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Jeremy Herb / CNN:
How CNN captured video of the Roger Stone raid — (CNN)The rare, dramatic video from CNN Friday capturing the early morning FBI raid of longtime Donald Trump confidante Roger Stone's Florida home was the product of good instincts, some key clues, more than a year of observing comings …
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CNN:
Mueller indicts Roger Stone, says he was coordinating with Trump officials about WikiLeaks' stolen emails — (CNN)Roger Stone has been indicted by a grand jury on charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller, who alleges that the longtime Donald Trump associate sought stolen emails …
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Matt Ford / New Republic:
Uh-Oh — Criminal indictments are typically written in the dry, terse active voice of American legalese. Special counsel Robert Mueller's criminal indictment of Roger Stone, who was arrested by FBI agents in the wee hours on Friday, is no different—with one notable exception.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
What did the president know, and when did he know it? — For two years now we've heard, “No collusion!” and “Witch hunt!” Such disparagement of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's work was never viable (e.g. we knew about the Trump Tower meeting in June 2016 for well over a year); now it's simply wrong.
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Paul Seamus Ryan / Just Security:
Roger Stone Indictment Implicates Trump Campaign in Election Law Violations
Roger Stone Indictment Implicates Trump Campaign in Election Law Violations
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Todd S. Purdum / The Atlantic:
Trumpworld Follows a Godfather Script—Literally
Quinta Jurecic / Lawfare:
Document: Indictment of Roger Stone
Document: Indictment of Roger Stone
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John Podesta / Washington Post:
It might now be Roger Stone's time in the barrel
It might now be Roger Stone's time in the barrel
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
In new Mueller indictment, what is Roger Stone charged with doing?
In new Mueller indictment, what is Roger Stone charged with doing?
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Jared Holt / Right Wing Watch:
Alex Jones Says Roger Stone Contacted WikiLeaks at Jones' Behest While Seeking Infowars Job
Alex Jones Says Roger Stone Contacted WikiLeaks at Jones' Behest While Seeking Infowars Job
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
6 takeaways from the Roger Stone indictment
6 takeaways from the Roger Stone indictment
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Michael Kruse / Politico:
Roger Stone's Last Dirty Trick
Roger Stone's Last Dirty Trick
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Washington Post:
Longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone indicted by special counsel in Russia investigation
Longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone indicted by special counsel in Russia investigation
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Washington Post:
Trump signs bill to open the government, ending the longest shutdown in history — President Trump on Friday agreed to temporarily reopen the federal government without getting any new money for his U.S.-Mexico border wall, retreating from the central promise of his presidency, for now, in the face of intense public anger.
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Washington Post:
Poll: Majority of Americans hold Trump and Republicans responsible for shutdown — Public disapproval of President Trump has swelled five points to 58 percent over three months as a majority of Americans continue to hold him and congressional Republicans most responsible …
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Zombies Applaud as He Lights Himself on Fire — It was funny, watching Trump trying to persuade America that this wasn't a colossal failure for which he alone was responsible. But it wasn't fun. — Michael Tomasky — What a joke. What a fraud. As Bugs Bunny used to say, what a maroon.
Ezra Klein / Vox:
The vindication of Nancy Pelosi — How Pelosi delivered Trump the most humiliating loss of his presidency. — Flashback 40 days and Nancy Pelosi's return to the speakership was a hard-won prize marred by Democratic grumbling. — After the midterm elections, 15 House Democrats signed …
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Shutdown blame stays on Trump, with his approval at a historic low
Shutdown blame stays on Trump, with his approval at a historic low
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CNN:
Pelosi on State of the Union date: ‘Not planned’ yet
Pelosi on State of the Union date: ‘Not planned’ yet
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John Parkinson / ABC News:
Trump signs bill to reopen government for 3 weeks
Trump signs bill to reopen government for 3 weeks
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Pro-Trump Media Stars Despair After Trump Caves on Shutdown — ‘Trump is a broken man,’ lamented Mike Cernovich, while Ann Coulter called the president a ‘the biggest wimp.’ — President Trump's top supporters among right-wing media despaired on Friday after he agreed to a three-week deal …
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Washington Post:
‘Prisoner of his own impulse’: Inside Trump's cave to end shutdown without wall — His poll numbers were plummeting. His FBI director was decrying the dysfunction. The nation's air travel was in chaos. Federal workers were lining up at food banks. Economic growth was at risk of flatlining …
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Hunter Walker / Yahoo News:
Bernie Sanders set to announce 2020 presidential run — WASHINGTON—Three years after fighting a surprisingly competitive Democratic primary race against Hillary Clinton, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is making another run for the White House. — Two sources with direct knowledge …
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Alex Pareene / Columbia Journalism Review:
The digital winter turns apocalyptic — This week, as a long-predicted collapse seemed to hit digital media, we saw a few of the tried-and-true ways managers use to explain to employees why they're laying them off. — BuzzFeed chose the language of corporation-as-family …
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The Daily Beast:
BuzzFeed Staff Unload on CEO Jonah Peretti After Massive Layoffs: You Make ‘Same Mistakes Over and Over’
BuzzFeed Staff Unload on CEO Jonah Peretti After Massive Layoffs: You Make ‘Same Mistakes Over and Over’
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Rafi Schwartz / Splinter:
We Now Go Live to BuzzFeed's ‘Ask Jonah Anything’ Slack Channel
We Now Go Live to BuzzFeed's ‘Ask Jonah Anything’ Slack Channel
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Ben Collins / NBC News:
4chan trolls flood laid off HuffPost, Buzzfeed reporters with death threats — The threats are part of a coordinated campaign organized on the far-right message board. — Shortly after he tweeted the news of his own layoff, Nick Wing checked his inbox at the Huffington Post and saw an email with a few pictures from a troll.
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Arson Suspected at Comet Ping Pong, the D.C. Restaurant Made Famous by Pizzagate — The D.C. pizzeria targeted by far-right conspiracy theorists was on fire Thursday, cops said. No one was injured. — An arsonist allegedly started a fire Thursday night at Comet Ping Pong, the Washington …
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New York Times:
Trump Announces Deal to Reopen Government, in Surprise Retreat From Wall — WASHINGTON — President Trump agreed Friday to reopen the federal government for three weeks while negotiations proceeded over how to secure the nation's southwestern border, backing down after a monthlong standoff failed …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Kremlin-linked contractors help guard Venezuela's Maduro - sources — MOSCOW (Reuters) - Private military contractors who do secret missions for Russia flew into Venezuela in the past few days to beef up security for President Nicolas Maduro in the face of U.S.-backed opposition protests …
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Raphael Satter / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Undercover agents target cybersecurity watchdog — NEW YORK (AP) — The researchers who reported that Israeli software was used to spy on Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi's inner circle before his gruesome death are being targeted in turn by international undercover operatives, The Associated Press has found.
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Dictionary by Merriam-Webster:
Trending: ‘cave’ — Why are people looking up cave? — Cave leapt to the top of our lookups on January 25th, 2019, following the word's appearance in numerous headlines in reports of the end of the government shutdown. … What does cave mean? — Cave is defined as …
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Media Matters for America:
Lou Dobbs slams Trump's shutdown cave: “Illegal immigrants are surely pleased” — VIDEO ››› January 25, 2019 ››› MEDIA MATTERS STAFF — From the January 25 edition of Fox Business News' Lou Dobbs Tonight: — Loading the player reg...
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