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Annie Karni / Politico:
Kushner tries to pretend everything's normal — There has been no rallying the troops in the White House, and no open acknowledgment from President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, that he has transformed from behind-the-scenes West Wing power broker to its lead distracting story.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump's White House bake-off for chief of staff — As a long-expected shake-up begins in the West Wing, President Trump has been asking key Republicans for their opinions about two possible replacements as White House chief of staff: Gary Cohn, a moderate voice who's his current economic adviser …
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BuzzFeed:
No One Wants The Big White House Job That Just Opened Up — “Hell no,” one Republican said when asked about the communications director job in President Trump's administration. “That would be career suicide.” — By Henry J. Gomez (BuzzFeed News Reporter) Tarini Parti (BuzzFeed News Reporter) …
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Page Six:
Scott Pelley out of ‘CBS Evening News’ … Scott Pelley is out at “CBS Evening News,” Page Six has exclusively learned. — Sources tell us that 'Poison Pelley's' office was being cleared out on Tuesday while the anchor was away on an assignment for the network's news magazine “60 Minutes.”
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Scott Pelley out at ‘CBS Evening News’
Scott Pelley out at ‘CBS Evening News’
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump is pulling U.S. out of Paris climate deal — President Trump has made his decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the decision. Details on how the withdrawal will be executed are being worked out by a small team including EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump's aides are starting to rival their boss when it comes to praising him — The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights — To most observers, President Trump's first overseas trip was either a moderate success that was at times overshadowed by viral GIFs …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Spicer's ‘middle finger’ to the press — The hardest job in Washington is getting only harder. — White House press secretary Sean Spicer is once again expected to take on the additional role of communications director with the resignation of Michael Dubke, meaning he'll juggle the two jobs …
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Todd Shepherd / Washington Examiner:
Carter Page insists on testifying to counteract ‘false information’ from FBI, CIA — The former Trump adviser who was reportedly monitored by the FBI to investigate possible contacts between the Trump campaign and Russia says neither the FBI nor the CIA are telling the truth about his role …
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Brian Ross / ABC News:
Russia investigation expands to include Donald Trump's personal attorney
Russia investigation expands to include Donald Trump's personal attorney
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Richard Pollock / The Daily Caller:
What Is the Washington Post Hiding About Its Jared Kushner Story? — The Washington Post editors refuse to publicly release the smoking gun “anonymous letter” that serves as the foundation of their sensational charge that White House advisor Jared Kushner sought a secret, back-channel to Russian officials.
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
GOP taps anti-Clinton strategy to damage Elizabeth Warren early — BOSTON — Republicans are getting a jump on Elizabeth Warren's 2020 presidential campaign. — The Massachusetts Democrat is preparing to run for re-election to the Senate in 2018 and hasn't said yet whether she'll …
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The Week
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll- May 2017: The AHCA's Proposed Changes to Health Care — Ashley Kirzinger, Bianca DiJulio, Liz Hamel, Elise Sugarman, and Mollyann Brodie — KEY FINDINGS: — With Congress currently discussing the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a plan that would repeal …
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TMZ.com:
Kathy Griffin Beheads Donald Trump in Shocking Photo Shoot (PHOTO + VIDEO) — Kathy Griffin wants Donald Trump's head ... but she wants it bloody and detached from his body. — The comedian posed for the gory shot during a photo session with famed photog Tyler Shields, who's known for edgy, shocking pics.
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Wall Street Journal:
America First Doesn't Mean America Alone — We are asking a lot of our allies and partners. But in return the U.S. will once again be a true friend.
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Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Trump's window for scoring early legislative victories is shrinking — President Trump faces an increasingly narrow path to win major legislative victories before the looming August recess, with only two months left to revive his health-care or tax initiatives before Congress departs for a long break.
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump calls for end to filibuster
Trump calls for end to filibuster
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CNN:
Trump, home all alone — Instead of celebrating a victory lap after his trip, Trump returns to a raging controversy over Russia, writes Gloria Borger — (CNN)It's not that President Trump was excited about his first foreign trip. He complained to friends beforehand it was going to be too long …
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New York Post:
Huma Abedin has invited Anthony Weiner back home — Just when you thought Huma Abedin finally had enough, the Hillary Clinton aide has invited her admitted sex offender hubby back home again, The Post has learned. — SEE ALSO — Anthony Weiner's long-suffering wife filed for divorce earlier this month …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Scandal Hiding In Plain Sight — There is a deep irony in the fact that Democrats are hysterically demanding investigations of President Trump and his campaign team, and in fact multiple investigations are now in progress, even though there is zero evidence that anyone associated with the president has done anything wrong.
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Tegna / KGW-TV:
Stabbing victim Micah Fletcher: 'I'm just trying to heal and recover' … PORTLAND, Ore. — During an emotional interview Tuesday morning with KGW, Micah Fletcher, one of three men stabbed during last week's racist attack on a MAX train, said he's having a hard time processing what happened to him.
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The Guardian:
Guardian's Ben Jacobs gets new glasses after assault by Montana congressman … Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs replaced his glasses on Tuesday, after they were broken when he was assaulted by Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte. — Gianforte was charged with misdemeanor assault …
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RedState, IJR and The Daily Caller
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
What's a ‘Covfefe’? Trump Tweet Unites a Bewildered Nation — WASHINGTON — And on the 132nd day, just after midnight, President Trump had at last delivered the nation to something approaching unity — in bewilderment, if nothing else. — The state of our union was ... covfefe.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
‘COVFEFE’: Trump's late-night tweet goes viral — TRUMP's ‘cellphone diplomacy’ — BUZZ: White House war room to EEOB — FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: Romney's retreat schedule — COMING IN SEPT.: London Playbook — Listen to the Playbook Audio Briefing http://bit.ly/2rDRgGf ... Subscribe on iTunes http …
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David Willman / Los Angeles Times:
Pentagon successfully tests missile defense system amid rising concerns about North Korea — A rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base hit and destroyed a target warhead Tuesday, U.S. officials said. Video by Al Seib / Los Angeles Times — Amid heightened concerns over the threat posed …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Roger Ailes' last wish: Out-foxing Fox — Before Roger Ailes' death on May 18, he expressed a final wish to some of his few remaining confidants: to get back in the game, with a conservative network that would position itself to the right of Fox News, as his baby became more moderate under the next generation of Murdoch leadership.