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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
The Big Winner in Donald Trump's Decision to Fire Preet Bharara Might Be Rupert Murdoch — Throughout his six-decade career working on three continents, Rupert Murdoch has used his media properties to advance the prospects of politicians whose policies help his business interests.
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Mediaite and CNBC, more at Mediagazer »
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Wall Street Journal:
Preet Bharara's Probes Likely to Continue After His Exit — Long-term direction of the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office is unclear — The sudden departure of Preet Bharara, the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, isn't likely to change the course of several high-profile investigations …
Media Matters for America:
US Attorney Preet Bharara Was Investigating Fox News When Trump Fired Him — Fox News Faced Numerous Sexual Assault And Harassment Allegations — Ailes Left Fox News Amid Flurry Of Sexual Harassment Allegations. In early July, former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson sued the network's CEO …
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Vanity Fair, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, Raw Story, ABC News, IJR, CBS New York, New York Post, FOX6Now.com and Fox News Insider
New York Times:
Preet Bharara Shunned Politics. His End Was Tinged by Them. — Ten days into his tenure as United States attorney in Manhattan, Preet Bharara saw his political and prosecutorial worlds collide. — He convened a meeting to discuss a potentially sensitive criminal investigation …
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Fired U.S. attorney invokes shuttered New York corruption panel in tweet
Fired U.S. attorney invokes shuttered New York corruption panel in tweet
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Reuters, Raw Story, CNBC, CBS New York, TheBlaze and Political Wire
David Edwards / Raw Story:
US Attorney fired by Trump was banned from entering Russia by Vladimir Putin
Mike Allen / Axios:
1 big thing: Why Preet was toast
1 big thing: Why Preet was toast
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New York Post, Business Insider, The Atlantic, The Last Tradition, Gothamist, Washington Free Beacon and Political Wire
Caitlin Yilek / Washington Examiner:
Sean Spicer ambushed while shopping at the Apple Store — White House press secretary Sean Spicer was accosted while shopping at an Apple store in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. — “How does it feel to work for a fascist? Have you helped with the Russia stuff? Are you a criminal as well?
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IJR, Raw Story, The Hill, Mediaite and twitchy.com
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Tom Price is lying about the GOP health plan — Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price made a bold promise during a Sunday morning interview with Meet the Press. “Nobody will be worse off financially” under the Republicans' new health care plan, he boasted. — Let's be clear: This is a lie.
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bradford-delong.com, The Guardian, Hot Air and Los Angeles Times
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Kailani Koenig / NBC News:
HHS Sec. Tom Price: ‘Nobody Will Be Worse Off Financially’ Under GOP Health Plan
HHS Sec. Tom Price: ‘Nobody Will Be Worse Off Financially’ Under GOP Health Plan
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NBC News, Mediaite, AOL, Booman Tribune, Daily Wire, The Week and Political Wire
Bloomberg:
White House Pledges No One ‘Worse Off’ in Obamacare Replacement
White House Pledges No One ‘Worse Off’ in Obamacare Replacement
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Daily Kos and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Trump economic head: Whether millions have insurance is ‘interesting’ but beside the point
Trump economic head: Whether millions have insurance is ‘interesting’ but beside the point
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Hullabaloo
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Another key Republican senator knocks GOP Obamacare plan — Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) panned House Speaker Paul Ryan's bill to repeal and replace Obamacare during a closed meeting with constituents on Saturday, according to audio obtained by POLITICO. — The remarks by Heller …
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LasVegasSun.com and Balloon Juice
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Trump budget expected to seek historic contraction of federal workforce — President Trump's budget proposal this week would shake the federal government to its core if enacted, culling back numerous programs and expediting a historic contraction of the federal workforce.
Ari Melber / NBC News:
After Pledging to Donate Salary, Trump Declines to Release Proof — President Donald Trump pledged to forego a presidential salary, but as his second payday approaches, the White House is declining to say if the president has donated any of his earnings yet.
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Outside the Beltway
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Kremlin spokesman: Russian ambassador met with advisers to Clinton campaign too — Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said in an interview Sunday that the Russian ambassador who met with Trump campaign officials also met with “people working in think tanks advising Hillary or advising people working for Hillary.”
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RedState, The Daily Caller and twitchy.com
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
McCain calls on Trump to clarify wiretapping claim
McCain calls on Trump to clarify wiretapping claim
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News, New York Magazine, RedState and The Guardian
Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
McCain to Trump: Retract wiretapping claim or prove it
McCain to Trump: Retract wiretapping claim or prove it
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NBC News, CBS New York and IJR
Stuart Anderson / Forbes:
83% Of America's Top High School Science Students Are The Children Of Immigrants — What would we lose if immigrants could no longer come to America? Surprisingly, one of the most important things America would lose is the contributions made by their children.
Mitch Smith / New York Times:
New Ferguson Video Adds Wrinkle to Michael Brown Case — In the two and a half years since Michael Brown, a black 18-year-old, was shot and killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo., the explosive case has been parsed in intricate detail. Witnesses offered varying descriptions of the fatal encounter.
Jill Disis / CNNMoney:
Trump's budget director claims Obama was ‘manipulating’ jobs data — President Trump's budget director claims the Obama administration was “manipulating” jobs data. — Mick Mulvaney told CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday that he has long thought the previous administration framed data …
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Political Wire
New York Times:
Trump Administration Is Said to Be Working to Loosen Counterterrorism Rules — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is exploring how to dismantle or bypass Obama-era constraints intended to prevent civilian deaths from drone attacks, commando raids and other counterterrorism missions outside …
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CNBC
Paul Sonne / Wall Street Journal:
What WikiLeaks Really Revealed About the CIA's Spying Techniques — WASHINGTON—The “Vault 7” trove of documents released Tuesday by WikiLeaks has been cited by commentators to claim that the Central Intelligence Agency may have been masquerading as other foreign states while conducting its cyberhacks.
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Media Matters for America
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New York Times:
Trump Lets Key Offices Gather Dust Amid ‘Slowest Transition in Decades’ — WASHINGTON — At the State Department, the normally pulsating hub of executive offices is hushed and virtually empty. At the Pentagon, military missions in some of the world's most troubled places are being run …