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Greg Miller / Washington Post:
‘This was the worst call by far’: Trump badgered, bragged and abruptly ended phone call with Australian leader — It should have been one of the most congenial calls for the new commander in chief — a conversation with the leader of Australia, one of America's staunchest allies, at the end of a triumphant week.
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Mark Kenny / Sydney Morning Herald:
Malcolm Turnbull's approach vindicated by President Donald Trump's madness — Malcolm Turnbull, who has spent much of this week defending government secrecy over his phone conversation with Donald Trump, has just been done a favour by the forces of media scrutiny and public accountability.
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Vivian Salama / Associated Press:
WHITE HOUSE: TRUMP COMMENTS ON MEXICO ‘LIGHTHEARTED’ — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump warned in a phone call with his Mexican counterpart that he was ready to send U.S. troops to stop “bad hombres down there” unless the Mexican military does more to control them - comments the White House described as “lighthearted.”
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CNN:
Refugee deal — The disagreement came as the two leaders discussed …
Refugee deal — The disagreement came as the two leaders discussed …
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Christopher Woody / Business Insider:
Report: In a ‘humiliating’ and ‘threatening’ tone, Trump lambasted Mexico's president during a phone call
Report: In a ‘humiliating’ and ‘threatening’ tone, Trump lambasted Mexico's president during a phone call
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Public Affairs / Berkeley News:
Milo Yiannopoulos event canceled after violence erupts — Amid an apparently organized violent attack and destruction of property at UC Berkeley's Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union, the UC Police Department (UCPD) determined it was necessary to evacuate controversial speaker Milo Yiannopoulos …
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CBS San Francisco:
Riot Forces Cancellation Of Yiannopoulos Talk At UC Berkeley — BERKELEY, Calif. (CBS SF/AP) — Protesters armed with bricks and fireworks mounted an assault on the building hosting a speech by polarizing Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos Wednesday night, forcing the event's cancellation.
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Alana Goodman / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump's Supreme Court pick Neil Gorusch founded and led club called ‘Fascism Forever’ against liberal faculty at his elite all-boys DC prep school — DailyMail.com reveals how Gorsuch set up club called ‘Fascism Forever’ at his prep school outside D.C. in protest at staff's left-wing tendencies
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Sen. Ron Wyden / National Review:
Senator Wyden Must Resign
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Neil Gorsuch Is Not a Villain
Neil Gorsuch Is Not a Villain
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Trump asks for prayers for Arnold Schwarzenegger's ratings at National Prayer Breakfast — President Trump opened his first appearance at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington with a prayer for the television ratings of the man who succeeded him as host of “The Apprentice.”
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump at National Prayer Breakfast: Pray for Arnold Schwarzenegger — President Donald Trump asked attendees at the National Prayer Breakfast Thursday morning to pray for former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who replaced him as the host of NBC's “The Celebrity Apprentice,” …
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CNN:
Trump at National Prayer Breakfast: ‘Pray for Arnold’
Trump at National Prayer Breakfast: ‘Pray for Arnold’
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Adam Kelsey / ABC News:
Trump Offers Prayer for Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Apprentice’ Ratings
Trump Offers Prayer for Arnold Schwarzenegger, ‘Apprentice’ Ratings
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New York Times:
Raid in Yemen: Risky From the Start and Costly in the End — WASHINGTON — Just five days after taking office, over dinner with his newly installed secretary of defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, President Trump was presented with the first of what will be many life-or-death decisions …
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Ayesha Rascoe / Reuters:
U.S. military probing more possible civilian deaths in Yemen raid
U.S. military probing more possible civilian deaths in Yemen raid
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David Von Drehle / TIME:
Is Steve Bannon the Second Most Powerful Man in the World? — Most modern Presidents chart their opening moves with the help of a friendly think tank or a set of long-held beliefs. — Donald Trump's first steps had the feel of a documentary film made by his chief strategist …
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump aide: Bannon's experience crushing ‘left-wing rivals’ an asset on NSC — An aide to President Trump says Stephen Bannon's experiences at Breitbart News will be an asset for the president's chief strategist in his new role on the National Security Council (NSC).
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Anthony Scaramucci Won't Join White House, Official Says
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: In Mike Pence, conservatives trust — THE BIG IDEA: Mike Pence is the un-Trump. Serving the first president in American history who has no prior political or military experience, the vice president's background makes him well suited to sell Donald Trump's policies.
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Detroit Free Press, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and The Daily Caller
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Reid Wilson / The Hill:
TX Gov blocks funding over sanctuary policy — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has cut funding to Travis County, the home of the city of Austin, following through on a threat to block state grants over a new sheriff's refusal to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
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Fox News:
DHS secretary: Border wall should be finished in two years — MCALLEN, Texas - EXCLUSIVE: In his first television interview as Homeland Security secretary, retired four-star Marine Gen. John F. Kelly told Fox News he wants the U.S.-Mexico border wall finished in two years …
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Sarah Posner / The Nation:
Leaked Draft of Trump's Religious Freedom Order Reveals Sweeping Plans to Legalize Discrimination — If signed, the order would create wholesale exemptions for people and organizations who claim religious objections to same-sex marriage, premarital sex, abortion, and trans identity. — By ,
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Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
JK Rowling roasts former fans who threatened to burn her books over Trump criticism — J.K. Rowling ripped one of her former fans who tweeted that she burned all her “Harry Potter” books because of the author's criticism of President Trump. — “[J]ust burned all my Harry Potter books after being a fan for 17 years.
Lawrence K. Altman / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Longtime Doctor Says President Takes Hair-Growth Drug — WASHINGTON — President Trump takes medication for three ailments, including a prostate-related drug to promote hair growth, Mr. Trump's longtime physician, Dr. Harold N. Bornstein, said in a series of recent interviews.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump to focus counter-extremism program solely on Islam - sources — The Trump administration wants to revamp and rename a U.S. government program designed to counter all violent ideologies so that it focuses solely on Islamist extremism, five people briefed on the matter told Reuters.
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Eyeing the House, Democrats move to hire operatives in 20 GOP-held districts — Democrats are moving urgently to harness the wave of grass-roots protests that have greeted President Trump in his first weeks in office to reclaim the House majority in next year's midterm elections.
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Political Wire and Balloon Juice
Associated Press:
Tillerson: Diplomats Must Be a Team Despite Personal Beliefs — Making his debut as America's global envoy, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sought Thursday to reassure U.S. diplomats who are anxious after a turbulent first two weeks of President Donald Trump's presidency.