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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Sources: Oprah Winfrey ‘actively thinking’ about running for president — Oprah Winfrey in 96 seconds — Oprah Winfrey is “actively thinking” about running for president, two of her close friends told CNN Monday. — The two friends, who requested anonymity in order to speak freely …
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
The Case Against President Oprah — Nope-rah? — BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief — When Donald Trump was elected in the fall of 2016, some analysts saw the end of normal politics and the rise of a new wave of celebrity candidates. — “Voters have demonstrated their thirst for the Big Gulp …
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Libby Hill / Los Angeles Times:
Oprah at the Golden Globes: Is she running for president? She should! — Oprah Winfrey for president was something of a running theme throughout the Golden Globes on Sunday, beginning with Seth Meyers' opening monologue. He jokingly forbade Winfrey from considering the presidency.
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CNN:
Read Oprah Winfrey's rousing Golden Globes speech — (CNN)Oprah Winfrey accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement at the Golden Globes on Sunday and delivered a moving speech that brought men and women in the audience to their feet. — Below is a full transcript of Winfrey's acceptance speech.
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Kevin Fallon / The Daily Beast:
Oprah for President? Why Oprah Winfrey's Golden Globes Stump Speech Just Changed Everything
Oprah for President? Why Oprah Winfrey's Golden Globes Stump Speech Just Changed Everything
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Steven Zeitchik / Washington Post:
Meryl Streep just endorsed an Oprah Winfrey presidential run
Meryl Streep just endorsed an Oprah Winfrey presidential run
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Brian Flood / Fox News:
NBC slammed for ‘stunningly unprofessional’ tweet declaring Oprah Winfrey ‘our’ next president
NBC slammed for ‘stunningly unprofessional’ tweet declaring Oprah Winfrey ‘our’ next president
Anousha Sakoui / Bloomberg:
Oprah Denies Presidential Ambition After Golden Globes Speech
Oprah Denies Presidential Ambition After Golden Globes Speech
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Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
Trump Administration Rules That Nearly 200,000 Salvadorans Must Leave, Officials Say — LOS ANGELES — Nearly 200,000 people from El Salvador who have been allowed to live in the United States for more than a decade must leave the country, two government officials familiar with the decision said on Monday.
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Washington Post:
200,000 Salvadorans will be forced to leave the U.S. or face deportation as Trump administration …
200,000 Salvadorans will be forced to leave the U.S. or face deportation as Trump administration …
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Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
200,000 Salvadorans may be forced to leave the U.S. as Trump ends immigration protection
200,000 Salvadorans may be forced to leave the U.S. as Trump ends immigration protection
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Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
‘We will lose practically everything’: Salvadorans devastated by TPS decision
‘We will lose practically everything’: Salvadorans devastated by TPS decision
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Sebastian Gorka / The Hill:
Don't believe Michael Wolff's book about Trump if you want the truth — BY SEBASTIAN GORKA, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 01/08/18 12:00 PM EST THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL — When I worked in the White House, I was viewed as strange by many of my colleagues on Sean Spicer
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
From ‘Fire and Fury’ to Political Firestorm — Inside the Trump White House — 312 pp. Henry Holt & Company. $30. — He is a New Yorker in Washington, far more consumed with the news media and personalities than policy issues. He elides facts, fudges the specifics and dispenses …
Bloomberg:
Bannon's Olive Branch Too Late for Angry Trump
Bannon's Olive Branch Too Late for Angry Trump
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Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
Michael Wolff Presents 'Steve Bannon's What Happened'
Michael Wolff Presents 'Steve Bannon's What Happened'
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Linette Lopez / Business Insider:
Stephen Miller had to be escorted off CNN's set after his interview with Jake Tapper went off the rails
Stephen Miller had to be escorted off CNN's set after his interview with Jake Tapper went off the rails
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Stephen Miller escorted off set after heated CNN interview
Stephen Miller escorted off set after heated CNN interview
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
“Fire And Fury” Is The First Book Of The Post-Truth Social Media Era
“Fire And Fury” Is The First Book Of The Post-Truth Social Media Era
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NBC News:
Initial talks underway about Trump interview in Mueller Russia probe — WASHINGTON — Anticipating that Special Counsel Robert Mueller will ask to interview President Donald Trump, the president's legal team is discussing a range of potential options for the format, including written responses …
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Mueller likely to interview Trump as part of Russia probe; questioning could happen within weeks, according to a person close to the president — Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has raised the likelihood with President Trump's legal team that his office will seek an interview with the president …
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CNN:
Bannon group shopped anti-Trump document in 2015 — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)Before Donald Trump and Steve Bannon were enemies, they were allies. And not long before that, Bannon was part of an effort to sink Trump's presidential hopes — even if Trump didn't know it.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's secret, shrinking schedule — President Trump is starting his official day much later than he did in the early days of his presidency, often around 11am, and holding far fewer meetings, according to copies of his private schedule shown to Axios.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Allow us to figure out just how much of your life is spent on Trump's ‘executive time’
Allow us to figure out just how much of your life is spent on Trump's ‘executive time’
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Robert Anglen / Arizona Republic:
Cliven Bundy to walk free as federal judge dismisses Bundy Ranch standoff case — LAS VEGAS — Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, his two sons and a militia member will not face a retrial on charges that they led an armed rebellion against federal agents in 2014.
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David Ferrara / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Judge in Las Vegas dismisses case against Cliven Bundy, 2 sons
Judge in Las Vegas dismisses case against Cliven Bundy, 2 sons
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Maxine Bernstein / Oregonian:
Cliven Bundy standoff case thrown out in another stunning blow to government
Cliven Bundy standoff case thrown out in another stunning blow to government
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Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed:
Google Memo Author James Damore Sues Company For Discrimination Against White Males — The author of a controversial memo that sparked debates about gender and diversity at Google sued his former employer on Monday, alleging that the company discriminates against politically conservative white men.
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Connie Loizos / TechCrunch:
James Damore just filed a class action lawsuit against Google, saying it discriminates against white male conservatives — James Damore, a former Google engineer who was fired in August after posting a memo to an internal Google message board arguing that women may not be equally represented …
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Kansas City Star:
Brownback to get another shot at Trump administration job — McClatchy Washington Bureau and The Kansas City Star — WASHINGTON — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is going to get another chance to join the Trump administration. — President Donald Trump will formally renominate …
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Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Supreme Court refuses to hear challenge to Miss. LGBT law — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear two cases challenging a Mississippi law that allows businesses and government employees to deny services to LGBT people based on their religious beliefs.
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Shaun King / The Intercept:
ACLU Says New Jersey Prisons' Banning of “The New Jim Crow” Is Unconstitutional — America's jails and prisons have long since banned and censored books that the institutions determined posed a material danger to the safety of inmates and employees. There is a logic, at least …
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S.P. Sullivan / New Jersey Online:
ACLU calls out N.J. prisons for banning award-winning book
ACLU calls out N.J. prisons for banning award-winning book
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Tal Kopan / CNN:
Exclusive: Pair of lawmakers unveil bipartisan DACA plan — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Both lawmakers said they hope the deal can provide a basis for Congress to resolve the DACA issue — Washington (CNN)A bipartisan pair of House members have reached a compromise on Deferred Action …
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