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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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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 …
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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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Seven Lessons From Trump's Syria 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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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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Haider Newmani / ABC News:
Eyewitness says Syrian military anticipated U.S. raid
Eyewitness says Syrian military anticipated U.S. raid
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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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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
The Obama Doctrine, R.I.P.
The Obama Doctrine, R.I.P.
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
U.S. and China end summit with 100-day plan to boost trade and cooperation
U.S. and China end summit with 100-day plan to boost trade and cooperation
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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
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Lamia Estatie / BBC:
Arabs praise ‘Abu Ivanka’ aka Trump for Syria strike and #AmericaIsOverParty fears army draft
Arabs praise ‘Abu Ivanka’ aka Trump for Syria strike and #AmericaIsOverParty fears army draft
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Which Countries Support and Which Oppose the U.S. Missile Strikes in Syria
Which Countries Support and Which Oppose the U.S. Missile Strikes in Syria
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Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
President Not-Obama — Is this the week Donald Trump found a foreign policy?
President Not-Obama — Is this the week Donald Trump found a foreign policy?
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Associated Press:
THE LATEST: DOZENS PROTEST RUSSIA, IRAN IN TURKEY
THE LATEST: DOZENS PROTEST RUSSIA, IRAN IN TURKEY
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Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
US investigating possible Russian involvement in Syrian gas attack
US investigating possible Russian involvement in Syrian gas attack
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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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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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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Bannon and Kushner hold sit-down in attempt to bury the hatchet — Steve Bannon and Jared Kushner, two warring senior White House aides, had a bury-the-hatchet meeting officiated by President Donald Trump, after arriving at Mar-a-Lago this week. — The sit-down, which was confirmed …
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White House frustrated by palace intrigue — The White House is increasingly frustrated by the never-ending stream of stories about palace intrigue, warring internal factions and imminent staff shake-ups. — Administration officials say these “false narratives” — which they say are driven …
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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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Alex Jones brands Jared and Ivanka ‘enemies of the republic’ after Trump ally blames them for Syria strike — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Alex Jones and Roger Stone blamed “President” Jared Kushner for the Syrian airstrike ordered by his father-in-law, Donald Trump.
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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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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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Senate confirms Gorsuch to Supreme Court
Senate confirms Gorsuch to Supreme Court
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Elana Schor / Politico:
Bipartisan pitch to save filibuster gets 61 senators' endorsement
Bipartisan pitch to save filibuster gets 61 senators' endorsement
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Jessica Mason Pieklo / Rewire:
Welcome to the Gorsuch Court
Welcome to the Gorsuch Court
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Laura Litvan / Bloomberg:
Senate GOP Gives Trump a Much-Needed Win With Supreme Court Vote
Senate GOP Gives Trump a Much-Needed Win With Supreme Court Vote
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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 …
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Trump's Options for North Korea Include Placing Nukes in South Korea — The National Security Council has presented President Trump with options to respond to North Korea's nuclear program — including putting American nukes in South Korea or killing dictator Kim Jong-un …
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Nigel Farage and other right-wing populists turn on Donald Trump after missile strikes — Many former Donald Trump supporters have turned on the President after his decision to retaliate against the Assad regime for its chemical weapons attack. — Nigel Farage, Milo Yiannopoulos Katie Hopkins …
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump's Troll Army Isn't Ready for War in Syria
Trump's Troll Army Isn't Ready for War in Syria
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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 …
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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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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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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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America's Retailers Are Closing Stores Faster Than Ever — Rue21 may be latest casualty as it prepares bankruptcy filing — Amazon is gobbling up most of the industry's online growth — The battered American retail industry took a few more lumps this week, with stores at both ends …
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Payroll Gains Slow, U.S. Jobless Rate at Lowest Since 2007
Payroll Gains Slow, U.S. Jobless Rate at Lowest Since 2007
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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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