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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Our Reporter Mike Schmidt on His Golf Club Interview With President Trump  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Shortly after 1 p.m. on Thursday, President Trump came off the 18th hole of his golf course here and walked into the club house's Grill Room.  Waiters scurried to bring menus and drinks …
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Washington Post:
Time at Mar-a-Lago is a respite for Trump — and a headache for his staff … PALM BEACH, Fla. — When President Trump sat down with a reporter for a wide-ranging, 30-minute interview at his private golf club here Thursday, not a single aide or adviser was present at the table …
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Interview Is a Portrait of a Man in Cognitive Decline  —  I don't care whether Michael Schmidt was tough enough.  We've got bigger problems.  —  On Thursday, El Caudillo del Mar-A-Lago  —  sat down with Michael Schmidt of The New York Times  —  for what apparently was an open-ended, one-on-one interview.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
White House surprised, frustrated by Trump's New York Times interview: report  —  Various White House officials were taken off guard and frustrated by President Trump  —  's impromptu Florida interview with The New York Times, according to Friday report from The Washington Post.
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Incoherent, authoritarian, uninformed: Trump's New York Times interview is a scary read  —  The president of the United States is not well.  —  The president of the United States is not well.  That is an uncomfortable thing to say, but it is an even worse thing to ignore.
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Daniel Dale / Toronto Star:
Donald Trump made 25 false claims in his latest New York Times interview  —  Trump made nearly one false claim per minute in the 30-minute interview in Florida on Thursday.  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump sat down Thursday for a rare interview with a media outlet other than Fox News …
Linda Qiu / New York Times:
10 Falsehoods From Trump's Interview With The Times  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump, in an impromptu interview on Thursday with The New York Times, rattled off at least 10 false or misleading claims about the Russia investigation, wars abroad, health care, immigration and trade.  Here's an assessment.
Nichole Manna / Wichita Eagle:
Call of Duty gaming community points to ‘swatting’ in deadly Wichita police shooting  —  Online gamers have said in multiple Twitter posts that the shooting of a man Thursday night by Wichita police was the result of a “swatting” prank involving two gamers.  —  Swatting is an internet prank …
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Nichole Manna / Wichita Eagle:
Family says son killed by police in ‘swatting’ was unarmed, didn't play video games
Discussion: The Guardian
Martin Gould / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: White power at the White House - Trump intern flashes ‘alt-right’ symbol used by notorious extremists during group photo with the president  — Former White House intern Jack Breuer held up a ‘white power’ sign during a photo-op with President Trump and fellow interns in the East Room in November
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Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:
White House Intern Accused Of White Nationalism Clears The Air
Discussion: Washington Times
Daily Mail:
BREAKING NEWS: Jailed pervert Anthony Weiner had CLASSIFIED emails belonging to wife Huma Abedin on his laptop - which the FBI seized after he sexted 15-year-old girl  — The FBI found 2,800 of Huma Abedin's work-related emails and documents on disgraced husband Anthony Weiner's computer
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Alex Pappas / Fox News:
State Department releases Huma Abedin emails found on Anthony Weiner's laptop  —  The State Department on Friday released a batch of work-related emails from the account of top Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin that were discovered by the FBI on a laptop belonging to Abedin's estranged husband …
Discussion: IJR
Callum Paton / Newsweek:
TRUMP FIRES HIV/AIDS COUNCIL IN ITS ENTIRETY BY FEDEX LETTER, REPORT CLAIMS  —  President Donald Trump fired the remaining members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) Wednesday, reportedly informing them without explanation with a letter delivered by FedEx.
Discussion: PinkNews and Splinter
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Ben Guarino / Washington Post:   Trump administration fires all members of HIV/AIDS advisory council
BBC:
Iran cities hit by anti-government protests  —  Anti-government demonstrations that began in one city on Thursday have now spread to several major cities in Iran.  —  Large numbers reportedly turned out in Rasht, in the north, and Kermanshah, in the west, with smaller protests in Isfahan, Hamadan and elsewhere.
