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Bloomberg:
New Chief of Staff Reins in White House Aides-and Trump's Tweets — Casual walk-ins to Oval Office one of the first things to go — Retired Marine general tells his staff: country first — On his fifth day on the job as Donald Trump's new chief of staff, John Kelly gathered …
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AOL, The Daily Caller, Booman Tribune and Axios
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Nicki Zink / ABC News:
Conway says Trump ‘plans on being a two-term president,’ denies report on Pence run
Conway says Trump ‘plans on being a two-term president,’ denies report on Pence run
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The Hill, Politico, The Guardian, Axios, Joe.My.God., USA Politics Today, Shareblue, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Business Insider and The Week
The Hill:
Pence calls rumors he will run in 2020 ‘absurd’
Pence calls rumors he will run in 2020 ‘absurd’
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The Gateway Pundit and New York Times
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
Conway: Rumors of Pence Setting up Shadow Campaign for 2020 Are ‘Complete Fiction’
Conway: Rumors of Pence Setting up Shadow Campaign for 2020 Are ‘Complete Fiction’
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Washington Post, RedState, New York Times, TheBlaze, No More Mister Nice Blog and twitchy.com
CNN:
Stephen Miller could take on a WH communications role
Stephen Miller could take on a WH communications role
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The Week and Affinity Magazine, more at Mediagazer »
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump claims New Jersey getaway is ‘not a vacation’
Trump claims New Jersey getaway is ‘not a vacation’
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Politico, AOL, ABC News, The Week, The Washington Journal, Business Insider, Raw Story, The New Civil Rights Movement, IJR, TheBlaze, Mediaite and Washington Post
Joe Barracato / Raw Story:
‘Wild West of sexual harassment’: Eric Bolling's accuser tells Joy Reid about the despicable culture at Fox News — Joy Reid sounded off on the latest vile incident coming from inside the walls at Fox News. — The AM Joy host compared Eric Bolling, the conservative anchor at the embattled network …
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Caroline Heldman:
** Long Post, TW for Sexual Harassment** — Fox News just …
** Long Post, TW for Sexual Harassment** — Fox News just …
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TheBlaze, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, IJR, Big League Politics, Philly.com, Joe.My.God. and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Woman comes forward as Bolling sexual harassment victim
Woman comes forward as Bolling sexual harassment victim
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Raw Story
Derek Hunter / Townhall.com:
We're Witnessing A Slow-Rolling Coup — From the moment Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election, a plan was hatched to blame Russia for her historically epic loss and use it to hamstring Donald Trump's presidency. — Always a hive-mind, Democrats in and out of the media could be counted …
Associated Press:
McConnell to consider bipartisan plan to pay health insurers — A week after an attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act failed, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he'd consider a bipartisan effort to continue payments to insurers to avert a costly rattling of health insurance markets.
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RedState, The Gateway Pundit, Political Wire and CNN
Robin Wright / New Yorker:
Why Is Donald Trump Still So Horribly Witless About the World? — Max Boot, a lifelong conservative who advised three Republican Presidential candidates on foreign policy, keeps a folder labelled “Trump Stupidity File” on his computer. It's next to his “Trump Lies” file.
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Outside the Beltway and Hullabaloo
Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Bill de Blasio Will Push for Tax on Wealthy to Fix Subway — Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to push for a tax on wealthy New Yorkers to pay for improvements needed to address the crisis engulfing New York City's subway, city officials said on Sunday. — The proposal is the latest move …
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Caitlyn Jenner apologizes for wearing ‘Make America Great Again’ hat — Caitlyn Jenner has apologized for a recent photo showing her wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat popularized by President Trump. — According to TMZ, Jenner put the hat on prior to a golf outing …
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The Daily Caller and Joe.My.God.
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Carol Anderson / New York Times:
The Policies of White Resentment — White resentment put Donald Trump in the White House. And there is every indication that it will keep him there, especially as he continues to transform that seething, irrational fear about an increasingly diverse America into policies that feed his supporters' worst racial anxieties.
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Daily Kos
Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Rosenstein: Special counsel Mueller can investigate any crimes he uncovers in Russia probe … Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Sunday that the expanding investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election is continuing apace, even as President Trump dismissed the probe as “a total fabrication.”
RT:
Satanist delivers historic invocation, hails Satan at Colorado council meeting (VIDEO) … In a move that both attracted and scared away attendees from a Colorado council meeting, a Satanist delivered the invocation Wednesday. Those opposed gathered outside while Andrew Vodopich became …
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The Gateway Pundit
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Jeh Johnson on leaks: 'I've never seen it this bad' — Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Sunday that the Trump administration has a serious problem with leaks. — “The leaks right now are really bad,” Johnson said on CBS's “Face The Nation.” — “I've never seen it this bad.
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The Daily Caller
Joseph Weber / Fox News:
Rosenstein ready to prosecute ‘anybody who breaks the law’ in effort to stop leaks — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein acknowledged Sunday that “anybody who breaks the law” — including White House staffers and members of Congress — could be prosecuted, as the Justice Department heightens …
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The Week