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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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New York Times:
Nearly Half of Americans Don't Know Puerto Ricans Are Fellow Citizens — More than three million Americans in Puerto Rico are struggling to meet basic needs after a devastating strike from Hurricane Maria, but their plight seems to be attracting far less public or political attention …
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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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Nick Visser / HuffPost:
Hillary Clinton: I'm Not Sure Trump Knows Puerto Ricans Are Americans
Hillary Clinton: I'm Not Sure Trump Knows Puerto Ricans Are Americans
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New York Times:
In Battered Puerto Rico, Governor Warns of a Humanitarian Crisis
In Battered Puerto Rico, Governor Warns of a Humanitarian Crisis
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Susanne Ramirez de Arellano / The Guardian:
Puerto Rico is on the brink of a humanitarian crisis. Where is the media?
Puerto Rico is on the brink of a humanitarian crisis. Where is the media?
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Romney: Put aside controversies, prioritize Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Romney: Put aside controversies, prioritize Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
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Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:
Senate Republicans Pull Their Last Obamacare Repeal Bill Before The Vote … Senate Republican leaders decided on Tuesday to not hold a vote on a last-ditch attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare before a critical, end-of-the-month deadline. — Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Bill Cassidy …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senate won't vote on last-ditch Obamacare repeal bill — The Senate will not vote on Republicans' latest bill to repeal Obamacare this week, putting an end to their seven-year push for now. — The decision was reached at a party lunch Tuesday after it became clear the plan would fail, GOP senators said.
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Graham, Cassidy don't want a vote on their health care bill — The Senate seems unlikely to vote on its latest bill to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act, two senior GOP aides said. At the GOP caucus lunches this afternoon, the bill's sponsors — Sens. Bill Cassidy and Lindsey Graham …
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
The GOP can't quit Obamacare repeal because of their donors
The GOP can't quit Obamacare repeal because of their donors
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Alice Ollstein / Talking Points Memo:
Senate GOP Aborts Vote On Last-Ditch Obamacare Repeal Bill
Senate GOP Aborts Vote On Last-Ditch Obamacare Repeal Bill
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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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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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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Dunford: North Korea has not mobilized military for U.S. attack
Dunford: North Korea has not mobilized military for U.S. attack
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Fox News:
Otto Warmbier's parents open up about son's torture by North Korea: ‘They are terrorists’
Otto Warmbier's parents open up about son's torture by North Korea: ‘They are terrorists’
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Barbara Demick / Los Angeles Times:
Escalating tension has experts simulating a new Korean War, and the scenarios are sobering
Escalating tension has experts simulating a new Korean War, and the scenarios are sobering
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Daily Kos, The Daily Caller and CNBC
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Again Criticizes Jeff Sessions Over Russia Probe — At White House dinner Trump knocks attorney general and said his NFL feud ‘has really taken off,’ guests say — WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Monday again indicated he was dissatisfied with his attorney general …
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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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Susan Svrluga / Washington Post:
Some Georgetown Law students and faculty plan to protest speech by Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Some Georgetown Law students and faculty plan to protest speech by Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Sessions joins Trump in criticizing NFL players who kneel during anthem
Sessions joins Trump in criticizing NFL players who kneel during anthem
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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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Jeff Stein / Vox:
Alabama Senate GOP frontrunner: Constitution was written to “foster Christianity” — HOMEWOOD, Alabama — Judge Roy Moore, the leading candidate in an Alabama Senate Republican primary held on Tuesday, pulled a laminated copy of Joseph Story's 1833 Commentaries on the Constitution out of his dusty maroon briefcase.
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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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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Roy Moore pulls out gun while speaking at rally
Roy Moore pulls out gun while speaking at rally
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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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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
GOP tax plan will skip details on how to pay for it
GOP tax plan will skip details on how to pay for it
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Political Wire
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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Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Roger Stone testifies he's been falsely accused of collusion — Roger Stone, a longtime friend and former campaign adviser to President Trump, told House Intelligence Committee lawmakers on Tuesday that he has been falsely accused of colluding with Moscow. — Stone entered the committee's …
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Blumenthal: ‘99 percent sure’ of Russia indictments — Criminal charges against two former top advisers to President Donald Trump are virtually certain, Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Tuesday. — Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort are almost sure to be indicted as a result …
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