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Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
North Korea now making missile-ready nuclear weapons, U.S. analysts say … North Korea has successfully produced a miniaturized nuclear warhead that can fit inside its missiles, crossing a key threshold on the path to becoming a full-fledged nuclear power, U.S. intelligence officials have concluded in a confidential assessment.
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Sarah Pulliam Bailey / Washington Post:
‘God has given Trump authority to take out Kim Jong Un,’ evangelical adviser says — Texas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress, one of President Trump's evangelical advisers who preached the morning of his inauguration, has released a statement saying the president has the moral authority to take out North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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CNBC:
North Korea seriously considering strike on Guam: Reports, citing state media — North Korea is considering a plan to fire missiles at Guam, state media said. — A spokesman for North Korea's military told KCNA that it would carry out a pre-emptive operation if there were signs of U.S. provocation.
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McCain warns Trump to not threaten North Korea until ready to act — Your browser does not support the audio element. — PHOENIX — U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Tuesday that President Donald Trump must tread cautiously when issuing threats to North Korea if he is unprepared to act.
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Shawn Raymundo / Pacific Daily News:
Officials downplay NKorea threat as residents hope, pray — Amid new threats of a ballistic missile strike on Guam from North Korea, Guam's Homeland Security office Wednesday said there is no imminent threat to the island and the Marianas region. — Based on communications with military …
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Trading threats moves Trump toward brink on North Korea — WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY — That escalated quickly: President Trump warned the North Koreans that if they make further threats, “they will be met with fire and fury.” North Korea quickly responded by saying it's considering striking Guam.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. envoys told to be coy on re-engaging in Paris climate deal - cable
Exclusive: U.S. envoys told to be coy on re-engaging in Paris climate deal - cable
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David Brody / CBN.com:
Just In to Brody File: Pastor Robert Jeffress Says ‘God Has Given Trump Authority to Take Out Kim Jong-un’
Just In to Brody File: Pastor Robert Jeffress Says ‘God Has Given Trump Authority to Take Out Kim Jong-un’
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Will Ripley / CNN:
Canadian envoy arrives in Pyongyang, North Korean media says
Canadian envoy arrives in Pyongyang, North Korean media says
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
This is the moment of truth on North Korea
This is the moment of truth on North Korea
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New York Times:
Trump Threatens ‘Fire and Fury’ Against North Korea if It Endangers U.S.
Trump Threatens ‘Fire and Fury’ Against North Korea if It Endangers U.S.
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Wall Street Journal:
North Korea Threat Comes After Trump Vows ‘Fire and Fury’
North Korea Threat Comes After Trump Vows ‘Fire and Fury’
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump's Harsh Language on North Korea Has Little Precedent, Experts Say
Trump's Harsh Language on North Korea Has Little Precedent, Experts Say
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USA Today:
President Trump has exchanged private messages with Russia special counsel Robert Mueller — WASHINGTON - President Trump has publicly called the widening federal investigation into Russia's election meddling a “witch hunt.” But through his lawyer, Trump has sent private messages of “appreciation” to special counsel Robert Mueller.
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Mueller, several team members gave up million-dollar jobs to work on special counsel investigation — Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, leaves Capitol Hill in June after a closed-door meeting. The Justice Department's ethics office …
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Special counsel Robert Mueller's finances go public
Special counsel Robert Mueller's finances go public
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Alex Thompson / Vice News:
It's known as the “propaganda document” — Twice a day since the beginning of the Trump administration, a special folder is prepared for the president. The first document is prepared around 9:30 a.m. and the follow-up, around 4:30 p.m. Former Chief of Staff Reince Priebus …
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Eric Boehlert / Shareblue:
It's happening: Trump's base finally begins to flee
It's happening: Trump's base finally begins to flee
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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
Behind The Jared And Ivanka PR Machine — When reporters are working on stories that involve Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, they hear from Josh Raffel, a tough, former New York City flack now inside the White House. — On a Thursday late last month, shortly before the New Yorker published …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
John Kelly is an apolitical force in a White House divided by ideology
Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
Trump clings to control of his Twitter feed as John Kelly consolidates authority
Trump clings to control of his Twitter feed as John Kelly consolidates authority
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Mike Pence's real power move — The vice president's office hasn't been one of the competing power centers in President Donald Trump's faction-riven White House — but the recent arrival of Nick Ayers, the veteran campaign operative now serving as Mike Pence's chief of staff, is starting to change that.
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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
What to Make of the Mike Pence 2020 Rumors — Two weeks ago, when I spoke to Anthony Scaramucci, the former White House communications director—the same conversation in which he pilloried several colleagues, threatened to fire his entire staff, and claimed to have called the F.B.I. to investigate …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Fact-checking of Trump falling on deaf ears? Far from it — How these leaks to reporters exposed lies — Widespread distrust of the White House, as shown in a new CNN poll, is not just a sign of President Trump's weakness. It's also a sign of the national news media's strength.
Michael Gartland / New York Post:
Emails reveal de Blasio bullies his staffers — Mayor de Blasio is an imperious bully of a boss who threatens his underlings with dire punishment if they fail to meet his demands, emails obtained by The Post reveal. — “What do I need to get you guys to follow a direct order?
Nick Wingfield / New York Times:
The Culture Wars Have Come to Silicon Valley — The culture wars that have consumed politics in the United States have now landed on Silicon Valley's doorstep. — That became clear this week after Google on Monday fired a software engineer, James Damore, who had written an internal memo challenging the company's diversity efforts.
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Anita Hill / New York Times:
Class Actions Could Fight Discrimination in Tech
Class Actions Could Fight Discrimination in Tech
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Bre Payton / The Federalist:
Here Are All The Media Outlets Blatantly Lying About The Google Memo
Here Are All The Media Outlets Blatantly Lying About The Google Memo
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Trump hits new polling low as base shrinks — President Donald Trump says his base of support is “bigger and stronger than ever before.” But his claim is contradicted by a steady stream of recent polling that shows the share of Americans that approve of Trump's job performance is shrinking …
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Trump Campaign Turns Over Thousands of Documents in Russia Probe — Donald Trump Jr., Manafort also send data to Judiciary panel — Committee may hold public hearings on Russia in late September — Donald Trump's presidential campaign, his son Donald Trump Jr. and former campaign manager Paul Manafort …
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Ryan Nobles / CNN:
McConnell criticizes Trump's ‘excessive expectations’ — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell offered some of his toughest criticism yet for President Donald Trump in a speech Monday to a Rotary Group in northern Kentucky. — McConnell, who has been relatively measured …
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
McConnell goes after Trump's ‘excessive expectations’
McConnell goes after Trump's ‘excessive expectations’
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