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Politico:
Omarosa claims to have secretly recorded Jared and Ivanka  —  The former White House aide is saying the president's son-in-law and daughter offered emotional support after she was fired.  —  She says she's got Javanka on tape, too.  —  Jilted ex-"Apprentice" star and former White House …
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump offers White House staffers a special perk at his golf club  —  There's an under-the-radar perk being offered to staffers in President Donald Trump's administration — discounts on Trump-branded merchandise sold at his Bedminster golf club.  —  White House staffers …
Discussion: Raw Story
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Omarosa Manigault Newman reveals recording she made of President Trump day after she was fired  —  The tape, which was played exclusively Monday on “Today” show, appears to show Trump having no idea that Newman had been dismissed by his Chief of Staff John Kelly.
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Trump poses with supporter with sexist patch at motorcyclist event
Dana Perino / Fox News:
Omarosa's book will be forgotten — her despicable behavior will not
Discussion: Mediaite
CBS News:
Trump excludes McCain in speech about defense bill named in his honor
Discussion: New Republic and Shakesville
Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed News:
After Omarosa Released Secret Tapes, Trump Allies Worry Others Might Have Recordings
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Trump signs defense bill but snubs the senator the legislation is named after — John McCain
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
FBI agent Peter Strzok fired over anti-Trump texts  —  The FBI has fired Agent Peter Strzok, who helped lead the bureau's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election until officials discovered he had been sending anti-Trump texts.  —  Aitan Goelman, Strzok's lawyer …
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Peter Strzok Reacts To Firing On Newly Created Twitter Account  —  Former FBI official Peter Strzok has reacted to his firing from the FBI, saying on a newly-created Twitter account that he was “deeply saddened” by the decision.  —  Strzok, the former deputy chief of counterintelligence …
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump's diplomatic learning curve: Time zones, ‘Nambia’ and ‘Nipple’  —  The president has often perplexed foreign officials and his own aides as he learns how to deal with the world beyond America's borders.  —  Several times in the first year of his administration, President Donald Trump wanted …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump-appointed judge upholds Mueller's legitimacy
Discussion: ABC News, Axios and Political Wire
David S. Glosser / Politico:
Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite.  I Know Because I'm His Uncle.  —  Let me tell you a story about Stephen Miller and chain migration.  —  It begins at the turn of the 20th century, in a dirt-floor shack in the village of Antopol, a shtetl of subsistence farmers in what is now Belarus.
Kate Taylor / Business Insider:
Rapper Azealia Banks claims she was at Elon Musk's house over the weekend as he was ‘scrounging for investors’  — Rapper Azealia Banks claimed that she spent the weekend at Tesla CEO and founder Elon Musk's house, setting social media ablaze.  — Banks told Business Insider she saw Musk at home …
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Elon Musk / Tesla:
Update on Taking Tesla Private
Liam Denning / Bloomberg:
Elon Musk Hands Tesla's Wheel to Saudi Arabia
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
There's a big tell in Trump's latest defense of Donald Jr.  —  President Trump has spent the past year and a half emphatically declaring that there was “no collusion” between his campaign and Russia, adamantly and angrily insisting that any suggestion to the contrary is nothing but a “hoax.”
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Lee Smith / RealClearInvestigations:
2016 Trump Tower Meeting Looks Increasingly Like a Setup by Russian and Clinton Operatives
Luppe B. Luppen / Yahoo:
3 missing men at the Manafort trial  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. — As the trial of President Trump's former campaign chairman resumes today, it appears prosecutors from special counsel Robert Mueller's office have decided not to call three seemingly key figures.  The absence of these witnesses offers …
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Democrats More Positive About Socialism Than Capitalism  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the first time in Gallup's measurement over the past decade, Democrats have a more positive image of socialism than they do of capitalism.  Attitudes toward socialism among Democrats have not changed materially since 2010 …
Peter Beinart / The Forward:
I Was Detained At Ben Gurion Airport Because Of My Beliefs  —  Like many Jewish parents, I try to create memorable Jewish experiences for my kids.  Last weekend I can say, with some confidence, that I succeeded.  —  The weekend started on Rhodes, the Mediterranean island …
Discussion: Breitbart
Arit John / Bloomberg:
Billionaire Steyer Adding $10 Million to Trump Impeachment Drive  — Steyer has already pledged to spend $110 million on election  — His groups target voters who have skipped midterm voting  —  Billionaire Tom Steyer plans to spend an additional $10 million on helping Democrats …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
'Where's the blue wave?' Voter data show Florida Democrats aren't surging
Discussion: Daily Wire
Ryan Nakashima / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Google tracks your movements, like it or not  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google wants to know where you go so badly that it records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to.  —  An Associated Press investigation found that many Google services on Android devices …
CNN:
Keith Ellison denies allegations he abused ex-girlfriend  —  (CNN)Rep. Keith Ellison is denying allegations made public on Saturday that he physically abused an ex-girlfriend.  —  The allegations were detailed in a Facebook post by Austin Monahan, the son of Ellison's former girlfriend Karen Monahan.
