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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Bannon Removed From National Security Council Role in Shakeup — President Donald Trump reorganized his National Security Council on Wednesday, removing his chief strategist, Stephen Bannon, and downgrading the role of his Homeland Security Adviser, Tom Bossert, according to a person familiar with the decision and a regulatory filing.
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Carol E. Lee / Wall Street Journal:
Steve Bannon Removed From National Security Council With Trump's Sign-off — National security adviser McMaster also orders top intelligence officials to be restored as members — WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump's chief strategist, Steve Bannon, has been removed from the National …
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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Don't Let Trump Get Away With His Latest Deception — The White House says Obama adviser Susan Rice spied on Trump aides. We will all regret taking the claim at face value. — The story of President Donald Trump's infamous tweets falsely accusing President Barack Obama of having his …
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New York Times:
Trump Says Susan Rice May Have Committed a Crime — WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Wednesday that he thought that the former national security adviser Susan E. Rice may have committed a crime by seeking the identities of Trump associates who were mentioned on intercepted communications …
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Wall Street Journal:
House Intel Panel Wants Susan Rice to Testify in Russia Probe
House Intel Panel Wants Susan Rice to Testify in Russia Probe
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Fox News:
Susan Rice's alleged unmasking requests not so routine, ex-officials say
Susan Rice's alleged unmasking requests not so routine, ex-officials say
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Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Susan Rice: “I Leaked Nothing To Nobody”
Susan Rice: “I Leaked Nothing To Nobody”
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Curtis Houck / NewsBusters:
MSNBC's Matthews, Corn Meltdown, Claim Susan Rice ‘Unmasking’ Controversy Is Racist and Sexist
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Susan Rice's track record damages her credibility
Susan Rice's track record damages her credibility
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Rubio: It's no coincidence that Syria gas attack happened after ‘concerning’ Tillerson comments — (CNN)Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said Wednesday that he doesn't think it's a coincidence that a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria occurred shortly after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson …
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Haley: If UN won't act on Syria, US may — Haley at UN: Assad has no interest in peace — Her comments are the most direct threat of unilateral action by the US delegation at the UN to solve the Syria crisis — Washington (CNN)US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley strongly condemned Russia …
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Rubio: No coincidence that chemical attack followed Tillerson comments on Assad
Rubio: No coincidence that chemical attack followed Tillerson comments on Assad
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Dan Kaszeta / bellingcat:
The Chemical Realities of Russia's Khan Sheikhoun Chemical Warehouse Attack Claims
The Chemical Realities of Russia's Khan Sheikhoun Chemical Warehouse Attack Claims
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
GOP rep tells 7-year-old Syrian girl: 'I'm ashamed' of government's inaction
GOP rep tells 7-year-old Syrian girl: 'I'm ashamed' of government's inaction
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Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Sen. Cotton: All options should be considered for Assad — including military force
Sen. Cotton: All options should be considered for Assad — including military force
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Gorsuch's writings borrow from other authors — Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch copied the structure and language used by several authors and failed to cite source material in his book and an academic article, according to documents provided to POLITICO.
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Ed Whelan / National Review:
Bastardized Charges — Surprise, surprise. Another desperate 11th-hour smear, something that appears to have become a rite of passage for Republican Supreme Court nominees. — Someone (David Brock, call your office?) is shopping around to news outlets baseless claims …
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
A Short Section In Neil Gorsuch's 2006 Book Appears To Be Copied From A Law Review Article — WASHINGTON — A short section in Judge Neil Gorsuch's 2006 book appears to copy — at times word-for-word — from a 1984 law review article by a lawyer in Indiana.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Before This Is Over, Republicans Are Going to Wish Hillary Clinton Won — Imagine what the political world would look like for Republicans had Hillary Clinton won the election. Clinton had dragged her dispirited base to the polls by promising a far more liberal domestic agenda than Barack Obama …
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Hillary Clinton unlikely to return to family foundation — has all but ruled out returning to her family's foundation, three sources close to the former Democratic nominee tell The Hill. — The former Democratic presidential nominee has indicated to confidants and associates …
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Mará Rose Williams / Kansas City Star:
New Pittsburg, Kan., High School principal resigns after student journalists question her credentials — Days after student reporters at Pittsburg High School in Kansas dug into the background of their newly hired principal and found questionable credentials, she resigned from the $93,000-a-year job.
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Rex Tillerson's incredibly odd and confusing statement on North Korea — (CNN)North Korea has fired a ballistic missile into the sea off the Korean Peninsula, the latest in a series of test firings and one that comes just days before President Donald Trump is set to huddle with Chinese President Xi Jinping …
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Pravin R. Jethwa / RealClearDefense:
Towards High Noon in U.S.-China Relations
Towards High Noon in U.S.-China Relations
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Alex Pareene / Fusion:
The Long, Lucrative Right-wing Grift Is Blowing Up in the World's Face — If you want to understand intra-GOP warfare, the decision-making process of our president, the implosion of the Republican healthcare plan, and the rest of the politics of the Trump era, you don't need …
The White House:
Statement from President Donald J. Trump — Today's chemical attack in Syria against innocent people, including women and children, is reprehensible and cannot be ignored by the civilized world. These heinous actions by the Bashar al-Assad regime are a consequence of the past administration's weakness and irresolution.
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Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Fact Check: Trump, Faulting Obama on Syria, Contradicts Himself
Fact Check: Trump, Faulting Obama on Syria, Contradicts Himself
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Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Every story I have read about Trump supporters in the past week — Since Donald Trump's approval rating now looks like something that got stuck to the bottom of my shoe, I joined the flood of journalists who went to Real America to see how the Trump supporters are getting along.
CBS News:
Ivanka Trump: “I'll weigh in with my father on the issues I feel strongly about” — Ivanka Trump moved to Washington with her family after the presidential election. She and her husband, Jared Kushner, have both taken on senior roles in the Trump White House.
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Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Barry Manilow Reveals Why He Didn't Come Out for Decades: I Thought I Would ‘Disappoint’ Fans If They Knew I Was Gay — Pop legend Barry Manilow opens up for the first time about coming out, finding love, and surviving showbiz for 50 years. Subscribe now for his exclusive untold story — only in PEOPLE.
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Heritage Action blames GOP moderates for collapse of new health deal — The leader of the conservative group Heritage Action on Wednesday accused moderate House Republicans of blocking a deal on a new ObamaCare replacement bill. — Heritage Action CEO Michael Needham said in a call …
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Trump to CNN chief: ‘I always find a way to get even’ — President Trump reportedly threatened CNN's president last year in an email, with Trump warning “I always find a way to get even.” — Trump's email to CNN president Jeff Zucker, reported by the New York Times Wednesday …
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Ana Marie Cox / New York Times:
Ben Sasse Thinks Biden Would Have Won — We're 11 weeks into the Trump administration. What's the Senate like these days? I think that the institution — and I do mean all 535 people, but particularly the hundred in the Senate — is filled with really nice and well-meaning people.
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