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Washington Post:
Mueller gathers evidence that 2017 Seychelles meeting was effort to establish back channel to Kremlin … Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has gathered evidence that a secret meeting in the Seychelles just before the inauguration of Donald Trump was an effort to establish a back channel between …
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New York Times:
Trump Spoke to Witnesses About Matters They Discussed With Special Counsel — WASHINGTON — The special counsel in the Russia investigation has learned of two conversations in recent months in which President Trump asked key witnesses about matters they discussed with investigators …
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CNN:
Democrats say Trump associate may have misled House panel over Seychelles meeting — Democrats: Prince may have misled House panel — (CNN)The founder of the security firm Blackwater did not mention to the House Intelligence Committee last year that a Lebanese-American businessman …
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NBC News:
Hope Hicks told House Intelligence Committee she was hacked, sources say — WASHINGTON — A day before she resigned as White House communications director, Hope Hicks told the House Intelligence Committee last week that one of her email accounts was hacked, according to people who were present …
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Sarah Fitzpatrick / NBC News:
Trump lawyer Michael Cohen tries to silence adult-film star Stormy Daniels — President Donald Trump's lawyer is trying to silence adult-film star Stormy Daniels, obtaining a secret restraining order in a private arbitration proceeding and warning that she will face penalties if she publicly discusses …
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New York Times:
Trump Lawyer Obtained Restraining Order to Silence Porn Star — WASHINGTON — President Trump's lawyer secretly obtained a restraining order last week to prevent a pornographic film star from speaking out about her alleged affair with Mr. Trump. — The White House's spokeswoman …
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Republicans flee the storm over Stormy Daniels and President Trump
Republicans flee the storm over Stormy Daniels and President Trump
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Frances Stead Sellers / Washington Post:
‘I have to see you again’: How Trump's alleged affair with a porn star spilled into public view
‘I have to see you again’: How Trump's alleged affair with a porn star spilled into public view
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Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Tiff over tariffs: Gary Cohn gets a hero's sendoff from the media — The mainstream media are heartsick over the departure of Gary Cohn. — As the president's chief economic adviser heads for the exits, the framing of most stories—not to mention the continuation of the “chaos” narrative …
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John Santucci / ABC News:
Several White House staffers terminated or reassigned for security clearance issues: Sources
Several White House staffers terminated or reassigned for security clearance issues: Sources
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump shuffle: Suddenly trade guru Navarro takes spotlight
Trump shuffle: Suddenly trade guru Navarro takes spotlight
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Axios:
Exclusive polls: Big warning signs for Senate Democrats — Five Senate Democrats would lose to a Republican candidate if the election were held today and three have approval ratings under 50%, according to new Axios/SurveyMonkey polls. — Keep reading — 352 WORDS
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Carol Rosenberg / miamiherald:
Now we know why defense attorneys quit the USS Cole case. They found a microphone. — Lawyers for the alleged USS Cole bombing mastermind quit the capital case after discovering a microphone in their special client meeting room and were denied the opportunity to either talk about or investigate it, the Miami Herald has learned.
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New York Times:
Kushner Meets With Mexican President, Underscoring Shift in U.S. Diplomacy — MEXICO CITY — Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, met with Mexico's president on Wednesday, arriving just weeks after a planned meeting between the nations' leaders fell apart …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Sinclair's new media-bashing promos rankle local anchors — “This is so manipulative.” — That's an anchor at a local TV station owned by Sinclair, describing the company's latest mandate, a promotional campaign that sounds like pro-Trump propaganda. — Internal documents call …
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Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
House 2018: 26 Ratings Changes, All in Favor of Democrats — PA-18 special now a Toss-up; Democratic incumbents in strong position; and what about Paul Ryan? — KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — With less than a week to go, the PA-18 special election moves from Leans Republican to Toss-up.
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Lingling Wei / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Tweet on China Trade Understates U.S. Demand — by $99 Billion — President asked Beijing to cut U.S. trade deficit with China by $1 billion—less than 0.3% of the countries' annual trade gap — BEIJING—President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that Washington had asked Beijing …
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Carol Robinson / al.com:
Huffman High School shooting: Courtlin Arrington killed; Birmingham police question injured teen — A Huffman High School senior was killed and another injured when gunfire erupted inside a classroom at the east Birmingham school Wednesday afternoon. — Killed was a 17-year-old girl …
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New York Times:
Women We Overlooked in 167 Years of New York Times Obituaries — The poet Sylvia Plath and the novelist Charlotte Brontë. Ida B. Wells, the anti-lynching activist. These extraordinary women — and so many others — did not have obituaries in The New York Times. Until now.
