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Michael Wolff / Hollywood Reporter:
“You Can't Make This S— Up”: My Year Inside Trump's Insane White House — Author and columnist Michael Wolff was given extraordinary access to the Trump administration and now details the feuds, the fights and the alarming chaos he witnessed while reporting what turned into a new book.
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John Santucci / ABC News:
Trump attorney sends Bannon cease and desist letter over ‘disparaging’ comments — Lawyers on behalf of President Donald Trump sent a letter Wednesday night to former White House Chief Strategist Stephen Bannon demanding he refrain from making disparaging comments against the president and his family.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Axios AM — Jeffrey Smith / New York Magazine (Used by permission) — Amid the firestorm over Michael Wolff's forthcoming book “Fire and Fury,” a lawyer for President Trump says legal action against Steve Bannon is “imminent,” accusing the former White House aide of breaking a confidentiality …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Wolff taped interviews with Bannon, top officials — Michael Wolff has tapes to back up quotes in his incendiary book — dozens of hours of them. — Among the sources he taped, I'm told, are Steve Bannon and former White House deputy chief of staff Katie Walsh.
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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
White House Bans Staff From Using Personal Mobile Phones at Work — Trump administration cites security concerns for new policy — Staff can conduct business on government-issued devices — The White House is banning its employees from using personal mobile phones while at work in the West Wing …
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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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Mike Allen / Axios:
Bannon and Trump: Monsters they can't control — For all their grenades over Michael Wolff's bombshell book, Steve Bannon and President Trump have something stunning in common: Each helped create a monster he can't control. — The two men are actually a lot alike: They both have grandiose views …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Michael Wolff tells a juicy tale in his new Trump book. But should we believe it?
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Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Steve Bannon, calling Trump a ‘great man,’ says he still supports him in first comments after eruption
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John Santucci / ABC News:
Trump legal team blasts explosive Michael Wolff book in cease-and-desist letter
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: White House officials discuss removing Katie Walsh from outside group
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
WHAT A DAY: Lawsuit threats flying …
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Robert Kraychik / Breitbart:
Bannon Praises Trump: POTUS ‘Is a Great Man... I Support Him Day In and Day Out’
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Summer Meza / Newsweek:
TOP 20 REVELATIONS FROM TRUMP ‘FIRE AND FURY’ BOOK ABOUT GOLDEN SHOWERS, IVANKA, BANNON AND MORE
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Michael Wolff's Trump book hits #1 on Amazon, publisher speeds up rollout plan
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Washington Post:
Trump slams Bannon: ‘When he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind’
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Sadie Gurman / Associated Press:
AP NewsBreak: US to end policy that let legal pot flourish — WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is rescinding the Obama-era policy that had paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish in states across the country, two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.
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Washington Examiner:
Reps. Mark Meadows and Jim Jordan: It's time for Jeff Sessions to go, as shown by the latest FBI leak … As the first year of the Trump administration comes to a close, one can't help but look back on how allegations of “Russian collusion” dominated the headlines of almost every news agency.
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Wall Street Journal:
Fusion's Russia Fog — The Steele dossier hit men now claim to be political victims. — The Editorial Board — Let's see. The Clinton campaign hires Fusion GPS, an opposition research firm, to investigate the Trump campaign. Fusion hires a former British spy, Christopher Steele …
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Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Sessions will end policy that allowed legalized marijuana to prosper — will roll back an Obama-era policy that gave states leeway to allow marijuana for recreational purposes. — Two sources with knowledge of the decision confirmed to The Hill that Sessions will rescind the so-called Cole Memo …
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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.
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Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
“He's going to unravel.” Psychiatrist warns members of Congress about Trump in secret briefing — “Trump is going to get worse and will become uncontainable with the pressures of the presidency.” — More than a dozen lawmakers, including at least one Republican senator …
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Weekly Standard:
GOP Senators: ‘Trump Being Trump’ in Nuclear-Button Spat with Kim Jong-un
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USA Today:
Trump disbands controversial voting commission, citing ‘endless legal battles’ — WASHINGTON — President Trump signed an executive order late Wednesday disbanding his own election integrity commission after less than eight months, saying he didn't want to waste taxpayer money fighting with state governments over their voter data.
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CNN:
Trump dissolves voter fraud commission
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Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Trump Disbands Commission on Voter Fraud
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump disbands voter fraud commission
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump abolishes controversial commission studying alleged voter fraud
The Hill:
Trump dissolves voter fraud commission
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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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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Top FBI, DOJ officials huddle with Ryan to talk dossier
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Rosenstein meeting with Paul Ryan about Russia investigation
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
GOP strategist: Republicans will turn on Trump, impeach him if party is blown out in midterms — A Republican strategist who formerly served as a top aide on Sen. Ted Cruz — 's (R-Texas) presidential campaign is arguing that Republicans will turn on President Trump
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Lee Drutman / Vox:
There is no separation of powers without divided government — Partisan loyalty has triumphed over institutional loyalty. — A year ago, as we approached the opening days of the Trump administration, it was still possible to make a hopeful, albeit long-shot, argument that 2017 …
BBC:
Iran protests: General declares ‘sedition’ defeated — The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards has declared the defeat of the “sedition” in the country, referring to a wave of anti-government protests. — Maj Gen Mohammad Ali Jafari made the announcement as tens of thousands …
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Mike Pence / Washington Post:
This time, we will not be silent on Iran
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
CBS News fires political director amid allegations of ‘inappropriate behavior’ — CBS News said Wednesday that it has fired its political director, Steve Chaggaris, amid allegations of “inappropriate behavior” in his past. — Chaggaris was a longtime CBS News employee.
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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
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump picks Giuliani law partner to replace Preet Bharara in NY — will name a law partner of ally and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) to replace Preet Bharara — as the top prosecutor in southern New York, the New York Post reported Wednesday.
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