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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 …
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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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Haley Britzky / Axios:
Trump's free reign at his Winter White House
Trump's free reign at his Winter White House
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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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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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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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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
Family says son killed by police in ‘swatting’ was unarmed, didn't play video games
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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.
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
In a 30-minute interview, President Trump made 24 false or misleading claims
In a 30-minute interview, President Trump made 24 false or misleading claims
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Daniel Dale / Toronto Star:
Donald Trump made 25 false claims in his latest New York Times interview
Donald Trump made 25 false claims in his latest New York Times interview
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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 …
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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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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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Jason Samenow / Washington Post:
Eastern U.S. to endure most numbing New Year's Eve cold in memory
Eastern U.S. to endure most numbing New Year's Eve cold in memory
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Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
Weather Channel Schools Trump On Difference Between Weather, Climate
Weather Channel Schools Trump On Difference Between Weather, Climate
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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
Scattered Protests Erupt in Iran Over Economic Woes
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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
White House Intern Accused Of White Nationalism Clears The Air
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Washington Times
Ben Guarino / Washington Post:
Trump administration fires all members of HIV/AIDS advisory council — The remaining members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS were fired en masse this week. — Months after a half-dozen members resigned in protest of the Trump administration's position on health policies …
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Callum Paton / Newsweek:
TRUMP FIRES HIV/AIDS COUNCIL IN ITS ENTIRETY BY FEDEX LETTER, REPORT CLAIMS
TRUMP FIRES HIV/AIDS COUNCIL IN ITS ENTIRETY BY FEDEX LETTER, REPORT CLAIMS
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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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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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Axios
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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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 …
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Raw Story
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.
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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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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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Senators scrap Russia trip after Kremlin snubs Shaheen — Two Republican senators have called off a planned trip to Russia after the Kremlin denied a visa to a Democratic colleague, New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. — Shaheen, an outspoken backer of a Russia sanctions bill …
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.
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