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Axios:
Awful scandal porn: Nunberg gone wild — MSNBC dubbed it “a historic interview.” CNN's Jake Tapper called it “a wild edition of ‘The Lead.’” Drudge's banner headline, with a cable screengrab: “cRaZy!” — Here's what it was: A sad, epic meltdown — a troubled Trump flunky …
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Sam Nunberg on Mueller, His Media Spree, and His Message for Trump — At 11:30 on Monday night, Sam Nunberg returned a call from New York. Usually easy to get ahold of, Nunberg had been tied up for hours, busy creating absolute mayhem of a variety not enjoyed by American media consumers since the brief era of Anthony Scaramucci.
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Politico, CNNMoney, TalkLeft, Mediaite, Axios, Hullabaloo, CNN, Vox, CBS Los Angeles, KTLA, Weekly Standard and CBS San Francisco
Associated Press:
Ex-Trump aide says he'll likely cooperate with Mueller — WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Trump campaign aide spent much of Monday promising to defy a subpoena from special counsel Robert Mueller, even throwing down the challenge to “arrest me,” then backed off his defiance by saying he would probably cooperate in the end.
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Washington Post, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, CNN, Politico, Gizmodo and Bustle
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump Doesn't Have a Best-and-Brightest Problem
Trump Doesn't Have a Best-and-Brightest Problem
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Washington Post, Hullabaloo, CNN, The Root, Daily Wire and Axios
Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Sam Nunberg Apologizes To Sarah Sanders, Is Complying With Mueller And Thinks The Media Was Fair To Him
EXCLUSIVE: Sam Nunberg Apologizes To Sarah Sanders, Is Complying With Mueller And Thinks The Media Was Fair To Him
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MSNBC, Variety, The Daily Beast, Raw Story, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, twitchy.com, National Review and Mediaite
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Sam Nunberg's Spectacular Stunt
Sam Nunberg's Spectacular Stunt
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Washington Post, National Review, CNN, Just Security, KTLA, Daily Wire, The Guardian and NBC News
The Daily Beast:
Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Received Inside Info From Russia Probe … On Dec. 19, 2017, a former staffer for Sen. John McCain named David Kramer testified before the House intelligence committee behind closed doors. He'd played a role in bringing the salacious and unverified Steele dossier …
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Talking Points Memo, The Federalist, Daily Kos, Mediaite, Politicus USA and Raw Story
Natalie Neysa Alund / Tennessean.com:
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry is expected to announce her resignation Tuesday morning — Nashville Mayor Megan Barry speaks to the press in Old Hickory after a ribbon cutting ceremony Michael Schwab — Nashville Mayor Megan Barry is expected to announce her resignation at a press conference Tuesday morning.
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WKRN-TV, The Daily Beast, ABC News, New York Magazine, TheBlaze, thecut, CNN, MusicRow, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Washington Free Beacon, Tennessee Star and Political Wire
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Jonathan Mattise / Associated Press:
Nashville mayor resigns after affair, pleads guilty to theft
Nashville mayor resigns after affair, pleads guilty to theft
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Tennessean.com and Women in the World
John Bowden / The Hill:
Kellyanne Conway found to have violated Hatch Act — violated the Hatch Act on two occasions, the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) informed the Trump administration Tuesday. — Appearing in her official capacity, Conway endorsed and advocated against political candidates, the watchdog said, referring its findings to President Trump
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Politico, Talking Points Memo, VICE News, Political Wire and Washington Press
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MJ Lee / CNN:
Office of Special Counsel: Conway violated Hatch Act — Washington (CNN)The US Office of Special Counsel announced Tuesday that White House aide Kellyanne Conway violated the Hatch Act on two occasions by “advocating for and against candidates” in last year's Alabama Senate special election.
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Vox, Washington Monthly, RedState, Shareblue Media, Associated Press and Raw Story
James Gordon Meek / ABC News:
Flynn selling house to pay legal bills in Trump probe — Michael Flynn, the retired Army general and ex-Trump national security adviser who pleaded guilty last year to lying to FBI agents about his Russian contacts, has put his Virginia home up for sale to pay mounting legal fees, friends and family members told ABC News.
