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Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Manafort Breached Plea Deal by Repeatedly Lying, Mueller Says — WASHINGTON — Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, repeatedly lied to federal investigators in breach of a plea agreement he signed two months ago, the special counsel's office said in a court filing late on Monday.
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Mueller says Manafort lied after pleading guilty, should be sentenced immediately — Prosecutors with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III said Monday that Paul Manafort breached his plea agreement by lying repeatedly as they questioned him in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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Breitbart, Political Wire, Splinter and The Intellectualist
emptywheel:
Mueller Just Guaranteed He Can Issue a Public Report — Back when Paul Manafort first entered a plea agreement, I argued the effects of it could not be pardoned away. … Since that time, Mueller has been busy finishing up the Roger Stone indictment, Trump has finally finished his open book test …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Mueller says Manafort breached plea deal by lying — Special counsel Robert Mueller is accusing former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort of violating the plea deal he agreed to earlier this year by repeatedly lying to prosecutors and FBI agents during recent debriefing sessions.
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Vox and The Gateway Pundit
Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
A New Indictment Looms in the Mueller Probe — A far-right conspiracy theorist who landed in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's crosshairs over his friendship with the longtime Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone now says that Mueller has offered him a plea deal on one count of perjury related …
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Law & Crime, CNN, Washington Post, CNBC and Raw Story
Ali Dukakis / ABC News:
Roger Stone associate Jerome Corsi says he is rejecting a plea deal from Robert Mueller
Roger Stone associate Jerome Corsi says he is rejecting a plea deal from Robert Mueller
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Talking Points Memo, The Daily Beast and Raw Story
Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Special counsel Robert Mueller's office says Paul Manafort broke his cooperation deal by lying
Special counsel Robert Mueller's office says Paul Manafort broke his cooperation deal by lying
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Townhall
NBC News:
Special counsel Mueller's team says Paul Manafort lied to investigators, breaking plea deal
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘I connect the dots’: Mueller target claims Podesta hack knowledge was educated guess
‘I connect the dots’: Mueller target claims Podesta hack knowledge was educated guess
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emptywheel, Raw Story and Vox
Associated Press:
The Latest: GM to slash 14,700 jobs in North America — DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on General Motors' restructuring plans (all times local): — General Motors will lay off 14,700 factory and white-collar workers in North America and put five plants up for possible closure as it restructures …
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Mike Colias / Wall Street Journal:
GM Says It Will Cut 15% of Salaried Workforce in North America
GM Says It Will Cut 15% of Salaried Workforce in North America
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New York Times, CBS News, Axios, Washington Press, CNBC, CBS Denver, Vox, Hot Air, CBS Boston and The Hill
Ben White / Politico:
Trump admonishes GM over U.S. job cuts: ‘You better get back in there soon’
Trump admonishes GM over U.S. job cuts: ‘You better get back in there soon’
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Daily Kos, Hit & Run, The Nation, Breitbart and Outside the Beltway
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Threatening GM Over Its Plant Closure Is the Real ‘Gangster Government’
Trump Threatening GM Over Its Plant Closure Is the Real ‘Gangster Government’
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Washington Press and CNBC
Washington Post:
Democratic rebel seeks negotiations with Pelosi on races for leadership — A high-profile critic of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi signaled on Monday that he is seeking to hold negotiations with her about changes to her leadership team, a development that makes her ascendancy …
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Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Centrist Group Behind Pelosi Holdouts Plotted to Make Her ‘Bogeyman’ — No Labels contemplated turning the incoming House Speaker into a political punching bag during a primary fight. — As incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi works to consolidate votes for her leadership bid …
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The Intercept, Chicago Sun Times, ThinkProgress and Hullabaloo
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Anti-Pelosi forces stumble over strategy
Devan Cole / CNN:
Mia Love slams Trump in concession speech: ‘No real relationships, just convenient transactions’ — GOP Rep. Mia Love: Trump comments racist — Washington (CNN)Republican Rep. Mia Love sharply criticized President Donald Trump during a concession speech on Monday, saying Trump's vision of the world is …
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Democrats smash Watergate record for House popular vote in midterms — Nationally, Democrats have 53.1 percent of all votes counted while Republicans took 45.2 percent. — Democrats won the House with the largest margin of victory in history for either party, according to NBC News election data.
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Liberty Unyielding
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Democrats flip 39 seats in latest tally as losing GOP Rep. Mia Love tears into Republicans over treatment of minorities — In her concession speech, Love ripped Trump for having “no real relationships, just convenient transactions.” — Democrats made a net gain of 39 House seats …
Tara Palmeri / ABC News:
Jared Kushner pushed to inflate Saudi arms deal to $110 billion: Sources — President Donald Trump's reluctance to hold Saudi leadership accountable for the brutal murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi stemmed from a partly aspirational $110 billion arms deal between the U.S. and Saudia Arabia …
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Daily Kos, Middle East Eye, One America News Network, Raw Story, Washington Post and The Atlantic
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Kirsten Fontenrose / i24NEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Fmr. WH aide for Gulf affairs joins top Saudi-linked DC lobbying firm
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump's incoherence is too much — and it's getting worse
Trump's incoherence is too much — and it's getting worse
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New York Magazine, @thebudgetguy, Daily Kos and Raw Story
Dillon Mullan / Tupelo Daily Journal:
TUPELO • Over the weekend, tailgate tents stocked with Trump merchandise began popping up around Tupelo. The vendors signaling the President's imminent arrival knew his fans would want shirts, hats, flags and buttons. — So, in front of gas stations and beside roads, they cashed in.
