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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ANOTHER ex-wife of Trump aide Rob Porter - who is dating Hope Hicks - tells DailyMail.com he choked, punched and belittled her about her weight her during their five-year marriage — Colbie Holderness, 37, a senior analyst for the U.S. government and the first wife of Rob Porter …
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CNN:
White House officials knew about Porter's abuse allegations and scrambled to protect him — (CNN)Allegations of domestic abuse levied against top White House staffer Rob Porter by his ex-wives were known among senior aides to President Donald Trump for months, even as his stock …
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Politicus USA and Raw Story
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Beyond Disbelief”: John Kelly's Defense of Rob Porter Roils the West Wing — Staff Secretary Rob Porter, who has been accused of abusing his former wives, is Kelly's right hand—and dating Hope Hicks, one of Trump's closest confidantes. But Kelly's declaration that Porter is a man of …
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Washington Monthly, Mediaite and Raw Story
The Intercept:
Former Wives of Top White House Aide Rob Porter Both Told FBI He Abused Them — As the FBI conducted a background check on an incoming senior White House official last year, the bureau learned of the man's history of domestic abuse. Rob Porter, a top aide to President Donald Trump …
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Daily Mail:
Hope Hicks, 29, was spotted stepping out of her D.C. apartment with White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter ten days ago — ‘I want to be very clear when I say this,’ Willoughby said. 'I don't want to be married to him. I would not recommend anyone to date him or marry him.
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CNN:
Former White House aide's ex-wives detail abuse allegations — White House responds to Rob Porter resignation — (CNN)Rob Porter, a top White House aide with regular access to President Donald Trump abruptly resigned on Wednesday amid abuse allegations from two ex-wives …
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Business Insider and Mediaite
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
White House staff secretary Rob Porter resigns amid abuse allegations — White House staff secretary Rob Porter resigned today after his two ex-wives came forward with abuse allegations. — What we're hearing: Nobody pressured him to resign, per multiple officials.
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
White House aide Rob Porter resigns after allegations from ex-wives
White House aide Rob Porter resigns after allegations from ex-wives
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CNN:
White House aide denies abuse allegations but resigns
White House aide denies abuse allegations but resigns
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Raw Story and The Rush Limbaugh Show
Erin Gloria Ryan / The Daily Beast:
Rob Porter Shows That in Trumpworld, Nothing Is More Convincing Than a Man's Denial
Rob Porter Shows That in Trumpworld, Nothing Is More Convincing Than a Man's Denial
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The Daily Beast:
Trump White House Tried, and Failed, to Keep Aide Rob Porter After Accusations of Wife-Beating Surfaced
Trump White House Tried, and Failed, to Keep Aide Rob Porter After Accusations of Wife-Beating Surfaced
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RedState
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Senior White House official to resign following allegations of abuse
Senior White House official to resign following allegations of abuse
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Media Matters for America
Del Quentin Wilber / Wall Street Journal:
Texts From 2016 Show FBI Employees Preparing Obama Briefing on Russia — Exchange doesn't relate to Clinton email probe, as a Republican senator suggests — Text messages from 2016 show preparation to brief Barack Obama about Russia's interference in that year's election …
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Front Page Magazine and The Daily Caller
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Right-wing media obsesses over FBI text message story; hours later it's debunked — Members of the pro-Trump media acted like they hit the goldmine on Wednesday morning. Led by Fox News, these outlets went into a frenzy over what they presented as an explosive story that not only cast former President Obama …
Jake Gibson / Fox News:
FBI lovers' latest text messages: Obama ‘wants to know everything’ — Newly revealed text messages between FBI paramours Peter Strzok and Lisa Page include an exchange about preparing talking points for then-FBI Director James Comey to give to President Obama, who wanted “to know everything we're doing.”
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Obama Text from FBI Agent Hyped by Fox News Reportedly Was Not About Clinton Probe — So if you've been plugged into the news today, you may have seen the news of more Peter Strzok-Lisa Page texts being released. The text getting the most attention is the one reading …
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NBC News:
Russians penetrated U.S. voter systems, says top U.S. official — The U.S. official in charge of protecting American elections from hacking says the Russians successfully penetrated the voter registration rolls of several U.S. states prior to the 2016 presidential election.
