Donald Trump Matches Barack Obama Polling ‘Despite Massive Negative Coverage & Russia Hoax!’

Donald Trump Matches Barack Obama Polling ‘Despite Massive Negative Coverage & Russia Hoax!’: A Rasmussen poll revealed that President Donald Trump’s approval matches former President Barack Obama in his first year “despite massive negative Trump coverage & Russia hoax!”

A Rasmussen poll released on Thursday revealed that President Trump has a 46 percent approval rating and a 53 percent disapproval rating, while Obama had a 47 percent approval rating and a 52 percent disapproval rating at the end of his first year.

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Romanian hackers took over D.C. surveillance cameras just before presidential inauguration, federal prosecutors say - The Washington Post

Romanian hackers took over D.C. surveillance cameras just before presidential inauguration, federal prosecutors say - The Washington Post: Romanian hackers took over two-thirds of the District’s outdoor surveillance cameras just before President Trump’s inauguration, according to a federal criminal complaint unsealed Thursday. The January attack affected 123 of the D.C. police department’s 187 outdoor surveillance cameras, leaving them unable to record for several days. Two Romanians, whom law enforcement officials describe as part of a bigger extortionist hacking group, are being charged in D.C. federal court with fraud and ­computer crimes. See original work for more on this and other stories.

Pew: Trump media three times more negative than for Obama, just 5 percent positive

Pew: Trump media three times more negative than for Obama, just 5 percent positive: The media’s coverage of President Trump has been overwhelmingly negative, more than three times more critical than the initial coverage of former President Barack Obama and twice that of former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

The Pew Research Center said that the early coverage of Trump was 62 percent negative. By comparison, Obama’s coverage was just 20 percent negative.

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Introducing the DF-17: China’s Newly Tested Ballistic Missile Armed With a Hypersonic Glide Vehicle | The Diplomat

Introducing the DF-17: China’s Newly Tested Ballistic Missile Armed With a Hypersonic Glide Vehicle | The Diplomat: China carried out the first flight-tests of a new kind of ballistic missile with a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) in November, The Diplomat has learned.

According to a U.S. government source who described recent intelligence assessments on the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) on the condition of anonymity, China recently conducted two tests of a new missile known as the DF-17.

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Russia accuses U.S. of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria

Russia accuses U.S. of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria: The chief of the Russian General Staff has accused the United States of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria to try to destabilize the country.

General Valery Gerasimov's allegations, made in a newspaper interview, center on a U.S. military base at Tanf, a strategic Syrian highway border crossing with Iraq in the south of the country.

Russia says the U.S. base is illegal and that it and the area around it have become "a black hole" where militants operate unhindered.

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Border Patrol Agent Shot in Texas by Gunman in Mexico, Say Feds

Border Patrol Agent Shot in Texas by Gunman in Mexico, Say Feds: Federal authorities confirmed the shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent patrolling the waters of the Rio Grande. The shot came from the Mexican side of the river.

The shooting took place near Brownsville, Texas, when an agent patrolling the river on a boat was shot with a “small caliber” weapon that came from the river banks on the Mexican side, information released to Breitbart Texas by the U.S. Border Patrol RGV Sector revealed.

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Controversial ‘Problem of Whiteness’ course reintroduced at UW-Madison - The College Fix

Controversial ‘Problem of Whiteness’ course reintroduced at UW-Madison - The College Fix: This spring, a controversial course titled “The Problem of Whiteness” will once again be offered at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The African Cultural Studies course seeks to teach students to “understand how whiteness is socially constructed and experienced in order to help dismantle white supremacy,” according to its online description.

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Racism is alive and well, but it's not why Trump is president

Racism is alive and well, but it's not why Trump is president: The U.S. in 2017 is still a country that has deep problems with racism. Black families have less wealth than white families, black Americans are less educated than other demographics, and black Americans still suffer discrimination in the workplace. Racism influences how people interact, work, and vote.

But as the primary lens to view the 2016 election, it’s complicated at best, and largely incomplete.

According to the data, the electorate in 2016 was less racist than it was in 2012 – and this includes less racism from Republicans, and it includes the fact that the coalition that voted for Barack Obama was much more racist than the one that voted for Hillary Clinton.

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Robert Mueller's landmine: A DOJ IG probe into Clinton email inquiry

Robert Mueller's landmine: A DOJ IG probe into Clinton email inquiry: In early January, news that the Justice Department’s inspector general launched an investigation into the government's disputed handling of the Hillary Clinton email inquiry was quickly overtaken by the chaotic run-up to President Trump’s inauguration.

