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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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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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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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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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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Bipartisan DACA, spending talks set to commence with White House
Bipartisan DACA, spending talks set to commence with White House
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Axios, ThinkProgress, Law & Crime, Daily Kos and CNBC
Dylan Scott / Vox:
Association health plans: Trump's attack on Obamacare, explained
Association health plans: Trump's attack on Obamacare, explained
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Daily Kos and Talking Points Memo
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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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump hosts golf outing for Coast Guard members near Mar-a-Lago
Trump hosts golf outing for Coast Guard members near Mar-a-Lago
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Associated Press, Washington Post and Raw Story
Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:
White House Intern Accused Of White Nationalism Clears The Air
White House Intern Accused Of White Nationalism Clears The Air
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Washington Times
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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Raw Story
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.
USA Today:
Marco Rubio, who was ready to leave the Senate a year ago, finds his stride in 2017 — 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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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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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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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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The Daily Caller, Instapundit and Marginal REVOLUTION
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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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.
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.
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 …
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.
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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Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Star Wars’ Franchise Crosses $4 Billion, Eclipsing Disney's Lucasfilm Price — The feat comes as ‘The Last Jedi’ nears $940 million at the worldwide box office. — From the get-go, Wall Street analysts lauded The Walt Disney Co.'s decision in 2012 to buy Lucasfilm …
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Business Insider and The Daily Caller
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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Axios, Metro.co.uk and The Week
Alexandra Mester / Toledo Blade:
Second dog rescued — The Toledo Area Humane Society is investigating the death of a dog in central Toledo that was found outside and “frozen solid.” — The female dog had died after curling up on the front porch of a house in the 1000 block of King Street.
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Elizabeth Bruenig / Washington Post:
No, the Vanity Fair staffers behind the Clinton video shouldn't be fired — On the Internet, the logic of road rage reigns supreme: Alone before your screen, without trusted friends and other social mediators to provide context or perspective, and with no relationship between yourself and the offender …
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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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Washington Examiner:
In 2017, the media flunked the Trump challenge — President Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration was notable for more than just its small crowd sizes. It was notable because it marked the beginning of the worst year of political journalism in modern history. — On the same day that Trump was sworn …
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