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Daily Mail:
Omarosa secretly recorded John Kelly firing her in the SITUATION ROOM and claims she heard the rumored tape of the president saying the n-word after she finished her book — In Omarosa Manigault-Newman's book ‘Unhinged’ she claims tapes exist of President Trump using the n-word, but she only has second-hand knowledge
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Talking Points Memo, Bloomberg and The Guardian
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Victoria Guida / Politico:
Conway: Trump White House requires non-disclosure agreements — Kellyanne Conway responded to claims from former White House official Omarosa Manigault Newman that she was offered “hush money” by saying that everyone in the West Wing has signed non-disclosure agreements, which she described as a completely normal practice.
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Omarosa claims she heard Trump N-word tape after book's publication — In an exclusive interview with NBC's Meet the Press, Newman says the tape confirmed her worst fears about Trump. — Full Omarosa: ‘I had a blind spot where it came to Donald Trump’ — WASHINGTON — Former White House …
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The Root, Contemptor, Mediaite and TMZ.com
Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
Kellyanne Conway on accusation Trump is racist: ‘None of us would be there if that were true’ — Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway responded to allegations that President Donald Trump is a racist, saying “none of us would be” in the White House if that were true.
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Washington Post, Conservative News Today and BloombergQuint
New York Times:
At ‘Unite the Right’ Rally, White Nationalists to Gather in Front of White House — WASHINGTON — A year after the race-fueled violence in Charlottesville, Va., white nationalists planned to gather in front of the White House on Sunday evening to mark the anniversary of their deadly rally …
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Will Parsons / ABC News:
President Trump's words against racism ‘ring hollow’: Rep. Elijah Cummings — An African-American congressman from Maryland said Trump words this weekend against racism “ring hollow” in light of his administration's actions toward immigrant children, on health care and on ensuring eligible Americans are able to vote.
April Glaser / Slate:
How White Supremacists Planned Their Rally in D.C. — They were banished from their old online hubs and abandoned by many of their allies. Here's what that tells us about the white-power movement in 2018. — On Sunday, a group of white supremacists is planning to gather in Washington …
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LGBTQ Nation and Lawfare
Noah Weiland / New York Times:
Before ‘Unite the Right’ Rally, Trump Does Not Condemn Supremacists
Before ‘Unite the Right’ Rally, Trump Does Not Condemn Supremacists
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CNN, Washington Monthly, Breitbart, ABC News, Liberty Unyielding, BloombergQuint, AOL, Associated Press and Political Wire
Sam J. / twitchy.com:
WHOA if true: MN Dem. Debra Hilstrom tweets SHOCKING Facebook post accusing Keith Ellison of domestic violence — Every once in a while we come across a tweet where we aren't entirely sure if what we're reading is true or not BUT HOLY COW if it is. This tweet from Minnesota Democrat …
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Power Line
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Austin Aslim Monahan:
Please read, if you care about my mother please share. — I love you momma, you wont have to stand alone — #ibelieveher — #wearemanenough — #timesup — Keith Ellison Keith Ellison for Attorney General Jason Sole Shvonne L Johnson Will Moore @Shiranthi Goonathilaka Stephen Davis …
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Alpha News, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, Conservative News Today, twitchy.com and The American Mirror
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Dinesh D'Souza and the Decline of Conservatism — Few have enjoyed quite so spectacular a comeback under President Trump as the conservative polemicist and filmmaker, Dinesh D'Souza. In 2012, D'Souza resigned as president of a Christian college amid charges of adultery and deception.
Wall Street Journal:
Horizon Air Plane Theft, Crash Exposes Cracks in Airport Security — Alaska Airlines, Horizon officials don't yet know how ground-service employee, who didn't have a pilot's license, learned to fly — Smoke rises from the site on Ketron Island near Seattle where a Horizon Air turboprop plane crashed Friday …
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Daniel Politi / Slate:
“Suicidal” Airline Employee Steals Plane, Takes it for A Flight Before Crashing
“Suicidal” Airline Employee Steals Plane, Takes it for A Flight Before Crashing
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Telegraph, The Guardian and FOX31 Denver
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
More than 100 newspapers will publish editorials decrying Trump's anti-press rhetoric — “The dirty war on the free press must end.” — That's the idea behind an unusual editorial-writing initiative that has enlisted scores of newspapers across America. — The Boston Globe …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Front Page Magazine and twitchy.com, more at Mediagazer »
Margaret Coker / New York Times:
The Iraqi Spy Who Infiltrated ISIS — BAGHDAD — The driver was sweating as his white Kia pickup truck sped along a rain-slicked Baghdad highway toward a neighborhood bustling with open-air markets. — With every jolt and turn, his pulse quickened. Hidden in the truck's chassis …
Carol Anderson / New York Times:
Brian Kemp, Enemy of Democracy — An expert on voter suppression, he will help keep Georgia red. — Dr. Anderson is the author of the forthcoming “One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy.” — The Republican runoff for the governorship in Georgia …
Robert Wood Johnson / Telegraph:
America is turning up the pressure on Iran - and we want global Britain to stand with us — Sorry, that didn't work quite as expected. Please try again. — Follow the author of this article Follow the topics within this article — Sorry, that didn't work quite as expected. Please try again.
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CNN, HuffPost, Press Association and Politico
Kevin Collier / BuzzFeed News:
An 11-Year-Old Changed The Results Of Florida's Presidential Vote At A Hacker Convention. Discuss. — Veteran hackers have tried for years to get the world to notice flaws in voting machines. Now that they've got it, they have to wrestle with scaring people away from voting. — Reporting From
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Kevin Cramer breaks with Trump on legal immigration but treads carefully on trade — KINDRED, N.D. — Rep. Kevin Cramer in an interview Saturday voiced support for robust legal immigration, putting the Republican crosswise with President Trump on a critical political issue ahead of the midterm elections.
John Eligon / New York Times:
Talking to a Man Named Mr. Cotton About Slavery and Confederate Monuments — In this week's Race/Related newsletter: A writer explores the nation's divide over its Civil War past. He finds that some Confederate monuments cannot be moved. — VICKSBURG, Miss. — Slavery, Gordon Cotton explains, “did some good for some people.”
Robert McCartney / Washington Post:
A surprising grass-roots upheaval is shaking Maryland's Democrats — A grass-roots upheaval in Maryland's Democratic Party has made it an unexpected showcase for national efforts by liberal activists and unions seeking to revitalize the party and push it to the left.
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Political Wire