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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.
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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 …
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 …
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John Harwood / CNBC:
Trump displays delusions in his New York Times interview — What made the president's year-end New York Times interview notable was repetition of a particular brand of untruth. — Even as his administration struggles with historic unpopularity, Trump ascribes to himself qualities …
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Washington Post and National Review
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.
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.
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AOL, Power Line, RedState, NPR and Washington Post
Haley Britzky / Axios:
Trump's free reign at his Winter White House
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Townhall.com, Politico, Joe.My.God. and IJR
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
In a 30-minute interview, President Trump made 24 false or misleading claims
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The Daily Caller and Washington Monthly
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 …
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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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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Week 32: Trump Binges on Collusion Talk to Ring Out Year — In what otherwise would have to be counted as a sleepy week in the annals of the Trump Tower scandal, President Donald Trump gave the press a much-needed news peg by granting New York Times reporter Michael S. Schmidt a 30-minute interview …
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Incoherent, authoritarian, uninformed: Trump's New York Times interview is a scary read
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ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Hullabaloo, Daily Kos, IJR and Mother Jones
New York Times:
Three Months After Maria, Roughly Half of Puerto Ricans Still Without Power — For the first time in the 100 days since Hurricane Maria slammed Puerto Rico, the government finally knows how many people still don't have power: about half. — The figure released Friday by the island's governor …
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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.
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Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:
Scattered Protests Erupt in Iran Over Economic Woes
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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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New York Times:
After Saving Many From Fire, Soldier Died Trying to Rescue One More — Emmanuel Mensah was a handsome, strongly built young man in his late 20s who immigrated to the Bronx from Ghana about five years ago. He joined the Army but returned to his apartment on Prospect Avenue in December after undergoing training.
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JustOneMinute, New York's PIX11, CBS New York and Washington Post
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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Raw Story, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, The Guardian, Joe.My.God. and Washington Times
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Jason Samenow / Washington Post:
Eastern U.S. to endure most numbing New Year's Eve cold in memory
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News, ABC News, IJR, CNBC, bizpacreview.com and The Daily Caller
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 …
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Vox and New York Times
Josh Delk / The Hill:
Judge denies Rick Gates request to leave house arrest for New Year's Eve party — A judge on Friday denied a request from Richard Gates, who was indicted in special counsel Robert Mueller — 's Russia probe, to leave house arrest to attend a New Year's Eve party.
Jon Meacham / New York Times:
Donald Trump and the Limits of the Reality TV Presidency — As with most politicians, Franklin D. Roosevelt loved attention and approval in equal measure. Once, after watching himself in a newsreel, he remarked, “That was the Garbo in me.” On meeting Orson Welles, the president said …
USA Today:
Defense Secretary Mattis breaks tradition, doesn't visit U.S. troops in war zone this December — WASHINGTON - For only the second time since 9/11, America's defense secretary didn't visit U.S. troops in a war zone during December, breaking a long-standing tradition of personally …
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