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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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Liam Stack / New York Times:
Who Is Mike Cernovich? A Guide — President Trump has frequently derided the news media as “fake news,” and on Tuesday his son, Donald Trump Jr., told the world there was one person he wants to see win the Pulitzer Prize, the highest honor in American journalism: Mike Cernovich.
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Trump defends Bill O'Reilly: 'I don't think Bill did anything wrong'
Trump defends Bill O'Reilly: 'I don't think Bill did anything wrong'
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump claims Susan Rice may have committed crime
Trump claims Susan Rice may have committed crime
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Miranda Green / CNN:
Offering no evidence, Trump suggests Susan Rice unmasking requests may be criminal
Offering no evidence, Trump suggests Susan Rice unmasking requests may be criminal
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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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Washington Post:
Stephen Bannon removed from National Security Council — White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon will no longer be a member of the National Security Council's principals committee, according to three White House officials and federal register filings. — Two senior White House officials …
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Bryan Bender / Politico:
Bannon ousted from National Security Council
Bannon ousted from National Security Council
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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Don't Let Trump Get Away With His Latest Deception
Don't Let Trump Get Away With His Latest Deception
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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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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Steve Bannon removed from National Security Council in shakeup
Steve Bannon removed from National Security Council in shakeup
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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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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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BBC:
Syria chemical ‘attack’: Russia faces fury at UN Security Council
Syria chemical ‘attack’: Russia faces fury at UN Security Council
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Haley rips into Russia as Security Council weighs resolution on Syrian chemical attack
Haley rips into Russia as Security Council weighs resolution on Syrian chemical attack
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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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
President Trump's Real-World Syria Lesson
President Trump's Real-World Syria Lesson
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Just Security and Eschaton
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
Hillary Clinton unlikely to return to family foundation
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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 …
Bastardized Charges — Surprise, surprise. Another desperate …
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Trump keeps blaming Obama. Fresh polls show voters don't buy it.
The Daily 202: Trump keeps blaming Obama. Fresh polls show voters don't buy it.
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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 …
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.
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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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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Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
From Breitbart to Sputnik — A former Breitbart News writer is launching a radio show for Russian propaganda network Sputnik. — “I'm on the Russian payroll now, when you work at Sputnik you're being paid by the Russians,” former Breitbart investigative reporter Lee Stranahan told me.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
On Trump surveillance, Rice, Schiff talk but say nothing — Tuesday brought a much-anticipated chance to hear Susan Rice address reports she requested the unmasking of what might be called Trump persons caught in U.S. intelligence intercepts. The only problem was, Rice did not address reports …
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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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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Clinton nephew lands modeling contract — is now a professional model, reportedly landing a contract with a leading agency. — Tyler Clinton, the son of former President Bill Clinton — 's half-brother, Roger Clinton, Jr., recently signed with IMG, according to a Tuesday report from TMZ.
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NBC News:
Ferguson, Missouri, Declines to Elect First Black Mayor — Voters in Ferguson, Missouri, re-elected Mayor James Knowles III on Tuesday in the first election since the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in 2014. — Knowles — who rode out weeks of unrest after Brown, an unarmed teenager …
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
The President Is This Presidency's Worst Enemy — The administration doesn't suffer from a failure of ideas, but a failure of character. — The conservative commentariat is full of suggestions these days for how Donald Trump can salvage his first 100 days.
Pew Research Center:
The Changing Global Religious Landscape — Babies born to Muslims will begin to outnumber Christian births by 2035; people with no religion face a birth dearth — More babies were born to Christian mothers than to members of any other religion in recent years, reflecting Christianity's continued status …
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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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