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Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
RNC started paying Trump campaign's rent at Trump Tower after it stopped covering Trump's legal bills for Russia probe — The Republican National Committee has for months been quietly paying expenses previously covered by the Trump campaign in an arrangement that experts say is bizarre, but legal.
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New York Times:
Rick Gates, Trump Campaign Aide, to Plead Guilty in Mueller Inquiry and Cooperate — WASHINGTON — A former top adviser to Donald J. Trump's presidential campaign indicted by the special counsel was expected to plead guilty as soon as Friday afternoon, according to two people familiar …
Bloomberg:
Meeting That Gates Admits Lying About Matches Rohrabacher Dinner — Former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates just admitted to lying to U.S. investigators about a March 19, 2013, meeting between his boss, Paul Manafort, and an unidentified U.S. congressman. Public filings show a meeting …
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ABC News:
Former Trump aide tells loved ones of plans to plead guilty, cooperate with Mueller — This was a “gut-wrenching decision” for the ex-campaign official, a source said. — Feb 23 — Corker reconsidering retirement sets up possible GOP battle with Blackburn — Corker could challenge Blackburn in Tennessee GOP primary race.
Grant Stern / Washington Press:
Mueller just singled out a Republican congressman in unsealed Trump-Russia indictment — Special Counsel Mueller just filed a new criminal charge today (embedded below) alleging a criminal cover-up of ex-Trump aides Paul Manafort and Rick Gates' illegal foreign lobbying efforts …
Associated Press:
The Latest: Mueller files new charge against Paul Manafort — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Russia investigation (all times local): — Special counsel Robert Mueller is accusing President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman of secretly paying former European politicians to lobby on behalf of Ukraine.
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The Atlantic, Political Wire and The Right Scoop
Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
What Rick Gates' Guilty Plea Means For Mueller's Probe — TODAY'S GUILTY PLEA by Rick Gates might be one of the least surprising developments in the Mueller investigation: It had been clear that the former Trump campaign aide would likely seek a deal almost since the day Gates and his business partner …
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Washington Monthly, Washington Post, The Verge, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and New York Times
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Who Was In The Fateful Meeting That Rick Gates Lied To Mueller About?
Who Was In The Fateful Meeting That Rick Gates Lied To Mueller About?
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The Mahablog and bradford-delong.com
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Former Austrian chancellor appears to have lobbied as part of Manafort scheme
Former Austrian chancellor appears to have lobbied as part of Manafort scheme
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Washington Post, Axios and ABC News
CNN:
Trump campaign aide Rick Gates pleads guilty in Mueller investigation
Trump campaign aide Rick Gates pleads guilty in Mueller investigation
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New York Times, Roll Call, TheBlaze, Daily Kos and Joe.My.God.
Jake Tapper / CNN:
Sources: Coral Springs police upset at some Broward deputies for not entering school — (CNN)When Coral Springs police officers arrived at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on February 14 in the midst of the school shooting crisis, many officers were surprised to find …
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Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
FL Shooting Survivor Colton Haab: CNN Told Me I Needed To “Stick To The Script”; Entire Town Hall Scripted
FL Shooting Survivor Colton Haab: CNN Told Me I Needed To “Stick To The Script”; Entire Town Hall Scripted
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Business Insider, New York Post, Front Page Magazine, Power Line, Raw Story, WLS-AM 890 and Instapundit, more at Mediagazer »
Robby Soave / Hit & Run:
When Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel Was Accused of Corruption, He Responded: 'Lions …
When Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel Was Accused of Corruption, He Responded: 'Lions …
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The Daily Caller and Washington Post
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The ‘scripted’ town-hall question: A CNN non-scandal
The ‘scripted’ town-hall question: A CNN non-scandal
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Woke Sloth, twitchy.com, The Federalist, bizpacreview.com, Mediaite and Washington Press, more at Mediagazer »
Washington Post:
Top Justice Dept. official alerted White House 2 weeks ago to ongoing issues in Kushner's security clearance … A top Justice Department official alerted the White House two weeks ago that significant information requiring additional investigation would further delay the security clearance process …
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump directs Pentagon to schedule military parade for Veterans Day — President Donald Trump's plans for a White House-backed military parade are beginning to take shape. — The president has directed the Department of Defense to organize a parade that would take place on Nov. 11 …
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Politicus USA, The Daily Beast, The American Conservative, Joe.My.God. and Mediaite
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Kushner's security clearance and access ‘up to Gen. Kelly,’ Trump says
Kushner's security clearance and access ‘up to Gen. Kelly,’ Trump says
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RedState, ABC News, Breitbart, Associated Press and Axios
Brian Mast / New York Times:
I Appreciate Assault Weapons. And I Support a Ban. — The most important and unregrettable time of my life was the 12 years I spent in the Army. I became a bomb technician because I wanted to save lives. I nearly gave my own life for that — I lost both my legs and a finger …
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JustOneMinute, USA Today, Raw Story and Washington Post
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Vera Bergengruen / BuzzFeed:
Guess Who Thinks Arming Teachers Is A Really, Really Bad Idea? Military Combat Veterans.
