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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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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 …
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 …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Human source’ in Trump orbit contacted FBI, Fusion GPS co-founder told senators
‘Human source’ in Trump orbit contacted FBI, Fusion GPS co-founder told senators
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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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Ted Hesson / Politico:
Arpaio running for Senate in Arizona
Arpaio running for Senate in Arizona
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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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CNN:
'It's a mess': DACA negotiations hit a snag ahead of White House meeting — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)Republicans and Democrats will sit down with President Donald Trump in a bipartisan meeting Tuesday aimed at moving closer to protecting hundreds of thousands of immigrants from deportation …
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Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
Republicans have already made their 2018 election bets
Republicans have already made their 2018 election bets
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Washington Monthly
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 Week
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump says he'll ‘take the heat’ over immigration reform
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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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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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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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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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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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 …
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Vox, Axios, Breitbart and Political Wire
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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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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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Is Oprah the Un-Trump, or the Un-Clinton? — The metabolism of the media is such that we moved, within 20 hours, from the exhortation that Oprah Winfrey run for president (roughly 11 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Sunday) to the reading of rune stones about whether she'd be game (8 a.m. Monday) …
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Emily Stewart / Vox:
Ivanka Trump tries to hop on Oprah's #MeToo message. #MeToo says no thanks.
Ivanka Trump tries to hop on Oprah's #MeToo message. #MeToo says no thanks.
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Ivanka tries to have it both ways: Trump's daughter and #MeToo supporter
Ivanka tries to have it both ways: Trump's daughter and #MeToo supporter
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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 …
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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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Steve Bannon to Step Down From Breitbart Post — WASHINGTON — Stephen K. Bannon is stepping down from his post as executive chairman of Breitbart News, the company will announce on Tuesday. — Mr. Bannon's departure, which was forced by a onetime financial patron, Rebekah Mercer …
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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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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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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Bernie Sanders / Washington Post:
It's on Republicans to stop a shutdown — Bernie Sanders, an independent, represents Vermont in the U.S. Senate. — I do not know why President Trump and the Republican Party — which controls the White House, the Senate and the House — are so willing to shut down the government.
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Republicans: Budget deal prospects are dimming
Republicans: Budget deal prospects are dimming
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Axios, ThinkProgress, Breitbart and The Week
Andrew Jeong / Wall Street Journal:
North Korea to Send Delegation to Winter Olympics, Refuses to Discuss Weapons — South Korea pursues diplomatic dialogue in first face-to-face talks with North in two years — SEOUL—South Korea sought unsuccessfully to raise the North's nuclear program during bilateral talks …
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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Europe's High Representative for Appeasement — Iran, Cuba, North Korea and Russia have a friend in Brussels. — If Federica Mogherini didn't exist, the world's autocrats would be trying to invent her. — As the European Union's high representative for foreign affairs, she is a tireless advocate for engaging rogue states.
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.