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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Wolff: WH officials think if Mueller targets Trump's finances, 'he's sunk' — Author Michael Wolff said people in the White House believe that if special counsel Robert Mueller — 's finances in the Russia probe, the president is “sunk.” — “People don't think in the White House …
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
From ‘Fire and Fury’ to Political Firestorm
From ‘Fire and Fury’ to Political Firestorm
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Gorka says he was told to cooperate with Wolff book
Gorka says he was told to cooperate with Wolff book
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Political Wire, Business Insider, RedState and Raw Story
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Mueller likely to interview Trump as part of Russia probe; questioning could happen within weeks …
Mueller likely to interview Trump as part of Russia probe; questioning could happen within weeks …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump renominates McFarland to be ambassador to Singapore
Trump renominates McFarland to be ambassador to Singapore
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CNN, ThinkProgress and Democrats.com
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
White House: Ivanka, Kushner ‘sacrificing’ for the nation
White House: Ivanka, Kushner ‘sacrificing’ for the nation
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Decline of Anti-Trumpism — Let me start with three inconvenient observations, based on dozens of conversations around Washington over the past year: — First, people who go into the White House to have a meeting with President Trump usually leave pleasantly surprised.
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Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
Oprah Winfrey for President: Have We All Gone Bonkers? — Have we all gone bonkers? — On Sunday evening, #Oprah2020 began trending on social media after Oprah Winfrey delivered a rousing speech against misogyny and racism at the Golden Globe Awards. While Oprah has in the past ruled …
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Gayle King on Oprah White House bid: 'I do think she's intrigued'
Gayle King on Oprah White House bid: 'I do think she's intrigued'
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
It wasn't about her. It was about us.
It wasn't about her. It was about us.
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Matthew Chapman / Shareblue Media:
Trump booed on live TV at Alabama-Georgia championship football game — Donald Trump is used to surrounding himself with adoring fans at political rallies. — But when he steps outside of that pre-scripted setting to attend events open to the public, he is met with derision and protests …
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Matt Richardson / Fox News:
Trump stands for national anthem at NCAA game; Alabama player heard saying ‘F— Trump’ — The president stands for national anthem at championship game between Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs. — President Trump brought his fight against national anthem-kneelers to the field …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Alabama player yells ‘f— Trump’ ahead of college football title game
Alabama player yells ‘f— Trump’ ahead of college football title game
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John Solomon / The Hill:
FBI agents' text messages spur congressional probe into possible news leaks — Republican-led House and Senate committees are investigating whether leaders of the Russia counterintelligence investigation had contacts with the news media that resulted in improper leaks, prompted in part …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Republicans scrutinize FBI's media contacts in Russia case — Broadening their political counterattack in defense of the White House, President Donald Trump's allies in Congress are placing new scrutiny on contacts between top Justice Department officials and reporters covering the Trump-Russia investigation.
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Jake Gibson / Fox News:
DOJ official who concealed meetings with Trump dossier figures loses another job title
DOJ official who concealed meetings with Trump dossier figures loses another job title
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The Last Refuge, RedState, Power Line and The Gateway Pundit
Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter:
Congressional Committees look to identify leakers amid new DOJ text message dump
Congressional Committees look to identify leakers amid new DOJ text message dump
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The Daily Caller and The Last Refuge
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Republicans: Budget deal prospects are dimming — Congressional Republicans and White House officials are increasingly skeptical that they'll reach a long-term budget agreement with Democrats in the next 11 days, accusing progressives of slow-walking a spending deal until they get what they want on immigration.
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Andy Pasztor / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Spy Satellite Believed Lost After SpaceX Mission Fails — Secret payload code-named Zuma failed to reach orbit after Sunday launch; industry officials estimate satellite worth billions — An expensive, highly classified U.S. spy satellite is presumed to be a total loss after it failed …
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The Daily Caller, NPR, Boing Boing, The Week and Axios
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Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
John Dickerson Of CBS's ‘Face The Nation’ Is Set To Replace Charlie Rose — Rose was fired by CBS following allegations of sexual misconduct. — John Dickerson, anchor of the CBS Sunday news program “Face the Nation,” is set to replace Charlie Rose on “CBS This Morning,” three sources familiar with the decision tell HuffPost.
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Philly.com, Axios, Splinter and Mediaite
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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Raw Story
Jimmy Vielkind / Politico:
The impending GOP catastrophe in Trump's backyard — ALBANY, N.Y. — Two potential candidates for New York governor against incumbent Andrew Cuomo have dropped out in the past week. No candidate against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has gotten beyond the whisper phase.
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Mark Minton / The Garden City Telegram:
Rep. Steve Alford cites belief blacks more susceptible to marijuana — During Saturday's Legislative Coffee session at St. Catherine Hospital, State Rep. Steve Alford, R-Ulysses, made an ostensibly racist comment when citing domestic Jim Crow-era drug policies.
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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 …
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Splinter
Ron Nixon / New York Times:
To Pay for Wall, Trump Would Cut Proven Border Security Measures — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration would cut or delay funding for border surveillance, radar technology, patrol boats and customs agents in its upcoming spending plan to curb illegal immigration — all proven security measures …
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Gerald F. Seib / Wall Street Journal:
Amid Signs of a Thaw in North Korea, Tensions Bubble Up — Trump administration weighs a risky strategy as Seoul and Pyongyang prepare to meet — As one sign of how fraught the confrontation with North Korea remains despite the tentative onset of diplomatic activity, consider this …
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Washington Post:
The White House struggles to silence talk of Trump's mental fitness … The White House is struggling to contain the national discussion about President Trump's mental acuity and fitness for the job, which has overshadowed the administration's agenda for the past week.
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Associated Press:
Tillerson tells AP Cuba still risky; FBI doubts sonic attack — WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States would be “putting people intentionally in harm's way” if it sent diplomats back to Cuba, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says in an Associated Press interview, even as a new FBI report casts doubt …
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