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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Crazytown: A Bob Woodward Book, an Anonymous New York Times Op-Ed, and a Growing Crisis for the Trump Presidency — The Republican “resistance” goes public (sort of), and everyone freaks out. — On Wednesday morning, the White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders …
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Denis Slattery / New York Daily News:
White House officials flagged Trump's behavior to psychiatrist last year — White House officials reached out to a noted Yale University psychiatrist last fall out of concern over President Trump's increasingly erratic behavior. — Dr. Bandy Lee, who edited the best-selling book …
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The Daily Beast:
‘We See Ourselves as Rebels’: Trump's Internal Resistance Celebrates — There were smiles—and fear that a blockbuster New York Times op-ed could backfire on those inside the bureaucracy trying to blunt the President. — Either Wednesday's explosive New York Times op-ed becomes the start of a bigger …
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American Greatness and Liberty Unyielding
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
‘A never-ending cycle’: Some aides work to slow-walk or ignore Trump's directives — This week's revelations of a purported “resistance” force of senior government officials acting as guardrails against President Trump — manipulating him, infantilizing him and ignoring his directives — raised the specter of a shadow administration.
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
We are a superpower run by a simpleton — One of the major problems with President Trump's impulsivity is its utter predictability. — A recent op-ed in the New York Times by an anonymous administration official accused the president of impetuous, reckless rants, and Trump responded with impetuous, reckless rants ("TREASON?").
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Trump insists all's calm at White House after bombshell op-ed — President Donald Trump insisted on Thursday that he wasn't rattled by an explosive op-ed that shook his administration to the core this week, using a rally nearly 2,000 miles from Washington to try to quell mounting concerns …
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MSNBC, The Daily Beast and ABC News
Manu Raju / CNN:
Elizabeth Warren: Time to use 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office
Elizabeth Warren: Time to use 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office
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The Gateway Pundit, Bustle, Breitbart, AOL, New York Times, Axios, HuffPost, Washington Times, CBS San Francisco and CBS Miami
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Warren calls for 25th Amendment to be invoked against Trump
Warren calls for 25th Amendment to be invoked against Trump
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Salon, The Federalist, Axios, Washington Post, Liberty Unyielding, American Greatness and Breitbart
The Daily Beast:
Secret Trump Resistance Rebels Are ‘Fist-Bumping’ Each Other
Secret Trump Resistance Rebels Are ‘Fist-Bumping’ Each Other
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Raw Story, CBS News and The Daily Beast
Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Giuliani to AP: Trump will not answer obstruction questions — NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump will not answer federal investigators' questions, in writing or in person, about whether he tried to block the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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Raw Story, BuzzFeed News, Splinter and Mother Jones
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Axios:
Trump dares Mueller to subpoena him — President Trump will not voluntary answer questions about obstruction of justice, gambling that Robert Mueller won't have the stomach for a court fight. — A source close to Trump's legal team tauntingly tells us it's “Mueller's moment of truth.” — Go deeper
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Raw Story, Reuters, The American Conservative and CBS San Francisco
NBC News:
Giuliani says Trump will not answer Mueller's obstruction questions
Giuliani says Trump will not answer Mueller's obstruction questions
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RedState and The Gateway Pundit
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Marc Kasowitz denies Kavanaugh ever spoke to anyone at his firm about Mueller probe, contradicting Kamala Harris claim
Marc Kasowitz denies Kavanaugh ever spoke to anyone at his firm about Mueller probe, contradicting Kamala Harris claim
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New York Times, Daily Wire and Slate
Jenavieve Hatch / HuffPost:
Brett Kavanaugh Refers To Birth Control As ‘Abortion-Inducing Drugs’ At Confirmation Hearing — Trump's Supreme Court nominee defended his support of Priests for Life on the third day of his hearing. — On the third day of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing …
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HuffPost:
Here's Another Brett Kavanaugh Email Republicans Didn't Want You To See
Here's Another Brett Kavanaugh Email Republicans Didn't Want You To See
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Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
Desperate Democrats
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump: American flag needed in moon docudrama — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): — President Donald Trump says a docudrama about the moon landing would have been a “much bigger success” had it shown the planting of the American flag.
