Russia banned from Olympics, but Russian athletes can compete as neutrals https://t.co/u29l3kvMMv pic.twitter.com/nl6RBYkVi4
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) December 5, 2017
JUST IN: IOC suspends Russia from competing as a team during 2018 Olympics following "systematic manipulation of the anti-doping system." Individual athletes will be allowed to compete "under strict conditions." pic.twitter.com/BwCI4RJOam
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) December 5, 2017
Russia’s Olympic team has been barred from the 2018 Winter Games. Its flag will not be displayed at the opening ceremony, its anthem will not sound. Any athletes who receive special dispensation will compete as individuals wearing a neutral uniform. https://t.co/EiSmNT25TC
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) December 5, 2017
For background on today's decision to bar Russia from the 2018 Winter Olympics read our story about the elaborate cheating scheme perpetrated by Russian officials during the Sochi games in 2014 https://t.co/Wlf7kjnshO
— Michael Schwirtz (@mschwirtz) December 5, 2017
Russian athletes invited to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics will wear uniforms bearing the name “Olympic Athlete from Russia (OAR)" https://t.co/TvGXJnXfFm
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 5, 2017
Russian athletes may compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics only under the Olympic flag and after passing strict scrutiny, the IOC rules. https://t.co/BNEs4AcjbU
— NPR (@NPR) December 5, 2017
Russia becomes first country banned from the Olympics for doping https://t.co/O7BBcQFDVv pic.twitter.com/o4QHT2Eoft
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) December 5, 2017
By sanctioning Russia, Olympic officials place honor and integrity above money and politics. Russia under Putin is shown, once again, to place winning above the rule of law, above honesty, and above the interests of its own athletes.
— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) December 5, 2017
How far will Russia go to win? Sports doping scandal sheds light on election meddling and more https://t.co/H2LLsDgvUf pic.twitter.com/2sa8rOIgN1
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) December 5, 2017
Do the Russians still get to compete in the 2018 midterm elections?
— Yonatan Lupu (@yonatanlupu) December 5, 2017
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WORLD
"No one is safe": Violence soars in Yemen after death of former dictator https://t.co/VALZjmHSyO pic.twitter.com/dGDpRglkOm
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 5, 2017
JUST IN: Trump to declare Jerusalem capital of Israel, won't move embassy for 6 months: report https://t.co/bEBk5Yt5De pic.twitter.com/ayMCgFJQM6
— The Hill (@thehill) December 5, 2017
#BREAKING: US Consulate General in Jerusalem issues security message for US citizens ahead of Trump #Jerusalem announcement pic.twitter.com/f8DC6kcknv
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) December 5, 2017
Trump’s Jerusalem decision has absolutely no foreign policy or national security upside: https://t.co/UzCcTVTLor pic.twitter.com/NUG0j1tOZh
— Slate (@Slate) December 5, 2017
Why moving the US embassy to Jerusalem is so controversial https://t.co/UrJzkvZf5K pic.twitter.com/NIbGPJrb1F
— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) December 5, 2017
Turkey has joined a growing chorus of key US allies in warning President Donald Trump about the perils of recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel https://t.co/7xhDqhk7ZN pic.twitter.com/WhkVeaKd37
— CNN International (@cnni) December 5, 2017
U.S. trade deficit hits nine-month high; oil prices lift imports https://t.co/bWxGC0kgIL pic.twitter.com/qGE0DPRNTj
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 5, 2017
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TRUMPWORLD
President's lawyers have insisted today that there isn't a Deutsche Bank subpoena from the Special Counsel, but Bloomberg is standing by its reporting that there is.
Tell me more!https://t.co/NmXLgZ8exB
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) December 5, 2017
#UPDATE After White House denial, a source familiar with the matter reiterated to AFP that Deutsche Bank had received the request several weeks ago https://t.co/FUsxpQ8ha5
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) December 5, 2017
News outlets independently confirming that Mueller subpoenaed Deutsche Bank:
ABC
WSJ
Reuters
BloombergFox News and Trump's attorney said it didn't happen.
Who do you believe?
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) December 5, 2017
REMINDER- Deutsche was the only major bank NOT to leave Russia after their crisis in 1998. They have very deep ties there. (note-I worked there from 2002-2011)
— Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) December 5, 2017
Trump hasn't tweeted today. He knows Mueller's got him and his son-in-law with the Deutsche Bank subpoena. I bet right now he's mulling ways to fire Mueller for invading into his personal finances. That was his red line in July.
