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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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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Maxine Waters: We shouldn't be concerned about Pence, Trump should be … Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) played up reports that Vice President Pence is eyeing a 2020 presidential run on Sunday, warning that President Trump should be concerned about his second-in-command.
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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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Jesse Paul / Denver Post:
Cory Gardner faces angry crowd at Gold King Mine town hall that focused on anything but Gold King — Cory Gardner and Scott Tipton are lambasted over health care at Durango town hall — U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner was shouted at and derided during a Durango town hall Friday afternoon that was slated …
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Alison R. Parker / Shareblue:
“Why on Earth??” GOP senator ripped apart for health care vote at first town hall in a year
“Why on Earth??” GOP senator ripped apart for health care vote at first town hall in a year
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The Washington Journal
Alison R. Parker / Shareblue:
Paul Ryan embarrassed by constituents at fake town hall
Paul Ryan embarrassed by constituents at fake town hall
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The Washington Journal
James S. Robbins / USA Today:
We need answers in Democrats' congressional IT drama — Something shady is going on and former Democratic National Committee chief Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Shultz doesn't want to talk about it. — If a Russian-born IT specialist with longstanding ties to former Republican National Committee …
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 …
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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 …
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Fight over right to sue nursing homes heats up — Consumer groups are making a last ditch effort to stop the Trump administration from stripping nursing home residents and their families of the right to take facilities to court over alleged abuse, neglect or sexual assault.
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The Washington Journal
Daniel Dale / Toronto Star:
These Americans beat Donald Trump and saved Obamacare. They say they can do it again — Against all odds, mothers, people with disabilities and progressive activists convinced Republican senators to abandon their signature promise. Thousands of activists and average Americans believe they've found …
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 …
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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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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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Hullabaloo and Outside the Beltway
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.”
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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