Discussion: Axios, RedState, Reuters and US News
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Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:
Scattered Protests Erupt in Iran Over Economic Woes
Discussion: Axios and Associated Press
The Weather Channel:
Trump Tweets About the Bitter Cold and Global Warming, Confusing Weather and Climate  — President Trump tweeted about the cold snap hitting the East Coast.  — He seemed to confuse the difference between weather and climate.  —  President Donald Trump tweeted Thursday that …
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Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
Weather Channel Schools Trump On Difference Between Weather, Climate
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Reuters:
Exclusive: Russian tankers fueled North Korea via transfers at sea  —  Guy Faulconbridge, Jonathan Saul, Polina Nikolskaya  —  LONDON/MOSCOW - Russian tankers have supplied fuel to North Korea on at least three occasions in recent months by transferring cargoes at sea …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Vox
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump unchained: staff leaves, hardline ideas rise  —  If you ask some close to President Trump what worries them most about 2018, it's not Robert Mueller's probe.  It's that establishment guardrails of 2017 come down — and Trump's actual instincts take over.
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Mike Allen / Axios:   A rising White House power: true-believer Stephen Miller
David Wasserman / NBC News:
Key races for control of the House as Democrats take slight edge into 2018  —  WASHINGTON — Democrats ended 2016 dejected and despondent after Donald Trump shocked Hillary Clinton — and the world — by a tiny combined margin of 77,744 votes in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to win the presidency.
Discussion: NBC News
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Breitbart's Astonishing Confession  —  Every so often, a right-wing commentator who purports to abhor dishonesty among media elites admits that they've been guilty of dishonestly purveying propaganda.  —  These figures are not marginal.  —  In the final years of the Bush administration …
Discussion: Raw Story
Sam Amick / USA Today:
Warriors coach Steve Kerr: There's an ‘assault on our institutions and on our core values’  —  SAN FRANCISCO - Outspoken Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr sat down with USA TODAY Sports recently following a tour of the team's Chase Center construction site.
Discussion: Raw Story
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
'Don't screw with me on this': Mattis defends U.S. efforts to prevent civilian casualties in Yemen  —  Defense Secretary Jim Mattis gave a full-throated defense Friday of U.S. efforts to prevent civilian casualties in the conflict in Yemen, making the case that without American involvement, there would be more.
Discussion: IJR
CNN:
No, Trump's approval rating hasn't caught up to Obama's  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump claimed Friday that his approval ratings at this point in his presidency rival those of Barack Obama, citing a report from “Fox & Friends.”  —  “While the Fake News loves to talk …
The News-Press:
In Q&A, Sen. Marco Rubio lauds child tax credit expansion, wants Mueller probe to continue  —  Senator Marco Rubio says he's pleasantly ‘encouraged’ at the support from his party to help Puerto Rico recover from the devastation brought on by Hurricane Maria.  Rubio visited the island and says the challenges there are extraordinary.
Discussion: AOL, Orlando Weekly and Mediaite
 
 
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USA Today:
Defense Secretary Mattis breaks tradition, doesn't visit U.S. troops in war zone this December
Discussion: Axios
New York Times:
After Saving Many From Fire, Soldier Died Trying to Rescue One More
Discussion: JustOneMinute and New York's PIX11
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
The Trump Administration Has Stopped Fighting The Jan. 1 Deadline For Accepting Trans Military Recruits
Discussion: Axios and PinkNews
Boston Herald:
Officials: Nearly half of Puerto Rico clients still without power
Discussion: The Hill, The Daily Caller and ABC News
Sewell Chan / New York Times:
Recy Taylor, Who Fought for Justice After a 1944 Rape, Dies at 97
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Hayley Tsukayama / Washington Post:
Apple will offer discounts on replacement batteries, following lawsuits over iPhone slowdowns
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Senators scrap Russia trip after Kremlin snubs Shaheen
 Earlier Items: 
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Trump to repeal Obama fracking rule
Discussion: Splinter
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Trump's ‘No collusion!’ cry is getting increasingly desperate
Eugene Volokh / Reason:
California Prosecuting Man for Insulting Posts on Islamic Center's Facebook Page
Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Heckler of Donald Trump Animatronic at Disney World Responds to Haters: ‘Check Your Privilege’
Discussion: RedState and Orlando Weekly
Makini Brice / Reuters:
Trump targets Amazon in call for postal service to hike prices
Discussion: CNBC and The Root
Alexandra Glorioso / Politico:
Billionaire kingmakers swarm Florida governor's race after Trump endorsement
Discussion: Raw Story and Axios
 

 
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New York Times:
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