Guess Who Thinks Arming Teachers Is A Really, Really Bad Idea? Military Combat Veterans.
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Shareblue Media, New York Times and Daily Kos
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Here's definitive proof that a good guy with a gun doesn't always stop a bad guy with a gun
Here's definitive proof that a good guy with a gun doesn't always stop a bad guy with a gun
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twitchy.com, FOX2now.com, Jamie Dupree - AJC, KTLA, myfox8.com and Althouse
Yahoo Sports:
Exclusive: Federal documents detail sweeping potential NCAA violations involving high-profile players, schools — Documents and bank records obtained in discovery during the federal investigation into the underbelly of college basketball detail in meticulous fashion the expenditures …
Del Quentin Wilber / Wall Street Journal:
FBI Tip-Line Caller Said Nikolas Cruz ‘Is Going to Explode’ — A person close to accused Florida shooter said she wanted ‘clear conscience’ if he ‘just starts shooting’ — A person close to the teenager accused of killing 17 people at a Florida high school warned the FBI she was concerned he would …
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CNN, Mediaite, Business Insider, AOL and The Daily Caller
Daniel Dale / Toronto Star:
Minute by minute at Donald Trump's wild, rambling CPAC speech — He patted his bald spot. He said his opponents “committed a lot of atrocities.” At one point, he pantomimed a stabbing. The U.S. president's Friday speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference was an old-fashioned campaign-style ramble.
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
The unending campaign of Donald Trump
The unending campaign of Donald Trump
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The White House and Breitbart
Polly Mosendz / Bloomberg:
MetLife, Symantec Dump NRA After Boycott Calls Grow — Companies that offered benefits to the gun group's members are dropping their association following the Parkland massacre. — A call to boycott the National Rifle Association became the top trend on Twitter as users …
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Townhall.com and Mediaite
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Jackie Wattles / CNNMoney:
These companies have cut ties with the NRA
These companies have cut ties with the NRA
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Business Insider, CBS Miami, Mashable, CNBC, WTVR-TV, Washington Free Beacon, Big Think, WSVN-TV, Politico and TheBlaze
Suzanne Barlyn / Reuters:
Insurer Chubb says will stop underwriting NRA insurance for gun owners — (Reuters) - Insurer Chubb Ltd on Friday said that it will stop underwriting a National Rifle Association-branded insurance policy for gun owners. — Chubb gave notice three months ago of its plan to stop participating …
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Justin Terranova / New York Post:
Bullied NFL lineman posts shotgun photo, forces high school to close — Former Dolphins offensive lineman Jonathan Martin posted a chilling Instagram story that forced a high school to close. … On Thursday, Martin caught the attention of school officials with a story that featured a photo …
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CBS News:
Lawyers for California siblings allegedly held captive by parents share recovery details — The California parents accused of torturing and starving their 13 children will be in court Friday for a procedural hearing. For the first time, lawyers representing their seven adult children …
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FOX6Now.com, CNN, The Republic, 89.3 KPCC, The Daily Caller and Associated Press
U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Treasury Announces Largest North Korean Sanctions Package Targeting 56 Shipping and Trading Companies and Vessels to Further Isolate Rogue Regime — WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced the largest North Korea-related sanctions tranche …
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Issie Lapowsky / Wired:
Gothamist Lives, Thanks to a Boost From Public Radio — AFTER BILLIONAIRE JOE Ricketts announced the shuttering of local news organizations Gothamist and DNAInfo last fall, readers across the country mourned the loss of the beloved sites, and worried about the vulnerability of journalism in the digital age.
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89.3 KPCC, New York Times, NPR, Splinter, Engadget and WPIX 11 New York, more at Mediagazer »
Associated Press:
Docs: Woman whose affair led rep to quit threatened husband — PITTSBURGH (AP) — A woman whose affair with a Pennsylvania congressman led to his resignation — and who's pursuing her own run for the U.S. House — is accused of threatening to kill her husband.
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Political Wire
Paul P. Murphy / CNN:
InfoWars is two strikes away from being banned from YouTube — Shooting survivor: I'm not a crisis actor — (CNN)InfoWars, a far-right media organization run by Alex Jones and known for peddling unfounded conspiracy theories, is on thin ice with YouTube after it posted a video that portrayed …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump Is the Most Pure Conservative President Ever — The disgraced former conventional wisdom-meister Mark Halperin coined a phrase, which he used relentlessly, to describe the bad-faith personal attacks that swarmed around politics: the freak show.
Joe Uchill / Axios:
Rice denies being briefed on Steele dossier — Kathryn Ruemmler, the attorney for former National Security Advisor Susan Rice, denied any wrongdoing on her client's behalf in an official response letter to GOP senators, who demanded Rice explain an email she sent herself in the waning hours of the Obama presidency.
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Politico