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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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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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Ali Dukakis / ABC News:
Roger Stone associate Jerome Corsi says he is rejecting a plea deal from Robert Mueller — Jerome Corsi, an associate of former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone, has decided to reject a plea deal he says was offered to him by special counsel Robert Mueller as part of his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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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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Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
A New Indictment Looms in the Mueller Probe
A New Indictment Looms in the Mueller Probe
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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
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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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trump judicial pick is one defection away from failure
Trump judicial pick is one defection away from failure
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Washington Post
Morgan Howard / WLBT-TV:
Nooses, hate signs found at Mississippi State Capitol
Nooses, hate signs found at Mississippi State Capitol
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Washington Post:
‘These children are barefoot. In diapers. Choking on tear gas.’ — A little girl from Honduras stares into the camera, her young features contorted in anguish. She's barefoot, dusty, and clad only in a diaper and T-shirt. And she's just had to run from clouds of choking tear gas fired across the border by U.S. agents.
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Dara Lind / Vox:
How a march at the US-Mexico border descended into tear gas and chaos
How a march at the US-Mexico border descended into tear gas and chaos
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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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Wall Street Journal:
Transcript of President Trump's Interview With The Wall Street Journal — President discusses U.S.-China trade, including the possibilities of additional tariffs; plant closures at GM, and Fed Chairman Jay Powell — President Trump spoke by phone Monday with Wall Street Journal reporter Bob Davis …
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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 …
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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Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
The Case for Beto O'Rourke
The Case for Beto O'Rourke
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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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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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Maya Lau / Los Angeles Times:
In historic upset, Alex Villanueva beats incumbent Jim McDonnell in race for Los Angeles County sheriff — Alex Villanueva will replace Jim McDonnell as Los Angeles County sheriff, marking a stunning upset for a seat that hasn't seen an incumbent lose in more than a hundred years.
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Goodlatte: 'It's awfully tough' for Ivanka Trump to comply with email standards — The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), said on Monday that it was “awfully tough” for government officials such as Ivanka Trump to comply with agency standards for secure communications when sending emails.
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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
OpenSecrets.org:
Trump Foundation tax return reveals finances during Trump's first year in office as lawsuit heats up — During his first year in office, President Donald Trump was listed as president of the Donald J. Trump Foundation, which was entirely funded by a half-million dollar donation …
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Raw Story
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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CNN:
GAO to look into whether Mar-a-Lago trio inappropriately influenced VA — (CNN)The Government Accountability Office will investigate whether individuals connected to President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida have had inappropriate influence over the Department of Veterans Affairs …
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Otillia Steadman / BuzzFeed News:
A Former Border Patrol Chief Said You Could Put Pepper Spray On Your Nachos, And Actual Medical Experts Said No, Nope, You Cannot — A former deputy chief for the US Border Patrol — talking about the agency firing pepper spray at migrants trying to cross the southern border …
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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 …
Kevin Rawlinson / The Guardian:
Carole Cadwalladr wins Foreign Press award for Trump and Brexit work — Articles for the Observer and Guardian bring her award for print and web story of the year — The Observer and Guardian journalist, Carole Cadwalladr, has won the Foreign Press Association media award for print …