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In Touch Weekly:
Stormy Daniels' Explosive Full Interview on Donald Trump Affair: “I Can Describe His Junk Perfectly” (EXCLUSIVE) … IT: When was the first time you met Donald Trump? — Stormy: It was a charity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe. I guess he was there to play golf, and I was there because the company …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Lawyer Used Private Company, Pseudonyms to Pay Porn Star ‘Stormy Daniels’ — President Donald Trump's lawyer used a private Delaware company to pay a former adult-film star $130,000 in return for her agreeing to not publicly discuss an alleged sexual encounter with Mr. Trump …
Daniel Friedman / Mother Jones:
Stormy Daniels Once Claimed She Spanked Donald Trump With a Forbes Magazine
Stormy Daniels Once Claimed She Spanked Donald Trump With a Forbes Magazine
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New York Daily News:
Former Trump aide Omarosa may have taped White House discussions, fears Mueller wants to talk to her — Former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault-Newman may have taped confidential West Wing conversations and fears being caught up in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe, sources told the Daily News on Thursday.
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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump to Mark One-Year Anniversary With Gala at Mar-a-Lago — Tickets for dinner event start at $100,000 per couple — Unclear whether governmnent shutdown would affect travel plans — President Donald Trump will mark the first anniversary of his inauguration on Saturday with a celebration …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
SHUTDOWN SHOWDOWN: Who blinks first — WE GOT YOU COVERED FROM THE CAPITOL: What to expect, when to expect it — POTUS IN FLORIDA: TRUMP to Mar-a-Lago as government is on brink of closure — DRIVING THE DAY — Happy Friday. THE GOVERNMENT IS DARN CLOSE TO SHUTTING DOWN. Funding runs dry tonight at 11:59:59.
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Washington Post, New York Times and American Prospect
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump to delay Mar-a-Lago trip until Congress passes funding measure
Trump to delay Mar-a-Lago trip until Congress passes funding measure
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Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Inside A Trump Backers' Bash At Mar-A-Lago, Where The President Is A “Damn Genius”
Inside A Trump Backers' Bash At Mar-A-Lago, Where The President Is A “Damn Genius”
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Shareblue Media, RedState and The Hill
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
‘These are our true friends’: Trump fans flock to a Mar-a-Lago celebration
John Bresnahan / Politico:
House Republicans to head home despite likely shutdown — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said GOP leaders will send the House home this weekend, virtually guaranteeing a shutdown unless some last-minute deal is struck. — “We've passed our CR,” McCarthy said in an interview following …
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New York Times:
Showdown Vote in Senate on Friday With Government Shutdown at Stake
Showdown Vote in Senate on Friday With Government Shutdown at Stake
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Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
House Republicans pass spending bill to avoid shutdown, prospects dim in Senate
House Republicans pass spending bill to avoid shutdown, prospects dim in Senate
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Bombshell: Simpson Admits Fusion GPS Went to the Press to Salvage Hillary's Campaign — As Scott noted earlier today, the House Intelligence Committee has released transcripts of its interviews with Glenn Simpson, founder of Fusion GPS and the source of the Democrats' smear campaign against Donald Trump.
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Jason Del Rey / Recode:
Amazon is raising the price of Prime monthly memberships by nearly 20 percent — From $10.99 to $12.99 — Amazon Prime memberships are getting more expensive — for those customers who want the flexibility to pay for the speedy shipping and media streaming program on a monthly basis.
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Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter:
A Bombshell House Intelligence report exposing extensive FISA abuse could lead to the removal of senior government officials — A review of a classified document outlining what is described as extensive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act abuse was made available to all House members Thursday …
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Catherine Herridge / Fox News:
GOP lawmakers demand that ‘alarming’ memo on FISA abuses be made public
GOP lawmakers demand that ‘alarming’ memo on FISA abuses be made public
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Trump appointee Carl Higbie resigns as public face of agency that runs AmeriCorps after KFile review of racist, sexist, anti-Muslim and anti-LGBT comments on the radio — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Trump administration appointee Carl Higbie resigned Thursday as chief of external affairs …
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: More than half of Americans strongly disapprove of Trump — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ends his first year in office with 39 percent of Americans approving of his job performance, according to the latest national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll — the lowest mark …
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Washington Post, Politico, NewsBusters, Washington Times and Political Wire
Nicholas Page / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson: ‘How Many Big Tech Companies Were Started By People From Central and South America?’ — With a government shutdown looming over Congress like a dark cloud, a compromise on immigration and border security within D.C. appears to be the only thing that can prevent such a fiasco.
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Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
Mark Steyn Bashes Immigrants: At Least ‘White Supremacists are American Citizens’
Mark Steyn Bashes Immigrants: At Least ‘White Supremacists are American Citizens’
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RedState
Joe Cunningham / RedState:
Wow! Mark Steyn Defends White Supremacists in Anti-Hispanic Rant
Wow! Mark Steyn Defends White Supremacists in Anti-Hispanic Rant
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Mediaite
CNN:
Former FBI Director James Comey to teach ethical leadership class — (CNN)Former FBI Director James Comey will teach a course on ethical leadership at William and Mary beginning in the fall, according to an article on the Virginia college's website. — The course will meet primarily …
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Nick Anderson / Washington Post:
Comey to teach course on ethical leadership for College of William & Mary
Comey to teach course on ethical leadership for College of William & Mary
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Politico, IJR and The Daily Caller
Elise Young / Bloomberg:
Mortal Again: Christie Blocked at VIP Entrance to Newark Airport — Police officer sends him to Terminal B with rest of nobodies — Three days out of office and Port Authority ends prized perk — Meet Chris Christie, former New Jersey governor and current nobody at Newark Liberty International Airport.
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Louise Boyle / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Megyn Kelly Today staffer is FIRED after claiming show is ‘toxic and demeaning’, rife with bullying and its two bosses abuse their assistants and ‘scapegoat’ the staff — Kevin Bleyer was fired as head writer of Megyn Kelly Today earlier this week after making complaints about bullying by its two top bosses
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New York Times:
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks North Carolina Gerrymandering Ruling — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked a trial court's order requiring North Carolina lawmakers to produce a revised congressional voting map, making it likely that the midterm elections this year …
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Hullabaloo, Splinter and Mother Jones
Angela Hart / Sacramento Bee:
‘We will prosecute’ employers who help immigration sweeps, California AG says — The state's top cop issued a warning to California employers Thursday that businesses face legal repercussions, including fines up to $10,000, if they assist federal immigration authorities with a potential widespread immigration crackdown.
Wall Street Journal:
Six Chinese Ships Covertly Aided North Korea. The U.S. Was Watching. — Intelligence gathered by American officials provides what they say is detailed evidence of sanctions violations — Satellite photographs and other intelligence gathered by U.S. officials provide what they say is detailed evidence …
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USA Today:
On Trump's mental fitness, the experts are silenced and the public's in the dark — This is not ‘armchair psychiatry.’ It's a call for a responsible, thorough and accurate assessment that prevents irresponsible conclusions. — Many Americans are asking questions about Donald Trump's mental fitness …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Psychiatrist who spoke with lawmakers pens op-ed on Trump mental health
Psychiatrist who spoke with lawmakers pens op-ed on Trump mental health
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Raw Story
Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
New Zealand's prime minister is pregnant. ‘I am not the first woman to multitask,’ she says. — Hours after 37-year-old Jacinda Ardern was elected leader of New Zealand's Labour Party in August, two television hosts asked about her plans for a family. One of the hosts specifically asked whether …