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Pentagon warned Flynn in 2014 against taking foreign payments; IG launches investigation — (CNN)Former national security adviser Michael Flynn was warned by the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2014 against accepting foreign payments as he entered retirement, according to new documents obtained by the House oversight committee.
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Austin Wright / Politico:
Pentagon inspector general launches Flynn investigation — The Pentagon's inspector general is now investigating Michael Flynn over payments he received from foreign governments after retiring from the Army, according to documents released Thursday by the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee.
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dems threaten to oppose short-term spending bill if GOP pushes healthcare vote — House Democrats will oppose a short-term spending bill if Republican leaders attempt to expedite an ObamaCare repeal bill this week, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) warned Thursday. — Hoyer, the Democratic whip …
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The Daily 202: Trump is setting up Paul Ryan to be his fall guy
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David Nather / Axios:
Revival of unpopular health care plan divides GOP
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Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
House Republicans introduce one-week spending bill to continue budget talks
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Is a Management Shake-up Looming at Fox News? — As Fox News is roiled by lawsuits and the ouster of Bill O'Reilly, the network's co-president Bill Shine has retained the backing of the Murdochs. On Monday, Rupert Murdoch took network co-presidents Shine and Jack Abernethy to lunch at Marea …
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Felix Gillette / Bloomberg:
And Then There Was Hannity — Bill O'Reilly. Roger Ailes. Megyn Kelly. One by one, the biggest personalities at Fox News have left the building. — From Subscribe Reprints — During commercial breaks on his Fox News program, Sean Hannity likes to wing around a football with anyone in the vicinity of his desk.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
The education of Donald Trump — The 70-year-old leader of the free world sat behind his desk in the Oval Office last Friday afternoon, doing what he's done for years: selling himself. His 100th day in office was approaching, and Trump was eager to reshape the hardening narrative of a White House veering off course.
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David Choi / Business Insider:
Fox News' Jesse Watters takes abrupt vacation after controversial remarks about Ivanka Trump — Fox News' Jesse Watters reportedly is taking a vacation, one day after making what some saw as suggestive remarks about Ivanka Trump. — CNN's Brian Stelter and the CNNMoney media team reported …
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Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Fox host Jesse Watters announces vacation following backlash over Ivanka Trump remark — Fox News host Jesse Watters announced late Wednesday that he is taking an abrupt vacation from “The Five” following backlash over sexually charged remarks about first daughter Ivanka Trump.
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Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
Coincidence? Jesse Watters Announces He's Going On Vacation Following Ivanka Flap
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The Week
Jamie Hale / Oregonian:
Organizers cancel 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade, after protesters threaten to shut it down — A threatening email has derailed one of the Portland Rose Festival's signature events, and spurred new debate about the ongoing political protests in Portland. — Organizers of the 82nd Avenue …
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Katie Mettler / Washington Post:
Portland rose parade canceled after ‘antifascists’ threaten GOP marchers
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
A Chilling Threat of Political Violence in Portland
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Trump's Tax Plan Is a Reckoning for Republican Deficit Hawks — WASHINGTON — As President Trump's top economic advisers faced a barrage of questions on Wednesday about the tax plan they had just unfurled, there was one that they struggled most to answer: how to keep the “massive tax cuts” …
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Fiscal FactCheck: How Much Will Trump's Tax Plan Cost?
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Neil Irwin / New York Times:
Winners and Losers in the Trump Tax Plan
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UVA Center / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Center for Politics Poll Takes Temperature of Trump Voters at 100-Day Mark — A new University of Virginia Center for Politics poll of Trump voters shows his approval rating at 93% with these voters, though just 42% “strongly approve” while 51% “somewhat approve.”
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Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
Exclusive interview: Trump ‘absolutely’ looking at breaking up 9th Circuit — President Trump said Wednesday that he has “absolutely” considered proposals that would split up the 9th Circuit, where judges have blocked two of his executive actions. — “There are many people that want to break up the 9th Circuit.
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
A Ruling about Nothing — U.S. President Donald Trump (Reuters: Yuri Gripas)
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Vera Bergengruen / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Hawaii threatened by North Korea now, U.S. commander tells Congress — WASHINGTON — The Pentagon needs to consider deploying new anti-ballistic missile systems and a defensive radar to Hawaii to protect against a growing threat from North Korea, the top U.S. military officer in the Pacific told Congress on Wednesday.
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump administration talks tough on North Korea, but frustrated lawmakers want details
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
The Drumbeats Don't Add Up to Imminent War With North Korea
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Jim Stingl / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Urgent trip to restroom gets man kicked off Delta flight — The way Kima Hamilton sees it, his urgent need to visit the restroom as a Milwaukee-bound Delta jet awaited takeoff was a misunderstanding blown all out of proportion. — In fellow passenger Krista Rosolino's view …
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Associated Press:
2 US troops killed, 1 injured in eastern Afghanistan — Two American service members were killed and another received a minor injury during a ground assault against Islamic State fighters in Afghanistan Wednesday, according to the U.S. military. — The U.S. forces were accompanying Afghan troops …
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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
NBC News President on Megyn Kelly's New Show, Trump and Fox News Turmoil — “I would never allow a culture like that to exist,” Noah Oppenheim says of the recent Bill O'Reilly allegations. — Noah Oppenheim's career in TV news (with a stop in Hollywood along the way) began back in 2000, when he was a senior at Harvard.
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Mitch Prothero / BuzzFeed:
The Hungarian Rise And Fall Of Sebastian Gorka — Before Sebastian Gorka was an adviser to President Donald Trump, he was a man with a dream to rise to the top of Hungarian politics. It didn't quite work out. — Reporting From — Budapest — BUDAPEST — Sebastian Gorka …
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Washington Post:
‘My rights as a mom have been violated.’: Mother is asked to find private room while breast-feeding in church — Annie Peguero was trying to soothe her agitated 19-month-old baby in church on Sunday when she did what she often does — she nursed her. But her efforts to calm her daughter caused …
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The Resurgent and Althouse
Click2Houston.com:
School district slams sixth grader with suspension over haircut — BAYTOWN, Texas - Xavier Davis had no idea his hair could cause him so much trouble. — Xavier is a sixth grader at Cedar Bayou Junior High School in Baytown. — When he walked into class last Thursday, he said he was promptly sent to the office.
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
UN contacted Trump administration on ObamaCare repeal: report — The United Nations contacted the Trump administration earlier this year about its efforts to repeal ObamaCare, according to a new report. — The U.N.'s “urgent appeal” asked whether scrapping ObamaCare without a suitable replacement …
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