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Raw Story:
Trump admits he thought being president would be a lot easier than his old life — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — He misses driving, feels as if he is in a cocoon, and is surprised how hard his new job is. — President Donald Trump on Thursday reflected on his first 100 days …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump says ‘major, major’ conflict with North Korea possible, but seeks diplomacy — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday a major conflict with North Korea is possible in the standoff over its nuclear and missile programs, but he would prefer a diplomatic outcome to the dispute.
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David Choi / Business Insider:
South Korea rebuffs Trump's $1 billion use-charge for a US missile-defense system — President Donald Trump hinted at stipulations for the US deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system that is being activated in South Korea. — Trump said that he wanted South Korea …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump now agrees with the majority of Americans: He wasn't ready to be president
Trump now agrees with the majority of Americans: He wasn't ready to be president
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New York Times:
State Department Wants to Clear Nikki Haley's Remarks Before She Speaks — UNITED NATIONS — The United States ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki R. Haley, has often been the first, most outspoken member of the Trump administration to weigh in on key foreign policy issues …
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Nick Wadhams / Bloomberg:
Tillerson Seeking 9% Cut to U.S. State Department Workforce, Sources Say — Buyouts, attrition meant to cull staff as State slashes budget — Critics say plan will hollow out the U.S. diplomatic corps — The State Department plans to cut 2,300 U.S. diplomats and civil servants …
Brandon Cockerham / Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch: FBI Court Filing Reveals Grand Jury Targeted Hillary Clinton
Judicial Watch: FBI Court Filing Reveals Grand Jury Targeted Hillary Clinton
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Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
State Dept. wants Haley to get approval for public remarks: report
State Dept. wants Haley to get approval for public remarks: report
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Exclusive: Federal probe of Fox News expands — Fox News still under grand jury probe — The U.S. Justice Department's investigation of Fox News has widened to include a second law enforcement agency. — Financial crimes experts from the United States Postal Inspection Service are now involved …
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Washington Post:
‘I was all set to terminate’: Inside Trump's sudden shift on NAFTA — President Trump was set to announce Saturday, on the 100th day of his presidency, that he was withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement — the sort of disruptive proclamation that would upend both global …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says Nafta Partners Persuaded Him to Keep U.S. in Trade Pact — Though president says he's ready to withdraw from accord if unable to get a fair deal in talks with Mexico and Canada — President Donald Trump said he was preparing to pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump: ‘We may terminate’ U.S.-South Korea trade agreement
Trump: ‘We may terminate’ U.S.-South Korea trade agreement
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Why can't House repeal Obamacare? Because a lot of Republicans don't want to — “We're going to go when we have the votes,” Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday when asked when the House will pass a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare. Lawmakers will not be constrained by any “artificial deadline,” Ryan declared.
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
New ObamaCare repeal bill on life support
New ObamaCare repeal bill on life support
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Claire Atkinson / New York Post:
Obama scores another $400K speaking fee amid criticism … Even as President Obama faced criticism for getting $400,000 for a speech to a Wall Street bank, he pocketed the same amount of money for a second speech, The Post has learned. — Obama made another $400,000 on Thursday when he appeared …
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Victoria McGrane GLOBE / BostonGlobe.com:
Warren ‘troubled’ by $400,000 Wall Street speaking fee for Obama
Krissah Thompson / Washington Post:
The Obamas face the paid-speaking circuit — and all the questions that come with it
The Obamas face the paid-speaking circuit — and all the questions that come with it
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Donald Trump's first 100 days have been a moneymaking success story — He's getting what he cares about. — Donald Trump attracted a reputation over the years as a ruthless and unscrupulous businessman. He said on the campaign trail that having been “greedy all my life,” …
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Associated Press:
AP FACT CHECK: Claims about Trump's tax plan don't hold up — Getting to the bottom of President Donald Trump's tax plan is difficult because it exists so far as bullet points on a single page, with no detail. Still, there are reasons to be wary about some of the claims coming out of the White House about it.
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Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Trump tax plan would hit blue states hardest
Trump tax plan would hit blue states hardest
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Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed:
John Kasich Sounds Like He's Over The Republican Party — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Is John Kasich still a Republican? — The Ohio governor and mainstay of the party's mainstream is out this week with a book that at times reads like an angry breakup letter. — “Oh yeah, I'm a Repub... ,” …
Morgan True / VTDigger:
Emails reveal FBI, Justice probe of Burlington College — BURLINGTON — The Justice Department was investigating the activities of the now-defunct Burlington College as recently as February, according to emails obtained through a public records request. — The emails show the U.S. attorney …
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Joshua Rhett Miller / New York Post:
Alt-right thugs want to bring muscle to liberal protests … An alt-right group apparently is trying to build a small street army — vowing to use violence if necessary to defend free speech from leftist extremists. — Kyle Chapman — a “proud American nationalist” who became a conservative hero …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: 'If there's a shutdown, there's a shutdown,' Trump says — President Donald Trump downplayed the severity of a potential government shutdown on Thursday, just two days shy of a deadline for Congress to reach a spending deal to avert temporary layoffs of federal workers. — “We'll see what happens.
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Michael Grunwald / Politico:
Trump's Executive Orders Are Mostly Theater — President Donald Trump signed his first executive order on his first day in the White House, taking aim at his predecessor's signature achievement. “Trump Signs Executive Order to Roll Back Obamacare,” Forbes reported.
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Hannah Withiam / New York Post:
‘SportsCenter’ anchor agrees politics are hurting ESPN … ESPN's sweeping staff cuts are not just the result of ambitious TV rights deals and an overburdened budget, popular “SportsCenter” anchor Linda Cohn suggested Thursday. — The network may be losing the subscriber revenue …
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Daily Wire
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Tillerson: Kim Jong Un ‘is not crazy’ — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Thursday that while North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be a ruthless, murderous dictator, he is not mentally insane. — “All indications are that he is not crazy,” Tillerson told Fox News. “He may be ruthless.
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Brianna Sacks / BuzzFeed:
People Are Trolling Trump's New Anti-Immigrant Hotline With Reports Of Space Aliens And The Government Is Not Amused — On Wednesday, the Trump administration launched a new office called the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office (VOICE), to assist victims of crimes committed …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Living in the Trump Zone — Fans of old TV series may remember a classic “Twilight Zone” episode titled “It's a Good Life.” It featured a small town terrorized by a 6-year-old who for some reason had monstrous superpowers, coupled with complete emotional immaturity.
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The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump's Art Of The Retreat — The master negotiator hasn't had much success, you know, negotiating. — WASHINGTON Just three months into his presidency, Donald Trump's bestselling The Art of the Deal might be due for a sequel: The Humility of the Failed Bluff.
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Lewandowski's firm appears to offer Trump meetings — A firm co-founded by Donald Trump's original campaign manager Corey Lewandowski appears to have been pitching clients around the world by offering not only policy and political advice, but also face time with President Trump …
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Amy Davidson / New Yorker:
The Global Effort to Flatter Ivanka — The international project of flattering Ivanka Trump—which some of the world's most notable women, from Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany, to Queen Máxima, of the Netherlands, engaged in at a panel discussion during the W20 conference …
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