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CNN:
Source: Trump would like to see compromise immigration bill — Official: Trump eager for immigration bill — The President envisions a bill where those who haven't committed any serious crimes could stay in the US legally — (CNN)President Donald Trump is eager to pass an immigration bill …
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New York Times:
Trump Says He's Open to Legal Pathway for Undocumented Immigrants — WASHINGTON — President Trump, signaling a potential major shift in policy, told news anchors on Tuesday that he is open to a broad immigration overhaul that would grant legal status to millions of undocumented immigrants who have not committed serious crimes.
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BuzzFeed:
Trump Gets Anonymity After Dissing Anonymous Sources — On Friday, Trump said the media “shouldn't be allowed to use sources unless they use somebody's name.” On Tuesday, he spoke as a “senior administration official” in stories. — Donald Trump on Friday railed against the media's use of anonymous sources in stories.
David Muir / ABC News:
Trump: ‘Time is right for immigration bill,’ open to giving some legal status
Trump: ‘Time is right for immigration bill,’ open to giving some legal status
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Mediaite
Facebook:
Trump Says “Sometimes It's The Reverse,” When Asked About Anti-Semitic Threats And Attacks — WASHINGTON — Asked about the recent wave of anti-Semitic attacks and threats across the nation, President Trump on Tuesday told a group of state attorneys general that “sometimes it's the reverse …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump may be hinting that anti-Semitic incidents are false flags. It wouldn't be the first time. — President Trump seemed to suggest Tuesday that the recent bomb threats and vandalism at Jewish community centers and cemeteries across the country might be false flags, according to a Democratic attorney general who met with him.
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Adam Edelman / New York Daily News:
President Trump suggests anti-Semitic threats across U.S. are coming from within Jewish community
President Trump suggests anti-Semitic threats across U.S. are coming from within Jewish community
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Hot Air, Talking Points Memo and The Atlantic
CNN:
Fear grows in Jewish community after 100 bomb threats at Jewish centers
Fear grows in Jewish community after 100 bomb threats at Jewish centers
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The Week, Washington Post and The Guardian
Inae Oh / Mother Jones:
Report: Trump Says of Anti-Semitic Crimes, “Sometimes It's the Reverse”
Report: Trump Says of Anti-Semitic Crimes, “Sometimes It's the Reverse”
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Gothamist and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
The ‘Kellyanne Conway on the couch’ controversy is so incredibly dumb — On Monday night, this photo began making the rounds on the Internet: — The photo, taken Monday, shows White House counselor Kellyanne Conway perched on a couch in the Oval Office as President Trump stands behind …
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Lindsey Bever / Washington Post:
Kellyanne Conway: ‘I certainly meant no disrespect’ after viral Oval Office couch photo
Kellyanne Conway: ‘I certainly meant no disrespect’ after viral Oval Office couch photo
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The Conway picture is only a small error in Trump's swing-and-a-miss black college event
The Conway picture is only a small error in Trump's swing-and-a-miss black college event
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Raw Story
Charles Ventura / USA Today:
Kellyanne Conway puts feet on Oval Office couch; Twitter freaks
Kellyanne Conway puts feet on Oval Office couch; Twitter freaks
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Washington Free Beacon, Mediaite and Snopes.com
Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
FBI once planned to pay former British spy who authored controversial Trump dossier — The former British spy who authored a controversial dossier on behalf of Donald Trump's political opponents alleging ties between Trump and Russia reached an agreement with the FBI a few weeks before the election …
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Trump passes blame for Yemen raid to his generals: ‘They lost Ryan’ — Weeks after a U.S. naval officer was killed in a covert mission in Yemen, Trump has resisted accepting responsibility for authorizing the mission and the subsequent death of Senior Chief Petty Officer William “Ryan” Owens.
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Igor Bobic / The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump Blames SEAL's Death On Military: ‘They Lost Ryan’ — The buck stops with ‘them.’ — President Donald Trump on Tuesday dodged responsibility for a botched mission he ordered in Yemen last month, placing the onus on the military and Barack Obama's administration instead.
Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg:
In Video, Uber CEO Argues With Driver Over Falling Fares — Travis Kalanick tells a driver to take responsibility for his problems and boasts about a tough culture. — by — When Uber Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick takes an Uber, he prefers a black car, the high-end service his company introduced in 2010.
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
AG Sessions Says DOJ to ‘Pull Back’ on Police Department Civil Rights Suits — Donald Trump's attorney general said Tuesday the Justice Department will limit its use of a tactic employed aggressively under President Obama — suing police departments for violating the civil rights of minorities.
