2018: NBC NEWS (218)

JANUARY

‘Fire and Fury’ author Wolff calls Trump least credible person who has ever walked on earth

Initial talks underway about Trump interview in Mueller Russia probe

Trump looks like he’s playing favorites with Florida offshore relief

Democrats to invite sex misconduct victims to Trump’s State of the Union

Trump denies Haiti slur amid fallout from ‘shithole’ comment

Trump’s history of breaking decorum with remarks on race, ethnicity

After A Year In Office, Questions About Trump’s Foreign Deals Go On, And On

13 Children Hospitalized, Parents Jailed on Torture Charges

FBI agents visited Steve Bannon’s home last week to discuss subpoena in Russia probe

The Mueller effect: FARA filings soar in shadow of Manafort, Flynn probes

House Republicans pass spending bill to avoid shutdown, prospects dim in Senate

Right-wing demand to #ReleaseTheMemo endorsed by Russian bots, trolls

Shooting at Italy High School in Texas leaves teen wounded, suspect in custody

Flynn kept FBI interview concealed from White House, Trump

Mayors’ group calls off Trump meeting after Justice Department threatens sanctuary cities

Trump wanted to fire Mueller in June but backed down when White House counsel threatened to quit

Vegas casino king Steve Wynn accused of ‘pattern of sexual misconduct’ in Wall Street Journal report

Poll: Millennials say the country is on the wrong track, but they’re not

Trump’s gripes against McCabe included wife’s politics, Comey’s ride home

FEBRUARY

Democratic rebuttal calls Nunes memo ‘deliberately misleading’

Trump: Democrats’ muted State of Union reaction ‘treasonous’

Democrats expand battleground, target 101 GOP seats

After temporary shutdown, Congress passes two-year spending deal

17 killed in shooting at high school in Parkland, Florida, authorities say

Sheriff in Florida shooting calls for power to detain over social media

Ivanka Trump: Arming teachers an option that ‘needs to be discussed’

Trump slammed Clinton over handling of classified info. That looks like hypocrisy now

MARCH

Mueller eyes charges against Russians who stole, spread Democrats’ emails

Trump was angry and ‘unglued’ when he started a trade war, officials say

Commerce Sec. Ross: ‘No reason’ to think Trump will reverse tariff plan

Special counsel wants documents from Trump, numerous campaign associates

Stormy Daniels sues Trump, says ‘hush agreement’ invalid because he never signed

Trump lawyer Michael Cohen tries to silence adult-film star Stormy Daniels

Putin on U.S. election interference: ‘I couldn’t care less’

Qataris opted not to give info on Kushner, secret meetings to Mueller

Tillerson says U.K. spy poisoning ‘clearly’ came from Russia

Democrat Conor Lamb apparent winner in Pennsylvania upset, deals blow to Trump

Possible Russian trolls try to register for Texas Democratic convention

Democrats hold double-digit lead for 2018 midterm elections

2 Students, Gunman Injured in Shooting at St. Mary’s Co. High School

Austin bomb suspect Mark Anthony Conditt blows himself up as SWAT team approaches

Bill Muray: The Parkland kids remind me of the students who helped end the Vietnam War

Amid White House turmoil, Trump mused about life without a chief of staff

At March For Our Lives, survivors lead hundreds of thousands in call for change

FEC ruling on Stormy Daniels payment could take a year or longer

Stormy Daniels’ lawyer files motion to depose Trump, lawyer Michael Cohen

Trump tells aides not to talk publicly about Russia policy moves

APRIL

California crash that killed Hart family may have been intentional, authorities say

Suspect in YouTube Shooting Posted Rants About the Company Online

Trump sending National Guard troops to Mexico border, but they won’t have contact with immigrants

Without data-targeted ads, Facebook would look like a pay service, Sandberg says

For Trump and Cohen, attorney-client privilege goes only so far

Video shows U.S. agents trying to dump injured man over Mexican border

Trump, Mueller teams prepare to move forward without presidential interview

Trump announces strikes as Syria following suspected chemical weapons attack by Assad forces

