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Gregg Re / Fox News:
Trump: Warren's ‘psychiatrist’ knows whether she thinks she can win White House in 2020 — In an exclusive interview set to air during Fox News' ‘All-American New Year’ special Monday night, President Trump suggested that only Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren's “psychiatrist” …
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New York Times:
2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates Are Lining Up. Who Matches the Moment? — Senator Elizabeth Warren's formation of an exploratory committee for president on Monday represents a sort of political ball drop, the beginning of a new year and new campaign that will feature an unusually large number …
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New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Announces She Is Running for President
Elizabeth Warren Announces She Is Running for President
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Ed O'Keefe / CBS News:
Elizabeth Warren takes formal step toward presidential candidacy
Elizabeth Warren takes formal step toward presidential candidacy
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Michael Brice-Saddler / Washington Post:
Trump claims there's a 10-foot wall around the Obamas' D.C. home. Neighbors say there's not. — In one of his most recent arguments for a southern border wall, President Trump on Sunday falsely claimed that the Washington home of former president Barack Obama and Michelle Obama is surrounded by a 10-foot wall.
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Michael Brice-Saddler / Washington Post:
Trump claims there's a 10-foot wall around the Obamas' D.C. home. He is wrong.
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Pelosi challenges McConnell with shutdown plan — Nancy Pelosi is trying to put Mitch McConnell in a bind over President Donald Trump's border wall — and leave the Senate GOP shouldering the blame for a government shutdown with no end in sight. — The presumptive House speaker …
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Kenneth Lovett / New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: NYS Senate Dems say thanks, but no thanks to Simcha Felder's return to Democratic conference
EXCLUSIVE: NYS Senate Dems say thanks, but no thanks to Simcha Felder's return to Democratic conference
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Elham Khatami / ThinkProgress:
As shutdown continues for second week, Trump demands Democrats return to DC to reach deal
As shutdown continues for second week, Trump demands Democrats return to DC to reach deal
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men:
Manchester Victoria stabbing: Eyewitness claims attacker shouted ‘Allah’ — Sam Clack, a BBC producer, was on a platform at Manchester Victoria railway station waiting for a tram when he witnessed the attack — A knifeman shouted ‘Allah’ after stabbing innocent commuters at Victoria Station, an eye-witness has claimed.
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LIVE updates: Three people including a police officer stabbed at Manchester Victoria station — No trams are currently stopping at Victoria and there's a large police presence outside the station — Three people - including one police officer - have been stabbed in an attack at Victoria Station tonight.
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Joseph Cox / Motherboard:
Hackers Threaten to Dump Insurance Files Related to 9/11 Attacks — The Dark Overlord appears to be trying to capitalize on conspiracy theories about the September 11 attacks. — On Monday, New Year's Eve, a hacker group announced it had breached a law firm handling cases related …
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Griffin Connolly / Roll Call:
GOP Rep. Walter Jones Suggests Trump Pay for Part of His Wall — Rep. Walter Jones is worried that President Donald Trump's proposed border wall will add to the federal debt — so worried, in fact, that he's proposing the president pony up some of his own money for the wall.
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
U.S. Strategic Command deletes New Year's Eve joke about dropping something ‘bigger’ — “If ever needed, we are #ready to drop something much, much bigger,” the unified command, part of the Defense Department, tweeted. — U.S. Strategic Command made an unexpected joke in a now-deleted Twitter post …
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Washington Post:
A Trump family aide tried to get a HUD colleague fired by name-dropping Eric Trump — Just three weeks into the Trump presidency, Lynne Patton, a longtime Trump family aide and freshly minted HUD senior adviser, had a personnel problem she deemed serious enough to invoke her powerful connections.
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Robby Soave / Hit & Run:
Louis CK's Politically Incorrect Comedy Didn't Change. You Did. — Comedian Louis C.K., who fell from grace after admitting in November 2017 that he had serially masturbated in front of various women, is back in the news after audio footage of his new material leaked online.
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Caitlin Emma / Politico:
Federal employee union sues Trump administration over government shutdown — The nation's largest union representing federal employees filed a lawsuit Monday afternoon against the government, seeking damages for the roughly 400,000 federal employees forced to work without pay during the partial government shutdown.
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Associated Press:
National parks dealing with vandals, human waste in shutdown — WASHINGTON (AP) — Human feces, overflowing garbage, illegal off-roading and other damaging behavior in fragile areas were beginning to overwhelm some of the West's iconic national parks on Monday, as a partial government shutdown left …
Yahoo News:
Brazil's Bolsonaro follows through on gun, ‘anti-Marxist’ vows — Bolsonaro, 63, won election in October on an anti-crime, anti-corruption platform — Brasília (AFP) - On the eve of taking office as Brazil's new president on Tuesday, Jair Bolsonaro is making clear he intends …
Emily Yahr / Washington Post:
To understand culture in 2018, you must understand Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson — You can't truly describe the year 2018 without talking about Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson. — Like so many inexplicable pop-culture sensations, Grande and Davidson's relationship — engaged after three weeks …
Helen Davidson / The Guardian:
Cane toads snake ride on python's back to escape storm in northern Australia — Amphibian expert says toads were trying to mate with python, as thousands of the invasive pest are flushed out by rising waters in Kununurra — Play Video — A huge storm in Australia's north on Sunday flushed …
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CNN:
Chief Pentagon spokeswoman announces departure — Chief Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White speaks during a news briefing April 14, 2018. — Washington (CNN)Chief Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White is leaving her post, a move that coincides with Secretary of Defense James Mattis stepping …
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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Mattis urges Pentagon ranks to ‘keep the faith’ in farewell message
Mattis urges Pentagon ranks to ‘keep the faith’ in farewell message
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New York Times:
Trump to Allow Months for Troop Withdrawal in Syria, Officials Say — WASHINGTON — President Trump has agreed to give the military about four months to withdraw the 2,000 United States troops in Syria, administration officials said on Monday, backtracking from his abrupt order two weeks ago that the military pull out within 30 days.
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Mollifies Lindsey Graham on Troop Withdrawal From Syria
Trump Mollifies Lindsey Graham on Troop Withdrawal From Syria
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Justice Thomas's wife under scrutiny for partisan posts — Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has generated controversy with her use of of social media to spread far-right rhetoric. — CNN and The Washington Post published separate reports in recent days highlighting Thomas's use of social media.
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Cristina Maza / Newsweek:
American Paul Whelan arrested in Russia on spy charges as potential retribution for Maria Butina — Russia has arrested an American citizen in Moscow for alleged espionage, according to the country's security services, the FSB. — “On December 28, 2018, staff members of the Russian Federal …
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Amie Ferris-Rotman / Washington Post:
Russia arrests American citizen on suspicion of spying