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Washington Post:
Paul Manafort shared 2016 polling data with Russian employee, according to court filing — Paul Manafort shared 2016 presidential campaign polling data with Konstantin Kilimnik, a former employee whom the FBI has said has ties to Russian intelligence, according to a court filing.
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Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Veselnitskaya, Russian in Trump Tower Meeting, Is Charged in Case That Shows Kremlin Ties — [What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] — Natalia V. Veselnitskaya, the Russian lawyer who in 2016 met with Trump campaign officials in Trump Tower …
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Power Line, Washington Monthly, The Daily Beast, Wall Street Journal, RedState, CNN, Associated Press, The Real Deal New York, Daily Kos, The Week, Axios and Mediaite
New York Times:
Manafort Shared Trump Campaign Data With Russian Associate, Prosecutors Say — WASHINGTON — Paul Manafort shared Trump campaign polling data with an associate tied to Russian intelligence during the 2016 campaign, prosecutors alleged, according to a court filing unsealed on Tuesday.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Week, Taylor Marsh and The Mahablog
Washington Post:
Russian lawyer at Trump Tower meeting charged in separate case — A Russian lawyer whose role at a 2016 meeting at Trump Tower has come under scrutiny from special counsel Robert S. Mueller III was charged Tuesday in a separate case with obstructing justice in a money-laundering investigation.
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Raw Story
Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Manafort accused by Mueller of sharing 2016 polling data with Russian linked to Moscow intelligence
Manafort accused by Mueller of sharing 2016 polling data with Russian linked to Moscow intelligence
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Shareblue Media and POLITICUSUSA
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Manafort allegedly lied about sharing 2016 polling data with Russian operative
Manafort allegedly lied about sharing 2016 polling data with Russian operative
Jack Crowe / National Review:
Manafort Shared Trump-Campaign Polling Data with Russian Associate, Prosecutors Claim
Manafort Shared Trump-Campaign Polling Data with Russian Associate, Prosecutors Claim
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RedState
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Mueller believes Manafort fed information to Russian with intel ties
New York Times:
Trump Invites TV Representatives to Lunch Ahead of His Prime-Time Speech — WASHINGTON — President Trump has invited representatives from cable and broadcast news channels to an off-the-record lunch at the White House ahead of his prime time speech Tuesday night, an address in which he is expected …
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Vox, Politico and Joe.My.God., more at Mediagazer »
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
As shutdown effects loom for normal Americans, Trump is feeling pressure to solve the stalemate — White House officials are increasingly concerned that the impending real-world effects of the shutdown could swamp Republicans if they don't find a way to make a deal fast.
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BuzzFeed News, The Nation, NBC News, Washington Post and Hot Air
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Undecided on Emergency Declaration for Border Wall, Officials Say
Trump Undecided on Emergency Declaration for Border Wall, Officials Say
Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
Why Mike Pence Couldn't End the Shutdown
Why Mike Pence Couldn't End the Shutdown
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Raw Story, The Guardian, The Week and Shakesville, more at Mediagazer »
Washington Post:
Trump to make public case for border wall but not expected to declare emergency in Oval Office address
Trump to make public case for border wall but not expected to declare emergency in Oval Office address
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Mother Jones and thenewamerican.com
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump's job: Convince nation there really is crisis at border
Trump's job: Convince nation there really is crisis at border
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Washington Post, The Federalist and Daily Wire
Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Trump to argue national security ‘crisis’ at southern border in prime-time address
Trump to argue national security ‘crisis’ at southern border in prime-time address
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Politico, POLITICUSUSA, Media Matters for America and Axios
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court turns down mysterious Mueller subpoena fight — The Supreme Court has declined to intervene in a mysterious subpoena fight that apparently involved an unidentified foreign-government-owned company and special counsel Robert Mueller. — Last month, the unknown firm asked …
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Breitbart, Washington Post, Political Wire and The Daily Caller
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Supreme Court Receives New Filing in Apparent Mueller Case
Supreme Court Receives New Filing in Apparent Mueller Case
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Raw Story, BloombergQuint, Shakesville and SCOTUSblog
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Ginsburg misses second day in a row at Supreme Court
Ginsburg misses second day in a row at Supreme Court
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Washington Post, Breitbart, Daily Wire, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Gateway Pundit
Julie K. Brown / miamiherald:
Broward Sheriff Scott Israel tells staff he's being suspended over Parkland response — It appears that Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel is preparing to pack up his office. — The two-term sheriff, the object of fierce criticism over BSO's handling of the Parkland massacre …
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Hit & Run, The Gateway Pundit, twitchy.com and TheBlaze
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Bob Norman / Miami New Times:
Sheriff Tells Staff He'll Be Removed From Office but Vows to Fight
Sheriff Tells Staff He'll Be Removed From Office but Vows to Fight
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Townhall, Daily Wire and The Daily Caller
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
A growing number of Americans blame Trump for shutdown: Reuters-Ipsos poll — NEW YORK (Reuters) - A growing proportion of Americans blame President Donald Trump for a partial government shutdown that will cut off paychecks to federal workers this week, though Republicans mostly support …
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Political Wire, Joe.My.God. and Politico
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Harry Enten / CNN:
The majority of Americans are against Trump on the wall and the shutdown
The majority of Americans are against Trump on the wall and the shutdown
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Raw Story, The Root, Hit & Run, Shareblue Media, Right Wing Watch, The Hill, illegal immigration …, The Democrats, CBS News and New York Times
Joe Bruno / WSOC-TV:
Emergency Exit: Mark Harris trips alarm trying to evade Channel 9 in uptown — CHARLOTTE, N.C. - After Republican 9th Congressional District candidate Mark Harris finished addressing Mecklenburg County Republicans at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center Monday night, reporters …
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Raw Story, Joe.My.God., Political Wire, twitchy.com and Talking Points Memo
Andy Campbell / HuffPost:
Gavin McInnes' Wife Threatens Neighbors Over ‘Hate Has No Home Here’ Signs — The Proud Boys founder's newest battleground is his neighborhood; his new enforcer is his wife, Emily McInnes. — Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes usually fights his own battles, by way of inciting his membership to commit acts of violence.
Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
Trolls and Grifters: David Reaboi and Charlie Kirk Edition — “The crazies have started rolling into Kandahar like it's a f—king bathtub drain.” — It is axiomatic that while change creates opportunity, chaotic change creates the most dramatic opportunities for the most unsavory actors.
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The Federalist, Washington Post, The Hill, Hot Air and twitchy.com
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Why Men Find the New Congresswomen So Frightening
Why Men Find the New Congresswomen So Frightening
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Salon, The Daily Signal and LifeNews.com
DailySabah:
A soft coup against Donald Trump — If U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton thought yesterday's visit was going to be a walk in the park, he must have had a rude awakening thanks to the lukewarm reception in the Turkish capital Ankara. In retrospect, it was probably a bad idea …
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The Right Scoop and New York Times
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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Trump Reportedly Keeps Calling His National Security Advisor John Bolton ‘Mike’
Trump Reportedly Keeps Calling His National Security Advisor John Bolton ‘Mike’
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New York Times, The Week and Just Security
Brad Plumer / New York Times:
U.S. Carbon Emissions Surged in 2018 Even as Coal Plants Closed — WASHINGTON — America's carbon dioxide emissions rose by 3.4 percent in 2018, the biggest increase in eight years, according to a preliminary estimate published Tuesday. — Strikingly, the sharp uptick in emissions occurred …
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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
U.S. Downgraded E.U.'s Diplomatic Status (but Didn't Say Anything)
U.S. Downgraded E.U.'s Diplomatic Status (but Didn't Say Anything)
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Washington Post, The Guardian, The Gateway Pundit, DW.COM and Splinter
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Donald Trump Was Just Handed a Chance to Supercharge Voter Suppression in 2020 — In a short unpublished opinion so far garnering only slight media attention, the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit decided on Monday what may be one of the most consequential cases poised to affect the 2020 elections.
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Hullabaloo and Politico
NBC New York:
NYC Mayor Guarantees Comprehensive Health Care for All in Historic Surprise Announcement — It's not health insurance; it's the city paying for direct comprehensive care for those who can't afford it or are undocumented, a spokesman said — NYC Mayor Guarantees Comprehensive Health Care for All
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abc7ny.com, Joe.My.God., ACA Signups, IJR, Breitbart, Daily Wire, WPIX 11 New York and NTK Network
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Stephanie Valera / Geek.com:
Rare Penny Found in Boy's Lunch Money Could Fetch Up to $1.7 Million in Auction — A rare 1943 copper Lincoln cent — found by a Massachusetts teenager in his change after he paid for lunch at a school cafeteria — is expected to fetch up to $1.7 million when it is auctioned off.
Joseph Cox / Motherboard:
I Gave a Bounty Hunter $300. Then He Located Our Phone — T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T are selling access to their customers' location data, and that data is ending up in the hands of bounty hunters and others not authorized to posses it, letting them track most phones in the country.
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Engadget, East Bay Times, The Verge, Boing Boing and Gizmodo, more at Techmeme »
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
ABC's Jon Karl Grills VP Pence on Trump's Lies About Immigration: ‘This is About Credibility!’ — Vice President Mike Pence gave an interview to ABC's Jon Karl on Tuesday, during which, he was pressed hard on President Donald Trump's credibility amid the ongoing immigration debate.
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Joe.My.God. and ABC News
Mark Zuckerberg:
Every year I take on a personal challenge to learn something new. I've built an AI for my home, run 365 miles, visited every US state, read 25 books, and learned Mandarin. — Last year, I focused almost all my time on addressing important issues around elections, speech, privacy, and well-being.
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Washington Post, GeekWire, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, Axios, One America News Network, Mashable, BloombergQuint and VentureBeat, more at Techmeme »
David French / National Review:
No, Trump Can't Use an Emergency Declaration To Build a Wall — His emergency powers aren't broad enough to bypass Congress. — Let me begin by stating my policy preference up front. I strongly believe that our nation should bolster its border security, including by building a more effective and longer border wall.
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The Atlantic, Just Security and Bloomberg
Margaret Brennan / CBS News:
U.S. envoy working on Qatar dispute resigns from State Department — Anthony Zinni, a retired Marine Corps general and former head of U.S. Central Command who has been working as an envoy for the Trump administration to resolve a dispute with Qatar, has resigned from his position with the State Department.
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Task & Purpose, CNN, Al Jazeera and The American Conservative
Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC:
Inside Facebook's ‘cult-like’ workplace, where dissent is discouraged and employees pretend to be happy all the time — More than a dozen former Facebook employees detailed how the company's leadership and its performance review system has created a culture where any dissent is discouraged.
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Cynthia Vinney / CBR:
RUMOR: Joker Contains ‘Pointed Commentary on Donald Trump’ — Plenty of photos and video from Joaquin Phoenix's upcoming The Joker film have surfaced online, but the movie may be very different from what these leaks indicate. — According to Revenge of the Fans, certain scenes and sequences …