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Donald Trump / Financial Times:
Donald Trump in his own words — The US president speaks to Lionel Barber, Gillian Tett and Demetri Sevastopulo — Read next … You are the master of ‘the art of the deal’ . . . can you cut a deal with Xi Jinping when you see him in Mar-a-Lago? — I have great respect for him.
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
China Learns How to Get Trump's Ear: Through Jared Kushner — WASHINGTON — When President Trump welcomes President Xi Jinping of China to his palm-fringed Florida club for two days of meetings on Thursday, the studied informality of the gathering will bear the handiwork of two people …
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Axios
Los Angeles Times:
Editorial Donald Trump's train-wreck presidency — The Times Editorial Board — It was no secret during the campaign that Donald Trump was a narcissist and a demagogue who used fear and dishonesty to appeal to the worst in American voters. The Times called him unprepared and unsuited …
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The Hill, Business Insider and Political Wire
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A judge rules Trump may have incited violence ... and Trump again has his own mouth to blame — The courts keep taking Donald Trump both seriously and literally. And the president's word choices are proving to be a real headache. — A federal judge in Kentucky is the latest …
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New York Magazine, Lawfare, The Daily Caller and The Last Tradition
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Grace Schneider / Courier-Journal:
Judge: Lawsuit against Trump, supporters can proceed
Judge: Lawsuit against Trump, supporters can proceed
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Stan Collender / Forbes:
This Is The Clown Show That Could Lead To A Government Shutdown This Month — Try to read this without groaning, cursing or weeping...or seeing clowns. — Funding for the federal government will run out at midnight on April 28. If some type of new appropriation isn't enacted by then …
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Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Democrats have a new and surprising weapon on Capitol Hill: Power
Democrats have a new and surprising weapon on Capitol Hill: Power
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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump aide accused of Hatch Act violation after urging Amash primary challenge
Trump aide accused of Hatch Act violation after urging Amash primary challenge
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
'That's an absurd question': Mitch McConnell melts down as Chuck Todd grills him for blocking Merrick Garland — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Sunday blamed the American people for the decision of Senate Republicans …
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Elana Schor / Politico:
Donnelly becomes third Democrat to back Gorsuch — Neil Gorsuch on Sunday picked up a third red-state Democratic backer, Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly, but remains short of the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster. — Donnelly declared his support for Gorsuch as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell …
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Axios
Salena Zito / New York Post:
This is the next Democratic stronghold to crack like the Rust Belt — MORE FROM: … WASHINGTON — Nigel works three jobs to make ends meet. — He is black, single, progressive politically and determined to live the American dream — “as long, of course, that it does not kill me first …
Donald Trump / ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 4-2-17: Ambassador Nikki Haley, Ash Carter, Sen. John McCain, and Dmitry Peskov — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR ‘THIS WEEK’ on April 2, 2017 and it will be updated. — MARTHA RADDATZ: But we begin with the first Sunday morning interview with a member …
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Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
UN envoy Nikki Haley says 'there's no love' in US relationship with Russia
UN envoy Nikki Haley says 'there's no love' in US relationship with Russia
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Washington Post, Associated Press and The Week
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Senate committee targets FBI No. 2 in Trump dossier probe — Sen. Charles Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has sent a letter to FBI Director James Comey demanding the story behind the FBI's reported plan to pay the author of a lurid and unsubstantiated dossier on candidate Donald Trump.
Ross Mcdonagh / Daily Mail:
Tina Fey blasts white, college-educated women who voted for Donald Trump and now want to ‘forget about it and watch HGTV’ — She also claimed those same women would like to forget about what happened at the election and go back to watching Home & Garden Television
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Nicole Bitette / New York Daily News:
Tina Fey blasts white women who voted for Trump for wanting to ‘go back to watching HGTV’
Tina Fey blasts white women who voted for Trump for wanting to ‘go back to watching HGTV’
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Bill O'Reilly: An awful, awful man — As Fox News last year was plowing through the sexual harassment scandal involving now-former network chief Roger Ailes, King of Cable News Bill O'Reilly couldn't have been more dismissive of the victims. “In this country, every famous, powerful or wealthy person is a target.
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: White House staff rise, fall after healthcare loss — The internal dynamics of the White House have been shaken by the failed push to repeal ObamaCare. — The White House at large took a hit when Republicans were forced to withdraw their bill to repeal and replace President Obama's Affordable Care Act.
Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Hacked NY Post sends April Fool's Day push alert: ‘Heil President Donald Trump’ — The New York Post late Saturday said it was “compromised” after sending out a series of push alert notifications that included a message reading: “Heil President Donald Trump
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
What Makes Sheldon Whitehouse Angry? — Sheldon Whitehouse is a politician with a great name, a bad haircut, and a pissed-off attitude. The second-term Democratic junior senator from Rhode Island has built his career around two seemingly unrelated issues—climate change and money in politics …
Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
U.S. Officials Chastise Judge Who Complained of Agents ‘Stalking’ — LOS ANGELES — Top law enforcement officials from the Trump administration chastised California's chief judge this week, saying that it was “troubling” that she described federal immigration agents as “stalking” …
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