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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon Calls Jared Kushner a ‘Cuck’ and ‘Globalist’ Behind His Back — Donald Trump's chief strategist Stephen Bannon has called the president's senior advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner a “cuck” and a “globalist” during a time of high tension between the two top aides …
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Axios:
Bannon to associates: “I love a gunfight” — After a series of high-level White House leaks portraying Steve Bannon as fed up with his job and ready to quit, Trump's chief strategist has told associates the stories are “100 percent nonsense” and he's playing for keeps.
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Mega-donor urged Bannon not to resign — The man credited with honing Donald Trump's populist message and guiding him into the White House has grown frustrated amid continued infighting in the West Wing, so much so that in recent weeks a top donor had to convince him to stay in his position.
Media Matters for America:
To Defend Bannon, Breitbart Has Opened Fire On The President's Son-In-Law — Breitbart.com, the pro-Trump propaganda outlet previously run by White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon, is now being deployed against President Donald Trump's son-in-law and top White House staffer Jared Kushner as part of an internal power struggle.
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CNN:
Inside the White House, paranoia and unrest among top staff — (CNN)In the West Wing, Reince Priebus and Steve Bannon occupy some of the most coveted real estate. Priebus, the chief of staff, enjoys the only outdoor patio in the White House. Bannon is mere steps from the Oval Office.
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Breitbart and New York Magazine
Fox News:
Bannon reportedly threatened to leave White House after NSC shakeup
Bannon reportedly threatened to leave White House after NSC shakeup
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Axios and Instapundit
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
White House aides clash with GOP leaders over flailing Obamacare push
White House aides clash with GOP leaders over flailing Obamacare push
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Raw Story
Tim Mak / The Daily Beast:
Devin Nunes Steps Aside; Ethics Committee Investigating for Spilling Secrets — Rep. Devin Nunes said Thursday he is stepping aside as chairman of the House intelligence committee because he is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for allegedly disclosing intelligence without proper authorization.
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Nunes steps aside from Russia probe — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) will temporarily step aside from an investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, including interactions between Moscow and the Trump campaign. — The move comes as the House …
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Gowdy: Accusations of crime ‘not constructive’ in Russia investigation
Gowdy: Accusations of crime ‘not constructive’ in Russia investigation
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RedState, MSNBC and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Fox News:
Reports in unmasking controversy were detailed, had info about ‘everyday lives’
Reports in unmasking controversy were detailed, had info about ‘everyday lives’
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RedState, Business Insider, Daily Wire, BizPac Review, The Gateway Pundit, The Last Refuge and Hot Air
Tim Mak / The Daily Beast:
House Intelligence Republicans Boycott Briefing From FBI's Russian Double-Agent
Speaker.gov:
Speaker Ryan Statement on Chairman Nunes
Speaker Ryan Statement on Chairman Nunes
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Nunes steps aside from Russia investigation
Nunes steps aside from Russia investigation
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Political Wire
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Trump's hidden back channel to Justice Kennedy: Their kids — After Donald Trump wrapped up his first speech to Congress and worked his way through the crowd, he lingered on his handshake with Anthony Kennedy, the 80-year-old Supreme Court justice. — The boom mics picked up their seemingly private conversation.
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Senate Republicans Deploy ‘Nuclear Option’ to Clear Path for Gorsuch — WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans changed longstanding rules on Thursday to clear the way for the confirmation of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch to serve on the Supreme Court, bypassing a precedent-breaking Democratic filibuster …
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Josh Holmes / Politico:
McConnell Is Finishing What Schumer Started
McConnell Is Finishing What Schumer Started
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Axios, The Hill, Power Line, ABC News and Hot Air
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Senate Republicans go nuclear, pave the way for Gorsuch confirmation to Supreme Court
Senate Republicans go nuclear, pave the way for Gorsuch confirmation to Supreme Court
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
It's zero hour: Senate to go ‘nuclear’
It's zero hour: Senate to go ‘nuclear’
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Common Dreams, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Hot Air
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.
