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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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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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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
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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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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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
What Steve Bannon's demotion tells us about the Trump White House — Washington (CNN)President Trump's decision to remove chief strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council's principals committee suggests a potentially significant change in the power balance among the four top White House advisers.
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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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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Republicans considering broader change to Senate rules — Republicans are discussing making an additional change to the Senate's rules to more quickly confirm President Trump's nominees. — The change is separate from an expected vote Thursday that would prevent Democrats from using …
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
McConnell: ‘Nuclear option’ helps Senate. McCain: ‘Whoever says that is a stupid idiot.’ — The “nuclear” showdown in the Senate has split the chamber's most senior Republicans over how bad the fallout will be. — On one side is Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Negotiations to avert nuclear option collapse ahead of Gorsuch vote
Negotiations to avert nuclear option collapse ahead of Gorsuch vote
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Gorsuch's writings borrow from other authors
Gorsuch's writings borrow from other authors
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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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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:
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
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Eleanor Mueller / CNN:
Congressman: 'I don't think' Assad is behind Syria attack
Congressman: 'I don't think' Assad is behind Syria attack
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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.
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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The White House:
Background Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on the Visit of President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China — SENIOR ADMINISTRATON OFFICIAL: Good afternoon. Thank you for your patience. We'd like to welcome you here for today's briefing on the upcoming visit between China and the United States.
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Doug Palmer / Politico:
Schumer: Trump a ‘98-pound weakling’ on China
Schumer: Trump a ‘98-pound weakling’ on China
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David Usborne / The Independent:
Donald Trump will find China's Xi Jinping unmoved by the usual golf-and-cocktails Mar-a-Lago treatment
Donald Trump will find China's Xi Jinping unmoved by the usual golf-and-cocktails Mar-a-Lago treatment
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Rex Tillerson's incredibly odd and confusing statement on North Korea
Rex Tillerson's incredibly odd and confusing statement on North Korea
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Alex Ritman / Hollywood Reporter:
Shia LaBeouf's ‘Man Down’ Likely to End U.K. Run With Just 3 Tickets Sold — YOUTUBE — A box-office jump of 200 percent since its much-derided opening will bring the film's final theatrical haul in the U.K. to $26. — While a 200 percent box-office leap is something most producers might offer …
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Daniel Victor / New York Times:
Pepsi Pulls Ad Accused of Trivializing Black Lives Matter — Pepsi has apologized for a controversial advertisement that borrowed imagery from the Black Lives Matter movement, after a day of intense criticism from people who said it trivialized the widespread protests against the killings of black people by the police.
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Patrick Shanley / Hollywood Reporter:
Pepsi Apologizes, Pulls Kendall Jenner Protest Ad After Criticism
Pepsi Apologizes, Pulls Kendall Jenner Protest Ad After Criticism
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Chicago Tribune:
Emanuel wants to add a CPS graduation requirement: Get acceptance letter — Mayor Rahm Emanuel talks with school staff members before meeting with students participating in a dropout and violence prevention program at Parker Community Academy on March 14, 2017. — Privacy Policy
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First on CNN: Secret Service agent on VP's detail caught after meeting with prostitute at Maryland hotel — Secret Service scandals Story highlights — Washington (CNN)CNN has learned from multiple law enforcement sources that a Secret Service agent on Vice President Mike Pence's detail …
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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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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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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.
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.
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
The IRS took millions from innocent people because of how they managed their bank accounts, Inspector General finds — The Internal Revenue Service has seized millions of dollars in cash from individuals and businesses who obtained the money legally, according to a new Treasury Inspector General's report.
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Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:
Jared Kushner Hiring Hollywood PR Exec for White House Role (Exclusive) — President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser will name Blumhouse Productions' Josh Raffel to run communications for the nascent Office of American Innovation, as former Universal executive Teri Everett takes Raffel's position.
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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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