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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 …
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Americans more likely to blame Trump, Republicans if government shuts down: Poll — A new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds substantially greater Republican risk in a government shutdown, with Americans by a 20-point margin saying they're more likely to blame Donald Trump and the Republicans …
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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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Washington Post:
Looming shutdown raises fundamental question: Can GOP govern?
Looming shutdown raises fundamental question: Can GOP govern?
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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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Scott Clement / Washington Post:
More blame Republicans than Democrats for potential government shutdown, Post-ABC poll finds
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
White House moves to distance Trump from shutdown
White House moves to distance Trump from shutdown
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The Hill:
Blame game ramps up as shutdown nears
Blame game ramps up as shutdown nears
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Government shutdown looms as Senate Democrats dig in against GOP spending plan
Government shutdown looms as Senate Democrats dig in against GOP spending plan
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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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Tamara Keith / NPR:
Turnover In Trump's White House Is ‘Record-Setting,’ And It Isn't Even Close
Turnover In Trump's White House Is ‘Record-Setting,’ And It Isn't Even Close
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Washington Post and Brookings
Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Watch: Watergate prosecutor says Bannon's testimony “looks like a cover-up”
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Shutdown threat tanks West Wing morale
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 …
SHUTDOWN SHOWDOWN: Who blinks first …
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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
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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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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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 …
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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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 …
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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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.
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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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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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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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Inside the Oval Office Immigration Meeting That Left a Senator Stunned — WASHINGTON — As they departed the now famous Oval Office meeting where President Trump used vulgar language to disparage the national origin of some potential immigrants, Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard J. Durbin found themselves …
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Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
Sharing Salaries: How Actresses Are Fighting Hollywood's Gender Pay Disparity With Transparency — Amid the #MeToo movement, women are chipping away at studio leverage and a longtime taboo by talking openly about their pay. — Don't ask. Don't tell. That has been the Hollywood modus operandi …
Michael Safi / The Guardian:
‘Buy a flat, meet Trump Jr’ offer criticised as ‘ethics atrocity’ — Trump Towers project in India lures investors with offer of meeting US president's son … The developers behind a Trump Towers project near the Indian capital, Delhi, are offering to fly the first 100 investors in the property …