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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Jared Kushner's lawyer, fooled by ‘email prankster,’ offers window into private email controversy — Abbe Lowell, a top Washington lawyer, exchanged emails on Monday with a prankster posing as his client Jared Kushner, at one point telling the prankster he needed to see “all emails” …
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New York Times:
At Least 6 White House Advisers Used Private Email Accounts — WASHINGTON — At least six of President Trump's closest advisers occasionally used private email addresses to discuss White House matters, current and former officials said on Monday. — The disclosures came a day after news surfaced …
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Nick Visser / HuffPost:
Hillary Clinton Calls Kushner Email Revelations ‘The Height Of Hypocrisy’ — Her comments came just hours before reports that at least six Trump officials had used private emails. — Hillary Clinton slammed the administration of President Donald Trump for its “rank hypocrisy” …
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Trump's plutocracy problem complicates push for tax cuts
The Daily 202: Trump's plutocracy problem complicates push for tax cuts
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Priebus made attempt to halt personal email use in West Wing
Priebus made attempt to halt personal email use in West Wing
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Nick Visser / HuffPost:
Hillary Clinton: I'm Not Sure Trump Knows Puerto Ricans Are Americans — “He doesn't think that has any political relevance and it's certainly not personally important,” she added. — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday launched a blistering attack against President Donald Trump …
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
The White House Is Not Ignoring Puerto Rico — We are seeing the beginning of a concerted attempt to turn the crisis in Puerto Rico into “Trump's Katrina.” And, as T. Becket Adams points out, those responsible aren't even being subtle about it. All of a sudden, we hav new talking points: Trump is ignoring Puerto Rico!
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Susanne Ramirez de Arellano / The Guardian:
Puerto Rico is on the brink of a humanitarian crisis. Where is the media? — The destruction in Puerto Rico caused by Hurricane Maria has received relatively little attention. Are our disasters not important enough? — Hurricane Maria - the most powerful hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in 89 years …
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Romney: Put aside controversies, prioritize Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands — Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Monday joined the chorus of voices calling on lawmakers to prioritize hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands before a humanitarian crisis unfolds.
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CBS Pittsburgh:
Fire Chief ‘Embarrassed,’ ‘Regrets’ Using Racial Slur Against Mike Tomlin — PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The fallout continues after the Pittsburgh Steelers game on Sunday and the team's decision to stay in the tunnel at Chicago's Soldier Field during the national anthem.
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Pennsylvania fire chief calls Steelers coach Mike Tomlin a ‘no-good n*gger’ over NFL protests — A fire chief from Pennsylvania has apologized for calling Steelers coach Mike Tomlin a “no-good n*gger” after his team did not come out onto the field for the national anthem during this Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears.
Greg Norman / Fox News:
NFL national anthem flap sees Steelers coach Mike Tomlin rap Alejandro Villanueva, while his jersey sales soar
NFL national anthem flap sees Steelers coach Mike Tomlin rap Alejandro Villanueva, while his jersey sales soar
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
Law Professors Plan To Take A Knee To Protest Jeff Sessions' Speech On Campus Free Speech — Faculty members at Georgetown University Law Center have signed a letter condemning what they say is the “hypocrisy” of Sessions speaking about free speech. The speech is only open to a select group of law students.
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Again Criticizes Jeff Sessions Over Russia Probe
Trump Again Criticizes Jeff Sessions Over Russia Probe
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Jeff Cirillo / thehoya.com:
Attorney General Jeff Sessions to Speak Today at Georgetown Law
Attorney General Jeff Sessions to Speak Today at Georgetown Law
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Nick Visser / HuffPost:
Georgetown Law Professors Tell Jeff Sessions He's The Wrong Man To Talk About Free Speech
Georgetown Law Professors Tell Jeff Sessions He's The Wrong Man To Talk About Free Speech
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
The GOP can't quit Obamacare repeal because of their donors — Graham-Cassidy has gained steam because many Republican senators care primarily about pleasing their donors. — Senate Republicans are trying yet again to repeal Obamacare, despite seemingly having all the political and substantive reasons in the world not to.
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Some Republicans want to merge tax reform, health care
Some Republicans want to merge tax reform, health care
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Bannon to Alabama: 'They think you're a pack of morons' — FAIRHOPE, Ala. — Steve Bannon barreled onstage at a raucous rally inside a barn here to deliver a warning to the national Republican establishment ahead of Tuesday's special Senate election: I'm just getting started.
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Karma Allen / ABC News:
Ala. Senate candidate pulls out his gun during campaign rally
Ala. Senate candidate pulls out his gun during campaign rally
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Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
North Korea seeks help from Republican analysts: 'What's up with Trump?' — BERN, Switzerland — North Korean government officials have been quietly trying to arrange talks with Republican-linked analysts in Washington, in an apparent attempt to make sense of President Trump and his confusing messages to Kim Jong Un's regime.
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Christianna Silva / Newsweek:
Ivanka Trump and Donald Jr. tried to ‘bump’ Tiffany out of her inheritance, according to newly released recordings — Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. were embroiled in a battle to take away inheritance money from their sister, Tiffany Trump, according to a new archive of the conversations Donald Trump …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Republicans agree to raise bottom tax rate, double standard deduction — Top White House and GOP leaders have agreed to raise the lowest individual tax rate from 10 to 12 percent, paired with doubling the standard deduction, 5 senior Republicans tell us. — Why this matters …
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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:
Trump's State-Tax Plan Could Cause Headaches for 52 Republican Lawmakers
Trump's State-Tax Plan Could Cause Headaches for 52 Republican Lawmakers
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Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Zinke: One-third of Interior employees not loyal to Trump — https://apnews.com/570c910d21be41869f76 d45a2c55c359 — Link copied! — WASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Monday that nearly one-third of employees at his department are not loyal to him and President Donald Trump …
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Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Dean Skelos's 2015 Corruption Conviction Is Overturned — A federal appeals panel on Tuesday overturned the 2015 corruption convictions of Dean G. Skelos, once the powerful majority leader of the New York State Senate, and his son, Adam B. Skelos, citing a decision last year …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Pat Tillman widow: Don't ‘politicize’ husband's service in way ‘that divides us’ — (CNN)President Trump's tweets have consequences. Look no further than Marie Tillman, the widow of Pat Tillman, who was killed in a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan in 2004.
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Adolfo Flores / BuzzFeed:
People Are Worried About DHS Plans To Gather Social Media Info — “There's a growing trend at the Department of Homeland Security to be snooping on the social media of immigrants.” — Reporting From Washington, DC — WASHINGTON - Federal officials are planning to collect social media information …
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Tyranny of the Minority — This is Michelle Goldberg's debut column. — Since Donald Trump's cataclysmic election, the unthinkable has become ordinary. We've grown used to naked profiteering off the presidency, an administration that calls for the firing of private citizens for political dissent …