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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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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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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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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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Indicting Roger Stone, Mueller Shows Link Between Trump Campaign and WikiLeaks — The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, revealed the most direct link yet between the Trump campaign's and WikiLeaks' parallel efforts in the 2016 campaign. — An indictment disclosed evidence …


Roger Stone Indictment Implicates Trump Campaign in Election Law Violations
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In new Mueller indictment, what is Roger Stone charged with doing?
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Roger Stone's Last Dirty Trick
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Alex Jones Says Roger Stone Contacted WikiLeaks at Jones' Behest While Seeking Infowars Job
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Conspiracy Theorist in Chief: Trump Asks ‘Who Alerted CNN’ to Roger Stone Arrest
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Document: Indictment of Roger Stone
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Trump expected to back a move to reopen government for a few weeks - live updates
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Longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone indicted by special counsel in Russia investigation

Steve Bannon is the ‘high-ranking’ …
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Senate approves bill to reopen the government, the first step to ending the nation's longest shutdown — President Trump on Friday announced a deal with congressional leaders to temporarily reopen the government while talks continue on his demand for border wall money, handing Democrats a major victory in the protracted standoff.
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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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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 …


Trump Likely to Announce Deal to End Government Shutdown for Three Weeks — WASHINGTON — President Trump appeared poised to agree on Friday to reopen the federal government for three weeks while negotiations proceeded over how to secure the nation's southern border, backing …
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Pelosi Won, Trump Lost — On Friday afternoon, President Donald Trump walked into the Rose Garden to announce, effectively, that he was throwing in the towel. After shutting down the government as part of a 35-day executive tantrum to secure funding for his proposed border wall with Mexico …
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Trump announces deal to reopen government — without his wall
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President Trump says there is a ‘deal’ to reopen government for 3 weeks
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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.


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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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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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 …


Video Message to Employees from Director Wray — Message to employees from FBI Director Wray regarding government shutdown. — Video Transcript — Hi Everyone. — We're now five weeks and two missed paychecks into this mess, and I wanted to touch base with all of you again.
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FBI director blasts ‘mind-boggling’ shutdown impact in message to unpaid employees
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Shutdown blame stays on Trump, with his approval at a historic low — Blame for the partial government shutdown continues to focus on President Donald Trump and his party in Congress, with the president's overall job approval rating the lowest on record for any president after two years in office.
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AP Exclusive: Anti-Maduro coalition grew from secret talks — CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The coalition of Latin American governments that joined the U.S. in quickly recognizing Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim president came together over weeks of secret diplomacy that included whispered messages …
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LaGuardia Flights Halted as Shutdown Hits Air-Traffic Staffing — The Federal Aviation Administration halted flights into New York's LaGuardia Airport because of a shortage of air-traffic control staff, escalating the pressure on President Donald Trump and lawmakers to end the government shutdown.
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Flight Attendants Are ‘Mobilizing Immediately’ Over Shutdown, Union Says
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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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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.