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New York Times:
Syria Strike Puts U.S. Relationship With Russia at Risk — WASHINGTON — The American military strike against Syria threatened Russian-American relations on Friday as the Kremlin denounced President Trump's use of force and the Russian military indicated it would suspend an agreement …
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Haider Newmani / ABC News:
Eyewitness says Syrian military anticipated U.S. raid — Syrian military officials appeared to anticipate Thursday's night raid on Syria's Shayrat airbase, evacuating personnel and moving equipment ahead of the strike, according to an eyewitness to the strike.
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Lucas Tomlinson / Fox News:
Russian warship steams toward US destroyers that launched Syria strikes — A Russian warship entered the eastern Mediterranean Friday and was heading toward the area where two U.S. Navy destroyers launched missile strikes into Syria, Fox News has learned. — The Russian frigate …
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Seven Lessons From Trump's Syria Strike — When the Electoral College elevated Donald Trump to the presidency, it conferred on him the awesome life-and-death powers that attend the office. It was inevitable that President Trump would use those powers sooner or later. Now he has.
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
The Obama Doctrine, R.I.P. — President Obama's foreign policy doctrine, like many foreign policy doctrines, was contradictory at times, and it sometimes lacked coherence. Obama himself resisted the desire of others (including yours truly) to corral his various foreign policy …
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mid.ru:
Foreign Ministry statement on US military action in Syria on April 7, 2017 — The United States conducted strikes against Syrian government troops in the early hours of April 7, using chemical weapons attacks in Idlib Province as a pretext. — The US opted for a show of force …
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Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Russia Suspends Cooperation With U.S. in Syria After Missile Strikes
Russia Suspends Cooperation With U.S. in Syria After Missile Strikes
Elliott Abrams / Weekly Standard:
The Strike At Syria — The Trump administration has had a rocky start.
The Strike At Syria — The Trump administration has had a rocky start.
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Fox News:
Syria missile attack: Satellite photos show major damage to airfields
Syria missile attack: Satellite photos show major damage to airfields
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CNN:
Top Republicans who opposed Syria attack under Obama are now praising Trump's strike
Top Republicans who opposed Syria attack under Obama are now praising Trump's strike
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John Hayward / Breitbart:
Pentagon: Russia May Have Directly Participated in Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack
Pentagon: Russia May Have Directly Participated in Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack
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JGoldsmith / Lawfare:
The Constitutionality of the Syria Strike Through the Eyes of OLC (and the Obama Administration)
The Constitutionality of the Syria Strike Through the Eyes of OLC (and the Obama Administration)
Matthew Rozsa / Salon:
Donald Trump, who's totally not Vladimir Putin's puppet, warned Russia before airstrikes on Syria
Donald Trump, who's totally not Vladimir Putin's puppet, warned Russia before airstrikes on Syria
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE:
Statement from Pentagon Spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis on U.S. strike in Syria
Statement from Pentagon Spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis on U.S. strike in Syria
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Rex W. Tillerson / US Department of State:
Remarks With National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster
Remarks With National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster
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Axios:
Exclusive: Trump eyes new chief of staff; House Leader on short list — President Trump is considering a broad shakeup of his White House that could include the replacement of White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and the departure of chief strategist Steve Bannon, aides and advisers tell us.
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Considering Major Shake-up of Senior White House Team — The president is said to be unhappy with the infighting among his top aides — WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is considering a major shake-up of his senior White House team, a senior administration official said Friday.
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Trump's Syria Strike Is Latest Sign of Steve Bannon's Waning Influence — Donald Trump's surprise decision to launch missile strikes against Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's forces in response to Tuesday's horrific chemical attack represented a reversal from Trump's noninterventionist campaign message.
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New York Times:
In Battle for Trump's Heart and Mind, It's Bannon vs. Kushner — WASHINGTON — Thick with tension, the conversation this week between Stephen K. Bannon, the chief White House strategist, and Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser, had deteriorated to the point of breakdown.