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Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Does Stephen Miller Speak for Trump? Or Vice Versa? — The 31-year-old is a driving force behind the White House's policies. — by — From Subscribe Reprints — Stephen Miller's corner office in the West Wing of the White House is utterly barren—no pictures on the walls …
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Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
Insane Betsy DeVos Press Release Celebrates Jim Crow Education System as Pioneer of “School Choice” — Donald Trump met Monday at the White House with the leaders of a number of historically black colleges and universities. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos commemorated the meeting …
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U.S. Department of Education:
Statement from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Following Listening Session with Historically …
Statement from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Following Listening Session with Historically …
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Politico, Washington Post, The Concourse, Mediaite, USA TODAY College and Liberal Values
Karma Allen / ABC News:
Betsy DeVos statement on black colleges sparks uproar
Betsy DeVos statement on black colleges sparks uproar
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Raw Story, The White House, Washington Post, New York Times, Business Insider, USA TODAY College and The Root
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Holder: Obama is ‘ready to roll’ — Barack Obama is getting closer to making his public reappearance in politics, his friend and former Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday. — Holder said he's been talking to the former president about ways — including fundraising and interacting …
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Western Journalism and Mediaite
Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
President plans to issue new executive order restricting travel at White House Wednesday — WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump plans to sign a revised executive order banning travel Wednesday, which is likely to apply only to future visa applicants from seven majority Muslim countries tabbed as terror risks …
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Washington Post and Political Wire
Daniel Nussbaum / Breitbart:
Report: Leonardo DiCaprio Flew ‘Eyebrow Artist’ 7,500 Miles for Oscars — Leonardo DiCaprio apparently spared no expense while getting ready for last weekend's Academy Awards — the Oscar-winning actor and environmental activist reportedly flew a renowned “eyebrow artist” …
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Sylvan Lane / The Hill:
GOP senator: Trump budget ‘dead on arrival’ … Sen. Lindsey Graham — (R-S.C.) said Tuesday that President Trump's first budget was “dead on arrival” and wouldn't make it through Congress. — “It's not going to happen,” said Graham, according to NBC News. “It would be a disaster.”
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Felicia Schwartz / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Proposes Cutting State Department Budget by 37%
Trump Proposes Cutting State Department Budget by 37%
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The Hill, The Daily Caller, Axios, Mother Jones and CNN
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The White House's Politico slime job, from start to finish — Politico reporter Alex Isenstadt paid a certain price for his Sunday scoop about White House press secretary Sean Spicer's treatment of his underlings in the White House communications office. Under the headline …
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The Hill:
GOP leader: Leaked ObamaCare replacement ‘no longer’ viable — A day after House conservatives panned a leaked GOP draft ObamaCare replacement plan, a top Republican leader on Tuesday described the proposed legislation as “no longer even a viable draft that we're working off of.”
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Rasmussen Reports:
Most Say Democrats Hurt Themselves With Anti-Trump Strategy — Most voters agree that it's bad for America and bad for the Democratic Party if Democrats continue to flat out oppose everything President Trump does. Even Democrats are conflicted about their party's scorched earth policy.
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Mediaite and Washington Times
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Female engineer sues Tesla, describing a culture of ‘pervasive harassment’ — Exclusive: AJ Vandermeyden paints picture of a hostile work environment that promoted less-qualified men and retaliated against her for raising concerns — A female engineer at Tesla has accused Elon Musk's car company …
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Politico:
New NSC chief pushed Trump to moderate his language on terrorism — What words the president uses from the podium tonight will give a hint about McMaster's clout. — President Donald Trump's new national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, advised him in a closed-door meeting last week …
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Washington Post, Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, Raw Story and Hot Air
Yoni Appelbaum / The Atlantic:
A Note About Rumana Ahmed — On Monday, the Weekly Standard published an article by Lee Smith titled “Fake News, Exposed.” It alleged that Rumana Ahmed, a former National Security Council staffer and the author of an Atlantic essay about why she left the Trump administration, had misled readers about the nature of her position.
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Veit Medick / Spiegel Online:
Meet Donald Trump's Propagandist — Right-wing radio host Alex Jones is America's top conspiracy theorist. He has millions of listeners, but his most powerful one happens to be the president of the United States. DER SPIEGEL takes you inside his media empire in Austin. — Photos
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Neil Irwin / New York Times:
Why the Trump Agenda Is Moving Slowly: The Republicans' Wonk Gap — When Republicans won in November, it looked as if 2017 would reflect a major legislative shift to the right. But two months into the 115th Congress and six weeks into the Trump administration, progress …
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Nancyl / Washington Monthly:
Trump Won't Be Filling Hundreds of Agency Jobs — During an interview with Fox and Friends, Donald Trump made a statement that is very significant in understanding his plans for this administration. … A lot of publications have been reporting that, while Trump complains …
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