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CNN poll: DACA not worth a shutdown, except to Democrats — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Which is more important... avoiding a shutdown or continuing DACA? — A majority of Americans says it supports keeping the government open over finding a solution for the DACA program. — Avoiding a — 56%
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Scott Clement / Washington Post:
More blame Republicans than Democrats for potential government shutdown, Post-ABC poll finds — By a 20-point margin, more Americans blame President Trump and Republicans rather than Democrats for a potential government shutdown, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Shutdowns Are Part of the GOP Brand. Of Course They Get the Blame.
Shutdowns Are Part of the GOP Brand. Of Course They Get the Blame.
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The Daily Beast Latest Articles:
Trump Whines: Shutdown Fight Could Make Me Miss ‘My Party’
Trump Whines: Shutdown Fight Could Make Me Miss ‘My Party’
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Eric Boehlert / Shareblue Media:
GOP plan to shut down government and blame Democrats backfires spectacularly
GOP plan to shut down government and blame Democrats backfires spectacularly
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Republicans are fooling themselves if they think they have a shutdown leg up [Updated]
Republicans are fooling themselves if they think they have a shutdown leg up [Updated]
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
House GOPers Say A Secret Memo Could End The Trump-Russia Probe. Their Staff Wrote It. — #ReleaseTheMemo is the latest way Republicans on Capitol Hill are trying to undermine the Mueller probe. — WASHINGTON House Republicans spent the end of the workweek telling everyone who would listen …
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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Russia-linked Twitter accounts are working overtime to help Devin Nunes and WikiLeaks — Twitter accounts linked to Russian influence operations have begun promoting the hashtag #ReleaseTheMemo. — It's a reference to a document written by Rep. Devin Nunes that purports to show abuse …
NBC News:
Right-wing demand to #ReleaseTheMemo endorsed by Russian bots, trolls
Right-wing demand to #ReleaseTheMemo endorsed by Russian bots, trolls
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Ali Breland / The Hill:
Russian Twitter accounts pushing for release of ‘shocking’ surveillance memo
Russian Twitter accounts pushing for release of ‘shocking’ surveillance memo
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Jake Pearson / Associated Press:
Tabloid held porn star's 2011 interview after Trump threat — NEW YORK (AP) — A tabloid magazine held back from publishing an adult film star's 2011 account of an alleged affair with Donald Trump after the future president's personal lawyer threatened to sue, four former employees of the tabloid's publisher told The Associated Press.
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New Yorker:
Jared Kushner Is China's Trump Card — How the President's son-in-law, despite his inexperience in diplomacy and his lack of security clearance, became Beijing's primary point of interest. — In early 2017, shortly after Jared Kushner moved into his new office in the West Wing of the White House, he began receiving guests.
Twitter:
Update on Twitter's Review of the 2016 U.S. Election — When we appeared before the United States Congress last fall, Twitter publicly committed to regularly updating both congressional committees and the public on findings from our ongoing review into events surrounding the 2016 U.S. election.
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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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
'I'll give her a week' to lose the baby weight, Trump said of Melania, months before alleged tryst with porn star — Seven months before an alleged tryst with porn star Stormy Daniels, Donald Trump told radio host Howard Stern that he would give his pregnant wife, Melania, a couple of days …
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Mark Zuckerberg:
Continuing our focus for 2018 to make sure the time we all spend on Facebook is time well spent... Last week I announced a major change to encourage meaningful social interactions with family and friends over passive consumption. As a result, you'll see less public content, including news, video, and posts from brands.
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Facebook will now ask users to rank news organizations they trust
Facebook will now ask users to rank news organizations they trust
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Joe Coscarelli / New York Times:
Tom Petty Died From Accidental Drug Overdose Involving Opioids, Coroner Says — Tom Petty, the chart-topping singer and songwriter, died in October from an accidental drug overdose as a result of mixing medications that included opioids, the medical examiner-coroner for the county …
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers:
Our family sat together this morning with the Medical Examiner - Coroner's office and we were informed of their final analysis that Tom Petty passed away due to an accidental drug overdose as a result of taking a variety of medications. — Unfortunately Tom's body suffered …
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CNN:
FBI opened inquiry into Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens — Governor admits affair, denies blackmail — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — The FBI will at times begin an inquiry as a preliminary step before deciding whether an investigation is warranted — Washington (CNN)The FBI recently opened …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Kentucky Man Charged With Assaulting a Member of Congress — Victim attacked while mowing his yard. — Indianapolis-Josh J. Minkler, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, announced today that Rene A. Boucher, 58, Bowling Green, Kentucky, has been charged …
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Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Neighbor intends to plead guilty to assault of Sen. Rand Paul, court documents say
Neighbor intends to plead guilty to assault of Sen. Rand Paul, court documents say
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Deutsche Bank flags ‘suspicious transactions’ tied to Kushners: report — has been flagged by officials at Deutsche Bank for “suspicious transactions,” according to a German business magazine. — Officials at the German bank told Manager Magazin, as reported by English-language outlets …
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Russ Choma / Mother Jones:
Jared Kushner's Firm Tied to “Suspicious Transactions” at German Bank
Jared Kushner's Firm Tied to “Suspicious Transactions” at German Bank
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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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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
In spending fight, Republicans embrace Trump's hard-line stand on immigration — Amid the chaos and confusion of Capitol Hill this week, one prevailing trend emerged: Republican leaders are embracing the party's hard-line position on illegal immigration. — While the battle over spending continues …
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Foreign Policy:
U.S. Government Faces Critical ‘Brain Drain’ of Sanctions Experts — Departure of top sanctions official prompts new concerns. — In his first year in office, President Donald Trump has repeatedly promoted international sanctions as a powerful tool to compel countries such as Iran and North Korea to yield to Washington's demands.
Mollie Ziegler Hemingway / Washington Post:
I wasn't a Trump supporter. I am now. — This may seem like an odd moment for saying so, but a year into the presidency of Donald Trump, I'm elated. — Trump was not my first or even second choice for president, but a full two years ago I predicted he would win.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
NSA deleted surveillance data it pledged to preserve — The National Security Agency destroyed surveillance data it pledged to preserve in connection with pending lawsuits and apparently never took some of the steps it told a federal court it had taken to make sure the information wasn't destroyed, according to recent court filings.
Tom Jawetz / Center for American ProgressCenter …:
Debunking the Lie that Dreamers Can Wait — As the Trump administration and Congress continue to drive the country toward an unnecessary and chaotic government shutdown, there appears to be substantial confusion about whether Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) …
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Jason Riley / WDRB 41 Louisville News:
Prospect assistant police chief told LMPD recruit to ‘shoot’ black people — LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) - The former assistant police chief of Prospect told a Louisville Metro Police recruit that in a situation in which he caught juveniles smoking marijuana, “if black shoot them,” according to documents released Friday.
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Trump-state Dems introduce bill to withhold lawmaker pay during shutdown — Five Democratic senators from states won by President Trump — in the 2016 presidential election introduced legislation Friday to withhold pay from members of Congress in the event of a government shutdown.
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