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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
McFarland to Exit White House as McMaster Consolidates Power — Former Fox News commentator will become envoy to Singapore — Trump's second national security advisor making his mark — K. T. McFarland has been asked to step down as deputy National Security Advisor to President Donald …
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USA Today, The Hill, Talking Points Memo, Politico, Axios and Political Wire
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Obama's Syria strike plan was much bigger than Trump's — The Trump administration's strike on one of Bashar al-Assad's air bases was similar in style and objectives to the strike plan that President Barack Obama prepared in 2013 — except that Obama's attacks were to be several times bigger than President Trump's.
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Shareblue, USA Today, ABC News, NBC News, Observer, Fox News Insider, CBS New York and Talking Points Memo
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Ryan and McConnell flip-flop on the use of force in Syria to deter chemical weapons — “This was a strike that was well-planned, well- executed, went right to the heart of the matter, which is using chemical weapons.” — “I've concluded that being credible on Syria requires presenting a credible response …
Michael Edison Hayden / ABC News:
Schiff says Russia is absolutely ‘complicit’ in Syrian chemical attack — The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said Russia is absolutely “complicit” in the chemical attack in Syria that killed at least 86 civilians, including many children. — “Absolutely they're complicit …
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Politico
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
MSNBC host's conspiracy theory: What if Putin planned the Syrian chemical attack to help Trump? — A volley of U.S. cruise missiles had barely been launched into Syria before the Internet filled up with fact-free theories about the real reason for an international crisis.
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IJR, NewsBusters, Sputnik International, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and RedState
Axios:
Trump plans centrist push and Priebus is on board — Steve Bannon, the engine and soul of President Trump's hard-edged approach to his first months in office, is increasingly isolated and will be forced out unless he can adopt a more cooperative approach, a top source told me.
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Booman Tribune and CANNONFIRE
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
WATCH: Ex-Breitbart executive warns that if Kushner forces out Bannon it will be ‘open warfare’ on Trump
WATCH: Ex-Breitbart executive warns that if Kushner forces out Bannon it will be ‘open warfare’ on Trump
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AOL
Axios:
How Trump defused West Wing feud — for now
How Trump defused West Wing feud — for now
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Israpundit, New York Magazine, Politico, Fox News and Business Insider
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld / Politico:
Trump's White House Is a Family Business. That's Not a Bad Thing.
Trump's White House Is a Family Business. That's Not a Bad Thing.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
CNN:
Blasts at Christian churches in Egypt kill dozens on Palm Sunday — (CNN)Bombs targeted two Coptic churches in Egypt as the Christian faithful observed Palm Sunday, one of the most important days on the religion's calendar. — A powerful blast rippled through a Palm Sunday service …
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New York Times, The Daily Caller and IJR
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BBC:
Egypt's Coptic churches hit by deadly blasts on Palm Sunday
Egypt's Coptic churches hit by deadly blasts on Palm Sunday
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New York Magazine, RedState and twitchy.com
Reuters:
Bombings at Egyptian Coptic churches kill 36, injure more than 100
Bombings at Egyptian Coptic churches kill 36, injure more than 100
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RT and Vox Popoli
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 4-9-17: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Sen. Marco Rubio, and Rep. Adam Schiff — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR ‘THIS WEEK’ on April 9, 2017 and it will be updated. — GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Mr. Secretary, thank you for joining us. — REX TILLERSON: It's my pleasure George.
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Politico, Associated Press, Washington Post and Politicus USA
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Tillerson, Haley issue differing statements on future of Assad in Syria
Tillerson, Haley issue differing statements on future of Assad in Syria
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Haley on Syria: No political solution with Assad in power
Haley on Syria: No political solution with Assad in power
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Politico, The Guardian, NBC News, Axios, France 24, twitchy.com, CNN and Mediaite
Colin Wilhelm / Politico:
McMaster: U.S. eager for regime change in Syria
McMaster: U.S. eager for regime change in Syria
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Business Insider
James P. Rubin / New York Times:
59 Missiles Don't Equal a Foreign Policy
59 Missiles Don't Equal a Foreign Policy
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Washington Monthly
Elana Schor / Politico:
Why Democrats have no regrets after McConnell's ‘nuclear’ blast — Democrats heard the argument throughout the Senate's bitter debate over Neil Gorsuch: Don't filibuster this Supreme Court nominee — save your leverage for President Donald Trump's next pick, the one who could change the court's balance of power for a generation.
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Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
How Mitch McConnell Won the Battle to Confirm Gorsuch
How Mitch McConnell Won the Battle to Confirm Gorsuch
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Power Line, neo-neocon and Politico
The Hill:
Dems winning fight over wall — Democrats are winning the war over the wall. — Despite President Trump's request for more than $1 billion to fund the Mexican border wall this year, GOP leaders are expected to exclude the money in the spending bill being prepared to keep the government open beyond April 28.
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Raw Story
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Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
Despite Trump campaign promise, Tillerson had ‘no conversation’ with Mexico paying for border wall
Despite Trump campaign promise, Tillerson had ‘no conversation’ with Mexico paying for border wall
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Associated Press and The Daily Caller
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats' Conditions for Tax Overhaul Make Bipartisan Deal Unlikely — GOP attempts to reach across the aisle are complicated by lack of agreement on priorities — WASHINGTON—Democrats are starting to settle on a price for participating in a tax-code overhaul, and many Republicans won't want to pay it.
Stacy Brown / Page Six:
Janet Jackson splits with billionaire husband … She's having a marriage malfunction! — Just months after giving birth to her first child at age 50, Janet Jackson has split with billionaire husband Wissam Al Mana. — While one source said the split is amicable and the couple will co-parent their son …
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The Root and New York Magazine
palmbeachdailynews:
Private helicopter lands, uses helipad at Mar-a-Lago — A Donald Trump helicopter landed for the first time Saturday at the president's Mar-a-Lago Club since the helipad was completed. — However, it wasn't Marine One. — A white and blue helicopter with TRUMP in big red letters on the side flew in Saturday afternoon.
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
The Happy-Go-Lucky Jewish Group That Connects Trump and Putin — The Port Washington Chabad, a Jewish community center on Long Island's Manhasset Bay, sits in a squat brick edifice across from a Shell Gas station and a strip mall. The Chabad is an unexceptional building on an unexceptional street …
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The Talking Dog
Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
How Jeff Sessions wants to bring back the war on drugs — When the Obama administration launched a sweeping policy to reduce harsh prison sentences for nonviolent drug offenders, rave reviews came from across the political spectrum. Civil rights groups and the Koch brothers praised Obama for his efforts …
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Hullabaloo