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New York Times:
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Still Benefiting From Business Empire, Filings Show — Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, President Trump's daughter and son-in-law, will remain the beneficiaries of a sprawling real estate and investment business still worth as much as $741 million …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Kushner's privileged status stokes resentment in White House — In a White House where President Donald Trump commands reverence, Jared Kushner often refers to the president by one name: Donald. And while cable TV can dominate the president's mood and set the agenda for senior administration staff …
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Bannon earned more than half a million dollars from entities tied to GOP donors — Steve Bannon, a top adviser to President Donald Trump, earned more than half a million dollars last year from entities linked to a pair of major conservative donors, according to documents released …
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
White House ponders reorganization after health care debacle — Less than three months into Donald Trump's White House, top advisers are exploring organizational changes to stabilize an administration consumed by crisis and chaos. — Following the failure to advance health-care legislation …
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Political Wire and bradford-delong.com
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump's White House struggles to get out from under Russia controversy
Trump's White House struggles to get out from under Russia controversy
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Kristina Wong / Breitbart:
More and more reports are coming out that show the Obama administration had surveilled …
More and more reports are coming out that show the Obama administration had surveilled …
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Daily Wire and The Last Refuge
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Trump's closest aides hail from ranks of financial elite
Trump's closest aides hail from ranks of financial elite
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Washington Monthly and Mediaite
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
11 key points to remember about Trump-Russia affair — The Trump Russia investigation has spread in so many directions, and sparked so much crazy commentary, that it's hard to keep track of it all. So here is a guide to help you keep your eye on the ball: — 1) Substance is what matters, Part 1.
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Fox News:
Intelligence official who ‘unmasked’ Trump associates is ‘very high up,’ source says — The U.S. intelligence official who “unmasked,” or exposed, the names of multiple private citizens affiliated with the Trump team is someone “very well known, very high up, very senior in the intelligence world,” a source told Fox News on Friday.
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BizPac Review, The Gateway Pundit, RedState and The Lid
Joy-Ann Reid / The Daily Beast:
The Political Walls Are Closing In On Donald Trump — Not 100 days into the Trump presidency, one thing is abundantly clear: it is completely unsustainable as it is operating today. — There are even rumblings in the seams of Washington that Trump may not last the summer …
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Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Watchdog groups ask ethics group to investigate Nunes — Two political watchdog organizations are asking the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) to investigate whether the actions of Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) violate the House ethics rules. — “We request the Office of Congressional Ethics …
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RedState, New York Times and Salon
Austin Wright / Politico:
Schiff slams White House after reviewing controversial intelligence
Schiff slams White House after reviewing controversial intelligence
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The Atlantic and ABC News
Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Five questions investigators want to ask Michael Flynn
Five questions investigators want to ask Michael Flynn
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New Yorker, Washington Post, RedState, Political Wire and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Robert Faturechi / ProPublica:
Tom Price Intervened on Rule That Would Hurt Drug Profits, the Same Day He Acquired Drug Stock — On the same day the stockbroker for then-Georgia Congressman Tom Price bought him up to $90,000 of stock in six pharmaceutical companies last year, Price arranged to call a top U.S. health official …
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Vox, Axios, Occupy Democrats and Daily Kos
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Democrats Know the Election Was Legitimate but Persist in a Dangerous Fraud — Putin is smiling. — orrifying!" inveighed an indignant Hillary Clinton at the last presidential debate, less than three weeks before Election Day. What so horrified her? Donald Trump's refusal to pledge …
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Power Line
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David Ferguson / Raw Story:
You're the puppet: Spicer revives Trump's unhinged attacks on Clinton as Russia scandal grows
You're the puppet: Spicer revives Trump's unhinged attacks on Clinton as Russia scandal grows
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NBC News
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Grassley asks State for details on Clinton's security clearance
Grassley asks State for details on Clinton's security clearance
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Raw Story
New York Times:
Bill O'Reilly Thrives at Fox News, Even as Harassment Settlements Add Up — About $13 million has been paid out over the years to address complaints from women about Mr. O'Reilly's behavior. He denies the claims have merit. — For nearly two decades, Bill O'Reilly has been Fox News's top asset …
Stephen King / The Guardian:
Stephen King on Donald Trump: ‘How do such men rise? First as a joke’ — The only way to find out: inject a panel of fictional voters with truth serum... started thinking Donald Trump might win the presidency in September of 2016. By the end of October, I was almost sure.
Senator Claire McCaskill:
Gorsuch: Good for Corporations, Bad for Working People — This is a really difficult decision for me. I am not comfortable with either choice. While I have come to the conclusion that I can't support Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court—and will vote no on the procedural vote and his confirmation …
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Politico, Vox, Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, Washington Post, Hot Air, Axios and The Week
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
McCaskill ‘no’ on Gorsuch moves Senate toward nuclear fight
McCaskill ‘no’ on Gorsuch moves Senate toward nuclear fight
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Political Wire
New York Times:
‘Penis Seat’ Causes Double Takes on Mexico City Subway — A seat in a subway car in Mexico City's metro system caused a stir earlier this year. There were awkward glances. Visible discomfort. Baffled looks. Some laughs. And of course, the inevitable pictures from passenger's camera phones.
Steven Camarota / Foreign Affairs:
The Case Against Immigration — Why the United States Should Look Out for Itself — Outlining his position on immigration in August of last year, Donald Trump, then the Republican candidate for U.S. president, made his motivating philosophy clear: “There is only one core issue in the immigration debate …
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Hannity sides with Freedom Caucus over Trump — Fox News host Sean Hannity sided with the Freedom Caucus on Thursday in its feud with President Trump, saying he didn't think the conservative lawmakers were at fault for last week's failure of the GOP healthcare bill.
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NPR, Roll Call, Axios, No More Mister Nice Blog, CNN, Washington Post, The Daily Signal, Doug Ross, Towleroad and IJR
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