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Kristine Phillips / Washington Post:
Read Anthony Scaramucci's old tweets. You'll understand why he deleted them. — New White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci hasn't always shared the political views of the administration he now serves. — In previous tweets, the Wall Street financier called Hillary Clinton …
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
The Mooch and the Mogul — WASHINGTON — President Trump has finally found a courtier who can give him the buttery, boundless respect he craves. — A wealthy mini-me Manhattan bro with wolfy smile and slick coif who will say anything and flip any position.
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New York Times:
Sean Spicer, We'll Always Have ‘Facts’
Sean Spicer, We'll Always Have ‘Facts’
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Scaramucci deletes old tweets bashing Trump
Scaramucci deletes old tweets bashing Trump
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scaramucci goes full Breitbart
Scaramucci goes full Breitbart
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CNN:
Congress reaches Russia sanctions deal — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — The legislation will give Congress a new ability to block the administration from easing sanctions on Moscow — (CNN)The House and Senate reached a deal Saturday to slap Russia with fresh sanctions and give Congress …
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Trump's ‘Great National Infrastructure Program’? Stalled — WASHINGTON — As a candidate, President Trump billed himself as a new breed of think-big Republican, pitching a $1 trillion campaign pledge to reconstruct the nation's roadways, waterworks and bridges — along with a promise to revive the lost art of the bipartisan deal.
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Zack Stanton / Politico:
Senator Kid Rock. Don't Laugh. — As you're reading this, odds are a Democratic operative in Michigan or Washington, D.C., is listening to Kid Rock's gravelly voice—rapping, shrieking or crowing, depending on the song—and meticulously cataloguing every single offensive syllable.
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Glenn Beck Dishes on Tomi Lahren: 'I Would've Fired Her the Day I Met Her' — During a conversation with Mediaite columnist John Ziegler, Glenn Beck offered some harsh words and significant insight into Tomi Lahren's departure from TheBlaze. Not the least significant detail was that Beck …
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Sanders keeping door open on 2020 — in the 2016 Democratic primary and created a revolutionary movement among millennials, is having discussions about running for president again. — “Yes, is the answer,” said one Sanders associate who helped with the senator's previous bid …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's Attack on Russia Inquiry Is From Familiar Playbook: The Clintons' — WASHINGTON — More than eight months after his election, President Trump still attacks Hillary Clinton, disparaging her campaign and accusing her of illegality. In his latest Twitter barrage on Saturday …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Newly Disclosed Clinton-era Memo Says Presidents Can Be Indicted
Newly Disclosed Clinton-era Memo Says Presidents Can Be Indicted
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Kristine Phillips / Washington Post:
McCain's primary rival urges him to step aside after diagnosis — and suggests she could replace him — A day after news came out about Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) brain cancer diagnosis, his one-time political opponent urged the ailing senator to think about his political future sooner rather than later …
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Josh Delk / The Hill:
McCain's primary challenger asks him to step aside after diagnosis
McCain's primary challenger asks him to step aside after diagnosis
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Chris Enloe / TheBlaze:
Elderly woman angrily confronts Bill de Blasio for jetting to Germany — so he takes cowards way out — When an angry woman confronted New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio earlier this week, the controversial mayor took the coward's way out. — According to the New York Post …
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New York Post:
Restaurant under fire for ‘sexually suggestive’ uniforms … A small shawarma chain in Detroit is taking some heat for its “sexually suggestive” uniforms, but the owner claims he never intended for the clothes to be so provocative. — The female employees of Bucharest Grill …
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Dunford: Military option for North Korea not ‘unimaginable’ — ASPEN, Colorado — Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, suggested Saturday that Americans must be prepared for the possibility of a military confrontation with North Korea, whose nuclear program he deemed an urgent threat.