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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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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Trump watches up to eight hours of TV per day: report — spends at least four hours a day watching television, according to a new report. — People close to Trump told The New York Times that Trump spends at least that much time in front of a TV each day, and sometimes spends as many as eight hours watching television.
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Ex-Fox News anchor claims Trump tried to kiss her
Ex-Fox News anchor claims Trump tried to kiss her
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump to cut robocall for Moore — MOBILE, Ala. — Donald Trump has agreed to record a robocall for Alabama Republican Roy Moore ahead of next week's special election, the president's most direct involvement in Alabama on behalf of the embattled candidate to date.
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
In Alabama, no good outcomes for the Republican Party — Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a campaign rally, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Fairhope Ala. (Brynn Anderson/AP) — Every competitive special election draws outsized attention …
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Liberal group trolls Trump rally using Ivanka Trump's criticism of Roy Moore — A liberal group targeted President Trump — 's Florida rally in which he supported Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore (R) on Friday night with a mobile billboard featuring the president's daughter Ivanka Trump's sharp criticism of Moore.
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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’
Roy Moore accuser Beverly Nelson says she regrets voting for Trump: ‘The swamp is getting deeper’
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David French / National Review:
The Police Murder of Daniel Shaver — If you have the stomach for it, I want you to watch one of the most outrageous and infuriating videos I've ever seen. It shows the police shooting of Daniel Shaver in Mesa, Arizona. He was crawling on his hands and knees, crying, and begging police not to shoot him.
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Wesley Lowery / Washington Post:
Graphic video shows Daniel Shaver sobbing and begging officer for his life before 2016 shooting
Graphic video shows Daniel Shaver sobbing and begging officer for his life before 2016 shooting
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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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Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Pathetic GOP uses tax dollars to bully private business suing Trump — Congressional Republicans have joined the Trump administration's fight against outdoor retailer Patagonia, using an official government Twitter account to accuse the company of lying to sell its products.
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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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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
California gov: Trump doesn't fear God or ‘existential consequences’ — California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) says President Trump — 's stance on climate change demonstrates that he does not appear to fear the “wrath of God” or have any regard for the “existential consequences” of his environmental policies.
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David Krayden / The Daily Caller:
Jerry Brown Claims Trump Does Not Have ‘A Fear Of The Lord’
Jerry Brown Claims Trump Does Not Have ‘A Fear Of The Lord’
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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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Foreign Policy:
U.S. Diplomat's Resignation Signals Wider Exodus From State Department — One diplomat's stinging resignation letter offers a glimpse into the weakening State Department under Trump. — An award-winning U.S. diplomat who was seen as a rising star at the State Department has issued …
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.
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Washington Post reporter apologizes for tweet on crowd size at Trump rally — Washington Post reporter Dave Weigel issued an apology to President Trump — on Saturday for tweeting a photo of an empty arena before a Trump rally in Florida that had been taken hours before the event started.
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David Brunnstrom / Reuters:
Aftershocks likely from September test detected from North Korea nuclear site: USGS — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two minor tremors were detected on Saturday from near North Korea's nuclear test site and were probably aftershocks from the country's massive nuclear test in early September, a U.S. Geological Survey official said.
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Jeffrey Lewis / Washington Post:
This is how nuclear war with North Korea would unfold
Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
Civil rights and community leaders: Trump doesn't deserve to attend museum opening — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)Just ahead of the opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, leaders from the civil rights movement and the local community blasted President Donald Trump's attendance as an affront to the spirit of the event.
CNN:
California fires: Crews near Ventura have ‘very successful day’ — Ventura, California (CNN)The thousands of men and women fighting Southern California's largest wildfire made progress Friday thanks to weather that allowed more aircraft to help in the battle.
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Nicole Chavez / CNN:
First fire-related death confirmed in Southern California
First fire-related death confirmed in Southern California
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