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New York Times:
Rocky First Weekend for Trump Troubles Even His Top Aides — WASHINGTON — President Trump's first weekend in office unfolded much the way things often did during his campaign: with angry Twitter messages, a familiar obsession with slights and a series of meandering and at times untrue statements …
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Put on Your Big-Boy Pants, Journos — Extraordinary times—and we are living in an extraordinary time—do not necessarily call for extraordinary measures on the part of the press, as comforting as a full berserking might make many of us feel. The opening minutes of the Trump administration …
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Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
The Note: President Trump's First Monday at the Office — THE BIG STORY: Since the president declared Day Four to be his real Day One, this is when the action starts. Expect a flurry of executive orders and public declarations that will start to churn policy wheels into motion on immigration …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump struggles to shake his erratic campaign habits
Trump struggles to shake his erratic campaign habits
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Mother Jones, The Week, Liberal Values, The Moderate Voice and Vox
I believe the president is entitled to:
I believe the president is entitled to significant deference when it comes to his choices for the cabinet. I also believe given the uncertainty surrounding the future direction of our foreign policy that a higher degree of scrutiny is justified in evaluating whoever is nominated to serve as secretary of state.
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Trump tells business leaders he wants to cut regulations by 75% or ‘maybe more’ — Trump meets with CEOs and pledges to cut taxes ‘massively’ — President Donald Trump on Monday told a range of business leaders that he believes his administration can cut regulations by 75 percent or “maybe more.”
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CNBC:
Trump to sign executive order to renegotiate NAFTA and intent to leave TPP — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday intends to sign an executive order that will put in motion the renegotiation of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). — President Trump is also expected to sign …
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Washington Free Beacon
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Why BuzzFeed News Published the Dossier — Since BuzzFeed News published a 35-page dossier of unverified allegations about ties between President Donald J. Trump and Russia, I've heard a chorus of criticism from journalists who say we abdicated our role as gatekeeper, and a chorus of thanks …
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
BuzzFeed editor: Public deserved to see Trump dossier
BuzzFeed editor: Public deserved to see Trump dossier
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Eyes Michael Flynn's Links to Russia — U.S. counterintelligence agents have investigated communications that President Donald Trump's national security adviser had with Russian officials. Michael Flynn is the first person inside the White House whose links are known to have faced scrutiny …
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Cyra Master / The Hill:
Flynn's communications with Russia investigated: report
Flynn's communications with Russia investigated: report
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New York Times:
Foreign Payments to Trump Firms Violate Constitution, Suit Will Claim — WASHINGTON — A team of prominent constitutional scholars, Supreme Court litigators and former White House ethics lawyers intends to file a lawsuit Monday morning alleging that President Trump is violating the Constitution …
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Cyra Master / The Hill:
Group will sue Trump over business's foreign profits
Group will sue Trump over business's foreign profits
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
Trump's Health Plan Would Convert Medicaid to Block Grants, Aide Says — WASHINGTON — President Trump's plan to replace the Affordable Care Act will propose giving each state a fixed amount of federal money in the form of a block grant to provide health care to low-income people on Medicaid …
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Simón Rios / WBUR:
WBUR Poll: Republican Gov. Baker More Popular Than Democrat Sen. Warren 04:56 — Play — Over four years in office, Elizabeth Warren has staked her claim as the Senate's liberal lion. And many Massachusetts voters like it — 51 percent view her favorably.
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Lauren Dezenski / Politico:
Poll shows Warren is no sure bet for re-election next year
Poll shows Warren is no sure bet for re-election next year
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Washington Free Beacon
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Hillary Clinton plots her next move — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — In a series of private meetings and phone calls at their home in Chappaqua, in New York City and in Washington, Bill and Hillary Clinton are slowly starting to puzzle through their political future, according to over a dozen people …
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CBS News:
Sources say Trump's CIA visit made relations with intel community worse — U.S. government sources tell CBS News that there is a sense of unease in the intelligence community after President Trump's visit to CIA headquarters on Saturday. — An official said the visit …
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
CIA officers give mixed reviews of Trump's strange visit
CIA officers give mixed reviews of Trump's strange visit
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Cyra Master / The Hill:
Report: Trump WH hiring Breitbart writer — A Breitbart staff writer is going to join the Trump White House, Politico reported Sunday night. — Julia Hahn will be a special assistant to the president, according to the report, and is expected to work primarily under chief strategist and former Breitbart executive Steve Bannon.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Breitbart writer expected to join White House staff
Breitbart writer expected to join White House staff
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Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
Doomsday Prep for the Super-Rich — Some of the wealthiest people in America—in Silicon Valley, New York, and beyond—are getting ready for the crackup of civilization. — Steve Huffman, the thirty-three-year-old co-founder and C.E.O. of Reddit, which is valued at six hundred million dollars …