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ProPublica:
Trump's Inauguration Paid Trump's Company — With Ivanka in the Middle — As the inaugural committee planned the landmark celebration, internal concerns were raised about whether Trump's Washington hotel was overcharging for event space. The spending could be a violation of the law.
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Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
The Trump inaugural committee's fundraising was a mess from the start, but a new investigation could finally provide some answers — Federal prosecutors have reportedly opened a criminal investigation into President Donald Trump's inaugural committee's finances, but its funding was a mess from the start.
CNN:
Mystery Mueller mayhem at a Washington court — Washington (CNN)Fridays at the DC federal courthouse are typically days of high alert for the press corps trying to discern what special counsel Robert Mueller's next legal action will be. — But this Friday, court officials went to extreme measures …
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Raw Story, Law & Crime and Jamie Dupree - AJC
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Reporters shooed away as mystery Mueller subpoena fight rages on
Reporters shooed away as mystery Mueller subpoena fight rages on
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Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
Murray Waas / Vox:
Exclusive: Paul Manafort advised White House on how to attack and discredit investigation of President Trump — We now have details as to how the indicted former campaign manager worked with the president to undermine federal law enforcement. — Paul Manafort, who served as the manager …
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Observer, Law & Crime, Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
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Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill:
Chris Christie declines White House chief of staff role
Chris Christie declines White House chief of staff role
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ABC News, Washington Press, Joe.My.God. and Big League Politics
Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Donald Trump Names Mick Mulvaney Acting Chief of Staff
Donald Trump Names Mick Mulvaney Acting Chief of Staff
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Talking Points Memo, Daily Wire and HuffPost
New York Times:
Trump Names Mick Mulvaney Acting Chief of Staff
Trump Names Mick Mulvaney Acting Chief of Staff
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ThinkProgress and Political Wire
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump names Mulvaney ‘acting’ chief of staff
Trump names Mulvaney ‘acting’ chief of staff
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Power Line, Joe.My.God., Wonkette, Hot Air and Washington Free Beacon
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
The Weekly Standard, a conservative magazine critical of Trump, to shutter after 23 years — New York (CNN Business)The Weekly Standard, the magazine that espouses traditional conservatism and which has remained deeply critical of President Donald Trump, will shutter after 23 years …
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John Podhoretz / Commentary:
The Murder of the Weekly Standard — The Weekly Standard will be no more. There is no real reason we are witnessing the magazine's demise other than deep pettiness and a personal desire for bureaucratic revenge on the part of a penny-ante Machiavellian who works for its parent company.
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Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Bill Kristol's The Weekly Standard to Shut Down: ‘This Was the Step We Needed to Take’
Bill Kristol's The Weekly Standard to Shut Down: ‘This Was the Step We Needed to Take’
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The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Beast and Daily Wire
The Daily Beast:
Jared Kushner Replaced Michael Cohen as Trump's National Enquirer Connection — The president's son-in-law grew tight with David Pecker during the early months of the administration. — Shortly after the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner was handed …
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
REVEALED: Jared Kushner was a key player in Trump's National Enquirer blackmail scheme …
REVEALED: Jared Kushner was a key player in Trump's National Enquirer blackmail scheme …
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Talking Points Memo
Scott Stedman:
FBI actively investigating Papadopoulos days after his release from prison — Federal authorities out of Washington DC, working in coordination with Robert Mueller's team, have in recent days sought to arrange an interview with the author of a letter sent to Congress last month that claimed …
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CANNONFIRE and The Gateway Pundit
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Washington Post:
Trump's claim that he didn't violate campaign finance law is weak — and dangerous — The case against the president would be far stronger than the case against John Edwards was. — Last week, in their case against Michael Cohen, federal prosecutors in New York filed a sentencing brief concluding that …
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George Stephanopoulos / ABC News:
Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen says Trump knew it was wrong to make hush-money payments during campaign — Donald Trump directed Michael Cohen to arrange hush-money payments with two women because then-candidate Trump “was very concerned about how this would affect the election” …
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New York Times:
