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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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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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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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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Andrew Puzder withdraws labor nomination, throwing White House into more turmoil — Andrew Puzder, President Trump's labor secretary nominee, withdrew from consideration Wednesday amid growing resistance from Senate Republicans centered primarily on Puzder's past employment of an undocumented housekeeper.
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Wall Street Journal:
Spies Keep Intelligence From Donald Trump — U.S. intelligence officials have withheld sensitive intelligence from President Donald Trump because they are concerned it could be leaked or compromised, according to current and former officials familiar with the matter.
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Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Gizmodo Ads Target Potential Trump Leakers — Facebook ads steer government agency employees to TellOnTrump.com, which explains how to securely send tips and documents — With the Trump administration proving to be a leaky ship in its early days, one news outlet is launching an ad blitz to find the next Deep Throat.
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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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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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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Grassley and Feinstein request briefing on Flynn resignation
Grassley and Feinstein request briefing on Flynn resignation
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Flynn Doesn't Matter. This Is About Trump
Flynn Doesn't Matter. This Is About Trump
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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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Ricky O'Donnell / SBNation.com:
Donald Trump declines ESPN's offer to fill out March Madness bracket
Donald Trump declines ESPN's offer to fill out March Madness bracket
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Mike Allen / Axios:
White House staff in “survival mode ... scared to death”
White House staff in “survival mode ... scared to death”
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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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Marty Schladen / El Paso Times:
ICE detains domestic-violence victim in court — AUSTIN - Six federal immigration agents went to the El Paso County Courthouse last week and arrested an undocumented woman who had just received a protective order alleging that she was a victim of domestic violence.
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Lucas Tomlinson / Fox News:
Russian spy ship spotted closer to US, near Navy submarine base — The Russian spy ship Viktor Leonov on Wednesday morning was spotted 40 miles closer to the U.S. — and not far from a Navy submarine base in Connecticut, a U.S. official told Fox News. — The ship was spotted 30 miles south of Groton …
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Nicholas Rondinone / Hartford Courant:
Coast Guard Tracking Russian Spy Ship Near U.S. Navy Submarine Base In Groton
Coast Guard Tracking Russian Spy Ship Near U.S. Navy Submarine Base In Groton
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
House intel chairman dismisses call for expanded Russia probe — House Republicans are dismissing reports that Trump campaign staffers were in contact with Russia's intelligence agency during the election and downplaying calling for a select committee to investigate the matter.
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Bloomberg:
Mattis Delivers NATO a Hard Warning: Pay Up or U.S. Retreats — Defense secretary says U.S. could ‘moderate its commitment’ — Says American taxpayer carries ‘disproportionate share’ — Defense Secretary James Mattis used his first NATO meeting to warn European governments that the U.S …
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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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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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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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New York Times:
White House Plans to Have Trump Ally Review Intelligence Agencies — WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to assign a New York billionaire to lead a broad review of American intelligence agencies, according to administration officials, an effort that members of the intelligence community fear …
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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 …
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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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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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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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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 …
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After Likening Trump to Hitler, Journalists Upset They're Not Getting Called on for Questions — ‘The President of the United States is shutting down the part of the First Amendment’ — Members of the mainstream media were left fuming this afternoon after President Trump refused to call …
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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Florida Today:
Confirmed: Donald Trump to rally in Melbourne on Saturday — President Donald Trump's visit to Melbourne has been confirmed. — He will appear at a rally that begins at 5 p.m. Saturday in the AeroMod International hangar at Orlando Melbourne International Airport. Doors will open at 3 p.m.
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