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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Sources: Oprah Winfrey ‘actively thinking’ about running for president — Oprah Winfrey in 96 seconds — Oprah Winfrey is “actively thinking” about running for president, two of her close friends told CNN Monday. — The two friends, who requested anonymity in order to speak freely …
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
The Case Against President Oprah — Nope-rah? — BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief — When Donald Trump was elected in the fall of 2016, some analysts saw the end of normal politics and the rise of a new wave of celebrity candidates. — “Voters have demonstrated their thirst for the Big Gulp …
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CNN:
Read Oprah Winfrey's rousing Golden Globes speech — (CNN)Oprah Winfrey accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement at the Golden Globes on Sunday and delivered a moving speech that brought men and women in the audience to their feet. — Below is a full transcript of Winfrey's acceptance speech.
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
It wasn't about her. It was about us. — I loved Oprah's Golden Globes speech on Sunday. It was mesmerizing, pitch perfect, and gave voice to many lifetimes of frustration and vindication with eloquence and a full authority she has earned. But I found the strange Facebook response of …
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Kevin Fallon / The Daily Beast:
Oprah for President? Why Oprah Winfrey's Golden Globes Stump Speech Just Changed Everything
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Libby Hill / Los Angeles Times:
Oprah at the Golden Globes: Is she running for president? She should!
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NBC News:
Initial talks underway about Trump interview in Mueller Russia probe — WASHINGTON — Anticipating that Special Counsel Robert Mueller will ask to interview President Donald Trump, the president's legal team is discussing a range of potential options for the format, including written responses …
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Mueller likely to interview Trump as part of Russia probe; questioning could happen within weeks, according to a person close to the president — Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has raised the likelihood with President Trump's legal team that his office will seek an interview with the president …
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Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
Trump Administration Rules That Nearly 200,000 Salvadorans Must Leave, Officials Say — LOS ANGELES — Nearly 200,000 people from El Salvador who have been allowed to live in the United States for more than a decade must leave the country, two government officials familiar with the decision said on Monday.
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Washington Post:
200,000 Salvadorans will be forced to leave the U.S. or face deportation as Trump administration …
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Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
‘We will lose practically everything’: Salvadorans devastated by TPS decision
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Sebastian Gorka / The Hill:
Don't believe Michael Wolff's book about Trump if you want the truth — BY SEBASTIAN GORKA, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 01/08/18 12:00 PM EST THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL — When I worked in the White House, I was viewed as strange by many of my colleagues on Sean Spicer
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
From ‘Fire and Fury’ to Political Firestorm — Inside the Trump White House — 312 pp. Henry Holt & Company. $30. — He is a New Yorker in Washington, far more consumed with the news media and personalities than policy issues. He elides facts, fudges the specifics and dispenses …
Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
Michael Wolff Presents 'Steve Bannon's What Happened'
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CNN:
Bannon group shopped anti-Trump document in 2015 — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)Before Donald Trump and Steve Bannon were enemies, they were allies. And not long before that, Bannon was part of an effort to sink Trump's presidential hopes — even if Trump didn't know it.
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Robert Anglen / Arizona Republic:
Cliven Bundy to walk free as federal judge dismisses Bundy Ranch standoff case — LAS VEGAS — Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, his two sons and a militia member will not face a retrial on charges that they led an armed rebellion against federal agents in 2014.
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David Ferrara / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Judge in Las Vegas dismisses case against Cliven Bundy, 2 sons
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Kirk Johnson / New York Times:
Charges Against Bundys in Ranch Standoff Case Are Dismissed
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Maxine Bernstein / Oregonian:
Cliven Bundy standoff case thrown out in another stunning blow to government
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's secret, shrinking schedule — President Trump is starting his official day much later than he did in the early days of his presidency, often around 11am, and holding far fewer meetings, according to copies of his private schedule shown to Axios.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Allow us to figure out just how much of your life is spent on Trump's ‘executive time’
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Committee on Foreign Affairs:
Chairman Ed Royce Statement — Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement:
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
House Foreign Affairs Committee chair Royce to retire
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Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed:
Google Memo Author James Damore Sues Company For Discrimination Against White Males — The author of a controversial memo that sparked debates about gender and diversity at Google sued his former employer on Monday, alleging that the company discriminates against politically conservative white men.
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Edward Luttwak / Foreign Policy:
It's Time to Bomb North Korea — Destroying Pyongyang's nuclear arsenal is still in America's national interest. — Nothing can be known about this week's talks between North and South Korea other than their likely outcome. As in every previous encounter, South Korea …
Mark Minton / The Garden City Telegram:
Alford cites '30s-era belief blacks more susceptible to marijuana — During Saturday's Legislative Coffee session at St. Catherine Hospital, State Rep. Steve Alford, R-Ulysses, made an ostensibly racist comment when citing domestic Jim Crow-era drug policies.
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Kansas City Star:
Brownback to get another shot at Trump administration job — McClatchy Washington Bureau and The Kansas City Star — WASHINGTON — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is going to get another chance to join the Trump administration. — President Donald Trump will formally renominate …
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David Benoit / Wall Street Journal:
iPhones and Children Are a Toxic Pair, Say Two Big Apple Investors — Two activist shareholders want Apple to develop tools and research effects on young people of smartphone overuse and addiction — The iPhone has made Apple Inc. AAPL 1.14% and Wall Street hundreds of billions of dollars.
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
White House considering Puzder for administration job — Spotted at the White House recently: Andrew Puzder, President Donald Trump's first pick for labor secretary, who dropped out of the confirmation process in February amid allegations of domestic abuse.
Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Democrats must play Republican-style hardball in 2018 — Oppose, oppose, oppose, just like the GOP. Unless they can notch big, clear wins, Democrats should shelve compromise until 2019 or 2021. — There's no need for Democrats to overthink 2018. It's very simple: At every decision point …
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Here's a novel idea: If you don't like Jeff Session's marijuana decision, change the law — This is basic civics stuff, but it seems to have eluded a lot of legislators who decided to fire off tweets instead of make real change. — CONNECT — Article I, Section 1 of the United States …
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