Nearly a year later, Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s wide-ranging review of the FBI and Justice’s work in the politically-charged Clinton case now looms as a potential landmine for Russia special counsel Robert Mueller.

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Gov't Claims Santa Will Escape Warming | The Daily Caller

Gov't Claims Santa Will Escape Warming | The Daily Caller: A Canadian government website claims Santa Claus signed an international agreement to relocate his workshop to the South Pole to escape the effects of man-made global warming in the Arctic.

The website for Policy Horizons Canada, a government website, notes that due to “rapidly melting Arctic ice and growing human operations in the North, Santa Claus has signed an agreement with the International community to relocate his village next year to operate in an exclusive zone in the South Pole.”

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Nikki Haley Announces $285 Million Reduction to U.N. Funding - Breitbart

Nikki Haley Announces $285 Million Reduction to U.N. Funding - Breitbart: Nikki Haley, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.), announced Sunday night that the federal government has reduced its contribution to the U.N.’s annual budget by 285 million dollars.

The Christmas Eve statement reads in full:

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The Senate’s Russia Investigation Is Now Looking Into Jill Stein

The Senate’s Russia Investigation Is Now Looking Into Jill Stein: The Senate Intelligence Committee has asked Green Party candidate Jill Stein’s campaign to turn over documents, which Stein is expected to release publicly in the future. Committee chair Richard Burr said investigators are looking into two general election campaigns in addition to the Trump campaign.

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California Gov. Jerry Brown issues pardons to spare immigrants from deportation | The Sacramento Bee

California Gov. Jerry Brown issues pardons to spare immigrants from deportation | The Sacramento Bee: Escalating the state’s showdown with the Trump administration over illegal immigration, California Gov. Jerry Brown used a Christmas holiday tradition to grant pardons Saturday to two men who were on the verge of being deported for committing crimes while in the U.S.

Brown, pairing his state’s combative approach to federal immigration authorities with his belief in the power of redemption, characterized the pardons as acts of mercy.

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Pennsylvania police shootings were 'a terror attack,' DHS says - CNN

Pennsylvania police shootings were 'a terror attack,' DHS says - CNN: The Department of Homeland Security is calling a series of shootings targeting law enforcement in Pennsylvania a "terror attack." Authorities said Ahmed Aminamin El-Mofty, 51, was shot and killed by police Friday in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, after he fired several times at law enforcement officers throughout the city. See original work for more on this and other stories.

Year One List: 81 major Trump achievements, 11 Obama legacy items repealed

Year One List: 81 major Trump achievements, 11 Obama legacy items repealed: With the passage of the GOP tax bill this week, the Trump administration has scored 81 major achievements in its first year, making good on campaign promises to provide significant tax cuts, boost U.S. energy production, and restore respect to the United States, according to the White House.

And along the way, President Trump even outdid his own expectations and slashed at least 11 major legacy items of former President Barack Obama, including cracking down on the open border, slowing recognition of communist Cuba and effectively killing Obamacare by ending the mandate that everyone have health insurance or face a tax.

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FBI: Man planned Christmas terror attack for SF's Pier 39 | abc7news.com

FBI: Man planned Christmas terror attack for SF's Pier 39 | abc7news.com: The FBI arrested Everitt Aaron Jameson, who is a tow truck driver and lives in Modesto. According to a handwritten letter obtained by the FBI, Jameson also referred to himself as Abdallah adu Everitt ibn Gordon.

Jameson appeared in court Friday, but did not enter a plea.

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Is California Already In Recession? | Zero Hedge

Is California Already In Recession? | Zero Hedge: When it comes to the health of his state's economy, California Governor Jerry Brown has been walking on eggshells this year.

Twice each year, once in January and again in May, Gov. Jerry Brown warns Californians that the economic prosperity their state has enjoyed in recent years won't last forever.



Brown attaches his admonishments to the budgets he proposes to the Legislature – the initial one in January and a revised version four months later.



