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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Inside Trump's fury: The president rages at leaks, setbacks and accusations — President Trump spent the weekend at “the winter White House,” Mar-a-Lago, the secluded Florida castle where he is king. The sun sparkles off the glistening lawn and warms the russet clay Spanish tiles …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Knives are out for Reince — With the White House struggling to gain its footing almost two months into Donald Trump's presidency, administration officials are increasingly putting the blame on one person: Reince Priebus. — In interviews, over a dozen Trump aides, allies …
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New York Times:
Trump Seeks Inquiry Into Allegations That Obama Tapped His Phones — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump, a day after leveling a widely disputed allegation that President Barack Obama had ordered the tapping of his phones, demanded a congressional inquiry into whether Mr. Obama abused …
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Axios:
Towergate: Trump's great gamble — I have learned that some — though definitely not all — members of President Trump's inner circle share his belief that the Obama administration tapped his Trump Tower phones in October. And a White House official told me President Trump not only doesn't regret …
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Former Bush attorney general: Trump right that there was surveillance … Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Sunday said that President Trump is likely correct that there was surveillance on Trump Tower for intelligence purposes, but incorrect in accusing former President Barack Obama
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Brian Ross / ABC News:
With tweetstorm, Trump may have exercised exclusive declassification authority
With tweetstorm, Trump may have exercised exclusive declassification authority
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Trump's charge that he was wiretapped takes presidency into new territory
Trump's charge that he was wiretapped takes presidency into new territory
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Pelosi: Trump's Obama claim an ‘authoritarian’ tactic
Pelosi: Trump's Obama claim an ‘authoritarian’ tactic
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
FBI asked Justice Department to reject Trump claim: report
FBI asked Justice Department to reject Trump claim: report
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Pam Key / Breitbart:
Mark Levin on Trump Wiretapping Claims: ‘The Evidence Is Overwhelming’
Mark Levin on Trump Wiretapping Claims: ‘The Evidence Is Overwhelming’
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Rubio: Whether Trump's claims are true will become clear ‘over the next few days’
Rubio: Whether Trump's claims are true will become clear ‘over the next few days’
Daniel Nussbaum / Breitbart:
Barbra Streisand: ‘Donald Trump is Making Me Gain Weight’
Barbra Streisand: ‘Donald Trump is Making Me Gain Weight’
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Kailani Koenig / NBC News:
Former DNI James Clapper: ‘I Can Deny’ Wiretap of Trump Tower
Former DNI James Clapper: ‘I Can Deny’ Wiretap of Trump Tower
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Michael Riley / Bloomberg:
Russian Hackers Said to Seek Hush Money From Liberal U.S. Groups — Post-election crime wave by attackers demanding bitcoins — Center for American Progress said to be among victims — Russian hackers are targeting U.S. progressive groups in a new wave of attacks …
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
State Dept. staffers have one question: Where's Rex? — The State Department resumes its formal press briefing on Monday — an event that offers Secretary of State Rex Tillerson an ideal setting to assert to the world that America remains a diplomatic force and reassure his jittery employees …
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Thomas James Brennan / Reveal:
Hundreds of Marines investigated for sharing photos of naked colleagues — The U.S. Department of Defense is investigating hundreds of Marines who used social media to solicit and share hundreds — possibly thousands — of naked photographs of women service members and veterans.
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Fox News:
Conway challenges Comey to release info on Trump's wiretap allegation — Senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway challenged FBI Director James Comey Sunday to reveal any information he might have about President Trump's allegations that former President Obama ordered the wiretapping …
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Axios:
Schumer's plan to stop the wall — Chuck Schumer has concluded that denying President Trump his wall is perhaps the surest major defeat Democrats can hand the President in his first year. — Trump needs 60 Senate votes to fund construction of his “great wall” along the Southern border.
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CNN:
CNN/ORC poll: Most back special prosecutor for Russia investigation — Washington (CNN)About two-thirds of Americans say a special prosecutor should investigate contacts between Russians and Trump campaign associates, according to a new CNN/ORC poll, and 55% say they are at least somewhat concerned …
Christopher Ruddy / Newsmax:
Trump and Democratic Smokescreens — When I woke up Sunday, I thought the morning news shows would all be talking about the unusual, perhaps dangerous, decision of the Obama administration to wiretap the offices of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump. — I've been watching Chuck Todd's “Meet the Press” as I write this.
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Bob Price / Breitbart:
Texas Girls Raped, 1 Killed by Illegal Alien Satanists — HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials confirmed to Breitbart Texas that the two MS-13 gang member accused of raping two teenage girls and killing one of them in a satanic ritual are illegal aliens from El Salvador.
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CNN:
North Korea fires four ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan — North Korea fires projectile into Sea of Japan — (CNN)North Korea fired four ballistic missiles in the early hours of Monday morning, in what Japan's leader described as “an extremely dangerous action.”
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Patience Gone, Koch-Backed Groups Will Pressure G.O.P. on Health Repeal — WASHINGTON — Saying their patience is at an end, conservative activist groups backed by the billionaire Koch brothers and other powerful interests on the right are mobilizing to pressure Republicans to fulfill …
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Jonathan Cohn / The Huffington Post:
Maybe It's Time To Stop Calling The GOP Obamacare Plan A ‘Replacement’
Maybe It's Time To Stop Calling The GOP Obamacare Plan A ‘Replacement’
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