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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:
GOP Leaders Don't Expect White House Tax-Plan Details — Broad July statement from Big Six viewed as starting point — Trump aides have sent mixed messages on releasing more detail — Follow @bpolitics for all the latest news, and sign up for our daily Balance of Power newsletter.
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Kelly moves to control the information Trump sees — Confronted with a West Wing that treated policymaking as a free-for-all, President Donald Trump's chief of staff, John Kelly, is instituting a system used by previous administrations to limit internal competition — and to make himself …
Washington Post:
Trump distances himself from GOP lawmakers to avoid blame if agenda stalls … President Trump is strategically separating himself from Republicans in Congress, an extraordinary move to deflect blame if the GOP agenda continues to flounder. — Trump deepened the fissures in the party …
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Colin Wilhelm / Politico:
Trump falls behind in August push for tax reform
Trump falls behind in August push for tax reform
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
John Kelly cuts down on Infowars, Charles Johnson stories
John Kelly cuts down on Infowars, Charles Johnson stories
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Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Roger Stone: Any Politician Who Votes To Impeach Trump “Would Be Endangering Their Own Life” — Roger Stone, a former Trump campaign advisor and personal friend of the President says if Congress impeaches Donald Trump, there will be all-out Civil War in the U.S.
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TMZ.com:
Roger Stone Says Impeach Trump, Get Ready for Civil War — Roger Stone, a former Trump campaign advisor who still counsels the President says if Congress impeaches Donald Trump, there will be all-out war in the U.S. — We got Stone at LAX Wednesday and he warned any politician who's thinking …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump seriously considering ending DACA — President Trump is seriously considering ending DACA, the Obama-era policy that shields some illegal immigrants from deportation, before conservative state attorneys general file a court challenge to the program. — Sources familiar …
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Tegna / KUSA-TV:
Videos show East High cheerleaders repeatedly forced into splits, police investigating … DENVER - Editor's note: the video included in this story is difficult to watch and may not be suitable for all viewers. — Denver Police are now investigating incidents involving multiple cheerleaders …
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Jake Tapper / CNN:
Intel chief sheds light on ‘beautiful letter’ Trump says he wrote him — Clapper's full interview on Trump's rally — (CNN)When former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper questioned President Donald Trump's “fitness to be in this office” after the President's wild speech …
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Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
Turd Reich: San Francisco dog owners lay minefield of poo for rightwing rally — ‘I just had this image of alt-right people stomping around in the poop,’ says the organizer of an unusual protest ahead of Saturday's Patriot Prayer rally … When a group of far-right activists come …
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Associated Press:
Jeff Flake wants details of Trump's call for border wall — Sen. Jeff Flake said Thursday he won't be able to say whether he'd vote to fund President Donald Trump's wall along the US-Mexico border until he knows whether the president wants to build a single brick-and-mortar structure …
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Sen. Jeff Flake: Trump ‘inviting’ 2020 primary challenge by how he's governing
Sen. Jeff Flake: Trump ‘inviting’ 2020 primary challenge by how he's governing
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Oren Dorell / USA Today:
Breitbart, other ‘alt-right’ websites are the darlings of Russian propaganda effort — Amid an investigation into Russian meddling in the last U.S. presidential election, a Russian propaganda Twitter network aimed at American audiences consistently spreads links to Breitbart and other right-wing …
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John Sexton / Hot Air:
Statue Of Jefferson At UVA Vandalized, Police Investigating — A statue of Thomas Jefferson located on the campus of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville was vandalized over the weekend. Today UVA police confirmed they were investigating the incident. From the Daily Progress:
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Courtney Kube / NBC News:
Soldiers on Pence Detail Reassigned for Bringing Women to Hotel — The U.S. Army detail assigned to Vice President Mike Pence's communications team has been removed from White House duties after being caught on video bringing women back to their hotel in Colombia, according to three U.S. defense officials.
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Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Court orders company to produce data on anti-Trump site — A court in the District of Columbia on Thursday ordered web hosting company DreamHost to produce data and information requested by the Department of Justice (DOJ) related to an anti-President Trump website.
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Laura Jarrett / CNN:
Judge green-lights feds' request for Trump protesters' data
Judge green-lights feds' request for Trump protesters' data
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Brooks Brunson / Post and Courier:
Police: ‘Active shooter situation’ in popular King Street area in downtown Charleston … There is an “active shooter situation” in a popular tourist and commercial area of downtown Charleston, according to police spokesman Charles Francis. King Street is currently closed between Calhoun and Morris Streets.
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Brooks Brunson / Post and Courier:
One dead, suspect shot by police following hostage situation at downtown Charleston restaurant
One dead, suspect shot by police following hostage situation at downtown Charleston restaurant
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Associated Press:
Zinke won't eliminate any national monuments — BILLINGS, Mont. — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said he's recommending that none of 27 national monuments carved from wilderness and ocean and under review by the Trump administration be eliminated. — But there would be changes to a “handful,” he said.
