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Michael Wolff / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump Didn't Want to Be President — One year ago: the plan to lose, and the administration's shocked first days. — Election Night: It “looked as if he had seen a ghost.” — On the afternoon of November 8, 2016, Kellyanne Conway settled into her glass office at Trump Tower.
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David Smith / The Guardian:
Trump Tower meeting with Russians ‘treasonous’, Bannon says in explosive book … Donald Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon has described the Trump Tower meeting between the president's son and a group of Russians during the 2016 election campaign as “treasonous” and “unpatriotic” …
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CNN:
Inside Trump's two days of fury — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump started 2018 in a fury partly fueled by anger at his legal team for offering shifting timelines about when the Russia investigation would end, according to two sources familiar with the President's mindset.
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Political Wire
Summer Meza / Newsweek:
TOP 20 REVELATIONS FROM TRUMP ‘FIRE AND FURY’ BOOK ABOUT GOLDEN SHOWERS, IVANKA, BANNON AND MORE — A new book by Michael Wolff offers an insider look at President Donald Trump's candidacy and first year in office, and reveals dozens of fascinating details about the administration.
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Washington Post:
Trump slams Bannon: ‘When he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind’ … President Trump unleashed on his former chief strategist and campaign manager Wednesday, issuing a long and unusual statement questioning Stephen K. Bannon's mental stability, honesty and political influence.
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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Hope Hicks fled the room after Trump called her ‘the best piece of tail’ Lewandowski will ever have: report — Bombshell reports from Michael Wolff's new Fire and Fury book continued to roil President Donald Trump's White House as even more revelations are reported.
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Enraged Trump Personally Dictated Scathing Denouncement of Strategist Steve Bannon … The publication Wednesday of salacious excerpts from a new book on the Trump presidency re-opened a major fissure between the president and his former campaign CEO and chief strategist Steve Bannon.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Michael Wolff tells a juicy tale in his new Trump book. But should we believe it?
Michael Wolff tells a juicy tale in his new Trump book. But should we believe it?
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Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
Steve Bannon Privately Called Trump A “Narcissist” Before Taking Over His Campaign
Steve Bannon Privately Called Trump A “Narcissist” Before Taking Over His Campaign
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Steve Bannon touches the third rail of Trumpworld
Steve Bannon touches the third rail of Trumpworld
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Eli Stokols / Wall Street Journal:
President Trump Denounces Steve Bannon After Comments in Book
President Trump Denounces Steve Bannon After Comments in Book
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Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
10 wild claims about Trump's White House from the upcoming book ‘Fire and Fury’
10 wild claims about Trump's White House from the upcoming book ‘Fire and Fury’
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Trump called ex-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates ‘such a c*nt,’ book alleges
Trump called ex-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates ‘such a c*nt,’ book alleges
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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
NeverTrump Celebrates Donald Trump Attack on Steve Bannon
Hot Air:
“He's Only In It For Himself”: Trump Goes Nuclear On Bannon Over Russiagate “Treason” Comment; Update: Junior Piles On
“He's Only In It For Himself”: Trump Goes Nuclear On Bannon Over Russiagate “Treason” Comment; Update: Junior Piles On
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Daily Wire, Raw Story and Shareblue Media
Alexandra DeSanctis / National Review:
Trump Blasts Bannon in Official Statement: ‘He Lost His Mind’
Trump Blasts Bannon in Official Statement: ‘He Lost His Mind’
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Shareblue Media, The Hill and Mother Jones
CNN:
Trump dissolves voter fraud commission — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump dissolved his much-touted voter fraud commission on Wednesday, attributing the step to various states' refusal to participate in the board, which was criticized as a misguided step to solve a practically non-existent problem.
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump disbands voter fraud commission — President Donald Trump is dumping a controversial commission that was charged with investigating his unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud during the 2016 election, the White House said Wednesday. — Trump asked the Department of Homeland Security to look into the issue instead.
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Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Trump Disbands Commission on Voter Fraud
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Deputy AG, FBI director make unannounced visit to Paul Ryan's office — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Chris Wray made an unannounced visit to Speaker Paul Ryan's office Wednesday as the Justice Department grapples with an increasingly hostile faction …
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Rosenstein meeting with Paul Ryan about Russia investigation — (R-Wis.) on Wednesday about the House Russia investigation, a GOP aide confirmed. — Rosenstein walked by a number of reporters who were staking out budget negotiations between top White House officials and top congressional leaders.
