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Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
President Trump on Christine Blasey Ford, his relationships with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un and more — Lesley Stahl speaks with President Trump about a wide range of topics in his first 60 Minutes interview since taking office — When Americans vote in next month's midterm elections …
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The Atlantic, Axios, Political Wire, NPR, The Week, The Verge, Splinter, The Guardian and The Daily Caller
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump, defiant, unloads on ‘60 Minutes’ — The president portrayed himself as an isolated but eminently empowered commander in chief. — President Donald Trump defied climate scientists, intelligence specialists and even his own defense secretary on Sunday evening, capping a week …
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One America News Network, Breitbart and ABC News
Axios:
The takeaways from Trump's “60 Minutes” interview — President Trump sat down for a lengthy interview with Lesley Stahl on CBS' “60 Minutes,” discussing a wide variety of topics from climate change to foreign policy to the Mueller investigation. — The big picture: Trump was discursive …
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Breitbart, Splinter, twitchy.com, Daily Caller News Foundation and Common Dreams
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Putin is ‘probably’ involved in assassinations and poisonings, but 'it's not in our country,' Trump says
Putin is ‘probably’ involved in assassinations and poisonings, but 'it's not in our country,' Trump says
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Vox
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
'I'm not a baby. I know': Donald Trump snaps before admitting to ‘60 Minutes’ he doesn't know …
'I'm not a baby. I know': Donald Trump snaps before admitting to ‘60 Minutes’ he doesn't know …
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Washington Post and Politico
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Reality Breaks Up a Saudi Prince Charming's Media Narrative — Just six months ago, American media outlets presented a sunny-side-up portrait of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia as he made a good-will tour of New York, Hollywood and Silicon Valley.
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The Federalist, The Globe Post and Politico, more at Mediagazer »
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Washington Post:
Two princes: Kushner now faces a reckoning for Trump's bet on the Saudi heir — When President Trump chose Riyadh to make his debut on the world stage last year, he was placing a bet on Saudi Arabia, which serenaded him with military bands, dazzled him with a flyover of fighter jets and regaled him with a traditional sword dance.
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One America News Network, Associated Press and Booman Tribune
Jackson Diehl / Washington Post:
Trump's Middle East ambitions have been exposed as misguided fantasies
Trump's Middle East ambitions have been exposed as misguided fantasies
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The American Conservative
Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:
Warren releases results of DNA test — WASHINGTON — Senator Elizabeth Warren has released a DNA test that provides “strong evidence” she had a Native American in her family tree dating back 6 to 10 generations, an unprecedented move by one of the top possible contenders for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president.
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Talking Points Memo, The Week, The Guardian and CBS Boston
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Will the House be decided on Election Day? — DRIVING THE DAY — BREAKING ... THE DUCHESS OF SUSSEX — Meghan Markle — is pregnant, and due in the spring, according to Kensington Palace. ... WSJ: Sears has filed for bankruptcy. — THE TRUMP DOCTRINE: SHOULDER SHRUG.
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Axios
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Elizabeth Warren builds expansive Democratic campaign effort ahead of likely 2020 bid
Elizabeth Warren builds expansive Democratic campaign effort ahead of likely 2020 bid
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Axios
The Daily Beast:
Trump Hangs ‘Tacky’ Fantasy Painting of Himself With GOP Presidents in White House — Rep. Darrell Issa gave the painting to Trump, who called artist Andy Thomas to say he really liked how he looked. — President Trump's latest addition to White House decor is a kitschy fantasy painting …
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Splinter
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
Biological Male Wins World Championship In Women's Cycling — A biological male who identifies as a transgender woman won a women's world championship cycling event on Sunday. — Rachel McKinnon, a professor at the College of Charleston, won the women's 35-39 age bracket …
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The Gateway Pundit, Louder With Crowder, Young Conservatives, The Daily Signal and Instapundit
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
A senator snatched a student's phone while being asked about Georgia voter registration uproar — An attempted conversation between a Georgia Tech student and Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) ended abruptly with the lawmaker snatching the student's cellphone away while he was being asked about possible voter suppression in the state.
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BuzzFeed News:
Manhattan Republicans Are Defending Their Invitation To A Violent Far Right Group — Leaders of a Manhattan political club that was once the archetype of moderate Republicanism say they stand behind the decision to invite the founder of a far-right men's group as police investigate violence …
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Tyler Rogoway / TheDrive:
Setting The Record Straight On Why Fighter Jets Can't All Simply Fly Away To Escape Storms … twitter.com/Aviation_Intel — We have been leading the coverage on the state of aircraft left behind after Hurricane Michael made a direct strike on the highly important Tyndall Air Force Base.
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Sputnik International
Wall Street Journal:
Sears Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy — Edward Lampert steps down as CEO and is exploring potential bid for some Sears stores — Sears Holdings SHLD 18.97% Corp. filed early Monday for bankruptcy protection from creditors, marking the collapse of a company that dominated American retailing for much of the 20th century.
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Michael Corkery / New York Times:
Sears, the Original Everything Store, Files for Bankruptcy
Sears, the Original Everything Store, Files for Bankruptcy
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Outside the Beltway, Engadget, FiveThirtyEight and The Real Deal New York
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Senate: Affirmative Action for White People — And why it's time to make Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., the 51st and 52nd states. — The biggest racial preferences in this country have nothing to do with college admissions or job offers. They have to do with political power.
Alex Tanzi / BloombergQuint:
Top 3% of U.S. Taxpayers Paid Majority of Income Taxes in 2016 — (Bloomberg) — Individual income taxes are the federal government's single biggest revenue source. In fiscal year 2018, which ended Sept. 30, the individual income tax is expected to bring in roughly $1.7 trillion …
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
FBI Has Evidence That ‘Directly Refutes’ Premise Of Trump-Russia Probe, GOP Rep Says — A top Republican lawmaker said Sunday that the FBI failed to provide a federal surveillance court with evidence that “directly” contracted the bureau's rationale for opening the Trump-Russia investgation
Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
U.S. Still Hasn't Finalized Election Security Plans—and the Midterms Are Weeks Away — Maybe you were hoping the government would have its election security act together by now. If so, there's bad news below. — The midterms are less than a month away.
CBS News:
Hillary Clinton: Bill should “absolutely not” have resigned over Lewinsky scandal — Hillary Clinton says that her husband was right not to resign from the presidency in the wake of the Monica Lewinsky scandal, she told CBS' “Sunday Morning.” As first lady, she stood by his side …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump gives RNC chair another term — As President Trump builds his team for 2020, he has asked Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel to serve a second term, according to a source familiar with the conversation. — The big picture: The source said Trump praised McDaniel's work …
Daily Mail:
Anarchy in the USA: Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten sports a Make America Great Again t-shirt as he puffs on a cigarette before a gig in New Orleans — Former Sex Pistols frontman has been causing anarchy in the USA after he was caught sporting a Make America Great Again T-shirt as he puffed on a cigarette.