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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
White House: It's in ‘Public Interest’ for Staff to Skirt Ethics Rules to Meet With Fox News … It is “in the public interest” for a pair of senior White House officials to be excused from federal ethics laws so they can meet with Fox News, according to President Donald Trump's top lawyer.
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Politico:
Trump offers White House staffers discounted merch from his golf club — Ethics experts say the arrangement is a disturbing blurring of lines between his private business and the presidency. — There's an under-the-radar perk being offered to staffers in President Donald Trump's administration …
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Politico:
Omarosa claims to have secretly recorded Jared and Ivanka — The former White House aide is saying the president's son-in-law and daughter offered emotional support after she was fired. — She says she's got Javanka on tape, too. — Jilted ex-"Apprentice" star and former White House …
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Omarosa Manigault Newman reveals recording she made of President Trump day after she was fired — The tape, which was played exclusively Monday on “Today” show, appears to show Trump having no idea that Newman had been dismissed by his Chief of Staff John Kelly.
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Trump poses with supporter with sexist patch at motorcyclist event
Trump poses with supporter with sexist patch at motorcyclist event
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CBS News:
Trump excludes McCain in speech about defense bill named in his honor
Trump excludes McCain in speech about defense bill named in his honor
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Dana Perino / Fox News:
Omarosa's book will be forgotten — her despicable behavior will not
Omarosa's book will be forgotten — her despicable behavior will not
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Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed News:
After Omarosa Released Secret Tapes, Trump Allies Worry Others Might Have Recordings
After Omarosa Released Secret Tapes, Trump Allies Worry Others Might Have Recordings
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
FBI agent Peter Strzok fired over anti-Trump texts — The FBI has fired Agent Peter Strzok, who helped lead the bureau's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election until officials discovered he had been sending anti-Trump texts. — Aitan Goelman, Strzok's lawyer …
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gofundme.com:
Support for FBI Veteran Pete Strzok — $25,031 of $150,000 goal Raised by 607 people in 3 hours — Friends Of Special Agent Peter Strzok — Peter Strzok, a man who has spent his entire life working to help keep us and our nation safe, has been fired. He needs your help.
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Peter Strzok Reacts To Firing On Newly Created Twitter Account — Former FBI official Peter Strzok has reacted to his firing from the FBI, saying on a newly-created Twitter account that he was “deeply saddened” by the decision. — Strzok, the former deputy chief of counterintelligence …
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Agent Peter Strzok, Who Criticized Trump in Texts, Is Fired
F.B.I. Agent Peter Strzok, Who Criticized Trump in Texts, Is Fired
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
FBI fires Peter Strzok, agent who sent anti-Trump texts
FBI fires Peter Strzok, agent who sent anti-Trump texts
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump's diplomatic learning curve: Time zones, ‘Nambia’ and ‘Nipple’ — The president has often perplexed foreign officials and his own aides as he learns how to deal with the world beyond America's borders. — Several times in the first year of his administration, President Donald Trump wanted …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Foreign Policy Held Back by Struggle to Grasp Time Zones, Maps
Trump Foreign Policy Held Back by Struggle to Grasp Time Zones, Maps
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump-appointed judge upholds Mueller's legitimacy
Trump-appointed judge upholds Mueller's legitimacy
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David S. Glosser / Politico:
Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I'm His Uncle. — Let me tell you a story about Stephen Miller and chain migration. — It begins at the turn of the 20th century, in a dirt-floor shack in the village of Antopol, a shtetl of subsistence farmers in what is now Belarus.
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Kate Taylor / Business Insider:
Rapper Azealia Banks claims she was at Elon Musk's house over the weekend as he was ‘scrounging for investors’ — Rapper Azealia Banks claimed that she spent the weekend at Tesla CEO and founder Elon Musk's house, setting social media ablaze. — Banks told Business Insider she saw Musk at home …
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Liam Denning / Bloomberg:
Elon Musk Hands Tesla's Wheel to Saudi Arabia
Elon Musk Hands Tesla's Wheel to Saudi Arabia
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Luppe B. Luppen / Yahoo:
3 missing men at the Manafort trial — ALEXANDRIA, Va. — As the trial of President Trump's former campaign chairman resumes today, it appears prosecutors from special counsel Robert Mueller's office have decided not to call three seemingly key figures. The absence of these witnesses offers …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
There's a big tell in Trump's latest defense of Donald Jr. — President Trump has spent the past year and a half emphatically declaring that there was “no collusion” between his campaign and Russia, adamantly and angrily insisting that any suggestion to the contrary is nothing but a “hoax.”
