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Billy Bush / New York Times:
Yes, Donald Trump, You Said That — The president is currently engaging in some revisionist history. — December 3, 2017 — OPINION — Soil Power! The Dirty Way to a Green Planet — Regenerative agriculture can help mitigate climate change. — December 2, 2017 — OPINION
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump lawyer claims the “President cannot obstruct justice” — John Dowd, President Trump's outside lawyer, outlined to me a new and highly controversial defense/theory in the Russia probe: A president cannot be guilty of obstruction of justice. — The “President cannot obstruct justice …
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CNN:
Trump's lawyer says he was behind President's tweet about firing Flynn — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, John Dowd, told CNN on Sunday that he wrote a tweet for the @realDonaldTrump Twitter account about the firing of former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn.
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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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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Trump lawyer says president knew Flynn had given FBI the same account he gave to vice president
Trump lawyer says president knew Flynn had given FBI the same account he gave to vice president
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Roberta Rampton / Reuters:
Trump tweets about Russia probe spark warnings from lawmakers
Trump tweets about Russia probe spark warnings from lawmakers
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New York Times:
Talk of a Peace Plan That Snubs Palestinians Roils Middle East — BEIRUT, Lebanon — In a mysterious trip last month, Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, traveled to Saudi Arabia's capital for consultations with the hard-charging crown prince about President Trump's plans for Middle East peace.
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
The POLITICO PLAYBOOK POWER LIST: 18 to watch in 18 — BIG WEEK: Gov't funding runs out Friday, House-Senate tax negotiations to begin — BILLY BUSH on Trump — ANNIE KARNI on Jared — TRUMP works to block ROMNEY — DRIVING THE DAY — Good Monday morning. JUST POSTED — THE POLITICO PLAYBOOK POWER LIST: 18 TO WATCH IN 18.
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
White House paranoid: 'Everyone thinks they're being recorded' — Paranoia is enveloping the White House and President Donald Trump's network of former aides and associates as Robert Mueller's Russia probe heats up. — Former national security adviser Michael Flynn agreed to cooperate …
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump's uncontrollable tweeting triggers deeper anxiety among advisers
Trump's uncontrollable tweeting triggers deeper anxiety among advisers
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump, Defending Himself After Flynn Guilty Plea, Says F.B.I. Is in ‘Tatters’
Trump, Defending Himself After Flynn Guilty Plea, Says F.B.I. Is in ‘Tatters’
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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Hounded by Bob Mueller, Donald Trump Is Still Profoundly Reshaping the Country
Hounded by Bob Mueller, Donald Trump Is Still Profoundly Reshaping the Country
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New York Times:
Alabama's Disdain for Democrats Looms Over Its Senate Race — TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Anne Stickney does not have many good things to say about Roy S. Moore. She saw as mere “posturing” his name-making crusade over the display of the Ten Commandments in various Alabama courthouses.
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Rick Klein / ABC News:
The Note: Reality check? Trump's contradictions on full display — The TAKE with Rick Klein — There's so much winning - but oh so much potential losing. — The Trump presidency's many contradictions and contradictory impulses are on full display right now.
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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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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Grassley: Ending estate tax ‘recognizes people that are investing,’ not ‘spending every darn penny’ — (R-Iowa) said he favors repealing the estate tax, which the Senate tax reform bill does not do, saying it “recognizes the people that are investing,” The Des Moines Register reported Saturday.
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Prynard / Iowa Starting Line:
Grassley Implies Working Class Spends Tax Cuts On “Booze Or Women Or Movies”
Grassley Implies Working Class Spends Tax Cuts On “Booze Or Women Or Movies”
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Tommy Christopher / Shareblue Media:
GOP senator: No tax cuts for working people because they blow them on “booze or women”
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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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump moves to block Romney from the Senate — Donald Trump is going all out to persuade seven-term Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch to seek reelection — a push aimed in no small part at keeping the president's longtime nemesis, Mitt Romney, out of the Senate. — Romney has been preparing to run …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Protesters spell out ‘Go Home Trump’ on Utah Capitol lawn ahead of Trump visit
Protesters spell out ‘Go Home Trump’ on Utah Capitol lawn ahead of Trump visit
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Steve Bannon mulls Orrin Hatch endorsement to block Mitt Romney
Steve Bannon mulls Orrin Hatch endorsement to block Mitt Romney
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Corey Lewandowski / Politico:
'I've Got a Crook Running My Campaign' — The following is an excerpt from Let Trump Be Trump by Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie, to be published on December 3. — We were somewhere over New Jersey, on our way to an event in Delaware, on the Trump helicopter when all hell broke loose.
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New York Times:
Why the Trump Team Should Fear the Logan Act — President Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, acknowledged in court last week that he lied to F.B.I. investigators about his communications with the Russian ambassador to the United States in the run-up to Mr. Trump's inauguration.
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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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Dan Walters / Mercury News:
Could California be seeing the onset of a recession? — Twice each year, once in January and again in May, Gov. Jerry Brown warns Californians that the economic prosperity their state has enjoyed in recent years won't last forever. — Brown attaches his admonishments to the budgets …
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Bill Scher / Politico:
Clinton Should Run for Cotton's Senate Seat — With rumors swirling that Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton will soon head for the CIA, another Senate race may be added to the 2018 list. The safe money is for an open seat in Arkansas to stay in Republican hands. But who thought Alabama would host a competitive Senate race?
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