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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Chris Wallace: ‘A chill’ descended on front row upon Trump arrival at Bush funeral — Fox News anchor Chris Wallace said he was “struck” by the reception of President Trump and first lady Melania Trump upon their arrival at the funeral for George H.W. Bush on Wednesday, saying “a chill had descended” …
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
George H. W. Bush's Funeral Was the Corny, Feel-Good Moment That Washington Craves
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Bush funeral: Trump sits with fellow presidents but still stands alone
Bush funeral: Trump sits with fellow presidents but still stands alone
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Godspeed, George H.W. Bush. Your book is closed — but your story still unfolds.
Godspeed, George H.W. Bush. Your book is closed — but your story still unfolds.
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Terri Gerstein / Slate:
Trump Is Even Worse at Enforcing White-Collar Crimes Than George W. Bush Was
Peter Baker / New York Times:
In Funeral of Pomp and Pageantry, Nation Bids Farewell to George Bush
In Funeral of Pomp and Pageantry, Nation Bids Farewell to George Bush
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Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
George W. Bush eulogizes his father with laughter and tears: ‘A genuinely optimistic man’
George W. Bush eulogizes his father with laughter and tears: ‘A genuinely optimistic man’
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump on Coming Debt Crisis: 'I Won't Be Here' When It Blows Up — The president thinks the balancing of the nation's books is going to, ultimately, be a future president's problem. — Since the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump's aides and advisers have tried to convince him of the importance of tackling the national debt.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
We finally found election fraud — President Trump and his kangaroo court — the Advisory Commission on Voter Integrity — never found evidence of widespread voter fraud, the sort of fraud by impersonation that the Republican Party's voter-ID laws are supposed to combat.
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The Charlotte Observer:
Hold a new election in NC's tainted 9th District
Hold a new election in NC's tainted 9th District
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Washington Post:
Saudi-funded lobbyist paid for 500 rooms at Trump's hotel after 2016 election — Lobbyists representing the Saudi government reserved blocks of rooms at President Trump's D.C. hotel within a month of Trump's election in 2016 — paying for an estimated 500 nights at the luxury hotel in just three months …
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Bruce Vielmetti / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
The Wisconsin Senate approved 82 Scott Walker appointees in the lame duck: Here's the full list — There's been lots of talk about the Wisconsin Senate approving dozens of Gov. Scott Walker's appointments to state boards during its marathon lame-duck session Tuesday.
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Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Wisconsin Republicans Approve 82 Scott Walker Appointees In 1 Day
Wisconsin Republicans Approve 82 Scott Walker Appointees In 1 Day
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Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Paul Ryan Silent On GOP Power Grab In Wisconsin
Paul Ryan Silent On GOP Power Grab In Wisconsin
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Jamil Smith / Rolling Stone:
The GOP Election Plan Is Simple: Even When You Don't Win, Cheat
The GOP Election Plan Is Simple: Even When You Don't Win, Cheat
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Azeen Ghorayshi / BuzzFeed News:
This Is How The Accusations Against Neil deGrasse Tyson Finally Came To Light — No one believed Tchiya Amet when she said Tyson had raped her in the 1980s. Now, three other women tell BuzzFeed News that he harassed them, including one who's sharing her story publicly for the first time.
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Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Don't condemn white nationalists, Veterans Affairs' diversity chief was told after Charlottesville, emails show — A top White House appointee at the Department of Veterans Affairs sought to silence the agency's chief diversity officer, who — in the aftermath of last year's racially charged violence …
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“They're Beginning to Think About Whether Mike Pence Should Be Running Again": As the Mueller Fire Nears, Trump Ponders Jettisoning His Loyal V.P. — New polling, and the Nick Ayers-John Kelly subplot, are feeding doubts about Pence and 2020. — After Michael Cohen's surprise plea agreement …
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Globe and Mail:
Canada has arrested Huawei's global chief financial officer in Vancouver — Canada has arrested the chief financial officer of China's Huawei Technologies who is facing extradition to the United States on suspicion she violated U.S. trade sanctions against Iran.
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Judge Napolitano: I Expect Donald Trump Jr. to Be Indicted — Fox News' Judge Andrew Napolitano thinks things aren't looking that great for Donald Trump Jr. — Napolitano joined Mediaite founder and ABC News chief legal analyst Dan Abrams on his SiriusXM show today to discuss the big news …
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Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed News:
Here's How Facebook's Local News Algorithm Change Led To The Worst Riots Paris Has Seen In 50 Years — The Yellow Jackets movement is what happens when you point Facebook's traffic hose at France's small towns. The question now is: How do you turn it off?