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Reports: Trump Weighing Major Shakeup That Could Ax Priebus, Bannon
Reports: Trump Weighing Major Shakeup That Could Ax Priebus, Bannon
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New York Times:
Senate Confirms Gorsuch as Supreme Court Justice — WASHINGTON — Judge Neil M. Gorsuch was confirmed by the Senate on Friday to become the 113th justice of the Supreme Court, capping a political brawl that lasted for more than a year and tested constitutional norms inside the Capitol's fraying upper chamber.
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Elana Schor / Politico:
Bipartisan pitch to save filibuster gets 61 senators' endorsement — Sixty-one senators urged their party leaders to preserve the filibuster for legislation on Friday, backing the procedural tool after Republicans scrapped the minority's power to block Supreme Court nominees.
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Elana Schor / Politico:
Senate confirms Gorsuch to Supreme Court
Senate confirms Gorsuch to Supreme Court
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Naomi Martin / Dallas Morning News:
Tomi Lahren sues Glenn Beck, The Blaze for wrongful termination — Tomi Lahren, the young incendiary conservative commentator, is suing her former boss, Glenn Beck and his media firm, The Blaze, for wrongful termination involving her pro-choice comments. — According to Lahren's suit …
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Maggie Haberman: The New York Times reporter Trump can't quit — Several days before Donald Trump announced his bid for the presidency in June 2015, he invited New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman to lunch at Trump Grill. — Haberman was late. Trump waited, as did his soon-to-be campaign aides …
Jennifer Kabbany / The College Fix:
Angry mob shuts down Blue Lives Matter speech at Claremont McKenna College — A throng of angry protesters converged at Claremont McKenna College on Thursday and effectively shut down a pro-police speech as they surrounded the building, forcing the speaker to give the talk via livestream …
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To see more from on Facebook, log in or create an account. — . . - (« ») , . , . , , . . — That's it. The last remaining election fog has lifted. Instead of an overworked statement about a joint fight against the biggest enemy, ISIS (the Islamic State) …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Russian PM: Moscow, US on ‘the verge of a military clash’
Russian PM: Moscow, US on ‘the verge of a military clash’
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Sky News:
Stockholm ‘terror attack’: Man arrested after truck drives into pedestrians — Police say they are investigating a “deliberate” attack after a truck drove into pedestrians in Stockholm, killing three people and injuring many more. — Swedish prime minister Stefan Lofven has said one person …
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Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Olivia Munn and Aaron Rodgers Break Up — Olivia Munn and Aaron Rodgers have split. — “They have amicably ended their relationship of three years,” a source close to the situation confirms to PEOPLE exclusively. The source says the couple “remains close friends and wish nothing but the best for each other moving forward.”
Emma Brown / Washington Post:
The cost of Betsy DeVos's security detail — nearly $8 million over nearly 8 months — Federal marshals are protecting Education Secretary Betsy DeVos at a cost to her agency of nearly $8 million over nearly eight months, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
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Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
Why a 2013 Sean Hannity Tweet is Making the Rounds Today — Earlier this week, after the gas attack in Syria, but before last night's U.S. strike on a Syrian Air Base, many members of the media were reminded of a string of tweets Donald Trump sent in 2013 about Syria. — “President Obama, do not attack Syria.
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Jbrunner / Lawfare:
Of Course there's Evidence Trump Colluded with Russian Intelligence — It has become a kind of mantra in the defense of Donald Trump on matters related to L'Affaire Russe that there's no evidence, at least not yet, of “collusion” between the Trump campaign and the Russian active measures operation with respect to the 2016 election.
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Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Google accused of ‘extreme’ gender pay discrimination by US labor department — Allegations of possible employment violations emerge at court hearing as part of lawsuit to compel company, a federal contractor, to provide compensation data … Google has discriminated against its female employees …
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Mike Cason / al.com:
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley: I will not resign — At a hastily called news conference on the Capitol steps this morning, Gov. Robert Bentley questioned the motives of those he said have exposed embarrassing details of his personal life and urged them to stop.
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