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White House Aide Omarosa Manigault Newman to Depart in January — The former contestant on ‘The Apprentice’ was director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison — Omarosa Manigault Newman, a former star of “The Apprentice” and one of President Donald Trump's …
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April Ryan: Omarosa fired by Kelly, escorted out of White House — White House aide Omarosa Manigault may have been escorted out of the White House shouting profanities after being told of her firing by chief of staff John Kelly — , according to a report by American Urban Radio Networks reporter April Ryan on Wednesday.
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Omarosa Manigault reportedly escorted kicking and screaming from White House as resignation announced — The White House said Wednesday that Omarosa Manigault Newman, a former “The Apprentice” contestant turned political aide, is leaving the administration next month.
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Omarosa Out of the White House — April Ryan has the exclusive on the exit of Omarosa Manigault Newman from the White House. — The post Omarosa Out of the White House appeared first on American Urban Radio Networks.
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White House: Nomination of Alabama Lawyer Brett Talley ‘Will Not Be Moving Forward’ — The nomination of Brett Talley, the Justice Department official in line for a lifetime judicial appointment, “will not be moving forward,” a Trump administration official told NPR Wednesday.
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Omarosa Is Out At The White House
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Jones: In ‘gracious’ call, Trump invited me to the White House
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‘We Are in a Trump-Driven Worst-Case Situation Right Now’ — Roy Moore was a uniquely flawed and vulnerable candidate. But what should worry Republicans most about his loss to Democrat Doug Jones in Tuesday's U.S. Senate race in Alabama was how closely the result tracked with the GOP's big defeats …
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Republicans Shouldn't Assume Roy Moore Was An Outlier — I've been covering American elections at FiveThirtyEight for almost 10 years. During that time, by far the most remarkable outcomes — of course — were Barack Obama being elected president in 2008 and Donald Trump being elected in 2016.
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Special Elections So Far Point To A Democratic Wave In 2018
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Once a Long Shot, Democrat Doug Jones Wins Alabama Senate Race
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Roy Moore Mississippi fallout: Chris McDaniel can't catch a break
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Democrats call on GOP to hold off on tax bill until Jones is seated in the Senate
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ANALYSIS: Some winners and losers in the Alabama Senate race
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Harvey Weinstein Is My Monster Too — HARVEY WEINSTEIN was a passionate cinephile, a risk taker, a patron of talent in film, a loving father and a monster. — For years, he was my monster. — This fall, I was approached by reporters, through different sources, including my dear friend Ashley Judd …
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Trump's Moore endorsement sunk the presidency to unplumbed depths — The first time ended badly, so when, 156 years later, Alabamians were incited to again try secession, this time from the national consensus that America is a pretty nice place, they said: No. No, that is, to rubbish like this:
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Steve Bannon's political science experiment blew up in Trump's face
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It's not just scandal: Moore lost in Alabama because the GOP agenda is toxically unpopular
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Black Women Kept Roy Moore Out of Office. Here's How to Actually Thank Them. — Late on Tuesday night, America was once again reminded of the power of Black women. Thanks in large part to overwhelmingly high turnout among Black voters and Black women in particular, Alabama managed to elect …
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How Black Voters Lifted Doug Jones Over Roy Moore
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In stunning upset, Democrat Doug Jones is projected winner over Roy Moore in Alabama Senate race

Many Alabama voters want Jones to represent them — and to stand up to Trump
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Why Black Voters Backed Doug Jones: 'It's a Matter of Character for Us'
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Monmouth University Polling Institute — Trump Rating Hits Record Low — Democrats have 15 point edge in generic House vote — West Long Branch, NJ - Donald Trump's current job approval rating is the lowest registered in the Monmouth University Poll since he took office, with the biggest drop coming from independent women.
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Trump approval at lowest ever after losing support from women
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Republicans Say They Have a Deal on Tax Bill — WASHINGTON — House and Senate Republicans have reached an agreement, in principle, on a consensus tax bill on Wednesday, keeping the party on track for final votes next week with the aim of delivering a bill to President Trump's desk by Christmas, according to people briefed on the deal.
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Republicans strike deal on sweeping tax overhaul
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This Is The Daily Stormer's Playbook — A leaked style guide reveals they're Nazis about grammar (and about Jews). — Back in September, Vox Day, a Gamergate holdover who has assumed the position of racist alt-right figurehead, published a handful of brief excerpts from what he described as the “Andrew Anglin” style guide.
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“Nikki Haley Stuck a Knife in His Back”: Roger Stone Is Already Writing the Story of Trump's Downfall — One of Trump's closest allies believes the president could be removed from office by disloyal Cabinet members—and he's writing a book about it. — In the closing days …
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'We Can't Take That Risk' — FBI Officials Discussed ‘Insurance Policy’ Against Trump Presidency — Two FBI officials who worked on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation exchanged text messages last year in which they appear to have discussed ways to prevent Donald Trump from being elected president.
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Music Mogul Russell Simmons Is Accused of Rape by 3 Women — Mr. Simmons, a powerful gatekeeper in the entertainment and media worlds, damaged careers and self-confidence with his pattern of sexual assault and harassment, the women say. — In 1995, Drew Dixon was working her dream job …
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Democratic lawmaker: Women's clothing an ‘invitation’ to harassment — A female Democratic House member shocked fellow lawmakers Wednesday when she said that the revealing clothing that some members and staffers wear is an “invitation” to sexual harassment.
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Alt-Right Hyped Sexual Harassment Hoax to Attack Schumer … A forged document accusing the top Democrat in the Senate of sexual harassment copied language verbatim from a real sexual-harassment complaint filed against Rep. John Conyers. — On Tuesday afternoon, right-wing social media …
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Schumer Files Police Report After Fraudulent Document Emerges
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A.G. Schneiderman Releases New Details On Investigation Into Fake Net Neutrality Comments — News from Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman — Attorney General's Press Office / 212-416-8060 … NEW YORK - Today, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman released new details …
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FCC's own chief technology officer warned about net neutrality repeal
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Native Leaders Celebrate a Victory as Washington Football Changes Mascot to the Redhawks — This morning the Washington football team made a surprise announcement that the franchise is changing its controversial name from the Redskins to the Redhawks. — Today's announcement under the heading …
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We messed up. We're sorry, and we're not rolling out the fees change. — We've heard you loud and clear. We're not going to rollout the changes to our payments system that we announced last week. We still have to fix the problems that those changes addressed, but we're going to fix …
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