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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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Joe.My.God.
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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emptywheel and NBC News
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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Political Wire, Roll Call, The Guardian, The Daily Caller and Joe.My.God.
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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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CNN, Raw Story and Chicks On The Right
Washington Post:
White House: No evidence that Ronny Jackson ‘wrecked’ a vehicle as president's physician … The White House on Friday said officials had conducted a thorough review of presidential physician Ronny L. Jackson's vehicle records and found three minor incidents but no evidence that he “wrecked” …
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Vox, Washington Examiner, Talking Points Memo, USA Today, American Thinker, AOL, Townhall, Politico, The Hill and Mediaite
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“They're Looking for a Place for Kelly to Land That Won't Be Embarrassing for Him” …
“They're Looking for a Place for Kelly to Land That Won't Be Embarrassing for Him” …
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CANNONFIRE, Outside the Beltway, Hot Air, AOL and CNN
Washington Post:
Investigation found no evidence that former VA nominee Ronny L. Jackson ‘wrecked’ car after party, White House says
Investigation found no evidence that former VA nominee Ronny L. Jackson ‘wrecked’ car after party, White House says
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Rachel Dicker / Mediaite:
Secret Service Disputes Allegation That Ronny Jackson Banged on Female Colleague's Door
Secret Service Disputes Allegation That Ronny Jackson Banged on Female Colleague's Door
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HuffPost, Duffel Blog and Townhall
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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Axios, Althouse, One America News Network and ABC News
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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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Outside the Beltway
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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One America News Network
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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Politico, Mediaite, NewsBusters, The Daily Caller, twitchy.com and TheBlaze, more at Mediagazer »
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Lisa de Moraes / Deadline:
Mika Brzezinski Joins Rachel Maddow And Others In Letter Supporting Tom Brokaw — UPDATED: MSNBC's Mike Brzezinski's has added her name to the more than 60 women who signed a letter supporting NBC News veteran Tom Brokaw after sexual harassment allegations against him were published by Washington Post and Variety:
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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Tom Brokaw Rips “Sensational” Accuser Claims: I Was “Ambushed and Then Perp Walked”
Tom Brokaw Rips “Sensational” Accuser Claims: I Was “Ambushed and Then Perp Walked”
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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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ThinkProgress, NPR, Law & Crime, Washington Press, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos, Political Wire and Joe.My.God.
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
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
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 …
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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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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Jill Stein and Political Wire
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
Melissa Russo / NBC New York:
New NYC Schools Chief's ‘White Manhattan Parents’ Tweet Brews Controversy — As for the controversy, the chancellor says, “I don't engage in Twitter fights;” but he is a staunch proponent of diversity in schools and says there's a way to “have these difficult conversations”
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Julian E. Zelizer / The Atlantic:
A Century of Feuding Between Presidents and the Press — For the second time, President Trump won't attend the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. As Washington's elite journalists gather to celebrate their work this weekend, the president will hold a rally in Michigan.
New York Times:
Firing of House Chaplain Causes Uproar on Capitol Hill — Speaker Paul D. Ryan's abrupt decision to dismiss the House chaplain triggered an uproar on Friday over religion, pitting Republican against Republican and offering Democrats a political opportunity in a year already moving their way.
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Washington Post, Shareblue Media, New York Magazine, Splinter and NY State of Politics
Jason Rezaian / Washington Post:
Congress makes a long-overdue move to punish Iran's hostage-takers … “Now is the day of reckoning for the Iranian regime,” Rep. Ted Poe (R-Tex.) said on Wednesday. “That's just the way it is.” — Poe was speaking on the floor of a mostly empty House during the introduction …
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