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New York Times:
John Kelly, Trump's Chief of Staff, to Leave White House — WASHINGTON — John F. Kelly, the retired Marine general tapped as chief of staff by President Trump last year to bring order to his chaotic White House, will leave the job by the end of the year, Mr. Trump said on Saturday …
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Washington Post:
‘Siege warfare’: Republican anxiety spikes as Trump faces growing legal and political perils — A growing number of Republicans fear that a battery of new revelations in the far-reaching Russia investigation has dramatically heightened the legal and political danger to Donald Trump's presidency …
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CNN:
House Republicans release Comey interview transcript — Comey: Trump attacks on FBI ‘deeply troubling’ — (CNN)The House Judiciary and Oversight committees have released a transcript of former FBI Director James Comey's closed-door interview with the committees on Friday.
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Axios, Mediaite and The American Mirror
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
John Kelly Couldn't Fix the Trump Presidency — White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, who served as Donald Trump's top adviser for more than a year but repeatedly clashed with the president, will leave the administration “toward the end of the year,” Trump said on Saturday at the White House.
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Axios:
Behind the scenes: Trump announces John Kelly's exit — After months of indecision and private negotiations, President Trump has announced his chief of staff John Kelly will be leaving at the end of the year. As we've previously reported, Trump has wanted to replace Kelly …
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Chief of Staff John Kelly to leave White House by end of month, Trump says
Chief of Staff John Kelly to leave White House by end of month, Trump says
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Associated Press:
Trump says chief of staff John Kelly to leave at year's end
Trump says chief of staff John Kelly to leave at year's end
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SARAH PALIN and The Daily Caller
Kalhan Rosenblatt / NBC News:
Trump says John Kelly to leave chief of staff role by year end
Trump says John Kelly to leave chief of staff role by year end
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Wesley Morgan / Politico:
Trump announces Army chief Mark Milley as pick for next Joint Chiefs chairman
Trump announces Army chief Mark Milley as pick for next Joint Chiefs chairman
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Washington Post
New York Times:
The Wooing of Jared Kushner: How the Saudis Got a Friend in the White House — Senior American officials were worried. Since the early months of the Trump administration, Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and Middle East adviser, had been having private, informal conversations …
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
How a chilling Saudi cyberwar ensnared Jamal Khashoggi
How a chilling Saudi cyberwar ensnared Jamal Khashoggi
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Boston Magazine
Ken White / The Atlantic:
Manafort, Cohen, and Individual 1 Are in Grave Danger — Federal prosecutors filed three briefs late on Friday portending grave danger for three men: the former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort, the former Trump fixer Michael Cohen, and President Donald Trump.
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Just Security:
Mueller's Roadmap: Major Takeaways from Cohen and Manafort Filings — Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and from the Office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed significant documents in the criminal cases of President Donald Trump's former personal attorney …
Mike Allen / Axios:
When Russia approached, Trump officials gladly obliged — The flashing siren in the “known knowns” of the Russia probe is how often people close to Vladimir Putin approached people close to Donald J. Trump — and how often they gladly connected. And then lied about it.
Associated Press:
Closer legal peril for Trump in probes; he sees no collusion
Closer legal peril for Trump in probes; he sees no collusion
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The Daily Beast:
Mueller Is Telling Us: He's Got Trump on Collusion
Mueller Is Telling Us: He's Got Trump on Collusion
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Ocasio-Cortez for 2028?
POLITICO Playbook: Ocasio-Cortez for 2028?
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Splinter, FOX2now.com and The Daily Caller
Anne-Elisabeth Moutet / New York Post:
In France, les deplorables strike back — PARIS — Glittering shops from Louis Vuitton to Dior are boarded up on both sides of the Champs-Élysées. The Eiffel Tower and the Louvre will be closed. Paris has hunkered down for the latest Yellow Saturday, the fourth in a row …
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New York Times:
French Police Crack Down on ‘Yellow Vests’ With Tear Gas and Over a Thousand Arrests
French Police Crack Down on ‘Yellow Vests’ With Tear Gas and Over a Thousand Arrests
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BBC:
Yellow vest protest in Paris sees police detain hundreds
Yellow vest protest in Paris sees police detain hundreds
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Carol Matlack / Bloomberg:
Pro-Russia Social Media Takes Aim at Macron as Yellow Vests Rage
Pro-Russia Social Media Takes Aim at Macron as Yellow Vests Rage
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The Daily Beast, Outside the Beltway and Joe.My.God.
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Trump Calls Senator Richard Blumenthal ‘The Dick’ in Bizarre Tweets — After watching Senator Richard Blumenthal on TV, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to attack him again and nickname him “The Dick.” — Many times when Blumenthal has spoken out against Trump …
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The Atlantic, POLITICUSUSA and Washington Press
John Solomon / The Hill:
Comey's confession: dossier not verified before, or after, FISA warrant — Many people I know in law enforcement circles shuddered when James Comey tweeted recently that acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker “may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer.” — To them, Comey's Twitter attack crossed …
BuzzFeed News:
Millions Of Comments About The FCC's Net Neutrality Rules Were Fake. Now The Feds Are Investigating. — People's names and addresses were listed on the FCC's website beside net neutrality comments they didn't make. Now the FBI is interested. — The Justice Department is investigating whether crimes …
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NBC News:
Man at the center of North Carolina election fraud allegations has complicated past — Leslie McCrea Dowless has been linked to past election fraud allegations and spent time in jail for insurance fraud — WASHINGTON — Leslie McCrae Dowless, the man at the center of election fraud allegations …
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Nick Ochsner / Popular Information:
Vice Chair of Bladen County Board of Elections abruptly resigns
Vice Chair of Bladen County Board of Elections abruptly resigns
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Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
A Prominent White Supremacist Is An EMT In Virginia. Now The State Is Investigating Him. — Alex McNabb, the host of a popular neo-Nazi podcast, regularly compares black patients to animals. — Alex McNabb, a white supremacist podcaster who works as an emergency medical technician in southern Virginia …
Harry Enten / CNN:
Trump's favorite pollster was the least accurate in the midterms — (CNN)First things first: The theme song of the week is the theme to Love, American Style composed by Charles Fox and Arnold Margolin. — Number of the week: A new Marist College poll finds President Donald Trump's approval rating at 43% among registered voters.
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
A Home Run by Trump — In nominating William Barr for AG, the president could not have done better — In 2007, the Justice Department was in disarray. Though it was largely exaggerated, a controversy over the firing of some United States attorneys, the intrusion of politics …
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Politico, Hot Air, Variety, Sputnik International and The New Neo
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