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CBS Pittsburgh:
College Removes Uniforms Featuring Nike Logo To Protest Kaepernick Deal — (AP) — The endorsement deal between Nike and Colin Kaepernick prompted a flood of debate Tuesday. It was a trending topic on Twitter and other social networks, with some fans urging a boycott of the company's clothes …
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Daily Wire, RedState and CBS Sacramento
Elaine Thompson / Worcester Telegram & Gazette:
Sturbridge jeweler takes heat for ‘take a knee’ billboard; Colin Kaepernick debate unfolds
Sturbridge jeweler takes heat for ‘take a knee’ billboard; Colin Kaepernick debate unfolds
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RedState and Daily Wire
Donie O'Sullivan / CNNMoney:
Twitter bans Alex Jones and InfoWars — Why Facebook, YouTube and Apple are removing InfoWars content — Twitter banned far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his website InfoWars from its platform Thursday afternoon, a month after several of its Silicon Valley counterparts did so.
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Another Democratic Ambush? Not in Delaware, as Carper Rebuffs Outsider's Bid — Senator Tom Carper of Delaware fended off a primary challenge from his left on Thursday, dispatching a political newcomer, Kerri Evelyn Harris, in the latest test of strength between Democratic insurgents and the party establishment.
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Political Wire
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
In a shift, Trump approves an indefinite military and diplomatic effort in Syria, U.S. officials say — President Trump, who just five months ago said he wanted “to get out” of Syria and bring U.S. troops home soon, has approved a new strategy for an indefinitely extended military …
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Barbara Starr / CNN:
Russia warns US of pending attack in Syrian area with US troops
New York Times:
Polling the 2018 Midterm Elections in Real Time — The Upshot has partnered with Siena College to poll dozens of the most competitive House and Senate races across the country. Our poll results are updated in real time, after every phone call. We hope to help you understand how polling works, and why it sometimes doesn't.
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Frustration and Finger-Pointing as G.O.P. Pulls Out of Deal Talks on Hacked Materials — WASHINGTON — House Republicans withdrew on Thursday from negotiations with Democrats over a pact that would have effectively barred both parties from using hacked or stolen material on the campaign trail this fall.
Matthew Mosk / ABC News:
Papadopoulos to be sentenced in Russia investigation — George Papadopoulos, the novice, unpaid foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump who rose to prominence when he became the first former campaign adviser arrested as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russian-influence probe, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in Washington.
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Daily Mail:
Boris Johnson splits with lawyer wife Marina after she accuses him of ANOTHER ‘fling’ — Boris Johnson splits with lawyer wife of 25 years Marina after she accuses him of ANOTHER fling and his daughter brands him a ‘selfish b*****d’ — Boris Johnson has been kicked out of his marital home …
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
At rally, Trump brings up ‘the impeachment word’ to embolden voters ahead of midterms — The president also accused the The New York Times of “treason” for recently publishing an opinion piece by an unnamed administration official. — BILLINGS, Mont. — Republicans have to show up to the polls …
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David Crow / Financial Times:
Opioid billionaire granted patent for addiction treatment — A billionaire pharmaceuticals executive who has been blamed for spurring the US opioid crisis stands to profit from the epidemic after he patented a new treatment for drug addicts. — Richard Sackler, whose family owns Purdue Pharma …
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Prosecutors use grand jury as investigation of Andrew McCabe intensifies — Federal prosecutors have for months been using a grand jury to investigate former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe — an indication that the probe into whether he misled officials exploring his role …
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Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Grand Jury Looking Into Case Of Ex-FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Dead even: AJC/Channel 2 poll shows Georgia governor's race is tied — The race for Georgia governor couldn't be closer just two months before the election, as an Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Channel 2 Action News poll showed Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp deadlocked at 45 percent.
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Balloon Juice and Political Wire