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Washington Post:
Stormy Daniels accuses Trump attorney of defamation … Stormy Daniels ramped up her legal battle against President Trump on Monday, alleging in court that his personal attorney Michael Cohen defamed her by insinuating that she lied about an affair with Trump more than a decade ago.
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Stormy Daniels Attracts 22 Million Viewers to ‘60 Minutes’ — Stormy Daniels is a ratings blockbuster. — CBS's “60 Minutes” interview on Sunday night featuring the pornographic film actress, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, garnered the highest ratings for the program in almost a decade.
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Jay Michaelson / The Daily Beast:
Stormy Daniels' Legal Strategy Strongly Suggests She Has Photos of Donald Trump … At first blush, the legal strategy of Stormy Daniels' attorney, Michael Avenatti, appears to make no sense. — Daniels is arguing that the October 26, 2016, agreement she signed accepting money in exchange …
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Politico, CNBC, Bustle, Washington Post, Breitbart, Mother Jones and NBC News
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Anderson Cooper's Stormy Daniels interview draws highest ratings for ‘60 Minutes’ in 10 years — Stormy Daniels: ‘I have no reason to lie’ — Anderson Cooper's interview with Stormy Daniels propelled “60 Minutes” to its highest-rated episode in 10 years, according to Nielsen ratings.
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James Poniewozik / New York Times:
How Stormy Daniels Out-Trumped Trump — “I don't think anyone's ever spoken to him like that.” — Stephanie Clifford was talking, on “60 Minutes,” about her alleged sexual encounter with Donald J. Trump in 2006. Specifically, the pornographic-film actress and director …
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The Last Tradition, No More Mister Nice Blog, Press Association and New York Times
CNN:
Stormy Daniels sues Trump lawyer Michael Cohen for defamation
Stormy Daniels sues Trump lawyer Michael Cohen for defamation
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New York Times:
Trump Can't Stop Tweeting, but Goes Silent on Stormy Daniels
Trump Can't Stop Tweeting, but Goes Silent on Stormy Daniels
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Deadline, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Washington Post, Mother Jones, Vox, Mediaite and AOL
Fox News:
Michael Cohen's lawyer sends Stormy Daniels cease and desist letter after ‘60 Minutes’ interview
Michael Cohen's lawyer sends Stormy Daniels cease and desist letter after ‘60 Minutes’ interview
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Why the Stormy Daniels agreement was a blackmail risk for Trump
Why the Stormy Daniels agreement was a blackmail risk for Trump
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Vox, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Despite porn stars and Playboy models, white evangelicals aren't rejecting Trump. This is why.
Despite porn stars and Playboy models, white evangelicals aren't rejecting Trump. This is why.
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
Why I changed my mind about John Bolton — In order to accommodate President Trump, the Republican Party has betrayed its principles on issues including Russia, immigration, free trade and fiscal austerity. Yet to listen to the president's fans, the real hypocrites are Trump's conservative critics.
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Weekly Standard, NBC News, Common Dreams and Reason
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CBS News:
Jimmy Carter says John Bolton as national security adviser is “worst mistake” Trump has made — Former President Jimmy Carter says President Trump's choice of John Bolton as his new national security adviser is “the worst mistake” Mr. Trump has made. — “I have been concerned at some of the things he's decided.
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Politico, IJR, Daily Wire and Mediaite
Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed:
Trump Brings “Christmas For Neocons”
Trump Brings “Christmas For Neocons”
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Politico, Washington Post, Political Wire, The Hill and Axios
Wendy R. Sherman / New York Times:
Trump and Bolton's Plan to Isolate Allies and Encourage Enemies
Trump and Bolton's Plan to Isolate Allies and Encourage Enemies
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Washington Monthly and Booman Tribune
Sara Ganim / CNN:
Sources: Zinke tells employees diversity isn't important — Washington (CNN)Several employees at the Interior Department have told CNN that Secretary Ryan Zinke repeatedly says that he won't focus on diversity, an apparent talking point that has upset many people within the agency.
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Kevin McCullough / Townhall.com:
The Stupidity of the ‘March For Our Lives’ — It was more irritating than anything else. — The virtue signaling over one's disagreement with “A March For Our Lives” reached fever pitch with the culmination of Saturday's event. — Yet a trend across social media seemed to be playing out.
