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Olivia Nuzzi / thecut:
Here's Why Steve Bannon Wears So Many Shirts — Physically, I feel slightly inhibited; but spiritually, I feel oddly secure. This is due to the many shirts I'm wearing as I type — three (3) shirts to be precise — a tank top, a dress shirt, another dress shirt, and on top of that, a blazer.
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BBC:
Parsons Green: London Underground blast is terror incident — An “improvised explosive device” was detonated on a Tube train in south-west London during Friday's rush hour, Scotland Yard has confirmed. — Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said hundreds of detectives, working with MI5 …
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Politico:
Theresa May on Trump terror tweet: unhelpful
Theresa May on Trump terror tweet: unhelpful
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Joe Watts / The Independent:
Theresa May slaps down Donald Trump over London terror suspect tweet
Theresa May slaps down Donald Trump over London terror suspect tweet
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ThinkProgress, New York Times, Axios, IJR, ABC News, Politicus USA, AOL, Sputnik International, Common Dreams, Conservative News Today, The Daily Caller and Daily Wire
Harvard Kennedy School:
Statement from Dean Elmendorf regarding the invitation to Chelsea Manning to be a Visiting Fellow — HOME - NEWS - STATEMENT FROM DEAN ELMENDORF REGARDING THE INVITATION TO CHELSEA MANNING TO BE A VISITING FELLOW — Statement from Douglas W. Elmendorf, Dean of Harvard Kennedy School …
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Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Chelsea Manning's Harvard Fellowship Withdrawn After Criticism
Chelsea Manning's Harvard Fellowship Withdrawn After Criticism
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Dylan Scott / Vox:
Senate Republicans claim they are a few votes away from repealing Obamacare — But they always have been. — The Obamacare repeal drama is back, and everybody is picking up where they left off. — Senate Republicans are trying to build momentum for a last-gasp bill to replace the Affordable Care Act …
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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Cassidy says he's close to having the votes to pass Obamacare repeal
Cassidy says he's close to having the votes to pass Obamacare repeal
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Washington Times and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
The bizarre, doomed buddy-buddy relationship between Trump and Democrats, explained
The bizarre, doomed buddy-buddy relationship between Trump and Democrats, explained
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Politico, CNN, NBC News, Talking Points Memo, NTK Network, The Week and New Yorker
Dan Diamond / Politico:
POLITICO-Harvard poll: Obamacare repeal still tops GOP voters' to-do lists
POLITICO-Harvard poll: Obamacare repeal still tops GOP voters' to-do lists
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No More Mister Nice Blog, The Daily Caller and Political Wire
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Google Allowed Advertisers To Target “Jewish Parasite,” “Black People Ruin Everything” — Google prompted BuzzFeed News to run ads targeted to keywords like “black people ruin neighborhoods,” then allowed the campaign to go live. — Google, the world's biggest advertising platform …
Washington Post:
Taxpayers billed $1,092 for an official's two-night stay at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club … The bedroom suites at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, available only to members and their guests, feature hand-painted Moorish ceilings, antique Spanish-tiled mosaics and sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Josh Delk / The Hill:
Government paid for official's stay at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club
Government paid for official's stay at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club
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RedState and Washington Post
Deborah Strange / Gainesville Sun:
GPD receives complaint against ‘hot cop’ — In Facebook posts captured and sent to The Sun, Officer Michael Hamill makes jokes about Jews and recommends “the Hitler way” to deal with people who abuse government resources. — The Gainesville Police Department is reviewing a complaint …
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Jason Leopold / BuzzFeed:
Trump Advisers Secretly Met With Jordan's King While One Was Pushing A Huge Nuclear Power Deal — Michael Flynn, Jared Kushner, and Steve Bannon met with King Abdullah II while Flynn was reportedly pressing for a controversial, for-profit deal to build nuclear power plants in the Middle East.
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
Democrats Follow Bernie Sanders Off a Cliff — How rudderless is the Democratic Party? Its membership is so bereft of leadership and policy direction that 16 of its senators have signed on to a health care bill sponsored by a self-avowed independent democratic socialist from Vermont.
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Sanderscare is all cheap politics and magic math
Sanderscare is all cheap politics and magic math
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's top supporters are in a full-blown panic. They're right to be afraid. — THE MORNING PLUM: — With the chatter intensifying about the possibility of President Trump cutting a deal to protect the “dreamers,” The Post reports today that his loudest supporters are in a fury.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Meghan McCain to Leave Fox News Channel (EXCLUSIVE) — Meghan McCain, the political scion who turned a stint as a blogger and TV show host into a role as a contributor at Fox News Channel, is leaving the network. — McCain is the oldest daughter of U.S. Senator John McCain …
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Christian Berthelsen / Bloomberg:
Russia Laundering Probe Puts Trump Tower Meeting in New Light — U.S. prosecutors follow funds from alleged $230 million fraud — Criminal probe came as Russian lawyer in matter met Trump Jr. — Follow @bpolitics for all the latest news, and sign up for our daily Balance of Power newsletter.
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CNN:
Ex-cop Jason Stockley found not guilty in black man's death — (CNN)A St. Louis judge on Friday found former police officer Jason Stockley not guilty of first-degree murder in the 2011 shooting death of black motorist Anthony Lamar Smith. — “This Court, in conscience …
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Itay Hod / The Wrap:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Hit With Ethics Complaint Over Call for ESPN to Fire Jemele Hill — “She crossed the line and put herself in dubious legal territory,” Democratic Coalition Chairman Jon Cooper says — The Democratic Coalition, an anti-Trump Super PAC, has filed an ethics complaint …
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
U.S. Army kills contracts for hundreds of immigrant recruits. Some face deportation. — U.S. Army recruiters have abruptly canceled enlistment contracts for hundreds of foreign-born military recruits since last week, upending their lives and potentially exposing many to deportation …
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Axios, New York Magazine, Splinter and The Week
CNN:
Former Sheriff David Clarke must revise thesis or risk losing degree, docs reveal — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke must revise his master's thesis or risk losing his degree in security studies from the Naval Postgraduate School …
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Outside the Beltway
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump's new world — Over the past week or so, we've heard all kinds of theories from administration officials and President Trump's friends on the outside about why he's cutting deals with “Chuck and Nancy” and softening on his core issue of immigration. — The points we keep hearing:
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The Daily Caller
WDIV-TV:
Farmington Hills teacher accused of assaulting 6th-grader who sat during Pledge of Allegiance — Student at East Middle School in Farmington Hills doesn't stand for Pledge — FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - Many NFL players have expressed their beliefs by kneeling for the national anthem before games …
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NBC News, The Root, Friendly Atheist and Raw Story
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Mike Pence's press secretary is leaving — Mike Pence's press secretary Marc Lotter is leaving the administration, according to two sources with knowledge of the decision. He plans to become a prominent surrogate for Trump and Pence's political activity on the outside.
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Politico and Talking Points Memo
Michael Kruse / Politico:
The Loneliest President — “ISOLATED?” read the subject line. — “Friend,” Donald Trump wrote recently to supporters in a fundraising email. “The fake news keeps saying, ‘President Trump is isolated.’ ... They say I'm isolated by lobbyists, corporations, grandstanding politicians, and Hollywood.
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Raw Story
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Manafort's spokesman spends 2 and 1/2 hours testifying before grand jury — A spokesman for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, Jason Maloni, spent about two-and-a-half hours testifying Friday before a federal grand jury probing potential collusion between the campaign and Russia.
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