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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Trump's Voter Fraud Example? A Troubled Tale With Bernhard Langer — WASHINGTON — On Monday, President Trump gathered House and Senate leaders in the State Dining Room for a get-to-know-you reception, served them tiny meatballs and pigs-in-a-blanket, and quickly launched into a story meant …
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Jillian Kay Melchior / Heat Street:
EXCLUSIVE: Tiffany Trump Is Currently Registered to Vote in Two States — Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he would request an investigation into voter fraud, “including those registered to vote in two states.” But the new president's own daughter Tiffany Trump is registered to vote …
Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Tiffany Trump is registered to vote in two states: report — President Trump's younger daughter, Tiffany Trump, is registered to vote in two different states, reports revealed Wednesday after her father categorized being registered in two states as “voter fraud.”
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Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Steve Bannon registered to vote in two states despite Trump's cries of ‘voter fraud’ — President's senior adviser is registered in both New York and Florida, as president falsely claims in tweet that such an arrangement amounts to fraud — A senior White House adviser to Donald …
Chris Anderson / Sarasota Herald:
Column: Does Stephen Bannon live in Sarasota County? Because he's registered to vote here
Column: Does Stephen Bannon live in Sarasota County? Because he's registered to vote here
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump's voter fraud claims undermine the democratic process and his presidency
Trump's voter fraud claims undermine the democratic process and his presidency
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
It's No Trump Tower, but White House Has ‘Beautiful’ Phones — President Trump, who flew across the country on hundreds of nights during the 2016 campaign to sleep in his own bed, has now spent five straight days in the unfamiliar surroundings of the White House.
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Nina Burleigh / Newsweek:
Trump White House senior staff have private RNC email accounts — U.S. DONALD TRUMP RNC — Senior Trump administration staffers including Kellyanne Conway, Jared Kushner, Sean Spicer and Steve Bannon have active accounts on a Republican National Committee email system, Newsweek has learned.
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Robert Frank / CNBC:
Mar-a-Lago membership fee doubles to $200,000 — Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach resort owned by the Trump Organization, doubled its initiation fee to $200,000 following the election of Donald Trump as president. — People close to the Florida resort said the increase took effect Jan. 1.
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Hui-Yong Yu / Bloomberg:
Trump Hotels CEO Plots U.S. Expansion With Foreign Plans Shelved — Luxury hotels targeted for big cities, resort destinations — First of new lower-priced Scion hotels to debut this year — President Donald Trump's hotel-management company wants to expand its namesake luxury hotels across …
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New York Times:
Mar-a-Lago Doubles Its Initiation Fee as Membership Interest Swells — The Mar-a-Lago resort doubles its initiation fee — to $200,000 — leading to charges that the Trump Organization is cashing in on its founder's power. — By President Trump's definition of voter fraud, his senior adviser …
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Trump Poised to Lift Ban on C.I.A. ‘Black Site’ Prisons — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing a sweeping executive order that would clear the way for the Central Intelligence Agency to reopen overseas “black site” prisons, like those where it detained and tortured terrorism suspects …
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Max Fisher / New York Times:
Trump Prepares Orders Aiming at Global Funding and Treaties — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing executive orders that would clear the way to drastically reduce the United States' role in the United Nations and other international organizations, as well as begin a process …
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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
President Trump Tells ABC News' David Muir: Construction of Border Wall Will Begin in ‘Months’ — In his first one-on-one television interview since being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, President Donald Trump told ABC News anchor David Muir that Mexico would be paying …
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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
President Trump Tells ABC News' David Muir Alleged Voter Fraud Probe Has ‘a Lot to Look Into’ — In an exclusive interview with ABC News, President Trump insisted there is “a lot to look into” as he said he will call for an investigation into alleged voter fraud following his unsubstantiated claim …
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Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
Trump signs orders on border wall, immigration enforcement
Trump signs orders on border wall, immigration enforcement
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Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
Dems: Wall is ‘opposite of what America stands for’ — Democrats and Hispanic leaders railed against President Trump's executive orders on immigration Wednesday, labeling the proposals ineffective, wasteful and inhumane. — “The United States is the shining light of freedom, liberty, and prosperity to the world.
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Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Trump to sign executive orders enabling construction of proposed border wall and targeting sanctuary cities
Trump to sign executive orders enabling construction of proposed border wall and targeting sanctuary cities
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CNN:
Trump orders construction of border wall, moves to increase deportations
Trump orders construction of border wall, moves to increase deportations
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump Orders Mexican Border Wall to Be Built and Is Expected to Block Syrian Refugees
Trump Orders Mexican Border Wall to Be Built and Is Expected to Block Syrian Refugees
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Virginia Heffernan / New York Times:
Mary Tyler Moore, Who Incarnated the Modern Woman on TV, Dies at 80 — Mary Tyler Moore, whose witty and graceful performances on two top-rated television shows in the 1960s and '70s helped define a new vision of American womanhood, died on Wednesday in Greenwich, Conn. She was 80.
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
A white Trump voter explains why he left a black waitress a $450 tip with an uplifting note — When Jason White walked into Busboys and Poets Monday morning, a Washington restaurant that promotes social justice, he looked around and told his friend he might want to remove his red “Make America Great Again” cap.
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Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Awesome: Trump Fans Leave Huge Tip, Kind Note for Stunned Anti-Trump Waitress
Awesome: Trump Fans Leave Huge Tip, Kind Note for Stunned Anti-Trump Waitress
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Khizr Khan: Trump's immigration plans ‘disturbing’ — Khizr Khan, the father of a Muslim American soldier killed in Iraq, said President Trump's expected executive actions on immigration are alarming. — Trump reportedly plans on limiting U.S. entry for refugees and others …
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Read leaked drafts of 4 White House executive orders on Muslim ban, end to DREAMer program, and more
Read leaked drafts of 4 White House executive orders on Muslim ban, end to DREAMer program, and more
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump: Torture ‘works’ … President Trump said Wednesday he believes that torture “works” and would consider reinstating banned interrogation methods depending on the advice of members of his national security team. — In an interview with ABC News, Trump indicated he wants to resume …
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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
President Trump Tells ABC News' David Muir He ‘Absolutely’ Thinks Waterboarding Works
President Trump Tells ABC News' David Muir He ‘Absolutely’ Thinks Waterboarding Works
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The Daily Beast:
He Claimed There Were 3 Million ‘Illegal Voters.’ Now He Says He May Name Them. — Gregg Phillips might be changing his mind about releasing the names of about 3 million people he claims are illegal immigrants who voted in November to everyone on the internet.
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