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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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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.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Steve Bannon touches the third rail of Trumpworld — Steve Bannon gave an interview to author Michael Wolff that is jaw dropping — even by Bannon's extreme standards. — Why this matters: Bannon's comments won't surprise anyone who's spoken to him, but as on the record statements they are shocking sources close to the president.
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Maegan Vazquez / CNN:
Bannon: 2016 Trump Tower meeting was ‘treasonous’ — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — The book, “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” by Michael Wolff, is based on hundreds of interviews — Bannon also reportedly told Wolff: “They're going to crack Don Junior like an egg on national TV”
Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
WAR: Bannon Goes To War With Trump, Calls Trump-Russia Campaign Activities ‘Treasonous’
WAR: Bannon Goes To War With Trump, Calls Trump-Russia Campaign Activities ‘Treasonous’
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New York Times:
The Republicans' Fake Investigations — A generation ago, Republicans sought to protect President Richard Nixon by urging the Senate Watergate committee to look at supposed wrongdoing by Democrats in previous elections. The committee chairman, Sam Ervin, a Democrat, said that would be …
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Grant Stern / Washington Press:
Trump-Russia dossier firm just told all in bombshell NY Times op-ed
Trump-Russia dossier firm just told all in bombshell NY Times op-ed
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Fusion GPS founders say they were ‘shocked’ by contents of ‘Steele dossier’
Fusion GPS founders say they were ‘shocked’ by contents of ‘Steele dossier’
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Some White House officials fear accidental war — President Trump's boast last night that he has a “bigger & more powerful” Nuclear Button (caps, Trump's) than North Korea has some administration insiders worried that we could blunder into war. — What they're saying …
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CNN:
North Korea calls hotline to South Korea in diplomatic breakthrough — Seoul (CNN)North Korea and South Korea established contact for 20 minutes on a hotline that's been dormant for almost two years Wednesday, a major diplomatic breakthrough following a year of escalating hostility that could pave the way for future talks.
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New York Times:
Trump Says His ‘Nuclear Button’ Is ‘Much Bigger’ Than North Korea's
Trump Says His ‘Nuclear Button’ Is ‘Much Bigger’ Than North Korea's
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
Trump taunts North Korea: My nuclear button is ‘much bigger,’ ‘more powerful’
Trump taunts North Korea: My nuclear button is ‘much bigger,’ ‘more powerful’
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Greg Privett / WAAY-TV:
Doug Jones does not invite Senator Richard Shelby, picks ex-VP Joe Biden as escort — Traditionally, Alabama's senior senator would have escorted Jones down the Senate aisle to swear-in — Senator-elect Doug Jones is bucking longstanding tradition. — In Washington DC, tomorrow …
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Mandy Mayfield / Washington Examiner:
Roy Moore's Jewish lawyer voted for Doug Jones, raised money for his campaign
Roy Moore's Jewish lawyer voted for Doug Jones, raised money for his campaign
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Howard Koplowitz / al.com:
Doug Jones picks Joe Biden to escort him for swearing-in ceremony
Doug Jones picks Joe Biden to escort him for swearing-in ceremony
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Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
NYPD investigating ‘ISIS selfies’ outside NYC museum: report — Authorities in New York are reportedly investigating photographs of a possible ISIS supporter taking selfies outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art and in view of One World Trade Center. — The chilling images …
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New York Times:
Florida's 1.5 Million Missing Voters — Everyone remembers that the 2000 presidential election was decided by 537 votes in Florida. Far fewer remember another important number from the state that year — 620,000, the Floridians who were barred from voting because state records showed …
Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:
Hard-Liners and Reformers Tapped Iranians' Ire. Now, Both Are Protest Targets. — TEHRAN — Antigovernment protests roiled Iran on Tuesday, as the death toll rose to 21 and the nation's supreme leader blamed foreign enemies for the unrest. But the protests that have spread to dozens …
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Robin Wright / New Yorker:
Iran in Turmoil—to Trump's Delight
Iran in Turmoil—to Trump's Delight
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Ex-Homeland Security Officials Urge Faster Action on DACA — Three former homeland security secretaries warned congressional leaders and officials of both parties on Wednesday that the window for legislative action to protect undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children will close …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Itching for a fight, Dems vow to hold the line
Itching for a fight, Dems vow to hold the line
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John Gallagher / Detroit Free Press:
Architect of Detroit's Renaissance Center left troubled legacy for skyline gem … Probably no architect ever made a bigger impact with a single building on Detroit's skyline than John Portman, designer of the Renaissance Center. — Portman died Friday in Atlanta at age 93 …
Richard Johnson / Page Six:
Russia probe grand jury looks like ‘a Black Lives Matter rally,’ says witness — The federal grand jury handing down indictments for special counsel Robert Mueller doesn't appear to include any supporters of President Donald Trump, according to one witness who recently testified before the panel.
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James Risen / The Intercept:
My Life as a New York Times Reporter in the Shadow of the War on Terror … I was sitting in the nearly empty restaurant of the Westin Hotel in Alexandria, Virginia, getting ready for a showdown with the federal government that I had been trying to avoid for more than seven years.
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TMZ.com:
Paul Sorvino Says About Harvey Weinstein, ‘I Will Kill That MF’ for Blacklisting Mira — Paul Sorvino seems to prefer street justice to the whole judicial thing ... because he wants revenge against Harvey Weinstein in the worst way. — Sorvino was leaving Bristol Farms in WeHo Tuesday night …
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Hoda Kotb's ‘Today’ salary won't even compare to Lauer's — Hoda Kotb made history by officially landing Matt Lauer's former “Today” show job — but she is still being paid around $18 million less per year than her disgraced male predecessor. — On Monday, Kotb was named co-anchor of the NBC franchise …
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Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
‘THEY SAID THIS DAY WOULD NEVER COME’ — Ten years ago today Barack Obama won the Iowa Caucuses, en route to the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, and ultimately the presidency. — That first victory shocked the world. Obama had entered a race with few endorsements …
Axios:
CNN attacks Trump's mental stability, fitness for office — After Trump's Twitter tantrums yesterday — calling for the jailing of a political opponent and bragging his nuclear button is bigger than North Korea's — CNN used its powerful platforms and people to suggest the president is mentally unstable.
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Washington Post:
The NSA's top talent is leaving because of low pay and flagging morale … The National Security Agency is losing its top talent at a worrisome rate as highly skilled personnel, some disillusioned with the spy service's leadership and an unpopular reorganization, take higher-paying, more flexible jobs in the private sector.