Charles Pierce | Trump's New York Times Interview Is a Portrait of a Man in Cognitive Decline




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Charles Pierce | Trump's New York Times Interview Is a Portrait of a Man in Cognitive Decline 
Donald Trump. (photo: Dominick Reuter/AFP/Getty Images)
Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "In this interview, the president is only intermittently coherent. He talks in semi-sentences and is always groping for something that sounds familiar, even if it makes no sense whatsoever and even if it blatantly contradicts something he said two minutes earlier."
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Bernie Sanders to Republicans: Stop Saying I Support Your Tax Bill
David Weigel, The Washington Post
Weigel writes: "It was not the first time that Sanders, a popular political figure, had been cited by conservatives to make a roundabout populist pitch."
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How the Russia Inquiry Began: A Campaign Aide, Drinks and Talk of Political Dirt
Sharon LaFraniere, Mark Mazzetti and Matt Apuzzo, The New York Times
Excerpt: "During a night of heavy drinking at an upscale London bar in May 2016, George Papadopoulos, a young foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign, made a startling revelation to Australia's top diplomat in Britain: Russia had political dirt on Hillary Clinton."
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Goldman Sachs to Give Execs Early Bonuses Due to Trump Tax Law
Julia Manchester, The Hill
Manchester writes: "Goldman Sachs gave roughly $100 million in stock awards to some of its top executives early, due to upcoming changes in the tax code."
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Aid Workers Leave Water for Border Crossers in the Arizona Desert. Now, the US Is Banning Them for It
Alex Devoid, azcentral
Devoid writes: "This summer, even as the Trump administration reiterated promises to build a wall and seal off the U.S.-Mexico border, the bombing range and the refuge added a clause to their access-permit application threatening to sue, fine or ban visitors for leaving behind food, water, medical supplies, blankets, footwear and other supplies humanitarian-aid workers leave for distressed border crossers."
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Economic Unrest Spark Protests in Iran
Danielle McLean, ThinkProgress
McLean writes: "Protests have erupted in cities across Iran with thousands chanting against the government and the state of the Islamic Republic's weak economy."
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Trump Trolls America During a Cold Snap That Covers 1 Percent of the Earth's Surface
Grist
Excerpt: "Oh boy. We could point out that D.C. is on track for its hottest year on record."
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