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New York Times:
Inside Trump's Hour-by-Hour Battle for Self-Preservation … WASHINGTON — Around 5:30 each morning, President Trump wakes and tunes into the television in the White House's master bedroom. He flips to CNN for news, moves to “Fox & Friends” for comfort and messaging ideas, and sometimes watches MSNBC's …
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John Hudson / BuzzFeed:
How Secret Talks With Russia to Prevent Election Meddling Collapsed — With the 2018 midterms on the horizon, Moscow proposed a sweeping noninterference agreement with the United States, US officials tell BuzzFeed News. The Trump administration said no. — Reporting From Washington, D.C.
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Ex-Fox News anchor claims Trump tried to kiss her — Former Fox News anchor Juliet Huddy said President Donald Trump tried to kiss her in an elevator around the time he married First Lady Melania. — Huddy, who left Fox News after allegedly receiving a settlement after she made a complaint …
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Uranium firm urged Trump officials to shrink Bears Ears National Monument — (Jim Lo Scalzo/European Pressphoto Agency-Efe/Rex/Shutterstock) — A uranium company launched a concerted lobbying campaign to scale back Bears Ears National Monument, saying such action would give it easier access …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Mueller Investigation Is in Mortal Danger — If there was any single event that would cause the Republican Party elite to openly revolt against the ongoing Trumpification of their party, it would be the nomination of Roy Moore for U.S. Senate in Alabama.
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Brzezinski questions Franken accuser: ‘Playboy model who goes on Hannity, voted for Trump’ — MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski referred to an accuser of Sen. Al Franken — (D-Minn.) as a “Playboy model who goes on Hannity [and] voted for Trump” during a Friday morning discussion on Franken's resignation announcement.
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Larry Mcshane / New York Daily News:
Roy Moore accuser Beverly Nelson says she regrets voting for Trump: ‘The swamp is getting deeper’ — The women who accused GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexually abusing her at age 16 expressed her disgust Friday with President Trump's support of the accused pedophile.
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Liberal group trolls Trump rally using Ivanka Trump's criticism of Roy Moore
Liberal group trolls Trump rally using Ivanka Trump's criticism of Roy Moore
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Prominent appeals court Judge Alex Kozinski accused of sexual misconduct — Judge Alex Kozinski of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, pictured in 2003. Six women — all former clerks or externs in the 9th Circuit — alleged to The Washington Post in recent weeks that Kozinski …
Tom Lyden / KMSP:
Fox 9 confronts Rep. Franks before his immediate resignation — WASHINGTON (KMSP) - While in Washington D.C. covering the resignation of Senator Al Franken, our Fox 9 crew encountered a different lawmaker facing a controversy of his own. — Outside their hotel room, Fox 9 reporter Tom …
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Female aides fretted Franks wanted to have sex to impregnate them
Female aides fretted Franks wanted to have sex to impregnate them
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Wesley Lowery / Washington Post:
Graphic video shows Daniel Shaver sobbing and begging officer for his life before 2016 shooting — After the officer involved was acquitted of second-degree murder charges, officials in Arizona publicly released graphic video showing Daniel Shaver crawling on his hands and knees and begging …
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Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
The U.S. Media Yesterday Suffered its Most Humiliating Debacle in Ages: Now Refuses All Transparency Over What Happened — Friday was one of the most embarrassing days for the U.S. media in quite a long time. The humiliation orgy was kicked off by CNN, with MSNBC and CBS close behind …
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Stephanie Akin / Roll Call:
Exclusive: Taxpayers Paid $220K to Settle Case Involving Rep. Alcee Hastings — The Treasury Department paid $220,000 in a previously undisclosed agreement to settle a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment that involved Florida Democrat Alcee L. Hastings, according to documents obtained by Roll Call.
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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Florida rally cheers when Republican predicts Trump's Jerusalem embassy decision may usher in Armageddon — A conservative politician at President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Pensacola, Florida suggested that the president's controversial decision to move the US Embassy in Israel …
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump asked RNC chairwoman to stop using ‘Romney’ in her name: report — asked current Republican National Committee (RNC) head Ronna Romney McDaniel if she would be willing to stop using her middle name publicly before she became chairwoman, according to The Washington Post.
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The Hill:
Congress reeling from sexual harassment deluge — Congressional leaders are struggling to get ahead of the wave of sexual harassment allegations that are engulfing their institution. — With no clear roadmap for how to deal with such topics, Speaker Paul Ryan — (R-Wis.), Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi
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Jeffrey Lewis / Washington Post:
This is how nuclear war with North Korea would unfold — In one all-too-plausible worst-case scenario, millions die from mistakes and a tweet. … MARCH 2019: For years, North Korea had staged provocations — and South Korea had lived with them. The two had come close to war before …
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
US senator on North Korea: “Most Americans don't realize how close we are to this war”
US senator on North Korea: “Most Americans don't realize how close we are to this war”
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Is this the beginning of the end of the exit poll? — After another perceived, high-profile miss in last year's presidential election, the Election Day exit poll is on life support. — The Associated Press confirmed Friday it has joined Fox News in abandoning the so-called National Election Pool …
The Daily Beast:
Cadet Run Out of West Point After Accusing Army's Star Quarterback of Rape … Madeline Lewis was born to go to West Point. She says her parents brought her home from the hospital wearing a onesie with “West Point” emblazoned across the chest. For several Halloweens in a row, she dressed up as a West Point Cheerleader.
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
18 Questions CNN Needs To Answer After Getting Busted For Fake News — Early on Friday, CNN promoted its latest breathless report purporting to show collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. CNN has been extremely invested in the narrative of collusion for the last year.
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
CNN corrects story on email to Trumps about Wikileaks
CNN corrects story on email to Trumps about Wikileaks
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Associated Press:
Court papers show Manafort drafting op-ed under house arrest — WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Mueller to Paul Manafort: I'm watching you. — Revealing that they know every word Manafort changed in a recently published op-ed, prosecutors for the special counsel argued Friday …
Aamer Madhani / USA Today:
Young conservatives say school disbanded club following flag protest battle — A group of conservative Minnesota public high school students has filed a federal lawsuit against their school district that alleges their First Amendment rights were violated when school officials ordered …