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John Harwood / CNBC:
Voters are growing uneasy over the probes swirling around Trump, as a clear majority believe he hasn't been honest: NBC-WSJ poll — A robust 62 percent majority say Trump has not been honest about the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign, up from 56 percent in August.
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Political Wire
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: 62 percent say Trump isn't telling the truth in Russia probe — More Americans want Democrats — not Trump — in charge of setting policy, a new national NBC News/WSJ poll finds. — WASHINGTON — Six in 10 Americans say President Donald Trump has been untruthful about the investigation …
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POLITICUSUSA
Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:
Americans Have Mixed Feelings About Economy, Trump Presidency, WSJ/NBC News Poll Finds
Americans Have Mixed Feelings About Economy, Trump Presidency, WSJ/NBC News Poll Finds
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TheStreet
Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani blasts former personal attorney Michael Cohen as pathetic — President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani blasted the president's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen as “pathetic” and a “serial liar” when questioned about Cohen's claim …
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Splinter, Political Wire and Breitbart
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Giuliani: ‘I can produce 20 witnesses’ to defend hush money payments
Giuliani: ‘I can produce 20 witnesses’ to defend hush money payments
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Washington Post
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Giuliani melts down defending Trump lies about Cohen: 'Unless you're god, you'll never know what the truth is'
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Elijah Cummings calls for Cohen testimony in January
Elijah Cummings calls for Cohen testimony in January
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Bloomberg, Talking Points Memo and The Guardian
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Giuliani on Trump sitting down with Mueller: “Over my dead body”
Giuliani on Trump sitting down with Mueller: “Over my dead body”
Discussion:
Political Wire
Mark Scott / Politico:
British officials line up for second referendum: reports — LONDON — Theresa May, the British prime minister, faces renewed domestic pressure over Brexit after a series of high-profile U.K. politicians threw their support behind a second referendum, according to media reports.
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The Times & The Sunday Times, The Guardian, BBC and One America News Network
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Caroline Wheeler / The Times & The Sunday Times:
No-deal Brexit travel warning: don't go on holiday after March 29
No-deal Brexit travel warning: don't go on holiday after March 29
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Telegraph
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Senior Tories urge free vote on second referendum
Senior Tories urge free vote on second referendum
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One America News Network
Kris Schneider / ABC News:
Sen. Dick Durbin: Obamacare ruling ‘once again puts Republicans in Washington on the spot’ — Just days after a federal judge in Texas ruled that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, the Senate minority whip said Sunday the ruling is bad news for Republicans in Congress.
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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 12-16-18: Rudy Giuliani, Sen. Dick Durbin and Sen. Susan Collins — A rush transcript of a special edition of “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” airing on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018 on ABC News is below. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
Discussion:
The Daily Beast
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:
Judge Lobs Political Bomb at Trump by Nullifying Obamacare
Judge Lobs Political Bomb at Trump by Nullifying Obamacare
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Axios, Progressives Everywhere, New York Times and Los Angeles Times
CBS News:
Sunday: Miller, Klobuchar, Barrasso, Davis, Potter — Friday evening, President Trump turned to Twitter to name Office of Management and Budget chief Mick Mulvaney his pick for acting White House chief of staff. … Fierce speculation had abounded over the president's replacement for John Kelly …
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Mother Jones, Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Trump adviser: We will ‘do whatever is necessary to build the border wall’ — White House senior adviser Stephen Miller on Sunday said the Trump administration would “do whatever is necessary” to build its signature wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, even if it means shutting down the government.
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Axios, Associated Press and Breitbart
TMZ.com:
HQ Trivia Co-Founder and CEO Colin Kroll Dead at 35 of Apparent Drug Overdose — Colin Kroll, the CEO and co-founder of HQ Trivia, has died of an apparent drug overdose ... TMZ has learned. — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, Kroll's girlfriend called police early Sunday and asked …
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Tom Gara / BuzzFeed News:
Here's How The Chief Palestinian Negotiator Described His Last Meeting With Jared Kushner — DOHA, Qatar— Things continue to not look great for Senior Advisor to the President Jared Kushner's push for a Middle East peace deal. — How could this be? It's not for a lack of meetings …
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Trump says he'll review case of Matt Golsteyn, a Special Forces veteran who faces murder charge — The Army veteran is accused of killing an alleged Taliban bombmaker without permission. — President Trump tweeted Sunday that he will review the case of a former Special Forces officer …
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ThinkProgress, ABC News, Mother Jones and The Hill
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Biden, Sanders top early look at possible Democratic hopefuls in 2020 caucuses — Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders top the list of potential presidential candidates preferred by Iowa's likely Democratic caucusgoers, reflecting their belief that it will take political experience to defeat President Donald Trump in 2020.
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New York Times, Vox, Splinter, POLITICUSUSA, Althouse, No More Mister Nice Blog, Axios and Townhall
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Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:
O'Rourke marvels at Beto-mania, conceding it's ‘a great question’ whether he's ready for White House
O'Rourke marvels at Beto-mania, conceding it's ‘a great question’ whether he's ready for White House
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CNN, Outside the Beltway and Breitbart
Michael Brice-Saddler / Washington Post:
The 7-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody was healthy before she arrived, father says — Guatemalan girl's family is calling for an “objective and thorough” investigation into her death, a representative for the family said Saturday. — The 7-year-old Guatemalan girl who died …
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New York Times, Times of San Diego and IJR
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Tamar Auber / Mediaite:
Father of Little Girl Who Died in Border Control Custody Says He Has No Complaints With Treatment
Father of Little Girl Who Died in Border Control Custody Says He Has No Complaints With Treatment
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IJR and twitchy.com
Sonia Perez D. / Associated Press:
Girl who died fled intensely poor Guatemalan village
Girl who died fled intensely poor Guatemalan village
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Breitbart, Daily Wire, FOX6Now.com and Annunciation House
Justin Glawe / The Daily Beast:
Jakelin Caal Was Held at Border Patrol Base Previously Cited for Contaminated Water
Jakelin Caal Was Held at Border Patrol Base Previously Cited for Contaminated Water
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BuzzFeed News
Emily Gillespie / Fortune:
Mueller Investigation Cost $25 Million So Far, Report Says. It's Pulled in $48 Million From Tax Cheats — Robert Mueller's investigation has cost just over $25 million in the first 16 months of its investigation, according to CNBC. — The Special Counsel's Office released …
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CBS News and POLITICUSUSA
Henry Foy / Financial Times:
Davos bows to Moscow pressure to lift ban on Russian trio — The World Economic Forum in Davos has bowed to pressure from Moscow and gone back on its decision to ban three Russian businessmen subject to US sanctions from the exclusive conference, following high-level diplomacy involving the Swiss government.
David Brooks / New York Times:
Who Killed The Weekly Standard? — The bureaucratic mind has a temporary triumph. — I've only been around Phil Anschutz a few times. My impressions on those occasions was that he was a run-of-the-mill arrogant billionaire. He was used to people courting him and he addressed …
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