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Adam Entous / Washington Post:
Trump asked intelligence chiefs to push back against FBI collusion probe after Comey revealed its existence — President Trump asked two of the nation's top intelligence officials in March to help him push back against an FBI investigation into possible coordination between his campaign …
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Trump asked DNI, NSA to deny evidence of Russia collusion — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump called two top intelligence community figures to request that they deny in public any evidence of collusion between his campaign and the Russian government during the 2016 election …
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Austin Wright / Politico:
Chaffetz postpones Wednesday hearing after speaking with Comey — House Oversight Chairman Jason Chaffetz on Monday said he will postpone a hearing scheduled for Wednesday after speaking with former FBI Director James Comey, who had been invited to testify. — “Spoke with Comey.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Burr: Flynn could be held in contempt — Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr is not ruling out holding Michael Flynn in contempt of Congress as President Donald Trump's former national security adviser continues to stonewall lawmakers. — Flynn's lawyer informed …
CNN:
First on CNN: Mueller briefed on secret Comey memos, source says
First on CNN: Mueller briefed on secret Comey memos, source says
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New York Times:
Michael Flynn Misled Pentagon About Russia Ties, Letter Says
Michael Flynn Misled Pentagon About Russia Ties, Letter Says
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CNBC:
19 dead in possible suicide blast at Ariana Grande UK concert — At least 19 people were killed and about 50 others were injured in a suspected suicide bombing Monday night after an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena in England, authorities said. — Greater Manchester Police said the incident was being treated as terrorism.
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New York Times:
Ariana Grande Manchester Concert Ends in Explosion, Panic and Death — MANCHESTER, England — An explosion that may have been a suicide bombing killed at least 19 people on Monday night and wounded 59 others at an Ariana Grande concert filled with adoring adolescent fans, in what the police were treating as a terrorist attack.
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CNN:
Manchester Arena attack: ISIS claims blast that killed 22 at Ariana Grande concert — Manchester, England (CNN)At least 22 people, including children, have been killed in a blast at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, in the deadliest terror attack on British soil since the 2005 London bombings.
The Guardian:
Second Manchester bomb victim named as eight-year-old Saffie Rose Roussos — ‘Beautiful little girl’ was at Ariana Grande concert in Manchester with her mother and sister when the explosion happened … A “beautiful little girl” has been named a victim of the suspected suicide attack …
AP News:
The Latest: 8-year-old girl among Manchester dead
The Latest: 8-year-old girl among Manchester dead
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BBC:
Manchester Arena blast: 19 dead and about 50 hurt
Manchester Arena blast: 19 dead and about 50 hurt
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Daily Mail:
ISIS claim responsibility for suicide bomb attack that killed 22 including children and parents …
ISIS claim responsibility for suicide bomb attack that killed 22 including children and parents …
Helena Horton / Telegraph:
Eight-year-old confirmed dead after Manchester attack at Ariana Grande concert
Eight-year-old confirmed dead after Manchester attack at Ariana Grande concert
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The Times of Israel:
Trump deplores ‘evil losers’ who bombed Manchester concert
Trump deplores ‘evil losers’ who bombed Manchester concert
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Fox News staffers ‘disgusted’ at network's promotion of Seth Rich conspiracy theory — July 2016: DNC staffer Seth Rich fatally shot — Fox News staffers expressed frustration on Monday that on-air personalities at their network like prime time host Sean Hannity are continuing to peddle …
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The Daily Beast:
Fox News Staffers ‘Embarrassed’ by Hannity's Conspiracy Theory Crusade … Fox News staffers are growing increasingly dismayed as network star Sean Hannity and others continue to promote the unfounded conspiracy theory that Seth Rich, a Democratic National Committee staffer was murdered last year for talking to WikiLeaks.
