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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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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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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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Trump Tells AP Reporter Asking About O'Care Repeal Effort: ‘Quiet’ (VIDEO)
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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
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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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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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Trump Needs To Be Smart About How He Fires Mueller — Trump must eventually fire Robert Mueller, a partisan tool carrying water for his Establishment pals as he oversees an utterly corrupt “investigation” where the only person we actually know committed any wrongdoing is his bestest buddy Jim Comey.
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Speaker Ryan: Mueller is ‘anything but’ a Dem partisan
Speaker Ryan: Mueller is ‘anything but’ a Dem partisan
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David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
White House: Schiff Has Done 14 Hours of TV Interviews Since Trump Took Office — Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff (Calif.) has done 123 national television interviews totaling more than 14 hours of air time since January, according to a White House tracking report.
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Priebus sidelined as Washington outsiders' power grows
Priebus sidelined as Washington outsiders' power grows
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
GOP despairs at inability to deliver
GOP despairs at inability to deliver
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Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
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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Republicans in the dark on big Obamacare vote
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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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The Latest: Pope prays for ill baby Charlie Gard and parents — https://apnews.com/9d6f69b580b64f049057 7fe8e2eac86c — Link copied! — LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the legal battle over critically ill baby Charlie Gard (all times local): — Pope Francis is praying for Charlie Gard …
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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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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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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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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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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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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.
Jonathan Blitzer / New Yorker:
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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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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Richard Dawkins Event Canceled Over Past Comments About Islam — A public radio station in Berkeley, Calif., said it canceled a live discussion and book signing with the evolutionary biologist and noted atheist Richard Dawkins because of his past comments criticizing Islam.
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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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The Trump White House's War Within — Last week, President Donald Trump's senior Cabinet officials and top national security advisers met for a contentious meeting to finally agree on a new strategy for America's longest war. After months of wrangling, they would ask Trump for a modest troop increase …
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Meadows: CBO should downsize, aggregate think tank reports — (R-Va.), a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, plans on offering an amendment to spending legislation this week that would cut the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office's staff by 89 people.
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