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Washington Post:
Fusion GPS founder told Senate investigators the FBI had a whistleblower in Trump's network … The ex-British spy who authored a dossier of allegations against then-presidential candidate Donald Trump was told the FBI had someone inside Trump's network providing agents with information …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Senate Democrats just released full testimony on the Trump-Russia dossier. Here's what's in it — Sen. Dianne Feinstein released the full transcript of Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson's testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee. — Simpson touched on a wide array of topics …
Alex Pappas / Fox News:
'Somebody's already been killed' because of Trump dossier, Fusion GPS rep revealed — An attorney for the co-founder of opposition research firm Fusion GPS revealed during a closed-door interview this summer with congressional investigators that “somebody's already been killed” as a result of the publication of the anti-Trump dossier.
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The Gateway Pundit and IJR
The Daily Beast:
Democrats Release the Fusion GPS Testimony on Trump and Russia — Senate Democrats on Tuesday released the transcripts from a closed-door Senate Judiciary interview with Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson as part of the committee's Russia probe. Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), a Republican …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Human source’ in Trump orbit contacted FBI, Fusion GPS co-founder told senators — Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson, whose firm commissioned a controversial dossier alleging secret ties between President Donald Trump and the Kremlin, told congressional investigators in August that the FBI found …
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Washington Examiner, Balloon Juice, Pacific Standard, The Week and Raw Story
Tommy Christopher / Shareblue Media:
New dossier testimony reveals how badly NYT screwed up — in Trump's favor — The paper that obsessed over Hillary's emails also scared off a key source of information on Trump and Russia. — The New York Times faced heavy and justified criticism for its obsessive focus …
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Business Insider and KQED News
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Grassley blasts Feinstein's release of Fusion GPS transcript as ‘confounding’
NBC News:
FBI knew of possible Trump-Russia collusion, according to Glenn Simpson's Senate testimony
FBI knew of possible Trump-Russia collusion, according to Glenn Simpson's Senate testimony
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Washington Monthly, The Daily Beast and Talking Points Memo
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Newly released Senate testimony debunks a key conservative theory on Trump and Russia
Newly released Senate testimony debunks a key conservative theory on Trump and Russia
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New York Magazine and Politico
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Steve Bannon Steps Down From Breitbart Post — WASHINGTON — Stephen K. Bannon is stepping down from his post as executive chairman of Breitbart News, the company announced Tuesday. — Mr. Bannon's departure, which was forced by a onetime financial patron, Rebekah Mercer …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Steve Bannon out at Breitbart — Steve Bannon has stepped down as executive chairman of Breitbart News. — The big picture: Trump got his scalp. He forced everyone inside and close to White House to make a binary choice: “it's me or Steve.” For everyone, including some of Bannon's close allies, it was an easy choice.
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bizpacreview.com, New York Magazine, The Week and Breitbart
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Steve Bannon leaves Breitbart after blow-up over comments in Trump book
Steve Bannon leaves Breitbart after blow-up over comments in Trump book
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The Atlantic, The Gateway Pundit, American Prospect, RedState and Raw Story
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Joe Arpaio running for Senate in Arizona — Republican Joe Arpaio, a close ally of President Trump and former sheriff known for his provocative approach to combatting illegal immigration, is running for Senate in Arizona. — The 85-year-old Arpaio could shake up the late August Republican primary …
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USA Today:
In extraordinary public negotiation with Congress, Trump promises to sign DACA bill — WASHINGTON — President Trump promised Tuesday to sign what he called a “bill of love” to extend protections to 800,000 immigrants who entered the United States illegally as children — if Congress can work out the details.
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ThinkProgress, CNN, RedState, The Root, The Daily Caller and 24Ahead
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump Appears to Endorse Path to Citizenship for Millions of Immigrants
Trump Appears to Endorse Path to Citizenship for Millions of Immigrants
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The Hill, RedState, Business Insider, TheBlaze, The Resurgent and The Week
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump says he'll ‘take the heat’ over immigration reform
Trump says he'll ‘take the heat’ over immigration reform
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CNN:
'It's a mess': DACA negotiations hit a snag ahead of White House meeting
'It's a mess': DACA negotiations hit a snag ahead of White House meeting
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USA Today, America's Voice, Washington Post, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, The Atlantic, KTLA and IJR
Khorri Atkinson / Axios:
McConnell: DACA deal will be separate from spending bill
McConnell: DACA deal will be separate from spending bill
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ThinkProgress, Politico and Breitbart
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
If Russia probe goes near Trump's finances, 'he's sunk,' ‘Fire and Fury’ author Michael Wolff says — People around President Donald Trump think that if the Russia investigation touches the president's finances, it could take the president down, the author of an explosive tell-all book claimed Tuesday.