Brown's latest, issued last May, cited uncertainty about turmoil in the national government, urged legislators to "plan for and save for tougher budget times ahead," and added:

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The Mainstream Media's Accused - The Rap Sheet, 43 So Far - Breitbart

The Mainstream Media's Accused - The Rap Sheet, 43 So Far - Breitbart: To the surprise of absolutely no one, the very same mainstream media that attempted to disqualify then-presidential candidate Mitt Romney in 2012 over the phrase “binders full of women,” the very same media that grinded Republican senate candidate Todd Akin into dust over something he said, appears to be, itself, a depraved institution populated by powerful abusers and their enablers.

Over the past two months a number of powerful men have been fired or placed on suspension over allegations of sexual misconduct, horrific behavior that ranges from masturbating in front of female subordinates to pay-for-play. And time and time again we hear the words Everybody Knew!

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NeverTrump New York Times Columnist: Trump's Foreign Policy Is Winning - Breitbart

NeverTrump New York Times Columnist: Trump's Foreign Policy Is Winning - Breitbart: New York Times resident conservative columnist Ross Douthat, who was a “NeverTrump” pundit during the 2016 election, has acknowledged President Donald Trump’s success in defeating the so-called “Islamic State” — and says Trump deserves credit for his foreign policy overall.

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Rand Paul Calls for Investigation of Obama Officials Colluding Against Trump: 'Worse than Watergate!'

Rand Paul Calls for Investigation of Obama Officials Colluding Against Trump: 'Worse than Watergate!': Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Thursday called for an investigation about “high ranking Obama government officials” who might have worked together to stop the election of President Trump.

“Time to investigate high ranking Obama government officials who might have colluded to prevent the election of @realDonaldTrump! This could be WORSE than Watergate!”

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Illegal Migrants 'Embody The Best of Our Nation,' Says Democrats' Leader - Breitbart

Illegal Migrants 'Embody The Best of Our Nation,' Says Democrats' Leader - Breitbart: Illegal migrants “embody the best of our nation,” says the leader of the Democrats in the House of Representatives, Rep. Nancy Pelosi.

The flattery for migrants came December 21 as Pelosi urged the House Committee on Rules to include an amnesty for 3.25 million ‘dreamer’ illegals in the two-week budget resolution. According to Politico:

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Forget what they say — House Democrats are readying for impeachment - The Washington Post

Forget what they say — House Democrats are readying for impeachment - The Washington Post: To fill their top spot on the House Judiciary Committee, Democrats had a choice between experts in two critical policy arenas — a constitutional-law ace with firsthand experience battling Donald Trump, and an architect of sweeping immigration legislation.

By a wide margin, they chose the constitutional-law expert. Why? To ready themselves for a battle with President Trump that could end with impeachment proceedings.

The selection of Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) as the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee was the clearest sign yet of how seriously House Democrats consider the possibility of a full-blown constitutional showdown with Trump.

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Jorge Ramos Says He’s Now Having the ‘Worst Time’ of His Life in U.S.

Jorge Ramos Says He’s Now Having the ‘Worst Time’ of His Life in U.S.: Nearly a year into the Trump presidency, Univision anchor Jorge Ramos says he’s experiencing “the worst moment I’ve had in the 34 years I’ve been living in the United States.”

“With Donald Trump there, I have never been treated so badly. I have never been insulted so much. We’ve never been attacked so much. They have never tried to run us out as much as now,” Ramos vented in an interview with the Spanish radio network Cadena SER.

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Facebook ditches fake news flag after admitting it was making the problem worse

Facebook ditches fake news flag after admitting it was making the problem worse: Facebook is getting rid of its fake news red flags because they were making fabricated media reports appear more believable to its users. The social network began showing "disputed" warnings next to articles in December to alert people that third party fact-checking websites deemed them misleading. It will now show a selection of “related articles” next to offending stories instead. These will give more context and could help people learn the facts surrounding a situation through reputable media publications. See original work for more on this and other stories.

FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY: "It's VERY Clear Intel Conspired to Frame Trump" (VIDEO) * 100PercentFedUp.com

FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY: "It's VERY Clear Intel Conspired to Frame Trump" (VIDEO) * 100PercentFedUp.com: JOE DIGENOVA has been around D.C for decades and has seen it all. He probably didn’t see his one coming. The incoming president was set-up to be taken down. A soft coup is in the works and DiGenova has this to say about it:

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Poll: 54 percent say Mueller has conflict of interest | TheHill

Poll: 54 percent say Mueller has conflict of interest | TheHill: A majority of polled voters say special counsel Robert Mueller has a conflict of interest because of his past ties to former FBI Director James Comey, according to the latest Harvard CAPS-Harris survey.