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) December 5, 2017
Some very interesting nuggets w/in this Deutsche Bank subpoena story. 1.) The bank worried that if Trump defaulted on a loan it'd be hard to take action against the president of the United States and pursue payments. pic.twitter.com/fM8p40ZOyh
— Shane Harris (@shaneharris) December 5, 2017
Democrats move to defend Mueller against Trump allies https://t.co/31ZfHj8B68 via @eschor & @kyledcheney pic.twitter.com/69jh6Chn0H
— POLITICO (@politico) December 5, 2017
Exclusive: Russian told Senate Trump Jr. wanted info on Clinton Foundation money https://t.co/FhDbKNmsQz via @nbcnews
— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) December 5, 2017
JUST IN: RNC reinstates support for Roy Moore after Trump endorsement https://t.co/pYrh9MhA6R pic.twitter.com/pX8V9gtL0d
— The Hill (@thehill) December 5, 2017
Who could have predicted this https://t.co/P8pgdJxCVZ
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) December 5, 2017
Trump may launch private spy network to combat "deep state" enemies: report https://t.co/oGgO5J0W5j pic.twitter.com/DXTYryYAPp
— The Hill (@thehill) December 5, 2017
If congressional @GOP and @realDonaldTrump can’t figure out by the end of this week how to continue funding the government, Republicans will have led us into the second government shutdown in just four years. https://t.co/lW8z3WcYAx
— CAP Action (@CAPAction) December 5, 2017
Back to the Freedom Caucus future: After 7 months of relative calm, they're stirring up a fight on the year-end tax/spending plans. https://t.co/hu6cvEcD4d
— Paul Kane (@pkcapitol) December 5, 2017
Pence secretly offered to replace Trump after "Access Hollywood" tape leaked: report https://t.co/cgXGGJyazB pic.twitter.com/4MzI6ELDZd
— The Hill (@thehill) December 5, 2017
https://twitter.com/AudraEqualityMc/status/938157013317619713
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BATSHIT BREXIT BRITAIN
Juncker has suggested a further Brexit meeting with PM which was expected tomorrow now “maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, not on Friday and Saturday because I’m out of town, maybe on Sunday”.
Tomorrow trip to Brussels looking doubtful.
— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) December 5, 2017
'We can't go on like this': mood of resignation in EU as Brexit talks stutter https://t.co/lY3qechyqA
— Lady Jasmine the European Cat (@JeanneBartram) December 5, 2017
https://twitter.com/GuitarMoog/status/938186168566460416
A plot to blow up Downing Street gates and assassinate Theresa May has been foiled https://t.co/kQwz5iVyLy
— The Independent (@Independent) December 5, 2017
Tomorrow's @thetimesIE pic.twitter.com/RP5kiOrj95
— Richie Oakley #andacyclist (@roakleyIRL) December 5, 2017
Strange the phrases that, these days, require trigger warnings. pic.twitter.com/kUfcxCrwoq
— Jo Maugham (@JolyonMaugham) December 5, 2017
"This Irish stuff…" Another day, another baffling statement about Irish politics from Iain Duncan Smith. Here's today's humdinger. pic.twitter.com/MS9DpCB1hc
— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) December 5, 2017
“For all the DUP scaremongering about Dublin’s designs on the North through the Trojan horse of Brexit… it’s hard to avoid the conclusion that what the DUP fears is what unionists have always most feared – not Dublin’s designs, but betrayal by London”https://t.co/U9pxtZwUfq
— David Phinnemore (@DPhinnemore) December 5, 2017
.@columeastwood “Why is the DUP not using its influence to retain membership of the Single Market and the Customs Union for the whole of the UK? … No one voted to leave the SM/CU… it wasn’t on the ballot paper” @BBCNolan pic.twitter.com/smNMIVKDT4
— The SDLP (@SDLPlive) December 5, 2017
https://twitter.com/SophieLong01/status/938057385796567040
Cllr John Scott – who joined the DUP at its party conference in November, and subsequently declared his support for abortion reform and same-sex marriage – is to retire from politics for 'health reasons'.https://t.co/qgqhLw7DbH #dup17 pic.twitter.com/uhSnHhXG1Z
— Brendan Hughes (@brendanhughes64) December 5, 2017
Live pictures of the government solving the Irish border issue: pic.twitter.com/w4AmWoliBb
— Have I Got News For You (@haveigotnews) December 5, 2017
Ireland divided by Taytos will never be free. pic.twitter.com/vg3qdukyIL
— Kate Devlin (@drkatedevlin) December 5, 2017
"Hello, is that Sky? This is Theresa. I'd like to cancel my subscription but still receive all your channels, but in only one room of my house.
If you give me this package, I'm willing to pay up to three times the current subscription fee for this deal." pic.twitter.com/KO9o9DqHsd
— James Melville 🚜 (@JamesMelville) December 4, 2017
Multi-millionaire Brexiters. Remind me once again: what first attracted you to leaving an EU that’s clamping down on tax havens? pic.twitter.com/pHQr1aDkmB
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) December 5, 2017
Finally…
Christine Keeler, former model at heart of Profumo affair, dies at 75 https://t.co/CeX6i3fDv7
— Claire Phipps (@Claire_Phipps) December 5, 2017