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William H. McRaven / Washington Post:
Revoke my security clearance, too, Mr. President  —  William H. McRaven, a retired Navy admiral, was commander of the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command from 2011 to 2014.  He oversaw the 2011 Navy SEAL raid in Pakistan that killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.  —  Dear Mr. President:
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Death Spiral”: Why Omarosa Totally Triggered Trump  —  The perceived betrayal of a longtime female ally, and her perfectly executed Trumpian tactics, made the feud too personal to ignore.  —  In the days before Omarosa Manigault Newman rolled out her White House tell-all, Unhinged …
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Omarosa releases secret tape of Lara Trump offering her $15K/month campaign job  —  The tape, which was broadcast on MSNBC, was made just days after the former “Apprentice” contestant left her White House job.  —  Omarosa Manigault Newman, the former reality TV star who became a top White House aide …
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Exclusive: Omarosa's publisher tells Trump campaign: We ‘will not be intimidated’  —  Washington (CNN)Omarosa Manigault Newman's publisher has responded to President Donald Trump's campaign's “legal threats” over her tell-all book, saying Trump is fully able to use his “bully pulpit” …
Discussion: The Week
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Omarosa Manigault Newman releases secret recording of $15,000-a-month job offer from Lara Trump
Discussion: Politico, TheBlaze and MSNBC
John O. Brennan / New York Times:
John Brennan: President Trump's Claims of No Collusion Are Hogwash  —  That's why the president revoked my security clearance: to try to silence anyone who would dare challenge him.  —  Mr. Brennan was director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2013 to 2017.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump blurts out another Lester Holt moment  —  It really was the Russia investigation all along.  —  In an interview with the Wall Street Journal posted late Wednesday, President Trump once again gave away the ballgame when it comes to his efforts to impact the probe and tear down its leaders (both current and former).
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:   CIA Chief Gina Haspel Silent as Trump Attacks Her Predecessor and Patron
David French / National Review:
Yes, Revoking John Brennan's Security Clearance Raises Constitutional Concerns
Associated Press:   Former US security leaders blast Trump for yanking clearance
U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today …
Amanda Macias / CNBC:
Trump's military parade is now estimated to cost $92 million - $80 million more than earlier estimate  — President Donald Trump's military parade is estimated to cost $92 million, according to a U.S. defense official with firsthand knowledge of the assessment.
Violet Ikonomova / Detroit Metro Times:
Detroit Rep. Bettie Cook Scott on Asian opponent: 'Don't vote for the ching-chong!'  —  More than a dozen community groups have called on Rep. Bettie Cook Scott (D-Detroit) to apologize for a series of racial slurs sources say she used to describe her primary election opponent, Rep. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit).
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Forecasting the race for the House  —  Our forecast for every district  —  The chance of each candidate winning, with all 435 House districts shown at the same size  —  CartogramMap  —  Dem.  —  Solid  —  Likely  —  Lean  —  Rep.  —  ≥95%  —  ≥75%  —  ≥60%  —  Toss-up
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
‘If they take the House, he wins big’: Trump loyalists see upside in impeachment  —  Why some Trump allies think his path to reelection runs through an effort to kick him out of the Oval Office.  —  There's a new way of demonstrating loyalty to Donald Trump and his Republican Party …
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Pew Research Center:   As Midterms Near, Democrats Are More Politically Active Than Republicans
Wall Street Journal:
As ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape Surfaced, Michael Cohen Changed Tune on Paying Stormy Daniels  —  Federal prosecutors investigating former Trump lawyer view October 2016 tape as trigger for burying potentially damaging information, people familiar with the matter say
Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Mistakes Patti LaBelle for Aretha Franklin  —  Fox News apparently mistook singer Patti LaBelle for Aretha Franklin on Thursday, including a photo of LaBelle as part of the network's obituary image for Franklin, who passed away earlier this morning after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Brett Kavanaugh nomination has lowest public support since Robert Bork  —  Trump's SCOTUS pick could change America  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump's second Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, receives a cooler public reception than nearly every nominee for the last four administrations …
Discussion: MSNBC
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Sean Sullivan / San Francisco Chronicle:   Senate confirms the 25th and 26th appellate judges during Trump's tenure
Mary Ellen Klas / miamiherald:
Rick Scott killed a high-speed rail plan.  Then All Aboard rolled up and he bought it.  —  TALLAHASSEE  —  As one of his first acts in office in 2011, Gov. Rick Scott canceled a $2.4 billion federally funded and shovel-ready bullet train from Orlando to Tampa because it carried …
Discussion: CBS Miami and Florida Politics
Justin Rosario / The Daily Banter:
Terrified of the Blue Wave, Georgia Republicans Shut down 75% of Black Voting Sites  —  Republicans have little to no use for democracy.  We've known this for decades.  It's why we had to pass the Voting Rights Act in the first place and why the extremists of the Republican controlled Supreme Court gutted it.
