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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
A Trump Tower of Absolute Folly — Donald Trump's campaign against his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, in which he is seemingly attempting to insult and humiliate and tweet-shame Sessions into resignation, is an insanely stupid exercise. It is a multitiered tower of political idiocy …
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
The standoff between Trump and Sessions escalates … The public standoff between the White House and the nation's senior law enforcement official took another strange turn Tuesday as President Trump escalated his verbal attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who was urged by fellow conservatives to stand his ground.
Fox News Insider:
Tucker Carlson Blasts Donald Trump for Attacking Jeff Sessions Attorney General — Tucker Carlson criticized President Trump for repeated attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions. — Carlson said Trump is continuing a “protracted rhetorical assault” on Sessions, who he said is the one cabinet member …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Jeff Sessions won't take Trump's hint — Attorney General Jeff Sessions doesn't plan to take the hint. President Trump continues hitting him in all body parts — apparently hoping he'll resign, which could pave the way for firing special counsel Bob Mueller.
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump and Sessions locked in silent battle
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Eyes Tax-Code Overhaul, With Emphasis on Middle-Class Break
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
On Twitter, Trump continues attacks on Sessions
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Top White House aides press Trump to pull back on Sessions criticism
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Republicans warn Trump: Don't fire Jeff Sessions
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Paul Beckett / Wall Street Journal:
Transcript: Donald Trump's Interview With The Wall Street Journal
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
The military spends five times as much on Viagra as it would on transgender troops' medical care — On Twitter this morning, President Trump announced a ban on transgender people serving in the military, citing “medical costs” as the primary driver of the decision.
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The Hill:
Trump to ban transgender people from all military service — President Trump on Wednesday said he would ban transgender people from any military service. — Trump made the announcement, which would represent a major shift in military policy, on Twitter. He said he had made the decision …
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Trump announces ban on transgender people in U.S. military — President Trump said he will ban transgender people from serving in the military in any capacity, a reversal of the Obama administration decision that would have allowed transgender recruits to serve, he announced Wednesday on social media.
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New York Times:
Trump Says Transgender People Will Not Be Allowed in the Military — WASHINGTON — President Trump announced on Wednesday that the United States will no longer “accept or allow” transgender people in the United States military, saying American forces “must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory” …
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Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Ernst breaks with Trump on transgender military ban
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Donald Trump's past statements about LGBT rights
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump to reinstate US military ban on transgender people
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr / CNBC:
GOP senators must do whatever it takes to get to 50 votes on Obamacare repeal, says HHS secretary — Do whatever “gets us to 50 votes so that we can move forward on a health-care reform legislation,” Tom Price says. — A plan to repeal and replace Obamacare by Senate Republicans failed …
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
GOP scrapes for bare minimum on Obamacare repeal
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Many Republicans Doubt Clinton Won Popular Vote — A plurality of Republicans say President Donald Trump received more of the popular vote in 2016 than his Democratic rival, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. — According to a new Morning Consult/POLITICO poll …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Half of Trump voters say Trump won popular vote
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Mr. President, Please Be Quiet — Once again, Donald Trump has tweeted himself into the center of the day's news. He does this almost every morning — even, perhaps especially, when he has nothing new to say. Upon seeing today's efforts, I sighed and muttered “there goes Wednesday.”
MedStar Washington Hospital Center:
Condition Report: Rep. Steve Scalise — Congressman Steve Scalise has made excellent progress in his recovery from a life-threatening gunshot wound six weeks ago. Yesterday, he was discharged from MedStar Washington Hospital Center and is now beginning a period of intensive inpatient rehabilitation.
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Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Rep. Steve Scalise discharged from hospital 6 weeks after shooting
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Timothy Gardner / Reuters:
U.S. energy secretary duped into fake interview with Russian comedians — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry optimistically discussed expanding American coal exports to Ukraine and other energy matters during a lengthy phone call this month with a Russian prankster who Perry thought was Ukraine's prime minister.
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Clinton book to double down on Russia, Comey message — 's upcoming book will double down on Russia's interference and James Comey's involvement in her stunning election defeat, according to sources familiar with the memoir. — Privately, Clinton has told friends and longtime associates that she …
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Michael Kruse / Politico:
To America, It Looks Like Chaos. For Trump, It's Just Tuesday. — It started Monday morning with Donald Trump calling his own attorney general “beleaguered.” It continued with an Air Force One flight to West Virginia and a rambling, partisan speech to thousands of hollering Boy Scouts.
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Matt Drudge is firing warning shots at Trump, and that should worry the president — Conway: White House staff is tough, but humble — Matt Drudge has been in the White House an awful lot these days — “all the time,” as one senior administration official puts it.
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Wasserman Schultz staffer arrested trying to leave the country — A House IT aide working for Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.), the former Democratic National Committee chairwoman, was arrested this week on bank fraud charges while trying to leave the country.
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Stephen Rodrick / Rolling Stone:
Justin Trudeau: The North Star — He was raised in jet-set privilege but overcame tragedy to become Canada's prime minister. Is he the free world's best hope? — Let's begin by synchronizing our watches. We are in the Eastern time zone. — The legislative session is over …
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