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In Touch Weekly:
‘In Touch’ Explosive Interview With Stormy Daniels: Donald Trump Cheated on Melania With Me … Allegations of an affair between President Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels recently resurfaced after a Wall Street Journal article reported that the porn star was paid a reported $130,000 to stay silent.
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Erin Gloria Ryan / The Daily Beast:
InTouch to Drop 5,000 Words From Stormy Daniels on Sex With Trump — According to the source, the transcript contains details of “[w]hat he's like in bed, pillow talk, she talks about what he's like down there...” — On Wednesday, InTouch magazine ran excerpts from an interview …
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
This is why the Stormy Daniels story is so dangerous
This is why the Stormy Daniels story is so dangerous
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TODAY.com
CNN:
Bannon will do interview with special counsel, avoiding grand jury for now — Washington (CNN)Steve Bannon has struck a deal with special counsel Robert Mueller's team and will be interviewed by prosecutors instead of testifying before the grand jury, two people familiar with the process told CNN.
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New York Times, Vox, The Resurgent, The Daily Caller, CNBC, Political Wire, Politicus USA and The Hill
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NBC News:
FBI agents visited Steve Bannon's home last week to discuss subpoena in Russia probe — FBI agents showed up at Steve Bannon's Washington home last week intent on serving him with a subpoena to appear before a grand jury investigating possible ties between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia …
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Axios, Business Insider, Washington Press, VICE, Hullabaloo, Politicus USA, Mediaite, Raw Story, Bloomberg, Politico, CNBC and New York Magazine
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon Will Tell All to Robert Mueller, Source Says — Trump's one-time chief strategist and current frenemy may have been tight lipped with Congress. He won't be that way with the Special Counsel. — BETSY WOODRUFF1.16.18 9:33 PM ET — Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon broke …
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The Atlantic, CNN, Politico, Taylor Marsh, Axios, Shakesville, Splinter, The Week, The Guardian, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, Washington Press, Washington Post and CANNONFIRE
Eamon Javers / CNBC:
White House official: House intel panel broke an agreement on limiting scope of questions for Bannon
White House official: House intel panel broke an agreement on limiting scope of questions for Bannon
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The Gateway Pundit and The Week
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge hears suit on Trump White House use of encrypted apps
Judge hears suit on Trump White House use of encrypted apps
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Axios, theGrio, Weekly Standard and IJR
BuzzFeed:
Investigators Are Scrutinizing Newly Uncovered Payments By The Russian Embassy — US authorities are poring over hundreds of newly uncovered payments from Russian diplomatic accounts. Among them are transactions by former ambassador Sergey Kislyak 10 days after the 2016 presidential election …
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Washington Monthly, RedState, JustOneMinute, Politicus USA and The Week
John McCain / Washington Post:
Mr. President, stop attacking the press — John McCain, a Republican, represents Arizona in the U.S. Senate. — After leaving office, President Ronald Reagan created the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award to recognize individuals who have fought to spread liberty worldwide.
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Politico:
Full text: Jeff Flake on Trump speech transcript — Prepared remarks for Sen. Jeff Flake, who delivered a speech to the Senate on Jan. 17, 2018. — Mr. President, near the beginning of the document that made us free, our Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson wrote …
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Washington Monthly, CNN, Boing Boing, TheBlaze, The Root, Political Wire, Washington Free Beacon and The Week
Adam Kelsey / ABC News:
Sen. Jeff Flake condemns Trump's media attacks, compares rhetoric to Stalin
Sen. Jeff Flake condemns Trump's media attacks, compares rhetoric to Stalin
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Weekly Standard, Politico, The Rush Limbaugh Show, NBC News, Fox News Insider, Washington Free Beacon and Esquire
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
How Michael Wolff Got Into the White House for His Tell-All Book — Some of president's staff thought they were authorized to talk — Wolff's working title suggested sympathetic view of Trump — Author Michael Wolff's pitch to the White House to win cooperation for his book included …
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CNN, Washington Post, National Review, RedState, Daily Wire, The Week, New York Magazine, Towleroad and Splinter, more at Mediagazer »
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Sanjay Gupta: By all standards, Trump has heart disease — CNN's chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, said Wednesday that he believes tests reveal that President Trump — has heart disease. — Gupta said dating back to 2009, Trump started to have “these tests that are actually looking …
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Eric W. Dolan / Raw Story:
Sanjay Gupta calls out doctor over Trump's ‘excellent’ …
Lawrence Bonk / Mediaite:
Ashleigh Banfield Fires Back After Getting Insulting Email from Writer of Aziz Ansari Piece … HLN's Ashleigh Banfield has not been shy in her dismissal of Katie Way, the Babe.net writer who reported anonymous allegations against Aniz Ansari, suggesting that she has “chiseled away” …
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The Verge, The Stranger … and The Week, more at Mediagazer »
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Democrats grab key Wisconsin Senate seat in Tuesday's special elections — MADISON - Democrats snagged a GOP-leaning state Senate seat in western Wisconsin on Tuesday, buoying progressive hopes that they could ride a wave of victory this fall. — Patty Schachtner, the chief medical examiner …
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Washington Post, ThinkProgress, Vox, Politico, twitchy.com, Shareblue Media, FOX6Now.com, Washington Free Beacon, Axios, New York Magazine and Balloon Juice
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Donald Trump's terrifying plan to win the 2018 midterms — A Washington Post report shows again he doesn't understand governing beyond self-interest. — Is Donald Trump hoping foreign terrorists attack the United States? — That terrifying question is subtly embedded in a story …
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Front Page Magazine, IJR and Raw Story
Beth Greenfield / Yahoo:
Gay couple sues printing company over homophobic wedding pamphlets … Two men who ordered programs for their September — wedding from a popular printing company but instead received a boxful of anti-gay pamphlets warning, “Satan entices your flesh with evil desires,” …
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New York Post, Splinter and Towleroad
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Lindy West / New York Times:
Aziz, We Tried to Warn You — In 1975, 42 years before the comedian Aziz Ansari reportedly brought a date home to his apartment and repeatedly tried to initiate sex with her after she told him “next time” and “I don't want to feel forced,” Susan Brownmiller published “Against Our Will: Men, Women, and Rape.”
