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Washington Post:
Flynn in FBI interview denied discussing sanctions with Russian ambassador — Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn denied to FBI agents in an interview last month that he had discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with that country's ambassador to the United States before President …
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CNN:
Harward says no to national security adviser role — A friend of Harward's said he was reluctant to take the job because the White House seems so chaotic — (CNN)Ret. Vice Admiral Bob Harward has turned down President Donald Trump's offer to be national security adviser, sources told CNN Thursday.
CBS News:
Vice Admiral Robert Harward turns down national security adviser job — Vice Admiral Robert Harward has rejected President Trump's offer to be the new national security adviser, CBS News' Major Garrett reports. — Sources close to the situation told Garrett Harward and the administration …
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Kimberly Dozier / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Replacement for Flynn Says No
Trump's Replacement for Flynn Says No
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Evan Perez / CNN:
Flynn changed story to FBI, no charges expected
Washington Post:
Trump's pick to replace Michael Flynn as national security adviser turns down offer, people familiar with decision say
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Trump's pick to replace Flynn turns down offer: reports
Trump's pick to replace Flynn turns down offer: reports
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New York Times:
Full Transcript and Video: Trump News Conference — President Trump on Thursday announced his new nominee for labor secretary, Alexander Acosta, during a news conference at the White House. Following is a transcript of that event, as prepared by the Federal News Service.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's combative, grievance-filled news conference, annotated — A solemn President Trump turned his Thursday afternoon announcement of a new labor secretary nominee into a screed against the media and large-scale defense of his first four weeks as president. — It was remarkable.
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
An amazing moment in history: Donald Trump's press conference — Trump: Press illegally gets information — Trump sparred with the press for over an hour, calling reports “fake news” but decrying the leaks that led to them — He touted his own poll numbers, victory over Hillary Clinton …
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Congressman Elijah Cummings:
Cummings Issues Statement in Response to President Trump's Press Conference — Washington, D.C. (Feb. 16, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's press conference:
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Jeff Stein / Vox:
9 things it's hard to believe the president of the United States actually just said
9 things it's hard to believe the president of the United States actually just said
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Washington Post and Liberal Values
Dan Merica / CNN:
On false claims about his Electoral College win's spot in history
On false claims about his Electoral College win's spot in history
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US News:
CARTOON GALLERY … Remember Michael Flynn? The national …
CARTOON GALLERY … Remember Michael Flynn? The national …
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
The 8 Craziest Moments Of Trump's Impromptu Press Conference
The 8 Craziest Moments Of Trump's Impromptu Press Conference
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The Stranger … and rubber hose
BostonGlobe.com:
Christie says Trump made him order the meatloaf at meal together — TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says President Donald Trump made him order meatloaf when they dined together at the White House this week. — Christie and his wife, Mary Pat, joined Trump at the White House on Tuesday.
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Gov. Paul LePage on Trump: 'We got to tell him that the TV show's over and he's gotta move on now' — (CNN)Republican Gov. Paul LePage, a supporter of President Donald Trump, said Thursday morning that too many people are vying for power within the White House and that the President should stop treating it like a TV show.
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
GOP governor to Trump: 'The TV show's over'
GOP governor to Trump: 'The TV show's over'
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New York Times:
Trump, Aggrieved and Sometimes Gregarious, Stands Up for Himself — WASHINGTON — President Trump, smarting from a series of crises, moved his surrogates aside on Thursday and assigned the rescue of his month-old presidency to the only spokesman he's ever really trusted — himself.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump unleashes fury after four long weeks
Trump unleashes fury after four long weeks
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Los Angeles Times:
The White House has found ways to end protection for Dreamers while shielding Trump from blowback
The White House has found ways to end protection for Dreamers while shielding Trump from blowback
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Numbers / Pew Research Center:
In First Month, Views of Trump Are Already Strongly Felt, Deeply Polarized — Opposition to Trump's refugee policy; improved views of economy — Less than a month after Donald Trump took office, the public's initial impressions of the new president are strongly felt, deeply polarized and far more negative than positive.
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Trump family's elaborate lifestyle is a ‘logistical nightmare’ — at taxpayer expense — On Friday, President Trump and his entourage will jet for the third straight weekend to a working getaway at his oceanfront Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla. — On Saturday, Trump's sons Eric and Don Jr. …
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Trump tells Jewish magazine's reporter to ‘sit down,’ blames anti-Semitism on ‘the other side’ — Trump: I am the least anti-Semitic person — A reporter from a Jewish magazine asked Trump about threats to dozens of Jewish Community Centers — Washington (CNN)In response …
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Daniel Burke / CNN:
‘Telephone terrorism’ has rattled 48 Jewish centers. Is anyone paying attention?
‘Telephone terrorism’ has rattled 48 Jewish centers. Is anyone paying attention?
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Mediaite, Washington Post, New York Magazine and LobeLog
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
White House dismisses 6 over failed background checks — Several White House staffers were dismissed Thursday morning after failing FBI background checks, according to sources familiar with the matter. — Some of the aides were “walked out of the building by security” …
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Ian Cross / WMBFNews.com, Myrtle Beach/Florence SC …:
FBI arrests man in Myrtle Beach allegedly planning attack ‘in the spirit of Dylann Roof’ — MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - A man with connections to a white supremacy group was arrested in Myrtle Beach Wednesday after purchasing a gun from an undercover FBI agent, apparently intending to commit an attack “in the spirit of Dylann Roof.”
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Chicago Tribune:
Former Obama aide fined $90,000 for illegally lobbying Emanuel on Uber's behalf — David Plouffe speaks before United States President Barack Obama appears at campaign fundraiser at Navy Pier in Chicago, IL on April 14, 2011. — A former senior executive for Uber who once served …
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Axios and Business Insider
Bloomberg:
GOP May Cap Insurance Tax Break as ACA Repeal Bill Nears — Tax proposal is on ‘menu’ of options under consideration — Some Republicans say they're opposed to idea as a tax increase — Republicans are considering capping the U.S.'s tax break on job-provided health insurance …
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Wall Street Journal:
Jared Kushner Delivers Critique of CNN to Time Warner Executive — Trump's son-in-law and adviser complains that coverage has been slanted against the president — Jared Kushner, senior White House adviser, has expressed the administration's deep concerns about CNN's news coverage.
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Raw Story
BuzzFeed:
Trump Winery Seeks Even More Foreign Workers — The Virginia wine producer, owned by Eric Trump, is the latest Trump family business to seek foreign guest workers for US jobs. Latest request asks for 23 laborers, on top of six sought in December. — WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 16 …
Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook:
Building Global Community — On our journey to connect the world, we often discuss products we're building and updates on our business. Today I want to focus on the most important question of all: are we building the world we all want? — History is the story of how we've learned …
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New York Times:
A HUD Official Once Criticized Trump. Now He's an Ex-Official. — WASHINGTON — A top aide to President Trump's housing secretary nominee, Ben Carson, was fired and led out of the department's headquarters by security on Wednesday after writings critical of Mr. Trump surfaced in his vetting …
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Hannah Devlin / The Guardian:
Woolly mammoth on the verge of resurrection, scientists say — Scientist leading ‘de-extinction’ effort says Harvard team just two years away from creating a hybrid embryo, in which mammoth traits would be programmed into an Asian elephant — The woolly mammoth vanished from the Earth 4,000 years ago …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
About ‘The Press Conference’ — This is that rare time when I think the cliched phrase is appropriate: That press conference speaks for itself. There's very little I can think to add. It all amounts to a confirmation of what most of us already know. This man is not emotionally …
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