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Washington Post:
Donald Trump is not well — President Trump launched personal attacks against us Thursday, but our concerns about his unmoored behavior go far beyond the personal. America's leaders and allies are asking themselves yet again whether this man is fit to be president.
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Emily Smith / New York Post:
Trump calls out Mika's ‘bleeding facelift’ in low-blow tweetstorm — The hosts of MSNBC's “Morning Joe” delayed their vacation plans so they can return to the air Friday morning and fire back at President Trump's Twitter attack. — “Joe and Mika were supposed to start their July 4th weekend early …
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Editorials / New York Daily News:
The ugly American President: Donald Trump's tweet-rant against Mika and Joe reaches new low — Morning breaks over Washington. The President of the United States, possessed of awesome power and awesome responsibility, readies to grapple with the most urgent business of nation and world.
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Delegitimizing his presidency, one tweet at a time — Washington (CNN)It marked a rare presidential moment on a most un-presidential day — Donald Trump stood at a podium flanked by flags as “Stars and Stripes Forever” rang out, after delivering a speech on energy.
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Gail Collins / New York Times:
I've Overestimated Donald Trump
I've Overestimated Donald Trump
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Shane Harris / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Operative Sought Clinton Emails From Hackers, Implied a Connection to Flynn — Peter W. Smith portrayed the former general as having been an ally in an effort, independent of the Trump campaign, to find personal emails deleted by Hillary Clinton.
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Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
John Podesta Loses It During Russia Debate with Maria Bartiromo — Former Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta grew angry when Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo highlighted his own ties with companies connected to Russia. — Bartiromo asked why Americans weren't paying more attention to Democrat ties to the Russians.
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Ben Collins / The Daily Beast:
NASA Denies That It's Running a Child Slave Colony on Mars … A report on Alex Jones' InfoWars claiming child sex slaves have been kidnapped and shipped to Mars is untrue, NASA told The Daily Beast on Thursday. — “There are no humans on Mars. There are active rovers on Mars.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump calls for “immediately” repealing ACA if Senate deal fails — Early Friday morning President Trump tweeted: “If Republican Senators are unable to pass what they are working on now, they should immediately REPEAL, and then REPLACE at a later date!” — Why this tweet is extraordinary …
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Senate health bill: Mission accomplished? — Senate Republicans didn't get a health care deal nailed down before leaving town — but they don't want to lose momentum, so they're going to send the Congressional Budget Office some broad outlines of a new bill to look at over the recess.
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
It turns out the liberal caricature of conservatism is correct
It turns out the liberal caricature of conservatism is correct
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump overrules cabinet, plots global trade war — With the political world distracted by President Trump's media wars, one of the most consequential and contentious internal debates of his presidency unfolded during a tense meeting Monday in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, administration sources tell Axios.
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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Breaking: MSNBC and Greta Van Susteren Agree to Part Ways — In an era where liberal anger is driving ratings, the former Fox anchor's show never caught fire. — “Remember me?” Greta Van Susteren crooned to the camera as she raised the curtain on her new MSNBC show on January 9. “I'm baaack.”
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The Intercept:
Here's The Audio Of Donald Trump's Private RNC Fundraiser At His Own Hotel — President Donald Trump kicked off his re-election campaign's financing efforts with a major fundraiser at his own Washington hotel Wednesday night, excluding media but charging attendees $35,000 each.
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Fox News:
House passes Kate's Law, as part of illegal immigrant crackdown — House Republicans took action Thursday to crack down on illegal immigrants and the cities that shelter them. — One bill passed by the House would deny federal grants to sanctuary cities and another, Kate's Law …
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US Department of State:
Background Briefing on the Implementation of Executive Order 13780 Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States — Special Briefing — Senior Administration Officials — Via Teleconference Washington, DC — MODERATOR: Hi.
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New York Times:
Administration Moves to Carry Out Partial Travel Ban
Administration Moves to Carry Out Partial Travel Ban
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Hawaii challenges Trump stance on Supreme Court travel ban ruling
Hawaii challenges Trump stance on Supreme Court travel ban ruling
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Eitan D. Hersh / New York Times:
The Problem With Participatory Democracy Is the Participants — At backyard barbecues this holiday weekend, liberals will gab with one another about how much time they're spending on politics. More than ever, they are watching cable news, and refreshing Twitter and Facebook feeds.
CBO's Publications:
Longer-Term Effects of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 on Medicaid Spending — Medicaid spending under the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 would be about 35 percent lower in 2036 compared with CBO's extended baseline. Such spending under the bill would increase each year throughout the next two decades.
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Doyle Rice / USA Today:
It was 129 degrees in Iran Thursday, which is one of the Earth's hottest temperatures ever recorded — The southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz soared to a brutal 129 degrees Thursday, which is Iran's highest temperature ever recorded. — It's also one of the world's hottest reliably measured temperatures …
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Trump's voter-fraud commission wants to know voting history, party ID and address of every voter in the U.S. — The chair of President Trump's Election Integrity Commission has penned a letter to all 50 states requesting their full voter-roll data, including the name, address, date of birth …
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Trump names former FEC member to voter fraud probe
Trump names former FEC member to voter fraud probe
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Progressive Journalists Are Outraged At The NRA For Pointing Out Leftist Violence — Barely two weeks after a progressive Democrat activist attempted a mass assassination of Republican officials, progressives are outraged at the NRA for noting that the Second Amendment gives people the right …
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Rhiannon Poolaw / KSWO-TV:
Family's amateur sting operation takes down man targeting young girl — DEL CITY, OK (KSWO)- A man accused of targeting a young girl for sex was taken down by an amateur sting operation put together by a Del City family. — The father of a 15-year-old girl found out about the relationship …
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Raheem Kassam / Breitbart:
HOW SHE LOST: Study Reveals Near Half of Clinton's ‘Deplorables’ Once Supported Her — It wasn't Russia. It wasn't even meme magic. It was in fact the “deplorables” who once supported Hillary Clinton that propelled President Trump into the White House. — This is one of the major takeaways …
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