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali / New York Times:
Why Is the Southern Poverty Law Center Targeting Liberals? — Since the violence in Charlottesville 10 days ago, when white supremacists left one young woman dead and 19 others injured, the Southern Poverty Law Center has hit the jackpot. The Alabama-based nonprofit is set to receive millions …
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Alene Tchekmedyian / Los Angeles Times:
Counter-protester who allegedly ‘sucker-punched’ Trump supporter at O.C. rally tried to flee state, police say — A 20-year-old Ohio man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of battery after he allegedly “sucker-punched” a Trump supporter at an anti-illegal immigration rally in Laguna Beach on Sunday, police said.
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Henry Samuel / Telegraph:
Emmanuel Macron has spent €26,000 on makeup in his first three months as French president — Emmanuel Macron spent €26,000 (£24,000) on makeup during his first three months as president of France, it has emerged. — In potentially damaging news for the 39-year old centrist leader …
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Amazon.com:
Amazon and Whole Foods Market Announce Acquisition to Close This Monday, Will Work Together to Make High-Quality, Natural and Organic Food Affordable for Everyone — SEATTLE & AUSTIN, Texas—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Aug. 24, 2017— (NASDAQ:AMZN)—Amazon and Whole Foods Market today announced …
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The Texas Tribune:
Texas House map must be redrawn, federal court says — Federal judges on Thursday found fault with some of the state's 150 state House districts, which must now be redrawn ahead of the 2018 elections. — Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout.
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Bloomberg:
Apple Is Planning a 4K Upgrade for Its TV Box — Company plans to announce new Apple TV model in September — New model will play 4K HDR content from movie studios, apps — Apple is planning to unveil a renewed focus on the living room with an upgraded Apple TV set-top box …
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Chuck Schumer:
After Charlottesville, It's Time to End the Assault on Voting Rights — the wake of the events in Charlottesville, President Trump's refusal to promptly and unequivocally denounce the radical, white-supremacist movement in this country was disgraceful. It was shameful, un-American, and it was wrong.
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Hadley Freeman / The Guardian:
James Cameron: 'The downside of being attracted to independent women is that they don't need you' — As the 3D version of Terminator 2 hits screens, he talks about how he will never reproduce the shock of the original film - and how he has learned to be nice on set
John Bowden / The Hill:
Laura Ingraham website incorrectly labels NBA parade photo as Trump supporters — Conservative radio host Laura Ingraham incorrectly labeled a photograph of the Cleveland Cavaliers' NBA Championship parade as a photo of Trump supporters in Phoenix on her website on Thursday.
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Jessica Estepa / USA Today:
Secret Service spent $7,100 renting luxury portable toilets for Trump's Bedminster trip — 291 Shares — The financial strains on the Secret Service under the Trump administration are now well-known. — And you can add luxury portable restrooms to their mounting bills.
Max Abelson / Bloomberg:
Trump's Tax Cuts Delight Wall Street as Debt Worries Fade — Goldman's Blankfein, a Fix the Debt advocate, said after Trump won that tax reform “will be good for growth” and “good for our clients and for our firm.” — It was only about five years ago that powerful people in finance loved talking …
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Eric W. Dolan / Raw Story:
Virginia judge denies bail to crying neo-Nazi Christopher Cantwell — A judge has denied bail to Christopher Cantwell, a neo-Nazi who obtained internet infamy after video of him crying about Charlottesville went viral. — According to local news outlet WMUR-TV, Cantwell is being held without bail …
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Fox News:
The ACLU's Twitter account gets a lesson in political correctness — Earlier this week, the Twitter account for the American Civil Liberties Union posted an innocuous picture of a toddler wearing a tyke-sized ACLU T-shirt with the words “Free Speech” on the front.
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Office of Media Relations:
New GW Battleground Poll Finds Widespread Public Concern About President Trump's Behavior — MEDIA CONTACTS: — Jason Shevrin: jshevrin@gwu.edu, 202-994-5631 — John Brandt: johnbrandt@gwu.edu, 202-994-3199 — Democrats Hold Edge on Health Care, Climate Change …
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Washington Post:
These are the 10 sailors lost from the USS John S. McCain … After more than 80 hours of searching thousands of miles of open sea, the U.S. Navy now hopes only to recover the bodies lost from the USS John S. McCain after it collided with an oil tanker near Singapore.
Matthew Chapman / Shareblue:
Kellyanne Conway says journalists should be “forced” to report favorably on Trump — It is no secret that Donald Trump resents the media's constant pushback on his lies, corruption, and bigotry. His allies and surrogates constantly make the rounds on TV to complain about it.
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
How a New Generation of Progressive Activists Is Leading the Trump Resistance — Grassroots progressives are rising up and fighting Trump - with or without the Democratic Party — During the Fourth of July congressional recess, grassroots activists in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin …
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Jason Leopold / BuzzFeed:
Some In Congress Don't Get The “Gravity” Of Russian Election Meddling, Former CIA Director Said — John Brennan, CIA director under President Barack Obama, also bemoaned a “barrage” of “inaccurate and misleading” news reports. He made these statements in an internal memo to CIA employees obtained through …
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