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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 — Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Tuesday unexpectedly released the transcript of congressional investigators' August 2017 interview with Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson, whose firm was behind …
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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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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 …
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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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ThinkProgress, CNNMoney, The Gateway Pundit, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and IJR
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
'It's a mess': DACA negotiations hit a snag ahead of White House meeting
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USA Today, Washington Post, The Atlantic, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, KTLA and IJR
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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Business Insider 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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Business Insider
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump urges Congress to pass ‘bill of love’ to protect ‘dreamers’ but reiterates demand for border wall
Trump urges Congress to pass ‘bill of love’ to protect ‘dreamers’ but reiterates demand for border wall
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Raw Story, Media Matters for America, Shareblue Media, Political Wire and The Daily Caller
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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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:
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
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Wolff: WH officials think if Mueller targets Trump's finances, 'he's sunk'
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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Business Insider, No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Post and Instapundit
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
“I sometimes wonder if the Invisible White House has learned to use the Potemkin White House …
“I sometimes wonder if the Invisible White House has learned to use the Potemkin White House …
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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 …
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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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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Eric Berger / Ars Technica:
It's not official, but sources say the secretive Zuma satellite was lost
It's not official, but sources say the secretive Zuma satellite was lost
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The Atlantic, KQED News and FOX2now.com
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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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 and The Hill
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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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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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ThinkProgress, New Republic, Business Insider, Shakesville, America's Voice, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Eschaton
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, KTLA, WGN-TV and Grist
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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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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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.
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.
Ricochet Audio Network / Q & A, Hosted:
Ep. 151: The Congressman from Allentown, on the Record — Charlie Dent is a longtime congressman from Pennsylvania. He is a Republican, born and raised in Allentown. Billy Joel wrote a song about the town. With Jay, Congressman Dent talks about that and much else.
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National Review