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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
Moore backers stand by their man
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The Guardian, Raw Story, The Hill and Washington Post
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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Washington Post, Politico, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Media Matters for America, Refinery29, Washington Free Beacon and NBC News
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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Washington Monthly, Daily Kos, Excess of Democracy, The Gateway Pundit and New York Times
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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Politico
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump on Russia sanctions: ‘Having Russia in a friendly posture’ is an asset — President Trump on Sunday said Russia has been “heavily” sanctioned and he would rather have the country “in a friendly posture.” — “What I believe is that we have to get to work. And I think everybody understood this that heard the answer.
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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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The Atlantic
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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Vox and The Daily Caller
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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CNN, Vox, Outside the Beltway, Shareblue Media, Towleroad, Washington Post, IJR, The Guardian, Axios and RedState
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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The Hill, ThinkProgress, Politicus USA, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Mediaite, IJR, Joe.My.God. and Washington Free Beacon
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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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Refinery29
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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Politico
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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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Politico
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 …
Joi-Marie McKenzie / ABC News:
Carrie Underwood suffers broken wrist after ‘hard fall,’ rep says — Carrie Underwood is recovering after suffering a broken wrist and other injuries, her rep told ABC News. — The accident happened Friday, two days after the country music singer hosted the 51st annual CMA Awards in Nashville.
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The Daily Caller and Carrie Underwood
Vivian Wang / New York Times:
Trump Nominee for Federal Judgeship Has Never Tried a Case — A 36-year-old lawyer who has never tried a case and who was unanimously deemed “not qualified” by the American Bar Association has been approved for a lifetime federal district judgeship by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Outside the Beltway
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Trump Is Rapidly Reshaping the Judiciary. Here's How.
Trump Is Rapidly Reshaping the Judiciary. Here's How.
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The Daily Caller