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Top FBI, DOJ officials huddle with Ryan to talk dossier
Top FBI, DOJ officials huddle with Ryan to talk dossier
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Talking Points Memo, bizpacreview.com and Washington Press
Tucker Higgins / CNBC:
Trump ex-campaign chair Manafort sues Mueller, Rosenstein, and Department of Justice
Trump ex-campaign chair Manafort sues Mueller, Rosenstein, and Department of Justice
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Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, IJR, The Root and The Week
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The scary reality behind Trump's long Tuesday of weird tweets — He's relying on Fox News for all his information. — As many of the people I follow on social media headed to bed on January 2 alarmed by President Donald Trump's decision to tweet out a penis size comparison challenge …
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Ankit Panda / The Diplomat:
When a North Korean Missile Accidentally Hit a North Korean City
When a North Korean Missile Accidentally Hit a North Korean City
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lohud.com:
Fire reported at Hillary and Bill Clinton's house in Chappaqua — New Castle police have confirmed a fire at the Clintons' home in Chappaqua. — Police declined to give further details on the fire at 15 Old House Lane where Bill and Hillary Clinton have lived for nearly 20 years after buying it for $1.7 million in 1999.
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Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Trump's media uses Clinton house fire to invent totally bonkers conspiracy
Trump's media uses Clinton house fire to invent totally bonkers conspiracy
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Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed:
Peter Thiel Is Exploring The Creation Of A Conservative Cable News Network — Peter Thiel addresses the final night of the 2016 Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. — Robyn Beck / AFP / Getty Images — Billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel wants …
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Washington's growing obsession: The 25th Amendment — Lawmakers concerned about President Donald Trump's mental state summoned Yale University psychiatry professor Dr. Bandy X. Lee to Capitol Hill last month for two days of briefings about his recent behavior.
Daniel Friedman / Mother Jones:
Sen. Feinstein Says Trump's Social-Media Guru “May Have Corresponded With Russian Nationals” — President Donald Trump's social-media manager, Dan Scavino, “may have corresponded with Russian nationals regarding Trump campaign social media efforts,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) …
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Sam Thielman / Talking Points Memo:
Russian Social Media Giant Gave Info on Trump Contacts to Senate Probe
Russian Social Media Giant Gave Info on Trump Contacts to Senate Probe
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New York Times:
Researchers Discover Two Major Flaws in the World's Computers — SAN FRANCISCO — Computer security experts have discovered two major security flaws in the microprocessors inside nearly all of the world's computers. — The two problems, called Meltdown and Spectre, could allow hackers …
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Nora Krug / Washington Post:
Two dying memoirists wrote bestsellers about their final days. Then their spouses fell in love. — SAN MATEO, Calif. — The literary pairing was inevitable. — “When Breath Becomes Air,” Paul Kalanithi's memoir of his final years as he faced lung cancer at age 37, was published posthumously …
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Cara Buckley / New York Times:
Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks on Power and the #MeToo Moment — In a wide-ranging conversation, the stars discuss President Trump, the fallout from the Harvey Weinstein case and why they hadn't worked together until “The Post.” — “The Post” tells of the tense days leading …
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Manafort sues Mueller, Justice Department — 's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort — , has filed a lawsuit challenging the authority of special counsel Robert Mueller — In a court filing, lawyers for Manafort argue that the order establishing Mueller's investigation is overly broad …
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Evan Perez / CNN:
Manafort sues DOJ, Mueller over Russia probe authority
Manafort sues DOJ, Mueller over Russia probe authority
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Daily Wire and Washington Free Beacon
Greg Bluestein / Political Insider:
Trump plans to attend Georgia-Alabama football championship game — President Donald Trump is planning to attend the national college football championship game between Georgia and Alabama on Monday in Atlanta, according to three people with direct knowledge of his plans.
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Special Forces soldier killed in Afghanistan was hit by gunfire on patrol, Pentagon says — A U.S. Special Forces soldier who was killed in Afghanistan on Monday came under small-arms fire while on a foot patrol, U.S. military officials said Wednesday. — Army Sgt. 1st Class Mihail Golin …
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Telegraph:
‘Dirty, bloody and lots of sex’: how Denis Villeneuve's Cleopatra will rip up Hollywood's rule book — One of the greatest classics of cinematic history is being given a Game of Thrones-style makeover by a Hollywood screenwriter. — David Scarpa has said he would remake the Elizabeth Taylor …
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