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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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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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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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RedState, Mediaite, Taylor Marsh and TheBlaze
Gail Collins / New York Times:
I've Overestimated Donald Trump — I have to confess I've overestimated Donald Trump. — Back in the day, he sent me a copy of a column he objected to, with some notes suggesting I was a “dog and a liar” with “the face of a pig.” — I've had many opportunities to make use …
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Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Kellyanne Conway on Trump: 'I didn't say I endorsed his attacks'
Kellyanne Conway on Trump: 'I didn't say I endorsed his attacks'
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MSNBC:
Mika Brzezinski responds to Donald Trump's tweets about her
Mika Brzezinski responds to Donald Trump's tweets about her
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Business Insider and The Guardian
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Delegitimizing his presidency, one tweet at a time
Delegitimizing his presidency, one tweet at a time
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Raw Story, CNNMoney, IJR, Vox, Washington Post, Real Clear Politics, RedState, CNBC, Occupy Democrats and Forbes
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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Mike Allen / Axios:
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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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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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 health bill: Mission accomplished?
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Business Insider, Shareblue, Hit & Run and Daily Kos
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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Media Matters for America:
Bret Stephens and MSNBC's hiring spree: The network keeps moving right
Bret Stephens and MSNBC's hiring spree: The network keeps moving right
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Greta Van Susteren out at MSNBC after six months
Greta Van Susteren out at MSNBC after six months
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Conservative News Today, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Business Insider, Mediaite, TVNewser, New York Times, Raw Story, RedState and Deadline
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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RedState and Balloon Juice, more at Mediagazer »
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.
Tara Golshan / Vox:
The return of welfare reform — Sitting between Republicans and tax reform is a brewing debate over a second push for welfare reform. — Congressional conservatives see an opportunity to push for more than $200 billion in cuts to welfare programs, including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families …
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Centrist Republicans mobilize against draft GOP budget
Centrist Republicans mobilize against draft GOP budget
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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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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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Pam Fessler / NPR:
White House Panel Asks States For Their Voter Rolls
White House Panel Asks States For Their Voter Rolls
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Daily Mail:
Doctors refuse to let Charlie Gard's parents take him home — Charlie Gard's bereft parents have blasted his ‘heartless’ doctors who have refused to let him come home to die, MailOnline can reveal today. — Connie Yates and Chris Gard have been told by Great Ormond Street their son's life support …
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Liam Deacon / Breitbart:
‘Death Panel’: European Court Says Terminal Baby Must Die Despite Parents Funding Extra Care
‘Death Panel’: European Court Says Terminal Baby Must Die Despite Parents Funding Extra Care
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MILO NEWS, The Daily Caller and SARAH PALIN
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
White House council for women and girls goes dark under Trump — When President George W. Bush took office, he quickly and quietly disbanded President Bill Clinton's Office for Women's Initiatives and Outreach — and now President Donald Trump appears to be doing the same thing …
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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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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Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP senators call for McConnell to shorten August recess — The GOP's long-stalled agenda is boiling over. — A group of 10 senators is sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Friday morning asking for the GOP leader to shorten the August recess …
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Caleb Hannan / Politico:
The Short, Unhappy Life of a Libertarian Paradise — Colorado Springs has always leaned hard on its reputation for natural beauty. An hour's drive south of Denver, it sits at the base of the Rocky Mountains' southern range and features two of the state's top tourist destinations …