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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 …
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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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Emily Stewart / Vox:
Trump campaign ad says Democrats are “complicit” in murders committed by undocumented immigrants — Paul Ryan isn't sure if the race-baiting ad is “necessarily productive” in shutdown talks. — On Saturday, President Trump's official reelection campaign released a provocative new ad …
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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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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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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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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.
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Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Paul Ryan Collected $500,000 In Koch Contributions Days After House Passed Tax Law — That's peanuts compared with what the Koch brothers will save. — Just days after the House passed its version of the federal tax law slashing corporate tax rates, House Speaker Paul Ryan collected nearly $500,000 …
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Ryan Koronowski / ThinkProgress:
White House attempts to distance itself from incendiary ad approved by Trump. It didn't go well.
White House attempts to distance itself from incendiary ad approved by Trump. It didn't go well.
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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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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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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
FBI ‘Failed To Preserve’ Five Months Of Text Messages Between Anti-Trump FBI Agents — The FBI “failed to preserve” five months worth of text messages exchanged between Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, the two FBI employees who made pro-Clinton and anti-Trump comments while working on the Clinton email …
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
More texts turned over from FBI agent taken off Mueller team
More texts turned over from FBI agent taken off Mueller team
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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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Elana Schor / Politico:
Graham tees off on Stephen Miller over immigration — The South Carolina Republican says President Donald Trump is being ill-served by his staff in shutdown talks. — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday renewed his criticism of White House aides' handling of immigration …
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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 …
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Jen Yamato / Los Angeles Times:
Yes, Scarlett Johansson was calling out James Franco in her Women's March speech — Addressing the 500,000 Women's March attendees gathered in downtown Los Angeles Saturday and even more onlookers livestreaming it at home, Scarlett Johansson began her speech with a pointed barb aimed squarely at James Franco.
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