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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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Moore backers stand by their man
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The Guardian, Raw Story, The Hill and Washington Post

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, NBC News and ThinkProgress

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

Trump dominates the GOP base. Party leaders live with the consequences.
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Politico


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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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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Shareblue Media and RedState

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

Trump: When will ‘haters and fools’ realize relationship with Russia is good
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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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ThinkProgress, The Hill, Talking Points Memo, Politicus USA, Raw Story, Mediaite, IJR, Joe.My.God. and Washington Free Beacon
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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


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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Democrats can ‘compete and win everywhere,’ DNC chair says
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Politico

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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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.


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 …


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 …


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


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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The Daily Caller
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Trump Nominee for Federal Judgeship Has Never Tried a Case
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Outside the Beltway