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Woodward/Costa book: Worried Trump could ‘go rogue,’ Milley took secret action to protect nuclear weapons — The story below contains explicit language — Washington (CNN)Two days after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, President Donald Trump's top military adviser …
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Top general was so fearful Trump might spark war that he made secret calls to his Chinese counterpart, new book says — ‘Peril,’ by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa, reveals that Gen. Mark A. Milley called his Chinese counterpart before the election and after Jan. 6 in a bid to avert armed conflict.
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Woodward/Costa book details GOP infighting over how to handle Trump after election loss — Excerpts from new book detail Trump's final days in office — The story below contains explicit language — Washington (CNN)In their new book “Peril,” Bob Woodward and Robert Costa document …
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No, General Milley, President Trump Wasn't Losing It — The former commander in chief has been his own authentic self consistently all his life. — General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was so consumed with fear that former President Donald Trump might launch “rogue” …
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Fears That Trump Might Launch a Strike Prompted General to Reassure China, Book Says — In a sign of his concerns, the nation's highest-ranking military officer also gathered commanders to remind them of the safeguards in the nuclear launch procedures. — WASHINGTON — The chairman …
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Trump calls Milley story ‘fake news’ — Former President Trump on Tuesday blasted new reporting about Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley as “fake news” after the release of a bombshell passage from an upcoming book by veteran journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa.
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Awful new revelations about Trump and Jan. 6 show Mike Pence is no hero — Ever since Mike Pence announced on Jan. 6 that he lacked power to help Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election in Congress, it's been widely suggested that the Vice President was one of the few heroes in this ugly tale.
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New Woodward/Costa book: Trump secret memo ordering withdrawal from Afghanistan blindsided national security team
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Pelosi told top general Trump should have been ‘arrested on the spot’ for inciting Capitol insurrection, new book says
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POLITICO Playbook PM: Schumer and McConnell dig in on the debt ceiling
POLITICO Playbook PM: Schumer and McConnell dig in on the debt ceiling
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Ex-U.S. Intelligence Officers Admit to Hacking Crimes in Work for Emiratis — They were among a trend of Americans working for foreign governments trying to build their cyberoperation abilities. — WASHINGTON — Three former American intelligence officers hired by the United Arab Emirates …
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Ex-U.S. intelligence operatives in UAE hacking case to cooperate with FBI — Three former U.S. intelligence operatives, who worked as mercenary hackers for the United Arab Emirates, agreed to pay fines of $1.685 million and cooperate with federal prosecutors to avoid trial, the Justice Department said on Tuesday.
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Three former U.S. intelligence operatives admit to working as ‘hackers-for-hire’ for UAE — Three former U.S. intelligence operatives have admitted to working illegally as mercenary hackers for the United Arab Emirates in operations that included developing sophisticated spyware capable …
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Norm Macdonald Dies: Influential Comedian & Former ‘SNL’ Weekend Update Anchor Was 61 — Norm Macdonald, whose laconic delivery of sharp and incisive observations made him one of Saturday Night Live's most influential and beloved cast members, died today after a nine-year private battle with cancer.
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AOC hit with ethics complaint over Met Gala attendance — American Accountability Foundation asks for probe into whether Ocasio-Cortez accepted ‘impermissible gift’
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Why Did the Staff at the Met Wear Masks, While the Celebrities Went Without?
Why Did the Staff at the Met Wear Masks, While the Celebrities Went Without?
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Why weren't the elite wearing masks at the Met Gala?
Why weren't the elite wearing masks at the Met Gala?
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Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show — Its own in-depth research shows a significant teen mental-health issue that Facebook plays down in public — About a year ago, teenager Anastasia Vlasova started seeing a therapist.
