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Brittany Shammas / Miami New Times:
Trump's Acting Attorney General Was Part of Miami-Based Invention Scam Company … Today, President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions and announced that his chief of staff, Matthew Whitaker, would become acting attorney general. Whitaker is a former U.S. attorney in Iowa …
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Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
A Thousand Cuts: How the Acting Attorney General Could Kill Russia Investigations Without Firing Mueller—and Only “Norms” Could Stop Him — The Acting Attorney General is in a position to seriously undermine the Russia investigation. He could potentially take several steps behind closed doors without …
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The Daily Beast:
Jeff Sessions' Replacement, Matthew Whitaker, Led Secretive Anti-Dem Group — Acting AG Matthew Whitaker ‘is on record as being more interested in propping up Trump than in upholding the rule of law,’ one Justice Department lawyer says. — Acting Attorney General Mark Whitaker …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump delivers first Dem probe on a silver platter — DRIVING THE DAY — BREAKING OVERNIGHT ... 13 DEAD IN MASS SHOOTING IN CALIFORNIA ... L.A. TIMES: “13 dead in mass shooting at Thousand Oaks bar packed with college students”: “At least 13 people are dead …
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“The President Is Very Depressed”: With Don Jr. Facing Possible Indictment, and Endless House Investigations Forthcoming, No Wonder Trump Is in a Bad Mood — He finally got rid of Jeff Sessions—but Donald Trump's life is about to get much harder. — BY - GABRIEL SHERMANNovember 7, 2018,
Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Trump's acting attorney general was part of firm US accused of vast scam — Matthew Whitaker sat on advisory board of World Patent Marketing, which was ordered to pay $26m settlement in May — Donald Trump's new acting attorney general was part of a company accused by the US government of running a multimillion-dollar scam.
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Lawfare:
Jeff Sessions's Firing, Matthew Whitaker's Rise and the Attorney General's Role In the Mueller Investigation
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Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
What Sessions's Resignation Means for Robert Mueller
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Sessions Out, Whitaker In — For Now, and Maybe for Good
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New York Times:
Trump Installs a Critic of the Mueller Investigation to Oversee It
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Des Moines Register:
Matthew Whitaker's troubling opinion: Judges need a biblical view
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Sessions might run for old Senate seat in Alabama
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Marty Lederman / Just Security:
A Quick Primer on the Legality of Appointing Matthew Whitaker as “Acting” …
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Annie Karni / Politico:
After Sessions, who will Trump dump next?
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Washington Post:
Breaking: 13 dead including deputy, gunman, in bar filled with college students in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Dozens injured. — Authorities in Thousand Oaks, Calif., northwest of Los Angeles, reported 13 fatalities at a bar and dance hall late Wednesday after multiple shots were fired by a man inside.
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Los Angeles Times:
Gunman kills 12 in ‘horrific’ mass shooting at Thousand Oaks bar packed with college students — A gunman threw smoke bombs and rained bullets on a crowd of hundreds inside a Thousand Oaks bar that is popular with college students Wednesday night, leaving 12 dead including a Sheriff's sergeant shot trying to stop the carnage.
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New York Times:
12 Killed in California Shooting; Gunman Targeted Bar in Thousand Oaks — THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — A armed man dressed in black opened fire late Wednesday night inside a crowded country and western dance hall in Thousand Oaks, Calif., killing at least 12 people, including a sheriff's deputy who had responded to the scene.
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NBC News:
Mass shooting at Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California — Several hundred people were inside the venue at the time, police said. The gunman later was confirmed dead. — Twelve people including a police officer were killed by a gunman at a crowded bar in Thousand Oaks, California, late Wednesday, officials said.
Fox News:
California bar shooting leaves 12 dead, including sheriff's sergeant, police say
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Los Angeles Times:
Some inside Borderline bar survived Las Vegas mass shooting, friends say
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
White House pulls CNN's Jim Acosta's pass after contentious news conference — (CNN Business)Breaking news update: — In a stunning break with protocol, the White House said Wednesday night that it's suspending CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta's hard pass “until further notice.”
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Jim Acosta violated one of the oldest rules of journalism — By producing a split decision, the election that was supposed to end all elections turned out to be fairly predictable. But it's the day after that was unlike any other. — The Republican president, the likely speaker …
The Daily Beast:
A White Nationalist Leader Just Posted Pics From His White House Visit — The Trump White House has yet to explain how Identity Evropa's Patrick Casey apparently ended up on the grounds. — The leader of a white nationalist group whose members marched in the 2017 white supremacist rally …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Bars CNN's Acosta From the White House
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Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:
‘They were threatening me and my family’: Tucker Carlson's home targeted by protesters — Fox News host Tucker Carlson was at his desk Wednesday evening, less than two hours before his 8 p.m. live show, when he suddenly started receiving multiple text messages.
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Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
A Mob Showed Up Outside Tucker Carlson's House And Ordered Him To ‘Leave Town’ — MEDIA — A left-wing mob showed up outside Fox News host Tucker Carlson's house Wednesday evening, posted pictures of his address online and demanded that he flee the city of Washington, D.C.
Joseph A. Wulfsohn / Mediaite:
Mob Gathers Outside Tucker Carlson's Home: ‘We Know Where You Sleep at Night!’
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Sun-Sentinel:
Broward still counting votes, but elections supervisor doesn't know how many are left — Republican Rick Scott declared victory in Florida's U.S. Senate race, but with a such a slim lead over incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson, the race may be headed toward a recount. — South Florida Sun Sentinel
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Arizona Republic:
Election Day in Arizona: Ballots are processed … With the U.S. Senate seat hanging in the balance, the Yuma, Navajo, Apache and Maricopa County Republican parties filed a lawsuit against all Arizona county recorders and the Secretary of State late Wednesday.
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Jonathan Vankin / Yahoo News:
Florida Governor Race Recount Now Likely, Andrew Gillum Claims Vote Gap Down To 15,000 Votes Behind DeSantis — As the United States Senate race in Florida headed to a recount, the governor's race there on Wednesday morning also looked likely to go to a recount of its own even though Democrat Andrew Gillum, as
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Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
'Florida's Being Florida': Senate Race May Be Heading to, What Else? A Recount.
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EndPlay / WSB-TV:
Karen Handel concedes 6th District race to Lucy McBath — ATLANTA - Karen Handel has conceded the Georgia's 6th Congressional District race to Lucy McBath Thursday morning. — In a letter to Channel 2 Action News, Handel said, “After carefully reviewing all of the election results data …
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Incoming Democrat Chairman: Dems Will Go ‘All-In’ On Russia, Impeach Kavanaugh For ‘Perjury’ — Also laments that elite Republicans are joining Democrats. — Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., revealed plans for House Democrats to investigate …
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Keri Blakinger / Houston Chronicle:
Promise not to kill anyone? After losing election, TX judge wholesale releases juvenile defendants — After losing his bench in a Democratic sweep, Harris County Juvenile Court Judge Glenn Devlin released nearly all of the youthful defendants that appeared in front him on Wednesday morning …
Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
The two Americas just lurched further apart — 2018 could leave us more divided than ever — (CNN)With Tuesday's House wins, Democrats have established a commanding position in diverse, white-collar, information-age suburban seats around the country. Conversely, after the election …
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