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Trump Pressed Top Republicans to End Senate Russia Inquiry — WASHINGTON — President Trump over the summer repeatedly urged senior Senate Republicans, including the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, to end the panel's investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election …
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White House Envisions Tillerson Ouster From State Dept., to Be Replaced by Pompeo, Within Weeks — WASHINGTON — The White House has developed a plan to force out Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, whose relationship with President Trump has been strained, and replace him with Mike Pompeo …
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Interrogators Blast Trump's ‘Clueless’ CIA Pick Tom Cotton
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Pompeo has already been preparing to take over the State Department
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Colin Wilhelm / Politico:
Republicans rewriting tax bill hours before expected vote — Senate Republicans have dropped a plan to create a so-called trigger for tax hikes meant to satisfy deficit hawks, leaving the GOP scrambling to change its plan and win over enough votes to pass their massive tax code overhaul.
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GOP to reduce tax relief by $350B to win over deficit hawks
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Jim Puzzanghera / Los Angeles Times:
Inspector general launches inquiry into whether Treasury hid Republican tax bill analysis
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Washington Post:
Senate GOP tax bill would add $1 trillion to the deficit, Congress' analysts conclude
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Corker: No agreement yet on debt trigger in tax bill
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Elizabeth Zwirz / Fox News:
Kate Steinle's accused killer found not guilty of murder — Jurors have found Jose Ines Garcia Zarate not guilty of killing Kate Steinle on Pier 14 in San Francisco in July 2015 in the trial that sparked a national debate over illegal immigration. — Jurors reached the decision Thursday …
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Vivian Ho / San Francisco Chronicle:
Kate Steinle trial: Garcia Zarate acquitted in San Francisco pier killing — A homeless man whose undocumented immigration status intensified a national debate over the ethics of sanctuary laws was acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges Thursday in the shooting of Kate Steinle …
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CNN:
Kate Steinle death: Garcia Zarate acquitted of homicide — Kate Steinle's death spurred legislation called “Kate's Law,” though it has not passed the Senate — San Francisco (CNN) A jury on Thursday found Jose Ines Garcia Zarate not guilty of homicide charges in the July 2015 death of Kate Steinle in San Francisco.
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MJ Lee / CNN:
Army veteran says Franken groped her during USO tour in 2003 — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)An Army veteran says Sen. Al Franken groped her in December 2003, telling CNN that while she was deployed in Kuwait, the Minnesota Democrat cupped her breast during a photo op.
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Anna Merlan / The Slot:
New England Elected Official Says Al Franken Tried to Give Her A ‘Wet, Open-Mouthed Kiss’ Onstage — A former elected official in New England who has requested anonymity tells Jezebel that Al Franken attempted to give her a “wet, open-mouthed kiss” onstage at an event in 2006, shortly before he ran for Senate.
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Top House Democrat calls on Franken to resign
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Yohana Desta / Vanity Fair:
Graphic, Disturbing Details of Matt Lauer's Alleged Sexual Misconduct — A bombshell Variety report alleges Lauer gave one female colleague a sex toy, and more. — Shocking new allegations have emerged about the sexual misconduct scandal that is quickly enveloping Matt Lauer.
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Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
Conservative Megadonor Robert Mercer Funded Project Veritas — The Mercers, secretive billionaires who are among President Trump's most powerful donors, also helped to fund Project Veritas, the controversial activist organization, tax filings obtained by BuzzFeed News show.
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Ivana Hrynkiw / al.com:
Minister who sang for Roy Moore lied for son accused of molesting Honduran orphans — One of the ministers who serves a Theodore church where Roy Moore spoke Wednesday night was federally convicted of trying to block an investigation involving claims his son molested children in Honduras.
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Roy Moore Campaign to Jimmy Kimmel: If You Want to 'Mock Our Christian Values …
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Christopher Harress / al.com:
Jake Byrd heckles Roy Moore: Jimmy Kimmel comedian crashes Alabama church rally
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Washington Post:
Trump tells confidants that a government shutdown might be good for him … President Trump has told others that a government shutdown could be good for him politically and is focusing on his hard-line immigration stance as a way to win back supporters unhappy with his outreach to Democrats this fall …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
GOP leaders struggle with shutdown strategy
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Ben Riley-Smith / Telegraph:
Donald Trump's ‘working visit’ to UK dropped as tensions with Theresa May grow over president's far-Right retweets — US diplomats have dropped plans for Donald Trump to conduct a visit to Britain in January amid a war of words between the two countries' leaders.
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Aram Roston / BuzzFeed:
The Trump Administration Is Mulling A Pitch For A Private “Rendition” And Spy Network — A private company has proposed that the US government pay it millions to undertake intelligence and covert operations. — Reporting From Washington, DC — WASHINGTON — The White House and CIA …
Justin Fishel / ABC News:
Congress secretly paid near $100,000 to settle harassment claims against disgraced congressman — The Congressional Office of Compliance secretly paid close to $100,000 in taxpayer funds to settle sexual harassment claims from at least two young male staffers who worked for disgraced former …
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Katie Leslie / Dallas Morning News:
Rep. Joe Barton: I will not seek re-election — WASHINGTON — Rep. Joe Barton, whose private life came under national scrutiny after sexual images he shared in an extramarital relationship were made public, won't seek re-election. — The Ennis Republican announced his retirement in an interview …
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Matthew Chapman / Shareblue Media:
Trump draws embarrassingly tiny crowd for National Christmas Tree lighting — Once again, his is much smaller than Obama's. — As Donald Trump nears the end of his first year in office, it is clear that nothing about the man has changed since the election.
Jenny Lumet / Hollywood Reporter:
Writer Jenny Lumet: Russell Simmons Sexually Violated Me (Guest Column) — The screenwriter of ‘Rachel Getting Married’ and ‘The Mummy’ (and the daughter of filmmaker Sidney Lumet) details a terrifying encounter with the legendary music producer, who says he is stepping down from his businesses in the wake of the new claims.
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump isn't going to Alabama to campaign for Moore — but plans to hold a rally next door — U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally for Sen. Luther Strange in Huntsville, Ala., on Sept. 22. Strange lost the GOP primary to Roy Moore. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
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Mike Allen / Axios:
The White House expects Trump to get even more outrageous
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Yvonne Abraham / BostonGlobe.com:
Four men allege sexual misconduct by Senate president's husband — He was a policy advocate who made his living trying to persuade legislators on Beacon Hill to help nonprofit groups. He was exhausted after a working dinner with a group of senators and their spouses on that fall night in 2015.
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Rasmussen Reports:
The Winner of the 1st Annual Fake News Trophy Is ... Voters agree with President Trump that so-called “fake news” is a serious problem in America today. If a Fake News Trophy were to be awarded this year, the winners should be Fox News or CNN depending on which political party you're in.
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Emily Chang / Bloomberg:
Uber Investor Shervin Pishevar Accused of Sexual Misconduct by Multiple Women — Five women tell Bloomberg the venture capitalist used his position of power to pursue romantic relationships and unwanted sexual encounters. — In December 2014, Uber held its annual holiday party …
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