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Mike Levine / ABC News:
Special Counsel sends wide-ranging request for documents to Justice Department — Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team investigating whether President Donald Trump sought to obstruct a federal inquiry into connections between his presidential campaign and Russian operatives has now directed …
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
‘A long winter’: White House aides divided over scope, risks of Russia probe — Six months into a special counsel's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, White House aides and others in President Trump's close orbit are increasingly divided in their assessments …
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Mueller interviews with senior White House officials coming up — Who is Hope Hicks? — Washington (CNN)Investigators working for special counsel Robert Mueller are scheduled to interview additional senior White House officials in the coming weeks, adding to their list of high-profile interviews …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
White House braces for long Mueller winter
White House braces for long Mueller winter
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
White House: True cost of opioid epidemic tops $500 billion
Margalit Fox / New York Times:
Charles Manson Dies at 83; Wild-Eyed Leader of a Murderous Crew — Charles Manson, one of the most notorious murderers of the 20th century, who was very likely the most culturally persistent and perhaps also the most inscrutable, died on Sunday in Kern County, Calif. He was 83 and had been behind bars for most of his life.
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Paul Valentine / Washington Post:
Charles Manson, cult leader and serial killer who terrified nation, dies at 83
Charles Manson, cult leader and serial killer who terrified nation, dies at 83
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Astead W. Herndon / BostonGlobe.com:
Why evangelicals are again backing a Republican despite allegations of sexual misconduct — WASHINGTON — Allegations that Roy Moore sexually assaulted teenage girls decades ago have turned many Republicans against their party's Senate candidate in Alabama, but one bloc of conservative leaders is standing by their man: evangelicals.
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Mnuchin: Comparisons to James Bond villain a compliment … on Sunday said he takes it as a compliment that some people suggested that he and his wife looked like villains from a “James Bond” movie when they posed with newly printed currency. — “I never thought I'd be quoted as looking like villains from the ‘James Bond’ [movies].
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Mnuchin: 'I didn't realize' viral dollar bill photo would go public
Mnuchin: 'I didn't realize' viral dollar bill photo would go public
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Jeffrey Tambor Exits ‘Transparent’ After Sexual Harassment Allegations — EXCLUSIVE: Facing two accusations of sexual harassment by members of the Transparent team that he has strongly denied, Jeffery Tambor today has decided not to return to the Amazon series.
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Sandy Parakilas / New York Times:
We Can't Trust Facebook to Regulate Itself — I led Facebook's efforts to fix privacy problems on its developer platform in advance of its 2012 initial public offering. What I saw from the inside was a company that prioritized data collection from its users over protecting them from abuse.
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
This Is a Man Problem — It is impossible to say too often or loudly how important a moment this is, when many women feel brave and empowered enough to speak up about being sexually assaulted or harassed by powerful men. — It feels like a watershed, like something is fundamentally shifting.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
FBI has not verified Trump dossier — FBI and Justice Department officials have told congressional investigators in recent days that they have not been able to verify or corroborate the substantive allegations of collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign outlined in the Trump dossier.
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The Daily Caller
Gloria Pazmino / Politico:
De Blasio heads to Iowa in hopes of defining a national role — Bill de Blasio is headed to Iowa again, but the mayor of New York City insists he's really not running for president. — De Blasio, whose unfulfilled national ambitions have never been far from the surface …
Washington Times:
Lerner, Paz say they fear physical harm from enraged public, want IRS testimony sealed permanently — Former IRS executive Lois G. Lerner told a federal court last week that members of her family, including “young children,” face death threats and a real risk of physical harm if her explanation …
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Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Trump campaign chair trafficked kids for sex after accusing immigrants of doing the same — Former Oklahoma Republican state Sen. Ralph Shortey, who also served as the Trump's campaign chair in the state, agreed this week to plead guilty to child sex trafficking charges after getting caught earlier …
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
As clock ticks on tax bill, White House signals a compromise — President Trump's budget director said Sunday that the White House is willing to remove a contentious provision taking aim at the Affordable Care Act from the Republican tax overhaul plan if politically necessary …
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Republicans Are Throwing Away Their Shot at Tax Reform — America badly needs corporate tax reform. — The United States pretends to tax corporations heavily. But those heavy tax rates are perforated by randomly generous rules such that many tax-efficient firms pay nothing at all, or even receive money back from the U.S. Treasury.
Stan Collender / Forbes:
GOP Tax Bill Is The End Of All Economic Sanity In Washington — No doubt many of you read the above headline and immediately started to tweet that the GOP tax bill can't be the end of economic sanity in Washington because there never was any to begin with. — I have two responses.