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Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
Sean Hannity Eyes Fox News Exit, Insiders Say … Sean Hannity is looking to leave Fox News, according to sources, following the resignation of Fox News co-president Bill Shine officially on Monday. — Shine was Hannity's his long-time ally whom he personally recommended the network hire two decades ago to produce Hannity & Colmes.
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Rachel Stockman / Mediaite:
EXCLUSIVE: New Conservative Network Now Actively Trying to Lure Sean Hannity — Late last week, we broke the story that there could soon be another game in town for conservative news viewers looking for a competitor to Fox News. — As we reported Friday:
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Murdochs Might Not Be Done Cleaning House at Fox News — Last Monday, Rupert Murdoch invited embattled Fox News co-president Bill Shine to lunch. The public outing to Marea, a high-end Italian restaurant near Fox News headquarters, was designed to signal that Shine was secure in his job …
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New York Times:
Fox News Executive Departs Amid Turmoil
Fox News Executive Departs Amid Turmoil
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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Bill Shine Out at Fox News, Suzanne Scott Becomes President of Programming
Bill Shine Out at Fox News, Suzanne Scott Becomes President of Programming
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AOL, The Gateway Pundit, Joe.My.God. and Washington Free Beacon
Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Fox Pushes Back On Report That Hannity Seeking Exit After Shine's Resignation
Fox Pushes Back On Report That Hannity Seeking Exit After Shine's Resignation
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Fox News co-president exits network
Fox News co-president exits network
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The Moderate Voice, Breitbart, Mediaite, RedState, Business Insider, Raw Story and Politicus USA
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Wilbur Ross Says Syria Missile Strike Was ‘After-Dinner Entertainment’ at Mar-a-Lago — Speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference on Monday, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross recalled the scene at Mar-a-Lago on April 6, when the summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping was interrupted by the strike on Syria.
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Historians see a dark underside to Trump's Civil War riff — President Donald Trump on Monday once again defied the history books, this time claiming that Andrew Jackson was “really angry” about the Civil War - despite having died 16 years before the first shots were fired …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump's dizzying day of interviews
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump keeps praising international strongmen, alarming human rights advocates
Trump keeps praising international strongmen, alarming human rights advocates
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humanrightsfirst.org, AOL and U.S. Senator Ben Cardin …
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump: ‘Why was there the Civil War?’
Trump: ‘Why was there the Civil War?’
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Kyle Feldscher / Washington Examiner:
Trump: ‘Why was there the Civil War?’
Trump: ‘Why was there the Civil War?’
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump's Peculiar Understanding of the Civil War
Trump's Peculiar Understanding of the Civil War
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Bloomberg:
Trump Says He'd Meet With North Korea's Kim If Situation's Right — ‘I would be honored to do it’ under the right circumstances — North Korea has become Trump's top foreign policy challenge — President Donald Trump said he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un amid heightened tensions …
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Trump's warm words for strongmen set off alarms
Trump's warm words for strongmen set off alarms
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Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
Trump: ‘You make a mistake here, there is nothing to work out’
Trump: ‘You make a mistake here, there is nothing to work out’
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Spicer defends Trump's warm words for totalitarian leaders
Spicer defends Trump's warm words for totalitarian leaders
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ABC News, Washington Post, The Atlantic and The Daily Caller
Bloomberg:
Trump Says He's Considering Moves to Break Up Wall Street Banks — President says in interview he is weighing revival of 1933 law — Top administration officials back return of Glass-Steagall Act — President Donald Trump said he is actively considering breaking up giant Wall Street banks …
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
G.O.P. Likely to Go It Alone on Tax Overhaul Legislation
G.O.P. Likely to Go It Alone on Tax Overhaul Legislation
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Wall Street Journal, Political Wire, Mother Jones and The Week
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:
The Cost of Barack Obama's Speech
The Cost of Barack Obama's Speech
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump on Obama surveillance claims: 'I don't stand by anything'
