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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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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
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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RedState
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
From ‘Fire and Fury’ to Political Firestorm
From ‘Fire and Fury’ to Political Firestorm
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The Guardian
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
AP source: Mueller conveys interest in questioning Trump
AP source: Mueller conveys interest in questioning Trump
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USA Today, New York Magazine and Washington Post
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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Washington Post and No More Mister Nice Blog
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’
Trump stands for national anthem at NCAA game; Alabama player heard saying ‘F— Trump’
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Chris Chavez / SI.com:
Watch: Bo Scarbrough Yells ‘F— Trump’ Before National Championship Game
Watch: Bo Scarbrough Yells ‘F— Trump’ Before National Championship Game
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The Daily Caller and Washington Free Beacon
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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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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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
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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Raw Story and The Daily Beast
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
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.
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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The Week
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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 …
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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Manu Raju / CNN:
Trump a genius? Hill Republicans not so sure — (CNN)President Donald Trump has boldly declared that he is a genius — a “very stable” one at that. His Republican colleagues on Capitol Hill were not so quick to agree. — “He's smart and capable at getting himself elected president,” said Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran.
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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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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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RRH Elections
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Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:
Secret Pro-Life Meeting With Mike Pence Killed Obamacare Fix—For Now … A bipartisan effort to stabilize the health insurance markets collapsed last month after anti-abortion groups appealed directly to Vice President Mike Pence at the 11th hour, The Daily Beast has learned.
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Political Wire
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.
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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Axios