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LOW MARKS

Trump Admin’s Handling of ‘Havana Syndrome’ Was a Mess: ARB

A newly declassified review found “systemic disorganization” in the State Department’s response to mysterious attacks on diplomatic staffers.

Allison Quinn

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BEST OF THE BEAST

12 Top Stories From The Daily Beast’s Totally Wild 2018

Add these scoops to your holiday reading list if you haven’t already.

The Daily Beast

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DANGEROUS DOLT

Trump Feared Security Threat in ‘Delusional’ Calls: CNN

The president was reportedly woefully unprepared for calls with fellow heads of state, cozied up to hostile foreign leaders, and was abusive towards American allies.

Madeline Charbonneau

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OFF THE HANDLE

Trump Raged at His Generals: ‘A Bunch of Dopes and Babies’

A new book by Washington Post reporters sheds new light on Trump’s incredible temper tantrum at his top military brass, who he also called “losers.”

Jamie Ross

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@ HIM NEXT TIME

Tillerson: It’s ‘Wrong’ to Ask a Country for Personal Favors

He also added that he thinks “the country is in good hands with the American people.”

Anna Kaplan

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NOPE

Tillerson Denies Haley’s Claims He Tried to Undermine Trump

The former secretary of state said Haley was “not in a position to know what (he) may or may not have said to the president.”

Julia Arciga

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‘SAVE THE COUNTRY’

Nikki Haley Latest ‘Adult in the Room’ With Pie on Her Face

The lesson the “thoughtful” conservatives can’t seem to learn is that unabashed authenticity covers a multitude of sins, while voters can spot phoniness and weakness a mile away.

Matt Lewis

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‘Save the Country’

Nikki Haley: Trump Aides Tried to Enlist Me to Undercut Him

In her new memoir called “With All Due Respect,” the former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. claims that Rex Tillerson and John Kelly tried to get her to turn against Trump.

Barbie Latza Nadeau

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KREMLIN CALLING

Trump to Pick Pompeo Deputy Sullivan as Russia Envoy: Report

Sullivan served as acting secretary of state following the firing of Rex Tillerson, and would succeed Jon Huntsman.

Jamie Ross

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MAKE THE PROBLEM GO AWAY

Trump Urged Rex to Help Drop Giuliani Client’s Case: Report

Giuliani is said to have at first denied ever bringing up the Reza Zarrab case to Trump but then conceded that he might have done so.

Julia Arciga

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DUMB DOWN

Tillerson to House: Trump Didn’t Understand Immigration Law

Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that Trump ‘didn’t know a lot of the legal aspects of the immigration laws.’

Erin Banco

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