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Wall Street Journal:
Officials Expressed Concerns White House Counsel Would Quit Over Donald Trump-Jared Kushner Meetings — Don McGahn was frustrated the parleys could be construed by investigators in the Russia probe as an effort to coordinate stories — WASHINGTON—White House Counsel Don McGahn this summer …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Kelly struggling to make sense of Kushner's West Wing role — As Secretary of Homeland Security, Gen. John Kelly spent months touting a hard line on immigration. He argued publicly and privately with Congress that if there were objections to the laws, it was up to legislators to change them …
CBS News:
Trump kids' ski vacation incurs over $300,000 in security costs — The annual Aspen ski vacation taken in March by President Trump's children, Ivanka and Eric Trump, and their families, including son-in-law Jared Kushner, left taxpayers on the hook for security costs of at least $330,000, CBS News has learned.
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Raw Story and CBS Denver
Josh Meyer / Politico:
NSA warned White House against using personal email — The National Security Agency warned senior White House officials in classified briefings that improper use of personal cellphones and email could make them vulnerable to espionage by Russia, China, Iran and other adversaries, according to officials familiar with the briefings.
Catherine Herridge / Fox News:
Special counsel investigators start questioning White House staffers — Investigators have begun questioning White House staffers as part of the special counsel's Russia probe, two sources confirmed to Fox News. — Sources said that retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, the chief of staff …
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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
White House hits reset in search for Homeland Security chief: Sources
White House hits reset in search for Homeland Security chief: Sources
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Politico
Washington Post:
Lost weekend: How Trump's time at his golf club hurt the response to Maria … At first, the Trump administration seemed to be doing all the right things to respond to the disaster in Puerto Rico. — As Hurricane Maria made landfall that Wednesday, there was a frenzy of activity publicly and privately.
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Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
‘Not enough’ troops, equipment in Puerto Rico, says general in charge of relief — The Defense Department has not sent enough troops and vehicles to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico but will soon send more, according to the three-star general newly in charge of coordinating the military response.
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Amanda Holpuch / The Guardian:
San Juan mayor's harrowing plea: ‘Mr Trump, I am begging. We are dying here’ … Carmen Yulín Cruz, the mayor of San Juan, spoke on Friday afternoon at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum. Like the rest of the US territory, the capital of Puerto Rico was hit hard this month by two hurricanes, Jose and Maria.
Washington Post:
San Juan mayor slams Trump administration comments on Puerto Rico hurricane response — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The mayor of Puerto Rico's capital sharply criticized a senior Trump administration official Friday for calling the government's disaster response “a good-news story,” …
Daniella Diaz / CNN:
San Juan mayor: ‘Dammit, this is not a good news story’
San Juan mayor: ‘Dammit, this is not a good news story’
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CNN:
Trump: US ‘will not rest’ until Puerto Ricans are safe
Trump: US ‘will not rest’ until Puerto Ricans are safe
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
San Juan mayor: ‘I am begging, begging anyone who can hear us to save us from dying’
San Juan mayor: ‘I am begging, begging anyone who can hear us to save us from dying’
Oliver Willis / Shareblue:
Trump's Puerto Rico defense: “This is an island surrounded by water. Big water. Ocean water.”
Trump's Puerto Rico defense: “This is an island surrounded by water. Big water. Ocean water.”
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Washington Post, The Root and Politicus USA
Omaya Sosa Pascual / miamiherald:
Hurricane Maria's death toll in Puerto Rico is higher than official count, experts say
Hurricane Maria's death toll in Puerto Rico is higher than official count, experts say
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Dan Diamond / Politico:
Trump's breaking point with Price — Tom Price's downfall was his penchant for pricey jets. — But his demise was months in the making, as the president continued to lose trust in the Health and Human Services secretary who rarely attended Oval Office strategy meetings …
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Adam Kelsey / ABC News:
Trump asked Price to resign as Health and Human Services secretary: Source
Trump asked Price to resign as Health and Human Services secretary: Source
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Washington Post:
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price resigns after criticism for taking charter flights at taxpayer expense
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price resigns after criticism for taking charter flights at taxpayer expense
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CNN:
Price out as HHS secretary after private plane scandal
Price out as HHS secretary after private plane scandal
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and MyNewsLA.com
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Price's future in serious jeopardy
Price's future in serious jeopardy
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ABC News, Forbes, Talking Points Memo, Rewire, Mashable, Business Insider, Washington Post and The Root
Lauren Fox / CNN:
'I think the President's mad as hell': Hill Republicans fume over Price's travel costs
'I think the President's mad as hell': Hill Republicans fume over Price's travel costs
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baker, Politico, Daily Wire, CNBC, IJR, ACA Signups, Talking Points Memo and ThinkProgress
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Health Secretary Tom Price Resigns After Drawing Ire for Chartered Flights
Health Secretary Tom Price Resigns After Drawing Ire for Chartered Flights
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Washington Post:
VA chief took in Wimbledon, river cruise on European work trip; wife's expenses covered — Nearly three days into a trip to Europe this past July, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin had attended a Wimbledon championship tennis match, toured Westminster Abbey and taken a cruise on the Thames.
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taxpolicycenter.org:
A Preliminary Analysis of the Unified Framework — ABSTRACT — The Tax Policy Center has produced preliminary estimates of the potential impact proposals included in the “Unified Framework for Fixing our Broken Tax Code.” We find they would reduce federal revenue by $2.4 trillion …
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Carolyn Y. Johnson / Washington Post:
GOP tax plan would provide major gains for richest 1%, uneven benefits for the middle class, report says
GOP tax plan would provide major gains for richest 1%, uneven benefits for the middle class, report says
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taxpolicycenter.org, Business Insider and The Week
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
The numbers are in: Trump's tax plan is a bonanza for the rich, not the middle class
The numbers are in: Trump's tax plan is a bonanza for the rich, not the middle class
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The Week, taxpolicycenter.org, Politico, Business Insider, Mother Jones, ThinkProgress, Common Dreams, Washington Post and HuffPost
Isaac Arnsdorf / ProPublica:
Robert Mueller Subpoenas an Associate of the Man Who Hired Michael Flynn as a Lobbyist — The special prosecutor investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election has subpoenaed an associate of Gen. Michael Flynn's Turkish lobbying client.
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The Daily Caller and Talking Points Memo
ddhq.io:
Alabama Senate Special Election Poll — Immediately after the runoff Tuesday, we commissioned Opinion Savvy to conduct a poll of the upcoming special U.S. Senate general election in Alabama. Opinion Savvy contacted 590 voters through landline and mobile devices on September 27th and 28th.
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TMZ.com:
Cops: Michael Bennett Body Cam Footage Justifies Police Takedown — BODY CAM FOOTAGE JUSTIFIES POLICE TAKEDOWN — The Las Vegas Metro Police Dept. says the body cam footage absolutely justifies why police took down Michael Bennett at gunpoint during a search for an active shooter ... saying it was NOT about race.
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IJR and Daily Wire
Keith Griffith / Daily Mail:
Colin Kaepernick donated $25,000 to group named after convicted cop killer and former Black Liberation Army member Assata Shakur who broke out of jail and fled to Cuba — Colin Kaepernick's $25,000 donation to a charitable group honoring a convicted cop killer has been revealed.
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IJR, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, NewsBusters, The Daily Caller and Washington Times
Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal:
Uber Ex-CEO Travis Kalanick Names Directors in Power Play — Surprise move to appoint Ursula Burns and John Thain bolsters company co-founder's clout — Uber Technologies Inc.'s ousted chief executive, Travis Kalanick, is appointing two new directors to the ride-hailing firm's board …
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