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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
If Trump Fired Bannon, Would He Seek Revenge? — When Steve Bannon vacated a home in Florida in 2015, his landlord complained that an entire Jacuzzi had apparently been coated in acid. After conservative media star Dana Loesch left Bannon's employ at Breitbart News in 2012 …
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Raw Story, Joe.My.God. and Vox
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NBC News:
U.S. May Launch Strike If North Korea Reaches For Nuclear Trigger — The U.S. is prepared to launch a preemptive strike with conventional weapons against North Korea should officials become convinced that North Korea is about to follow through with a nuclear weapons test, multiple senior U.S. intelligence officials told NBC News.
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John Pomfret / Washington Post:
China is suddenly leaning on North Korea — and it might be thanks to Trump
Roberta Rampton / Reuters:
Vice President Pence heads to Seoul as North Korea tensions flare
Vice President Pence heads to Seoul as North Korea tensions flare
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The Slot
Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Trump, a Steep Learning Curve Leads to Policy Reversals — WASHINGTON — For President Trump, the road to changing his mind on China included a discussion with corporate executives in the State Dining Room of the White House in February. When the conversation turned to China's currency …
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Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Within Trump's inner circle, a moderate voice captures the president's ear — As power struggles and ideological battles engulfed the White House, an unlikely player is exercising new influence on the direction of President Trump's administration. — Gary Cohn, a former Goldman Sachs president …
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CNN and Progress Pond
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Stealth caucus gains ground in Trump White House — In President Trump's White House, it's better to not be seen or heard — at least in public. — A cadre of Trump's top aides from New York City — economic adviser Gary Cohn, deputy national security adviser Dina Powell and Trump family members Ivanka …
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RedState
CNN:
36 ISIS fighters killed by US ‘mother of all bombs’: Afghan official — (CNN)In its second major display of military might in one week, the US dropped its most powerful non-nuclear bomb on ISIS positions in a remote part of Afghanistan. — Afghan officials said 36 militants were killed …
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
U.S. Drops ‘Mother of All Bombs’ on ISIS Caves in Afghanistan
U.S. Drops ‘Mother of All Bombs’ on ISIS Caves in Afghanistan
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Power Line, Fox News, News, Indy Week, The Guardian, Fox News Insider, Israpundit and Business Insider
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Bombs Away! — One of the liberal media's themes these days …
Bombs Away! — One of the liberal media's themes these days …
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Military.com, No More Mister Nice Blog and Defensetech
Jee Lee / The Wellesley News:
Free speech is not violated at Wellesley — Many members of our community, including students, alumnae and faculty, have criticized the Wellesley community for becoming an environment where free speech is not allowed or is a violated right. Many outside sources have painted us as a bunch …
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
Why Do Democrats Feel Sorry for Hillary Clinton? — Every day, the incoherence deepens: He's going to cover “everyone,” but he's going to push 24 million people off their health insurance. He's going to wipe out the debt, but his tax cuts and spending spree will add trillions to it.
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Liberal Values
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Bloomberg:
Russia Says Evidence Growing Syria Chemical Attack Was Staged — U.S. actions in Syria seek regime change, Lavrov says — Foreign ministers of Russia, Iran, Syria meet in Moscow — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said a chemical-weapons attack in Syria that provoked U.S. missile strikes …
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Fox News Insider and Forbes
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Rick Gladstone / New York Times:
Assad Says Videos of Dead Children in Syria Chemical Attack Were Faked
Assad Says Videos of Dead Children in Syria Chemical Attack Were Faked
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Syrian Arab News Agency, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, RT and Political Wire
Dan Nowicki / Arizona Republic:
Sen. Jeff Flake weathers brutal, 2 1/2-hour Mesa town hall — The Arizona senator was battered with questions about Trump's proposed border wall; internet privacy; taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood; and his opposition to ‘Obamacare.’ — U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake endured a brutal face …
John Follain / Bloomberg:
Le Pen Criticizes Trump for Changing His Mind on NATO — French candidate says administration may have swayed Trump — U.S. president said military alliance was “no longer obsolete” — French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said Friday U.S. President Donald …
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Tracy McNicoll / France 24:
Mélenchon: Far-leftist surges in French polls, shocking the frontrunners
Mélenchon: Far-leftist surges in French polls, shocking the frontrunners
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Samizdata
David French / National Review:
Trump's MOAB Drop Triggered a Tweet You Need to Read — I want you to read this tweet, sent after today's MOAB drop and written by an American patriot and a man I'm privileged to know, Johnny (Joey) Jones: … In response to online argument, he further amplified his point: … And again:
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CNBC
Richard Wolf / USA Today:
For Neil Gorsuch, Supreme Court job may seem subordinate — WASHINGTON — Newly minted Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will take his place Thursday inside the storied conference room where his eight colleagues have labored shorthanded for the past 14 months. But he'll likely have one eye on the door.
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SCOTUSblog
WXYZ-TV:
Detroit emergency room doctor charged with child genital mutilation — (WXYZ) - A Henry Ford Hospital emergency room doctor has been arrested and charged in connection to performing female genital mutilation on young girls. — Jumana Nagarwala, 44, of Northville Michigan is accused …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Townhall.com, Detroit Free Press, IJR and WCMH-TV
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Shifts Back to Health Care — President says his plan to change the tax code will have to wait — WASHINGTON—After losing a fight to revamp the health-care system, President Donald Trump said last month he was prepared to put the setback behind him and move on to the next challenge, rewriting the tax code.
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Trump's threat prompts Democrats to play hardball over Obamacare payments
Trump's threat prompts Democrats to play hardball over Obamacare payments
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CNN and Talking Points Memo
Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
Sexual Abuse at Choate Went On for Decades, School Acknowledges — Choate Rosemary Hall, an elite boarding school in Wallingford, Conn., acknowledged decades of sexual abuse by former teachers against the students entrusted to their care in a report on Thursday.
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New York Magazine and AOL
New York Times:
Jeff Sessions, Unleashed at the Border — Attorney General Jeff Sessions went to the border in Arizona on Tuesday and declared it a hellscape, a “ground zero” of death and violence where Americans must “take our stand” against a tide of evil flooding up from Mexico.
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News
New York Post:
‘Proof’ Eli Manning was in on Giants memorabilia scheme … Giants quarterback Eli Manning was in on a scheme to sell phony game-worn gear — sending an email asking the team's equipment manager for “helmets that can pass as game used,” according to blockbuster court papers obtained by The Post.
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ABC News, TMZ.com, CBS Boston, CBS Philly and Mediaite
Wall Street Journal:
Labor Department Mutiny — Obama's holdovers refuse to follow Trump's directive. — Now we know one reason Democrats blocked President Trump's first nominee to be secretary of Labor: The bureaucracy is in open rebellion against the new President's directives.
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Hot Air
Shoko Oda / Bloomberg:
The Great Japan Potato-Chip Crisis: Panic Buying, $12 Bags — Companies halt sales of some chip brands after bad potato crop — Calbee says it doesn't know when chips supply will be restored — Demand for potato chips has surged in Japan this week, with products on offer for 6 times …
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Daily Mail