Poll shows Democrats have midterm intensity advantage, but no ‘knockout’ yet

Trump won as the anti-Clinton. Here’s why it might fall flat in 2018

Miguel Diaz-Canel becomes Cuba’s president, Raul Castro steps down

GOP faces rural rebellion over Trump trade agenda

John Bolton chaired anti-Muslim think tank

Republican Debbie Lesko scores tight win in Arizona special election: projection

Trump’s biggest problem might be the competency question

New NYC Schools Chief’s ‘White Manhattan Parents’ Tweet Brews Controversy

MAY

Kelly thinks he’s saving U.S. from disaster, calls Trump ‘idiot,’ say White House staffers

Rudy Giuliani insists Trump wasn’t aware of Stormy Daniels reimbursement until recently

McCain doesn’t want Trump at funeral, friends tell White House

Prisoner release event highlights the best and worst of Trump

Lawmakers weigh Plan B to protect Mueller’s work

Democrats, rights advocates are close to losing the battle over torture

Supreme Court allows sports betting across the country

In Florida Senate race, Dems face down a daunting price tag

Trump eliminates job of national cybersecurity coordinator

Trump: Justice Dept. Put a ‘spy’ in campaign to ‘frame’ him

Shooting suspect Dimitrios Pagourtzis posted ‘Born to Kill’ T-shirt

Roger Stone ‘prepared’ for Mueller indictment

Interior Dept. moves to allow Alaska bear hunting with doughnuts, bacon

Inside the summit collapse: Trump wanted to cancel before N. Korean leader could

The Trump effect: New study connects white American intolerance and support for authoritarianism

Dems, Republicans try to game California’s upcoming ‘Top 2’ primaries

CIA report says North Korea won’t denuclearize, but might open a burger joint

JUNE

Bill Clinton: I wouldn’t have done anything differently in Lewinsky scandal even in #MeToo era

Hundreds of migrant kids separated from parents are stuck at border stations

Poll: Economic satisfaction under Trump isn’t helping his party’s 2018 chances

Top Senate staffer arrested in leak probe, after NY Times reporter’s records are seized

Trump hits the world stage, Day 1: Come late, leave early, offend host, alienate allies

U.S. won’t bring up North Korea’s human rights issues at Singapore summit

Session cites Bible in defense of breaking up families, blames migrant parents

Texas deputy sexually assaulted undocumented immigrant’s child, sheriff says

Trump admin’s ‘tent cities’ cost more than keeping migrant kids with parents

Tech companies quietly work with ICE as border crisis continues

Tom Arnold tweets picture with Michael Cohen, says he ‘has all the tapes’

The end of memes? Campaigners dismayed at European internet ruling

Mattis is out of the loop and Trump doesn’t listen to him, say officials

Supreme Court ruling deals major blow to public worker unions

Capital Gazette shooting: Suspect charged after 5 killed at Maryland newspaper

North Korea has increased nuclear production at secret sites, say U.S. officials

JULY

Powerful GOP Rep. Jim Jordan accused of turning blind eye to sexual abuse as Ohio State wrestling coach

Some Democrats want to go to war over abolishing ICE. So does President Trump

Mom Shoots Man Trying to Steal SUV With Kids Inside: Cops

Fourth Ohio State wrestler says Rep. Jim Jordan knew about sexual abuse when he was coach

Key senators already facing a campaign-like blitz on Kavanaugh confirmation fight

Stormy Daniels arrested at strip club, charged with sex offenses

Pentagon goes into ‘damage control’ mode to reassure NATO allies

Trump calls out ‘very aggressive’ Montenegro in latest NATO jibe

Sean Spicer: Mueller’s investigation is not a witch hunt

Father of Parkland School Shooting Survivors Killed in North Lauderdale Armed Robbery

Poll: Trump is stronger with the base, weaker with the middle

Poll: Support for Roe v. Wade hits new high

Pickax-Wielding Vandal Smashes President Trump’s Hollywood Walk of Fame Star to Pieces

Cohen willing to tell Mueller Trump knew of 2016 Russia meeting, source says

Trump admin has no central strategy for election security, and no one’s in charge

U.S. citizen’s family was denied visas under Trump’s travel ban. Then he died by suicide.

