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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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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.
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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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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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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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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Michael Wolff tells a juicy tale in his new Trump book. But should we believe it? — Among the many things he's been called — “blunt,” “pathetic,” “calculating” — the one thing Michael Wolff has never been described as is boring. — A provocateur and media polemicist …
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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
Enraged Trump Personally Dictated Scathing Denouncement of Strategist Steve Bannon
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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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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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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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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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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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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
NeverTrump Celebrates Donald Trump Attack on Steve Bannon
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
Rosenstein meeting with Paul Ryan about Russia investigation
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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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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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Greta Van Susteren / Voice of America:
VOA Interview: Vice President Mike Pence Discusses Iran, North Korea
VOA Interview: Vice President Mike Pence Discusses Iran, North Korea
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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.
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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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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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Evan Perez / CNN:
Manafort sues DOJ, Mueller over Russia probe authority
Manafort sues DOJ, Mueller over Russia probe authority
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Sam Thielman / Talking Points Memo:
Russian Social Media Giant Gave Info on Trump Contacts to Senate Probe — The Russian social media giant Vkontakte has given information to Senate investigators about contacts between an executive at the company and the Trump campaign, TPM has learned. — The Russian tech firm appears …
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Daniel Friedman / Mother Jones:
Sen. Feinstein Says Trump's Social-Media Guru “May Have Corresponded With Russian Nationals”
Sen. Feinstein Says Trump's Social-Media Guru “May Have Corresponded With Russian Nationals”
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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 …
Laura Jarrett / CNN:
New interim US attorneys include Giuliani law partner — (CNN)A new year brought the Trump administration a crop of new top prosecutors Wednesday to lead several of the nation's most high-profile US attorney's offices. — CNN has learned that Attorney General Jeff Sessions has tapped …
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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