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New York Times:
Matthew Whitaker: An Attack Dog With Ambition Beyond Protecting Trump — WASHINGTON — President Trump first noticed Matthew G. Whitaker on CNN in the summer of 2017 and liked what he saw — a partisan defender who insisted there was no collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign.
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Even for This President, It Was a Remarkable Week of Attacks on American Institutions — WASHINGTON — In the three days after the Democrats captured the House, President Trump fired his attorney general and replaced him with a loyalist critical of both the courts and the Russia investigation.
CNN:
Sessions realized too late that Whitaker was auditioning for his job — Washington (CNN)When things were particularly bad between President Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions, the attorney general's chief of staff, Matt Whitaker, would attend White House meetings in his place.
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Whitaker said he supports state's rights to nullify federal law — (CNN)Matthew Whitaker, the new acting attorney general, has said that states have the right to nullify federal law, but that they need the political courage to do so. — Whitaker, whom President Donald Trump announced …
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Cristina Cabrera / Associated Press:
Whitaker May Have Violated Group's Tax-Exempt Status By Criticizing Clinton — WASHINGTON (AP) — Matthew G. Whitaker, the nation's new acting attorney general, repeatedly chided presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in public statements during 2016 while he was speaking for a group …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Sneak peek of House Dems' agenda
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Washington Post:
There is no way this man should be running the Justice Department
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
A Trump Hack Hacks Justice
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Washington Post:
‘Real low energy’: Critics pile on after Trump cancels visit to U.S. military cemetery outside Paris — PARIS — President Trump flew 3,800 miles to this French capital city for ceremonies to honor the military sacrifice in World War I, hoping to take part in the kind of powerful ode …
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Henry Austin / The Independent:
Trump cancels First World War memorial visit to US cemetery because of ‘poor weather’ — Heavy rain prevented him from arriving via helicopter to the site that looms large in the history of the US Marine Corps — {{#singleComment}}{{total}} comment{{/singleComment}}{{^singleComme nt}}{{total}} comments{{/singleComment}}
Politico:
Truce in Paris after Trump's offense at Macron's EU army pledge — PARIS — It was an awkward truce to avert a Twitter war, a day before the big Armistice Day commemoration in Paris. — French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Donald Trump, meeting at the Élysée Palace …
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Haley Britzky / Axios:
Trump cancels WWI cemetery visit over bad weather
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Alex Harris / miamiherald:
Whoops! Brenda Snipes' office mixed bad provisional ballots with good ones — Broward's elections supervisor accidentally mixed more than a dozen rejected ballots with nearly 200 valid ones, a circumstance that is unlikely to help Brenda Snipes push back against Republican allegations of incompetence.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Sinema expands lead in Arizona Senate race
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Washington Post:
Tape of Khashoggi's killing has been given to U.S., Saudi, Europeans, Erdogan says — ANKARA — An audio recording tracking the dying moments of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul has been shared with Saudi Arabia, Britain, France and Germany in addition to the United States …
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New York Times:
Deployed Inside the United States: The Military Waits for the Migrant Caravan — With little electricity, no combat pay and holidays away from home, the 5,600 American troops on the southwest border are on a mission ordered by a politically determined commander in chief and a Pentagon unable to convince him of its perils.
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Wife of GOP megadonor to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom — President Donald Trump is set to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation's highest civilian honor — to the wife of one of the Republican Party's most prominent patrons, the White House announced Saturday.
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April Ryan / Washington Post:
I'm a black woman. Trump loves insulting people like me. — The type of comments he makes, over and over, leaves little doubt about what he really thinks of us. — April Ryan is White House correspondent and Washington bureau chief for American Urban Radio Networks.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
‘What a stupid question’: Trump demeans three black female reporters in three days
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Wall Street Journal:
California Bar Shooter Posted on Social Media Shortly Before and During Massacre — Ian Long reached out to former Marine comrades in days before shooting — The gunman who killed 12 people at a Southern California bar was posting on Facebook and Instagram immediately before and during the massacre …
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Los Angeles Times:
GOP Rep. Denham falls behind Democrat as 3 other Republicans lose ground in Friday's ballot tally — Republican Rep. Jeff Denham lost his lead over Democrat Josh Harder on Friday in one of California's four unresolved congressional races as updated ballot counts showed the GOP in growing danger …
Marisa Schultz / New York Post:
James Comey discussed sensitive FBI business on his private email … Fired FBI chief James Comey used his private Gmail account hundreds of times to conduct government business — and at least seven of those messages were deemed so sensitive by the Justice Department that they declined to release them.
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Jerry Iannelli / Miami New Times:
Photos Show Scores of Uncounted Ballots in Opa-locka Mail Center … Miami-Dade County announced today that it has finished counting votes for the 2018 election. — But photos obtained by New Times show scores of mail-in ballots sitting inside an Opa-locka mail distribution center …
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New York Times:
Democrats Have Two Paths for 2020: Daring or Defensive. Can They Settle on Either? — WASHINGTON — For Democrats, the victories, near wins and stinging losses on Tuesday have intensified a debate in the party about how to retake the White House, with moderates arguing they must find …
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