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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Judge orders Trump administration to restore CNN reporter Jim Acosta's White House press pass — A federal judge on Friday grants CNN's request for a court order that would temporarily reinstate network correspondent Jim Acosta's White House press pass. — CNN's legal challenge comes …
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Jason Schwartz / Politico:
Judge orders White House to return press credentials to CNN's Acosta — Trump had stripped the reporter of his pass after a testy exchange. — A federal judge on Friday ordered the White House to immediately reinstate CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's security pass, siding with the network …
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CNN:
Judge orders White House to return Jim Acosta's press pass — (CNN)Federal judge Timothy J. Kelly sided with CNN on Friday, ordering the White House to reinstate chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta's press pass. — The ruling was an initial victory for CNN in its lawsuit against President Trump and several top aides.
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Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
White House must restore CNN reporter Jim Acosta's press pass, judge rules — A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump White House to immediately restore the press pass of CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta as the case progresses after the network filed a lawsuit suit claiming …
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Judge orders White House to temporarily restore CNN reporter's press pass — The order to restore Jim Acosta's access came from Judge Timothy Kelly, appointed a year ago by President Trump. — A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to immediately return, on a temporary basis …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Judge hands CNN victory in its bid to restore Jim Acosta's White House press pass — A federal judge on Friday ruled in favor of CNN and reporter Jim Acosta in a dispute with President Trump, ordering the White House to temporarily restore the press credentials that the Trump administration had taken away from Acosta last week.
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Washington Free Beacon and Media Matters for America, more at Mediagazer »
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Wilbur Ross leaving? Mulvaney is waiting.
Wilbur Ross leaving? Mulvaney is waiting.
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Talking Points Memo, The Week and Political Wire
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump Offered to Nominate Ricardel as Ambassador to Estonia, Sources Say
Brian Flood / Fox News:
Judge orders White House to return press pass to CNN's Jim Acosta
Judge orders White House to return press pass to CNN's Jim Acosta
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Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
Judge Grants CNN's Motion to Restore Jim Acosta's White House Press Pass
Judge Grants CNN's Motion to Restore Jim Acosta's White House Press Pass
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Washington Post:
Julian Assange has been charged, prosecutors reveal in inadvertent court filing — WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange has been charged under seal, prosecutors inadvertently revealed in a recently unsealed court filing — a development that could significantly advance the probe into Russian interference …
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Is Optimistic It Will Prosecute Assange — Over the past year, U.S. prosecutors have discussed several types of charges they could potentially bring against the WikiLeaks founder — The Justice Department is preparing to prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and is increasingly optimistic …
The Daily Beast:
Top Cheney Aide in Mueller's Sights as Probe Expands — Mueller's investigators have examined an array of operatives with ties to Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the UAE—including John Hannah, Dick Cheney's former national security adviser. — Dick Cheney's former top national security aide …
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
GOP pushes Trump for new attorney general amid Mueller uproar
GOP pushes Trump for new attorney general amid Mueller uproar
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Heidi Przybyla / NBC News:
U.S. Marshals Service spending millions on DeVos security in unusual arrangement — The cost to taxpayers could be as much as $19.8 million through next year, according to figures provided to NBC News. — WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos began receiving around-the-clock security …
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Laura Meckler / Washington Post:
Betsy DeVos releases sexual assault rules she hails as balancing rights of victims, accused
Betsy DeVos releases sexual assault rules she hails as balancing rights of victims, accused
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Anne Flaherty / ABC News:
Betsy DeVos pitches new protections for students accused of sexual assault
Betsy DeVos pitches new protections for students accused of sexual assault
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Politico
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo News:
George Conway: Republican Party has become a ‘personality cult’ under Trump — WASHINGTON — George T. Conway III, the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, said the Republican Party has become “a personality cult” under President Trump and that he would “move to Australia” rather than vote for the president again.
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acast:
“I dont feel comfortable being a Republican anymore” | Skullduggery on acast — In this episode of Skullduggery, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman sit down for an exclusive and highly sought after interview with George T. Conway III, husband to the Counselor of the President, Kellyanne Conway.
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Associated Press:
Only on AP: Abrams prepares push for new Georgia Gov. vote — ATLANTA (AP) — Stacey Abrams' campaign and legal team is preparing an unprecedented legal challenge in the unresolved Georgia governor's race that could leave the state's Supreme Court deciding whether to force another round of voting.
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Kevin Alexander / Thrillist:
I Found the Best Burger Place in America. And Then I Killed It. — n my office, I have a coffee mug from Stanich's in Portland, Oregon. Under the restaurant name, it says “Great hamburgers since 1949.” The mug was given to me by Steve Stanich on the day I told him that …
Molly Roberts / Washington Post:
Sheryl Sandberg and the emptiness of leaning in — Sheryl Sandberg leaned way, way in — to shut the rest of the country out. — A recent report in the New York Times details how Facebook hushed up Russian interference on its platform, and how chief operating officer Sandberg led the charge to hush up the hush-up.
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Willa Frej / HuffPost:
GOP Senator Says Voter Suppression Is A ‘Great Idea’ — Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) said it should be harder for “liberal folks” to vote. — Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) appeared to endorse voter suppression during a campaign stop this month, saying efforts to undermine voting among liberals …
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CNN, Splinter, Jezebel, The Week and Mike Espy for U.S. Senate
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New York Times:
Two Years In, Trump Struggles to Master Role of Military Commander — WASHINGTON — He canceled a trip to a cemetery in France where American soldiers from World War I are buried. He did not go to the observance at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day. He has not visited American troops in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wore clothing, a journalist tweeted a photo, and the Internet pounced — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wore clothing to work on Thursday, and it became a thing. — Eddie Scarry, a Washington Examiner writer who covers media and politics, tweeted a photograph …
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Keith Kloor / Politico:
Anatomy of a Conspiracy Theory — In the sweaty, waning days of August, I went to a Cheesecake Factory in the Virginia suburbs to learn about a conspiracy that would rock the FBI, if true. The two men who met me for lunch, a retired CIA agent and a former National Security Council official …
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Alec MacGillis / New York Times:
Why the Perfect Red-State Democrat Lost — Taylor Sappington is exactly the kind of candidate his party should want in Ohio. But he couldn't get union support. — Mr. MacGillis is a political reporter. — Taylor Sappington heard the call like so many other Democrats in the year after Nov. 8, 2016.
Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
Democrat Porter flips GOP House seat in Southern California — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democrat Katie Porter captured a Republican-held U.S. House seat Thursday in the heart of what once was Southern California's Reagan country, extending a rout of the state's GOP House delegation.
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Elana Schor / Politico:
Grassley to trade Judiciary gavel for Finance — His departure paves the way for Lindsey Graham to lead Judiciary. — Chuck Grassley plans to trade his Senate Judiciary Committee gavel to lead the Finance Committee next year, he said on Friday — leaving Lindsey Graham in line to replace him as chairman.
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McClatchy Washington Bureau and Political Wire
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Lou Dobbs casually makes up story that ‘many’ illegal immigrants voted in midterms and had ‘immense impact’ — Lou Dobbs said it so casually that it sounded like common knowledge. — “You know,” the Fox Business Network host said on his show Thursday, “millions of illegal immigrants cross our borders …
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Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
In Critical Broward County, Hope for Bill Nelson Fades as Hand Recount Begins — This is where the Democrat needs to make up the most ground. Early indications are he won't. — As the hand recount in Florida's contentious Senate election got underway in Broward County …
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