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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
Christopher Steele, the Man Behind the Trump Dossier — How the ex-spy tried to warn the world about Trump's ties to Russia. — In January, after a long day at his London office, Christopher Steele, the former spy turned private investigator, was stepping off a commuter train in Farnham …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Mueller's hit list — Axios has reviewed a Grand Jury subpoena that Robert Mueller's team sent to a witness last month. — What Mueller is asking for: — Mueller is subpoenaing all communications — meaning emails, texts, handwritten notes, etc. — that this witness sent and received regarding the following people:
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NBC News:
Special counsel wants documents from Trump, numerous campaign associates — WASHINGTON — The grand jury investigating alleged collusion between Russia and Donald Trump's presidential campaign has issued a subpoena seeking all documents involving the president and a host of his closest advisers …
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Raw Story
Gardiner Harris / New York Times:
State Dept. Was Granted $120 Million to Fight Russian Meddling. It Has Spent $0. — WASHINGTON — As Russia's virtual war against the United States continues unabated with the midterm elections approaching, the State Department has yet to spend any of the $120 million it has been allocated since late 2016 …
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Talking Points Memo, AOL, The Moderate Voice, Washington Press, Balloon Juice, Politicus USA and Political Wire, more at Mediagazer »
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Donald Trump's bubble presidency — When President Barack Obama felt he needed to show off his common touch, he'd go for cheeseburgers at Ray's Hell Burger — where he treated the Russian president to an onion-jalapeño-and-mushroom- topped patty — or to Five Guys …
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Outside the Beltway
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Democrats may have already won the House — Top Republicans sound increasingly resigned to losing a special House election in Pennsylvania Trump Country a week from today, after party-affiliated groups spent more than $9 million on a race that should be a “gimme.”
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump tweets NAFTA demands to Canada and Mexico — President Trump signaled in a Monday morning tweet that he is open to axing his newly announced tariffs on steel and aluminum if the U.S. successfully negotiates a new NAFTA deal with Mexico and Canada. — Go deeper: The effect of Trump's tariffs …
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Politico
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Italy Election Gives Big Lift to Far Right and Populists — ROME — Italians registered their dismay with the European political establishment on Sunday, handing a majority of votes in a national election to hard-right and populist forces that ran a campaign fueled by anti-immigrant anger.
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BuzzFeed:
Secret NYPD Files: Officers Can Lie And Brutally Beat People — And Still Keep Their Jobs — Internal NYPD files show that hundreds of officers who committed the most serious offenses — from lying to grand juries to physically attacking innocent people — got to keep their jobs, their pensions …
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Raw Story
Michael S. Rosenwald / Washington Post:
‘A moment of awe’: Photo of little girl captivated by Michelle Obama portrait goes viral … Parker Curry, age 2, was not being cooperative. — Standing in front of the new painting of former first lady Michelle Obama at the National Portrait Gallery, Parker ignored her mother's pleas to turn around for a photo.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Rudy Giuliani's tasteless Hillary joke — On Friday night, President Trump entertained around 250 Republican donors in his Mar-a-Lago ballroom. Spotted in the audience: Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen, who recently admitted to paying $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels.
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IJR, Washington Press and Mediaite
Bethany Mandel / New York Times:
I Wanted to Be a Good Mom. So I Got a Gun. — A few months after my father left our family home for good, my mother heard me screaming in the middle of the night. It was the kind of scream that made her grab her rifle in one hand and some ammo in another.
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Washington Post:
10 years after financial crisis, Senate prepares to roll back banking rules … The Senate is preparing to scale back the sweeping banking regulations passed after the 2008 financial crisis, with more than a dozen Democrats ready to give Republicans the votes they need to weaken …
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Political Wire
Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
The Dance of the Pro-Trump Republican — Senator Bob Corker, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has called President Trump a human “wrecking ball” for American foreign policy, and warned that Trump was bringing the world to the brink of “World War III.”
Hollywood Reporter:
E! Plans Oscars Red Carpet Delay Amid Ryan Seacrest Harassment Claim — The network downplays the decision as “business as usual.” — E! is attempting to get in front of any potential backlash against host Ryan Seacrest on the Oscars red carpet. — Sources say the network is planning …
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Ryan Seacrest Faces Potential Oscar Red Carpet Delay From E! Over Allegations
Ryan Seacrest Faces Potential Oscar Red Carpet Delay From E! Over Allegations
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Bustle, thecut, AOL, East Bay Times, Mother Jones and Page Six
Rachel Wolfe / Vox:
Exclusive: Congress requires many unpaid interns to sign nondisclosure agreements — What happens in Congress stays in Congress. — For unpaid interns on Capitol Hill, secrecy is so much a part of the job that on their first day, many are required to sign sweeping nondisclosure agreements.
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Talking Points Memo, Politico and Political Wire
ProPublica:
‘Trump, Inc.’ Podcast Extra: The Trump Organization Ordered Golf Course Markers With the Presidential Seal. That May Be Illegal. — President Donald Trump loves putting his name on everything from ties to steaks to water — and, of course, his buildings. But now the Trump Organization appears …
Justin Caruso / The Daily Caller:
Trey Gowdy — A Second Special Counsel ‘May Be Unavoidable’ — Trump Brought Attention To Sweden's Immigrant Gang Problem And The New York Times Attacked Him. Now, They're Reporting On It — MEDIA | WILL RACKE — The EU Said It Would Slap Tariffs On American Items Like Blue Jeans, Harleys And Bourbon.
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Scared Monkeys and The Gateway Pundit
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