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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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Reports in unmasking controversy were detailed, had info about ‘everyday lives’ — The intelligence reports at the center of the Susan Rice unmasking controversy were detailed, and almost resembled a private investigator's file, according to a Republican congressman familiar with the documents.
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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
The Real Political Scandal? Actually, There Are Two — Let me guess. You read about Obama's national security adviser who unmasked the names of Trump associates who were caught up in surveillance and are bewildered that the media is even covering this nothing-burger.
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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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.
New York Times:
Trump Removes Stephen Bannon From National Security Council Post — WASHINGTON — For the first 10 weeks of President Trump's administration, no adviser loomed larger in the public imagination than Stephen K. Bannon, the raw and rumpled former chairman of Breitbart News who considers himself a …
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Carol E. Lee / Wall Street Journal:
Steve Bannon Removed From National Security Council With Trump's Sign-off
Steve Bannon Removed From National Security Council With Trump's Sign-off
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Bryan Bender / Politico:
Bannon's departure solidifies McMaster's control over the NSC
Bannon's departure solidifies McMaster's control over the NSC
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New York Times:
Partial Transcript: Trump's Interview With The Times — WASHINGTON — The following is a partial transcript of President Trump's interview with The New York Times' Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush. It has been lightly edited for content and clarity, and omits several off-the-record comments and asides.
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CNN:
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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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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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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Tim Mak / The Daily Beast:
House Intelligence Republicans Boycott Briefing From FBI's Russian Double-Agent — A House Intelligence Committee Democrat tried to reach across the aisle to reboot the committee's stalled Russia investigation. Republicans met his gesture with total silence.
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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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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New York Times:
Trump's View of Syria and Assad Altered After ‘Unacceptable’ Chemical Attack
Trump's View of Syria and Assad Altered After ‘Unacceptable’ Chemical Attack
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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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Elizabeth Drew / NYR Daily:
No One to Blame But Trump — A lot of Republicans who had deep misgivings about Trump went along with him because they assumed that he could produce legislation dear to their hearts. But what if it turns out that he can't? Politicians are highly pragmatic people; they will support a president as long as he isn't too costly to them.
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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 …
Jacob Fenton / The Huffington Post:
Conservative Megadonor Wrote $450,000 Check To Spread Indicted Congressman's Fake News Across Texas, Prosecutors Say — The indictment of former Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) offers a rare look at how a wealthy conservative's money was spent. — Late last month, federal prosecutors indicted ex …
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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.
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Ossoff pulls in record donations for Georgia special election — GEORGIA-POLITICS By Aaron Gould Sheinin and Greg Bluestein - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Democrat Jon Ossoff has raised more than $8.3 million for his campaign to represent suburban Atlanta in Congress …
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Kaili Joy Gray / Shareblue:
Dem challenger has GOP so scared of losing safe Georgia seat, they're dredging up bin Laden
Dem challenger has GOP so scared of losing safe Georgia seat, they're dredging up bin Laden
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Using Technology to Protect Intimate Images and Help Build a Safe Community — By Antigone Davis, Head of Global Safety — Today, we are announcing new tools to help people when intimate images are shared on Facebook without their permission. When this content, often referred to as …
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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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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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Robin Givhan / Washington Post:
Melania Trump and the politics of airbrushing — The official portrait of first lady Melania Trump is jarring because her face appears to be heavily retouched, or perhaps just photographed through a lens smeared with Vaseline. It is devoid of fine lines and pores.
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Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
Producers, Director Say Alec Baldwin Lies in Memoir's Claim of Sex Scenes With Underaged Actress — The actor says he was misled by ‘Fifty Shades’ producer Dana Brunetti and Kevin Spacey about how old his co-star and onscreen lover was on the 2006 film 'Mini's First Time,' prompting Brunetti to say …
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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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Washington Post:
It's now illegal in Russia to share an image of Putin as a gay clown — Russia has banned a picture depicting President Vladimir Putin as a potentially gay clown. — Russian news outlets are having trouble reporting exactly which image of the Internet's many Putin-gay-clown memes is now illegal to share.
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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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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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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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