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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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CNN:
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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National Review, Political Wire, The Daily Caller, NTK Network and Mediaite
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Shutdowns Are Part of the GOP Brand. Of Course They Get the Blame. — A new poll from The Washington Post shows that the public overwhelmingly blames Trump and the GOP for what seems to be an imminent government shutdown. 48% blame Trump and Republicans, 28% blame Democrats.
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Washington Post
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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The Rush Limbaugh Show, Towleroad, Politico and Washington Times
John Bresnahan / Politico:
House Republicans stay in D.C. after all — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he'd send lawmakers home for a week-long recess Friday morning, daring Senate Democrats to oppose a House-passed spending bill just hours before a shutdown deadline.
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Associated Press, ABC News, National Review and Breitbart
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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Business Insider, CBS News, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times and Mediaite
Washington Post:
Looming shutdown raises fundamental question: Can GOP govern?
Looming shutdown raises fundamental question: Can GOP govern?
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The Week, The Federalist, Shakesville and Vox
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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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Inside the Oval Office Immigration Meeting That Left a Senator Stunned
Inside the Oval Office Immigration Meeting That Left a Senator Stunned
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Hullabaloo and Washington Post
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, IJR, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Business Insider, NTK Network, RedState and ABC News
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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New York Times, NPR, The Rush Limbaugh Show, IJR, Fox News, New York Magazine, Washington Free Beacon, Politico and Outside the Beltway
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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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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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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USA Today, CNBC, The Stranger …, FiveThirtyEight, Business Insider, In Touch Weekly and The Week
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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Brookings, Washington Post 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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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, The Daily Caller and Washington Free Beacon
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New York Times:
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks North Carolina Gerrymandering Ruling
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks North Carolina Gerrymandering Ruling
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VICE, Hullabaloo, Splinter and Mother Jones
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court to Consider Challenge to Trump's Latest Travel Ban
Supreme Court to Consider Challenge to Trump's Latest Travel Ban
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Above the Law, Political Wire, The Week and Pacific Standard
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court to rule on Trump's powers to ban foreign travelers
Supreme Court to rule on Trump's powers to ban foreign travelers
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Politico
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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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer after Trump meeting: Progress but no deal yet — Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer — (N.Y.) said Friday there are still “a good number of disagreements” with President Trump — on immigration and spending with a government shutdown set to go into effect at midnight.
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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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Washington Press and Raw Story
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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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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Susan Scutti / CNN:
Michael Phelps: ‘I am extremely thankful that I did not take my life’ — (CNN)Far from the familiar waters of an Olympic pool, swimmer Michael Phelps shared the story of his personal encounter with depression at a mental health conference in Chicago this week.
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Mashable and The Comeback
Alec Tyson / Pew Research Center:
Public backs legal status for immigrants brought to U.S. illegally as children, but not a bigger border wall — The American public has clear-cut opinions on both issues at the center of the current debate on immigration policy. A large majority (74%) favors granting permanent legal status …
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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NBC News, Women in the World, Jezebel and Mashable
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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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 …
Matt Friedman / Politico:
Feds intend to retry Menendez and Melgen ‘at the earliest possible date’ — Two months after a jury failed to reach a verdict in the federal corruption case against Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and co-defendant Salomon Melgen, the Justice Department on Friday said it wants to retry them — and soon.