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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Eric Trump: The government shutdown is ‘good for us’ politically … President Trump — 's son Eric Trump — said on Saturday that he believes the government shutdown is politically good for his father and his allies. — “Honestly, I think it's a good thing for us,” …
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump calls for Republicans to trigger ‘nuclear option’ if stalemate continues — on Sunday called for Senate Republicans to trigger the so-called nuclear option if the government shutdown continues and pass a long-term budget with 51 votes. — “Great to see how hard Republicans are fighting …
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Shutdown could hurt Democrats seeking reelection in Trump states
Shutdown could hurt Democrats seeking reelection in Trump states
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Halimah Abdullah / ABC News:
As government shutdown negotiations continue, Congress risks giving America a case of the Mondays
As government shutdown negotiations continue, Congress risks giving America a case of the Mondays
David Caplan / ABC News:
Eric Trump on government shutdown: 'Honestly, I think it's a good thing for us'
Eric Trump on government shutdown: 'Honestly, I think it's a good thing for us'
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Adam Kelsey / ABC News:
TrumpShutdown beats #SchumerShutdown in hashtag battle to assign blame
TrumpShutdown beats #SchumerShutdown in hashtag battle to assign blame
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Now on Stage, Stormy Daniels: A Strip Club and a Presidency Meet After Dark — GREENVILLE, S.C. — One by one, the patrons lurched to the stage's edge, summoned by the siren song of stale arena rock and toplessness — a sea of large men with small bills and slight smiles …
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Dan Zak / Washington Post:
Stormy Daniels, star of the latest Trump sideshow, took her act to a strip club. It was a scene. — GREENVILLE, S.C. — Year two of the Trump presidency began here overnight much like year one had ended: with his alleged ex-mistress smashing people's faces into her bare chest at a strip club between an airport and a cemetery.
Robert O'Harrow Jr / Washington Post:
Trump's 24-year-old drug policy appointee was let go at law firm after he 'just didn't show' — A former Trump campaign worker appointed at age 23 to a top position in the White House's drug policy office had been let go from a job at a law firm because he repeatedly missed work, a partner at the firm said.
Barton Deiters / WOOD-TV:
Kzoo doctor detained by ICE after 40 years in US — KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Even as the issue of immigration has been central to the government shutdown in Washington, a respected doctor at Kalamazoo's Bronson Methodist Hospital who has been living in America for nearly 40 years finds himself …
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Amid record low one-year approval rating, half of Americans question Trump's mental stability: POLL — A year in the presidential spotlight hasn't been kind to President Donald Trump: His approval rating is the lowest in modern polling for a president at this point, with deep deficits on policy and personal matters alike.
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Democratic advantage narrows in 2018 — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)As the midterm election year begins, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds the Democratic advantage on a generic congressional ballot has tightened to a narrow 5 points among registered voters …
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Complicit — Donald Trump was elected President to build the wall and keep American families safe from evil, illegal immigrants who commit violent crimes against lawful U...
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Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
Trump campaign releases ad tying Democrats to murders by undocumented immigrants
Trump campaign releases ad tying Democrats to murders by undocumented immigrants
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
New Trump Ad Calls Dems ‘Complicit’ In Murders By Undocumented Immigrants
New Trump Ad Calls Dems ‘Complicit’ In Murders By Undocumented Immigrants
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Simon van Zuylen-Wood / New York Magazine:
Does This Man Know More Than Robert Mueller? — It's 10:45 p.m. Rio de Janeiro time. Glenn Greenwald and I are finishing dinner at a deserted bistro in Ipanema. The restaurant, which serves its sweating beer bottles in metal buckets and goes heavy on the protein, is almost aggressively unremarkable …
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
More texts turned over from FBI agent taken off Mueller team — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has turned over to Congress additional text messages involving an FBI agent who was removed from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigative team following the discovery of derogatory comments about President Donald Trump.
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Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
Trump asked Moon to give him public credit for pressuring North Korea into talks — SEOUL — Even before he was elected South Korea's president eight months ago, Moon Jae-in was vowing to take the “driver's seat” in global efforts to deal with North Korea. — But as the inter-Korean talks …
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Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:
Elizabeth Warren's Native American problem goes beyond politics — WASHINGTON — There's a ghost haunting Elizabeth Warren as she ramps up for a possible 2020 presidential bid and a reelection campaign in Massachusetts this year: her enduring and undocumented claims of Native American ancestry.
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
1 Son, 4 Overdoses, 6 Hours — Drug deaths draw the most notice, but more addicted people live than die. For them and their families, life can be a relentless cycle of worry, hope and chaos. — PEMBROKE, N.H. — The first time Patrick Griffin overdosed one afternoon in May …
Sean Wilentz / New York Times:
They Were Bad. He May Be Worse. — Historians have long looked to a few key criteria in evaluating the beginning of a president's administration. First and foremost, any new president should execute public duties with a commanding civility and poise befitting the nation's chief executive, but without appearing aloof or haughty.