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New York Post, Washington Press, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Beast, Towleroad, IJR, Mediaite and Axios
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
GOP Senate hopeful's radio show listed pro-southern secession group as a ‘favorite’ website — (CNN)The radio show hosted by Republican Senate candidate Chris McDaniel listed a group that advocates for southern secession among a list of ‘favorite websites’ featured on the show's website.
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The Clarion Ledger
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Nathaniel Rakich / FiveThirtyEight:
How Things Could Go Wrong For Republicans In Mississippi's New Senate Race
How Things Could Go Wrong For Republicans In Mississippi's New Senate Race
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New York Times, The Clarion Ledger, Weekly Standard, NPR, CNN, Lawyers, Guns & Money, KTLA and Daily Kos
Harry Enten / CNN:
Can a blue wave take down Ted Cruz in Texas?
Can a blue wave take down Ted Cruz in Texas?
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FiveThirtyEight and Washington Post
CNN:
West Virginia lawmakers reach deal to give striking teachers pay raise — Charleston, West Virginia (CNN)West Virginia lawmakers said Tuesday morning that a deal has been reached to deliver a 5% pay raise for all state employees, including striking teachers, according to the state committee meeting on the matter.
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The Intercept, Associated Press, New York Times, ThinkProgress, Splinter, WV News, KFOR-TV, Jacobin, Outside the Beltway and Daily Kos
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ABC News:
West Virginia leaders reach deal to end teachers strike
West Virginia leaders reach deal to end teachers strike
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USA Today, WV MetroNews, Associated Press, Charleston Gazette-Mail, Politico, Munchies, Mother Jones, NPR, NBC News, Common Dreams, CBS Pittsburgh, TheBlaze and Diane Ravitch's blog
Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
Oklahoma comes closer to joining West Virginia in a major teacher strike
Oklahoma comes closer to joining West Virginia in a major teacher strike
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New York Magazine, VICE News, Common Dreams, Hullabaloo and KFOR-TV
Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
North Korea Is Willing to Discuss Giving Up Nuclear Weapons, South Says — SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, has told South Korean envoys that his country is willing to begin negotiations with the United States on abandoning its nuclear weapons and that it would suspend …
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Washington Post:
Special counsel has examined episodes involving Michael Cohen, Trump's longtime lawyer … Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has requested documents and interviewed witnesses about incidents involving Michael Cohen, the longtime lawyer for President Trump whose wide-ranging portfolio …
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Talking Points Memo, Political Wire and CNBC
Bloomberg:
EU Raises Stakes for Trump With Tariffs Targeting GOP Heartland — Tit-for-tat tariffs of 25% to hit $3.5 billion of U.S. goods — Retaliatory list includes jeans, cosmetics, bourbon, boats — The European Union is preparing punitive tariffs on iconic U.S. brands produced …
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ThinkProgress, CNBC, Axios and The Committee …
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New York Times:
Trump Reaffirms Commitment to Tariffs but Opens Door to Compromise
Trump Reaffirms Commitment to Tariffs but Opens Door to Compromise
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Vox, The Diplomat, Defense One, Politico, CNBC, Washington Post, The Atlantic and ABC News
Haley Byrd / Weekly Standard:
Frustrated Republicans Dread Legislative Response to Trump's Tariff Proposal
Frustrated Republicans Dread Legislative Response to Trump's Tariff Proposal
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Bloomberg and Los Angeles Times
Adam Weinstein / Washington Post:
The NRA and its allies use jargon to bully gun-control supporters — If you don't know what the “AR” in AR-15 stands for, you don't get to talk. — The phenomenon isn't new, but in the weeks since the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. …
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Hit & Run
John Bacon / USA Today:
Hero student in Florida shooting rampage to sue school system — The lawyer for a Florida teen shot five times in the bloody rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has given notice of what would be the first lawsuit filed against Broward County officials stemming from the Feb. 14 tragedy.
