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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Despite Mueller's Push, House Republicans Declare No Evidence of Collusion — WASHINGTON — Even as the special counsel expands his inquiry and pursues criminal charges against at least four Trump associates, House Intelligence Committee Republicans said Monday they have found no evidence …
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CNN:
House Republicans say no evidence of collusion as they end Russia probe — (CNN)Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee announced Monday they found no evidence that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia and that they are shutting down their yearlong investigation.
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Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter:
Former DNI James Clapper Allegedly Leaked to CNN, investigation revealed
Former DNI James Clapper Allegedly Leaked to CNN, investigation revealed
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CNN:
House Intelligence Committee to announce they are done with Russia probe interviews
House Intelligence Committee to announce they are done with Russia probe interviews
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Raw Story, The Hill, Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, Daily Wire, Mediaite and Balloon Juice
Fox News:
House Intel finds ‘no evidence of collusion’ between Trump campaign and Russia
House Intel finds ‘no evidence of collusion’ between Trump campaign and Russia
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The Gateway Pundit
Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
House Intelligence Panel Wraps Up Russia Probe Interviews
House Intelligence Panel Wraps Up Russia Probe Interviews
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Washington Free Beacon, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Kos, Raw Story and Axios
Carolyn Kaster / Washington Examiner:
House Intel releases verdict in Russia probe: No collusion
House Intel releases verdict in Russia probe: No collusion
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RedState, Power Line, ThinkProgress and Washington Post
Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
EXCLUSIVE: Stormy Daniels' Pal on Trump: ‘He Would Call All the Time’ … Stormy Daniels turned on the speakerphone when President Trump called. — So says Keith Munyan, one of the four people Stormy Daniels included in the nondisclosure agreement she signed with Donald Trump's lawyer.
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Dallas Morning News:
Texas notary's failure to sign Stormy Daniels' hush agreement is under investigation — Updated at 4:38 p.m. to include comment from Daniels' attorney Michael J. Avenatti. — Texas officials are investigating whether a Dallas-area notary properly signed off on Stormy Daniels' agreement …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Is The Stormy Story More Damaging Than We Thought? — We just finished recording this week's episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast. We had a special guest, Joan Walsh. We talked about the Stormy Daniels' story among other topics, including the 2016 election.
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Stormy Daniels Offers to Return Payment to End Deal for Her Silence
Stormy Daniels Offers to Return Payment to End Deal for Her Silence
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Dem Gains in CD18 Special — Voters divided on steel tariffs, but negligible impact on vote — West Long Branch, NJ - Democrat Conor Lamb has taken a lead over Republican Rick Saccone in the special election for Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District.
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Pennsylvania GOP chairman says Tuesday special election is in ‘Democrat district’ — The chairman of Pennsylvania's Republican Party said Monday the special election in which Democrat Conor Lamb is running neck-and-neck with Republican Rick Saccone is in a “Democrat district,” …
Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Inside the DCCC's stealth effort to help Conor Lamb
Inside the DCCC's stealth effort to help Conor Lamb
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Real Clear Politics
USA Today:
Rod Rosenstein, deputy attorney general, says Robert Mueller is ‘not an unguided missile’ — Special Counsel Robert Muller may delay the obstruction of justice portion of the 2016 election probe, potentially shifting focus to other parts of the case like collusion for the time being.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump is about to get some very bad news
Trump is about to get some very bad news
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CNN:
White House officials alarmed at education secretary's ‘60 Minutes’ performance — DeVos: Haven't visited underperforming schools — (CNN)White House officials were alarmed by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' struggle to answer basic questions about the nation's schools and failure to defend …
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Cramer: Larry Kudlow is the leading contender to replace Gary Cohn as Trump's top economic advisor — Larry Kudlow is the leading contender to replace Gary Cohn as National Economic Council director, CNBC's Jim Cramer reports. — Larry Kudlow is the leading contender …
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BuzzFeed:
How A Player In The Trump-Russia Scandal Led A Double Life As An American Spy — Felix Sater has been cast as a Russian mafioso, a career criminal, and a key business associate of President Donald Trump — but he spent more than two decades as an intelligence asset who helped the US government track terrorists and mobsters.
