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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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Associated Press:
Jared Kushner travels to Iraq — NEW YORK — President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, is visiting Iraq with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, an official said Sunday night. — Details about the trip to the Middle East with Gen. Joseph Dunford were not released.
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner visits Iraq: U.S. official — White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, is visiting Iraq with Marine General Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff, a senior Trump administration official said on Sunday.
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The Week
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Trump will deal with Dems on healthcare 'if we don't get what we want'
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
China Learns How to Get Trump's Ear: Through Jared Kushner
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Axios
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Fox braces for fallout from Bill O'Reilly scandal — If Bill O'Reilly weren't the biggest star at Fox News, would he still have a job at Fox News? — Many media industry observers, reading about the harassment allegations that have cost O'Reilly and Fox millions of dollars, are saying he would not.
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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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Bill O'Reilly / The Factor Online:
Statement of Bill O'Reilly
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Mark Meckler / The Hill:
Why is Trump attacking the Freedom Caucus? Simple: They won, he lost — “The Freedom Caucus will hurt the entire Republican agenda if they don't get on the team, & fast,” President Donald Trump — wrote on Twitter Thursday. “We must fight them, & Dems, in 2018!”
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Trump remains the center of attention, but he's increasingly isolated politically — For a second consecutive weekend, President Trump remained in Washington — tweeting in the morning, holding meetings at the White House and heading to his Virginia golf club on Sunday …
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Raw Story, IJR and The Daily Caller
Stan Collender / Forbes:
This Is The Clown Show That Could Lead To A Government Shutdown This Month
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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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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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Kali Holloway / Salon:
Vacate Trump Tower: People want Melania Trump to be forced to leave New York City — A petition requests that Melania leave and save the city a ton of money — The exorbitant cost of keeping Melania and Barron Trump in their gold-plated penthouse in New York City has inspired thousands …
Leah McElrath / Shareblue:
Watching the hearings, I learned my “Bernie bro” harassers may have been Russian bots — When it was revealed during the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing that Russian bots (computer algorithm controlled social media accounts) on Twitter had masqueraded as “Bernie Bros” …
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Raw Story
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Adam Schiff's Weak CNN Interview Supports Nunes, Trump Claims on Surveillance — Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, told CNN's Jake Tapper on State of the Union on Sunday morning that he “can't say whether anything was masked or unmasked properly” …
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The Gateway Pundit
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
With Stunning Moral Clarity, Wallace Global Fund Fires Firm That Endorsed Donald Trump's Kleptocracy — Every once in a while, amid the legal and ethical sham of the Trump presidency, the grown-ups do show up to assert themselves. And each time they do, the world briefly makes sense again.
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Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
IRS chief is unexpected survivor in Trump era — One of Republicans' least favorite Obama administration officials remains in his position: IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. — Some Republicans lawmakers have asked President Trump to ask for Koskinen's resignation.
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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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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Judge: Trump incited violence at rally in 2016
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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
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