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New York Times:
Inside Trump's Hour-by-Hour Battle for Self-Preservation … WASHINGTON — Around 5:30 each morning, President Trump wakes and tunes into the television in the White House's master bedroom. He flips to CNN for news, moves to “Fox & Friends” for comfort and messaging ideas, and sometimes watches MSNBC's …
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Trump watches up to eight hours of TV per day: report — spends at least four hours a day watching television, according to a new report. — People close to Trump told The New York Times that Trump spends at least that much time in front of a TV each day, and sometimes spends as many as eight hours watching television.
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Ex-Fox News anchor claims Trump tried to kiss her — Former Fox News anchor Juliet Huddy said President Donald Trump tried to kiss her in an elevator around the time he married First Lady Melania. — Huddy, who left Fox News after allegedly receiving a settlement after she made a complaint …
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David French / National Review:
The Police Murder of Daniel Shaver — If you have the stomach for it, I want you to watch one of the most outrageous and infuriating videos I've ever seen. It shows the police shooting of Daniel Shaver in Mesa, Arizona. He was crawling on his hands and knees, crying, and begging police not to shoot him.
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Wesley Lowery / Washington Post:
Graphic video shows Daniel Shaver sobbing and begging officer for his life before 2016 shooting
Graphic video shows Daniel Shaver sobbing and begging officer for his life before 2016 shooting
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
In Alabama, no good outcomes for the Republican Party — Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a campaign rally, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Fairhope Ala. (Brynn Anderson/AP) — Every competitive special election draws outsized attention …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump to cut robocall for Moore — MOBILE, Ala. — Donald Trump has agreed to record a robocall for Alabama Republican Roy Moore ahead of next week's special election, the president's most direct involvement in Alabama on behalf of the embattled candidate to date.
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Liberal group trolls Trump rally using Ivanka Trump's criticism of Roy Moore
Liberal group trolls Trump rally using Ivanka Trump's criticism of Roy Moore
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Raw Story, American Bridge PAC, Common Dreams and Balloon Juice
Larry Mcshane / New York Daily News:
Roy Moore accuser Beverly Nelson says she regrets voting for Trump: ‘The swamp is getting deeper’
Roy Moore accuser Beverly Nelson says she regrets voting for Trump: ‘The swamp is getting deeper’
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Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
The U.S. Media Yesterday Suffered its Most Humiliating Debacle in Ages: Now Refuses All Transparency Over What Happened — Friday was one of the most embarrassing days for the U.S. media in quite a long time. The humiliation orgy was kicked off by CNN, with MSNBC and CBS close behind …
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Uranium firm urged Trump officials to shrink Bears Ears National Monument — (Jim Lo Scalzo/European Pressphoto Agency-Efe/Rex/Shutterstock) — A uranium company launched a concerted lobbying campaign to scale back Bears Ears National Monument, saying such action would give it easier access …
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Axios, Daily Kos, ThinkProgress and CNN
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Mueller Investigation Is in Mortal Danger — If there was any single event that would cause the Republican Party elite to openly revolt against the ongoing Trumpification of their party, it would be the nomination of Roy Moore for U.S. Senate in Alabama.
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Hullabaloo and Washington Monthly
John Hudson / BuzzFeed:
How Secret Talks With Russia to Prevent Election Meddling Collapsed — With the 2018 midterms on the horizon, Moscow proposed a sweeping noninterference agreement with the United States, US officials tell BuzzFeed News. The Trump administration said no. — Reporting From Washington, D.C.
Foreign Policy:
U.S. Diplomat's Resignation Signals Wider Exodus From State Department — One diplomat's stinging resignation letter offers a glimpse into the weakening State Department under Trump. — An award-winning U.S. diplomat who was seen as a rising star at the State Department has issued …
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
California gov: Trump doesn't fear God or ‘existential consequences’ — California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) says President Trump — 's stance on climate change demonstrates that he does not appear to fear the “wrath of God” or have any regard for the “existential consequences” of his environmental policies.
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Tom Lyden / KMSP:
Fox 9 confronts Rep. Franks before his immediate resignation — WASHINGTON (KMSP) - While in Washington D.C. covering the resignation of Senator Al Franken, our Fox 9 crew encountered a different lawmaker facing a controversy of his own. — Outside their hotel room, Fox 9 reporter Tom …
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Brzezinski questions Franken accuser: ‘Playboy model who goes on Hannity, voted for Trump’ — MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski referred to an accuser of Sen. Al Franken — (D-Minn.) as a “Playboy model who goes on Hannity [and] voted for Trump” during a Friday morning discussion on Franken's resignation announcement.
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Is this the beginning of the end of the exit poll? — After another perceived, high-profile miss in last year's presidential election, the Election Day exit poll is on life support. — The Associated Press confirmed Friday it has joined Fox News in abandoning the so-called National Election Pool …
Lisa Kleypas / Washington Post:
Hillary, please don't reject romance novels — you are a romance novel heroine — When your daughter, Chelsea, mentioned in her speech at the Democratic National Convention that you both loved “Pride and Prejudice,” I was delighted and not at all surprised.
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IJR and Instapundit
Associated Press:
Obama: Protect democracy or risk taking path of Nazi Germany — CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Barack Obama says Americans must be vigilant in their defense of democracy or risk following the path of Nazi Germany in the 1930s. — At a speech earlier this week, the former president told …
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Axios
Jeffrey Lewis / Washington Post:
This is how nuclear war with North Korea would unfold — In one all-too-plausible worst-case scenario, millions die from mistakes and a tweet. … MARCH 2019: For years, North Korea had staged provocations — and South Korea had lived with them. The two had come close to war before …
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
US senator on North Korea: “Most Americans don't realize how close we are to this war”
US senator on North Korea: “Most Americans don't realize how close we are to this war”
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