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Anna Schecter / NBC News:
Exclusive text messages show Roger Stone and friend discussing WikiLeaks plans — “Big news Wednesday ... Hillary's campaign will die this week,” Randy Credico appears to have texted Stone six days before WikiLeaks email dump. — Six days before WikiLeaks began releasing Hillary Clinton …
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Wall Street Journal:
Mueller Probes Possible Witness Intimidation by Roger Stone — Former Trump adviser angry that radio personality Randy Credico denies being WikiLeaks conduit — Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office is exploring whether longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone tried to intimidate and discredit …
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TMZ.com:
Stormy Daniels' Attorney Michael Avenatti Arrested for Felony Domestic Violence — Michael Avenatti, who became famous for representing Stormy Daniels in her battle with President Trump, has been arrested for felony domestic violence ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.
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Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
Michael Avenatti Arrested For Suspected Felony Domestic Violence — A report for the alleged abuse was filed Tuesday. — Michael Avenatti was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence on Wednesday, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. — A report for the alleged abuse was filed Tuesday …
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The Week and ProFootballTalk
Claudia Rosenbaum / BuzzFeed News:
Stormy Daniels' Attorney Michael Avenatti Has Been Arrested On Suspicion Of Domestic Violence — LOS ANGELES — Michael Avenatti, the attorney representing porn star Stormy Daniels in her legal pursuit of President Trump, has been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence in Los Angeles, police confirmed.
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New York Times:
Delay, Deny and Deflect: How Facebook's Leaders Fought Through Crisis — Sheryl Sandberg was seething. — Inside Facebook's Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters, top executives gathered in the glass-walled conference room of its founder, Mark Zuckerberg. It was September 2017 …
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Benny Johnson / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: President Trump Calls For Brenda Snipes To Be Fired — President Donald Trump believes that the embattled Broward County Elections Supervisor Brenda Snipes is a “disgrace” and that she should be fired and removed from office. — President Trump spoke to The Daily Caller in an exclusive …
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The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Warns Antifa — You Could Be In Big Trouble — President Donald Trump warned violent leftists and Antifa members that an opposition to them may “mobilize,” and it would mean “big trouble” for the leftist group. — “They better hope that the opposition to Antifa decides not to mobilize …
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Haley Britzky / Axios:
Fox News backs CNN in lawsuit against Trump White House — Fox News is supporting CNN's lawsuit against the Trump administration over the White House's revocation of Jim Acosta's press pass and plans to file an amicus brief in the case, according to a statement from the network's president Jay Wallace.
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Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Not Sure On Beating CNN Lawsuit — Calls Acosta ‘Bad For The Country’
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Not Sure On Beating CNN Lawsuit — Calls Acosta ‘Bad For The Country’
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David R. Lurie / Slate:
CNN Will Win Its Lawsuit to Have Jim Acosta's White House Press Pass Restored
CNN Will Win Its Lawsuit to Have Jim Acosta's White House Press Pass Restored
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Andrew M Harris / Bloomberg:
Judge to Rule Thursday on CNN Pass Revocation: Hearing Update
Judge to Rule Thursday on CNN Pass Revocation: Hearing Update
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Jeremy Herb / CNN:
Republican senator threatens to vote against judges after GOP blocks vote on Mueller protection bill — Grassley downplays concerns over Whitaker — (CNN)Retiring Republican Sen. Jeff Flake said Wednesday that he will not vote to confirm the Trump administration's judicial nominees …
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Paul McLeod / BuzzFeed News:
Mitch McConnell Just Blocked A Bipartisan Bill To Protect Robert Mueller — WASHINGTON — A bill that would make it harder for President Donald Trump to remove special counsel Robert Mueller was rejected on the floor of the Senate Tuesday. — Republican Sen. Jeff Flake and Democratic …
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Jack Holmes / Esquire:
An Exhaustive Timeline of Our New Acting Attorney General's Astoundingly Crooked Career
An Exhaustive Timeline of Our New Acting Attorney General's Astoundingly Crooked Career
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Washington Post, American Greatness and New York Times
Sabrina Eaton / Plain Dealer:
Rep. Marcia Fudge weighing a bid for House Speaker — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Warrensville Heights Democratic Rep. Marcia Fudge says she's considering challenging California Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi for House Speaker. — Fudge said she does not believe Pelosi has enough votes to win the job …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Democratic infighting heats up over Pelosi for speaker
Democratic infighting heats up over Pelosi for speaker
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Conservative Lawyers Say Trump Has Undermined the Rule of Law — WASHINGTON — The annual convention of the Federalist Society, the conservative legal group, has long been a glittering and bustling affair. In the Trump era, though, the group has become more powerful than ever …
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
MacArthur loses New Jersey House race to Democratic challenger Andy Kim — Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) lost his seat to Democratic challenger Andy Kim on Wednesday, resulting in a near-wipeout for the GOP in the state, The Associated Press reported. — With MacArthur's loss …
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Mike Catalini / Associated Press:
Newcomer Andy Kim beats GOP Rep. MacArthur in New Jersey
Newcomer Andy Kim beats GOP Rep. MacArthur in New Jersey
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New York Times and The Week
Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Rep. Tom MacArthur Not Ready To Concede Despite AP Call
GOP Rep. Tom MacArthur Not Ready To Concede Despite AP Call
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CNN:
Trump's mood takes a foul turn: 'He's pissed — at damn near everyone' — Washington (CNN)A political clobbering, bickering aides and now a public grenade launched across the White House by the first lady have placed President Donald Trump in a position he loathes: backed into a corner.
