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Faked Pelosi videos, slowed to make her appear drunk, spread across social media — Distorted videos of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), altered to make her sound as if she's drunkenly slurring her words, are spreading rapidly across social media, highlighting how political disinformation …
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Mediaite, Politico, Joe.My.God., Fox News, Mashable, Daily Kos, No More Mister Nice Blog, New Yorker and Politics WatchDog, more at Mediagazer »
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Trump talks ‘Crazy Nancy’ Pelosi and treason at wild press conference — “When the ‘extremely stable genius’ starts acting more presidential, I'll be happy to work with him on infrastructure, trade and other issues,” Pelosi shot back on Twitter. — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump …
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Vox, The Sun, Talking Points Memo, Bloomberg and Mediaite
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Watch This Very Carefully — As Kate Riga reported earlier, someone has created a series of highly realistic and yet provably doctored videos running on Facebook which appear to show Nancy Pelosi slurring her speech or drunk. The Post was first on this, showing conclusively how the doctoring …
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The Verge, more at Techmeme »
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‘Extremely stable genius’: Trump defends his mental fitness as he tears into Pelosi — President Donald Trump on Thursday called on his top aides to publicly state he was “calm” during the disastrous meeting with Democratic leaders the day before, as he hijacked an event with farmers to air …
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Roll Call, Fox News and Contemptor
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Kellyanne Conway scrambles after accusing Pelosi of being anti-woman: ‘She treats me like her maid’ — Kellyanne Conway speaks to Fox News (screen grab) — White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Thursday frantically defended her attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who she alleged is anti-woman.
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Video Of Pelosi Manipulated To Make Her Sound Drunk Spreads Through Social Media
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Mercury News and Mediaite
Dylan Stableford / Yahoo News:
Pelosi urges Trump family or staff to stage ‘intervention for the good of the country’
Pelosi urges Trump family or staff to stage ‘intervention for the good of the country’
Bonchie / RedState:
Democrat Rep. Steve Cohen Questions Nancy Pelosi's Patriotism Over Impeachment and We're Here for It
Democrat Rep. Steve Cohen Questions Nancy Pelosi's Patriotism Over Impeachment and We're Here for It
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Townhall and twitchy.com
Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:
32 House Members Have Called For Congress To Start Trump Impeachment Proceedings
Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
TrumpTantrum spreads on Twitter after impromptu press conference
TrumpTantrum spreads on Twitter after impromptu press conference
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Washington Press, PJ Media Home and Mashable
NBC News:
Pelosi tells colleagues Trump is ‘villainous’ — and he wants to be impeached
Pelosi tells colleagues Trump is ‘villainous’ — and he wants to be impeached
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The Guardian, Washington Post, Conservative Review, Mother Jones, Mediaite, Wall Street Journal, Shakesville and New York Times
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
'We're getting back on track': Dems ready Mueller strategy shift
'We're getting back on track': Dems ready Mueller strategy shift
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Fox News and American Greatness
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Manipulated videos of Nancy Pelosi edited to falsely depict her as drunk spread on social media
Manipulated videos of Nancy Pelosi edited to falsely depict her as drunk spread on social media
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Raw Story
Jordyn Hermani / Politico:
Pelosi: Trump needs ‘an intervention’ after White House blowup
Pelosi: Trump needs ‘an intervention’ after White House blowup
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Breitbart and One America News Network
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Kellyanne Conway accuses Pelosi of treating her like a ‘maid’
Kellyanne Conway accuses Pelosi of treating her like a ‘maid’
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Washington Post, Contemptor and Breitbart
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Twitter Bans #Resistance-Famous Krassenstein Brothers for Allegedly Operating Fake Accounts — Ed and Brian Krassenstein are banned for life after ‘operating multiple fake accounts and purchasing account interactions,’ a Twitter spokesman said. — Twitter has permanently banned prominent …
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RedState, Mediaite, Washington Times and Fox News, more at Mediagazer »
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‘He always brings them up’: Trump tries to steer border wall deal to North Dakota firm — President Trump has personally and repeatedly urged the head of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to award a border wall contract to a North Dakota construction firm whose top executive is a GOP donor …
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Slate and Political Wire
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Assange Indicted Under Espionage Act, Raising First Amendment Issues — WASHINGTON — Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks leader, has been indicted on 17 new counts of violating the Espionage Act for his role in publishing classified military and diplomatic documents in 2010 …
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Trump Justice Department Crosses New Line, Charges Assange With Publishing U.S. Secrets — For the first time in modern American history, the government indicts a publisher for revealing classified information. — In a stunning escalation of the Trump administration's war on the press …
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Politico, BuzzFeed News, Axios, Mother Jones, Reason, The Week, Bloomberg, VICE News, Big League Politics and Splinter
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange charged with violating Espionage Act — Federal prosecutors on Thursday accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of violating the Espionage Act, bringing against him a new, 18-count indictment alleging he unlawfully obtained and disclosed national defense information.
