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Deal on Government Funding Reached, Averting Shutdown — A deal has been reached on a $1 trillion-plus bill to fund the government for the final five months of this fiscal year, an agreement that is likely to avert a government shutdown. — Congressional negotiators had been working through …
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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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CNN:
Congressional negotiators reach deal on government funding through September
Congressional negotiators reach deal on government funding through September
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Washington Monthly and Mother Jones
Tara Golshan / Vox:
Congress just reached a funding deal to keep the government open
Congress just reached a funding deal to keep the government open
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New York Magazine
Associated Press:
Lawmakers agree on $1T plan government-wide funding bill
Lawmakers agree on $1T plan government-wide funding bill
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The Gateway Pundit
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump on Obama surveillance claims: 'I don't stand by anything' — President Donald Trump said his allegation that he was illegally surveilled by former President Barack Obama has “been proven very strongly” and that that surveillance has negated the relatively warm relationship …
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Trump Abruptly Ends CBS Interview After Wiretap Question
Trump Abruptly Ends CBS Interview After Wiretap Question
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Philippines' Duterte on Trump's White House invitation: 'I'm tied up'
Philippines' Duterte on Trump's White House invitation: 'I'm tied up'
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Agence France-Presse, Raw Story and New York Times
Adriana Cohen / Boston Herald:
President gets last laugh for stiffing soiree
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump's ‘Very Friendly’ Talk With Duterte Stuns Aides and Critics Alike
Trump's ‘Very Friendly’ Talk With Duterte Stuns Aides and Critics Alike
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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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Politico, Reuters and New York Times
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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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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Politico, IJR, The Guardian, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo and Joe.My.God.
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.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Why did Trump win? New research by Democrats offers a worrisome answer. — As the Democratic Party rebuilds itself for the 2018 and 2020 elections, Democratic strategists have been preoccupied with a pressing question: Why did so many voters who backed Barack Obama in 2012 switch …
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New York Times and American Prospect
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
Trump: ‘You make a mistake here, there is nothing to work out’ … Hours shy of his 100th day in power, President Trump strides into the Oval Office. The energy in the world's most famous room changes instantly and perceptibly as he sits down. — It's a little after 3 in the afternoon.
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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 …
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David Smith / The Guardian:
Run against Trump? Elizabeth Warren will certainly stand and fight
Run against Trump? Elizabeth Warren will certainly stand and fight
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Washington Free Beacon
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Biden to Democrats: Rediscover what you are
Biden to Democrats: Rediscover what you are
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Fox News Insider, New York Magazine, The Daily Caller and AOL
Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
How Trump Could Get Fired … Hours after Donald Trump's Inauguration, a post appeared on the official White House petitions page, demanding that he release his tax returns. In only a few days, it gathered more signatures than any previous White House petition.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
On the Power of Being Awful — The 100-day reviews are in, and they're terrible. The health care faceplants just keep coming; the administration's tax “plan” offers less detail than most supermarket receipts; Trump has wimped out on his promises to get aggressive on foreign trade.
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New York Post:
The moment Hillary Clinton was forced to give up her dream — Every detail was designed to mark Hillary Clinton's moment in history — from the glass ceiling at Manhattan's Javits Center, where her supporters were gathered, to her and hubby Bill's suite at The Peninsula hotel …
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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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Hot Air, No More Mister Nice Blog, Hullabaloo, The Week, Daily Kos and ABC News
Lyndsay Winkley / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Seven shot, gunman dead at University City apartment complex — At least five people were shot and injured Sunday when a gunman opened fire near a swimming pool at an apartment complex in University City. — Seven adults were shot, one woman fatally, when a gunman who witnesses said never left …
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