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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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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Joe Arpaio, controversial sheriff pardoned by Trump, enters Arizona Senate race
Joe Arpaio, controversial sheriff pardoned by Trump, enters Arizona Senate race
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Washington Post and IJR
Ted Hesson / Politico:
Arpaio running for Senate in Arizona
Arpaio running for Senate in Arizona
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RedState and Shareblue Media
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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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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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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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
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 — When fired FBI director James Comey torched the White House last summer for spreading falsehoods about his leadership of the Bureau and the morale among its ranks — “Those were lies, plain and simple,” he told Congress …
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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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JustOneMinute
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
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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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump on possible Oprah presidential bid: 'I don't think she's going to run.'
Trump on possible Oprah presidential bid: 'I don't think she's going to run.'
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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Politico and The Guardian
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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Washington Free Beacon, Talking Points Memo, Breitbart, Deadline, bizpacreview.com, IJR, twitchy.com, Raw Story and Mediaite
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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Townhall.com, Politico, Fox News Insider, Breitbart, bizpacreview.com and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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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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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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
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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Washington Monthly, Bloomberg, TheBlaze and The Daily Caller
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Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
North Korea to Send Olympic Athletes to South Korea, in Breakthrough — SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea agreed on Tuesday to send athletes to February's Winter Olympics in South Korea, a symbolic breakthrough after months of escalating tensions over the North's rapidly advancing nuclear and missile programs.
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Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
Republicans have already made their 2018 election bets — Competency questions: Wolff's book puts Trump on the defensive — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)Congressional Republicans spent last weekend huddling with President Trump at Camp David to frame their legislative agenda in 2018.
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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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The News-Press:
FGCU police presence planned for start of ‘White Racism’ class — When a “White Racism” class meets Tuesday at Florida Gulf Coast University, at least two campus police officers will be on guard as a precaution. — Today marks the start of the spring semester at FGCU, and Tuesday will be the first time the class meets.
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Dem to introduce ‘Stable Genius Act’ requiring presidential candidates to take mental exam — A Democratic lawmaker says that he will introduce legislation that would require presidential candidates to undergo a mental health examination following a tweet from President Trump
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IJR