 
When asked if Mueller has a conflict of interest “as the former head of the FBI and a friend of James Comey,” 54 percent responded that the “relationship” between the two amounts to a conflict of interest, including 70 percent of Republicans, 53 percent of independents and 40 percent of Democrats. See original work for more on this and other stories.

Oh my: FBI deputy chief Andrew McCabe headed for the exit? - Hot Air Hot Air

Oh my: FBI deputy chief Andrew McCabe headed for the exit? - Hot Air Hot Air: McCabe has spent the past year popping up in the news for all the wrong reasons. In February 2016 he was promoted to deputy director and assumed oversight of the Hillary Emailgate investigation — after his wife had received nearly $700,000 from Democratic groups for a failed run for Virginia state senate. This past February he got caught talking to then-chief of staff Reince Priebus about an allegedly bogus Russiagate story in the NYT, a no-no since DOJ investigations are supposed to be independent of politics.

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Alabama Senate Race: MILITARY BALLOTS May Give Roy Moore the Victory

Alabama Senate Race: MILITARY BALLOTS May Give Roy Moore the Victory: Alabama Senate Race: MILITARY BALLOTS May Give Roy Moore the Victory
So, leftists called Roy Moore crazy for not conceding the recent election in Alabama. But thanks to military of Alabama’s overwhelmingly support Moore, he might not be that crazy after all.

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Comey Memo Edits Warrant Indictments (Guest Post) | Flopping Aces

Comey Memo Edits Warrant Indictments (Guest Post) | Flopping Aces: Now we know that not only did Hillary Clinton show intent in her handling of classified materials routed through her private server, but that former FBI Director James Comey and his team showed intent in letting her get away with it to the detriment of American national security.

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, in a Thursday letter to current FBI Director Christopher Wray, reveals how edits to Comey’s exoneration memo went beyond changing “grossly negligent” to “extremely careless” but edited out content that shows the FBI knew Hillary was intentionally in violation of the Espionage Act but that, since the decision to exonerate her had already been made, they had to submit to the annals of history a lie they agreed upon:

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Exclusive: Prominent lawyer sought donor cash for two Trump accusers | TheHill

Exclusive: Prominent lawyer sought donor cash for two Trump accusers | TheHill: A well-known women’s rights lawyer sought to arrange compensation from donors and tabloid media outlets for women who made or considered making sexual misconduct allegations against Donald Trump during the final months of the 2016 presidential race, according to documents and interviews.

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FCC regulators overturn controversial net neutrality rules | Daily Mail Online

FCC regulators overturn controversial net neutrality rules | Daily Mail Online: Net neutrality is the principle that internet providers treat all web traffic equally
Obama-era 2015 rules prohibited telecom companies from blocking or slowing down apps that rival their own services
Now the FCC's Trump-appointed majority has repealed the rule along party lines, and protesters descended on Washington to oppose the plan
One Democratic commissioner said Republicans were 'handing the keys to the Internet' to a 'handful of multi-billion dollar corporations'
The Republican chairman said of the time before the rule was adopted, 'The Internet wasn't broken in 2015. We weren't living in a digital dystopia'
The hearing room was cleared briefly following a phoned-in bomb threat so explosive-sniffing dogs could be brought in

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Tom Carper Admitted to Hitting His Wife in 1998 Interview

Tom Carper Admitted to Hitting His Wife in 1998 Interview: Delaware senator Tom Carper admitted to slapping his wife in a 1998 interview with a veteran political journalist in the state, confirming an accusation he denied when first running for Congress.

Carper represented Delaware first in the House, then was elected governor in 1993, and has been in the Senate since 2001. He fought the accusation that he hit his wife when it first emerged during his 1982 run for Congress, saying it was "without basis in fact" and pledging to sue the New York Post, which first published the accusation in 1982, for libel.

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Nearly 5 Million Americans in Default on Student Loans - WSJ

Nearly 5 Million Americans in Default on Student Loans - WSJ: The number of Americans severely behind on payments on federal student loans reached roughly 4.6 million in the third quarter, a doubling from four years ago, despite a historically long stretch of U.S. job creation and steady economic growth.

In the third quarter alone, the count of such defaulted borrowers—defined by the government as those who haven’t made a payment in at least a year—grew by nearly 274,000, according to Education Department data released Tuesday.

