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Murray Waas / Foreign Policy:
Trump Launched Campaign to Discredit Potential FBI Witnesses — The president targeted three bureau officials who could provide key testimony in the Mueller probe. — President Donald Trump pressed senior aides last June to devise and carry out a campaign to discredit senior FBI officials …
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Issie Lapowsky / Wired:
Mueller's Team Has Interviewed Facebook Staff as Part of Russia Probe — THE DEPARTMENT OF Justice's special counsel Robert Mueller and his office have interviewed at least one member of Facebook's team that was associated with President Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Key Republican Dials Back Effort to Protect Robert Mueller From Donald Trump … One of the first Senate Republicans to call for legislation protecting special counsel Robert Mueller has stopped actively pushing that effort, sources on Capitol Hill say. — Sen. Thom Tillis …
Washington Post:
Trump moved to fire Mueller in June, bringing White House counsel to the brink of leaving … President Trump sought the firing of Robert S. Mueller III last June, shortly after the special counsel took over the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election …
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump Will Try to Fire Mueller. Again. — The president clearly believes he can do whatever he wants. Including obstruct justice. — Last summer, the president of the United States, who is the nation's chief law-enforcement officer, tried to fire the federal appointee overseeing …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
What Happens to Trump If He Fires Robert Mueller?
What Happens to Trump If He Fires Robert Mueller?
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Chris Ruddy: I Was Right About Trump Wanting to Fire Mueller
Chris Ruddy: I Was Right About Trump Wanting to Fire Mueller
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Karen Freifeld / Reuters:
White House counsel was ‘fed up’ with Trump: source
Renato Mariotti / Politico:
It's Now Likely Mueller Thinks Trump Obstructed Justice
It's Now Likely Mueller Thinks Trump Obstructed Justice
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Sessions pledges to depoliticize Justice Department
Wall Street Journal:
Dozens of People Recount Pattern of Sexual Misconduct by Las Vegas Mogul Steve Wynn — Wynn Resorts employees and others described a CEO who sexualized his workplace and pressured workers to perform sex acts. Mr. Wynn responded: ‘The idea that I ever assaulted any woman is preposterous.’
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Steve Wynn, RNC finance chairman, faces allegations of sexual misconduct — Casino mogul Steve Wynn has no immediate plans to relinquish his role as finance chairman of the Republican National Committee in the wake of reports detailing decades of alleged sexual misconduct, according to a company spokesman.
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Political Wire, Business Insider and Mother Jones
Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed:
Republicans Dragged Democrats Over Harvey Weinstein. Now They Have A Problem Of Their Own.
Republicans Dragged Democrats Over Harvey Weinstein. Now They Have A Problem Of Their Own.
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German Lopez / Vox:
Steve Wynn, Republican finance chair and Las Vegas mogul, accused of sexually abusing employees
Steve Wynn, Republican finance chair and Las Vegas mogul, accused of sexually abusing employees
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Chose to Shield a Top Adviser Accused of Harassment in 2008 — WASHINGTON — A senior adviser to Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign who was accused of repeatedly sexually harassing a young subordinate was kept on the campaign at Mrs. Clinton's request, according to four people familiar with what took place.
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
An affair with Trump? Nikki Haley on ‘disgusting’ rumors and her rise to a top foreign policy role — NEW YORK — Nikki Haley became a trusted member of Donald Trump's inner circle over the past year, but she's recently refamiliarized herself with a downside of professional success …
Alan Gomez / USA Today:
Jeb Bush warns Trump's character may drag down GOP in 2018 elections — MIAMI — Former Florida governor Jeb Bush warns that Republicans are in for a beating in the fall elections if congressional races focus on the rhetoric and character of President Trump.
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Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Exclusive: ICE is about to start tracking license plates across the US — The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has officially gained agency-wide access to a nationwide license plate recognition database, according to a contract finalized earlier this month.
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Kim Janssen / Chicago Tribune:
Trump EPA pick for Chicago office wore false nose to help me beat driving test, daughter says — Incoming Midwest Environmental Protection Agency chief Cathy Stepp faced a skeptical audience when she addressed her staff in Chicago for the first time earlier this month.
