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Gardiner Harris / New York Times:
Diplomats Sound the Alarm as They Are Pushed Out in Droves — WASHINGTON — Of all the State Department employees who might have been vulnerable in the staff reductions that Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson has initiated as he reshapes the department, the one person who seemed least likely …
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Richard Fausset / New York Times:
In America's Heartland, the Nazi Sympathizer Next Door — HUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio — Tony and Maria Hovater were married this fall. They registered at Target. On their list was a muffin pan, a four-drawer dresser and a pineapple slicer. — Ms. Hovater, 25, was worried about Antifa bashing up the ceremony.
Washington Post:
While eyes are on Russia, Sessions dramatically reshapes the Justice Department — For more than five hours, Attorney General Jeff Sessions sat in a hearing room on Capitol Hill this month, fending off inquiries on Washington's two favorite topics: President Trump and Russia.
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New York Times:
Jared Kushner's Vast Duties, and Visibility in White House, Shrink — WASHINGTON — At a senior staff meeting early in President Trump's tenure, Reince Priebus, then the White House chief of staff, posed a simple question to Jared Kushner: What would his newly created Office of American Innovation do?
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
The shrinking profile of Jared Kushner — A month ago, Jared Kushner — President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser — made a surprise trip to Riyadh to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the fellow son of a world leader who is making waves with crackdowns and modernization efforts.
Renae Merle / Washington Post:
The CFPB now has two acting directors. And nobody knows which one should lead the federal agency — President Trump and the outgoing head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau both named acting directors to head the watchdog agency on Friday, throwing its leadership into disarray.
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Leandra English Named Deputy Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Victoria Guida / Politico:
Trump taps Mulvaney to head CFPB, sparking confusion over agency's leadership
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Trump visits his West Palm Beach golf club — President Trump traveled to his West Palm Beach, Florida golf club Saturday, marking the fourth consecutive day he's visited one of his golf properties. — Trump departed his Mar-a-Lago resort at 7:45 a.m. Saturday and arrived …
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Emily Goldberg / Politico:
Time says Trump is ‘incorrect’ after president says he rejected Person of the Year overture
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Matt Latimer / Politico:
Want to Know Why Roy Moore Might Win? Blame the Media. — In the wake of the Roy Moore fiasco, a number of “hot takes” have made their rounds in the media. How obviously hypocritical it is, for example, for evangelical leaders to stand behind a man crediblay accused of sexually assaulting a minor.
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Caitlin Emma / Politico:
How a powerful senator schooled Betsy DeVos — Several months ago, Sen. Lamar Alexander phoned Education Secretary Betsy DeVos with a message: Back off. — Alexander, the Republican chairman of the Senate HELP Committee, was furious that a top DeVos aide was circumventing a new law aimed …
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Greg P. / twitchy.com:
PIEGATE: Sarah Sanders accused of using stock photo for Thanksgiving tweet; Update — Apparently, Sarah Sanders can't even tweet a photo of a pie without triggering the MSM: — I dont cook much these days, but managed this Chocolate Pecan Pie for Thanksgiving at the family farm! …
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Washington Post:
A flat-Earther's plan to launch himself in a homemade rocket just hit a speed bump — A California man who planned to launch himself 1,800 feet high Saturday in a homemade scrap-metal rocket — in an effort to prove that Earth is flat — said he is postponing the experiment …
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WTVR-TV:
Youth pastor arrested for allegedly murdering family on Thanksgiving … CHESTER, Va. - Police have arrested a youth pastor for allegedly murdering his family at a home in Chester on Thanksgiving night. — Officers discovered two women and a man shot to death at a home on Dogwood Ridge Court …
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Barnini Chakraborty / Fox News:
Judge rules Seattle's tax on the wealthy is illegal; city vows to appeal — Seattle's controversial tax on the wealthy failed its first legal test this week after a judge ruled the new ordinance violates state law - but the city isn't backing down and vows to appeal, setting the stage for a Washington State Supreme Court showdown.
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Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet:
Navy identifies Sailors lost in C-2A crash — PHILIPPINE SEA - After notifying their families that extensive search and rescue efforts had ended, the Navy identified Lt. Steven Combs, Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Matthew Chialastri and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Apprentice …
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The Daily Caller and WTKR-TV
Zia Weise / Politico:
Turkey's Torrid Love Affair With Michael Flynn — ISTANBUL—Were Michael Flynn a Turkish citizen, it's very likely he would be sitting in prison right now, awaiting trial for terror crimes. — In July of 2016, before he briefly became Donald Trump's national security adviser …
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Wall Street Journal:
Mueller Probe Looks at Mike Flynn's Work on Documentary Targeting Exiled Turkish Cleric
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Michael Flynn is the key to the Russia scandal — and he may have just flipped on Trump
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