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13-Dec-17 World View -- China's warplanes conduct 'encirclement' patrols around Taiwan's and Japan's islands

13-Dec-17 World View -- China's warplanes conduct 'encirclement' patrols around Taiwan's and Japan's islands : China's warplanes conduct 'encirclement' patrols around Taiwan's and Japan's islands
Encirclement patrols follow explicit Chinese war threats against Taiwan
China unification continues to lose support among the people of Taiwan

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BREAKING: Paper Ballots In Alabama Are Being Destroyed!

BREAKING: Paper Ballots In Alabama Are Being Destroyed!: Due to the Alabama’s Supreme Court ruling, paper ballots do not need to be reserved.

This could make a recount impossible.

From The Hill:


The Alabama Supreme Court has reportedly stayed a lower court’s order to election officials that would have required the preservation of voting records in Tuesday’s Senate special election.

A circuit judge on Monday ordered election officials to set voting machines to save all digital ballot images, which would preserve voting records in the event of a recount.

Alabama's AL.com said Tuesday morning that the state's Supreme Court had blocked the order.

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FLASHBACK Soros Army in Alabama to Register Convicted Felons to Vote Against Roy Moore

Soros Army in Alabama to Register Convicted Felons to Vote Against Roy Moore: Birmingham, ALABAMA — An organization partnered with a George Soros-financed group and led by a radical leftist who is the half-brother of the infamous controversial Rev. Al Sharpton has been diligently working over the past few weeks to register convicted felons across Alabama.

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Cuomo Tells Female Reporter She's Doing 'Disservice to Women' by Asking About Aide's Sexual Harassment

Cuomo Tells Female Reporter She's Doing 'Disservice to Women' by Asking About Aide's Sexual Harassment: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo brushed off a reporter's question about sexual harassment in state government, accusing her of doing a "disservice to women."

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Fact Check: Jimmy Kimmel Spews False Narrative About Obamacare

Fact Check: Jimmy Kimmel Spews False Narrative About Obamacare: Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel spewed several false claims Monday night about the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and urged Americans to purchase Obamacare or pay the individual mandate penalty.

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Celebrities Crash Alabama Senate Race to Support Democrat Doug Jones

Celebrities Crash Alabama Senate Race to Support Democrat Doug Jones: Hollywood stars are storming social media and urging their fans to turn out and vote for Democrat Doug Jones on Tuesday. many of them using the hashtag #RightSideOfHistory, launched a last-minute campaign to stop Judge Roy Moore’s bid for the U.S. Senate.

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Chinese Diplomat Threatens 'Military Force' if U.S. Navy Vessel Visits Taiwan

Chinese Diplomat Threatens 'Military Force' if U.S. Navy Vessel Visits Taiwan: 
Chinese embassy minister Li Kexin warned Taiwanese officials on Friday that Beijing would use “military force” if the island nation welcomed U.S. Navy ships to its ports, claiming any U.S. presence in Taiwan would violate China’s Anti-Secession Law.


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Chuck Todd's Roy Moore Hypocrisy: NBC's Haven of Homophobes, Accused Sex Abusers, and Enablers

Chuck Todd's Roy Moore Hypocrisy: NBC's Haven of Homophobes, Accused Sex Abusers, and Enablers
NBC is currently in full Kill Roy Moore and Donald Trump mode. It was fascinating watching those moments from Sunday’s Meet the Press as host Chuck Todd and his one-sided panel piously blasted away at Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore and his supporters.
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The U.S. Media Yesterday Suffered its Most Humiliating Debacle in Ages: Now Refuses All Transparency Over What Happened

The U.S. Media Yesterday Suffered its Most Humiliating Debacle in Ages: Now Refuses All Transparency Over What Happened Friday was one of the most embarrassing days for the U.S. media in quite a long time. The humiliation orgy was kicked off by CNN, with MSNBC and CBS close behind, with countless pundits, commentators and operatives joining the party throughout the day. By the end of the day, it was clear that several of the nation’s largest and most influential news outlets had spread an explosive but completely false news story to millions of people, while refusing to provide any explanation of how it happened. See original work for more on this and other stories.

Nolte: Media Close 2017 Proving Trump 100 Percent Correct About Fake News

Nolte: Media Close 2017 Proving Trump 100 Percent Correct About Fake News
If the discredited American media have enjoyed even one good week this year, I cannot recall it. But what is not in doubt is that the establishment media have closed 2017 by proving President Trump 100 percent correct about their massive fake news problem.

