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New York Times:
Trump Talks With Clinton Impeachment Lawyer About Aiding in Mueller Response — President Trump is in discussions with a veteran Washington lawyer who represented Bill Clinton during the impeachment process about joining the White House to help deal with the special counsel inquiry, according to four people familiar with the matter.
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Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
Former Trump aide speaks to Mueller, believes Russia probe is ‘not a witch hunt’ — Five and a half hours after testifying before a grand jury in the Russia probe, a former political adviser to Donald Trump told ABC News exclusively that he believes the investigation is “warranted.”
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The Hill, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, RedState, Washington Times, Politico and Shareblue Media
Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Trump in talks with impeachment lawyer as aide reveals new concerns — As the reality of the Russia inquiry sets in, Trump is ominously looking to an impeachment lawyer for help. — Trump reportedly initiated discussions with an impeachment lawyer this week, signaling that he may be more worried …
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Washington Post:
After once predicting quick end to Mueller probe, White House now looking to expand legal team … The White House has reached out to a veteran Washington lawyer with experience assisting presidents under investigation to see if he would join the legal team helping President Trump deal …
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump to rally for endangered Republican in Pennsylvania
Trump to rally for endangered Republican in Pennsylvania
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The Gateway Pundit
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
How Stormy Daniels could impact the Russia investigation
How Stormy Daniels could impact the Russia investigation
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The Daily Caller
William J. Broad / New York Times:
Plumes Seen at Plutonium Plant May Belie Kim's Disarmament Talk — North Korea appears to be making new nuclear bomb fuel, satellite imagery shows, even as its leader, Kim Jong-un, has expressed willingness to negotiate atomic disarmament with President Trump.
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New York Times:
Trump's Abrupt ‘Yes’ to North Korea: The 45 Minutes That Could Alter History — WASHINGTON — Summoned to the Oval Office on the spur of the moment, the South Korean envoy found himself face to face with President Trump one afternoon last week at what he thought might be a hinge moment in history.
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The Guardian, Al Jazeera English, Sputnik International, Mediaite, HeraldScotland and Axios
Jeffrey Lewis / Foreign Policy:
The Trump-Kim Summit Won't End Well
The Trump-Kim Summit Won't End Well
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Wall Street Journal, The Mahablog, The American Conservative, Washington Post and The Diplomat
Emily Stewart / Vox:
Trump says he believes North Korea's missile test promise
Trump says he believes North Korea's missile test promise
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Bloomberg, Politico, Raw Story, Sputnik International, Talking Points Memo, RT, Axios, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Consortiumnews.com and CNBC
Wall Street Journal:
Trump on Kim Talks: ‘Tell Him Yes’
Trump on Kim Talks: ‘Tell Him Yes’
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Bloomberg, Politico, Mediaite and Washington Post
Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Steve Bannon: ‘Let them call you racist ... Wear it as a badge of honor’ — Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon on Saturday told a crowd of far-right French politicians to let people label them as “racist,” and to consider it “a badge of honor.”
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Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Steve Bannon Is Done Wrecking the American Establishment. Now He Wants to Destroy Europe's.
Steve Bannon Is Done Wrecking the American Establishment. Now He Wants to Destroy Europe's.
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The Daily Beast, France 24, New York Magazine, Mediaite, CNN and Althouse
New York Times:
The Missing Obama Millions — Much of the political commentary since the presidential election has focused on two groups of party switchers: those who voted for Barack Obama in 2012 and Donald Trump in 2016 and those who voted for Mitt Romney in 2012 and Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
At Pennsylvania rally, Trump endorses himself — MOON TOWNSHIP, PA — President Donald Trump got business out of the way quickly Saturday night - urging voters to elect Republican congressional candidate Rick Saccone, who's locked in an unexpectedly tough special election battle in Pennsylvania …
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New York Times:
Out of Public View, Trumps and Kushners Are Talking Business — LONG BRANCH, N.J. — Jared Kushner's family company recently began construction on an oceanfront development in this Jersey Shore city, a project that has the strong backing of local officials, who agreed to support it with $20 million in bonds.
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Raw Story
Sam Dolnick / New York Times:
The Man Who Knew Too Little — The most ignorant man in America knows that Donald Trump is president — but that's about it. Living a liberal fantasy is complicated. — GLOUSTER, Ohio — At first, the experiment didn't have a name. — Right after the election, Erik Hagerman decided …
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Storm Durham:
I was fired today. I was fired by a Department of Virginia... Social Services the people who are supposed to be there to keep kids safe and develop families into better people for each other. I was fired today due to having a concealed carry permit. Was my gun on me?
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Alexander Smith / NBC News:
Putin on U.S. election interference: 'I couldn't care less' — Russian President Vladimir Putin has told NBC News that he “couldn't care less” if Russian citizens tried to interfere in the 2016 American presidential election because, he claims, they were not connected to the Kremlin.
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New York Magazine, USA Today, Bustle, Breitbart, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Hullabaloo, Mother Jones, RedState, CNBC, RT and Balloon Juice
Los Angeles Times:
Suspect arrested in killing of Pomona police officer, ending long standoff — A man suspected of killing one Pomona police officer and wounding another was arrested Saturday afternoon after an hours-long standoff at the apartment complex where the shooting occurred.
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Amy La Porte / CNN:
California officer dead, another wounded as standoff continues
California officer dead, another wounded as standoff continues
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patribotics:
Did Carter Page Call Devin Nunes From Moscow? — Is Devin Nunes directly on an FBI intercept with Carter Page, receiving instructions for the Trump Transition team directly from Moscow? I believe he must be. Here's the evidence. — Carter Page Spoke to Both the Transition Team and Russian Government
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Christopher Liddell Is Front-Runner to Become Trump's Top Economic Adviser — President Trump is strongly considering Christopher P. Liddell, a White House official who was an executive at Microsoft and General Motors, to succeed his departing top economic adviser, Gary D. Cohn, according to two people briefed on the discussions.
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GeekWire, CNBC, Axios and Political Wire
Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
The Terror Continues: Walmart, Cox Comms Dole Out Bonuses To Workers Thanks To Trump's Tax Bill — On December 22, 2017, the world ended—if you're a Democrat. The Trump tax bill was signed into law. Every Democrat voted against it. They said it was the worst piece of legislation to ever come across Congress.