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Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Everyone Knew Roy Moore Dated High School Girls, Says Former Colleague — And they thought it was “weird,” according to former deputy district attorney. — A former prosecutor who worked in Alabama with GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore in the early 1980s told CNN on Saturday that it was …
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Moore backers stand by their man — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Roy Moore's supporters are shocked and angry. But it's not Moore they're upset with, after four women came forward to say that Moore pursued relationships with them when they were teenagers and he was in his 30s.
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CBS News:
Roy Moore's former colleague says it was “common knowledge” he dated teens
Roy Moore's former colleague says it was “common knowledge” he dated teens
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump dominates the GOP base. Party leaders live with the consequences.
Trump dominates the GOP base. Party leaders live with the consequences.
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Democrat: Effort to delay Alabama Senate election like a ‘dictatorship’
Democrat: Effort to delay Alabama Senate election like a ‘dictatorship’
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Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:
Trump's chief of staff: ‘I do not follow the tweets’ — Hours after President Trump provoked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Twitter, suggesting he is “short and fat,” the White House chief of staff said he tells aides not to react to Trump's comments on social media.
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
After a Disciplined Week in Asia, Trump Unloads on Critics — HANOI, Vietnam — For the last week on the road, President Trump had been measured, disciplined and studiously scripted as he picked his way through the geopolitical minefields of Asia. — Then came the weekend.
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Josh Delk / The Hill:
Trump: When will ‘haters and fools’ realize relationship with Russia is good
Trump: When will ‘haters and fools’ realize relationship with Russia is good
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Trump clarifies Putin comments: 'I'm with our agencies' on election meddling … President Trump clarified his comments Sunday on whether he believes Russia meddled in the U.S. 2016 presidential election, saying, “I believe in our intel agencies.” — Trump had told reporters on Air Force …
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Former U.S. intelligence officials: Trump being ‘played’ by Putin — Two top former U.S. intelligence officials said Sunday that President Trump is being “played” by President Vladimir Putin on Russia's interference in the 2016 election and accused him of being susceptible to foreign leaders who stroke his ego.
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Tom Perez: ‘I am not talking about impeachment’ — Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tom Perez — said Sunday he's not focusing on impeaching President Trump despite a $10 million ad campaign from a Democratic mega-donor. — “I am not talking about impeachment,” Perez said on ABC's “This Week.”
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Nicki Zink / ABC News:
Democrats can ‘compete and win everywhere,’ DNC chair says
Democrats can ‘compete and win everywhere,’ DNC chair says
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Ekow N. Yankah / New York Times:
Can My Children Be Friends With White People? — My oldest son, wrestling with a 4-year-old's happy struggles, is trying to clarify how many people can be his best friend. “My best friends are you and Mama and my brother and ...” But even a child's joy is not immune to this ominous political period.
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Douglas Jacobs / New York Times:
We're Sick of Racism, Literally
Scott Shane / New York Times:
In ‘Watershed Moment,’ YouTube Blocks Extremist Cleric's Message — WASHINGTON — For eight years, the jihadist propaganda of Anwar al-Awlaki has helped shape a generation of American terrorists, including the Fort Hood gunman, the Boston Marathon bombers and the perpetrators of massacres in San Bernardino, Calif., and Orlando, Fla.
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Bannon Put a Target on His Back. McConnell's Answer: ‘Ha-Ha.’ — WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell, the taciturn Republican leader, watched stoically from across the Capitol two years ago as Speaker John A. Boehner resigned rather than contend with mounting troubles …
Derek Hunter / Townhall.com:
Is There Nothing Republicans Can't Screw Up? — If you'd told me last year that complete Republican control of Congress and the White House would lead to nothing getting done, I would have laughed at you. Of course, last year I would have laughed at the idea of complete Republican control of government …
Dave Lawler / Axios:
Brady guarantees state and local deductions won't be eliminated — Rep. Kevin Brady, chairman of the Ways and Means committee, was unequivocal when asked on “Fox News Sunday” whether he could guarantee that deductions for state and local taxes would not be eliminated in the final tax plan: “I can,” he said.
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Trump Is Rapidly Reshaping the Judiciary. Here's How. — WASHINGTON — In the weeks before Donald J. Trump took office, lawyers joining his administration gathered at a law firm near the Capitol, where Donald F. McGahn II, the soon-to-be White House counsel, filled a white board …
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Vivian Wang / New York Times:
Trump Nominee for Federal Judgeship Has Never Tried a Case
Trump Nominee for Federal Judgeship Has Never Tried a Case
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