Annie Karni / Politico:
Ivanka's secret Planned Parenthood outreach — In the weeks following her father's inauguration, Ivanka Trump quietly reached out to the president of Planned Parenthood seeking common ground on the contentious issue of abortion. — The first daughter requested a sit-down with Cecile Richards …
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Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Ivanka Trump met secretly with Planned Parenthood head: report
Ivanka Trump met secretly with Planned Parenthood head: report
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RedState, New York Times and Politico
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Donald Trump Jr. talks about running for governor of New York — MORE FROM: … Donald Trump Jr. wants to run for political office, telling members of an elite gun club that he could set his sights on becoming governor of New York. — Don Jr. spoke to members of the F6 Labs gun club in Hicksville …
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Creeping Toward Crisis — I am racked with anxiety that our buffoonish “president” — who sounds so internationally unsophisticated and who is still operating under a cloud of illegitimacy — is beginning to face his first real foreign crises. — What worries me most is that he seems …
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
At Mar-a-Lago, Trump to welcome China's Xi for high-stakes inaugural summit
At Mar-a-Lago, Trump to welcome China's Xi for high-stakes inaugural summit
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ThinkProgress, Politico and Foreign Policy
Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:
Pentagon Plans Next Major Missile Intercept Test for Late May
Pentagon Plans Next Major Missile Intercept Test for Late May
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Politico
Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
Top Democrats Are Wrong: Trump Supporters Were More Motivated by Racism Than Economic Issues — IT ISN'T ONLY Republicans, it seems, who traffic in alternative facts. Since Donald Trump's shock election victory, leading Democrats have worked hard to convince themselves, and the rest of us …
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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
My Most Unpopular Idea: Be Nice to Trump Voters
My Most Unpopular Idea: Be Nice to Trump Voters
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Power Line
CNN:
Trump considering options for Syria retaliation, source says — US intel: Syrian warplanes behind gas attack — (CNN)President Donald Trump has told some members of Congress that he is considering military action in Syria in retaliation for this week's chemical attack …
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Jon Greenberg / PolitiFact:
Revisiting the Obama track record on Syria's chemical weapons
Revisiting the Obama track record on Syria's chemical weapons
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David Mack / BuzzFeed:
The Husband Of A Trump Supporter Has Just Been Deported Back To Mexico — The man's American wife said she believed “good people” would not be deported under President Trump. Late Tuesday night, her husband was removed to Mexico. — A Mexican man who spent almost two decades living …
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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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Bloomberg:
Trump Spurs GOP to Tweak Health Bill Before Leaving Town — House Rules Committee to consider adding amendment to bill — Move to show momentum toward deal as lawmakers return home — The White House prodded House Republican leaders to make last-minute tweaks to their Obamacare replacement …
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Politico, Talking Points Memo, Axios, Washington Post, The Daily Caller and Business Insider
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Julia Horowitz / CNNMoney:
Bill O'Reilly's new book talks consent: ‘No means no’ — O'Reilly accuser: I'm not after money — In his new book, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly says he is reaching out to a generation of Americans he believes are under siege. He draws a hard line between “Old School folks” and “Snowflakes.”
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Maxine Waters Says That 'Bill O'Reilly Needs to Go to Jail'
Maxine Waters Says That 'Bill O'Reilly Needs to Go to Jail'
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MSNBC, TheBlaze, The Week and The Guardian
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Civil war rages throughout Trump administration — A civil war between Donald Trump loyalists and establishment-minded Republicans is escalating throughout the federal government — and increasingly the president's allies are losing. — From the State Department to the Environmental Protection Agency …
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Washington Monthly and Axios
Elizabeth Dexheimer / Bloomberg:
Cohn Backs Wall Street Split of Lending, Investment Banks — Senators ask about Glass-Steagall return in private meeting — Trump's top economic adviser said he supports separation — In a private meeting with lawmakers, White House economic adviser Gary Cohn said he supports a policy …
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