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Scott McCartney / Wall Street Journal:
The Best of the Biggest U.S. Airports — The first WSJ U.S. Airport Rankings uses 15 metrics to determine which of the 20 largest airports treat travelers better — Call it the Mile-High Miracle: Denver International Airport is the best airport in the U.S. in the first-ever Wall Street Journal U.S. Airport Rankings.
Vera Bergengruen / BuzzFeed News:
Mattis Visited The Troops Deployed To The Border And They Had Some Questions For Him — “Sir, I have a question. The wire obstacles that we've implanted along the border...are we going to be taking those out when we leave?” — On a visit to US troops on the southern border on Wednesday …
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Robert Burns / ABC News:
Mattis defends use of military on US-Mexico border
Mattis defends use of military on US-Mexico border
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Washington Post:
Scientists acknowledge key errors in study of how fast the oceans are warming — A major study claimed the oceans were warming much faster than previously thought. But researchers now say they can't necessarily make that claim. — Scientists behind a major study that claimed the Earth's oceans …
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Joshua Emerson Smith / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Climate contrarian uncovers scientific error, upends major ocean warming study
Climate contrarian uncovers scientific error, upends major ocean warming study
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National Review, Hit & Run, Burn More Coal, Power Line and The Daily Caller
Michel Rose / Reuters:
France says Trump should have shown ‘decency’ on Paris attacks anniversary — PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, who attacked his French counterpart in a series of tweets on Tuesday, should have shown “common decency” instead since the country was mourning the anniversary …
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Politico, Political Wire and The Daily Caller
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:
Top Dems Launch Investigation of Acting Attorney General's Involvement in Company Charged with Bilking Consumers of Millions of Dollars — “On November 7, 2018, President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions and put in his place Matthew G. Whitaker to serve as Acting Attorney General,” the Members wrote.
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Daniel Friedman / Mother Jones:
The Acting Attorney General Helped an Alleged Scam Company Hawk Bizarre Products
The Acting Attorney General Helped an Alleged Scam Company Hawk Bizarre Products
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BBC:
‘Too short’ Tom Cruise to be replaced for Jack Reacher reboot — Action hero Jack Reacher is to get a reboot for the small screen with a new actor in the lead role after creator Lee Child admitted Tom Cruise, who played him in two films, is too short. — In Child's books …
Matt Dixon / Politico:
Federal prosecutors reviewing altered election documents tied to Florida Democrats — TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of State last week asked federal prosecutors to investigate dates that were changed on official state election documents, the first voting “irregularities” it has flagged in the wake of the 2018 elections.
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Abrams gains ground as judges order more Georgia votes to be counted — Georgia's tight races for governor and Congress remained unsettled Tuesday as last-minute votes trickled in, protests rocked the Capitol and judges issued rulings to ensure more ballots are counted.
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Laura Meckler / Washington Post:
Betsy DeVos set to bolster rights of accused in rewrite of sexual assault rules — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is set to release a sweeping overhaul of how colleges and universities must handle allegations of sexual assault and harassment, giving new rights to the accused including …
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Axios, Common Dreams and twitchy.com
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
A frightful portrait of a president out of control — The Post reports: … Trump hollered at British Prime Minister Theresa May in a phone call, berated aides and insisted on personnel changes likely to worsen morale in an already besieged White House. It is this ongoing funk that may explain …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump meddles in McCarthy-Jordan leadership brawl — On the eve of Kevin McCarthy's long-awaited defeat of his nemesis, Rep. Jim Jordan, President Donald Trump is jumping into the fray to play peacemaker. — Trump has privately urged the House majority leader to strike a deal …
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Des Bieler / Washington Post:
Marco Rubio roasted for ‘3 pt kick’ tweet about Florida election — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was reminded again Tuesday night that it's dangerous when he mixes sports with politics. — Rubio was roasted online for a tweet in which he referred to a “3 pt kick,” more commonly known as a field goal …
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IJR, Daily Kos and Florida Politics
Sasha Issenberg / New York Magazine:
Divided We Stand The country is hopelessly split. So why not make it official and break up? — The year is 2019. California's new governor, Gavin Newsom, recently elected on a platform that included support for the creation of a single-payer health-care system, now must figure out how to enact it.
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Nelson will likely come up short in recount battle against Scott — MIAMI — Sen. Bill Nelson has flooded the Florida courts with lawsuits, claiming that his Senate race against Gov. Rick Scott has been marred by an unfair treatment of absentee ballot mail-in deadlines and signature mismatches, among a host of other issues.
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Tampa Bay Times, The Week and electionlawblog.org
HuffPost:
DC Neo-Nazi Who Called Pittsburgh Murders A ‘Dry Run’ Arrested; Has Deep Ties To ‘Alt Right’ — Jeffrey Clark wasn't shy about being a white supremacist. But it was only after his family reported him that authorities arrested him on gun charges. — WASHINGTON Jeffrey Clark …
Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:
The Vaporware Presidency — Step 1: Propose something ridiculous. Step 2: Cause chaos but don't deliver it. Lather, rinse, repeat. — D — id you enjoy President Trump's military parade? — Last winter Trump announced that he was going to stage a military parade …
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The Atlantic
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Rep. Mia Love sues to halt vote count in Salt Lake County — Rep. Mia Love (R-Utah) is filing a lawsuit against the Salt Lake County Clerk in a bid to stop the counting of votes until her campaign is allowed to challenge whether signatures on ballot envelopes match those on file …
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Salt Lake Tribune