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Law & Crime, Talking Points Memo and Gizmodo, more at Mediagazer »
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Trump Officials Prepare to Bypass Congress to Sell Weapons to Gulf Nations — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing to circumvent Congress to allow the export to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates of billions of dollars worth of munitions that are now on hold …
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Joe.My.God., The Week, POLITICUSUSA and CNN
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Bank CEO Stephen M. Calk Charged With Corruptly Soliciting A Presidential Administration Position In Exchange For Approving $16 Million In Loans — Ms. Strauss said: “As alleged, Stephen M. Calk abused the power entrusted to him as the top official of a federally insured bank by approving millions …
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Shareblue Media, New York Times, Politico, Joe.My.God., Mad Dog PAC, Slate, Axios, ThinkProgress, Raw Story, Law & Crime, Fortune, The Gateway Pundit and Eschaton
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Greg Farrell / Bloomberg:
Kushner Replied ‘On It!’ After Manafort Sought Post for Banker
Kushner Replied ‘On It!’ After Manafort Sought Post for Banker
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Joe.My.God. and Daily Kos
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Women Rise in Dem 2020 Field — Biden maintains lead, but it's not as large among early state voters — West Long Branch, NJ - Former Vice President Joe Biden maintains his front-runner status among Democratic voters nationwide, but some female candidates - namely Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren …
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Washington Post, Mother Jones, Fox News, POLITICUSUSA, Mediaite and Political Wire
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Spirituality guru Marianne Williamson locks in 2020 debate spot
Spirituality guru Marianne Williamson locks in 2020 debate spot
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The Daily Caller, Washington Post, Feeds, Washington Free Beacon, Fox News and New York Times
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Breaking: Nobody Knows What's Going to Happen in 2020 — “Who's going to win?” I am now asked all the time, by friends and family members, by people I speak to professionally: “What's going to happen?” — I don't know, I tell them. I don't know. I tell them what I hope will happen …
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Harvey Weinstein Is Said to Reach $44 Million Deal to Settle Lawsuits — Harvey Weinstein and his former studio's board members have reached a tentative $44 million deal to resolve lawsuits by women who accused him of sexual misconduct and the New York State attorney general, according to two people briefed on the matter.
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Trump orders declassification of information related to origins of Russia probe — President Trump has directed the intelligence community to “quickly and fully cooperate” with Attorney General Bill Barr's investigation into the origins of the Russia investigation.
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Washington Post and Breitbart
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U.S. Beer Industry Blames Trump Tariffs for 40,000 Job Losses — Employment fell from 2016 to 2018: industry says in report — Brewers are deciding how to absorb added aluminum-can cost — The U.S. beer industry is blaming a jobs hangover on the Trump administration's tariffs.
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Tony Robbins Was Filmed Using Racial Slurs … Tony Robbins was filmed repeatedly using racial slurs and describing how he shocked a woman fan by kissing her after she said his techniques didn't work, BuzzFeed News can reveal. — The video shows a young Robbins making a presentation …
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VICE News
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Senate passes last-minute $19.1 billion disaster relief package — After reaching a last-minute agreement with President Trump on Thursday, the Senate passed a $19.1 billion aid package for areas affected by natural disasters over the last two years. The package does not include funding for the border …
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Report reveals new details about DOJ's seizing of AP phone records — With its latest leak indictment last week, the Department of Justice under Donald Trump is now on pace to break the previous record for prosecutions of journalists' sources, just two and a half years into its administration.
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GOP challenger Bill Weld turns up heat on Trump: ‘Seems he would prefer an Aryan nation’ — President Donald Trump's lone Republican primary challenger, former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, ratcheted up his attacks on the president Tuesday night. — Speaking at the first in a series …
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Politico and Political Wire
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Kristy Swanson says she and co-star Dean Cain got ‘death threat’ over pro-Trump production — Kristy Swanson, famed for starring in the 1992 film version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, says she and actor — Dean Cain have received a “death threat” over a live stage reading they are starring in next month — because it supports
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The Daily Caller and Politico
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Democrats' Wall Funding Lawsuit Runs Into a Skeptical U.S. Judge — Washington judge hears three hours of arguments on Thursday — House fighting to block Trump's plan to reallocate funds — A U.S. House of Representatives attempt to block President Donald Trump from spending …
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Obama surprises kids at D.C. after-school program with pep talks and softball — Surprise, kiddos, it's former president Barack Obama! — The onetime commander in chief shocked local students attending after-school programs at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy in Southeast D.C …
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Bipartisan Report and The Root