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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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The Daily Beast:
Jared Kushner Told Joe Scarborough: Talk to President Trump About ‘Enquirer’ Dirt … On Friday, MSNBC hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough made the explosive claim that three of President Donald Trump's most senior White House aides “warned” the couple that the tabloid The National Enquirer …
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National Enquirer:
Statement From The National ENQUIRER — ‘Morning Joe’ response — “At the beginning of June, we accurately reported a story that recounted the relationship between Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, the truth of which is not in dispute. At no time did we threaten either Joe or Mika …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Scarborough, Brzezinski say White House used National Enquirer as threat — Trump tweets insults at MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski — MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski claim President Trump and his White House used the possibility of a hit piece in the National Enquirer to threaten them.
Jay Caruso / RedState:
Joe Scarborough: I Updated NBC Executives in Real Time About National Enquirer Threat — The feud between Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough, and Mika Brzenzski with President Donald Trump heated up on Friday morning when Scarborough related a possible blackmail story involving The National Enquirer.
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MSNBC:
Mika Brzezinski responds to Donald Trump's tweets about her — Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough address President Trump's Thursday tweets about them, what it says about the president and the United States and the practical impact of his behavior. ... more Duration: {{video.duration.momentjs}}
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Seth Fiegerman / CNNMoney:
Why Trump's offensive tweets don't get him kicked off Twitter — Trump tweets insults at MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski — President Trump has called Twitter a “wonderful thing” because it lets him speak directly to the people. — But on numerous occasions, Trump has found a more troubling use for his Twitter …
Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Kellyanne Conway on Trump: 'I didn't say I endorsed his attacks' — Presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway in an interview said she supports President Trump's “right to fight back,” but wouldn't firmly say whether she stands by his “attacks” on Twitter against MSNBC's “Morning Joe” hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough.
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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
The ugly American President: Donald Trump's tweet-rant against Mika and Joe reaches new low
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Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
This Is What CNN Focused On For 13 Hours Straight
This Is What CNN Focused On For 13 Hours Straight
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Ari Berman / The Nation:
The Trump Administration Is Planning an Unprecedented Attack on Voting Rights — We are witnessing the beginning of a nationwide voter-suppression campaign, led by the White House and enabled by Congress and the Department of Justice. — Four things happened yesterday that pose a grave danger to voting rights.
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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.
Trump's voter-fraud commission wants to know voting history, party ID and address of every voter in the U.S.
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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Bryan Lowry / Kansas City Star:
Kris Kobach wants every U.S. voter's personal information for Trump's commission
Kris Kobach wants every U.S. voter's personal information for Trump's commission
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Josh Delk / The Hill:
State officials refuse to turn over voter roll data to Trump election panel
State officials refuse to turn over voter roll data to Trump election panel
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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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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Trump repeal idea would lead to 26 million uninsured — President Donald Trump wants Congress to repeal Obamacare now and worry about replacing it later. But that's a non-starter for many congressional Republicans who don't want to scrap a plan that's covering millions of Americans without something to take its place.
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Jeff Stein / Vox:
How do congressional Democrats want to fix Obamacare? We asked 8 of them.
How do congressional Democrats want to fix Obamacare? We asked 8 of them.
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Senate health bill: Mission accomplished?
Senate health bill: Mission accomplished?
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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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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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David Dayen / The Intercept:
California Single-Payer Organizers Are Deceiving Their Supporters. It's Time To Stop. — In the days since California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon shelved for the year SB562, which intends to establish a state single payer health care system, he's been subject to mass protests and even death threats.
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Nicholas Fondacaro / NewsBusters:
Nets Dedicate 28X More Coverage to Trump Tweet than Kate's Law Passing House — On Thursday, all of Washington, D.C. and every liberal news outlet was obsessed with a pair of early morning tweets sent out by President Trump. In the tweets, Trump egregiously mocked Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski by claiming she had a face lift.
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Sean Moran / Breitbart:
Rep. Justin Amash Only Republican to Vote Against Kate's Law
Rep. Justin Amash Only Republican to Vote Against Kate's Law
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J. Lester Feder / BuzzFeed:
Trump Administration Appoints Anti-Transgender Activist To Gender Equality Post — “To put it simply, a boy claiming gender confusion must now be allowed in the same shower, bathroom, or locker room with my daughter,” wrote the new senior adviser for women's empowerment at USAID.
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Emily Holden / E&E News:
Pruitt will launch program to ‘critique’ climate science — U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is leading a formal initiative to challenge mainstream climate science using a “back-and-forth critique” by government-recruited experts, according to a senior administration official.
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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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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 …
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