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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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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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The Hill, The Intercept and Splinter
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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Washington Post:
After once predicting quick end to Mueller probe, White House now looking to expand legal team
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
Trump's Abrupt ‘Yes’ to North Korea: The 45 Minutes That Could Alter History
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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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Barbara Demick / Los Angeles Times:
Whatever comes next, North Korea's Kim Jong Un can claim a win against Trump
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:
Trump on Kim Talks: ‘Tell Him Yes’
Trump on Kim Talks: ‘Tell Him Yes’
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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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Jessica Kwong / Newsweek:
CAITLYN JENNER SAYS TRUMP HAS BEEN ‘WORST EVER’ FOR TRANSGENDER RIGHTS, ‘SET OUR COMMUNITY BACK 20 YEARS’
CAITLYN JENNER SAYS TRUMP HAS BEEN ‘WORST EVER’ FOR TRANSGENDER RIGHTS, ‘SET OUR COMMUNITY BACK 20 YEARS’
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump to rally for endangered Republican in Pennsylvania
Trump to rally for endangered Republican in Pennsylvania
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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.
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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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
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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Carl Zimmer / New York Times:
How One Child's Sickle Cell Mutation Helped Protect the World From Malaria — The genetic mutation arose 7,300 years ago in just one person in West Africa, scientists reported on Thursday. Its advantage: a shield against rampant malaria. — Thousands of years ago, a special child was born in the Sahara.
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Warren: 'I'm not running for president' — Sen. Elizabeth Warren insisted Saturday that she was not running for the White House in 2020, but the Massachusetts Democrat repeatedly dodged on whether she would serve her full six-year term if she wins re-election to the Senate this November.
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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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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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
Los Angeles Times:
Pomona man, 39, 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 overnight 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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