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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump's uncontrollable tweeting triggers deeper anxiety among advisers — It took nearly 24 hours for President Donald Trump to tweet about the news that his former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents — a delay that Trump's advisers said was not uncommon …
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump, Defending Himself After Flynn Guilty Plea, Says F.B.I. Is in ‘Tatters’ — WASHINGTON — President Trump lashed out at the F.B.I. on Sunday, defending himself after the guilty plea by his former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, by charging that the bureau's reputation was …
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Billy House / Bloomberg:
House Republicans Prepare Contempt Action Against FBI, DOJ — Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein, FBI Director Wray named — ‘It all starts to make sense,’ Trump says of Russia probe — U.S. House Republicans are drafting a contempt of Congress resolution against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein …
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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Hounded by Bob Mueller, Donald Trump Is Still Profoundly Reshaping the Country … Donald Trump's presidency has been rife with conflict and controversy since it began. But in the midst of a quickening special counsel investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 election …
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CBS News:
CBS News poll: Alabama Republicans call allegations against Roy Moore false — A new CBS News poll finds 71 percent of Alabama Republicans say the allegations against Roy Moore are false, and those who believe this also overwhelmingly believe Democrats and the media are behind those allegations.
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Is Roy Moore winning? Don't ask the pollsters
Is Roy Moore winning? Don't ask the pollsters
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Yamiche Alcindor / New York Times:
McConnell Says He'll Let Alabama Voters ‘Make the Call’ on Roy Moore
McConnell Says He'll Let Alabama Voters ‘Make the Call’ on Roy Moore
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Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Finds Loopholes in Chief of Staff's New Regime — Kelly establishes control, but the president's ‘workarounds’ show its limits — WASHINGTON—Chief of Staff John Kelly over the past five months has imposed discipline and rigorous protocols on a freewheeling White House.
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump has given staffers assignments and told them not to tell Kelly: report
Trump has given staffers assignments and told them not to tell Kelly: report
Kailani Koenig / NBC News:
Feinstein: Senate Russia probe building obstruction case against Trump — WASHINGTON — A Senate investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election has revealed a possible obstruction of justice case against President Donald Trump, Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein said on “Meet The Press” Sunday.
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Laura Jarrett / CNN:
Justice Dept. offers up key witness in Russia probe as House Intel Chair threatens contempt
Justice Dept. offers up key witness in Russia probe as House Intel Chair threatens contempt
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Charles Kaiser / The Guardian:
Was Michael Flynn asked to wear a wire in Mueller hunt for evidence on Russia?
Prynard / Iowa Starting Line:
Grassley Implies Working Class Spends Tax Cuts On “Booze Or Women Or Movies” — Home- 2017- December- 3- Grassley Implies Working Class Spends Tax Cuts On “Booze Or Women Or Movies” — After pretending for a brief moment in 2016 that the Republican Party stood for working people …
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Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Despite lawmakers' warnings, few Iowa farmers face estate tax
Despite lawmakers' warnings, few Iowa farmers face estate tax
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Operative Offered Trump Campaign ‘Kremlin Connection’ Using N.R.A. Ties — WASHINGTON — A conservative operative trumpeting his close ties to the National Rifle Association and Russia told a Trump campaign adviser last year that he could arrange a back-channel meeting between Donald J. Trump …
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
'I don't think it's going to help': In a pro-Trump area, many voters are skeptical of GOP tax plan — STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — On a busy weeknight at the 5 Star Lanes bowling alley in this Detroit suburb that voted heavily for President Trump, there was little excitement about the Republican plan to cut taxes.
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Chris Riotta / Newsweek:
Jared Kushner failed to disclose he led a foundation funding illegal Israeli settlements before U.N. vote — Jared Kushner failed to disclose his role as a co-director of the Charles and Seryl Kushner Foundation from 2006 to 2015, a time when the group funded an Israeli settlement considered …
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New York Post:
Legendary opera conductor molested teen for years: police report — Legendary Metropolitan Opera conductor James Levine molested an Illinois teenager from the time he was 15 years old, sexual abuse that lasted for years and led the alleged victim to the brink of suicide, according to a police report obtained by The Post.
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Michael Cooper / New York Times:
Met Opera to Investigate James Levine Over Sexual Abuse Accusation
Met Opera to Investigate James Levine Over Sexual Abuse Accusation
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Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
MSNBC Host Joy Reid Wrote Numerous Anti-Gay Articles on Her Old Blog — Recently resurfaced internet archives show political commentator Joy Reid wrote a dozen blog posts in 2007, 2008, and 2009 that contained homophobic conspiracies and anti-gay jokes. — The MSNBC weekend host ran …
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Alan M. Dershowitz / The Hill:
Why did Flynn lie and why did Mueller charge him with lying? — BY ALAN M. DERSHOWITZ, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 12/02/17 03:50 PM EST THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL — The charge to which retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn has pleaded guilty …
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Art Buchwald / Kansas City Star:
Oh yeah? Well, what about Chappaquiddick? — Republished courtesy of the estate of Art Buchwald — WASHINGTON — These are difficult times for people who are defending the Nixon administration. No matter where they go they are attacked by pseudo-liberals, McGovern lovers …
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Steve Bannon mulls Orrin Hatch endorsement to block Mitt Romney — Steve Bannon is mulling an endorsement of Sen. Orrin Hatch in his bid to keep Mitt Romney out of the Senate, a source close to President Trump's former chief strategist confirmed on Sunday. — Bannon is targeting Republican …
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Pence tells Christian broadcaster: ‘Trump is a believer’ — Vice President Pence said Sunday that President Trump is a “believer” who is also “grateful [for] the support of believers.” — “Let me be clear: President Trump is a believer and so am I,” Pence told Christian Broadcast Networking …
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