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KMOV-TV:
Blackmail alleged as Governor Greitens admits to extramarital affair — ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) — Governor Eric Greitens on Wednesday night confirmed to News 4 he had an extramarital affair, an admission a months-long News 4 investigation prompted. — In a recording obtained by News 4 …
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Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens admits extramarital affair but denies reports he blackmailed woman with nude photo — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens (R), responding to media reports, acknowledged Wednesday night that he was unfaithful to his wife “a few years ago” before being elected.
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: These Trump nominees couldn't get confirmed by the GOP Senate, but they're still in government — THE BIG IDEA: The Trump administration withdrew Sam Clovis's nomination to be undersecretary at the USDA in November after special counsel Bob Mueller revealed …
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Greitens admits affair but denies related blackmail allegation
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Political Wire
Jason Hancock / Kansas City Star:
Gov. Greitens admits to extramarital affair, denies threatening to blackmail the woman
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Daily Wire and Balloon Juice
Moira Donegan / thecut:
I Started the Media Men List My name is Moira Donegan. — In October, I created a Google spreadsheet called “Shitty Media Men” that collected a range of rumors and allegations of sexual misconduct, much of it violent, by men in magazines and publishing. The anonymous, crowdsourced document …
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Vox, New York Times, ThinkProgress, Shakesville, Mashable, The Guardian, Splinter and Deadline, more at Mediagazer »
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Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
A Feminist Twitter Campaign Targets Harper's Magazine and Katie Roiphe
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Washington Post, Balloon Juice, Mashable, Splinter, Fast Company, thecut and No More Mister Nice Blog, more at Mediagazer »
Los Angeles Times:
Five women accuse actor James Franco of inappropriate or sexually exploitative behavior — It should have been a pure moment of triumph for James Franco. He collected one of Hollywood's top prizes at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, validating an untraditional career in which he's …
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Democrats to invite sex misconduct victims to Trump's State of the Union — WASHINGTON — Some Democratic House members are planning to invite victims of sexual assault to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address later this month to highlight the issue, according to an aide …
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Business Insider, thecut and Shareblue Media
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
The Wolff Eats Its Own — Guess what? Donald Trump is a raving idiot. Every sentient person knows this, and if Michael Wolff is to be believed, so does most everyone in the White House. So why are we talking about Wolff's book “Fire and Fury” as if it's the news sensation of the decade?
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Wall Street Journal, RealClearPolitics, The Atlantic, New Yorker and Slate
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Daniel Henninger / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Proves He's Sane — The president may have to invite Michael Wolff to attend the second Inauguration. — By putting it out there that the U.S. president is an “idiot,” a “dope,” “dumb as sh—” and basically insane, Michael Wolff may have ensured the success and continuation of Donald J. Trump's improbable presidency.
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New York Magazine, Ethics & Public Policy Center and RealClearPolitics
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Democratic leaders face internal mutiny over Dreamers deal — Democratic leaders are facing a potential revolt within their ranks as they edge toward a deal with Republicans that would protect Dreamers from deportation but also include concessions to conservatives that many Democratic lawmakers say are unacceptable.
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Political Wire
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
GOP may skip budget, kneecapping 2018 ambitions
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Shareblue Media, New York Magazine, Breitbart and ABC News
Washington Post:
Trump's Netherlands ambassador was asked to name a person ‘burned’ because of Islam. He couldn't. — Peter Hoekstra, the newly minted U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands, held his first conference with the Dutch media at his new residence in the Hague Wednesday. — It did not go well.
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The Intercept, Politico, Splinter, The Poke and Raw Story
CNBC:
Walmart to raise its starting wage to $11, give some employees bonuses following tax bill passage — Walmart is increasing its starting wage rate for hourly employees in the U.S. to $11, following the passage of new tax legislation. — The company said it will also expand maternity …
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news.walmart.com, National Review, ThinkProgress, RedState, KING-TV, The Daily Caller and Business Wire
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Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
Trump administration opens door to let states impose Medicaid work requirements — The Trump administration issued guidance to states early Thursday that will allow them to compel people to work or prepare for jobs in order to receive Medicaid for the first time in the half-century history …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump stuns Republican leaders with tweeted policy backflips — President Trump caught Republican leadership by surprise on Thursday morning with his tweets on FISA renewal, according to five sources close to the situation. — Why it matters: Sources in GOP leadership were horrified …
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Washington Post
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David Byler / Weekly Standard:
The Republican Civil War Heads to Arizona — New poll shows Arpaio and McSally in a tight race. — On Tuesday, former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, jumped into the race for Arizona's now-open Senate seat. Arpaio is, to put it mildly, controversial.
