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Alex Guillén / Politico:
Sources: White House proposes to cut EPA budget by quarter — The White House has proposed slashing EPA's budget by about a quarter and eventually eliminating 1 in 5 of the agency's workers, according to sources familiar with the budget proposal sent to EPA on Monday.
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Trump budget faces GOP resistance
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Ahead of Joint Address, Most Voters Think Trump Is Delivering on Promises
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Trump and Paul Ryan Head for a Clash Over the Budget, and Ideology
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Stan Collender / Forbes:
Trump Will Have To Break The Law To Pass His Budget
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Trump's Budget Is Aspirational. Reality in Congress Will Change It.
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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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Axios:
The ministers of Trump's truths — Forget the theater, the palace intrigue, the stumbles. One thing you should know on Day 40 (and soon the 40th night) of President Trump: This is Bannon-Miller presidency in the making. Think about the dark view of the state of the world, of the state of our nation, of the state of media.
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — President Trump: Oscars ‘Were Focused so Hard on Politics’ They Could Not Get the Basics of the Ceremony Right — WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump, in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News in the Oval Office, said that the Academy Awards failure on Sunday evening …
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — President Trump: New York Times ‘Intent Is so Evil and so Bad,’ ‘They Write Lies’ — WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald J. Trump told Breitbart News in an exclusive Oval Office interview that the “intent” of the New York Times in its negative coverage of him is “so evil and so bad” and that “they write lies.”
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Wall Street Journal:
PwC Partner at Oscars Tweeted Backstage Minutes Before Best Picture Mix-Up
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Oriana Schwindt / Variety:
Updated: Oscar Ratings Dip Again Amid ‘Moonlight,’ ‘La La Land’ Best Picture Mix-Up
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James Gordon / Daily Mail:
Make yourself at home, Kellyanne! White House adviser is taken to task after she makes herself comfortable on the Oval Office couch while wearing her heels as Trump hosts leaders of black colleges — Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Trump, was seen in a series of photos in the Oval Office on Monday
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Chris Graham / Telegraph:
‘Show some class’: Kellyanne Conway accused of lacking respect after kneeling on Oval Office couch — Kellyanne Conway, the senior adviser to Donald Trump, has been accused of showing a lack of respect after she was photographed kneeling on a couch in the Oval Office.
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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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MJ Lee / CNN:
Freedom Caucus chair would vote against draft Obamacare repeal bill — Trump: health care is ‘unbelievably complex’ — Washington (CNN)Republican Rep. Mark Meadows, the chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, told CNN on Monday that he will vote against a draft of the GOP Obamacare repeal bill that was leaked last week.
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Trump's speech can't mend GOP schisms on Obamacare
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Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
George W. Bush Breaks His Silence on the Direction of the Country Under President Trump: 'I Don't Like the Racism and Name-Calling' — For eight years since leaving the White House, George W. Bush has refused to criticize publicly those who succeeded him, saying he didn't want to make an already tough job …
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NBC News:
Yemen SEAL Raid Has Yielded No Significant Intelligence: Officials — Last month's deadly commando raid in Yemen, which cost the lives of a U.S. Navy SEAL and a number of children, has so far yielded no significant intelligence, U.S. officials told NBC News.
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Michael Kruse / Politico:
'He's a Performance Artist Pretending to be a Great Manager' — More than 27 years before Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, Bruce Nobles, then the president of the Trump Shuttle airline, assessed with some befuddlement the business and managerial practices of his boss.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump says Obama behind some political protests — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): — President Donald Trump acknowledges that there remains hundreds of unfilled jobs in his administration, but says “they're unnecessary to have.”
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump says Obama is helping to organize protests against his presidency
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Wall Street Journal:
North Korea Executes Five Senior Officials With Antiaircraft Guns — South Korea reports purge, makes fresh charges in killing of dictator's brother Kim Jong Nam — SEOUL—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un executed at least five senior officials in the country's Ministry …
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Udall floats plan to confirm Gorsuch, Garland to SCOTUS together — (CNN)Sen. Tom Udall has an idea that could place both Judge Neil Gorsuch and Judge Merrick Garland on the Supreme Court at the same time. — The Democrat from New Mexico presented the plan Monday morning to Gorsuch …
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Monday pro-Trump rallies a massive flop as event photos show tiny crowds — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — President Donald Trump last week called on his supporters to hold massive rallies on his behalf, and on Monday some of them did their best to meet his demands.
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Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
Trump's First Month: An Evaluation — Just over a month ago, Donald Trump thundered into the White House with a bold declaration. “We will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action, constantly complaining, but never doing anything about it,” he said.
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Hundreds allege sex harassment, discrimination at Kay and Jared jewelry company — Hundreds of former employees of Sterling Jewelers, the multibillion-dollar conglomerate behind Jared the Galleria of Jewelry and Kay Jewelers, claim that its chief executive and other company leaders presided …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Fight for Obamacare Has Turned — The campaign to let 20 million Americans keep their health insurance is working. — It still has a long way to go, and it's not guaranteed to succeed. But the progress of the last couple months is remarkable. — Thanks in part to a surge of activism …
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CBS News:
GOP Rep. Darrell Issa backtracks on call for Trump special prosecutor — Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) backtracked his call for a special prosecutor to look into Russian involvement in the 2016 Presidential election. “I certainly could see where if there is an allegation of a crime at some point …
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Brendan O'Connor / Gizmodo:
Leaked Audio: Trump Cares About Food Safety But Only If the Food Is Foreign — President Donald Trump intends to intensify enforcement of food safety regulations as a cudgel in international trade negotiations, according to leaked recordings of a what appears to be a phone conversation between …
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Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Focuses On Violent Crime And Police Morale — Attorney General Jeff Sessions pledged to devote federal resources to combat violent crime and to shore up morale across the nation's police departments, on Monday in his first on-the-record briefing as the top U.S. law enforcement officer.
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