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Donald J. Trump / GOP.com:
The Highly-Anticipated 2017 Fake News Awards — 2017 was a year of unrelenting bias, unfair news coverage, and even downright fake news. Studies have shown that over 90% of the media's coverage of President Trump is negative. — Below are the winners of the 2017 Fake News Awards.
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Vox, New York Times, The Hill, Washington Post, Breitbart, Politico, The Gateway Pundit, Reuters, The Daily Signal, IJR, The College Fix, Deadline, Business Insider, The Guardian, BloombergQuint, New York Magazine, CNBC, France 24, RedState, Jezebel, CBS San Francisco, NPR, Politicus USA, TheBlaze, FOX 61, Washington Free Beacon, Little Green Footballs, Axios, Mediaite and theGrio, more at Mediagazer »
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Trump averages a ‘fake’ insult every day. Really. We counted. — Donald Trump did not coin ‘fake news’ — President Trump has used the word “fake” more than 400 times since he was inaugurated. — More than once a day, on average, he has publicly assailed “fake news,” “fake polls,” “fake media,” and “fake stories.”
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Medium, The Daily Caller, Trust, Media and Democracy, USA Today and Poynter, more at Mediagazer »
Paulina Dedaj / Fox News:
President Trump reveals winners of his ‘Fake News’ awards
President Trump reveals winners of his ‘Fake News’ awards
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Washington Post, The Gateway Pundit, White House Dossier, Althouse and Mediaite
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside the room: What Steve Bannon told Congress — Steve Bannon made one conspicuous slip up in his closed-door hearing on Tuesday with the House Intelligence Committee, according to four sources with direct knowledge of the confidential proceedings. Bannon admitted that he'd had conversations …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House Republicans seethe at tight-lipped Bannon
House Republicans seethe at tight-lipped Bannon
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Raw Story and Business Insider
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Kelly calls some of Trump's campaign pledges on immigration, wall ‘uninformed,’ meeting attendees say — White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly told Democratic lawmakers Wednesday that the United States will never construct a physical wall along the entire stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border …
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Fox News, New York Times, NPR, National Review, Raw Story, New York Magazine, Axios, Mediaite and The Atlantic
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Elana Schor / Politico:
DACA-shutdown talks still stalled after Kelly hits the Hill — Talks on an immigration deal that are inextricably linked with government funding remained stalled Wednesday, after top White House officials fanned out across Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers in both parties as a critical Friday deadline draws closer.
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Weekly Standard, CNN, Associated Press, Washingtonian, The Daily Caller and Breitbart
Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump takes hard line on immigration, rejects ‘horrible’ bipartisan plan
Exclusive: Trump takes hard line on immigration, rejects ‘horrible’ bipartisan plan
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Washington Post, Politico, IJR, The Guardian, Talking Points Memo, NBC News and Weekly Standard
Christopher Buskirk / Washington Post:
Mr. President, don't betray your base
Mr. President, don't betray your base
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Talking Points Memo
New York Times:
‘Vision, Chutzpah and Some Testosterone’ — The Times editorial board has been sharply critical of the Trump presidency, on grounds of policy and personal conduct. Not all readers have been persuaded. In the spirit of open debate, and in hopes of helping readers who agree with us better understand …
Maxwell Tani / Business Insider:
Read the email the writer behind the Aziz Ansari sexual misconduct story wrote slamming an HLN anchor who criticized her — HLN anchor Ashleigh Banfield was one of the most prominent major television personalities to criticize a piece on Babe.net about an unpleasant sexual experience …
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Republicans lack votes to prevent a shutdown — House Republicans are short of the votes they need to avoid a government shutdown, but Speaker Paul Ryan and GOP leaders remain confident they will pass a stopgap funding measure when it comes to the floor on Thursday.
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The Week
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Melanie Zanona / The Hill:
House conservatives demand vote on tough border bill to avoid shutdown
House conservatives demand vote on tough border bill to avoid shutdown
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New York Magazine
Tara Golshan / Vox:
An archconservative revolt is taking the government closer to shutdown
An archconservative revolt is taking the government closer to shutdown
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Washington Post, Axios, The Atlantic, IJR and Roll Call
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Apple Gives Employees $2,500 Bonuses After New Tax Law — Company giving bonuses to most global employees in stock units — Bonus program follows Apple pledge to increase U.S. spending — Apple Inc. told employees Wednesday that it's issuing a bonus of $2,500 worth of restricted stock units …
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CNBC, Axios, KTLA, FOX 61, The Daily Caller, Breitbart, AOL and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
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Hollywood Reporter:
Michael Wolff's ‘Fire and Fury’ to Become TV Series (Exclusive) — Endeavor Content has purchased rights to the best-selling exposé of the Trump White House and plans to adapt it for the small screen. — Michael Wolff's controversial Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House is coming to television.