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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump: Hyde-Smith feels ‘very badly’ about hanging comments
Trump: Hyde-Smith feels ‘very badly’ about hanging comments
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Washington Post, Bloomberg, NBC News, ABC News, Jackson Free Press and Popular Information
Morgan Howard / WLBT-TV:
Nooses, hate signs found at Mississippi State Capitol
Nooses, hate signs found at Mississippi State Capitol
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ThinkProgress, KTLA, Raw Story, HuffPost, Associated Press, POLITICUSUSA, Splinter, Law & Crime, The Guardian and Political Wire
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Rep. Beto O'Rourke talks about the border and debt — and won't rule out a 2020 bid — EL PASO — Rep. Beto O'Rourke, who built a national following and a deep fundraising base during his unsuccessful bid for the Senate from Texas, would not rule out a run for the presidency Monday …
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Beto O'Rourke:
It should tell us something about her home country that a mother is willing to travel 2,000 miles …
It should tell us something about her home country that a mother is willing to travel 2,000 miles …
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Politico, The Daily Caller, twitchy.com, IJR, HuffPost and Daily Kos
Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
The Case for Beto O'Rourke
The Case for Beto O'Rourke
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Axios and Dallas Morning News
Dara Lind / Vox:
How a march at the US-Mexico border descended into tear gas and chaos — The border crisis is real. But it's not the crisis Trump thinks it is. — A planned peaceful march by the migrant “caravan” broke down on Sunday at the US-Mexico border in Tijuana, as groups of desperate people attempted …
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Washington Post:
‘These children are barefoot. In diapers. Choking on tear gas.’
‘These children are barefoot. In diapers. Choking on tear gas.’
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Brandon Morse / RedState:
Those of the Migrant Caravan Attempting to Storm the US Border Aren't Asylum Seekers
Those of the Migrant Caravan Attempting to Storm the US Border Aren't Asylum Seekers
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Breitbart, The Daily Caller and Daily Wire
Emily Birnbaum / The Hill:
Video shows driver trying to run over Jews near Los Angeles synagogue — Los Angeles police over the weekend arrested a man who was allegedly caught on video repeatedly trying to run over two men near a synagogue. — Authorities are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime, CBS Los Angeles reported.
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Los Angeles Times:
Democrat TJ Cox grabs lead over Republican David Valadao in nation's last remaining undecided House race — Democrat TJ Cox slipped past Republican incumbent David Valadao on Monday to take the lead in the country's sole remaining undecided congressional race, positioning Democrats to pick …
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POLITICUSUSA and KTLA
Bob Davis / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Expects to Move Ahead With Boost on China Tariffs — President, in interview, calls it ‘highly unlikely’ that U.S. would hold off on increase to 25% on $200 billion of goods — WASHINGTON—Four days before a summit with China's leader, President Trump said he expects to move ahead …
Laura Nahmias / Politico:
Franken scandal haunts Gillibrand's 2020 chances — Just a month after Al Franken formally resigned from the Senate amid sexual misconduct allegations, the former senator met with an intimate group of Bay Area supporters at the home of major Democratic Party financiers Mary and Steve Swig.
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Hot Air, Splinter, The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon, Jezebel and New Republic
Tony Davis / Arizona Daily Star:
Video shows explosion at border agent's gender-reveal party that sparked Arizona wildfire — The Sawmill Fire is shown erupting from an exploding target — with blue smoke curling off the fire's fringes — in a video just obtained by the Arizona Daily Star.
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Raw Story
Emily Saul / New York Post:
El Chapo's wife caught with banned cellphone in court … El Chapo's beauty-queen wife was caught with a cellphone in the Brooklyn federal courthouse where his case has been playing out — and electronics are strictly forbidden. — Emma Coronel Aispuro was ratted out by prosecutors …
Sarah Maslin Nir / New York Times:
How a Liberal Couple Became Two of N.Y.'s Biggest Trump Supporters — In some ways, they are a typical political power couple seeking to “Make America Great Again.” — They are throwing a $5 million fund-raiser for President Trump this winter, and are quick to make it known …
Candice Bradley / Everything After Z:
Dictionary.com's 2018 Word Of The Year Is ... WATCH: These Experts Help Explain “Misinformation” In 2018 — Our 2018 Word of the Year Is ... Misinformation — The rampant spread of misinformation poses new challenges for navigating life in 2018. As a dictionary, we believe understanding …
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New York Post, Associated Press, FOX 61 and twitchy.com
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Trump nominee sunk by ‘Fat Leonard’ corruption scandal — A retired two-star admiral who had been nominated for a senior job in the Trump administration has been torpedoed for his involvement in the Fat Leonard corruption scandal, according to Navy officials.
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Task & Purpose
Mark Wilson / Fast Company:
I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back — Without a doubt, even from the vantage of today, 2016 will go down as one of the saddest sack years in recent history. A reality show billionaire was elected president. Prince and Bowie died. And, on a perhaps far lesser …
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