AUGUST

North Korea is still producing ballistic missiles after summit

Trump’s undermining of Obamacare violates the Constitution, new lawsuit charges

Trump is at odds with his own aides on Russia again (and again and again)

The White House’s story on the Trump Tower meeting shifts — yet again

Now the Trump administration wants to limit citizenship for legal immigrants

New York Rep. Chris Collins indicted on insider trading charges

Democrats are losing this race. And they’re thrilled about it.

50 Democratic candidates say they would oppose Pelosi as House speaker

Omarosa Manigault Newman reveals recording she made of President Trump day after she was fired

Avenatti’s ‘swagger’ stirs Iowa Democrats

Tim Pawlenty goes down and six takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries

Far-right Sweden Democrats hope to topple century of socialism

The growing split between progressives and party leaders on deficit spending could define the party’s future.

Team Trump still isn’t telling the truth about that 2016 Trump Tower meeting

Trump takes shot after guilty plea: ‘Don’t retain the services of Michael Cohen!’

The nightmare is just beginning for Paul Manafort

Trump Org CFO Allen Weisselberg given immunity by prosecutors to testify

At GOP event, Trump is silent on dying McCain

Sen. John McCain, independent voice of the GOP establishment, dies at 81

W.H. flag back to full-staff after McCain’s death, Capitol flag remains lowered

Far-right media misidentified Jacksonville shooter as Trump-bashing Reddit user

Trump told Christian leaders he got rid of a law. He didn’t.

SEPTEMBER

Poll: High-profile Missouri Senate race locked in a dead heat

Parkland victim’s father and Kavanaugh: The handshake that wasn’t 

Trump admin plans to hold migrant kids indefinitely, upending decades-old ban

Record-breaking 100 women may be elected to the House in 2018

David Brock: I knew Brett Kavanaugh during his years as a Republican operative. Don’t let him sit on the Supreme Court

North Korea is still making nukes, and the Trump admin is taking a harder line

U.S. officials suspect Russia in mystery ‘attacks’ on diplomats in Cuba, China

NRCC spending almost $5 million on ads to help Barbara Comstock

John McCain’s family slams GOP group for using footage of him in campaign ads

Paul Manafort expected to plead guilty in Mueller probe

Coast Guard member flashes white power hand signal on TV

In stunning move, Trump declassifies documents related to Russia probe

Yale Law dean: Reports that professor groomed female clerks for Kavanaugh ‘of enormous concern’

Spokesman for GOP on Kavanaugh nomination resigns; has been accused of harassment in the past

Poll: Democrats hold the advantage in November’s elections

Rob Goldstone wishes he’d never set up that Trump Tower meeting with the Russians

Poll: It’s neck-and-neck in the Arizona Senate race

Poll: Ohio gubernatorial race tied, Brown leads big in Senate race

Senate probing new allegation of misconduct against Kavanaugh

With support from key GOP senator, Judiciary Committee sets favorable vote for Kavanaugh

Kavanaugh fight shows us that Washington is sick. Very sick.

White House limits scope of the FBI’s investigation into the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh

OCTOBER

Kavanaugh classmate to tell FBI of nominee’s ‘violent drunken’ behavior in college

Mutual friend of Ramirez and Kavanaugh anxious to come forward with evidence

Dozens of potential sources of information have not been contacted by the FBI in Kavanaugh investigation

FBI confidential Kavanaugh report handed to White House, Senate

Kavanaugh was the ‘slut whore drunk’ of the Ford story, Sen. Lindsey Graham says

Nikki Haley to resign as Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations

Screenshots show Khashoggi did not see text messages after entering Saudi consulate

Kavanaugh isn’t popular with Middle America

Behind the Senate deal to confirm scores of conservative judges

Trump suggests support for family separations, after earlier practice caused outcry

Trump’s closing argument is full of conspiracy theories and brute force. And it just might work.

