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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump vows ‘insurance for everybody’ in Obamacare replacement plan — President-elect Donald Trump said in a weekend interview that he is nearing completion of a plan to replace President Obama's signature health-care law with the goal of “insurance for everybody,” while also vowing …
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Rainer Buergin / Bloomberg:
Trump Calls NATO Obsolete and Dismisses EU in German Interview — President-elect chastises Merkel on refugees, praises Brexit — Comments to Bild suggest policies to mirror campaign rhetoric — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called NATO obsolete, predicted that other European Union members …
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Trump's offer to Russia: an end to sanctions for nuclear arms cut - London Times — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will propose offering to end sanctions imposed on Russia over its annexation of Crimea in return for a nuclear arms reduction deal with Moscow, he told The Times of London.
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Trump Is Making Journalism Great Again — Donald Trump and his forthcoming presidency may be the greatest gift to Washington journalism since the invention of the expense account. His unorthodox approach to politics and governance has vaporized the standard, useful, yet boring script for reporting on a new administration's doings.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Trump Team Considers Moving Press Corps, Alarming Reporters — In the 1890s, journalists covering the president were forced to stand vigil outside the White House fence, querying visitors for scraps of information and appealing for audiences with presidential aides.
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Oliver Laughland / The Guardian:
Talk radio hosts and bloggers may be included in White House press briefings — Trump administration's proposal for new venue and inclusion of non-traditional media follows president-elect's latest outbursts against mainstream reporters — Talk radio hosts and bloggers could be invited …
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Ali Dukakis / ABC News:
Trump Team May Move Press Briefing Room Out of White House: Reince Priebus
Trump Team May Move Press Briefing Room Out of White House: Reince Priebus
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Yamiche Alcindor / New York Times:
In Trump's Feud With John Lewis, Blacks Perceive a Callous Rival — Days before his inauguration, President-elect Donald J. Trump is engaged in a high-profile feud with some of the country's most prominent African-American leaders, setting off anger in a constituency already wary of him after a contentious presidential campaign.
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Carrie Teegardin / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Atlantans say Trump is wrong about their city and John Lewis
Atlantans say Trump is wrong about their city and John Lewis
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
John Lewis' memoir sells out after Trump's Twitter tirade
John Lewis' memoir sells out after Trump's Twitter tirade
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Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Pence defends Trump calling John Lewis a failure to black people
Pence defends Trump calling John Lewis a failure to black people
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Bryan Wendland / KUSA-TV:
Congressman Coffman leaves frustrated crowd — AURORA - When Berthie Ruoff arrived at the Aurora Central Library to meet with Congressman Mike Coffman, she was hopeful to find encouraging answers about the impending changes to the Affordable Care Act. — “My husband passed away …
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Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
GOPer Who Vowed To Stand Up To Trump Flees Constituents At Community Event
GOPer Who Vowed To Stand Up To Trump Flees Constituents At Community Event
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Vladimir Isachenkov / Yahoo:
Kremlin counts days to Trump's inauguration, blasts Obama — MOSCOW (AP) — With eager anticipation, the Kremlin is counting the days to Donald Trump's inauguration and venting its anger at Barack Obama's outgoing administration, no holds barred. — Careful not to hurt chances for a thaw …
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Adriana Cohen / Boston Herald:
Not much legitimate about more Dems bashing Trump — Since Donald Trump's unexpected victory, Democrats have been trying to delegitimize his historic upset. — U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), who sent shock waves through the media echo chamber this weekend when he said in an NBC interview …
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Obama Fades Away As Trump Laughs At His Enemies — America's Nobody-in-Chief is finally going away, his last spasm of rhetorical onanism completely overshadowed by Donald Trump neatly turning the tables on the media purveyors of that fake dossier that tried and failed to paint the PEOTUS as the second coming of Bob Crane.
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Talk radio's Laura Ingraham eyes Senate bid — The queen of conservative talk radio, Laura Ingraham, is eyeing a Senate run in Virginia and a challenge to Hillary Clinton's running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine. — Knowledgeable sources said that several party insiders have approached the media giant to run and that she is considering it.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
A hellscape of lies and distorted reality awaits journalists covering President Trump — At the northeast corner of the National Archives building sits Robert Aitken's sculpture “The Future,” inscribed with some famous words from Shakespeare's “The Tempest”: “What is past is prologue.”
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Kellyanne Conway: Details of Russia investigation should be kept secret ‘to protect the public’ — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Donald Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway on Sunday expressed disappointment that intelligence officials and lawmakers are leaking information …
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Reince Priebus resorts to intimidation: ‘The head of the government ethics ought to be careful’ — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Reince Priebus, chief of staff to President-elect Donald Trump, issued a stern warning to the director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics on Sunday.
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Trump aide Reince Priebus warns ethics chief to ‘be careful’
Trump aide Reince Priebus warns ethics chief to ‘be careful’
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