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Raw Story
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Cristian Farias / New York Magazine:
No Sane Lawyer Would Let Trump Sit for an Interview With Mueller
No Sane Lawyer Would Let Trump Sit for an Interview With Mueller
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Shareblue Media, Washington Post, National Law Journal, USA Today, Associated Press, Salon, Hullabaloo, Raw Story and Power Line
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Wolff: WH officials think if Mueller targets Trump's finances, 'he's sunk'
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Michael Wolff: People close to Trump ‘afraid’ for the country
Michael Wolff: People close to Trump ‘afraid’ for the country
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Hullabaloo and RedState
Kevin Glass / Washington Examiner:
Michael Wolff's ‘Fire and Fury’ is why Americans don't trust the media
Michael Wolff's ‘Fire and Fury’ is why Americans don't trust the media
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Chicago Boyz, Washington Post, Instapundit and Business Insider
CNN:
Facing staffing exodus, Trump struggles to fill West Wing — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)White House aides have been told to make a decision before the end of January whether they intend to leave the administration or stay through the November midterm elections, an official said …
Los Angeles Times:
At least 5 dead as heavy rains trigger flooding, mudflows and freeway closures across Southern California … At least five people were killed Tuesday when a rainstorm sent mud and debris coursing through Montecito neighborhoods and left rescue crews to scramble through clogged roadways and downed trees to search for victims.
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CBS Los Angeles, The Verge, KFOR-TV, Grist and KTLA
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Sessions' DOJ Charged A White Supremacist With Terrorism. They Just Didn't Tell Anyone. — The Justice Department's handling of the federal terrorism case against Taylor Michael Wilson is indicative of the government's approach to domestic terrorism. — WASHINGTON Usually …
New York Times:
Trump Plans to Attend the World Economic Forum in Davos — WASHINGTON — President Trump is expected to attend the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, in the coming weeks, an administration official said Tuesday. — In a statement, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary …
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
“I sometimes wonder if the Invisible White House has learned to use the Potemkin White House to deke us while it changes the country.” — Writes anti-Trumper David Brooks in “The Decline of Anti-Trumpism.” … As to why anti-Trumpism is in decline, the proudly elitist Brooks blames “lowbrowism”:
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Decline of Anti-Trumpism
The Decline of Anti-Trumpism
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The Atlantic, Weekly Standard, Business Insider, No More Mister Nice Blog, Instapundit and Washington Post
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Marvel creator Stan Lee, 95, is accused of groping nurses and demanding oral sex in the shower at his $20m Los Angeles home - but says he is victim of a ‘shake down’ — Stan Lee, the 95-year-old comic book legend who co-created Spider Man, the X-Men, The Incredible Hulk and other characters is accused of sex abuse
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KATC-TV:
Teacher removed from Vermilion school board meeting in handcuffs — The superintendent of Vermilion Parish schools says the board won't press charges against a teacher who was removed from the board's special meeting Monday night. — Deyshia Hargrave, an English language arts teacher …
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Taylor Lorenz / The Daily Beast:
This Is the Data Snapchat Doesn't Want You to See … Snapchat takes its secrecy seriously. Very, very seriously. — Take the case of one former Snapchat employee. On his first day, he was forced to sit through an ominous orientation where he was threatened with termination …
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Emily Stewart / Vox:
Ivanka Trump tries to hop on Oprah's #MeToo message. #MeToo says no thanks. — The president's daughter is trying to piggyback on Oprah Winfrey's Golden Globes speech. — Ivanka Trump praised Oprah Winfrey's viral Golden Globes speech and tried to hop on the Time's Up movement of women speaking up against sexual misconduct.
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Washington Post, Politico and The Hill
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Hollywood Reporter:
Roseanne Barr: “I'd Be a Better President” Than Oprah, Susan Sarandon, Trump — “It was time for us as a country to shake things up and, you know, try something different,” the actress tells reporters of her support of Trump at TCA. — It didn't take long before the subject …
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IJR, New York Times, bizpacreview.com, TheBlaze, Washington Times, Mediaite, AOL and Deadline
Noah Rothman / New York Post:
Racist goons are targeting the FCC chief — and his family — In the minds of today's political activists, the objects of their fixations represent an existential threat. This is how opposition to an arcane, bureaucratic decision by the Federal Communications Commission transformed from a liberal cause into an obsession.
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and National Review
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Success: EPA set to reduce staff 50% in Trump's first term — The Environmental Protection Agency, seen by President Trump as a bloated bureaucratic whale, is on schedule to fulfill his promise to reduce its staff nearly in half by the end of his first term mostly through retirements, not cuts, according to officials.
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Common Dreams and The Daily Signal
Daniel Roberts / Yahoo! Finance:
Poll: 33% of NFL fans ‘purposely stopped watching’ this season — television ratings have declined and fans, TV pundits, and reporters have speculated as to — the biggest cause. On social media, many people railed that players protesting during the national anthem led outraged Americans to boycott.