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Lee Smith / RealClearInvestigations:
2016 Trump Tower Meeting Looks Increasingly Like a Setup by Russian and Clinton Operatives — The June 2016 Trump Tower meeting between high-ranking members of the Republican presidential campaign staff and a Russian lawyer with Kremlin ties remains the cornerstone of claims that Donald Trump colluded …
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Democrats More Positive About Socialism Than Capitalism — WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the first time in Gallup's measurement over the past decade, Democrats have a more positive image of socialism than they do of capitalism. Attitudes toward socialism among Democrats have not changed materially since 2010 …
Peter Beinart / The Forward:
I Was Detained At Ben Gurion Airport Because Of My Beliefs — Like many Jewish parents, I try to create memorable Jewish experiences for my kids. Last weekend I can say, with some confidence, that I succeeded. — The weekend started on Rhodes, the Mediterranean island …
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Ryan Nakashima / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Google tracks your movements, like it or not — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google wants to know where you go so badly that it records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to. — An Associated Press investigation found that many Google services on Android devices …
CNN:
Keith Ellison denies allegations he abused ex-girlfriend — (CNN)Rep. Keith Ellison is denying allegations made public on Saturday that he physically abused an ex-girlfriend. — The allegations were detailed in a Facebook post by Austin Monahan, the son of Ellison's former girlfriend Karen Monahan.
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ProPublica:
Did You Go to a Washington Nationals Game With Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh? — Trump's pick is a baseball fan who racked up considerable debt buying season tickets. Help us figure out who went with the nominated judge. — Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh accrued …
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
ProPublica: The Fate Of The Republic Rests On Kavanaugh's Nats +1, Or Something
ProPublica: The Fate Of The Republic Rests On Kavanaugh's Nats +1, Or Something
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WSB-TV:
She ran on responsible gun regulation, now she's accused of killing her campaign treasurer — ATLANTA - A former Georgia Congressional candidate has been charged with murder after her former campaign treasurer was found dead inside her apartment. — Kellie Collins, of Thomason …
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Juliana Knot / The Federalist:
Former Gun Control Candidate Charged With Shooting Her Campaign Treasurer
Former Gun Control Candidate Charged With Shooting Her Campaign Treasurer
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Archeology of Trumpism — Over what are now the years since Donald Trump entered, took over and now totally permeates American political culture, I now and again think back to something that happened years ago, long before his presidential campaign. Starting in 2011 Trump started posting …
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
In 2014, political spending at Trump properties was $35K. In 2018, it's $3.5M — BEDMINSTER, N.J. — At least 125 Republican campaigns and conservative political groups spent more than $3.5 million at President Donald Trump's resorts, hotels and restaurants since January 2017 …
Benjamin Kentish / The Independent:
Jeremy Corbyn admits being present at wreath-laying for Munich terrorists but says 'I don't think I was actually involved in it' — Labour leader confirms he attended ceremony where ‘wreath was laid’ for attackers who murdered 11 Israeli athletes — POPULAR VIDEOS
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Online NewsHour:
An 11-year-old changed election results on a replica Florida state website in under 10 minutes — An 11-year-old boy on Friday was able to hack into a replica of the Florida state election website and change voting results found there in under 10 minutes during the world's largest yearly hacking convention …
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Arit John / Bloomberg:
Billionaire Steyer Adding $10 Million to Trump Impeachment Drive — Steyer has already pledged to spend $110 million on election — His groups target voters who have skipped midterm voting — Billionaire Tom Steyer plans to spend an additional $10 million on helping Democrats …
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New York Times:
You Know Who the Tax Cuts Helped? Rich People — In 2018, Trump's tax plan was enacted, setting a new record — Stock buybacks by quarter — Among companies in the S&P 500 … Stock buybacks — Q1 2018 — In 2018, Trump's tax — plan was enacted, — setting a new record
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