Trump on Obama surveillance claims: 'I don't stand by anything'
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Bloomberg:
Trump Wants Health-Care Bill to Protect Pre-Existing Conditions — President says it will be ‘every bit as good’ as Obamacare — GOP leaders mulling vote on health bill later this week — President Donald Trump said Monday the Republican health-care bill being negotiated in Congress ultimately …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
GOP suffers surprise defection on Obamacare repeal
GOP suffers surprise defection on Obamacare repeal
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CNN:
The FBI translator who went rogue and married an ISIS terrorist — 8pm ET TONIGHT: Watch AC 360 to learn more about the FBI employee who married an ISIS terrorist. — An FBI translator with a top-secret security clearance traveled to Syria in 2014 and married a key ISIS operative …
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CNN:
First on CNN: Trump administration ending Michelle Obama's girls education program — Washington (CNN)The Trump administration is discontinuing a signature girls education initiative championed by former first lady Michelle Obama, according to officials. — The “Let Girls Learn” program …
Laura Bassett / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Taps Anti-Contraceptive Activist To Oversee Family Planning Program — Teresa Manning once said “contraception doesn't work.” — WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has appointed Teresa Manning, an anti-abortion activist who has argued that “contraception doesn't work,” …
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George Prayias / The Rush Limbaugh Show:
Why Do We Vote Republican? What Trump Must Do to Avoid More Disastrous Budget Deals
Why Do We Vote Republican? What Trump Must Do to Avoid More Disastrous Budget Deals
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Trump to name anti-abortion advocate to lead federal family planning programs
Trump to name anti-abortion advocate to lead federal family planning programs
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Ryan Grim / HuffPost:
With Trump In The White House, MSNBC Is Resisting The Resistance — For a TV executive, Andy Lack has an unusual problem: sky-high ratings. — WASHINGTON On Friday, readers of the new morning email put out by Mike Allen awoke to a little nugget of news. “One of your favorites is getting …
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Top Ethics Officer Challenges Trump Over Secret Waivers for Ex-Lobbyists — WASHINGTON — The federal government's top ethics officer is challenging the Trump administration's issuance of secret waivers that allow former lobbyists to handle matters they recently worked on …
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USDA:
Ag Secretary Perdue Moves to Make School Meals Great Again — Local Control of Whole Grains, Sodium, Milk to Make Meals Healthful, Appealing — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide greater flexibility …
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Claire Landsbaum / New York Magazine:
Kirsten Gillibrand on 2020 White House Bid: 'I'm Ruling It Out' — Less than a month after Hillary Clinton lost the presidential election, the lists went up: Ten Potential Democratic Candidates for 2020; 11 Democrats Who Could Defeat President Trump in 2020; Which Democrats Will Run for President in 2020?
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Campaign Donors Still Paying Bigly For Trump Tower Digs — Trump's office building has received $274,000 in rent over the first three months of this year for an election more than three years away. — WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's re-election campaign has sent $274,000 in rent …
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Congress Allocates $120 Million for Trump Family's Security Costs
Congress Allocates $120 Million for Trump Family's Security Costs
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Naomi Martin / Dallas Morning News:
Exclusive: Tomi Lahren, Glenn Beck settle lawsuit — Tomi Lahren settled her lawsuit Monday with her former boss, Glenn Beck, and his conservative media firm The Blaze. — The deal allows the 24-year-old pundit to be freed from her employment contract — which was to expire in September …
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Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Democrats confident they can block Trump's agenda after spending-bill win — Democrats believe they have set the stage to block President Trump's legislative priorities for years to come by winning major concessions in a spending bill to keep the government open.
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Politico, Political Wire and TheBlaze
The Daily Beast:
Trump Campaign Pulls Legally Suspect Ad With McMaster in Uniform … President Donald Trump's reelection campaign quietly took down an ad on Monday that may have skirted federal laws that govern politicking by active-duty U.S. servicemembers. — The 30-second video, which promoted …
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Bloomberg:
‘Alt-Left’ Strategist Bannon Isn't Going Anywhere, Trump Says — Infighting has subsided, Trump says in Oval Office interview — President says Bannon is ‘very decent guy’ getting a ‘bad rap’ — President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed widespread reports that his administration is riven by discord …
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