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ESPN:
OTL: Michigan State secrets extend far beyond Larry Nassar case — MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY administrators have long claimed, to the federal government and public, that they have handled sexual assault, violence, and gender discrimination complaints properly.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Schumer rejects Trump's immigration proposal — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer opposes the immigration framework released by the White House — a potentially fatal blow for the prospective legislation in the closely divided Senate. — The New York Democrat on Friday accused President Donald Trump …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
The White House's immigration proposal is dead on arrival
The White House's immigration proposal is dead on arrival
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Rachael Denhollander / New York Times:
The Price I Paid for Taking On Larry Nassar — On Jan. 16, women and girls from across the country began congregating in a courtroom in Lansing, Mich. Some of us were athletes; some of us were not. Some of us were white; some of us were black. Some of us were married; some of us were still in high school.
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Trump's latest interview shows he's not really the president — He's holding the office but not doing the job. — President Donald Trump's first non-Fox television interview in a long time, conducted with CNBC's Joe Kernen from Davos, Switzerland, is in many respects weirdly devoid of substance.
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Elise Labott / CNN:
Exclusive: Frustrated State Department employees hire attorneys, charging ‘political retribution’ — Ex diplomat: US ability to ‘avert disasters’ at risk — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Several officials tell CNN they have retained attorneys after repeatedly trying unsuccessfully to raise concerns
Kim Willsher / The Guardian:
Paris zoo shut after 50 baboons escape — Visitors to Paris Zoological Park evacuated as workers try to lure animals back to enclosures — The Paris Zoological Park has been evacuated and closed after dozens of baboons escaped their enclosure. — As zookeepers raced to round up the animals …
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Richard Deitsch / SI.com:
Jemele Hill is Leaving SC6 for The Undefeated — ESPN's SportsCenter will need a new co-host as Jemele Hill is expected to leave the show for a position with The Undefeated. — ESPN SportsCenter anchor Jemele Hill is leaving the 6:00 p.m. SC6 edition of SportsCenter to join the staff of The Undefeated …
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Ariel Zilber / Daily Mail:
'I'm basically a liberal Jew': Barack Obama makes rare public appearance at a New York synagogue and laments ‘truth decay’ in US politics while defending his record on Israel — Former President Barack Obama gave an address to a packed synagogue in New York City on Wednesday
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Donald G. McNeil Jr / New York Times:
This Flu Season Is the Worst in Nearly a Decade — This year's flu season is now more intense than any since the 2009 swine flu pandemic and still getting worse, federal health officials said on Friday. — Nationally, the number of people falling ill with flu is increasing.
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Washington Post:
Trump plans to ask for $716 billion for national defense in 2019 — a major increase … President Trump is expected to ask for $716 billion in defense spending when he unveils his 2019 budget next month, a major increase that signals a shift away from concerns about rising deficits, U.S. officials said.
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Trump is laughed at, booed in Davos — The president's attacks on “fake news” didn't go over well in Europe. — After delivering a speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Trump did a brief question-and-answer sessions with WEF Chair Klaus Schwab.
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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Melania Trump has been spending nights at a posh D.C. HOTEL since the president was accused of having a fling with porn star Stormy Daniels - before the first lady unexpectedly flew to Palm Beach — Melania Trump has been spending time away from Trump and the White House since news …
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NPR:
A Father, A Husband, An Immigrant: Detained And Facing Deportation — The day was going to be perfect. — Alex figured he would wake up at 6:30 a.m., help get his little brothers up and off to school and catch the bus by 7. After school, the 14-year-old would do something …
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Democrats Paid a Huge Price for Letting Unions Die — The GOP understands how important labor unions are to the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party, historically, has not. If you want a two-sentence explanation for why the Midwest is turning red (and thus, why Donald Trump is president), you could do worse than that.
Peggy McGlone / Washington Post:
National Gallery cancels Chuck Close, Thomas Roma shows; artists accused of sexual harassment — The National Gallery of Art will not present solo exhibitions by painter Chuck Close and photographer Thomas Roma, both of whom have been accused of sexual misconduct.
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