Pence would back 25th Amendment to boot Trump: book

Trump's mental incapacity alarmed aides, says anonymous author. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

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[HuffPost] ‌ SESSIONS WANTS SENATE SEAT BACK Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions is hopping into an already crowded race for his old Alabama Senate seat. He is expected to make a formal announcement on Thursday. [HuffPost] ‌ AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM WINS EQUAL PAY Pay equality is finally a reality for the Matildas, as Football Federation Australia announced a landmark deal that will see the Australian women’s soccer team receive the same benefits as the Socceroos. [HuffPost] ‌ HOW A NOTRE DAME CONSPIRACY THEORY LED TO A SHOOTING  When the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris caught fire, far-right pundits spread groundless accusations that Muslim attackers started the blaze. Last week, a former far-right political candidate who had embraced that conspiracy theory went to a French mosque and tried to set it on fire. He shot two Muslim men who confronted him. [HuffPost] How do we decide which stories make our front page? Who writes our headlines? How do we get scoops? 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