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Washington Post:
Sweeping budget deal would add $400 billion in federal spending, end months of partisan wrangling … Congressional leaders on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping budget deal that would add about $400 billion in federal spending over the next two years, delivering the military funding boost demanded …
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CNN:
Pelosi sets record with 8-hour marathon speech on DACA
Pelosi sets record with 8-hour marathon speech on DACA
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Nancy Pelosi's filibuster-style speech tops eight hours in bid to force immigration votes
Nancy Pelosi's filibuster-style speech tops eight hours in bid to force immigration votes
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Antagonists Days Ago, McConnell and Schumer Find Common Cause
Antagonists Days Ago, McConnell and Schumer Find Common Cause
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Mother Jones and Splinter
Tal Kopan / CNN:
House Democrats face tough choice over budget deal and immigration
House Democrats face tough choice over budget deal and immigration
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ThinkProgress
David Marchese / Vulture:
In Conversation: Quincy Jones — In both music and manner, Quincy Jones has always registered — from afar, anyway — as smooth, sophisticated, and impeccably well-connected. (That's what earning 28 Grammy awards and co-producing Michael Jackson's biggest-selling albums will do.)
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CBS News:
How CBS News reported the last national military parade in 1991 — The White House confirmed Tuesday that President Trump has requested the military begin preparations for a parade in Washington D.C. The last time a national military parade was held in the capital was June 1991 to celebrate the U.S. victory in the first Gulf War.
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Martha Raddatz / ABC News:
Analysis: Military parade a political tug of war?
Analysis: Military parade a political tug of war?
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The Daily Beast
Terri Peters / TODAY.com:
Meet the first Gerber baby with Down syndrome; his name is Lucas! — The 2018 Gerber baby is Lucas Warren, a 1-year-old from Dalton, Georgia who is the first child with Down syndrome to be named a Gerber baby since the contest's start in 2010. — “He's very outgoing and never meets a stranger …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump's Hair Illusion Came Undone and We All Missed It — Last Friday, at the end of one of those frenetic weeks of news that now happen every week, President Trump boarded Air Force One. The wind whipped across the tarmac with unusual force. Trump, who normally has a MAGA hat for such occasions, was unusually unprepared.
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Cindy Cohn / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
John Perry Barlow, Internet Pioneer, 1947-2018 — With a broken heart I have to announce that EFF's founder, visionary, and our ongoing inspiration, John Perry Barlow, passed away quietly in his sleep this morning. We will miss Barlow and his wisdom for decades to come, and he will always be an integral part of EFF.
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Christine Brennan / USA Today:
Openly gay figure skater Adam Rippon declined chance to speak with Vice President Pence — PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - Vice President Pence is set to arrive here soon to lead the official U.S. delegation to the 2018 Winter Olympic opening ceremony, a delegation that is making a strong political statement …
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Pence steps into a more prominent role on the world stage
Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
MSNBC's Katy Tur: Am I Out Of Touch For Not Cheering A $1,000 Bonus? — MSNBC's Katy Tur was scorched Monday on Twitter for “condescending” tweets she sent out during President Trump's visit to a plant in Ohio where the company's employees received a $1,000 bonus.
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Maya Dukmasova / Chicago Reader:
Ten women sign letter accusing Northwestern journalism professor Alec Klein of sexual harassment and assault [UPDATED] — Ten former students of Northwestern University professor Alec Klein have issued a public letter accusing the award-winning journalist and Medill Justice Project director …
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Gizmodo:
The House That Spied on Me — Kashmir — In December, I converted my one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco into a “smart home.” I connected as many of my appliances and belongings as I could to the internet: an Amazon Echo, my lights, my coffee maker, my baby monitor, my kid's toys …
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
Russian Trolls Ran Wild On Tumblr And The Company Refuses To Say Anything About It — Tumblrs run by Russian trolls generated hundreds of thousands of interactions with anti-Hillary Clinton, pro-Bernie Sanders content. — Russian trolls posed as black activists on Tumblr and generated hundreds …
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