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New York Times:
Raid on Trump's Lawyer Sought Records on ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape — The F.B.I. agents who raided the office and hotel of President Trump's lawyer on Monday were seeking all records related to the “Access Hollywood” tape in which Mr. Trump was heard making vulgar comments about women …
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CNN:
FBI sought Trump's communications with his personal lawyer regarding Access Hollywood — (CNN)FBI agents who raided the home, office and hotel of Donald Trump's personal lawyer sought communications that Trump had with attorney Michael Cohen and others regarding the infamous “Access Hollywood” …
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Raw Story and Outside the Beltway
Washington Post:
Federal investigators sought communications Trump's lawyer had about ‘Access Hollywood’ tape … A search warrant used this week to raid the office and residences of President Trump's attorney sought all his communications about a 2005 “Access Hollywood” tape that captured Trump boasting …
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New Yorker and Courier-Journal
Axios:
Paul Ryan won't run for re-election — Speaker Paul Ryan told House Republicans this morning that he will not run for re-election in November. — Why it matters: House Republicans were already in a very tough spot for the midterms, with many endangered members and the good chance that Democrats could win the majority.
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Paul Ryan Personifies the Devil's Bargain the GOP Struck With Trump — Paul Ryan, who once aspired to advance the vision of conservative icon Jack Kemp, will leave Washington carrying a more tarnished legacy—as the most important enabler of Donald Trump. — No one in the GOP was better equipped …
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Ryan Retirement Puts WI-01 at Risk and Throws House GOP Into Deeper Turmoil
Ryan Retirement Puts WI-01 at Risk and Throws House GOP Into Deeper Turmoil
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Sabato's Crystal Ball and Axios
John Podhoretz / Commentary Magazine:
The Ryan Retirement in Seven Points
The Ryan Retirement in Seven Points
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New York Times and Instapundit
Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
Paul Ryan's Real Legacy: Donald Trump
Paul Ryan's Real Legacy: Donald Trump
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New York Times:
Paul Ryan Upends Republican Hopes and Plans for Midterm Elections
Paul Ryan Upends Republican Hopes and Plans for Midterm Elections
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Political Wire, Bustle and Raw Story
John Harwood / CNBC:
Paul Ryan's retirement increases the odds that President Trump will be impeached
Paul Ryan's retirement increases the odds that President Trump will be impeached
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Washington Monthly and Politico
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Ryan rocks Republicans with retirement
Ryan rocks Republicans with retirement
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate panel moves to take up bill protecting Mueller — The Senate Judiciary Committee is moving forward with legislation to limit President Trump — 's ability to fire special counsel Robert Mueller — (R-Iowa) wants to add the bill to the panel's business meeting agenda scheduled for Thursday …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Bipartisan Senate bill to protect Mueller set to advance
Bipartisan Senate bill to protect Mueller set to advance
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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Senate suddenly moves on bill to protect Robert Mueller
Senate suddenly moves on bill to protect Robert Mueller
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RedState
The Verge:
Here's how much Facebook donated to every lawmaker questioning Mark Zuckerberg this week
Here's how much Facebook donated to every lawmaker questioning Mark Zuckerberg this week
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senators to introduce new bipartisan bill to protect Mueller
Senators to introduce new bipartisan bill to protect Mueller
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CNN:
Deputy national security adviser Nadia Schadlow resigns — Washington (CNN)Nadia Schadlow, the US deputy national security adviser for strategy, has resigned and will leave her position at the end of the month, multiple administration officials told CNN. — Schadlow is the third senior …
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Bloomberg:
Trump Ordered DOJ to Hire Controversial Former Aide, Sources Say — Ezra Cohen-Watnick fired in August after Nunes incident — Democrats warn against interference in Mueller investigation — President Donald Trump personally ordered the Department of Justice to hire a former White House official …
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Shakesville and New York Magazine
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside the West Wing: Trump at “breaking point” on Mueller
Inside the West Wing: Trump at “breaking point” on Mueller
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Politico, NBC News, Breitbart and New York Times
New York Times:
Scott Pruitt's Idea to Update an E.P.A. Keepsake: Less E.P.A., More Pruitt — When Scott Pruitt wanted to refashion the Environmental Protection Agency's “challenge coin” — a type of souvenir medallion with military origins that has become a status symbol among civilians …
Erick Erickson / TheResurgent.com:
A Congressman's Profanity Laced Tirade in a Safeway Grocery Store — One of the President's congressional defenders has privately decided he hates Trump and wants to unload. — “If we're going to lose because of him, we might as well impeach the motherf**ker,” said the congressman …
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Axios:
ABC: Comey compares Trump to mob boss — A source present at the taping says James Comey's interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos, airing Sunday at 10 p.m. as a “20/20” special, is “going to shock the president and his team.” — Keep reading — 121 WORDS