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Associated Press:
Prosecutors ramp up foreign lobbying probe in New York — WASHINGTON (AP) — Spinning off from the special counsel's Russia probe, prosecutors are ramping up their investigation into foreign lobbying by two major Washington firms that did work for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort …
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Alexei Koseff / Sacramento Bee:
Kamala Harris aide resigns after harassment, retaliation settlement surfaces — A longtime top staff member of U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris resigned Wednesday after The Sacramento Bee inquired about a $400,000 harassment and retaliation settlement resulting from his time working for Harris at the California Department of Justice.
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John Solomon / The Hill:
FBI email chain may provide most damning evidence of FISA abuses yet — Just before Thanksgiving, House Republicans amended the list of documents they'd like President Trump to declassify in the Russia investigation. With little fanfare or explanation, the lawmakers led …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Sessions hints he's done with politics — The deposed attorney general says he's not missing the Senate, amid speculation that he might mount a bid for his old job. — Jeff Sessions doesn't sound eager to run for his old Senate seat in 2020. — The former attorney general and Alabama senator …
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New York Times:
As Flynn Case Winds Down, Investigation of Turkish Lobbying Persists — WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors in Virginia are investigating a secret Turkish lobbying effort that once involved Michael T. Flynn, the former national security adviser, even as Mr. Flynn's role in the special counsel's …
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Lena Dunham / Hollywood Reporter:
My Apology to Aurora — “I did something inexcusable,” Dunham writes in her guest editor letter for The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment issue of defending ‘Girls’ writer Murray Miller after he'd been accused of sexually assaulting an actress. — This year has been incredible for women in Hollywood.
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Andrea Park / CBS News:
Lena Dunham apologizes for defending friend accused of sexual assault
Lena Dunham apologizes for defending friend accused of sexual assault
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Washington Post:
‘We are in trouble.’ Global carbon emissions reached a new record high in 2018. — As nations assemble in Poland for climate talks, the figures suggest there is no clear end in sight to the growth of humanity's contribution to climate change. — Global emissions of carbon dioxide have reached …
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Senate Judiciary Committee scraps votes on judges because of Flake — (CNN)Sen. Jeff Flake's vow to block judicial nominees is significantly disrupting the Senate Judiciary Committee's plans to advance more of President Donald Trump's picks for the lower courts.
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Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Milo Yiannopoulos lasted a single day on Patreon before getting banned — Former Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos attempted to fund a “magnificent 2019 comeback” on the crowdfunding platform Patreon, only to be banned after one day. Yiannopoulos' Patreon campaign, whose banner image is seen above …
Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi Considers Term Limits On Committee Chairs — Pelosi reportedly held a meeting with a holdout and offered to support the limits in exchange for his vote for her as speaker. — WASHINGTON House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) …
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S.E. Cupp / New York Daily News:
What Joe Biden doesn't understand — We all know that Donald Trump is the Braggart in Chief. But a close second may be Joe Biden, whose humble brags often know little humility. — Just last year after a slew of Democratic victories in special elections, he bragged in an email that “nearly every candidate I endorsed won.”
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
New satellite images reveal activity at unidentified North Korean missile base — Washington (CNN)New satellite images obtained exclusively by CNN reveal North Korea has significantly expanded a key long-range missile base located in the mountainous interior of the country …
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Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
House Democrats plan to send Trump aides' transcripts to Mueller — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives in January plan to send Special Counsel Robert Mueller the transcripts of testimony by some of President Donald Trump's closest associates …
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
A Conservative Magazine May Pay a Price for Being Unfriendly to Trump — The Weekly Standard didn't go along, and now its future is in danger. — Other conservative magazines, websites and news empires have thrived since President Trump took office by cheering him on or, at least, playing down his faults.
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ARLnow.com:
UPDATED: Large Crowd Reported at Clarendon Cheesecake Factory Amid Free Cheesecake Promotion — (Updated at 4:25 p.m.) Arlington County police and medics have responded to Clarendon after a promotion for free cheesecake got out of control. — Police were called to the area of the Cheesecake Factory …
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