Yahoo:
Miss Universe in Moscow: How Trump's beauty contest spawned a business deal with Russians and a bond with Putin — This is the first of two excerpts adapted from — Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump (Twelve Books), by Michael Isikoff …
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Axios
Robert Mendick / Telegraph:
Poisoned Russian spy Sergei Skripal was close to consultant who was linked to the Trump dossier — A security consultant who has worked for the company that compiled the controversial dossier on Donald Trump was close to the Russian double agent poisoned last weekend, it has been claimed.
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Amy Knight / The Daily Beast:
Vladimir Putin's Re-Election Strategy: Nukes and Assassins
Vladimir Putin's Re-Election Strategy: Nukes and Assassins
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Bari Weiss / New York Times:
We're All Fascists Now — Christina Hoff Sommers is a self-identified feminist and registered Democrat with a Ph.D. in philosophy and a wicked sense of humor. She is also a woman who says bad things. Things like: Men and women are equal, but there are differences between them.
Mike Florio / ProFootballTalk:
A team asked Derrius Guice if he likes men — The calendar says 2018. Some NFL locker rooms remain trapped in 1960. — Running back Derrius Guice said in a Wednesday night appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio that a team asked him at the Scouting Combine if he likes men.
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USA Today and The Guardian
Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
‘The Big Lebowski’ is 20. We reached out to the critics who panned it to see what they think now. … It's too easy to spill ink waxing about the ways in which Coen brothers' “The Big Lebowski” has embedded itself in our culture. — The film, which was released 20 years ago this week …
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Los Angeles Times
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Trump Down, Dems Up, Russia Bad, Kushner Out — Opinion on tax reform remains stable — West Long Branch, NJ - Donald Trump's job approval rating has slipped over the past month, but remains higher than the historic low recorded by the Monmouth University Poll at the end of last year.
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Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
Trump blocks access to puppy mill inspections as Florida weighs dog store legislation — Legislation would null local dog sale ordinances as transparency into puppy mills disappears — TAMPA — In May of last year, the Tampa Bay Times asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide …
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Online NewsHour:
Tony Tooke, head of U.S. Forest Service, stepping down amid sexual misconduct allegations — The chief of the U.S. Forest Service is stepping down amid allegations of sexual misconduct and an investigation commissioned by the United States Department of Agriculture into his own behavior.
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Catherine Boudreau / Politico:
Forest Service chief resigns in wake of sexual misconduct allegations
Forest Service chief resigns in wake of sexual misconduct allegations
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Republicans trash their candidate in Pa. special election — Shortly after the new year, Rep. Steve Stivers, the House GOP campaign chief, delivered a stern message to Rick Saccone, the party's special election candidate in Pennsylvania. — You need to start pulling your weight …
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Linda Trischitta / Sun-Sentinel:
Two Miramar SWAT officers suspended for heading to Parkland massacre — Sun Sentinel — When a gunman started shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, two Miramar SWAT team members did what comes naturally: They went to help. — Now they've been suspended for it.
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Jesse Singal / New York Magazine:
Why Won't Women's March Leaders Denounce Louis Farrakhan's Anti-Semitism? — Two weeks ago, during a Saviours' Day event to commemorate the life of Nation of Islam founder Master Fard Muhammad, Louis Farrakhan had some things to say about Jews. The “powerful Jews,” he told …
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Jonah Goldberg / USA Today:
Parkland kids can protest, but they don't know what they are talking about — Were you smarter when you were half your current age? Wiser? Why assume it works differently for anyone else? — CONNECT — Later this month, high school kids will hold big demonstrations in Washington …
Roll Call:
House Majority PAC Reserves $43 Million in Airtime for Fall — Democratic super PAC's initial reservations in 33 media markets — Donna Shalala, Others Hope Name Recognition Helps in Crowded Primaries Laura Moser Makes Democratic Primary Runoff in Texas' 7th District Competitive Primaries in Texas Yield Few Outright Wins
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