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Trump/Rosenstein Russian Nesting Doll of Nonsense
Tim Mak / NPR:
NRA, In New Document, Acknowledges More Than 20 Russian-Linked Contributors — The National Rifle Association has accepted contributions from about 23 Russians, or Americans living in Russia, since 2015, the gun rights group acknowledged to Congress. — The NRA said in a letter to Sen. Ron Wyden …
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Acreage Holdings:
Former Speaker of the House John Boehner and Former Governor of Massachusetts Bill Weld Join Leading Cannabis Company — Appointments Add Unmatched Experience to Acreage Holdings' Board of Advisors — Acreage Holdings ("Acreage") (www.acreageholdings.com), one of the nation's largest …
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Jennifer Kaplan / Bloomberg:
Ex-Speaker John Boehner Joins Marijuana Firm's Advisory Board
Ex-Speaker John Boehner Joins Marijuana Firm's Advisory Board
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Tampa Bay Times:
Rep. Dennis Ross is retiring — WASHINGTON - Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Lakeland, told his staff this morning he is retiring. — “Eight years takes its time on you. ... There's got to be an exit strategy at some point,” Ross said in an interview. — He said he was informing staff …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Threatens Syria Before Allies Are on Board … Donald Trump's tweeted bluster that Russia should “get ready” for American missiles to hit Syria has outpaced a crucial U.S. ally's current decisionmaking on military action against Damascus, The Daily Beast has learned.
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BBC:
Theresa May ‘to act on Syria without MPs’ vote' - sources
Theresa May ‘to act on Syria without MPs’ vote' - sources
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Luis Martinez / ABC News:
US ‘still assessing the intelligence’ on alleged Syrian chemical attack, defense secretary says
US ‘still assessing the intelligence’ on alleged Syrian chemical attack, defense secretary says
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CNN, Bloomberg and Spectator USA
Itay Hod / The Wrap:
Laura Ingraham Loses IBM as Advertiser Boycott Continues to Grow — Sponsors keep bolting over comments about Parkland survivor — Laura Ingraham's mass exodus of advertisers is picking up steam, as IBM quietly pulled its advertising from “The Ingraham Angle.”
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Nick Visser / HuffPost:
Laura Ingraham's Sponsors Still Bolting Over Comments About Parkland Survivor
Laura Ingraham's Sponsors Still Bolting Over Comments About Parkland Survivor
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RT and Boing Boing
Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
Zuckerberg Gets More Questions About Diamond & Silk Than Facebook's Role in Myanmar Genocide … When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to Capitol Hill this week, he was bound to face a variety of difficult questions ranging from his company's handling of user information to the proliferation of fake news over its pages.
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Pompeo failed to disclose Chinese business connection — WASHINGTON — CIA Director Mike Pompeo failed to disclose last year that he owned a Kansas business that imported oilfield equipment from a company owned by the Chinese government. — That omission, on the questionnaire Pompeo …
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Common Dreams
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.:
California Responds to Federal Request for National Guard Personnel — SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today responded to the federal government's request for additional California National Guard personnel with the following letter. The accompanying agreement …
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Kansas City Star:
Woman: Sexual encounter with Greitens was not consensual. Lawmakers find her credible — When she tried to leave, sobbing after a non-consensual sexual encounter, she says the man who would be governor physically stopped her. — What happened next, she testified under oath …
Associated Press:
Trump weighs plan to allow states to require drug testing for some on food stamps — The Trump administration is considering a plan that would allow states to require certain food stamp recipients to undergo drug testing, handing a win to conservatives who've long sought ways to curb the safety net program.
Emma Loop / BuzzFeed:
Jill Stein's Campaign Recently Turned Over Documents To The Senate Intelligence Committee — “We got a sufficient supply; we got an adequate response from them,” said Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr. — Reporting From Washington, DC — The campaign of Green Party …
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NY State of Politics
Mike Florio / ProFootballTalk:
Kneeling issue arises during Bengals' meeting with Eric Reid — Over the years, the Bengals have looked the other way on a variety of actual and alleged criminal activities when signing, drafting, and/or keeping players. When it comes to one specific type of conduct that is neither illegal nor …
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Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Video shows U.S. agents trying to dump injured man over Mexican border — WASHINGTON — A video obtained by NBC News shows U.S. Border Patrol agents attempting to break international law by forcing an injured and mentally unstable man back into Mexico by falsely claiming that he is not in their custody …
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Jess Cagle / People.com:
Mariah Carey: My Battle with Bipolar Disorder — In this week's PEOPLE cover story, Mariah Carey reveals for the first time her battle with bipolar disorder. — Although she was first diagnosed in 2001 (when she was hospitalized for a physical and mental breakdown), “I didn't want to believe it …
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