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Greg B. Smith / New York Daily News:
President Trump chooses inexperienced woman who planned his son Eric's wedding to run N.Y. federal housing programs — She's arranged tournaments at Trump golf courses, served as the liaison to the Trump family during his presidential campaign, and even arranged Eric Trump's wedding.
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump appoints family event planner to oversee NY federal housing: report
Trump appoints family event planner to oversee NY federal housing: report
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Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
Special counsel is investigating Jared Kushner's business dealings — Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller is investigating the finances and business dealings of Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and adviser, as part of the probe into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
White House aides fret over Trump's Russia probe obsession — Donald Trump received three separate assurances from then-FBI Director James Comey that the president was not personally under investigation — but he may now be under investigation because he couldn't let his obsession go.
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Kenneth W. Starr / Washington Post:
Firing Mueller would be an insult to the Founding Fathers
Firing Mueller would be an insult to the Founding Fathers
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Tim Alberta / Politico:
Man on a Wire: Mike Pence's Tightrope Act — Right around the time Donald Trump was boarding Air Force One en route to Saudi Arabia, soon to escape a capital city obsessed with investigations into his campaign's ties with Russia and the firing of FBI Director James Comey …
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Pence's balancing act as Trump's No. 2 shows signs of strain amid WH turmoil — Vice President Mike Pence turned 58 on the same day that two senior intelligence officials fielded questions before a Senate committee about the FBI's ongoing Russia probe — and one day before fired FBI Director …
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Pence hires outside counsel to deal with Russia probe inquiries
Pence hires outside counsel to deal with Russia probe inquiries
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Tara Golshan / Vox:
We asked 8 Senate Republicans to explain what their health bill is trying to do — Senate Republicans can't answer simple and critical questions about the health care bill they're crafting in secret. — Some still can't say what it's trying to do — other than garner enough votes to pass the Senate …
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
I've covered Obamacare since day one. I've never seen lying and obstruction like this.
I've covered Obamacare since day one. I've never seen lying and obstruction like this.
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Will Allow ‘Dreamers’ to Stay in U.S., Reversing Campaign Promise — WASHINGTON — President Trump has officially reversed his campaign pledge to deport the so-called Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as small children. — The Department of Homeland …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump transition officials ordered to save Russia documents — Aides and volunteers on Donald Trump's presidential transition were instructed Thursday to save any records related to “several pending investigations into potential attempts by Russia interests to influence the 2016 election,” according to a memo obtained by POLITICO.
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Andrew Ferguson / Weekly Standard:
The Kiss-Up That Wasn't — The media have a bad case of the Trumps.
Olivia Solon / The Guardian:
Revealed: Facebook exposed identities of moderators to suspected terrorists — A security lapse that affected more than 1,000 workers forced one moderator into hiding - and he still lives in constant fear for his safety — Facebook put the safety of its content moderators at risk …
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Rage Is All the Rage, and It's Dangerous — A generation of media figures are cratering under the historical pressure of Donald Trump. — What we are living through in America is not only a division but a great estrangement. It is between those who support Donald Trump and those who despise him …
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Megyn Kelly interview completely overhauled after backlash — MORE FROM: … Megyn Kelly has completely overhauled her Sunday night show featuring Alex Jones, inviting Sandy Hook families on the program and editing her interview with Jones to be tougher on him, following all the backlash this week.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP sirens blare over Georgia special election — The GOP is bracing for the prospect of a loss in Tuesday's Georgia's special election that could have far-reaching implications for President Donald Trump and his party's fortunes in 2018. — As grim confidential polling data circulates …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Grassley rankles GOP with new Comey investigation — Republicans are wary of Sen. Chuck Grassley — 's (R-Iowa) decision to launch a Judiciary Committee investigation into the firing of former FBI director James Comey. — Grassley, the panel's chairman, took the step this week partly …
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BuzzFeed:
From Russia With Blood — Lavish London mansions. A hand-painted Rolls-Royce. And eight dead friends. For the British fixer Scot Young, working for Vladimir Putin's most vocal critic meant stunning perks - but also constant danger. His gruesome death is one of 14 that US spy agencies …
Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Amazon is buying Whole Foods in a deal valued at $13.7 billion — Amazon said Friday it plans to acquire Whole Foods Market for $42 a share, in a deal valued at $13.7 billion. — Whole Foods' John Mackey will remain CEO of the grocery store chain after the deal closes …
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Kyle Hicks / Fox 59:
Several shots fired at truck flying ‘Make America Great Again’ flag on I-465 — INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Indiana State Police say shots were fired at a truck carrying a “Make America Great Again” flag and an American flag on eastbound I-465 Tuesday. — Officers believe the shots were fired …
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Ruth Serven / Indianapolis Star:
ISP: Shots fired at truck flying ‘Make America Great Again’ flag
ISP: Shots fired at truck flying ‘Make America Great Again’ flag
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Amy Sherman / Naked Politics:
Here's what Canova told media about Wasserman Schultz rematch — Tim Canova announced a rematch against U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz Thursday at a meeting of the Broward County Democratic progressive caucus. — After his speech, the Nova Southeastern University law professor took …
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Chris Jacobs / Wall Street Journal:
Don't Blame Trump When ObamaCare Rates Jump — California's insurance commissioner discovers an ‘uncertainty’ that eluded him last year.
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Justice Dept. releases cryptic statement on leaks — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who is overseeing the Russia probe due to Jeff Sessions' recusal, released an unorthodox statement Thursday night: … The general reaction, summed up by the NY Times' Maggie Haberman, “Have literally never seen a statement like this.”
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Peter Dreier / American Prospect:
The Virginia Shooting Isn't About Bernie. It's About the Right's Embrace of Guns. — An SUV with a bullet hole in the windshield and a flat tire sits in the parking lot following a shooting in Alexandria, Virginia on June 14, 2017. — Soon after James Hodgkinson brought an AR-15 assault rifle …
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Tony Barboza / Los Angeles Times:
‘Very unhealthy’ smog levels expected during heat wave, SoCal regulators warn — An aerial adventurer has a bird's-eye view of summer smog over the Inland Empire as seen from Highway 18 in Crestline in August 2016. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) — Air quality officials warned Thursday of …
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Empire Strikes Back — Along with many others, I have suggested that in the wake of James Hodgkinson's rampage, Democrats should look in the mirror and consider whether the insane climate of hate they have fomented over the last seven months contributed to the overtly political crime committed by one of their fervent supporters.
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
With shift on Cuba, Trump could undercut his company's hotel-industry rivals — By rolling back Obama-era policies that allowed more private business investment in Cuba, President Trump would be leveraging the power of his office, like others who came before him, to shift Washington's approach to the communist island.
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