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The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo and Politico
Susan Goldberg / National Geographic Magazine:
For Decades, Our Coverage Was Racist. To Rise Above Our Past, We Must Acknowledge It — We asked a preeminent historian to investigate our coverage of people of color in the U.S. and abroad. Here's what he found. — It is November 2, 1930, and National Geographic has sent a reporter …
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Jesse J. Holland / Yahoo:
National Geographic acknowledges past racist coverage
National Geographic acknowledges past racist coverage
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Power Line
BBC:
Russian spy: Highly likely Moscow behind attack, says Theresa May — Former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned by a military-grade nerve agent of a type developed by Russia, Theresa May has told MPs. — The PM said the government concluded it was “highly likely” Russia was responsible for the Salisbury attack.
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YouTube:
Bitter Hillary Clinton Trashes America's Heartland, Calls States That Didnt Vote For Her “Backwards” … Dismissing America's Heartland to a foreign audience, Hillary Clinton says states that didn't vote for her are “backwards.” Clinton brags she won the coasts & places that are “moving forward.”
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The Federalist, WPIX 11 New York, Mediaite and India Today
Prynard / Iowa Starting Line:
Video Appears To Show Bill Dix In Romantic Relationship With Lobbyist — A video recently obtained by Iowa Starting Line appears to show Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix in a romantic relationship with a Statehouse lobbyist while out at a Des Moines bar. The evening the two were together happened …
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Des Moines Register, Raw Story, Washington Post, YouTube, Joe.My.God., VICE News, Axios and Political Wire
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Chloe Aiello / CNBC:
Trump blocks Broadcom-Qualcomm deal, citing national security concerns — The order also prohibits Broadcom's proposed candidates for Qualcomm's board from standing for election. — President Donald Trump killed Broadcom's proposed buyout of Qualcomm, citing national security concerns …
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Steven Overly / Politico:
White House says it's blocking Broadcom bid for rival Qualcomm
White House says it's blocking Broadcom bid for rival Qualcomm
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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Top Arab spy and prince's conduit to the Kremlin were at the Seychelles meeting between Trump donor Erik Prince and Russian oligarch which Mueller is probing — Erik Prince, the billionaire Blackwater founder and Kirill Dmitriev, a Russian banker close to the Kremlin met in the Seychelles in January 2017
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RedState
Anita Kumar / mcclatchydc:
Ivanka Trump never cut ties with the Trump Organization. That's turned into a problem. — WASHINGTON Donald Trump isn't the only Trump with potential conflicts of interest in the White House. — Ivanka Trump — a senior White House adviser who is doing everything from lobbying the Senate …
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CNN:
3 deadly package explosions in Austin appear connected, police say — (CNN)Three explosions that occurred when people picked up packages outside their residences appear to be connected, Austin, Texas, city Police Chief Brian Manley said Monday at a news conference.
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CBS News:
Police: “Similarities” indicate link in deadly Austin package explosions
Police: “Similarities” indicate link in deadly Austin package explosions
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Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
USDA withdraws animal welfare rule — The Trump administration has decided to withdraw an Obama-era rule that would have set new standards for the way animals should be treated if their meat is going to be sold as “certified organic.” — The Department of Agriculture (USDA) …
Mother Jones:
George Papadopoulos Claimed Trump Encouraged His Efforts to Establish a Russian Back Channel — A campaign adviser for Donald Trump saying that Trump encouraged his efforts during the 2016 election to make contact with the Kremlin. President Barack Obama's reaction to the salacious details …
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Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Questions for TSA after reports of laptop and phone searches on domestic flights — Exclusive: growing number of reports raises concerns US government may be increasing surveillance and privacy violations at airports … There are a growing number of reports of the Transportation Security Administration …
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