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Gianluca Mezzofiore / CNN:
No, Emma Gonzalez did not tear up a photo of the Constitution
No, Emma Gonzalez did not tear up a photo of the Constitution
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Maegan Vazquez / CNN:
Steve King's campaign criticizes Parkland survivor Emma Gonzalez
Steve King's campaign criticizes Parkland survivor Emma Gonzalez
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Townhall.com, Washington Post, New York Post, The Daily Caller and Talking Points Memo
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
A fake photo of Emma González went viral on the far right, where Parkland teens are villains
A fake photo of Emma González went viral on the far right, where Parkland teens are villains
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CNN:
CNN Poll: 42% approve of Trump, highest in 11 months — WASHINGTON (CNN)President Donald Trump's approval rating has rebounded to its highest level since the 100-day mark of his presidency, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, even as his approval ratings for handling major issues remain largely negative.
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Wall Street Journal:
White House Probes Loans to Kushner's Business — White House attorneys are examining whether two loans totaling more than $500 million to Jared Kushner's family business may have violated any criminal laws or federal ethics regulations, according to a letter from a federal ethics agency.
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Bloomberg:
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Visiting China, Sources Say — Kim Jong Un has made a surprise visit to Beijing on his first known trip outside North Korea since taking power in 2011, three people with knowledge of the visit said. — Further details of the visit, including how long Kim …
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Alex Lockie / Business Insider:
Kim Jong Un reportedly arrives in Beijing on mysterious, high-security train from North Korea
Kim Jong Un reportedly arrives in Beijing on mysterious, high-security train from North Korea
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The Gateway Pundit, AOL, IJR and The Week
Lee Fang / The Intercept:
ICE Uses Facebook Data to Find and Track Immigrants, Internal Emails Show — Cambridge Analytica may have had access to the personal information of tens of millions of unwitting Americans, but a genuine debate has emerged about whether the company had the sophistication to put that data effectively …
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ThinkProgress, Axios, Splinter and Gizmodo
Federal Trade Commission:
Statement by the Acting Director of FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection Regarding Reported Concerns about Facebook Privacy Practices — Tom Pahl, Acting Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, issued the following statement regarding reported concerns about Facebook's privacy practices:
Ray Hagar / Nevada NewsMakers:
Rumor is Ryan will resign as U.S. House Speaker; Scalise will replace him, Amodei says — Nevada's 2nd U.S. House District Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Carson City, said on Nevada Newsmakers Monday that Rep. Paul Ryan may soon resign as Speaker of the U.S. House. — Amodei said he was repeating a rumor that's around Capitol Hill.
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Washington Post, Political Wire and The Gateway Pundit
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Top Republican Lawyer: No One's Asking to Be on Trump's Legal Team — On Sunday, President Donald Trump reacted to news reports that he was having trouble recruiting lawyers for his legal team. “Many lawyers and top law firms want to represent me in the Russia case...don't believe …
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Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
Liberals refuse to face the left's growing anti-Semitism — Liberals' willful blindness to the anti-Semitism raging on the left is a dangerous game. — Recently the national co-chair of the Women's March, Tamika Mallory, attended a Nation of Islam event in which Louis Farrakhan called Jews his …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
U.S. Concerns About Healthcare High; Energy, Unemployment Low — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fifty-five percent of Americans worry “a great deal” about the availability and affordability of healthcare, topping concerns about 14 other issues Gallup tested. Slim majorities also worry about crime and violence …
GQ:
There's Something Funny About Tiffany Haddish — It took the world a ridiculously long time to realize the obvious: The breakout star of Girls Trip is fucking hilarious. So GQ's Caity Weaver went whale watching with her. — Some people are better at being themselves than others are.
David A. Lieb / Associated Press:
Report: Democrats would need huge wave to win US House — A report released Monday suggests Democrats might have to temper their enthusiasm about climbing back to power during this year's midterm elections. — To win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats would need …
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Axios and Outside the Beltway
Lauren Pearle / ABC News:
Exclusive: Cambridge Analytica accused of violating US election laws in new legal action — Amid mounting accusations that data firm Cambridge Analytica misused the Facebook data of up to 50 million user profiles, the U.K.-based firm and its top executives are now also under fire for alleged violations of U.S. election laws.
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Aaron Gell / Task & Purpose:
Paul Bremer, Ski Instructor: Learning To Shred With The Bush Administration's Iraq War Fall Guy — Lots of people want to be ski instructors at the Okemo Mountain Resort. Nobody gets rich doing it, but there are perks, including a free season pass and half-price meals at the Sitting Bull Bar & Lounge.
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Publisher Pal Puts Saudi Propaganda Magazine in U.S. Supermarkets … A nearly 100-page magazine published by Donald Trump's allies at American Media Inc. is providing a different kind of celebrity gossip than the American supermarket shopper is used to seeing.
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Tim Hrenchir / Topeka Capital-Journal:
Linda Brown, center of Brown v. Board case, dies at 76 — Linda Brown, who as a little girl in Topeka was at the center of the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision that ended school segregation in the United States, has died at age 76. — Brown's sister, Cheryl Brown Henderson …
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