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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
AP source: It's not just audio, Manigault Newman has video — WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not just audiotapes. — Omarosa Manigault Newman has a stash of video, emails, text messages and other documentation supporting the claims in her tell-all book about her time in the Trump White House …
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Populist Media
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump and Omarosa Had a ‘F*cking Weird’ Fight With Vietnam Vets … Early on in the Donald Trump administration, the president vested many of his nearest and dearest with tasks they were woefully unprepared for—and Apprentice superstar Omarosa Manigault Newman was no exception.
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The Daily Banter, IndieWire, Daily Kos, Observer, VICE, New Republic, Talking Points Memo, Media Matters for America, Gizmodo, Mother Jones, Raw Story, Boing Boing, Splinter and CNBC
New York Times:
Melania Trump, a Mysterious First Lady, Weathers a Chaotic White House — WASHINGTON — Hours after Melania Trump moved into the White House in June of last year, she peered out a window and took in a stunning view of the Washington Monument: “Looking forward to the memories we'll make in our new home! …
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Politico, AOL, The Daily Beast and Splinter
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Trump Picked Fight With Vietnam Vets Over Who Better Understood What Agent Orange Was
Trump Picked Fight With Vietnam Vets Over Who Better Understood What Agent Orange Was
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The Mahablog
Fox News:
DOJ's Bruce Ohr wrote Christopher Steele was 'very concerned about Comey's firing — afraid they will be exposed' — A collection of Justice Department official Bruce Ohr's emails, texts and handwritten notes, reviewed by Fox News, reveals that he was deeply connected to the unverified Steele dossier …
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Sara A. Carter, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Caller News Foundation, The Western Journal, RedState, Breitbart and LifeZette
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New York Times:
Embracing Conspiracy Theory, Trump Escalates Attack on Bruce Ohr
Embracing Conspiracy Theory, Trump Escalates Attack on Bruce Ohr
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JustOneMinute, CNBC and CBS News
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
How Trump's security-clearance gambit could actually get him in deeper trouble with Mueller
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
What Was Bruce Ohr Doing?
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Former intelligence officials rebuke Trump for pulling Brennan's security clearance
Former intelligence officials rebuke Trump for pulling Brennan's security clearance
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The Atlantic, Hit & Run, Daily Kos, Joe.My.God., Mother Jones, Hot Air, HuffPost, Political Wire, Breitbart, Weekly Standard, Talking Points Memo, The Week and The Daily Beast
Gabby Morrongiello / Washington Examiner:
Bruce Ohr could be out of a job if Trump strips his security clearance
Mark Penn / The Hill:
Press needs to restore its credibility on FBI and Justice Department
Press needs to restore its credibility on FBI and Justice Department
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Associated Press and Liberty Unyielding
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Bill Nelson wasn't making things up when he said Russians hacked Florida election systems — Sen. Bill Nelson, who is in a tough reelection fight, was blasted for saying 10 days ago that Russians had penetrated his state's election systems. — WASHINGTON — Sen. Bill Nelson, a Florida Democrat …
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CANNONFIRE, Hullabaloo, Washington Post, RedState, FLA News Online, Daily Kos, Tampa Bay Times, Washington Free Beacon and twitchy.com
Politico:
Manafort trial Day 14: Jury ‘scared’ as it heads home without a verdict — Manafort's attorney Kevin Downing said the ongoing deliberations favor his client. — Paul Manafort's trial will stretch into a fourth week, as jurors headed home Friday without reaching a verdict for the second straight …
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Power Line, Populist Media, The Gateway Pundit and Politico
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Fox News:
Judge in Manafort trial says he's been threatened over case
Judge in Manafort trial says he's been threatened over case
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, 100PercentFedUp.com and Daily Wire
CNN:
Manafort's attorney says he appreciates Trump's support
Manafort's attorney says he appreciates Trump's support
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ABC News and Talking Points Memo
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Manafort judge says he's received threats
Manafort judge says he's received threats
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The Federalist, The Week and Joe.My.God.
NBC News:
Officials worry Trump may back Erik Prince plan to privatize war in Afghanistan — “I know he's frustrated,” Blackwater founder Prince said of the president. “He gave the Pentagon what they wanted. And they haven't delivered.” — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump …
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Joe.My.God., New Republic, Washington Monthly, Raw Story, Hullabaloo, POLITICUSUSA, Splinter and Political Wire
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
Alex Jones of Infowars Destroyed Evidence Related to Sandy Hook Suits, Motion Says — WASHINGTON — Lawyers for the families of two Sandy Hook shooting victims are accusing the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his Infowars media business of intentionally destroying evidence relevant …
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New Republic, HuffPost and Joe.My.God., more at Mediagazer »
Christopher Barca / m.qchron.com:
Ocasio-Cortez bans press from town hall — MEDIA WAS BARRED AFTER REPORTERS ‘MOBBED’ HER AT AN EARLIER EVENT — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Monday that stops on her “listening tour” throughout the district, like the one held a day earlier in Corona, are “intended for lively …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be facing really intense scrutiny
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be facing really intense scrutiny
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Hit & Run, Mediaite, The Week, NY State of Politics, Washington Free Beacon and Daily Wire
Patrick Leahy / U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont:
Leahy To McGahn: What Was Discussed At Private White House Meeting That Led Republicans To Abruptly Change Course On Kavanaugh Documents — Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), on Friday, asked White House Counsel Don McGahn for information on a pivotal July 24, 2018, meeting with Judiciary Committee Republicans …
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David French / National Review:
The New York Times Runs a Sloppy, Specious Democratic Hit on Brett Kavanaugh
The New York Times Runs a Sloppy, Specious Democratic Hit on Brett Kavanaugh
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New York Times, Washington Free Beacon and New Republic
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate gets to work in August — but many don't show up
Senate gets to work in August — but many don't show up
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Shareblue Media
Violet Ikonomova / News & Views, Detroit Metro Times:
Detroit Rep. Bettie Cook Scott on Asian opponent: 'Don't vote for the ching-chong!' — Rep. Bettie Cook Scott has issued an apology for her remarks. Find her statement here. — More than a dozen community groups have called on Rep. Bettie Cook Scott (D-Detroit) to apologize for a series …
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
GOP fundraiser Broidy under investigation for alleged effort to sell government influence, people familiar with probe say — The Justice Department is investigating whether longtime Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy sought to sell his influence with the Trump administration by offering …
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Political Wire and Joe.My.God.
Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. government seeks Facebook help to wiretap Messenger - sources — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. government is trying to force Facebook Inc (FB.O) to break the encryption in its popular Messenger app so law enforcement may listen to a suspect's voice conversations in a criminal probe …
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Axios, Boing Boing, The Verge, Engadget, Gizmodo and 9to5Mac, more at Techmeme »
Brett McMurphy / Stadium:
Zach Smith Ordered Sex Toys to Ohio State Offices, Had Sex With Staffer, Took Nude Photos at White House — Documents and receipts Stadium has obtained show Zach Smith ordered more than $2,200 in sex toys, male apparel and photography equipment and had the items delivered to him at Ohio State's Woody Hayes Athletic Center in 2015.
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twitchy.com and TMZ.com
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Resistance Twitter Hero Exposed as Pro-Trump Gamer … In the world of #Resistance Twitter, @GuardianRover was a hero. As a former intelligence operative and Delta Force soldier, the person behind the account used a cartoon secret agent avatar and the alias “Mr. Smith” …
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The Western Journal, Daily Kos and Daily Caller News Foundation
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Website Promised Free Anti-Antifa Shirts. Alt-Right Signed Up. It Was a Trap. … A website that offered free anti-anti-fascist t-shirts for a real far-right march appears to have been a trap by anti-fascists. — On August 18, Trump supporters will host the “National March Against Far-Left Violence” …
CNN:
Bomb that killed 40 children in Yemen was supplied by the US — (CNN)The bomb used by the Saudi-led coalition in a devastating attack on a school bus in Yemen was sold as part of a US State Department-sanctioned arms deal with Saudi Arabia, munitions experts told CNN.
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LewRockwell and VICE News
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Is Making the Department of Justice Into His Own Private Goon Squad — One morning earlier this week during executive time, President Trump tweeted out his assessment of the Russia investigation. “The Rigged Russian Witch Hunt goes on and on as the 'originators and founders …
Reuters:
Exclusive: FBI probing cyber attack on congressional campaign in California - sources — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating a cyber attack on the congressional campaign of a Democratic candidate in California, according to three people close to the campaign.
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CNN, Axios, KTLA and Boing Boing
Tom Schad / USA Today:
ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro: Network won't show national anthem on ‘Monday Night Football’ — New ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro told reporters Friday that the network does not plan to televise the national anthem as part of its Monday Night Football broadcasts this season.
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Los Angeles Times, Conservative Tribune, smokeroom.com and Vox
Washington Post:
The un-celebrity president — Jimmy Carter shuns riches, lives modestly in his Georgia hometown — Jimmy Carter finishes his Saturday night dinner, salmon and broccoli casserole on a paper plate, flashes his famous toothy grin and calls playfully to his wife of 72 years, Rosalynn: “C'mon, kid.”
Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
A Church in Denial, Still — Too many priests and bishops aren't treating the Catholic Church's abuse scandal with the gravity it deserves. — “I don't think this is some massive, massive crisis,” said Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the Catholic archbishop of Washington, D.C., in a statement that could not possibly be more wrong.
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National Review, Washington Post, The American Conservative, WORLD and The Anchoress
Sam Levine / HuffPost:
Officials Defend Plan To Close Almost All Polling Places In Majority Black Georgia County — Local officials say they need to close seven polling places because they aren't accessible to people with disabilities. The ACLU says that doesn't make sense. — Election officials …
Austin Ruse / Crisis Magazine:
Rod Was Right and I Was Wrong — I became casual friends with Rod Dreher when he lived in Brooklyn with the beautiful Julie, and I lived in Manhattan alone. Newly married and not yet a father, he was writing movie reviews for the New York Post; this was before his move to National Review and ever-increasing fame.
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The American Conservative
Mark Ballard / www.theadvocate.com:
Louisiana commission blocks two banks from $600 million road plan because of gun sales policies — The State Bond Commission barred two of the largest banks in the world from participating in efforts to fund some highway projects in Louisiana because of firearms policies instituted after recent mass shootings.
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Washington Times, The Trace and Daily Caller News Foundation
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Court throws out EPA delay of Obama chemical plant safety rule — A federal court Friday threw out the Trump administration's attempt to delay a chemical plant safety regulation written by the Obama administration. — In a major blow to the Trump administration, the Court of Appeals …
Patrick Temple-West / Politico:
Trump administration charges Facebook with housing discrimination — The Department of Housing and Urban Development on Friday charged Facebook Inc. with violating housing discrimination laws. — The social media company allows advertisers to divert housing listings away from users …
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ABC News, HUD.gov, Boing Boing and Don Surber, more at Mediagazer »