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National Review, Business Insider, New York Times, ThinkProgress and twitchy.com
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Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:
Republicans Have 4 Convicted Criminals Running For Congress In 2018
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The Root
Amita Kelly / NPR:
‘Deport Them’: Arpaio Departs From Trump On DACA Recipients
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The Atlantic, No More Mister Nice Blog, RedState, IJR, Notes, The Hill and KNXV
Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter:
Was the DNC/Clinton campaign-funded dossier used to obtain warrants on Trump team from the secret court? — The unverified dossier alleging connections between President Trump's campaign and the Russians was used as evidence by the FBI to gain approval from a secret court to monitor members of Trump's team, this reporter has learned.
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The Gateway Pundit, The Last Refuge, Breitbart and Americans for Limited …
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David Harsanyi / New York Post:
The Trump dossier's credibility is collapsing
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Power Line and Business Insider
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Mueller adds veteran cyber prosecutor to special-counsel team — Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has added a veteran cyber prosecutor to his team, filling what has long been a gap in expertise and potentially signaling a recent focus on computer crimes.
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CNN, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Monthly, Mediaite, Raw Story, Politico, Hullabaloo, The Gateway Pundit, Vox and Axios
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Bradley P. Moss / Politico:
This Is How Trump's Lawyers Are Probably Prepping Him for the Mueller Showdown
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The Daily Beast, The Gateway Pundit and Washington Post
Cheri Jacobus / USA Today:
Bannon's brutal ouster from Trump and Breitbart circles should frighten Americans — Conservative institutions have embraced Bannon's political slaughter not for his past sins but because he criticized the president. That's chilling. — Steve Bannon — the loathed architect …
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Los Angeles Times
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Top Fox News D.C. Reporter James Rosen Left Network After Harassment Claims — On the Friday before Christmas, Fox News confirmed that its chief Washington correspondent, James Rosen, had left the network. He had worked there for 18 years and had become something of a legend.
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Vox, Washington Examiner, New York Times, NBC News, Washington Post, IJR, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, RedState, AOL, Mediaite, twitchy.com and TVNewser, more at Mediagazer »
Aki Peritz / Washington Post:
Foreign spies are watching — and probably targeting — Fox News Channel — The Associated Press recently reported that Russian intelligence has been aggressively and actively trying to compromise journalists across the globe. Media personalities were the third-largest group on the list …
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Raw Story
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Sessions tries to impress Trump with moves at Justice. It hasn't worked. — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is trying to find his way back into President Trump's good graces. — For months, Sessions has asked senior White House aides to make sure the president knows what he is doing …
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Politico and Political Wire
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Seeks to Change Rules on Bank Lending to the Poor — Regulators plan to revamp rules governing banks under the Community Reinvestment Act — The Trump administration plans to unveil a major revision to decades-old banking rules that mandate lending to poor borrowers.
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The Daily Caller
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Conway: Trump ‘discovered’ there doesn't need to be ‘physical wall’ along entire border … “discovered” there doesn't need to be a “physical wall” along the country's entire southern border. — “What's true is that after conferring with the experts who are involved in this process …
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RedState
Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Top Dem: No agreement on Iran bill as nuclear deal deadline approaches — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee's top Democrat said Wednesday that he and the committee's chairman are not close to an agreement on Iran legislation as a deadline approaches for President Trump
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Politico
John Sexton / Hot Air:
Steven Pinker: Here's How Political Correctness Winds Up Creating Its Own Antagonists — This is a week old so forgive me if you've seen it already but I just came across it today. In this clip, Harvard psychology professor Steven Pinker makes the case that political correctness actually winds …
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The Voters Abandoning Donald Trump — A massive new source of public-opinion research offers fresh insights into the fault lines emerging in Donald Trump's foundation of support. — Previously unpublished results from the nonpartisan online-polling firm SurveyMonkey show Trump losing ground …
Joseph Cox / The Daily Beast:
Top U.S. Government Computers Linked to Revenge-Porn Site … Revenge porn, where people share intimate images of others in order to intimidate, harass, or embarrass, is rampant. Now, data obtained by a security analyst and shared with The Daily Beast reveals the behind-the-scenes …
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