for the website, posted photos of bruises on her upper body, neck, and face to Twitter. “sux men in media hate women …
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
The Sleazy Case Against Mueller's Probe — In the matter of Robert Mueller's investigation of the Trump-Russia connection, administration apologists make three significant claims in an effort to discredit the former F.B.I. director's work. Let's have a look at them:
Alexandra Glorioso / Politico:
Six women accuse Florida Senate budget chair Latvala of groping, sexual harassment — TALLAHASSEE — Six women who work in Florida's Capitol say the state Senate's powerful budget chairman, Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Latvala, has inappropriately touched them without their consent …
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CBS News:
Source who is being examined by special counsel: “It's every man for himself” — Less than a week after two top former Trump campaign officials were indicted and another adviser to the campaign had already pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, the pressure on others under scrutiny appears to be growing.
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Raw Story
Lizzie O'Leary / thecut:
The Things I Shrugged Off Then Horrify Me Now — What do you do when the big bank CEO calls your hotel room at 11 p.m.? — We were at the same resort for a conference. We were friendly but why did he need to know what I was doing at that hour? How did he even get my room number?
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
One of US soldiers killed in Niger may have been kidnapped: report — One of the four U.S. soldiers who was killed in a deadly ambush in Niger last month may have been captured by Islamist militants, Nigerian military sources tell CBS News. — Army Sgt. LaDavid Johnson's body was found …
New York Times:
How Silicon Valley Plans to Conquer the Classroom — BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. — They call it the “Church Lane Hug.” — That is how educators at Church Lane Elementary Technology, a public school here, describe the protective two-armed way they teach students to carry their school-issued laptops.