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The Intercept:
Top-Secret NSA Report Details Russian Hacking Effort Days Before 2016 Election — Russian military intelligence executed a cyberattack on at least one U.S. voting software supplier and sent spear-phishing emails to more than 100 local election officials just days before last November's presidential election …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Federal Government Contractor in Georgia Charged With Removing and Mailing Classified Materials to a News Outlet — A criminal complaint was filed in the Southern District of Georgia today charging Reality Leigh Winner, 25, a federal contractor from Augusta, Georgia, with removing classified material …
The Daily Beast:
Mom Shocked at Daughter's Arrest for Leaking Secrets … Reality Winner, a 25-year-old National Security Agency contractor, is the first casualty in the Trump administration's promised war on leakers. Winner was arrested over the weekend for allegedly leaking top secret information to a news organization …
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CNN:
Contractor charged with leaking classified NSA info on Russian hacking
Contractor charged with leaking classified NSA info on Russian hacking
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
NSA Leaker Is A Bernie Supporter Who ‘Resists’ Trump
NSA Leaker Is A Bernie Supporter Who ‘Resists’ Trump
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New York Times:
Trump Grows Discontented With Attorney General Jeff Sessions — WASHINGTON — Few Republicans were quicker to embrace President Trump's campaign last year than Jeff Sessions, and his reward was one of the most prestigious jobs in America. But more than four months into his presidency …
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
London mayor calls for cancellation of Trump visit to UK — London Mayor Sadiq Khan is calling on the British government to cancel a state visit from President Trump after Trump criticized his response to this weekend's terror attacks in London. — “I don't think we should roll …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Hillary Clinton defends London mayor after Trump tweets — on Monday praised London Mayor Sadiq Khan following President Trump's criticism of his response to a recent terror attack there. — “This is a time for us to reach out to the world, to understand more about what is happening,” she said, according to The Washington Examiner.
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Cathy Newman / Channel 4 News:
Sadiq Khan: 'We shouldn't roll out carpet to Trump'
Sadiq Khan: 'We shouldn't roll out carpet to Trump'
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The Gateway Pundit, The Slot and The Resurgent
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
As Trump lashes out, Republicans grow uneasy
As Trump lashes out, Republicans grow uneasy
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Political Wire and Hot Air
Jblackman / Lawfare:
All The President's Tweets
All The President's Tweets
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Toluse Olorunnipa / Bloomberg:
In Trump's White House, Everything's Coming in ‘Two Weeks’ — The president has a penchant for making and missing deadlines — Tax and infrastructure plans are taking longer than promised — President Donald Trump has a plan. It'll be ready in two weeks.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
It's Comey time, and Trump's war room has no soldiers
It's Comey time, and Trump's war room has no soldiers
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Trump's legislative director acknowledges Russia is overwhelming his agenda
Trump's legislative director acknowledges Russia is overwhelming his agenda
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Political Wire
Wall Street Journal:
The Buck Stops Everywhere Else — Trump undermines his own travel ban and Justice Department.
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CNN:
Sources: Acting US ambassador to China quit over Trump climate decision — Trump has said often climate change isn't real — Washington (CNN)Acting US ambassador to China David Rank resigned from his post in Beijing over President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement …
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Some U.S. Diplomats Stage Quiet Revolt Amid Tensions With Trump
Some U.S. Diplomats Stage Quiet Revolt Amid Tensions With Trump
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Acting US ambassador to China resigns over Trump's Paris decision: report
Acting US ambassador to China resigns over Trump's Paris decision: report
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Wall Street Journal:
GOP Leaders to Present Senate Republicans With Proposals to Shape Health-Care Bill — GOP leaders are expected to present Senate Republicans options for the major policy decisions shaping their health-care bill during a closed-door lunch Tuesday, Senate aides say.
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Kimberly Dozier / The Daily Beast:
White House Looked At Dropping Russia Sanctions—Even After Firing Michael Flynn … The White House explored unilaterally easing sanctions on Russia's oil industry as recently as late March, arguing that decreased Russian oil production could harm the American economy, according to former U.S. officials.
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Raw Story
William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
Why Elites Hate — The liberal contempt for middle America is baked into the idea of identity politics.
Lawfare:
The $110 Billion Arms Deal to Saudi Arabia is Fake News — Editor's note: This post originally appeared on Markaz. — Last month, President Trump visited Saudi Arabia and his administration announced that he had concluded a $110 billion arms deal with the kingdom. Only problem is that there is no deal.
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The Atlantic
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Hotel Received $270,000 From Lobbying Campaign Tied to Saudis — President Trump's Washington hotel received catering, lodging and parking payments linked to Saudi Arabia as part of the Gulf kingdom's fight against a law that lets Americans sue foreign countries over terrorist attacks.
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Raw Story, The Daily Caller and Political Wire
Stuff.co.nz:
Bird-flipping welcome for US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in New Zealand — US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at Premier House on a bleak Wellington day. — The weather was awful and the mood of the locals wasn't much better when US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Wellington.
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Political Wire, Gizmodo, Mashable and The Guardian
Washington Post:
Post-ABC poll: Nearly 6 in 10 oppose Trump scrapping Paris agreement — Most Americans oppose President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, with a majority saying the move will damage the United States' global leadership, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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Erika Solomon / Financial Times:
The $1bn hostage deal that enraged Qatar's Gulf rivals — Doha reportedly paid al-Qaeda affiliate and Iran to win release of royal hunting party — Read next … Qatar paid up to $1bn to release members of the Gulf state's royal family who were kidnapped in Iraq while on a hunting trip …
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Nevada's legislature just passed a radical plan to let anybody sign up for Medicaid — Nevada, with little fanfare or notice, is inching toward a massive health insurance expansion — one that would give the state's 2.8 million residents access to a public health insurance option.
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
From Watergate to Enron, Mueller's team brings storied prosecution pedigrees — Special counsel Robert Mueller is assembling a prosecution team with decades of experience going after everything from Watergate to the Mafia to Enron as he digs in for a lengthy probe into possible collusion between Russia …
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Political Wire
New York Times:
Trump Organization to Go Budget Friendly With ‘American Idea’ Hotel Chain — On the campaign trail, President Trump's children rolled through dozens of small towns across the country, reveling in the adoration of the crowds. But they were less enamored of the budget-friendly hotels along the way …
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