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Jussie Smollett Case: Clues Into Potential Motive Behind The Attack — (CBS) -"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett, upset after a racist letter sent to the show's studio didn't get a “bigger reaction,” is suspected of paying two men to attack him a week later, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the investigation.
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Jussie Smollett — Rehearsed ‘Attack’ with 2 Brothers ... Law Enforcement Says — EXCLUSIVE — Jussie Smollett rehearsed the “attack” against him days before the incident and it was all staged for the camera, this according to what the 2 brothers told cops.
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The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, RedState, USA Today, The Root, AOL, BlackSportsOnline and Page Six


Kamala Harris Faces Questions About Her Tweet on Jussie Smollett — CONCORD, N.H. — Senator Kamala Harris, making her first visit to New Hampshire as she runs for president, faced questions on Monday about her political ideology and her description of the alleged assault on Jussie Smollett as …
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Fakers Like Jussie Smollett Play Victim, Politicians Buy It And Play Right Into Trump's Hands
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New York Post, Associated Press, Breitbart, NB Blog, Daily Wire and Louder With Crowder

Smollett developments leave some baffled, others outraged
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Breitbart, The Guardian, twitchy.com, The Daily Caller, KBZK and The Week

Did the Media Jump the Gun on the Jussie Smollett Story?
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Al Sharpton: Hold Jussie Smollett accountable if he staged attack
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Even Nancy Pelosi Has Waded into the Jussie Smollett Fiasco
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I doubted Jussie Smollett. It breaks my heart that I might be right.
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Roger Stone Just Posted A Photo Of The Judge Presiding Over His Case Next To Crosshairs — Roger Stone, a longtime Republican operative and adviser to President Donald Trump who was charged with lying to Congress, posted a photo Monday on Instagram of a judge presiding over his case in which she appears to be next to a crosshairs.
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Elizabeth Warren To Unveil Sweeping Plan For Universal Child Care — The proposal could put the issue on top of the 2020 campaign agenda. — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) will unveil a major new initiative on Tuesday designed to make sure every family can afford high-quality child care …
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Axios


Warren: If officials believe Trump cannot fulfill duties, they must invoke 25th Amendment — Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Sunday in Las Vegas that Trump administration officials have an obligation to invoke the 25th Amendment if they believe the president cannot fulfill his duties.
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Autopsy of a Dead Coup
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Why allegations of a ‘coup’ against Trump are unfounded
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RANKED: The greatest US presidents, according to political scientists — Nearly 200 political scientists ranked the presidents by order of greatness in a survey, and President Donald Trump came in last. — President Abraham Lincoln was first. — Members of the American Political …
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Juncker: Trump ‘gave me his word’ not to impose car tariffs
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Hurd says 1,000 Texas farmers could have land seized to build Trump's border wall — Texas Rep. Will Hurd, the sole Republican representing a congressional district along the southern border, said more than 1,000 farmers in his state are at risk of having their land seized by the federal government …
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Arizona Republic and ThinkProgress
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California AG Becerra says states to sue over Trump's national emergency declaration
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AOL, Splinter, Vox and POLITICUSUSA


Grand Canyon tourists exposed for years to radiation in museum building, safety manager says — For nearly two decades at the Grand Canyon, tourists, employees, and children on tours passed by three paint buckets stored in the National Park's museum collection building, unaware that they were being exposed to radiation.
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The Daily Caller


Stephen Miller's Own Words Show the Weakness of the Trump Legal Argument on the Wall — One of the first rules of effective litigation is that you don't want your client to make statements out loud that reveal the weakness of your legal case. On Sunday morning, Trump adviser Stephen Miller violated that rule.
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Trump Considering Powell, Craft, Grenell, James for UN Job, Sources Say — Ivanka Trump may also be considered, person familiar says — State Department spokeswoman Nauert withdrew nomination — President Donald Trump is considering four people to be his next UN ambassador …
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Florida sixth-grader charged with misdemeanor after refusing to recite Pledge of Allegiance — A Florida student is facing misdemeanor charges after a confrontation with his teacher that began with his refusal to recite the Pledge of Allegiance and escalated into what officials described as disruptive behavior.
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Seven MPs leave Labour Party in protest at Jeremy Corbyn's leadership — Seven MPs have resigned from the Labour Party in protest at Jeremy Corbyn's approach to Brexit and anti-Semitism. — They are: Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Chris Leslie, Angela Smith, Mike Gapes, Gavin Shuker and Ann Coffey.
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Obama Quietly Gives Advice to 2020 Democrats, but No Endorsement — A secret meeting of former President Barack Obama's financial backers convened in Washington early this month: Organized by David Jacobson and John Phillips, Mr. Obama's former ambassadors to Canada and Italy …
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The Daily Caller and Politico


CBS's Lara Logan Calls Media ‘Mostly Liberal’ in Scorched Earth Interview: I'm Committing ‘Professional Suicide’ — In a recent interview, CBS News Foreign Correspondent Lara Logan critiqued the international “liberal” media while holding up outlets like Breitbart as the opposite side of the coin.
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Trump can't run the Mueller playbook on New York feds — Even as speculation mounts that special counsel Robert Mueller might be winding down his investigation, a parallel threat to President Donald Trump only seems to be growing within his own Justice Department: the Southern District of New York.
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Daily Kos, POLITICUSUSA, Washington Monthly and Raw Story


Could Congress Block Trump's Emergency Declaration? — President Trump has declared a national emergency in order to pay for physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, but will Congress block it? That's a long shot — but we can't rule it out either.
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The Bulwark, Law & Liberty, Raw Story and KBZK


How Mitch McConnell Enables Trump — He's not an institutionalist. He's the man who surrendered the Senate to the president. — Mr. Jentleson is a former deputy chief of staff to retired Senator Harry Reid. — Among the casualties of President Trump's declaration of a national emergency …


Man accused of pulling gun on victim wearing MAGA hat — BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) — A Tennessee man is in jail after being accused of pulling a gun on a Sam's Club customer Saturday. — According to the police report, officers were called to Sam's Club due to a person with a gun.
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Election board to decide fate of disputed North Carolina congressional race — North Carolina's board of elections will dig into fraud allegations in the state's disputed 9th Congressional District on Monday, kicking off hearings that could prompt a new election this year.
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Officials Describe ‘Coordinated, Unlawful’ Scheme In Disputed N.C. Election
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