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Exclusive: Trump ponders Rudy Giuliani for attorney general — President Trump is so unhappy with Attorney General Jeff Sessions that he has raised the possibility of bringing back Rudolph Giuliani to head the Justice Department, according to West Wing confidants.
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A chill emanating from the White House reaches State Department — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)Talk of a potential “Rexit” at Foggy Bottom, new tests for President Trump on immigration, tax reform and media relations and a big challenge for the nation's oldest civil rights organization …
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Rudy Giuliani: Jeff Sessions ‘made the right decision’ to recuse from Russia probe — (CNN)Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Monday swatted away a report that he is a contender to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and said Sessions made the right decision to recuse himself from the Russia investigation.
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READ: Jared Kushner's statement on Russia to congressional committees — Bolding below included as submitted in statement — STATEMENT OF JARED C. KUSHNER TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES — I am voluntarily providing this statement, submitting documents, and sitting for interviews in order …
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‘I Did Not Collude,’ Kushner Says After Meeting With Senate Investigators — WASHINGTON — President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, emerged Monday from a private, two-hour-long meeting with congressional investigators and said his meetings last year with Russians were not part of any attempt …
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Jared Kushner Details Russia Meetings, Denies Collusion
Jared Kushner Details Russia Meetings, Denies Collusion
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GOP congressman blames health care struggles on ‘repugnant’ Republican ‘female senators’ — Rep. Blake Farenthold suggested he'd like to resolve things with a gunfight. — Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX) is livid at the inability of the Senate to repeal Obamacare, and he knows exactly who to blame: the Republican women of the Senate.
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Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Tells AP Reporter Asking About O'Care Repeal Effort: ‘Quiet’ (VIDEO)
Trump Tells AP Reporter Asking About O'Care Repeal Effort: ‘Quiet’ (VIDEO)
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Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Rep: Fight To Fix O'Care Is Women's Fault, Could Be Solved With A Gun Duel
GOP Rep: Fight To Fix O'Care Is Women's Fault, Could Be Solved With A Gun Duel
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Dylan Scott / Vox:
Republicans can't repeal Obamacare because they can't replace it
Republicans can't repeal Obamacare because they can't replace it
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Ryan: Special counsel Mueller ‘anything but’ a biased partisan — Exclusive: Mueller asks WH staff to preserve Don Jr. meeting docs — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)House Speaker Paul Ryan on Monday defended special counsel Robert Mueller, who is leading the investigation into Russian meddling …
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Priebus sidelined as Washington outsiders' power grows — Reince Priebus took the punishing job of President Donald Trump's chief of staff with the idea that he would stick it out for at least one year. — Six months in, with one of his top allies in the West Wing — press secretary Sean Spicer …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
GOP despairs at inability to deliver
GOP despairs at inability to deliver
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Chuck Schumer / New York Times:
A Better Deal for American Workers — Americans are clamoring for bold changes to our politics and our economy. They feel, rightfully, that both systems are rigged against them, and they made that clear in last year's election. American families deserve a better deal so that this country works …
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The Latest: Democrats unveil ‘A Better Deal’
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Nancy Pelosi / Washington Post:
Americans deserve better than the GOP agenda, so we're offering a better deal
Americans deserve better than the GOP agenda, so we're offering a better deal
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Jared Kushner sealed real estate deal with oligarch's firm cited in money-laundering case — Donald Trump's son-in-law bought part of old New York Times building from Soviet-born tycoon, Guardian investigation into Russian money in NYC property market finds
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For Trump and Putin, Sanctions Are a Setback Both Sought to Avoid — WASHINGTON — Throughout 2016, both Donald J. Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin complained that American-led sanctions against Russia were the biggest irritant in the plummeting relations between the two superpowers.
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Robin Eberhardt / The Hill:
Putin told Trump that Russian hackers were too good to get caught: report
Putin told Trump that Russian hackers were too good to get caught: report
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Trump Has Averaged 50% or Higher Job Approval in 17 States — WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump, who has averaged 40% job approval since his inauguration, received approval ratings of 50% or higher in 17 states in the first half of 2017. Residents in an equal number of states gave him approval ratings below 40%.
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Fox & Friends forced to issue a clarification after airing a false smear against the NY Times — NY Times demanded an apology after Fox & Friends Saturday uncritically repeated a claim that a Times report led to the leader of ISIS escaping a raid — Fox & Friends was forced to clarify …
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Homeless booted from subways so de Blasio could have ‘clean’ ride — Mayor de Blasio ventured into the city's decrepit subway system on Sunday — but didn't have to face the foul-smelling and often crazy vagrants that ordinary New Yorkers are forced to contend with every day.
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Fake street signs warn of ‘easily startled’ police in Twin Cities — At least two orange street signs reading “Warning: Twin Cities police easily startled” were seen in the Twin Cities Sunday. — Joe Morino brought an incredulous friend to see the orange street sign he just spotted in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis.
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Former GOP senator: Resist the bullying. Don't vote for a mystery health care bill. — There will be no do-overs on this. Take it from me: a no vote this week is the only one that will be defensible in the years to come. — CONNECT — What do you do when you are a U.S. senator …
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Poll: Americans split 42%-42% on impeaching Trump — WASHINGTON — Just six months after his inauguration, Americans already are split down the middle, 42%-42%, over whether President Trump should be removed from office, a new USA TODAY/iMediaEthics Poll finds.
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Justice Dept. Nominee Says He Once Represented Russian Bank — WASHINGTON — President Trump's nominee to lead the Justice Department's criminal division, Brian A. Benczkowski, has disclosed to Congress that he previously represented Alfa Bank, one of Russia's largest financial institutions …
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A Veteran ICE Agent, Disillusioned with the Trump Era, Speaks Out — In March, two months after President Trump took office, I received a text message from a veteran agent at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ice). I had been trying to find field agents willing to describe what life was like at the agency in the Trump era.
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Scott Pruitt Spent Much of Early Months at E.P.A. Traveling Home, Report Says — Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, traveled to his home state, Oklahoma, 10 times over three months this year, largely at taxpayer expense, according to a report released Monday.
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Man ordered to pay $65K in child support for kid who isn't his … A Texas man is battling a court order that mandates he must pay tens of thousands in child support for a child whom he did not biologically father and whom he met only once. — In 2003, a child support court in Texas ruled …
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Does the opening predict a wave? — Congressional candidates filed their six-month financial reports with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on July 15. But the one number that leapt off the page had little to do with finance. It immediately made me think about wave elections.
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Charlie Gard: parents end legal battle as time runs out for critically ill baby — Chris Gard and Connie Yates announce decision as high court judge was preparing to oversee latest round of five-month legal battle — Charlie Gard's parents have ended their legal fight over treatment …