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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Sessions Is Interviewed in Mueller's Russia Investigation — WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions was questioned for several hours last week by the special counsel's office as part of the investigation into Russia's meddling in the election and whether the president obstructed justice …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: FBI director threatened to resign amid Trump, Sessions pressure — Attorney General Jeff Sessions — at the public urging of President Donald Trump — has been pressuring FBI Director Christopher Wray to fire Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, but Wray threatened to resign if McCabe was removed …
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Fox News:
More than 50,000 texts exchanged between FBI officials Strzok and Page, Sessions says
More than 50,000 texts exchanged between FBI officials Strzok and Page, Sessions says
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Mueller's office questioned Sessions in Russia investigation
Mueller's office questioned Sessions in Russia investigation
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Washington Post:
Tensions swell between Sessions and FBI over senior personnel from Comey era
Tensions swell between Sessions and FBI over senior personnel from Comey era
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
What's next in the investigation of those missing FBI texts
What's next in the investigation of those missing FBI texts
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Jonathan Carlson / WGCL-TV:
Feds: Man threatened to kill CNN employees — A Michigan man was arrested after an FBI investigation, accused of threatening to travel to Atlanta to commit mass murder at CNN headquarters. — According to federal court documents, the man, from a Detroit suburb, made 22 calls to CNN about a week ago.
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Kyle Swenson / Washington Post:
'Fake news. I'm coming to gun you all down': Mich. man accused of making threatening calls to CNN — On Jan. 9, an operator in Atlanta manning the public contact number for CNN received a phone call. According to a federal arrest affidavit unsealed Monday, the male caller launched into a threat.
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Man arrested, accused of threatening to kill CNN employees — A Michigan man was arrested after allegedly threatening to shoot and kill CNN employees, WGCL-TV reported Monday. — The FBI launched an investigation after the man, who is unnamed in the CBS report, reportedly called CNN 22 times about a week ago.
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Darran Simon / CNN:
Michigan man arrested after caller threatens to kill CNN employees
Michigan man arrested after caller threatens to kill CNN employees
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Schumer Sells Out the Resistance — This weekend, more than one million people took to the streets nationwide for the first anniversary of the Women's March. Though not nearly as big as the protests a year ago, it was still a larger public manifestation than anything the Tea Party ever managed.
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Jim Newell / Slate:
Why Democrats Caved — Shortly after voting to end a government shutdown on Monday afternoon, a group of a 10 or so centrist Senate Democrats, along with a handful of Republicans, gave a press conference outside the chamber to congratulate themselves on the extraordinary bipartisan achievement …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Why the Democrats lost their nerve in the shutdown battle
Why the Democrats lost their nerve in the shutdown battle
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New York Times:
Senate Democrats' Vote to End Shutdown Infuriates Some on the Left
Senate Democrats' Vote to End Shutdown Infuriates Some on the Left
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Tony Perkins: Trump Gets ‘a Mulligan’ on Life, Stormy Daniels — Donald Trump is still the answer to many conservative evangelical leaders' prayers. Or at least to their continuing grievances. — They embrace Trump the policymaker, says Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, despite being uneasy about Trump as a man.
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
The Trump evangelicals have lost their gag reflex — The Rev. Billy Graham has been one of the most visible, respected and influential Christians in the world since the 1950s. But he often had a blind spot when it came to politics. Graham was President Richard Nixon's golfing buddy and spiritual adviser.
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Tony Perkins: Evangelicals gave Trump a ‘mulligan’ on past behavior — Evangelical leader Tony Perkins in a new interview said President Trump — got a “mulligan” on his past behavior, adding that the president is providing the leadership the country needs. — “We kind of gave him—'All right, you get a mulligan.
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CBS News:
Kentucky school shooting: At least 5 shot at Marshall County High School - live updates — BENTON, Ky. — Authorities say at least five students were shot Tuesday morning at a southwestern Kentucky high school. A suspect in the incident at Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky …
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CNN:
1 killed, 7 taken to hospitals after Kentucky high school shooting
1 killed, 7 taken to hospitals after Kentucky high school shooting
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Krystle Callais / WPSD Local 6:
LIVE NOW: Shooting at Marshall County High School
LIVE NOW: Shooting at Marshall County High School
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Kathleen Joyce / Fox News:
Kentucky school shooting leaves at least one dead and multiple wounded, officials say
Kentucky school shooting leaves at least one dead and multiple wounded, officials say
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Daniella Silva / NBC News:
Shooting at Italy High School in Texas leaves teen wounded, suspect in custody
Shooting at Italy High School in Texas leaves teen wounded, suspect in custody
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Melania Trump will no longer join the President in Davos — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)First lady Melania Trump, in a change of plans, will not be joining President Donald Trump on his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, later this week.
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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Camerota Roasts Schlapp: 'Conservatives Don't Care Anymore About Extramarital Affairs?'
Camerota Roasts Schlapp: 'Conservatives Don't Care Anymore About Extramarital Affairs?'
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Neil Diamond:
NEIL DIAMOND ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM CONCERT TOURING AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND TOUR DATES CANCELLED — NEIL DIAMOND ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM CONCERT TOURING — AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND TOUR DATES CANCELLED — Legendary singer, songwriter and performer Neil Diamond today announced …
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Travis M. Andrews / Washington Post:
Hawaii governor didn't correct false missile alert sooner because he didn't know his Twitter password — Minutes after the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency mistakenly sent a missile alert at 8:07 a.m. on Jan. 13 — terrifying residents and visitors across the state — some officials …
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Kevin Dayton / Honolulu Star-Advertiser:
After false missile alarm, Ige couldn't log on to Twitter
After false missile alarm, Ige couldn't log on to Twitter
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Washington Times:
Shock poll: Americans want massive cuts to legal immigration — Cutting chain migration even more popular than legalizing Dreamers — A government shutdown is in the rearview mirror, but the outlines of a looming immigration deal remain murky with the sides still far apart …
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Peter Spiliakos / National Review:
Tom Cotton, Lindsey Graham, and the Future of the GOP
Tom Cotton, Lindsey Graham, and the Future of the GOP
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Michael Wolff: Trump does not want to be president — Author Michael Wolff said in a new interview that he believes President Trump — does not want to be the president. — “There is nothing to indicate that ... Trump is going to find his footing as the president of the United States …
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Pew Research Center:
Republicans and Democrats Grow Even Further Apart in Views of Israel, Palestinians — Netanyahu remains a deeply polarizing figure in the U.S. — The partisan divide in Middle East sympathies, for Israel or the Palestinians, is now wider than at any point since 1978.
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Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
Florida voters will be able to restore voting rights to over a million former felons in November — Florida voters will have a chance to restore voting rights to more than 1 million former felons through a ballot initiative this November. — The proposed constitutional amendment …
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Tal Kopan / CNN:
Conservatives push Ryan for vote on hardline immigration bill — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)As Senate moderates pushed their leader to make a commitment to have a bipartisan immigration vote, House conservatives on Tuesday were pushing their leadership to tack to the right on the issue.
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Zeeshan Aleem / Vox:
Donald Trump has finally dealt his first blow to China's economy — The president ends a year of procrastinating on tough trade actions with big new tariffs on solar panels. — President Donald Trump has finally dealt his first blow to China's economy. — On Monday afternoon …
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Rachel Louise Ensign / Wall Street Journal:
Bank of America: No More Free Checking for Customers With Low Balances — eBanking customers switched into accounts that typically require direct deposit or a minimum balance to avoid $12 monthly fee — Bank of America Corp. BAC .69% has eliminated a free checking account popular …
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