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Andrew Puzder / National Review:
No to Puzder — Andrew Puzder was from the start an odd choice to head Donald Trump's Labor Department. The chief of CKE Restaurants, the parent company of fast-food chains such as Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, Puzder has long been one of corporate America's most high-profile advocates of Gang of Eight-style …
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Timothy Noah / Politico:
Exclusive: Puzder's ex-wife told Oprah he threatened ‘you will pay for this’ — The ex-wife of President Donald Trump's labor secretary nominee told “The Oprah Winfrey Show” that he “vowed revenge” when she made public spousal abuse allegations, according to a 1990 tape reviewed by POLITICO on Tuesday night.
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Manu Raju / CNN:
First on CNN: Top Senate Republicans urge White House to withdraw Puzder nomination — 4 GOP senators waver on Trump's labor pick — (CNN)Top Senate Republicans have urged the White House to withdraw the Andrew Puzder nomination for labor secretary, a senior GOP source said …
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CBS News:
Andrew Puzder expected to withdraw from labor secretary nomination, source says
Andrew Puzder expected to withdraw from labor secretary nomination, source says
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Andrew Puzder withdraws nomination for labor secretary
Andrew Puzder withdraws nomination for labor secretary
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Labor nominee Puzder withdraws
Labor nominee Puzder withdraws
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Why Trump Can't Come Clean on Russia — There is an old chestnut that gets tossed out whenever a scandal hits: It's not the crime, it's the cover-up. The saying traces back to Watergate. Sen. Howard Baker, the top Republican on the Senate Watergate committee, once noted …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
White House staff in “survival mode ... scared to death” — Here's a twist that has top GOP sources buzzing: — On Jan. 26, Sally Yates, then the acting attorney general, tells the White House that national security adviser Mike Flynn — who has just been grilled by FBI agents — had …
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: It's bigger than Flynn. New Russia revelations widen Trump's credibility gap.
The Daily 202: It's bigger than Flynn. New Russia revelations widen Trump's credibility gap.
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Trump says Flynn was treated unfairly, a day after Spicer said he was fired because of a lack of trust
Trump says Flynn was treated unfairly, a day after Spicer said he was fired because of a lack of trust
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Senate Democrats unify around congressional probe of Trump ties to Russia
Senate Democrats unify around congressional probe of Trump ties to Russia
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Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE - NSA Whistleblower: Agency ‘Absolutely’ Tapping Trump's Calls
EXCLUSIVE - NSA Whistleblower: Agency ‘Absolutely’ Tapping Trump's Calls
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Thomas E. Ricks / Foreign Policy:
Robert Harward plans a housecleaning of Trump's National Security Council staff — President Donald Trump offered the job of national security advisor to retired Vice Adm. Robert Harward on Monday night, and was a bit surprised when Harward responded by saying he needed a couple of days to think it over.
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Barbara Starr / CNN:
Pentagon might propose sending ground troops to Syria — Washington (CNN)The Defense Department might propose that the US send conventional ground combat forces into northern Syria for the first time to speed up the fight against ISIS, CNN has learned. — “It's possible that you may see …
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Alyssa Canobbio / Washington Free Beacon:
Mattis on Flynn's Resignation: ‘Frankly, This Has No Impact’
Mattis on Flynn's Resignation: ‘Frankly, This Has No Impact’
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump to take breather from White House, hold rally this weekend — President Donald Trump is returning to the trail. — The president will hold a rally Saturday afternoon at a hangar in Melbourne, Florida. It will be his first campaign-style rally since his so-called thank-you tour during …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
‘This is . . . Nixonian’: Reporter was taped by White House in heated exchange
‘This is . . . Nixonian’: Reporter was taped by White House in heated exchange
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Aidan Quigley / Politico:
Trump, asked about anti-Semitism, brags about election victory
Trump, asked about anti-Semitism, brags about election victory
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Azeen Ghorayshi / BuzzFeed:
An Antivaxxer And Robert De Niro Just Announced A $100,000 “Challenge” Over Vaccine Safety — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose vaccine safety claims have been widely denounced, said that Trump still wants a controversial vaccine safety committee. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved forward …
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Us Weekly:
Melania Trump Is ‘Miserable’ as First Lady, ‘Unhappy With How Her Life Ended Up’ — While her husband, Donald Trump, wields his power as president, first lady Melania Trump is struggling with the realities of her new role and the scrutiny that comes with it, insiders reveal in the new issue of Us Weekly.