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
How One Pro-Trump Site Keeps A Debunked Conspiracy Theory Alive
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Palestinians welcome Trump's talk of peace but offer lessons in two-state demands — BETHLEHEM, West Bank — President Trump traveled to this West Bank city Tuesday to say he would do “everything I can” to broker a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians, even as he confronted seemingly …
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump's foreign trip, day 4: Highlights and schedule — It's day four of President Trump's first foreign trip . He kicked it off with a short trip to Bethlehem, where he met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, a key foreign policy objective of his administration.
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Trump Admin Declares Jerusalem Part of Israel in Major Policy Shift
Trump Admin Declares Jerusalem Part of Israel in Major Policy Shift
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Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
What a Conservative Sees From Inside Trump's Washington — Republicans wish all that bad news was fake. But no, it's real: The administration is destroying itself. — The conservative voters who elected Donald Trump seem to feel especially betrayed when those who document his failures and violations are fellow conservatives.
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Key Senate Republican offers dim outlook for Trump budget — (R-Texas) warned on Monday that President Trump's budget may be a non-stater on Capitol Hill, noting lawmakers routinely craft their own legislation. — Cornyn made the comment after he was asked whether a proposed cut to Medicaid in Trump's budget was too steep.
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump's Budget Cuts Deeply Into Medicaid and Anti-Poverty Efforts
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
A belligerent man in a Trump hat was kicked off a flight as a crowd chanted: ‘Lock him up!’ — Like some bizarre parody of a Trump rally, a belligerent man in a “Make America Great Again” hat was booted off a plane in Shanghai Sunday — defiantly waving as a crowd of passengers jeered in the terminal: “Lock him up!
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Anushay Hossain / CNN:
The ugly truth behind Saudi Arabia's love for Melania Trump — Anushay Hossain is a writer and media personality based in Washington. For more, visit AnushaysPoint.com. The views expressed are her own. — (CNN)Donald Trump's first major trip overseas may be fraught with diplomatic land mines …
Penny Starr / Breitbart:
AP Hires Leftist Activist as Freelancer to Sneak Into Closed Press NH GOP Event to Attack KellyAnne Conway — A freelancer for the Associated Press has drawn the ire of the GOP in New Hampshire after working her way into a “closed press” fundraiser last week and then falsely reporting …
Alec MacGillis / New York Times:
Jared Kushner's Other Real Estate Empire — Baltimore-area renters complain about a property owner they say is a neglectful and litigious. Few know their landlord is the president's son-in-law. — The Townhouse on High Seas Court in the Cove Village development, in the Baltimore suburb of Essex …
Ben Farmer / Telegraph:
British Jihadi brides return home after being widowed or sent back by husbands preparing last Isil stand — British jihadi brides are returning home after being widowed, or being sent away by husbands preparing to make a final stand with the Islamic State group.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Proposes Selling Off Half the U.S. Strategic Oil Reserve — U.S. stockpile contains 687.7 million barrels of crude — Proposal Includes Alaska Oil Leasing, Gulf Royalties Repeal — The White House plan to trim the national debt includes selling off half of the nation's emergency oil stockpile …
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Political Wire
Angela Hart / Sacramento Bee:
The price tag on universal health care is in, and it's bigger than California's budget — It would cost $400 billion per year to remake California's health insurance marketplace and create a publicly funded universal heath care system, according to a state financial analysis released Monday.
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Rachel Stoltzfoos / The Daily Caller:
MSNBC Ruthlessly Cuts To Trump Coverage As Manchester Victims Scream In Background [VIDEO] — MSNBC's Chris Matthews ruthlessly cut away from video of people screaming after a terror attack Monday night in order to hone in on “shocking news” from Washington regarding President Trump and old accusations …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump eyeing Lewandowski, Bossie as crisis managers — The White House is looking to wall off the scandals threatening to overtake the president's agenda by building a separate crisis management operation. — President Donald Trump personally reached out to two of his former campaign aides …
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Sbrown / globaldevelopment:
What the Mariel Boatlift of Cuban Refugees Can Teach Us about the Economics of Immigration: An Explainer and a Revelation — Do immigrants from poor countries hurt native workers? A study by an influential immigration economist at Harvard University recently found that a famous flood …
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