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ThinkProgress
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Nearly all members of National Park Service advisory panel resign in frustration — Three-quarters of the members of a federally chartered board advising the National Park Service abruptly quit Monday night out of frustration that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke had refused to meet with them or convene a single meeting last year.
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Vox, ThinkProgress, New York Times, New York Magazine, Mashable, KTLA, Talking Points Memo, fox5sandiego.com, The Hill, NBC News, Gizmodo, The Week, Splinter, Raw Story and Axios
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Liz Ruskin / Alaska Public Media:
Knowles quits National Parks panel, says new administration won't listen
Knowles quits National Parks panel, says new administration won't listen
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Washington Post, NPR and AOL
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy met with birther movement activists in his office in 2013 — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy hosted members of the birther movement in his office for a meeting in 2013, where he was shown a video alleging then-President Barack Obama …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Fine, Trump Doesn't Have Dementia. He's Just a Moron.
Fine, Trump Doesn't Have Dementia. He's Just a Moron.
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Hullabaloo, Salon, thecut and Mother Jones
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump says Russia helping North Korea skirt sanctions; Pyongyang getting close on missile — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Russia is helping North Korea get supplies in violation of international sanctions and that Pyongyang is getting …
CBS13 | CBS Sacramento:
New California Declares Independence From Rest Of State — SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — With the reading of their own version of a Declaration of Independence, founders of the state of New California took the first steps to what they hope will eventually lead to statehood.
Ben Protess / New York Times:
He Leaked a Photo of Rick Perry Hugging a Coal Executive. Then He Lost His Job. — As a photographer for the Department of Energy, Simon Edelman regularly attended meetings with Secretary Rick Perry and snapped pictures for official purposes. — Now he is out of a job …
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
The truth about the FBI's Russia probe — “Does this concern you at all?” asks a tart email message from a Trump supporter who wonders why the mainstream media doesn't take a closer look at allegations that the Justice Department's investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election has been tainted by bias.
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New York Times and Althouse
WKBW-TV:
Indiana teen ‘ashamed’ after video of him chanting racial slurs and wearing Nazi flag goes viral — NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — After a video of a Noblesville (Ind.) high school student chanting racial slurs with a Nazi flag draped over his shoulders went viral, the student captured in that video is apologizing for his actions.
Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
Ellen Pompeo, TV's $20 Million Woman, Reveals Her Behind-the-Scenes Fight for “What I Deserve” — The 'Grey's Anatomy' star recalls in her own words the personal struggles and advice from Shonda Rhimes that led to a milestone: highest-paid actress on a primetime drama.
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The Daily Beast, Mashable, Just Jared, The Ringer and Jezebel
Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
With A Possible Shutdown Hours Away, Republicans Are Negotiating With Themselves — House conservatives could throw the government into chaos. — WASHINGTON Just a few days before a shutdown, lawmakers are still sorting out how they plan to fund the government past Friday.
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Weekly Standard and New Republic
Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Trump Falsely Claims His Approval Among Black Americans Has Doubled — WASHINGTON — Even as he is embroiled in an immigration policy debate that has focused on whether he used vulgar language to describe Haiti and African countries, President Trump is claiming that he is delivering for black Americans …
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CNN, theGrio, Daily Wire, AOL and The Daily Beast
Andy Wells / Yahoo! News:
Swiss town denies passport to Dutch vegan because she is ‘too annoying’ — A Dutch vegan who applied for a Swiss passport has had her application rejected because the locals found her too annoying. — Nancy Holten, 42, moved to Switzerland from the Netherlands when she was eight years old …
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RedState, Weekly Standard and Washington Free Beacon
Economic Policy Institute:
Women would lose $4.6 billion in earned tips if the administration's ‘tip stealing’ rule is finalized — Overall, workers would lose $5.8 billion — The Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed a rule that would make it legal for employers to pocket their workers' tips, as long as they pay those workers at least the minimum wage.
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New Republic