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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
An interview suggests Trump doesn't know what's in his health bill — Either the president doesn't understand the proposal — or isn't telling the truth about it. — President Trump gave a lengthy interview Sunday morning to CBS' John Dickerson about the Republicans' health care plan.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
GOP faces make-or-break moment on Obamacare repeal — House Republican leaders and White House officials are increasingly confident about passing their long-stalled Obamacare replacement bill: More lawmakers than ever are committed to voting “yes,” they say, and GOP insiders insist they're within striking distance of a majority.
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Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Congress reaches deal to keep government open through September — Congressional negotiators have reached an agreement on a spending package to fund the government through the end of September, alleviating fears of a government shutdown later this week, said several congressional aides.
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
Pushing for Vote on Health Care Bill, Trump Seems Unclear on Its Details
Pushing for Vote on Health Care Bill, Trump Seems Unclear on Its Details
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CBS News:
FULL TRANSCRIPT: President Donald Trump's interview with “Face the Nation”
FULL TRANSCRIPT: President Donald Trump's interview with “Face the Nation”
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump's ‘Very Friendly’ Talk With Duterte Stuns Aides and Critics Alike — WASHINGTON — When President Trump called President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines on Saturday, the American leader's national security aides saw it as part of a routine diplomatic outreach to Southeast Asian leaders.
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Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
Sebastian Gorka to accept role outside White House … Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to President Trump, will soon accept a position outside the White House, two sources told the Washington Examiner on Sunday. — Gorka's new role will deal with the “war of ideas” involved …
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David Ferguson / Raw Story:
Trump didn't consult State Department before inviting brutal Philippine strongman to White House
Trump didn't consult State Department before inviting brutal Philippine strongman to White House
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Adriana Cohen / Boston Herald:
President gets last laugh for stiffing soiree
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Sebastian Gorka to accept position outside White House: report
Sebastian Gorka to accept position outside White House: report
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Trump did not clear Duterte invitation with State Department: report
Trump did not clear Duterte invitation with State Department: report
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CNN:
Congressional negotiators reach deal on government funding through September — (CNN)Bipartisan congressional negotiators reached a critical agreement late Sunday on a massive spending bill that if approved by the House and Senate would fund the government through the end of September.
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New York Times:
Bipartisan Agreement Reached to Fund Government Through September — WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders reached a bipartisan agreement on Sunday to fund the government through September, according to congressional aides from both parties, effectively ending suspense about the possibility of a government shutdown next weekend.
New York Times:
Emboldened by Trump but Divided by Generations, Democrats Look to 2020 — MANCHESTER, N.H. — A vast array of Democratic leaders, divided by generations but uniformly emboldened by President Trump's perceived vulnerability, have begun taking palpable steps toward seeking the White House …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Priebus: Trump Considering Amending or Abolishing 1st Amendment — A number of press reports have picked up this exchange this morning between ABC's Jonathan Karl and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus. But people have missed the real significance. Priebus doesn't discuss changing ‘press laws’ or ‘libel laws’.
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Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Twitter Teams Up With Bloomberg for Streaming News — New Service Comes as Social-Media Firm Fights for Video Ad Dollars — Twitter Inc. TWTR -0.78% has found its first partner for its push into round-the-clock streaming television: Bloomberg. — The social-media company is joining forces …
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Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Democrats say they now know exactly why Clinton lost — WASHINGTON — A select group of top Democratic Party strategists have used new data about last year's presidential election to reach a startling conclusion about why Hillary Clinton lost. Now they just need to persuade the rest of the party they're right.
Matthew Garrahan / Financial Times:
Fox in talks with Blackstone to buy Tribune Media — Joint bid for TV station operator aims to trump rival offer from Sinclair Broadcasting — Read next … Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox is in talks with Blackstone, the private equity firm, to launch a joint bid for Tribune Media …
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Eugene Scott / CNN:
10 memorable lines from comedian Hasan Minhaj at the WHCA dinner — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump was a no-show at the first White House Correspondents' Association dinner of his presidency. But that didn't keep “Daily Show” comedian Hasan Minhaj from addressing “the elephant not in the room.”
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
For Journalists, Annual Dinner Serves Up Catharsis and Resolve
For Journalists, Annual Dinner Serves Up Catharsis and Resolve
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
New York Times editor pens weak, vague response to critics of Bret Stephens's op-ed on climate change — The Erik Wemple Blog has been bugging the New York Times all weekend for an interview with James Bennet, the editorial page editor responsible for launching a new op-ed column by former Wall Street Journal writer Bret Stephens.
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
How the Republican right found allies in Russia — Growing up in the 1980s, Brian Brown was taught to think of the communist Soviet Union as a dark and evil place. — But Brown, a leading anti-gay-marriage activist, said that in the past few years he has started meeting Russians at conferences …
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Amid immigration setbacks, one Trump strategy seems to be working: Fear — In many ways, President Trump's attempts to implement his hard-line immigration policies have not gone very well in his first three months. His travel ban aimed at some Muslim-majority countries has been blocked by the courts …