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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Trump Jr. And Emin Agalarov Stayed In Touch Throughout The Transition — From phone calls and text messages to “an expensive painting” that Aras Agalarov gave Donald Trump for his birthday in 2016, the two families were in regular communication before and after the Trump Tower meeting — and during the transition.
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Nic White / Daily Mail:
Trump Tower is on fire in Azerbaijan capital Baku just weeks after deadly blaze at building in New York — Firefighters are desperately battling to contain a fire raging through a Trump hotel tower in Azerbaijan. — The fire broke out on the middle floors of the 33-storey Trump International Hotel …
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Lizzie Dearden / The Independent:
Trump Tower fire: Hotel in Azerbaijan capital Baku ablaze just weeks after deadly inferno at New York building — There were no reports of injuries in the unfinished hotel — Avengers: Infinity War solved a surprising mystery from the MCU — World's biggest active geyser erupts for the third time in three weeks
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Jeremy Herb / CNN:
Russians followed up on Trump Tower meeting after election, Democrats say
Russians followed up on Trump Tower meeting after election, Democrats say
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Axios:
Trump sets Tester trap, calls for resignation — President Trump went after Sen. Jon Tester Saturday morning for releasing allegations against his pick for Secretary of the VA, Dr. Ronny Jackson. — Why it matters: Jackson's confirmation process was already rocky before Tester's team released …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Calls on Montana Democrat to Resign in Fight Over Failed V.A. Nomination — WASHINGTON — President Trump on Saturday called for the resignation of Senator Jon Tester, the Montana Democrat who helped thwart his effort to install the White House physician in the cabinet …
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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo and CNN
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Trump rebrands diplomatic norms as events in Asia, Europe and elsewhere spin on his axis — President Trump on Friday placed himself at the center of the remarkable summit between the leaders of North and South Korea, taking credit for bold and innovative diplomacy that may open a path to peace where other leaders failed.
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
Don't let the Korea summit hype fool you. We've been here before.
Don't let the Korea summit hype fool you. We've been here before.
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New York Times, The Week and CNN
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Koreans Set the Table for a Deal That Trump Will Try to Close
Koreans Set the Table for a Deal That Trump Will Try to Close
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Conor Finnegan / ABC News:
Pompeo says Kim Jong Un ‘serious’ about nuclear talks
Pompeo says Kim Jong Un ‘serious’ about nuclear talks
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New York Times:
Trump's Role in Midterm Elections Roils Republicans — WASHINGTON — President Trump is privately rejecting the growing consensus among Republican leaders that they may lose the House and possibly the Senate in November, leaving party officials and the president's advisers nervous that he does …
Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
VIRGINIA NEWSPAPER RUNS KKK RECRUITMENT FLYER IN FULL ON FRONT PAGE — A Virginia newspaper has come under fire from its readers after it ran a Ku Klux Klan recruitment flyer in full on its front page. — The Westmoreland News ran a story on how KKK recruitment flyers and DVDs …
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The Root and Washington Press
Katie Kilkenny / Hollywood Reporter:
Rachel Maddow, Andrea Mitchell Back Tom Brokaw in Letter Signed by 64 Insiders — Current and former colleagues of the NBC News special correspondent defended his character in the wake of accusations that he had harassed two women at NBC News in the 1990s. — One day after two women alleged …
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Lisa de Moraes / Deadline:
Mika Brzezinski Joins Rachel Maddow And Others In Letter Supporting Tom Brokaw
Mika Brzezinski Joins Rachel Maddow And Others In Letter Supporting Tom Brokaw
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Louis Lucero II / New York Times:
Stormy Daniels Lawsuit Delayed as Judge Cites ‘Likely’ Indictment of Michael Cohen — A federal judge in California on Friday ordered a three-month delay in the lawsuit brought by the pornographic film star Stephanie Clifford against President Trump, citing what he called the likelihood …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Court grants 90-day delay in Stormy Daniels' suit against Trump
Court grants 90-day delay in Stormy Daniels' suit against Trump
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Beth Reinhard / Washington Post:
Judge puts Stormy Daniels case on hold for 90 days, citing likelihood Michael Cohen will be indicted
Judge puts Stormy Daniels case on hold for 90 days, citing likelihood Michael Cohen will be indicted
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Politico
William Saletan / Slate:
Stop Talking About Race and IQ — The race-and-IQ debate is back. The latest round started a few weeks ago when Harvard geneticist David Reich wrote a New York Times op-ed in defense of race as a biological fact. The piece resurfaced Sam Harris' year-old Waking Up podcast interview with Charles Murray …
Emily Holden / Politico:
EPA staff in ‘despair’ after Pruitt blame game — Scott Pruitt may have survived his testimony on Capitol Hill, but he's coming back to a further enraged and demoralized Environmental Protection Agency staff. — Several current and former EPA officials and other people close to the agency …
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BBC:
Alfie Evans: Legal battle toddler dies — Alfie Evans, the 23-month-old toddler at the centre of a High Court legal battle, has died, nearly a week after his life support was withdrawn. — The boy from Merseyside, who had a degenerative brain condition, died at 02:30 BST, his father Tom Evans said.
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Rachel Siegel / Washington Post:
Golf course that called the police on black women loses business, faces call for state investigation … In the days after white golf course owners called the police on five African American women they said were not playing fast enough, a Pennsylvania state senator has called for an investigation …
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ThinkProgress, Senator Vincent Hughes and Governor Tom Wolf
Frank Pallotta / CNNMoney:
‘Avengers: Infinity War’ has second biggest opening day box office ever — The Marvel model for success — “Avengers: Infinity War” made $106 million at the domestic box office on its opening day Friday, making it the second biggest opening day in history.
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Casey Michel / ThinkProgress:
Jill Stein says she won't fully comply with Senate Russia investigation — Jill Stein ended months of silence and speculation about her role in the ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, announcing this week that she would not be complying …
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Oppo researcher leaves the White House — Michael Roman, a former Koch operative, served as the right-hand man to the White House's top attorney. — Michael Roman, a longtime opposition researcher who worked in the White House counsel's office, has left the Trump administration.
Sara Murray / CNN:
Exclusive: NRA gathers documents amid scrutiny over ties to Kremlin-linked banker — Washington (CNN)The National Rifle Association is setting aside years of documents related to its interactions with a Kremlin-linked banker, as the gun-rights group appears to be bracing for a possible investigation …
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Raw Story, Balloon Juice and Shareblue Media
Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
Paying the Price for Not Being a Trump Humper — Yes, there is a price to be paid. Yes, it is necessary some of us are willing to pay it. — Just a few thoughts on the purging at RedState today and the price to be paid for deviating from the tribe. I know that price too well.
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Comey Confirms: In Clinton Emails Caper, the Fix Was In — He knew Obama's Justice Department would sweep Hillary's violations under the rug, so he played along. — While promoting his memoir, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership, former FBI director James Comey sat for what turned …