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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’
WHITE HOUSE: TRUMP COMMENTS ON MEXICO ‘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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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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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump Vows to ‘Destroy’ Law Banning Political Activity by Churches — WASHINGTON — President Trump vowed Thursday to overturn a law restricting political speech by churches, a potentially huge victory for the religious right and a gesture to his political base.
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Trump at National Prayer Breakfast: ‘Pray for Arnold’ — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump veered off script at the start of the National Prayer Breakfast Thursday when he asked a room full of lawmakers, foreign dignitaries and religious leaders to pray for Arnold Schwarzenegger …
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump at National Prayer Breakfast: Pray for Arnold Schwarzenegger
Trump at National Prayer Breakfast: Pray for Arnold Schwarzenegger
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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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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Distrust in Trump's White House spurs leaks, confusion — A feeling of distrust has taken hold in the West Wing of Donald Trump's White House and beyond, as his aides view each other and officials across the federal government and on Capitol Hill with suspicion.
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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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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Matt Hamilton / Los Angeles Times:
Violent protests force cancellation of speech by Breitbart's Milo Yiannopoulos at Berkeley
Violent protests force cancellation of speech by Breitbart's Milo Yiannopoulos at Berkeley
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Public Affairs / Berkeley News:
Milo Yiannopoulos event canceled after violence erupts
Milo Yiannopoulos event canceled after violence erupts
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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 …
Brad Plumer / Vox:
After a massive backlash, a Republican yanks his bill to sell off public lands — In January, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) introduced a bill in the House that would direct the Bureau of Land Management to sell off 3.3 million acres of federally owned lands — an area the size of Connecticut.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
America's Leading Authoritarian Intellectual Is Working for Trump — The most intellectually important essay of the 2016 election cycle, and possibly of the whole political era that has begun, is “The Flight 93 Election.” Its previously anonymous author turns out to be former Bush …
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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Piers Morgan / Daily Mail:
Trump's no monster... and he's not mad either: While the liberal elites literally lose their minds the polls show that common-sense people quite like the big bad boy in the White House — TRUMP'S A MONSTER! — There's the popular global narrative for you after just ten days of Donald Trump's tenure …
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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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Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Trump World — Including Steve Bannon — Is Already Looking At The 2018 Midterms — WASHINGTON — Well before President Trump's inauguration, his top adviser Steve Bannon met with a few top-tier donors — the kind of donors capable of writing million-dollar checks.
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Scott Pruitt, Trump's E.P.A. Pick, Is Approved by Senate Committee — WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans pressed forward on Thursday with the confirmation of President Trump's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, suspending the Environment and Public Works Committee's rules …
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Betsy Klein / CNN:
Melania Trump hires chief of staff — Washington (CNN)Nearly two weeks after her husband assumed office, Melania Trump has made her first official East Wing hire. — Lindsay Reynolds will serve as assistant to the President and chief of staff to the first lady, the White House announced Wednesday evening.
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Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Shouting match over Russia erupts at House hearing — A routine House Oversight Committee hearing Thursday turned into a shouting match between the Republican chairman and the ranking Democrat over Russian interference in the presidential election. — In a fight that exposed bitter …
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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 ,
Cory Bennett / Politico:
Treasury tweaks Russia sanctions for tech products — The Treasury Department has tweaked sanctions the Obama administration placed on a Russian spy agency in retaliation for its alleged cyberattacks. — The move immediately led to speculation that the Trump administration had significantly eroded …
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Nicole Duran / Washington Examiner:
Ryan: I've spoken more to Trump in 1 month than I did to Obama in 8 years — House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said he and President Trump have talked more in one month than he and former President Barack Obama did throughout the entire Obama presidency. — “I spoke to him twice yesterday …
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Federal workers turn to encryption to thwart Trump — Federal employees worried that President Donald Trump will gut their agencies are creating new email addresses, signing up for encrypted messaging apps and looking for other, protected ways to push back against the new administration's agenda.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Pentagon Chief Mattis Seeks to Reassure Allies on East Asia Trip — Mattis leaving Wednesday to visit South Korea and Japan — Japan's Abe to meet with Trump on Feb. 10 in Washington — U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis will seek to reassure allies worldwide they can still rely …
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