WSB-TV:
She ran on responsible gun regulation, now she's accused of killing her campaign treasurer  —  ATLANTA - A former Georgia Congressional candidate has been charged with murder after her former campaign treasurer was found dead inside her apartment.  —  Kellie Collins, of Thomason …
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Juliana Knot / The Federalist:
Former Gun Control Candidate Charged With Shooting Her Campaign Treasurer
Discussion: twitchy.com
ProPublica:
Did You Go to a Washington Nationals Game With Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh?  —  Trump's pick is a baseball fan who racked up considerable debt buying season tickets.  Help us figure out who went with the nominated judge.  —  Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh accrued …
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
ProPublica: The Fate Of The Republic Rests On Kavanaugh's Nats +1, Or Something
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
In 2014, political spending at Trump properties was $35K.  In 2018, it's $3.5M  —  BEDMINSTER, N.J.  —  At least 125 Republican campaigns and conservative political groups spent more than $3.5 million at President Donald Trump's resorts, hotels and restaurants since January 2017 …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Archeology of Trumpism  —  Over what are now the years since Donald Trump entered, took over and now totally permeates American political culture, I now and again think back to something that happened years ago, long before his presidential campaign.  Starting in 2011 Trump started posting …
Benjamin Kentish / The Independent:
Jeremy Corbyn admits being present at wreath-laying for Munich terrorists but says 'I don't think I was actually involved in it'  —  Labour leader confirms he attended ceremony where ‘wreath was laid’ for attackers who murdered 11 Israeli athletes  —  POPULAR VIDEOS
Online NewsHour:
An 11-year-old changed election results on a replica Florida state website in under 10 minutes  —  An 11-year-old boy on Friday was able to hack into a replica of the Florida state election website and change voting results found there in under 10 minutes during the world's largest yearly hacking convention …
 
 
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump and Omarosa Are Kindred Spirits
Discussion: MSNBC, NPR and New York Post
Donald Trump / Lawfare:
An Old OLC Opinion on Whether the President Can Be Subpoenaed
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
'Don't Run This Year.' The Perils for Republican Women Facing a Flood of Resistance
New York Times:
Plunge in Lira, Turkey's Currency, Fuels Fears of Financial Contagion
Discussion: The Week
Bloomberg:
Kushner's Ties to Russia-Linked Group Began With Kissinger Lunch
Kansas City Star:
JoCo accepts nearly 1,500 new votes. Not all unaffiliated voters' ballots will count
Discussion: Mother Jones
Daniel Friedman / Mother Jones:
Mueller Is Examining Roger Stone's Emails
Discussion: Law & Crime
 Earlier Items: 
Jennifer Williams / Vox:
Antifa clashes with police and journalists in Charlottesville and DC
Ali Shihabi / New York Times:
Is Saudi Arabia Really So Angry at Canada Over a Tweet?
Discussion: The Guardian
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Marco Rubio looks for his place in Trump's Republican Party
Discussion: Townhall
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Facebook's message to media: “We are not interested in talking to you about your traffic …
James Ball / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Hacked Emails Take Us Inside the Billionaires' Club Around Vladimir Putin
Discussion: New Yorker
New York Times:
You Know Who the Tax Cuts Helped? Rich People
Discussion: Shareblue Media
Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
History will wonder why these men defended Trump but not their country
 

 
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Jacob Bryant / The Wrap:
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Karissa Bell / Engadget:
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