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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump's next chief of staff may be walking into a nightmare — (CNN)The job of White House chief of staff is close to impossible at the best of times, but President Donald Trump's new West Wing enforcer faces an even tougher mission — one that may eventually evolve into an effort to save his presidency itself.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump considering Mark Meadows for chief of staff — Over the past 24 hours, President Trump has been privately asking many people who they think should be his new chief of staff, according to three sources with direct knowledge. — What's happening: Trump has asked confidants …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Nick Ayers, Aide to Pence, Declines Offer to Be Trump's Chief of Staff — Nick Ayers, President Trump's top choice to replace John F. Kelly as chief of staff, has declined to take the job, according to three people familiar with the talks. — Mr. Ayers, 36, the chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
From pinnacle to punchline: How Trump diminished the job of his chief of staff
From pinnacle to punchline: How Trump diminished the job of his chief of staff
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Raw Story, New York Times, The Intercept and Daily Wire
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Pence Chief of Staff Nick Ayers Won't Be Next White House Staff Chief
Pence Chief of Staff Nick Ayers Won't Be Next White House Staff Chief
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Steven Mnuchin is under consideration to become Trump's next chief of staff, but he has indicated …
Steven Mnuchin is under consideration to become Trump's next chief of staff, but he has indicated …
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Nic Robertson / CNN:
'I can't breathe.' Jamal Khashoggi's last words disclosed in transcript, source says — Khashoggi messages reveal sharp criticism of MBS — (CNN)"I can't breathe." These were the final words uttered by Jamal Khashoggi after he was set upon by a Saudi hit squad at the country's consulate in Istanbul …
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Just Security:
Declassify the Khashoggi Assessment — There was no shortage of outrage on Capitol Hill this week when CIA Director Gina Haspel briefed a select group of Senators on her agency's reported judgement that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman “probably” ordered the killing of U.S. resident …
Jackson Diehl / Washington Post:
Mike Pompeo swaggers his way to failure
Mike Pompeo swaggers his way to failure
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Theodoric Meyer / Politico:
Diminished Saudi influence on display in Senate debate over Yemen
Diminished Saudi influence on display in Senate debate over Yemen
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New York Times:
Done With Michael Cohen, Federal Prosecutors Shift Focus to Trump Family Business — When federal prosecutors recommended a substantial prison term for President Trump's former lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, they linked Mr. Trump to the crimes Mr. Cohen had committed in connection with the 2016 presidential campaign.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump: Payments to silence women were a ‘simple private transaction,’ not illegal campaign contributions — President Trump asserted Monday that payments to buy the silence of two women about alleged affairs were not illegal campaign contributions, as federal prosecutors contend, but instead a “simple private transaction.”
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Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Michael Cohen Wanted to Cooperate in His Own Way. Prosecutors Had Other Ideas.
Michael Cohen Wanted to Cooperate in His Own Way. Prosecutors Had Other Ideas.
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Meet the Bottomless Pinocchio, a new rating for a false claim repeated over and over again — It was President Trump's signature campaign promise: He would build a wall along the nation's southern border, and Mexico would pay for it. — Shortly after becoming president, Trump dropped the Mexico part …
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New York Times:
Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and They're Not Keeping It Secret — Dozens of companies use smartphone locations to help advertisers and even hedge funds. They say it's anonymous, but the data shows how personal it is. — The millions of dots on the map trace highways …
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Alex Johnson / NBC News:
Roger Stone associate Jerome Corsi sues Mueller, Justice, CIA, FBI, NSA for $350 million — The suit accuses the special counsel of blackmailing him to lie as part of a “legal coup d'etat” against President Donald Trump. — The conservative writer and conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi filed …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Conspiracy theorist sues Mueller alleging illegal leaks and surveillance
Conspiracy theorist sues Mueller alleging illegal leaks and surveillance
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Townhall
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Jerome Corsi suing Robert Mueller, claims he's being unfairly targeted
Jerome Corsi suing Robert Mueller, claims he's being unfairly targeted
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Talking Points Memo and POLITICUSUSA
Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Comey calls on Americans to ‘use every breath we have’ to oust Trump in 2020 — New York (CNN)Former FBI Director James Comey asked American voters Sunday night to end Donald Trump's presidency with a “landslide” victory for his opponent in 2020. — “All of us should use every breath …
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Paul Ryan's long con — He betrayed his promises and left a legacy of debt and disappointment. — House Speaker Paul Ryan's legacy can be summed up in just one number: $343 billion. — That's the increase between the deficit for fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2018 — that is …
Charles Duhigg / The Atlantic:
The Real Roots of American Rage — I. An Angry Little Town — Soon after the snows of 1977 began to thaw, the residents of Greenfield, Massachusetts, received a strange questionnaire in the mail. “Try to recall the number of times you became annoyed and/or angry during the past week,” the survey instructed.
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Elizabeth Warren forges a 2020 machine — Sen. Elizabeth Warren has the core of her 2020 team in place if she runs for president. She has the seed money — there's $12.5 million ready to go, left over from her recent Senate run — and a massive email list she's amassed over years …
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Alex Morales / Bloomberg:
May Said to Pull Parliament Vote on Her Deal: Brexit Update — U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has called off a crucial vote in Parliament on whether to approve her Brexit deal, after being warned she was on course for a devastating defeat, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Robby Mook / Washington Post:
The sad truth about Russian election interference — Robby Mook, a CNN political commentator, was Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign manager. — New filings by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III on Friday provided fresh clues about where the investigation into Russian interference …
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
'His word isn't good': Dems don't trust Trump to make shutdown deal — Donald Trump's meeting Tuesday with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer may go a long way toward determining whether the government enters a partial shutdown before Christmas. — But as Democrats seriously re-engage with Trump …
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