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Fusion GPS, the opposition research firm behind the infamous “pee dossier” on then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, was first hired by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele to obtain damaging information on Paul Manafort — weeks before the firm hired him to produce his now-discredited, conspiracy-weaving dossier.

Attorney George Conway on Monday took what appears to be his first public jab at his wife Kellyanne Conway, and senior White House aide , addressing her verified Twitter account with a snarky attack on her “boss” President Donald Trump.

Andrew Weissmann, a former investigator for Robert Mueller’s special counsel and MSNBC legal analyst, declared Monday that former FBI lawyer Lisa Page — who opposed Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy — did nothing wrong as the bureau investigated his 2016 campaign. 

President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign announced Monday that it will no longer provide credentials to Bloomberg News reporters after the corporate news outlet ended investigations into 2020 Democrat candidates in the wake of its owner, Michael Bloomberg, launching a bid for the presidency.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a newly-released interview that he never discussed “quid pro quo” with President Donald Trump, once again denying any link between the release of U.S. military aid in exchange for investigations.

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (D) announced Monday that he is ending his longshot bid for president. 

Former Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday announced the launch “World War Zero,” a star-studded coalition of former heads of state and Hollywood figures dedicated to advocating for solutions to climate change.

Nine people have died in a plane crash in Brule County, South Dakota, Saturday afternoon, an official confirmed to a local news outlet. 

Former Vice President Joe Biden nibbled on his wife Jill’s finger during a campaign event in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Saturday, adding to his ever-growing list of gaffes and bizarre behaviors on the 2020 primary trail. 

The suspected attacker responsible for the deadly stabbing in central London was a convicted terrorist who was recently released from prison and believed to possess ties to Islamist terror groups, according to The Times.

Several people were wounded in a stabbing on a shopping street in The Hague, Netherlands, according to Dutch police officials. 

An Illinois town has approved a measure to fund a local reparations program with proceeds from the purchase of recreational marijuana.

Former Democrat congressman and network contributor Barney Frank told CNBC’s Squawk Box on Friday that 2020 White House candidate Michael Bloomberg’s past policies will likely prevent him from winning his party’s nomination.

San Francisco saw record-breaking cold on Thanksgiving Day with temperatures plummeting to 48 degrees, ty ing the city’s record for November, according to a report.

Appearing Friday on CNBC TV, BET Founder Bob Johnson said he believes no current Democrat White House contender can beat President Donald Trump in the 2020 general election. 

Justice Clarence Thomas has joined the chorus of criticism of former Vice President Joe Biden’s handling of his 1991 Supreme Court confirmation process, suggesting the aim of the contentious hearings was to prevent him from reaching the bench.

Thomas Bowers, a former Deutsche Bank executive who is said to have approved some of the financial services company’s loans to President Donald Trump, committed suicide earlier this month, according to Los Angeles Magazine.

White House candidate Michael Bloomberg has hired a senior staffer from Sen. Kamala Harris’s (D-CA) flailing campaign, Politico first reported on Wednesday. 

Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, has no plans to resign over allegations of sexual misconduct, an individual close to the high-ranking diplomat said. 

President Donald Trump has made a surprise visit to Afghanistan to address U.S. troops on Thanksgiving Thursday. 

Thousands of demonstrators in Hong Kong staged a “Thanksgiving” rally on Thursday evening in response to President Donald Trump signing two bills in support of the city’s pro-democracy movement. 

Chick-fil-A attempted to quell blowback from conservatives over a previous donation to an anti-Christian organization Wednesday, seemingly blaming an anonymous staffer for the decision while maintaining that the check was cut to “change lives” in the spirit of “thinking about others.”

Rudy Giuliani eyed business deals in Ukraine as he sought inquires into allegations of corruption against former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, according to a report.

Appearing Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Hardball” with host Chris Matthews, national security analyst Malcolm Nance compared supporters of President Donald Trump and Islamic State members, arguing they are “very similar.” 

Appearing Wednesday on The Hill’s Rising, far-left documentary filmmaker Michael Moore claimed that allegations of corruption against Hunter Biden are “conspiracy theories” that have been “debunked.”

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on Tuesday attempted to dismiss a recent survey revealing her support has plunged nationwide. 

South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s (D) White House campaign announced it will return donations from two attorneys who previously represented Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearings. 

2020 White House candidate Michael Bloomberg said in March that he wouldn’t run for president because of his old age and the fact that he would have to renounce his previous policy positions — and his identity as a white male — to accommodate the Democratic Party’s leftward lurch.

Left-wing pop icon Cher called on women to vote President Donald Trump out of office for possibly misgendering Conan the combat dog, who helped U.S. special forces kill Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi last month.

The House Judiciary Committee announced Tuesday that the panel will hold its inaugural impeachment hearing next week and has invited President Donald Trump to testify.

The House Oversight Committee sued Attorney General William Barr and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross for blocking its investigation into the administration’s decision to forgo adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census. 

First Lady Melania Trump was met with boos from Baltimore high school students ahead of her planned speech addressing the nation’s opioid crisis on Tuesday. 

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on Monday floated the possibility of an all-woman ticket if she wins the Democrat Party’s presidential nomination in 2020. 

Former President Barack Obama reportedly told an unnamed 2020 candidate that former vice president Joe Biden lacks an “intimate bond” with voters, especially in Iowa, the first-in-the-nation caucus state. 

Appearing Monday on CBS’s “Late Show” with Stephen Colbert, veteran actor Robert De Niro posited that newly-minted presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg “might be the one” to defeat President Donald Trump in 2020. 

CNN Reliable Sources host Brian Stelter on Sunday provided a platform to Steven Hassan — an author and self-proclaimed expert on “cults” — allowing him to go unchallenged when he claimed President Donald Trump is the leader of a “destructive cult.”