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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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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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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump's dizzying day of interviews — President Donald Trump questioned why the Civil War— which erupted 150 years ago over slavery — needed to happen. He said he would be “honored” to meet with Kim Jong-Un, the violent North Korean dictator who is developing nuclear missiles and oppresses his people …
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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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 …
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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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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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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Jill Disis / CNNMoney:
Ethics office says it wasn't consulted about Ivanka Trump job
Ethics office says it wasn't consulted about Ivanka Trump job
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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?
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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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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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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