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Associated Press:
ACLU of Georgia Slams Plan to Close Many of County's Polls
Discussion: Daily Kos and theGrio
Nathan McDermott / CNN:
Corey Stewart used racist stereotypes to disparage NFL players in 2017 campaign event  —  (CNN)Corey Stewart, the Republican nominee for US Senate in Virginia, used racist stereotypes to disparage NFL players who protest during the National Anthem in an online exchange with his supporters last year.
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Mediaite and Vox
BuzzFeed News:
How Michael Avenatti Got His Start In Political Dark Arts Under Rahm Emanuel  —  Many politicians spent their younger days working or volunteering for campaigns, and they now regale voters with stories about knocking on doors for a candidate whose virtue appealed to their young idealism.
Discussion: BostonGlobe.com and CNN
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Manafort trial Day 13: No verdict as defense calls jury's questions ‘a good sign’  —  Jurors in Paul Manafort's bank- and tax-fraud trial ended their first day of deliberations without a verdict, but posed a set of questions to the judge overseeing the case that could indicate problems for the prosecution.
Discussion: ABC News
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Reuters:
Jury begins deliberations in trial of ex-Trump aide Manafort
Discussion: TalkLeft
Tad Walch / Deseret News:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issues new name guidelines, dropping term Mormon in most uses  —  SALT LAKE CITY — President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued the following statement Thursday afternoon regarding the name of the church:
Discussion: fox13now.com
Jon Levine / The Wrap:
‘Queer Eye’ Star Jonathan Van Ness Under Fire After Saying ‘Not All Republicans Are Racist’  —  “Ah, yes... ‘mutual understanding’ with racists,” says one commenter after Bravo reality star advocates for “center left candidates”  —  “Queer Eye” star Jonathan Van Ness had to defend himself …
Stuart Leavenworth / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Scientists have a forecast for the rest of California's fire season.  It isn't pretty.  —  WASHINGTON  —  Bad news for the West: Even after firefighters have already battled 101 large blazes this year, the remainder of wildfire season is expected to be hotter and drier than normal …
Michael Sinkewicz / pluralist:
Millennial Couple Bikes Through ISIS Territory to Prove ‘Humans Are Kind’ and Gets Killed  —  “Evil is a make-believe concept we've invented to deal with the complexities of fellow humans.”  —  An idealistic young American couple was killed in an Islamic State-claimed terrorist attack …
Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist:
Couple Wearing ‘Abolish ICE’ Shirts Denied Access To Statue of Liberty  —  A pair of New Yorkers hoping to pay a visit to the Statue of Liberty last month say they were ordered by federal employees to change out of their “Abolish ICE” t-shirts before approaching the monument.
Discussion: Raw Story
Zach Dorfman / Foreign Policy:
Botched CIA Communications System Helped Blow Cover of Chinese Agents  —  The number of informants executed in the debacle is higher than initially thought.  —  It was considered one of the CIA's worst failures in decades: Over a two-year period starting in late 2010, Chinese authorities …
 
 
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David W. Chen / New York Times:
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Ethan Hawke / Austin Chronicle:
Beto O'Rourke and Ethan Hawke in Conversation
Discussion: Political Wire
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Democrats cautious about judging one of their own amid misconduct allegations
W. Gardner Selby / @politifact:
Will Hurd way off on foe getting more money from Massachusetts residents than from Texans
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP leader criticizes Republican senators for not showing up to work
Discussion: Political Wire
Reuters:
Children poisoned by lead on U.S. Army bases as hazards go ignored
Discussion: Axios
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Arizona Republic:
Back in Arizona, Meghan McCain rips Rep. Martha McSally's snub of dad Sen. John McCain
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Timothy Gardner / Reuters:
In setback for TransCanada, judge orders Keystone XL pipeline review
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Trump's Speeches Feature Mystery Men the White House Won't Name
 

 
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