New York Times:
With Trump's Visit to Pennsylvania, G.O.P. Scrambles to Save a House Seat — WASHINGTON — Republicans are scrambling to save a heavily conservative House seat in western Pennsylvania, dispatching President Trump to the district on Thursday while preparing a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign …
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump's Physical Revealed Serious Heart Concerns, Outside Experts Say — WASHINGTON — Cardiologists not associated with the White House said Wednesday that President Trump's physical exam revealed serious heart concerns, including very high levels of so-called bad cholesterol …
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CNN, The Daily Caller and Washington Free Beacon
Julie Ray / Gallup:
World's Approval of U.S. Leadership Drops to New Low — WASHINGTON, D.C. — One year into Donald Trump's presidency, the image of U.S. leadership is weaker worldwide than it was under his two predecessors. Median approval of U.S. leadership across 134 countries and areas stands at a new low of 30%, according to a new Gallup report.
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The Week and Mother Jones
Joshua Rhett Miller / New York Post:
Sorority sister speaks out on racist videos that got her booted from college — A student at the University of Alabama has been expelled from the school and kicked out of a sorority after she posted racist videos on social media in which she repeatedly used the n-word.
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Washington Press, fox5sandiego.com, FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV, CBS Philly, The Daily Caller and The Root
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Sources: Rupert Murdoch Was Hospitalized with Serious Back Injury — The accident, which happened on his son Lachlan's yacht, comes at a delicate time for the 86-year-old's empire. — Rupert Murdoch suffered a serious back injury while vacationing on his son Lachlan's yacht in the Caribbean earlier …
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NBC News, Daily Wire, Mediaite and IJR, more at Mediagazer »
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A porn star had a racy tale about Trump. Why are we only learning about it now? — Several journalists surely knew who Stormy Daniels was in 2016, and it probably wasn't because they'd seen her in one of the many porn films she'd made. — The adult-film actress was on the radar of a number …
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In Touch Weekly, The Daily Beast, Mediaite, The Moderate Voice and Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »
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In Touch Weekly:
‘In Touch’ Explosive Interview With Stormy Daniels: Donald Trump Cheated on Melania With Me
‘In Touch’ Explosive Interview With Stormy Daniels: Donald Trump Cheated on Melania With Me
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The Daily Beast Latest …, ThinkProgress, The Root, Politicus USA, Friendly Atheist, New York Times, TODAY.com, The Week, The Atlantic, NBC News, Vox, Hullabaloo, SPIN, Conservative Tribune, Raw Story, Washington Press, Taylor Marsh, Women in the World, RedState, Mediaite, The Guardian, Washington Post, Mother Jones, AOL, Talking Points Memo, VICE and Booman Tribune
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Staffers at The Hill press management about the work of John Solomon — A group of newsroom staffers at The Hill have complained to management about stories written by John Solomon, the publication's executive vice president of digital video. The complaints were launched in December …
Washington Post:
U.S. troops will stay in Syria to counter ‘strategic’ threat from Iran … BEIRUT — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday committed the United States to an indefinite military presence in Syria, citing a range of policy goals that extend far beyond the defeat of the Islamic State as conditions for American troops to go home.
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The Week
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
3 more months of the Mueller investigation? Papadopoulos filing signals it's likely — (CNN)Robert Mueller's team of special prosecutors and the lawyers for George Papadopoulos delayed on Wednesday an upcoming check-in for the former Trump campaign staffer's case, an indication …
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New York Magazine
Henry Farrell / Foreign Policy:
American Democracy Was Asking for It … The American foreign-policy community has spent the past year arguing about how to counter Russian influence operations. Newspapers such as the New York Times have written article after article describing how Russian trolls ran campaigns …
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 …
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New York Times, ABC News, CNN, Breitbart, KTLA, Balloon Juice, Washington Press, Raw Story, ThinkProgress, The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo, Axios, Politicus USA, Mediaite, Politico and Vox
Doug Bock Clark / Wired:
Meet Antifa's Secret Weapon Against Far-Right Extremists — THE EMAIL ARRIVED just as Megan Squire was starting to cook Thanksgiving dinner. She was flitting between the kitchen, where some chicken soup was simmering, and her living room office, when she saw the subject line flash on her laptop screen: “LOSer Leak.”
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Far Left Watch, Daily Wire and The Daily Caller
Adam Ciralsky / Vanity Fair:
“Harvey's Concern Was Who Did Him In”: Inside Harvey Weinstein's Frantic Final Days — Before the story of his alleged abuses broke in October, Harvey Weinstein hunkered down in his Tribeca bunker—even as the producer refused to believe the end was near. — HOLLYWOOD 2018
Brigitte Bardot / France 24:
French film icon Brigitte Bardot slams #MeToo as ‘hypocritical’ — French film legend Brigitte Bardot attacked the #MeToo movement Wednesday, claiming that actresses who complain of sexual harassment were just looking for publicity. — “The vast majority are being hypocritical and ridiculous …