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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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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Trump had ‘The Art of the Deal.’ Now Democrats say their economic agenda is ‘A Better Deal.’ — Completely sapped of power in Washington, top leaders of the Democratic Party now believe that the best way to fight a president who penned “The Art of the Deal” is with an economic agenda that they plan to call “A Better Deal.”
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Schumer: Democrats were ‘namby-pamby’ — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday promised a bolder economic message for the Democratic Party, including the potential for single-payer health care. — “We were too cautious, we were too namby-pamby,” Schumer said on ABC's “This Week.”
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The Daily Caller and Washington Free Beacon
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 …
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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 7-23-17: Jay Sekulow, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and Sen. Chuck Schumer — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR ‘THIS WEEK’ on July 23, 2017 and it will be updated. — ANNOUNCER: THIS WEEK with George Stephanopoulos starts right now. — GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS, ABC HOST: The Russia investigation heats up.
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Streiff / RedState:
Jay Sekulow: Pardons Are Not On the Table, Sorta — Trump attorney, Jay Sekulow, was on ABC's This Week and George Stephanopoulos raised the issue of pardons: — TRANSCRIPT … If you read this carefully, Sekulow's long disclaimer follows this, “George, we have not, and continue to have not …
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Scaramucci wrote ‘America deserves better’ than ‘unbridled demagoguery’ in early 2016 op-ed aimed at Trump — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — “Unbridled demagoguery has driven the GOP to an inflection point from which there is no turning back,” Scaramucci wrote in January 2016.
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Conservative News Today and The Gateway Pundit
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.
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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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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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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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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twitchy.com, IJR and RedState
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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