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How Media Narratives Became More Important Than Facts by Sharyl Attkisson…

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The day that I told CBS News I wished to leave my job as investigative correspondent ahead of my contract, I didn’t give a reason. I didn’t see the point because the problem wasn’t fixable. Nor was it isolated to CBS News. My own take is that—as our industry has changed in ways that have […]

NYT Trump Taxes Story is Funniest News of Year (so far)…

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I can just picture the The New York Times gathering a team of actuaries, legal accountants, tax historians, advisers and financial consultants around a big executive office table, piled high with reams of papers and spent coffee cups, saying: “We’ve got him now…. as soon as people understand: fixed asset depreciation schedules; and if the […]

Strzok-Page Texts Suggest Intel Agencies Leaked on Russia Case…

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Republican congressional leaders are calling for a new investigation of media leaks surrounding the Russia investigation — possibly emanating from the intelligence community — pointing to internal text messages they say indicate a more widespread problem. “[T]hese texts and emails demonstrate the need to investigate leaks from agencies or entities other than FBI,” Senate Homeland […]

Strzok-Page Texts Suggested Using Post-Election Briefing to Gather Information on Trump Team…

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Text messages between former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page indicate they discussed using briefings to the Trump team after the 2016 election to identify people they could “develop for potential relationships,” track lines of questioning and “assess” changes in “demeanor” – language one GOP lawmaker called “more evidence” of irregular conduct in the […]

Markets Re-Plunge as Lighthizer Confirms Tariff-Hikes After China Reneges on Promises…

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While a Chinese delegation is still scheduled to visit Washington as planned this week, with talks to take place Thursday and Friday, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told reporters Monday that the Trump administration plans to increase duties on Chinese imports at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, accusing Beijing of backpedaling on commitments it made during […]

Treasury Department Refuses to Release President Trump Personal Tax Returns…

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The Treasury Department informed congress Monday it will not release President Trump’s tax returns. This follows a politically motivated request from House Democrats, and potentially sets-up a legal battle to be resolved by the Supreme Court. Letter from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin…

The Press Will Learn Nothing From the Russiagate Fiasco by Matt Taibbi…

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On February 15, 2016, the National Review took unprecedented action. In an all-out plea to Republican voters to stop Donald Trump before it was too late, the magazine enlisted 22 of the right’s most prominent voices to band together and throw support elsewhere, to save the party. The “Conservatives Against Trump” issue didn’t move the […]

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