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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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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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Washington Times and Politico
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? — 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 Week, The Federalist, Reuters, Vox and Shakesville
Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Republican Senator blames possible shutdown on Trump listening to Tom Cotton, Stephen Miller
Republican Senator blames possible shutdown on Trump listening to Tom Cotton, Stephen Miller
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CBS News and Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Shutdowns Are Part of the GOP Brand. Of Course They Get the Blame.
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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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
White House moves to distance Trump from shutdown
White House moves to distance Trump from shutdown
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Government shutdown looms as Schumer reports progress but no deal with Trump
Government shutdown looms as Schumer reports progress but no deal with Trump
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Politico, New York Magazine, Fox News, Outside the Beltway and Washington Free Beacon
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
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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Molly Roberts / Washington Post:
What should scare us about Trump's porn star scandal
What should scare us about Trump's porn star scandal
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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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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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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, twitchy.com, Balloon Juice, Politico, Breitbart, IJR and Fox News Insider
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 Monthly, Washington Post, CNN, Outside the Beltway, FiveThirtyEight, NBC News, NewsBusters, Politico, Washington Times and CBS News
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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 …
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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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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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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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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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
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, The Week and Pacific Standard
Lorraine Woellert / Politico:
Sotomayor at work after health scare — Paramedics were called to the Washington home of Justice Sonia Sotomayor Friday morning, but a Supreme Court spokeswoman said the justice was not hospitalized and went to work Friday after being treated for low blood sugar.
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Washington Post and Washington Free Beacon
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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VICE, 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.
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
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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Hullabaloo and Washington Post
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
Matt Friedman / Politico:
Feds intend to re-try Menendez — Two months after a jury failed to come to a verdict in the corruption case against Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez and co-defendant Salomon Melgen, the Justice Department on Friday said they want to retry them. — The department filed a one paragraph notice of intent in federal to retry the case.