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Reuters:
U.S. detains Mexican immigrant in Seattle covered by Obama program — U.S. immigration authorities have detained a 23-year-old Mexican man who was brought to the United States illegally as a child and given a work permit during the Obama administration, according to a lawsuit challenging the detention in Seattle federal court.
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Peter Van Voorhis / Campus Reform:
Student suspended for recording ‘act of terrorism’ prof — The student who filmed his professor calling Donald Trump's election “an act of terrorism” has received a one-semester suspension from Orange Coast College (OCC). — The previously anonymous student, Caleb O'Neil …
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Roxana Kopetman / Orange County Register:
OCC student suspended after filming teacher saying Trump's election was ‘an act of terrorism’
OCC student suspended after filming teacher saying Trump's election was ‘an act of terrorism’
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Poll: Trump trails generic Democrat, but not Warren, in 2020 — Donald Trump begins his presidency facing unprecedented polling headwinds: Roughly a quarter of voters think he is the worst president in the past three-quarters of a century. Forty-three percent of voters are ready to vote …
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Madeline Conway / Politico:
Fallon responds to Trump: He's trying to distract from ‘very serious allegations’ about Russia
Fallon responds to Trump: He's trying to distract from ‘very serious allegations’ about Russia
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John Podhoretz / Commentary Magazine:
Beware Triggering the Coup Theory — I can't believe I'm writing this after the administration has been in office for 26 days, but here goes. The idea that Donald Trump is now inexorably on a path to impeachment has taken almost gleeful hold in the wake of the Michael Flynn resignation among liberal elites …
Congressman Dana Rohrabacher:
Rohrabacher Outraged by Assault on his District Director by ‘Indivisible’ Mob — You are here — WASHINGTON - Protesters swarming the corridor outside Rep. Dana Rohrabacher's Huntington Beach, CA, office Tuesday knocked unconscious the congressman's district director, who was hospitalized after falling into unconsciousness.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Steve Bannon privately unloaded on Breitbart reporter — Shortly after Breitbart's Matt Boyle published an extensive attack on White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, Boyle's former boss Steve Bannon exploded. — Far from Bannon orchestrating the leaks — as some have speculated — Trump's chief strategist was furious.
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Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Corey Lewandowski's Potential Clients Say He's Bragging About Access To Trump's Twitter Account — Trump's former campaign manager, who now has a lobbying and consulting shop, has mentioned having access to Trump's Twitter account as a selling point in pitch meetings with at least …
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox May Be Subject of Government Investigation Over Ailes Sexual Harassment Claims — An attorney for a former Fox host says he received a subpoena from federal prosecutors while a company spokesperson acknowledges months of conversations with the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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Rick Maese / Washington Post:
Trump will not fill out an NCAA tournament bracket — It appears that President Trump is passing on March Madness. He will not continue his predecessor's annual tradition of filling out an NCAA tournament bracket on ESPN. — The network reached out to Trump's staff and invited the president …
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Dylan Byers / CNN:
Sean Spicer isn't finished — Washington (CNN)Sean Spicer has barely moved into his office. — Three weeks after the inauguration, the only things adorning the White House press secretary's shelves are a framed picture of himself at the podium, a book on Naval Special Warfare …
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Sarah D. / twitchy.com:
'Karma's a b*tch, isn't it'? Sneering MSM lose it when Trump calls on Katie Pavlich, CBN … Man. The MSM is really not taking Trump's press conferences well. At today's joint presser with Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump once again opted to call on more conservative-oriented outlets.
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Defense Secretary Mattis issues new ultimatum to NATO allies on defense spending — BRUSSELS — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis issued an ultimatum Wednesday to allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), warning that if they do not boost their defense spending to goals set by the alliance …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McCain announces opposition to Trump's pick for budget chief — (R-Ariz.) announced Wednesday that he will not support Rep. Mick Mulvaney's (R-S.C.) nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). — McCain stressed his opposition wasn't personal but focused …
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Devin Henry / The Hill:
Report: Trump aiming to sign executive orders on EPA — President Trump aims to sign executive orders cutting into the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) climate work shortly after his nominee to lead the agency is confirmed by the Senate, according to a report.
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Mark Potok / Southern Poverty Law Center:
The Year in Hate and Extremism — The radical right was more successful in entering the political mainstream last year than in half a century. How did it happen? — After half a century of being increasingly relegated to the margins of society, the radical right entered the political mainstream …
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