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Trump reviewing his answers to Mueller as he changes who oversees the Russia investigation — Washington (CNN)As he was preparing to remove Jeff Sessions as attorney general, President Donald Trump had already begun reviewing with his lawyers the written answers to questions from special counsel Robert Mueller.
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CBS News: Chris Christie Being Considered To Replace Jeff Sessions As Attorney General — NEW YORK (WCBS 880/CBS News) — CBS News has learned former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is being considered to replace Jeff Sessions as Attorney General. — Christie is a long-time friend …
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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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“The President Is Very Depressed”: With Don Jr. Facing Possible Indictment, and Endless House …
“The President Is Very Depressed”: With Don Jr. Facing Possible Indictment, and Endless House …
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The Daily Beast:
Jeff Sessions' Replacement, Matthew Whitaker, Led Secretive Anti-Dem Group
Jeff Sessions' Replacement, Matthew Whitaker, Led Secretive Anti-Dem Group
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Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
A Thousand Cuts: How the Acting Attorney General Could Kill Russia Investigations Without Firing …
A Thousand Cuts: How the Acting Attorney General Could Kill Russia Investigations Without Firing …
Marty Lederman / Just Security:
A Quick Primer on the Legality of Appointing Matthew Whitaker as “Acting” …
A Quick Primer on the Legality of Appointing Matthew Whitaker as “Acting” …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump delivers first Dem probe on a silver platter
POLITICO Playbook: Trump delivers first Dem probe on a silver platter
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Major Garrett / CBS News:
Chris Christie being considered to replace Sessions as attorney general
Chris Christie being considered to replace Sessions as attorney general
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Brittany Shammas / Miami New Times:
Trump's Acting Attorney General Was Part of Miami-Based Invention Scam Company
Trump's Acting Attorney General Was Part of Miami-Based Invention Scam Company
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Sessions Out, Whitaker In — For Now, and Maybe for Good
Sessions Out, Whitaker In — For Now, and Maybe for Good
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Washington Post:
Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigns at Trump's request
Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigns at Trump's request
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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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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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Associated Press:
The Latest: 29-year-old used smoke, .45-caliber handgun — THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a bar in Southern California (all times local): — A law enforcement official says authorities have identified the gunman and the handgun he used to kill 12 people at a Southern California bar.
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New York Times:
Gunman Who 12 Killed in Thousand Oaks Shooting Is Identified — THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The gunman who fatally shot at least 12 people at a crowded country and western dance hall in Thousand Oaks, Calif., was identified on Thursday as a 28-year-old who had served in the Marine Corps.
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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.
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6abc.com:
What we know about Thousand Oaks shooting suspect, Ian David Long — The suspect in the Thousand Oaks nightclub mass shooting has been identified as Ian David Long, a Marine veteran who neighbors said had PTSD.
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed News:
Welcome To The Dystopia: People Are Arguing About Whether This Trump Press Conference Video Is Doctored Or Not — A viral clip showing a confrontation between CNN reporter Jim Acosta and a White House aide at a Wednesday press conference with President Trump has provided us with a handy example …
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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 …
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Shane Croucher / Newsweek:
Video: Sarah Huckabee Sanders Used Doctored InfoWars Footage to Justify Acosta Ban — White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders posted a video to Twitter of the clash between CNN's Jim Acosta and President Donald Trump that appears to be a doctored version shared previously by an editor for conspiracy website InfoWars.
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Sinéad Baker / Business Insider:
White House appears to share Jim Acosta mic grab video doctored by far-right Infowars — White House Press Secretary is accused of sharing a doctored video of CNN's Jim Acosta from far-right outlet Infowars. — A White House intern tried to take Acosta's microphone away …
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
White House shares doctored video to support punishment of journalist Jim Acosta
White House shares doctored video to support punishment of journalist Jim Acosta
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
White House pulls CNN's Jim Acosta's pass after contentious news conference
White House pulls CNN's Jim Acosta's pass after contentious news conference
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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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Ashley May / USA Today:
Mob chants outside Fox's Tucker Carlson's home, breaks door
Mob chants outside Fox's Tucker Carlson's home, breaks door
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Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
A Mob Showed Up Outside Tucker Carlson's House And Ordered Him To ‘Leave Town’
A Mob Showed Up Outside Tucker Carlson's House And Ordered Him To ‘Leave Town’
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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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Steve Bousquet / Tampa Bay Times:
Recounts loom larger, legal action begins as margins tighten in key Florida races — Legal confrontations begin as Florida's close Senate race moves to treacherous recount territory. — As the Senate race between Gov. Rick Scott and Sen. Bill Nelson appears headed to a statewide recount …
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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Bernie Sanders on Andrew Gillium and Stacey Abrams: Many Whites ‘Uncomfortable’ Voting for Black Candidates — The progressive leader says Democratic senators who lost in GOP states should've been more like Beto O'Rourke, and that race may be responsible for near-misses in the South.
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Tucker Higgins / CNBC:
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 85, breaks ribs in fall — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 85, fell in her office at the court and fractured three ribs, according to a release Thursday. — “Tests showed that she fractured three ribs on her left side and she was admitted …
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
The Midterm Results Are a Warning to the Democrats — Derision gets you nowhere. — For months we've heard from sundry media apocalypticians that this year's midterms were the last exit off the road to autocracy. On Tuesday, the American people delivered a less dramatic verdict about the significance of the occasion.
Tim Mak / NPR:
Kavanaugh Accuser Christine Blasey Ford Continues Receiving Threats, Lawyers Say — Christine Blasey Ford is still being harassed after leveling sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, her lawyers say. — “Justice Kavanaugh ascended to the Supreme Court …
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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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William La Jeunesse / Fox News:
Migrant caravan gets within reach of border: What happens now? — Resilient and eternally optimistic, what lies ahead for the 5,000 to 7,000 migrants making their way to the US border? Fox News reached out to three widely divergent views for their take on the uncertain road ahead and how this may end.
The Texas Tribune:
Gerrymandering backfired for Texas Republicans in Dallas County in 2018 — Republicans hoped to keep a majority Texas House seats from Dallas County when they redrew district boundaries in 2011. Seven years later, they've only held onto two of 14. … At the end of the 2011 legislative session …
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