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Jon Levine / Mediaite:
Fox & Friends: Maybe Trump Wall Was ‘Symbolic’ — Fox & Friends took viewers on a trip down gaslight alley on Thursday, with the show hosts scrambling to make sense of the alleged deal between Donald Trump and “Chuck and Nancy” to save DACA and punt the border wall until later.
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John Binder / Breitbart:
Report: Trump Caves on DACA, Wants ‘Quick’ Amnesty for 800K Illegal Aliens — In a meeting with establishment politicians from the Problem Solvers Caucus and the Blue Dog Coalition, President Trump signaled a full-fledged cave on the issue of giving amnesty to nearly 800,000 illegal aliens currently protected …
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Axios:
Trump: “The wall will come later” — Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer issued a joint statement responding to President Trump's morning tweets surrounding DACA, agreeing that there was “no final deal” but rather general agreement on the following terms: — Trump will encourage the House …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump's diehard supporters are fuming after an apparent about-face on ‘dreamers’ — Staunch conservative allies of President Trump erupted in anger and incredulity late Wednesday after Democrats announced the president had agreed to pursue a legislative deal that would protect thousands …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Trump 2.0: They're Sending Their Best!
Trump 2.0: They're Sending Their Best!
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House: ‘There will be no amnesty’ under Trump
White House: ‘There will be no amnesty’ under Trump
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Pelosi rises again — thanks to Trump
Pelosi rises again — thanks to Trump
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Washington Post:
Trump, top Democrats agree to work on deal to save ‘dreamers’ from deportation
Trump, top Democrats agree to work on deal to save ‘dreamers’ from deportation
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
No, Trump isn't trying to do bipartisan tax reform
No, Trump isn't trying to do bipartisan tax reform
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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Trump Confirms Support for Law to Protect ‘Dreamers’
Trump Confirms Support for Law to Protect ‘Dreamers’
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Clinton: It's time to abolish the Electoral College — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — New York (CNN)Hillary Clinton told CNN on Wednesday that it is time to abolish the Electoral College, part of a sweeping interview where the former Democratic nominee sought to explain why she lost the 2016 election.
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Fox News:
Graham threatens to subpoena Comey, as pressure mounts to clear up Clinton case confusion
Graham threatens to subpoena Comey, as pressure mounts to clear up Clinton case confusion
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David Remnick / New Yorker:
Hillary Clinton Looks Back in Anger
Hillary Clinton Looks Back in Anger
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UVA Center / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
New Poll: Some Americans Express Troubling Racial Attitudes Even as Majority Oppose White Supremacists — Survey conducted by Reuters/Ipsos in conjunction with UVA Center for Politics measures racial sentiments in aftermath of August neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Facebook still doesn't know the extent of Russian ad buys in election — What $100,000 can buy you on Facebook — How extensive was Russia's use of Facebook to meddle with the presidential election? Even Facebook doesn't know. — One week after it told the country that it had sold $100,000 worth …
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John B. Judis / New Republic:
Redoing the Electoral Math — I argued that demographics favored the Democrats. I was wrong. — If any force on Earth could be powerful enough to unite the Democratic Party, you'd have thought the words “President Donald Trump” would do the trick. Instead, Hillary Clinton's defeat …
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Anthony Scaramucci wants paternity test for newborn son — MORE FROM: … Anthony Scaramucci's divorce is turning nasty, because he believes the newborn son whose birth he missed during his historically-brief tenure in the White House is not his - and he is demanding a paternity test.
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Page Six:
Anthony Scaramucci to guest co-host ‘The View’
Anthony Scaramucci to guest co-host ‘The View’
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IJR, The Daily Caller and Mediaite
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
Reminder: Susan Rice Lied About Her Role In The Obama Admin Unmasking Scandal — On March 22, Rep. Devin Nunes made his ham-fisted disclosure that the Obama administration had conducted incidental surveillance collection and unmasking of Trump administration officials.
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Sean Langille / Washington Examiner:
Watch: Chuck Schumer caught on hot mic saying Trump ‘likes us’ … Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was caught on a hot mic Thursday saying, “He likes us. He likes me anyway,” about President Trump. — The comments came shortly after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's floor speech.
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Read My Lips: Schumer Is Playing You For A Fool, Mr. President
Associated Press:
15 soldiers injured after explosion at Fort Bragg — FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Several soldiers were injured Thursday morning after an explosion at Fort Bragg. — Authorities said at least 15 soldiers were transported via medical helicopter to Womack Army Medical Center after an explosion on one of the training fields.
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Courtney Weaver / Financial Times:
Ivanka Trump: ‘I will not be distracted by the noise’ — In a rare interview, the controversial first daughter talks expectations, criticism and what comes next
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Fran Brennan / NTK Network:
FLASHBACK: Sanders: If We Do Medicaid-For-All Type Plan, It Would Bankrupt The Nation — “If we expanded Medicaid to everybody...we would be spending such an astronomical sum of money...we would bankrupt the nation,” Sanders said in 1987. — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) …
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Eli Hager / New York Times:
From Prison to Ph.D.: The Redemption and Rejection of Michelle Jones — Michelle Jones was released last month after serving more than two decades in an Indiana prison for the murder of her 4-year-old son. The very next day, she arrived at New York University, a promising Ph.D. candidate in American studies.
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Pew Research Center:
Mexican Views of the U.S. Turn Sharply Negative — Widespread dissatisfaction with economy and political leaders — More Mexicans view the United States unfavorably than at any time in the past decade and a half. Nearly two-thirds of Mexicans (65%) express a negative opinion of the U.S. …
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New York Times
The Daily Californian:
UC Berkeley faculty members call for boycott of classes during ‘Free Speech Week’ — In a letter addressed to the UC Berkeley campus and the Berkeley community, 76 campus faculty members from various departments have called for a complete boycott of classes and campus activities during …
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Fox News:
Harvard makes convicted spy Chelsea Manning a ‘fellow,’ igniting firestorm — Former CIA Acting Director Michael Morell on Thursday announced his resignation as a senior fellow at Harvard after the university named U.S. Army soldier-turned-convicted felon Chelsea Manning a visiting fellow.
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Julia Ioffe / The Atlantic:
Why Didn't Trump Build Anything in Russia? — Thirty years ago, in July 1987, Donald and Ivana Trump flew to the Soviet Union, apparently at the invitation of the Soviet ambassador to the United States, in order to scout locations for a Trump hotel in Moscow. “It was an extraordinary experience,” Trump wrote in The Art of the Deal.
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The Trump administration's big new anti-leak memo leaked last night — Of course it did. — Every administration faces leaks, and no administration likes them. The Obama administration went further than its predecessors in launching criminal prosecutions of national security leakers …
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Justin Fishel / ABC News:
CBS13 | CBS Sacramento:
Folsom School Warns ‘USA’ Chant Could Send ‘Unintended Message’ — FOLSOM (CBS13) — Controversy erupts at Vista Del Lago High School in Folsom over students chanting “USA.” — It's a popular way to for students to show pride during sporting events and rallies, but school and district officials …
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