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Roger Stone indicted on charges brought by special counsel — (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 from WikiLeaks that could damage Trump's opponents …
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Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Roger Stone, Adviser to Trump, Is Indicted in Mueller Investigation — WASHINGTON — Roger J. Stone Jr., a longtime informal adviser to President Trump who has spent decades plying the dark arts of scandal-mongering and dirty tricks to help influence American political campaigns …
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Associated Press:
Trump associate Stone arrested, faces obstruction charge — WASHINGTON (AP) — Roger Stone, a confidant of President Donald Trump, was arrested in the special counsel's Russia investigation in a pre-dawn raid at his Florida home on Friday and was charged with lying to Congress and obstructing the probe.
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Washington Post:
Longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone indicted by special counsel in Russia investigation — Roger J. Stone Jr., a longtime informal adviser to President Trump, was arrested by the FBI on Friday after being indicted in the investigation by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III.
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Steve Bannon is the ‘high-ranking’ Trump official in Roger Stone indictment who asked about future WikiLeaks releases in October 2016 — Former White House chief strategist and Trump campaign CEO Steve Bannon is the “high-ranking Trump campaign official” in special counsel Robert Mueller's indictment of Roger Stone, CNBC has learned.
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Sara Murray / CNN:
As Stone waits for Mueller, he's back to going out for pizza on Fridays — Roger Stone in limbo as he waits for Robert Mueller 02:02 — Washington (CNN) — Roger Stone is still living in limbo. — When special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed some 20 months ago …
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Ali Dukakis / ABC News:
Roger Stone, longtime Trump friend, indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller
Roger Stone, longtime Trump friend, indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller
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Washington Post:
Witness in special counsel probe, former Stone associate, collected payments from Infowars through job Stone arranged
Witness in special counsel probe, former Stone associate, collected payments from Infowars through job Stone arranged
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
What the Roger Stone indictment tells us about the Trump campaign
What the Roger Stone indictment tells us about the Trump campaign
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Roger Stone arrested in Mueller investigation
Roger Stone arrested in Mueller investigation
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Bloomberg:
Trump Associate Roger Stone Arrested in Florida as Part of Special Counsel Probe
Trump Associate Roger Stone Arrested in Florida as Part of Special Counsel Probe
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Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
Ex-Trump adviser Roger Stone arrested as part of Mueller probe
Ex-Trump adviser Roger Stone arrested as part of Mueller probe
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NBC News:
Officials rejected Jared Kushner for top secret security clearance, but were overruled — Jared Kushner was rejected for a top secret clearance by 2 career security specialists, but their supervisor overruled them and approved him, say sources. — WASHINGTON — Jared Kushner's application …
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Washington Post:
‘This is your fault’: GOP senators clash over shutdown inside private luncheon — Republican senators clashed with each other and confronted Vice President Pence inside a private luncheon on Thursday, as anger hit a boiling point over the longest government shutdown in history.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators read Pence riot act before shutdown votes — Frustrated GOP senators read Vice President Pence the riot act at a closed-door meeting Thursday, telling him the partial government shutdown needs to end soon, according to lawmakers in the room. — Republican senators …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The losing move — DRIVING THE DAY — DAY 35 ... NEW ... ONE IDEA that seems to be picking up steam at the White House and in some quarters on Capitol Hill is creating a commission to study border security and a border wall. — NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS WOULD BE REPUBLICANS FOLDING …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
'We're talking': McConnell and Schumer attempt to defuse shutdown
'We're talking': McConnell and Schumer attempt to defuse shutdown
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump just lost a lot of leverage in the shutdown
Trump just lost a lot of leverage in the shutdown
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CNN:
Exclusive: White House preparing draft national emergency order, has identified $7 billion for wall — Washington (CNN)The White House is preparing a draft proclamation for President Donald Trump to declare a national emergency along the southern border and has identified more than $7 billion …
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Trump White House grows eager to escape losing shutdown fight — Now that the Senate has shot down President Donald Trump's compromise offer to end the month-long government shutdown, White House officials aren't sure of their next move. — But they do know one thing: they're losing, and they want to cut a deal.
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
A Rival Who Can Flummox Trump: A Powerful Woman Named Nancy Pelosi
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Trump Just Lost His Leverage for Building a Wall
Trump Just Lost His Leverage for Building a Wall
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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Zuckerberg Plans to Integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger — SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's chief executive, plans to integrate the social network's messaging services — WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger — asserting his control over the company's sprawling divisions …
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Mark Zuckerberg / Wall Street Journal:
The Facts About Facebook — We need your information for operation …
The Facts About Facebook — We need your information for operation …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
'Florida is Trump's state to lose' — The nation's biggest swing state looks even more like Trump Country heading into 2020. — Newly released Florida voter data suggest President Donald Trump will begin his reelection campaign as the favorite in a state that offers a windfall of 29 electoral votes.
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Rachel Bitecofer / New York Times:
Why Trump Will Lose in 2020 — The president is running hard …
Why Trump Will Lose in 2020 — The president is running hard …
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
Black Children Don't Have Nick Sandmann's Rights — And they definitely don't get the chance to redeem themselves on national TV with the help of Savannah Guthrie. — On Wednesday morning, I watched Savannah Guthrie help Nick Sandmann gaslight America into disbelieving its own eyes.
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WCPO:
Nicholas Sandmann's family hires ‘attorney for the damned’ specializing in libel, slander
Nicholas Sandmann's family hires ‘attorney for the damned’ specializing in libel, slander
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
In Defense of the MAGA Hat
In Defense of the MAGA Hat
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Washington Post:
Wilbur Ross says furloughed workers should take out a loan. His agency's own credit union is charging nearly 9 percent — The Department of Commerce federal credit union is charging furloughed employees almost 9 percent interest on emergency loans to cover their missing paychecks …
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Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
If Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were a conservative — If Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) were a conservative, all anyone would be talking about is how uninformed she is. She would be facing trick questions from reporters designed to expose her lack of knowledge, and brutal sketches on …
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Washington Post:
Paul Manafort in court to face Mueller probe allegations he lied after pleading guilty — Paul Manafort appeared in federal court Friday morning to face a U.S. judge weighing whether President Trump's former campaign chairman breached his plea agreement by lying repeatedly to prosecutors …
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Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort expected in court to confront special counsel's allegations of lying
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort expected in court to confront special counsel's allegations of lying
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Associated Press:
Backed by military, Venezuela's Maduro hits back at rival — Backed by Venezuela's military, President Nicolas Maduro went on the offensive against an opposition leader who declared himself interim president and his U.S. supporters, setting up a potentially explosive struggle for power in the crisis-plagued South American nation.
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Mark Warner's Enablers — The Virginia senator gets too much respect for his Trump-Russia conspiracy theories. — Hand it to Sen. Mark Warner. Of the many Russia-collusion theorists, how many get to claim “bipartisan” credentials? — That's one question that accompanied Thursday's supposedly big news …
Jeffrey Schweers / Tallahassee Democrat:
Florida Secretary of State Michael Ertel resigns after Halloween blackface photos emerge — Michael Ertel, the newly appointed Secretary of State of Gov. Ron DeSantis, has resigned after photos emerged of him posing as a Hurricane Katrina victim in blackface at a private Halloween party 14 years ago.
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