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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 …
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New York Times:
Excerpts From Trump's Interview With The Times — President Trump spoke on Thursday with a reporter from The New York Times, Michael S. Schmidt. The interview took place in the Grill Room of his golf club in West Palm Beach, Fla., whose noise made some portions at times hard to hear.
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New York Times:
Trump Says Russia Inquiry Makes U.S. ‘Look Very Bad’ — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump said Thursday that he believes Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel in the Russia investigation, will treat him fairly, contradicting some members of his party who have waged a weekslong campaign …
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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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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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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Bipartisan DACA, spending talks set to commence with White House
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Dylan Scott / Vox:
Association health plans: Trump's attack on Obamacare, explained
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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 — The former White House intern accused of flashing a white power symbol in a group photo with the president was simply mimicking Trump's signature “OK” hand gesture and denies any association with far right groups, he tells The Daily Caller.
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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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Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
Trump fires all members of HIV/AIDS council without explanation — With no explanation, the White House has terminated members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS amid widespread discontent with President Trump's approach to the epidemic. — After six members of PACHA resigned in June …
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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.
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
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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Melissa Gray / CNN:
Drexel professor resigns amid threats over controversial tweets — (CNN)A Drexel University professor who received death threats after posting several controversial tweets said Thursday he is resigning because the year-long harassment has made his situation “unsustainable.”
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Mike Allen / Axios:
A rising White House power: true-believer Stephen Miller — Guess who's likely to stick around for all four or eight years, and will be empowered in 2018? Stephen Miller, the true-believer senior policy adviser, who trumps Trump on hardline immigration views — and may outlast almost everyone.
Brian M. Rosenthal / New York Times:
The Most Expensive Mile of Subway Track on Earth … An accountant discovered the discrepancy while reviewing the budget for new train platforms under Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan. — The budget showed that 900 workers were being paid to dig caverns for the platforms as part …
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Makini Brice / Reuters:
Trump targets Amazon in call for postal service to hike prices — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump targeted online retailer Amazon(AMZN.O) on Friday in a call for the country's postal service to raise prices of shipments in order to recoup costs.
Alexandra Glorioso / Politico:
Billionaire kingmakers swarm Florida governor's race after Trump endorsement — After Donald Trump appeared to endorse Ron DeSantis' campaign for Florida governor last week, a handful of the biggest and most influential billionaires in Republican politics threw their support behind …
Dorsa Derakhshani / New York Times:
Why I Left Iran to Play Chess in America — Right now in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the World Chess Championships are underway. But some world champions are noticeably absent: The Israeli players were blocked from participating when Saudi Arabia denied them visas.
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Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Heckler of Donald Trump Animatronic at Disney World Responds to Haters: ‘Check Your Privilege’ — “I wanted to show their kids what a protest looks like before Trump destroys democracy,” Jay Malsky says after disrupting performance at theme park's Hall of Presidents
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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.
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BBC:
New Year's Eve party in Berlin to have ‘safe zone’ for women — Organisers of Berlin's New Year's Eve celebrations are to set up a “safe zone” for women for the first time. — The new security measures planned for the Brandenburg Gate party come amid concerns about sexual assaults.
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