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New York Times:
Kushner's Relationship With Trump Tested as Russia Accusations Swirl — WASHINGTON — The most successful deal of Jared Kushner's short and consequential career in real estate and politics involves one highly leveraged acquisition: a pair of adjoining offices a few penny-loafer paces from his father-in-law's desk in the White House.
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Grassley calls for investigation into Chinese promotion of Kushner family company deal — (R-Iowa), the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, is calling for an investigation into “potentially fraudulent statements and misrepresentations” made by a Chinese company promoting investments …
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Investor's Business Daily, Washington Monthly, RedState and Booman Tribune
NBC News:
Kushner Asked to ‘Lay Low’ After Russia-Related Reports, Source Says
Kushner Asked to ‘Lay Low’ After Russia-Related Reports, Source Says
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CNN, The Guardian, Mediaite, Washington Monthly, Forbes, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Business Insider, Balloon Juice, CNBC and Washington Post
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
The shadow secretary of State
The shadow secretary of State
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New York Magazine, Political Wire and ABC News
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump's obsession over Russia probe deepens
Trump's obsession over Russia probe deepens
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Politicus USA, Raw Story and Political Wire
Scott Sutton / WPTV:
Golfer Tiger Woods arrested on DUI charges in Jupiter — JUPITER, Fla. - Golfer Tiger Woods was arrested on charges of driving under the influence early Monday morning in Jupiter. — More celebrity mugshots — Woods, a Jupiter Island resident, was taken into custody at 3 a.m. on Military Trail South of Indian Creek Parkway.
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CNN, USA Today, New York Times, The Gateway Pundit, Fox News, LifeZette, New York's PIX11, Raw Story, IJR, TheBlaze, Mashable, The Root and Mediaite
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Ashley Collman / Daily Mail:
Tiger Woods is arrested for 3am DUI in Florida
Tiger Woods is arrested for 3am DUI in Florida
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Conservative News Today
Gus Bova / The Texas Observer:
Texas Republican Called ICE on SB 4 Protesters, Threatened to Shoot Colleague — The incident happened as more than 1,000 immigrant rights supporters flooded the Texas Capitol. — A Texas Republican threatened to “put a bullet in one of his colleague's heads” during a scuffle on the House floor …
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Raw Story, Today, Representative …, Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Guardian
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The Texas Tribune:
Republican lawmaker: I called immigration authorities on Capitol protesters — On the last day of the regular session of the Texas Legislature, hundreds protested at the Capitol — and Republican state Rep. Matt Rinaldi called ICE on them. He also nearly came to blows with Democratic colleagues.
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Talking Points Memo, KVUE-TV and Joe.My.God.
Lauren McGaughy / Dallas Morning News:
Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott: Don't pass discriminatory laws
Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott: Don't pass discriminatory laws
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The Verge, 9to5Mac and Joe.My.God.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The fake news is coming from inside the White House — To believe Donald Trump, you must believe two largely contradictory things. — You must believe that there are a slew of leakers in the executive branch who are providing damning details to the press illegally, and who must be rooted out and punished.
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No More Mister Nice Blog, IJR, Joe.My.God., ThinkProgress, CNBC, ABC News, CBS Miami, Politicus USA, The Resurgent and The Hill
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Madison Park / CNN:
Teen on Portland train: ‘They lost their lives because of me and my friend’ — (CNN)As tears streamed down her cheeks, Destinee Mangum, 16, thanked the three strangers who intervened on a Portland light-rail train after a man hurled anti-Muslim slurs at her and her friend who was wearing a hijab.
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IJR, KTLA, Hullabaloo, New York's PIX11, KATU-TV, Common Dreams and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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Jerusalem Post:
Ex-UN envoy Bolton to JPost: Trump has no chance at ultimate peace deal — In an exclusive interview with the ‘Post’ the former US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton said: “I don't think the two-state solution is viable anymore.” — Former American ambassador to the UN John Bolton told …
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The Right Scoop
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Arutz Sheva:
‘Netanyahu no longer supports two-state solution’
‘Netanyahu no longer supports two-state solution’
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The Right Scoop and Israpundit
Arutz Sheva:
Trump furious with Abbas: You lied to me
Trump furious with Abbas: You lied to me
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Daily Wire, Israpundit and RedState
ABC:
Vladimir Putin a bigger threat than Islamic State, John McCain says — Russian President Vladimir Putin is a bigger threat to world security than the Islamic State group, US senator John McCain has told the ABC. — The Republican also admitted in an exclusive interview with 7.30 …
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The Guardian, Associated Press, The Last Tradition, IJR, Raw Story, Axios, Mediaite and Political Wire
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
McCain: Putin a greater threat than ISIS
McCain: Putin a greater threat than ISIS
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Washington Monthly, Breitbart, AOL and ABC News
Aruna Viswanatha / Wall Street Journal:
Robert Mueller Gets Off to Fast Start as Special Counsel in Russia Probe — Robert Mueller III quickly got to work as special counsel overseeing the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election: building a team, designing a budget and forcing the Federal Bureau of Investigation …
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Raw Story
Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
How Trump Is Torturing Capitol Hill — The speaker of the House strode to his lectern on a recent Thursday to confront another totally normal day on Capitol Hill: health care, tax reform, a president under investigation, rumblings of impeachment. — “Morning, everybody!” Paul Ryan chirped.
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Raw Story
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Snubs and slights are part of the job in Trump's White House — White House press secretary Sean Spicer was giddy at the thought of meeting Pope Francis during President Trump's first trip abroad, telling acquaintances that for him, a devout Catholic, the moment would fulfill a bucket-list dream.
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Liberals Are Shocked To Find We're Starting To Hate Them Right Back — I know it's theoretically wrong for a Republican candidate to smack around an annoying liberal journalist, but that still doesn't mean that I care. Our ability to care is a finite resource, and, in the vast scheme of things …
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Vox Popoli
Associated Press:
Illinois Legislature OK's Automatic-Voter Registration — The Illinois Legislature has overwhelmingly endorsed a plan to automatically register qualified voters. — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Legislature has overwhelmingly endorsed a plan to automatically register qualified voters.
Raheem Kassam / Breitbart:
Leading Muslim Group Calls for Ramadan ‘Jihad’ Alongside Trump, Farage, May Headshots — A self-described “leading” Muslim group is fundraising on the back of “jihad” in the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, using pictures of President Donald Trump, Brexit leader Nigel Farage …
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