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Rob Porter Is a National Security Scandal, Too — The allegations against Rob Porter, the recently departed White House staff secretary, are morally disturbing. Multiple ex-wives have accused him of abusive behavior, and while he disputes those accusations, the FBI found them credible enough …
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John Kelly faces pressure over handling of Rob Porter allegations — White House Chief of Staff John Kelly is facing continued scrutiny over his handling of domestic abuse accusations against a former senior aide. — A GOP source told Fox News that President Trump spoke to former chief …
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New York Times


Gillibrand: If Trump wants due process, we'll have hearings on allegations against him — on Saturday for his tweet questioning a lack of “due process” in abuse claims, saying that Congress could hold hearings about sexual misconduct allegations against him if he wanted due process.
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twitchy.com, New York Times, Lawyers, Guns & Money, ThinkProgress, Joe.My.God., The Daily Caller, New York Magazine, Polipace Insider …, AOL, Axios and Mediaite


America shames Trump for smearing domestic violence victims — Americans from all walks of life had a message for Trump: You don't speak for us. — Trump used his Twitter platform on Saturday morning to broadcast his support for alleged abusers and cast doubt on the credibility of their accusers …
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Dan Rather, Chicago Tribune, Raw Story, ThinkProgress and Outside the Beltway


G.O.P. Squirms as Trump Veers Off Script With Abuse Remarks — WASHINGTON — President Trump's approval ratings have been nudging upward and his party's political standing is improving, but the president's unceasing habit of making inflammatory and insensitive remarks is galvanizing opposition against him …



Rob Porter was ‘quintessential golden boy’ from Belmont now accused of abuse
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CNN and The Federalist

Hope Hicks: The quiet one in Trump's White House suddenly feels the glare
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The Daily Beast, The Guardian, Business Insider, TheBlaze, Outside the Beltway, thecut, Daily Kos, bizpacreview.com, Politico, Talking Points Memo and The Week

White House under John Kelly is not so calm and competent after all
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Page 2 News, The Mahablog, Breitbart, Raw Story and Axios

White House lurches into crisis mode, again
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Talking Points Memo and Wall Street Journal

Trump's history of defending the accused
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Washington Post, Vox, CBS New York, Breitbart, Bangor Daily News and Mashable


‘No Fire, No Fury?’ Trump Is on Board With a Jeanine Pirro Book to Rebut Michael Wolff — Jeanine Pirro, the Fox News personality and longtime friend and champion of President Trump, has discussed with him the possibility of a book project to counter the damning portrayal of his presidency …
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Business Insider and Mediaite


Kim Jong Un's sister is stealing the show at the Winter Olympics — (CNN)If “diplomatic dance” were an event at the Winter Olympics, Kim Jong Un's younger sister would be favored to win gold. — With a smile, a handshake and a warm message in South Korea's presidential guest book …
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RedState, NewsBusters, Mediaite, twitchy.com, The Gateway Pundit, Sarah Palin, TheBlaze, Jezebel, New York Times, AOL and The Diplomat
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Pence upstaged by 2 Koreas' efforts to warm ties
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Shareblue Media, CNN, New York Magazine, One America News Network and Breitbart

Fred Warmbier criticizes North Korean Olympic spirit
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Breitbart, One America News Network and Jezebel


Nunes: ‘No surprise’ Dem memo wasn't released — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes — (R-Calif.) said Friday he was not surprised that the Justice Department and FBI advised against the release of a memo authored by the panel's Democratic members.
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CNN, Vox, Mediaite and bizpacreview.com
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The White House's broken promise on the Democratic memo
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New York Magazine, ThinkProgress and The Week

Grassley-Graham Memo Affirms Nunes Memo — Media Yawns
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NewsBusters, Power Line and Politico


President Trump, How Is This Man a Danger? — President Trump suggests that the aim of his crackdown on immigrants is to “defend Americans” from “savage,” “worst of the worst” intruders who kill Americans or at least are “dangerous criminals.” — What does Trump's crackdown look like in real life?
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CNN

NYT Misleads Readers: “Ballooning Deficits” Do Not Add Urgency to Republican Efforts to Cut Medicaid and Other Programs — The NYT should have its presses washed out with soap. In an article about plans to impose work requirements for Medicaid it told readers:
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ICE Set To Deport Undocumented Father Whose 5-Year-Old Son Is Battling Cancer — The agency chose not to grant the Arizonan another stay despite his child's leukemia. — Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to deport an undocumented man from Mexico whose child is battling cancer.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, ThinkProgress and Hullabaloo


Fired Official Was Exploring Resolution to 9/11 Case Precluding Death Penalty — WASHINGTON — Before his sudden firing last week, the Pentagon official who oversaw military commission trials at Guantánamo Bay was exploring potential plea deals to end the long-delayed prosecution …


Sen. Ron Wyden calls for investigation into Trump's mansion sale to Russian — Sen. Ron Wyden, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, is calling on the Treasury Department to disclose banking and real estate records associated with President Trump's sale of a Palm Beach, Fla., mansion to a Russian billionaire.
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RedState


Top official departs ‘rudderless’ railroad safety agency — A top official charged with overseeing the safety of the nation's railroads has resigned “effective immediately,” the Department of Transportation said Saturday after POLITICO raised questions about whether he was simultaneously working …
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Axios, NPR, Shareblue Media and Washington Monthly


Sinclair Broadcast Group solicits its news directors for its political fundraising efforts … The nation's largest TV station owner is gearing up to fight for deregulation, and it wants some of its own newsroom managers to join the effort. — Sinclair Broadcast Group is asking its executives …
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Axios