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Sun-Sentinel, IJR, Daily Wire and TheBlaze
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Mike Konczal / New York Times:
Why Are Democrats Helping Trump Dismantle Dodd-Frank? — This week, the Senate begins debate on the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, known as the Crapo bill for its primary sponsor, Mike Crapo, a Republican senator from Idaho. The bill would roll back or eliminate parts of the Dodd-Frank Act.
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Mother Jones and Vox
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Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Senate advances bank deregulation bill as Democrats break ranks
Senate advances bank deregulation bill as Democrats break ranks
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ABC News, Associated Press and Shakesville
Michael Gordon / The Charlotte Observer:
Charlotte activists were ‘duped’ by Russians, feds say - and it started on Facebook — The alleged Russian conspiracy to infiltrate a 2016 political rally in uptown Charlotte began with a friend request on Facebook. — The message to Andrew Fede came from a woman who identified herself …
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Washington Times
Michael Levenson / BostonGlobe.com:
Deval Patrick says a 2020 presidential run is ‘on my radar screen’ — Deval Patrick, the former governor of Massachusetts who has largely shunned politics since leaving office and joining Bain Capital in 2015, is using some of his most direct language to date to acknowledge his interest in a presidential run in 2020.
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Political Wire
Silvia Foster-Frau / MySanAntonio.com:
Pair arrested after harassing pastor in Sutherland Springs — Two conspiracy theorists who have pushed the idea that the mass shooting at Sutherland Springs on Nov. 5 didn't happen were arrested Monday at First Baptist Church, the site of the massacre, after the church's pastor accused them of repeatedly harassing the community.
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The Hill, RedState, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and CBS Dallas, more at Mediagazer »
Bloomberg:
Trump Believes Cohn Will Leave If Tariffs Instituted, Sources Say — President says turnover, debate are part of governing strategy — Economic adviser Cohn has mounted effort to thwart tariffs — President Donald Trump has told advisers that he believes economic adviser Gary Cohn …
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RedState, Dealbreaker and Political Wire
Caitlin Ryan / The BeeHive:
Bumble Bans Guns Across Platform — Bumble was founded with safety in mind. From the start, our mission has been to build a social network rooted in respect and kindness. — Online behavior can both mirror and predict how people treat each other in the real world.
Kevin Love / The Players' Tribune:
Everyone Is Going Through Something — On November 5th, right after halftime against the Hawks, I had a panic attack. — It came out of nowhere. I'd never had one before. I didn't even know if they were real. But it was real — as real as a broken hand or a sprained ankle.
Christian Red / New York Daily News:
Dolphins owner Stephen Ross on national anthem protests: ‘All our players will be standing’ — If any Miami Dolphins player wants to kneel during the national anthem during the 2018 season — and beyond — team owner Stephen Ross has news for them: don't even think about it.
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Sun-Sentinel, Orlando Weekly, Breitbart, AOL, Deadspin, ProFootballTalk, FOX31 Denver, IJR and The Daily Caller
Miranda Green / The Hill:
Trump to consider elephant trophy imports on ‘case-by-case’ basis — The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced last week that it will now consider all permits for importing elephant trophies from African nations on a “case-by-case basis,” breaking from President Trump
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HuffPost, Talking Points Memo, ABC News, NBC News, Daily Kos, The Resurgent, Common Dreams, KTLA and CBS San Francisco
Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
The lemongrass burrito is the new America. Can either party keep up? — Irvine, California (CNN)If recent population trends continue at their current pace, it's likely that by Election Day this November, minorities will constitute the majority of the population in the Congressional District centered …
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Axios
Sacramento Bee:
Founder of Tower Records dies at 92 while drinking whiskey and watching the Oscars — Talk about the perfect coda: Tower Records founder Russ Solomon died with a drink in his hand and a smart-aleck remark on his lips. — The swashbuckling, visionary entrepreneur who built a global retailing empire …
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency, NPR and The Outline
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Chaos After Trump — What happens to American politics after Donald Trump? Do we snap back to normal or do things spin ever more widely out of control? — The best indicator we have so far is the example of Italy since the reign of Silvio Berlusconi.
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No More Mister Nice Blog