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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Pelosi privately disses Trump's manhood after White House meeting — Nancy Pelosi was on fire with her fellow Democrats. — Minutes after a very public showdown with Donald Trump on Tuesday over his border wall with Mexico, the House minority leader returned to the Capitol and railed …
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Trump jams Republicans with shutdown vow — The president's eagerness to take ownership of a partial government shutdown if he doesn't get border wall funding has painted Republicans into a corner. — President Donald Trump just made it nearly impossible for Republicans to blame Democrats …
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William Cummings / USA Today:
Twitter users mercilessly mock Mike Pence for ‘Elf on the Shelf’ performance in Oval Office — WASHINGTON - Vice President Mike Pence drew Twitter users' attention Tuesday with his restrained performance during a heated Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump and Democratic congressional leaders.
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Los Angeles Times:
Trump says he would be ‘proud’ to shut down the government over border wall funding … In a combative Oval Office meeting that previewed what a divided government may look like, President Trump sparred Tuesday with Democratic leaders and said he'd be “proud” to shut down the government later …
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NBC News and Balloon Juice
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
'It's like a manhood thing for him': Pelosi's power play with Trump serves as message to opponents
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Shareblue Media, Patterico's Pontifications, Axios, The Root, Mediaite and Washington Free Beacon
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Trump, Pelosi and Schumer Have Explosive, Televised Shouting Match Over Border Wall: 'I Won't Take It!'
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American Greatness and The Rush Limbaugh Show
Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
Trump Administration Won't Back Up President's Terror Claim
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Mediaite, US Department of State, Media Matters for America, Vox, NPR and The Mahablog
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
After Trump's meltdown over his wall, Democrats cannot give any ground
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Daily Wire, Spectator USA and POLITICUSUSA
Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump says standing by Saudi crown prince despite pleas from Senate — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he stood by Saudi Arabia's crown prince despite a CIA assessment that he ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and pleas …
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Associated Press:
AP: Ivanka, Kushner could profit from tax break they pushed — WASHINGTON (AP) — An Associated Press investigation finds President Donald Trump's daughter and son-in law stand to benefit from a program they pushed that offers massive tax breaks to developers who invest in downtrodden American areas.
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New York Times, Splinter and Raw Story
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Adam Goldman / New York Times:
Michael Flynn Asks Judge for Leniency for Lying to F.B.I. — WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Michael T. Flynn, President Trump's first national security adviser, asked a federal judge late on Tuesday to spare their client any prison time for pleading guilty to lying to investigators …
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Boing Boing and CNN
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Memo: FBI recommended Michael Flynn not have lawyer present during interview, did not warn of false statement consequences — Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who arranged the bureau's interview with then-national security adviser Michael Flynn at the White House on Jan. 24, 2017 …
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CANNONFIRE, The Gateway Pundit and Liberty Unyielding
Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump says he is not concerned about being impeached, defends payments to women — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was not concerned that he would get impeached and that payments made ahead of the 2016 election by his former personal attorney Michael Cohen …
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Washington Post, Mediaite, Deadline and Law & Crime
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump says he is looking at 10 or 12 candidates for chief of staff job — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he has 10 to 12 candidates he is considering for the post of new White House chief of staff and although he could move quickly to fill the job, he was in no particular rush.
Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
Cohen to face sentencing for campaign finance violations, lying to Congress
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump says he could intervene in U.S. case against Huawei CFO — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would intervene in the Justice Department's case against a top executive at China's Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] if it would serve national security interests …
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Associated Press, Mother Jones, CNN, Politico and TheStreet
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New York Times:
Marriott Data Breach Is Traced to Chinese Hackers as U.S. Readies Crackdown on Beijing — WASHINGTON — The cyberattack on the Marriott hotel chain that collected passport information or other personal details of roughly 500 million guests was part of a Chinese intelligence-gathering effort …
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Sputnik International and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
Henry Samuel / Telegraph:
Strasbourg shooting: At least three dead, several injured in attack at Christmas market - latest news — Follow the author of this article Follow the topics within this article — A suspected terrorist was on the run last night after killing at least three people and injuring a dozen …
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PJ Media Home, BBC, Sputnik International, Politico and Front Page Magazine
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Congresswoman to Google CEO: Why when I search ‘idiot’ do I get pictures of Trump? — In an effort to understand how Google search algorithms work, a Democratic congresswoman asked the tech company's chief executive a simple question: “If you Google the word ‘idiot’ under images, a picture of Donald Trump comes up.
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Breitbart, more at Techmeme »
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BBC:
Theresa May to face vote of no confidence from Tory MPs — UK Prime Minister Theresa May will face a vote of confidence in her leadership later on Wednesday. — Speaking outside 10 Downing Street, Mrs May said: “I will contest that vote with everything I have got.”
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Washington Post:
Trump has blasted Mueller's team for political donations. But attorney general nominee William P. Barr has given more than $500,000. — President Trump has repeatedly derided prosecutors investigating potential coordination between his presidential campaign and Russia as “angry Democrats …
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Gap continues to widen between Trump and intelligence community on key issues — President Trump continues to reject the judgments of U.S. spy agencies on major foreign policy fronts, creating a dynamic in which intelligence analysts frequently see troubling gaps between the president's public statements …
Edvard Pettersson / Bloomberg:
Stormy Daniels Is Ordered to Pay Trump $293,000 in Fees and Sanctions — Judge cuts Trump requested attorneys fees by 25 percent — Michael Avenatti vows actress won't have to pay a dime — Stephanie Clifford, the adult-movie star professionally known as Stormy Daniels …
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CNBC, Liberty Unyielding and Joe.My.God.
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Khorri Atkinson / Axios:
Judge orders Stormy Daniels to pay Trump $293,052 in attorneys' fees
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Fox News, HuffPost, ABC News, RedState, The Daily Beast and Associated Press
Alex Parker / RedState:
Condolences to Julia Roberts: The Absolute Worst Typo You've Seen All Year — Typos stnk. — They realy do. — For some of you who happen to view an article of mine as soon as it hits the web, I apologize — I always end up making corrections once it's posted.
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Instapundit and Sputnik International
Washington Post:
Maria Butina set to plead guilty to conspiring to act as agent of Kremlin, documents shows — The young Russian operative called her strategy the “Diplomacy Project,” an elaborate, multiyear scheme to infiltrate the conservative movement in the United States in hopes of cementing bonds to benefit the Kremlin.
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Washington Press, Talking Points Memo and OpenSecrets.org
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Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
Paul Erickson, Maria Butina's Boyfriend, Reacts to Her Plea Agreement
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Law & Crime, Media Matters for America, Mediaite and The Daily Beast
Wall Street Journal:
The Loneliest Generation: Americans, More Than Ever, Are Aging Alone — Loneliness undermines health and is linked to early mortality—and baby boomers are especially feeling the effects — Danny Miner, a 66-year-old retired chemical plant supervisor, spends most days alone in his Tooele …
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