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Steven Swinford / Telegraph:
Watch | Spicer: GCHQ may have helped Obama spy on Trump — The US has made a formal apology to Britain after the White House accused GCHQ of helping Barack Obama spy on Donald Trump in the White House. — Sean Spicer, Mr Trump's press secretary, repeated a claim on Thursday evening …
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New York Times:
Trump Offers No Apology for Claim on British Spying — WASHINGTON — President Trump refused to back down on Friday after his White House aired an unverified claim that Britain's spy agency secretly monitored him during last year's campaign at the behest of President Barack Obama …
CNN:
White House apologizes to British government over spying claims — Spokesman for UK Prime Minister says Britain has received assurances that claims won't be repeated — Washington (CNN)The White House has apologized to the British government after alleging that a UK intelligence agency spied …
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Rocco Parascandola / New York Daily News:
Laptop holding Trump Tower floor plans, Hillary Clinton email investigation info stolen from Secret Service agent — A laptop computer containing floor plans for Trump Tower, information about the Hillary Clinton email investigation and other national security information was stolen …
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Josh Margolin / ABC News:
Secret Service laptop with Trump Tower floor plans, details on Clinton email probe stolen in New York
Secret Service laptop with Trump Tower floor plans, details on Clinton email probe stolen in New York
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Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Trump's budget makes perfect sense and will fix America, and I will tell you why — Some people are complaining that the budget proffered by the Trump administration, despite its wonderful macho-sounding name, is too vague and makes all sorts of cuts to needed programs in favor of increasing military spending by leaps and bounds.
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The White House:
1600 Daily: Everything White House for 3/17/17 — Summary: Get news, events and updates from the White House here at 1600 Daily. — The Easter Egg Roll ticket lottery closes on Saturday, March 18th. Be sure to enter the lottery for tickets today. — WHITE HOUSE MEMO
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Robert Faturechi / ProPublica:
Fired U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara Said to Have Been Investigating HHS Secretary Tom Price — Trump's head of the Department of Health and Human Services traded stocks of health-related companies while working on legislation affecting the firms. A source says Bharara was overseeing an investigation.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Paul Ryan says he fantasized about cutting health care for the poor at his college keggers — Meet the most insufferable frat boy in human history. — Oh, college! It's a time when young adults discover their professional interests, when they live alone for the first time …
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Paul Ryan says he's been “dreaming” of Medicaid cuts since he was “drinking out of kegs”
Paul Ryan says he's been “dreaming” of Medicaid cuts since he was “drinking out of kegs”
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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Can Steve Bannon Save Trumpcare?
Can Steve Bannon Save Trumpcare?
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Anna Wilde Mathews / Wall Street Journal:
Insurers See Health-Care Premiums Increasing Significantly in 2018
Insurers See Health-Care Premiums Increasing Significantly in 2018
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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
The Reclusive Hedge-Fund Tycoon Behind the Trump Presidency … Last month, when President Donald Trump toured a Boeing aircraft plant in North Charleston, South Carolina, he saw a familiar face in the crowd that greeted him: Patrick Caddell, a former Democratic political operative and pollster who …
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
The Mercers and Stephen Bannon: How a populist power base was funded and built — The wealthy GOP donors and Trump's chief strategist collaborated on at least five ventures. — The champagne was flowing as hedge fund executive Robert Mercer and his daughter Rebekah hosted a reception during …
Shin Hyon-hee / The Korea Heald:
US says ‘strategic patience’ on NK is over — Tillerson says military option is on the table, calls China's THAAD retaliation ‘inappropriate, troubling’ — With Washington taking a North Korea policy overhaul, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday declared that the existing …
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Rex Tillerson Rejects Talks With North Korea on Nuclear Program — SEOUL, South Korea — Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson ruled out on Friday opening any negotiation with North Korea to freeze its nuclear and missile programs and said for the first time that the Trump administration might …
Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
Tillerson says ‘all options are on the table’ when it comes to North Korea
Tillerson says ‘all options are on the table’ when it comes to North Korea
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Madeline Conway / Politico:
In awkward exchange, Trump seems to ignore Merkel's handshake request — President Donald Trump, who made headlines for shaking hands with Japan's prime minister in front of reporters for a full 19 seconds, seemed to ignore German Chancellor Angela Merkel when she suggested that they exchange …
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
What Trump and Merkel have said about each other
What Trump and Merkel have said about each other
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James P. Rubin / Politico:
The Leader of the Free World Meets Donald Trump
The Leader of the Free World Meets Donald Trump
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Judge denies request to apply previous travel ban block to Trump's revised order — The Seattle-based federal judge who blocked President Trump's first travel ban has denied a request from Washington and other states to apply that original injunction to the president's revised order.
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Trump cracks the whip on Obamacare, fueling GOP momentum — Rep. Robert Aderholt was among a bloc of conservatives threatening to tank the Republican health care plan when President Donald Trump summoned him to the White House on Friday. — At a meeting with more than a dozen other lawmakers wary …
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John Parkinson / ABC News:
Some conservatives line up behind health care plan for vote next week
Some conservatives line up behind health care plan for vote next week
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Media Matters for America:
NY Times Public Editor Helps Out An “Alt-Right” Harassment Campaign — What is wrong with Liz Spayd? — This morning, The New York Times' public editor fell for an “alt-right” harassment campaign against a reporter of color for the paper, devoting her entire column to scolding the writer over a tweet.
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Liz Spayd / New York Times:
Snoop Dogg, Bow Wow and an Ill-Advised Retweet
Snoop Dogg, Bow Wow and an Ill-Advised Retweet
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Liz Farmer / Dallas Morning News:
FBI arrests man accused of trolling Dallas journalist Kurt Eichenwald with seizure-inducing tweet — The FBI arrested a man accused of sending Dallas reporter Kurt Eichenwald a tweet that triggered an epileptic seizure. — The name of the suspect has not yet been released …
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Donna Brazile / TIME:
Donna Brazile: Russian DNC Narrative Played Out Exactly As They Hoped — Brazile is a Democratic political strategist — For weeks now, we've seen a steady stream — not just leaks — of information about possible contacts between the Trump campaign and the Russians.
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Democrats slam DHS secretary after closed-door meeting — Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly struck a defiant tone in a meeting with House Democrats Friday, lawmakers said, telling them he's “the best thing to happen” to immigrants brought here as minors — and if members don't like current laws, they should change them.
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Danielle Douglas-Gabriel / Washington Post:
Trump administration rolls back protections for people in default on student loans — Days after a report on federal student loans revealed a double-digit rise in defaults, President Trump's administration revoked federal guidance Thursday that barred student debt collectors from charging high fees on past-due loans.
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Erin Gloria Ryan / The Daily Beast:
Tomi Lahren to The View: 'I'm Pro-Choice' — On Friday morning conservative mirror-yeller Tomi Lahren made an appearance on The View, a show that is still on. At the end of her appearance, she and the gals spent several seconds discussing why she is pro-choice.
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