Wisconsin's Scott Walker Signs Bills Stripping Powers From Incoming Governor — FOX CROSSING, Wis. — Scott Walker, the outgoing Republican governor of Wisconsin, on Friday signed into law measures that diminish the power of his Democratic successor and expand the authority of Republican lawmakers …
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Vox, Joe.My.God. and Mother Jones
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Republicans complete their power grabs in Wisconsin, Michigan
Republicans complete their power grabs in Wisconsin, Michigan
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Detroit News and Washington Post
Summer Concepcion / Associated Press:
MI Gov Signs Laws Limiting Citizen-Led Minimum Wage, Sick Leave Initiatives
MI Gov Signs Laws Limiting Citizen-Led Minimum Wage, Sick Leave Initiatives
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ThinkProgress, Associated Press and Politico
hatch.senate.gov:
Hatch on Comments He Made Earlier This Week about Accusations Against President Trump — Washington,D.C.—Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) issued the following statement about comments he made earlier this week about accusations made against President Trump:
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CNN, Hot Air, HuffPost, Talking Points Memo and Law & Crime
Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
THE PARTISAN WARRIOR … What happened to Michael Flynn? — Before he pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, before he became a folk hero to many of President Trump's most loyal supporters, before he pivoted from accomplished military officer to purveyor of shocking stories about the evils of Islam …
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National Review and Wonkette
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Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
Special counsel Robert Mueller's team: FBI interview did not lead Michael Flynn to make false statements
Special counsel Robert Mueller's team: FBI interview did not lead Michael Flynn to make false statements
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New York Times and Raw Story
Lisa Girion / Reuters:
Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder — A REUTERS INVESTIGATION A REUTERS INVESTIGATION — Facing thousands of lawsuits alleging that its talc caused cancer, J&J insists on the safety and purity of its iconic product.
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Associated Press:
Too old to run? Biden wrestles with age as he eyes 2020 run — As he considers running for president, Joe Biden is talking with friends and longtime supporters about whether, at 76, he's too old to seek the White House, according to several sources who have spoken with the former Democratic vice president.
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Political Wire
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:
Jon Kyl will resign from the U.S. Senate on Dec. 31, setting up another appointment by Ducey to John McCain's seat — U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl will resign from the U.S. Senate on Dec. 31, The Arizona Republic has confirmed, setting up a second appointment by Gov. Doug Ducey to the seat once occupied by the late John McCain.
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Adam Schiff's Plans to Obliterate Trump's Red Line — With the Democrats controlling the House, Schiff's congressional investigation will follow the money. — President Trump said some time ago that he believes his personal finances should be off limits to investigators.
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The Gateway Pundit and Joe.My.God.
Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
New Jersey AG probes Trump golf club after undocumented maids claim racially-charged harassment, threats — New Jersey's top law enforcement agency is looking into claims of widespread harassment and immigration fraud at President Trump's Garden State golf club after several former …
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Joe.My.God.
CNN:
CNN Poll: Looking to 2020, Beto O'Rourke on the horizon — WASHINGTON (CNN)As candidates for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020 begin to declare their intentions, a handful of potential candidates hold on to most of the early support, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS …
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Aja Romano / Vox:
YouTube's 2018 “Rewind” is the site's most disliked video ever. The implications are huge. — PewDiePie is YouTube's most popular user. He doesn't appear in the video, and his followers are waging war in his name. Here's what's at stake. — YouTube's most popular (and controversial) …
Washington Post:
Trump routinely says things that aren't true. Few Americans believe him. — Take the quiz to see how your fact-checking skills stack up against others nationwide. — For months, President Trump has claimed that U.S. Steel has announced plans to build more than six new plants.
NBC News:
Seven-year-old girl who died at border did not receive medical care for 90 minutes — The incident raises questions about the Border Patrol's emergency procedures and the Trump administration's policy of delaying immigrants at legal ports of entry. — WASHINGTON — A seven-year-old Guatemalan girl …
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RedState, Associated Press and Splinter
Nick Ochsner / WBTV-TV:
Exclusive: Mark Harris addresses voter fraud allegations in race for 9th Congressional District — CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Republican Mark Harris is speaking publicly for the first time since the North Carolina State Board of Elections voted to not certify the results of his race for Congress.