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New York Will Soon Lose 1 House Seat. The G.O.P. Might Lose 5. — A new bipartisan commission is drawing up district lines, but New York Democratic leaders are laying the groundwork to take over the redistricting process. — Seven years ago, New Yorkers voted decisively to empower …
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FBI director faces new scrutiny over investigation of Brett Kavanaugh — Claim that FBI lacked authority to conduct further investigation into Kavanaugh may be inaccurate — Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington DC — FBI director Chris Wray is facing new scrutiny of the bureau's handling …
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Republican derails Afghanistan hearing by asking who can ‘press the button’ to silence Biden
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‘Succession’ actor Alan Ruck drives Biden motorcade van during California stop
‘Succession’ actor Alan Ruck drives Biden motorcade van during California stop
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Biden Underwater On Job Approval And Handling Of Key Issues, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; More Than 6 In 10 Americans Believe U.S. Troops Will Return To Afghanistan — mail_outline — Americans' views have dimmed on the way President Joe Biden is handling his job as president …
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Ron DeSantis reaches a new low of cynicism and recklessness — Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, a Republican, has descended to a jaw-dropping level of cynicism. At a news conference on Monday, he announced that if local governments in Florida impose vaccine mandates on their employees, he would fine them $5,000 for every worker.
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DeSantis embraces anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists
DeSantis embraces anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists
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It's Time to Recall the Recalls in California — Democrats shouldn't walk away from Gavin Newsom's survival without changing the undemocratic structure of direct democracy in the state. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a rally against the state's gubernatorial recall election, September 12, 2021, in Sun Valley, California.
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GOP could be left red-faced after California recall
GOP could be left red-faced after California recall
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Op-Ed: The GOP is now a zombie of the party that triumphed in the 2003 recall — In October 2003, I was working at the CBS affiliate in Bakersfield running the assignment desk and helping produce our political coverage. It was an exciting time to be in both news and politics.
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McAuliffe seen on Amtrak without mask, skirting federal mask mandates; passenger calls it a ‘double standard’ — Amtrak passenger who saw McAuliffe July 29 called violation of the rules an ‘absolutely double standard’ — Fox News Flash top headlines for September 14
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N.J. top cop notes 22 COVID-related deaths among police in a week as unions continue anti-mandate push — There was a spate of virus-related deaths among police officers last week as law enforcement unions in some corners of the state fight to head off vaccine mandates …
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My Thoughts on Manchin's Compromise Bill — When it comes to voting rights, being asked to compromise is typically a warning sign. There is no middle ground between the arsonist and the firefighter. Just as we don't ask the media to compromise their right to publish news stories …
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The Subjugation of the Deplorables — They know it's illegal. They just don't care. — On June 27, 2019, the Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Department of Commerce v. New York, a case pertaining to the Trump-era Census Bureau's decision to ask census recipients if they were U.S. citizens.
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What The Right Needs Now Is The Courage To Fight Even If It Costs Us — All of a sudden, the conservative project is not a conservative one, so much as a counter-revolutionary one. — This is the text of the Bradley Prize acceptance speech the author gave on Sept. 13.
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New Hampshire state representative leaves GOP over opposition to vaccine mandate — A New Hampshire state representative said Tuesday he had formally left the Republican Party in protest of what he said was an emerging strain of anti-vaccination rhetoric coming from state House leaders.
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Fauci: Please, I beg you, pay no attention to Nicki Minaj's cousin's friend's balls — Sorry, doctor, no can do. Tens of millions of impressionable morons have been solemnly informed by a hip-hop star that getting vaxxed can lead to scrotal enlargement. — Those balls can't be ignored now.
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D.C. prepares for far-right protesters during day of festivals, gatherings — D.C. officials think a demonstration planned for Saturday by far-right groups supporting the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 will prove to be a small gathering, attracting no more than a few hundred people.
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Words matter. So these journalists refuse to call GOP election meddling an ‘audit.’ — There's a simple but powerful idea behind the Philadelphia Inquirer's recent decision not to use the word “audit” when referring to an effort by the state GOP to investigate the 2020 election: — Words matter.
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