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‘Last Night in Sweden’? Trump's Remark Baffles a Nation — LONDON — Swedes reacted with confusion, anger and ridicule on Sunday to a vague remark by President Trump that suggested that something terrible had occurred in their country. — During a campaign-style rally on Saturday in Florida …
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In English: This happened in Sweden Friday night, Mr President — U.S. president Donald Trump gave a speech in Melbourne, Florida, Saturday evening. — While speaking about keeping America safe he mentioned the major terrorist attacks in Nice, Paris and Brussels - and in the same sentence …
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Donald Trump Appears To Make Up Sweden Terror Attack — It didn't happen. — President Donald Trump falsely suggested at a Florida rally Saturday that Sweden had suffered a terror attack the previous night. — After announcing that the White House planned to renew its efforts to restrict immigration …
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Twitter Mocks Trump For Citing Non-Existent Incident ‘Last Night In Sweden’
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Sweden asks US to clarify Trump's comments on Sweden incident
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‘Sweden, who would believe this?’: Trump cites non-existent terror attack
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A Back-Channel Plan for Ukraine and Russia, Courtesy of Trump Associates — A week before Michael T. Flynn resigned as national security adviser, a sealed proposal was hand-delivered to his office, outlining a way for President Trump to lift sanctions against Russia.
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Stephen Miller called Brooklyn U.S. Attorney at home and told him how to defend travel ban in court — In the chaotic hours after President Trump signed on a Friday afternoon the sloppily written executive order meant to fulfill his Muslim ban campaign promise, Stephen Miller called the home …
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Departing the Federal Election Commission — Because the work of the Federal Election Commission is so important to the American public, and in the interest of transparency, I wanted to share my letter of resignation to the President of the United States.
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Democratic Member to Quit Election Commission, Setting Up Political Fight
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Internet-Regulating FEC Commissioner to Resign
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Are Liberals Helping Trump? — Jeffrey Medford, a small-business owner in South Carolina, voted reluctantly for Donald Trump. As a conservative, he felt the need to choose the Republican. But some things are making him feel uncomfortable — parts of Mr. Trump's travel ban, for example …
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Chris Wallace Grills Priebus on Trump's ‘Enemy’ Tweet: 'You Don't Get to Tell Us What to Do' — Fox's Chris Wallace put White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus on the hot seat this morning over President Trump's tweet calling the press the “enemy” of the American people.
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Reince Priebus on Flynn, Russia and President Trump's agenda; Rush Limbaugh talks Trump's relationship …
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Priebus denies any Trump campaign, Russia connections
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With Coverage in Peril and Obama Gone, Health Law's Critics Go Quiet — WASHINGTON — For seven years, few issues have animated conservative voters as much as the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. But with President Barack Obama out of office, the debate over “Obamacare” is becoming less about …


Trump Administration Considers Change in Calculating U.S. Trade Deficit — Tweak in counting exports could bolster president's case for redoing Nafta, other trade deals — WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is considering changing the way it calculates U.S. trade deficits …
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Political Wire


Defense Secretary Mattis disagrees with Trump, says he does not see media as the enemy — ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Sunday that he does not see the press as the enemy of the American people, disagreeing with a claim made by President Trump on Friday.


Surprise! Trump hands the mic to supporter at Florida rally — (CNN)In what appeared to be an improvised moment, President Donald Trump invited one of his supporters to join him on stage and take the microphone during a rally in Melbourne, Florida, on Saturday night.
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TRUMP CREATES SECURITY PANIC BY INVITING HIS NUMBER ONE FAN UP ON STAGE TO GIVE A SPEECH
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Christie tells his staff he is taking White House job — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is telling friends and staff he is taking a role with the Trump administration, according to a source close to the White House. — The GOP governor's position has not been worked out …
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Politico and Political Wire


Americans brimming with optimism on the economy — A strong majority of Americans say the U.S. economy is running strong, and most believe the upward trend will continue under President Trump, according to a Harvard-Harris poll provided exclusively to The Hill.
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Scared Monkeys


‘Impeach President Bannon’ signs pop up around country — Signs reading “Impeach President Bannon” began popping up in major cities around the country over the weekend. — The signs, posted in New York City, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, San Francisco and Los Angeles …
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Raw Story


Trump's Very Dark Budget Black Magic Began Last Week — The Wall Street Journal's ace economy reporter Nick Timiraos had the story this past Friday: The Trump administration is planning to use unrealistically optimistic assumptions about how fast GDP will grow to make it look like its spending …