This past week has been an unmitigated disaster for a corrupt and depraved institution that only gets more desperately corrupt and depraved with each passing day.

Here is the most comprehensive list of latest fake news I could come up with. Undoubtedly, in a firehose of lies, something will be overlooked.
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LIST: CNN's Fake News Stories In 2017 | The Daily Caller

LIST: CNN's Fake News Stories In 2017 | The Daily Caller
CNN has had a rough 2017 and it’s not even over yet. The news network has repeatedly made key errors when breaking big stories, only to get embarrassed when the facts come to light.

Here are seven times CNN botched the news in 2017.
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BREAKING: Obama Admin Reportedly Approved General Flynn Calls with Russian Ambassador

BREAKING: Obama Admin Reportedly Approved General Flynn Calls with Russian Ambassador
On Friday, Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents about making contact with Russian Ambassador Kislyak during the transition period. In a stunning twist, the Trump White House revealed to CNN that the calls were approved by the Obama administration.

Following pleading guilty to making false statements to the FBI, General Michael Flynn released the statement below:
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Islamist suicide plot to assassinate Prime Minister Theresa May foiled

Islamist suicide plot to assassinate Prime Minister Theresa May foiled
A terror plot to assassinate Prime Minister Theresa May has been foiled, Sky sources have confirmed.

Sky's Crime Correspondent Martin Brunt said: "It's the latest in a number of terror plots that police and MI5 believe they've foiled this year.

"I understand that the head of MI5, Andrew Parker, briefed Cabinet ministers today (Tuesday), such is the seriousness of what they believed they have uncovered.
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ABC News suspends Brian Ross for 4 weeks over erroneous Flynn story - Dec. 2, 2017

ABC News suspends Brian Ross for 4 weeks over erroneous Flynn story - Dec. 2, 2017
ABC News announced Saturday that it has suspended investigative reporter Brian Ross for four weeks without pay after Ross was forced to correct a bombshell on-air report about Michael Flynn.

"We deeply regret and apologize for the serious error we made yesterday. The reporting conveyed by Brian Ross during the special report had not been fully vetted through our editorial standards process," ABC said in a statement. "As a result of our continued reporting over the next several hours ultimately we determined the information was wrong and we corrected the mistake on air and online."
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House Republicans Prepare Contempt Action Against FBI, DOJ - Bloomberg

House Republicans Prepare Contempt Action Against FBI, DOJ - Bloomberg
U.S. House Republicans are drafting a contempt of Congress resolution against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray, claiming stonewalling in producing material related to the Russia-Trump probes and other matters.

Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes and other committee Republicans, after considering such action for several weeks, decided to move after media including the New York Times reported Saturday on why a top FBI official assigned to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of Russia-Trump election collusion had been removed from the investigation.
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Senate GOP repeals ObamaCare mandate | TheHill

Senate GOP repeals ObamaCare mandate | TheHill
Senate Republicans have approved the repeal of ObamaCare’s individual mandate as part of their tax-cut bill, a major step toward ending an unpopular part of the health-care law.

“Families ought to be able to make decisions about what they want to buy and what works for them — not the government,” Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said, hailing the accomplishment.

“I believe if people don’t want to buy the ObamaCare insurance, they shouldn’t have to pay a tax penalty to the IRS.”
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Byron York: Nunes blows up, threatens contempt after FBI stonewalls House on Russia investigator demoted for anti-Trump bias

Byron York: Nunes blows up, threatens contempt after FBI stonewalls House on Russia investigator demoted for anti-Trump bias

 





House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes has issued an angry
demand to the FBI and Department of Justice to explain why they kept
the committee in the dark over the reason Special Counsel Robert Mueller
kicked a key supervising FBI agent off the Trump-Russia investigation.

Stories in both the Washington Post and New York Times
on Saturday reported that Peter Strzok, who played a key role in the
original FBI investigation into the Trump-Russia matter, and then a key
role in Mueller's investigation, and who earlier had played an equally
critical role in the FBI's Hillary Clinton email investigation, was
reassigned out of the Mueller office because of anti-Trump texts he
exchanged with a top FBI lawyer, Lisa Page, with whom Strzok was having
an extramarital affair. Strzok was transferred to the FBI's human
resources office — an obvious demotion -- in July.

The
Post reported that Strzok and Page exchanged text messages that
"expressed anti-Trump sentiments and other comments that appeared to
favor Clinton."



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