Carrying a ‘black enough’ message, Democrats target young African-Americans to power a Florida revival

Khashoggi met with crown prince’s brother amid efforts to return him to Saudi Arabia

4 Apparent Explosive Devices Sent to Hillary Clinton, Obama, CNN Correspondents and George Soros Are Linked: Sources

Explosive device sent to CNN featured parody ISIS flag, ‘Get Er Done’ inscription

Man in Florida to be charged over mail bombs: Booker, Clapper latest to be sent packages

Trump says he ‘could tone up’ rhetoric after mail-bomb arrest

Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect threatened Jewish groups, pushed migrant caravan conspiracies

Poll: Sinema leads McSally in Arizona Senate race

Jews assail ‘Christian rabbi’ who appeared with Pence, and so does his own movement

NOVEMBER

Federal judges order Ohio to allow purged voters back in 

The political climate is making Democrats ‘eat their feelings.’ Here’s how to manage the stress.

Alec Baldwin Arrested After Fight Over Manhattan Parking Spot

Democrats hold 7-point edge in final national poll

Democrats have slight edge in close Florida Senate, governor races

In secret chats, trolls struggle to get Twitter disinformation campaigns off the ground

Abrams doesn’t conceded in Georgia, predicts runoff in governor’s race

Mass shooting at Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California

Gillum statement stokes intrigue as Florida vote margin tightens

Trump celebrates the midterm results, but without millenials and women he could be headed for disaster in 2020

Veterans haven’t received GI Bill Benefits for months due to ongoing IT issues at VA

State of Maryland asks judge to declare Rosenstein acting attorney general

Key ‘resistance’ group plots how newly elected reps can take on Trump — and House Democratic leaders

Second Trump-Kim summit to go ahead without list of nuclear North Korean weapons, Pence says

Judge orders White House to temporarily restore CNN reporter’s press pass

CNN and Jim Acosta’s fight for White House access isn’t over

‘Never Trump’ Republicans went Democrat in 2018. Are they gone for good?

GM to slash over 14,000 jobs from North American workforce

Mueller has emails from Stone pal Corsi about WikiLeaks Dem email dump

Michael Cohen pleads guilty to lying about Trump Tower project in Moscow

DECEMBER

Former President George H.W. Bush is dead at 94

Russian spokesman says there were contacts on Trump Tower, but they ‘disappeared’

Think President Trump seems rattled now? There may be more to come

Tillerson says he often had to tell Trump that his directive ‘violates the law’

Roger Stone associate Jerome Corsi sues Mueller, Justice, CIA, FBI, NSA for $350 million

Times’ 2018 ‘Person of the Year’ is killed and imprisoned journalists

CIA chief to brief House on Khashoggi as pressure mounts on Trump

Trump confides to friends he’s concerned about impeachment

Trump was in the room during hush money discussions

Federal judge in Texas strikes down Affordable Care Act

Poll: 62 percent say Trump isn’t telling the truth in Russia probe

Russia favored Trump, targeted African-Americans with election meddling, reports say

U.S. troops to leave Syria as President Trump declares victory over ISIS

Trump’s withdrawal from Syria is victory for Iran and Russia, experts say

Mueller may submit report to attorney general as soon as mid-February, say sources

Russians launched pro-Jill Stein social media blitz to help Trump win election, reports say

White House says Erdogan promised Trump he’d finish off ISIS in Syria

Trump becomes first president since 2002 not to visit troops at Christmas time

Probe of Trump’s charity could crash ‘like a Mack Truck’ into his real estate empire

800,000 government workers may need financial assistance as shutdown continues

Two-year-old whose Yemeni mother fought for U.S. visa to visit him dies in hospital

Elizabeth Warren launches 2020 presidential exploratory committee

News Source: NBC News

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