Russia accuses US of "direct interference" in its upcoming election https://t.co/rWi9wRNsmN pic.twitter.com/rGiU9YaaHh
— The Hill (@thehill) December 27, 2017
Troll so hard: Russia accuses U.S. of 'direct interference" in its prez election https://t.co/zY2wgnBnbk pic.twitter.com/BSfSxh0dDm
— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) December 27, 2017
Russia has accused the U.S. of election meddling ahead of its 2018 vote https://t.co/N9eg329TVB pic.twitter.com/Ue51HkPR6F
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) December 27, 2017
.@michaeldweiss got his hands on KGB training manuals that are still marked "classified" in Russia. An extremely important read that sheds new light on Russia's active measures during the election: https://t.co/HkhoWg3G93
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) December 27, 2017
Since we know this will happen, we must pass my bipartisan bill w/ @SenatorLankford to fund election infrastructure for 2018 elections. As in now, not later. Russia is going to attack our next election.The Trump administration may not even try to stop it. https://t.co/r2o1vvU9sj
— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) December 26, 2017
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WORLD
Power prices fell below zero in Germany over the weekend. Yes, that means consumers were actually paid to use power. https://t.co/e7btiO6h1s
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 27, 2017
Puerto Rico's ongoing blackout is now the largest in US history.
3 months after Hurricane Maria hit, only 65% of Puerto Ricans have electricity. pic.twitter.com/FNOv8zhHhr
— Vox (@voxdotcom) December 27, 2017
Israel plans to name a high-speed rail station in Jerusalem after President Trump. The project comes after he announced plans to move the US Embassy there. https://t.co/AmME7tFTjO pic.twitter.com/GIXtJGWAMF
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) December 27, 2017
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TRUMPWORLD
Mueller questioning RNC staffers on possible Russia links to 2016 campaign: report https://t.co/Sk74FGZqcQ pic.twitter.com/ooOYJe4K17
— The Hill (@thehill) December 27, 2017
Mueller's team has reportedly begun to question Republican National Committee staffers about the GOP's joint data operation with the Trump campaign, and whether there was any coordination with Russia https://t.co/aFAaWlkczb
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) December 27, 2017
“President Trump’s legal team plans to cast Flynn as a liar seeking to protect himself if he accuses the president or his senior aides of any wrongdoing, according to three people familiar with the strategy.” https://t.co/CWK1Bdai9I
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) December 27, 2017
Two very different reported legal strategies, not sure which one is the most effective pic.twitter.com/LfT3SiSJ7B
— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) December 27, 2017
Ex-Watergate prosecutor: Trump FBI attacks may be obstruction of justice https://t.co/qjSKXxXTb5 pic.twitter.com/PqzX9QdkpA
— The Hill (@thehill) December 27, 2017
Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein responds to Trump's attacks calling the FBI 'tainted': "There’s really only one institution that has been tainted through these months, and that is the Trump presidency." pic.twitter.com/IevrRakCeJ
— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) December 27, 2017
"You Can't See Me" ❌ 👀 A large truck is attempting to block cameras from capturing video of President Donald Trump golfing 🚚 🏌 https://t.co/qeO0k6c4YP pic.twitter.com/YO34DA6MGq
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) December 27, 2017
Again, from GovTrack: Trump has signed fewer bills to this point in his presidency than any elected president in 64 years. https://t.co/dv5EOCm4VW
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) December 27, 2017
Trump says that his administration has had “more legislation passed, including the record was Harry Truman… and we broke that record.”
GovTrack says that Trump has signed the fewest bills into law by this point in any recent president’s first year https://t.co/G3qwYOnv70 pic.twitter.com/iIMH9gJLET
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) December 27, 2017
Vanity Fair admits its "attempt at humor" fell flat. Here's a hint:
Hire staff with actual wit instead of smug, snarky, clueless hacks… https://t.co/018gW2tugS— Sister Celluloid (@sistercelluloid) December 27, 2017
You can bring guns into the new Tennessee legislative building, but you have to leave “hand-carried signs and signs on hand sticks” because they “represent a serious safety hazard.” https://t.co/4nMvckuRDW
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) December 26, 2017
Republicans face intraparty clash in Mississippi, Utah https://t.co/6YcyzaX9WS
— 🗽Jeffrey Levin 🗽 (@jilevin) December 28, 2017
It may seem like Donald Trump fundamentally changed American politics in 2016, but @EJDionne and @NormOrnstein give new insight into his rise: https://t.co/56SEhFFyaQ
— The Aspen Institute (@AspenInstitute) December 27, 2017
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BATSHIT BREXIT BRITAIN
Heseltine 'should be sanctioned' for Brexit comments https://t.co/pP3ztjKedF
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) December 28, 2017
"Okay, so people are going to food banks, there's a crisis in funding for elderly care, the NHS is at breaking point, young people can't get jobs or anywhere near the property ladder…..what can we do that'll start to turn all this around?" pic.twitter.com/8hfEhISjSc
— Pointless Letters (@pointlesslettrs) December 27, 2017
Is there ANYONE who is surprised by this? It's crap like this that drags the state way down into the gutter with the terrorists, insulting those who served with honour.
Why not weed out the individuals if this wasn't systematic?https://t.co/Pv1BBdrVS5
— MorpheusNI (@MorpheusNI) December 27, 2017
I for one regret the passing of the intellectual pantos of old https://t.co/OfbilzwkUb
— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) December 27, 2017
My Nan remembers not having burgundy passports but she voted remain because she’s “not a twat”
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) December 27, 2017
The full interview between @BarackObama and Prince Harry is available as a podcast here https://t.co/ar9Vkb0kcY
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) December 27, 2017
Boys don't dress as princesses pic.twitter.com/RWDncYjv2T
— Matt (@evertonmatt1878) December 27, 2017