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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.
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Talking Points Memo, Roll Call, The Daily Caller and Politicus USA
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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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Politico and Washington Times
Washington Post:
Looming shutdown raises fundamental question: Can GOP govern? — The federal government late Thursday faced increasing odds of a partial shutdown, the culmination of a long period of budget warfare that has now imperiled what most lawmakers agree is the most basic task of governance.
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The Federalist, The Week, Reuters, Shakesville and Vox
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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Associated Press, National Review, Political Wire and Breitbart
New York Times:
Here's Another Fine Mess They've Gotten Us Into
Here's Another Fine Mess They've Gotten Us Into
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Washington Post, USA Today, The Week, IJR, Talking Points Memo, Weekly Standard, Fox News Insider, Mediaite, CNBC, RedState and Politicus USA
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
White House moves to distance Trump from shutdown
White House moves to distance Trump from shutdown
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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, IJR, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Business Insider, NTK Network, RedState and ABC News
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Blame game in full force ahead of near-certain shutdown
Blame game in full force ahead of near-certain shutdown
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National Review
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Schumer, Trump meeting at White House as shutdown nears
Schumer, Trump meeting at White House as shutdown nears
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RedState
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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New Republic, Breitbart, Politico, NPR, CNBC, 89.3 KPCC, KTLA, Roll Call, Washington Post, Washington Free Beacon, CBS New York and Mashable
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Government shutdown looms as Trump sets a meeting with Schumer
Government shutdown looms as Trump sets a meeting with Schumer
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Politico, New York Magazine, Washington Free Beacon and Outside the Beltway
The Hill:
Blame game ramps up as shutdown nears
Blame game ramps up as shutdown nears
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Politico, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Federalist, JustOneMinute, The Savage Nation and New York Times
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Feinstein: ‘People die’ in a government shutdown
Feinstein: ‘People die’ in a government shutdown
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Townhall.com, RedState, Washington Free Beacon, Washington Press, CBS Sacramento and The Stranger …
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’
Trump Lawyer Used Private Company, Pseudonyms to Pay Porn Star ‘Stormy Daniels’
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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, Brookings and New York Times
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 …
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The Hill, ThinkProgress, The Gateway Pundit and Breitbart
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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
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Sara A. Carter, Townhall.com, Mother Jones, Washington Press, Conservative Tribune, Breitbart, Congressman Matt Gaetz, CNN, twitchy.com, Fox News Insider, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Power Line, Conservative Review, The Gateway Pundit, Scared Monkeys, Daily Wire, The Daily Caller, Front Page Magazine, The Last Tradition and 105.9 FM and AM 630
Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Republicans rally for public release of memo on FISA abuses
Republicans rally for public release of memo on FISA abuses
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CBS News, Hit & Run, Media Matters for America, The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart, Balloon Juice, twitchy.com, Politico, IJR and Fox News Insider
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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theGrio, Lawyers, Guns & Money, FOX40, New York Magazine, The Hill, AOL, BloombergQuint, Talking Points Memo, CNBC, The New Civil Rights Movement, Jamie Dupree - AJC, CNN and The Week
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
SHUTDOWN SHOWDOWN: Who blinks first …
SHUTDOWN SHOWDOWN: Who blinks first …
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Washington Post, New York Times and American Prospect
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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CNN, Outside the Beltway, Washington Post, NBC News, NewsBusters, Politico and Washington Times
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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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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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Daily Wire
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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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Washington Post
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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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Jezebel, Page Six, The Daily Beast Latest …, TheBlaze, In Touch Weekly, Fox News, Washington Free Beacon, The Root, Raw Story, thecut, AOL, Us Weekly, Business Insider, The Daily Caller and Mediaite
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Russians under every rock — Amid the shutdown scramble, McClatchy broke a Russia scandal blockbuster: … Torshin is one of a number of shady Russian characters who operate in the overlapping spheres of business and corrupt Russian politics. … What is remarkable is that Torshin …
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Weekly Standard, Salon, Hullabaloo and The Guardian
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Reuters:
U.S. health agency revokes Obama-era Planned Parenthood protection — (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Friday said they were revoking legal guidance issued by the Obama Administration that had sought to discourage states from trying to defund organizations that provide abortion services, such as Planned Parenthood.
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The Stranger …, thecut and NPR
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Trump administration rescinds Obama guidance on defunding Planned Parenthood
Trump administration rescinds Obama guidance on defunding Planned Parenthood
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Mashable
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court to Consider Challenge to Trump's Latest Travel Ban — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced on Friday that it would consider a challenge to President Trump's latest effort to limit travel from countries said to pose a threat to the nation's security, adding a major test …
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Above the Law, Political Wire and The Week
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.
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 …
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Women in the World, NBC News, Jezebel and Mashable
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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Defense One and Instapundit