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Murdoch's Wall Street Journal pulled editorial detailing Trump's mob ties: report

Billionaire right-wing media mogul Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal delayed and then killed an editorial revealing Donald Trump's mob ties, Esquire reported.

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'Law and Order' producer on 'appalling' Trump nominee: If he watched our show he'd know those answers

An executive producer from the hit series "Law and Order" wrote in to The New York Times to land a sick burn on President Donald Trump's clueless judicial nominee Matthew Spencer Petersen.

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'A sh*t sandwich': Republicans already bracing for the aftermath of their big tax win

The Republican Party's elation over the successful passage of their wildly unpopular tax bill is likely to be short-lived say GOP strategists and researchers, according to a Wednesday dispatch from Politico.

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ESPN's Jemele Hill stands firm: Trump is white supremacist who bullies reporters of color

Sports commentator Jemele Hill reiterated her stance on President Donald Trump in a podcast interview with former Houston Texans' running back Arian Foster, saying that the president is a white supremacist who intentionally bullies journalists of color.

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Twitter bots and 'satire' news sites spread Alabama 'vote fraud' story hoping to overturn Doug Jones victory

Twitter bots and fake news sites are trying to overturn newly-elected Alabama Sen. Doug Jones (D)'s victory by spreading a viral news story alleging vote fraud in the heavily Republican state.

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CDC chief tells staff ‘no banned words,' while not refuting report

The new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reached out to alarmed agency staff over the weekend to tamp down fears incited by a report that the Trump administration has banned the CDC from using words like "fetus," "evidence-based," and "diversity" in its budget submissions.

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'Alarmingly irresponsible': Fox News' Jesse Watters gets clobbered online for calling Mueller probe a potential 'coup'

Fox News host Jesse Watters has been blistered by critics over the last 24 hours for insinuating that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation could amount to a coup d'etat against a sitting president.

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Barack Obama played Santa and delivered presents to delighted kids in Washington, DC

Obama Santa Former President Barack Obama surprised a group of kids at a Boys and Girls Club when he showed up to deliver presents to the excited children, and he did it all while wearing a Santa hat.

Ex-FBI agent to Trump: Somebody already made bureau 'bigger and better' and it was Robert Mueller

Former FBI agent Clint Watts had a message for President Trump on Sunday evening, that the FBI was made "bigger and better" already, by then-Director Robert Mueller.

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'Nothing like this, or even close, has ever happened': Atlanta Airport blackout is a chaotic mess

As the power outage at the world's busiest airport, Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson, stretched into its fifth hour, victims of the blackout sent ghostly images of the airport's darkened corridors and stranded passengers.

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Jeff Sessions will be next target if right-wing attacks on Robert Mueller fail: Politico reporter

If right-wing attacks on special counsel Robert Mueller fail to defang the Russia investigation, said Politico reporter Rachael Bade on Sunday, Trump-supporting officials and media figures will go after Attorney Gen. Jeff Sessions.

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'No excuse': Ex-Obama transportation head calls Atlanta Airport blackout a 'total and abject failure'

A former chief of the U.S. Department of Transportation under President Barack Obama said that the total power failure at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport -- the world's busiest airport -- is inexcusable and represents a "total and abject failure" by administrators to prepare for an emergency.

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Mark Hamill gives perfect response to Ted Cruz's patronizing net neutrality tweet

Actor Mark Hamill wasn't taking any guff from Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on Sunday when Cruz tut-tutted Hamill's jab at FCC chairman Ajit Pai.

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