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Trump to widow of Sgt. La David Johnson: ‘He knew what he signed up for’ — Trump faces controversy after U.S. Army deaths in Africa — MIAMI-DADE, Fla. - President Donald Trump told U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson's widow Tuesday that “he knew what he signed up for ... but when it happens …
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Washington Post:
Trump disputes account of his call with soldier's widow. But congresswoman who heard exchange says it was ‘horrible.’ — President Trump in a tweet Wednesday denied that he had told the widow of a soldier killed in an ambush in Africa this month that her husband “must have known what he signed up for.”
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Associated Press:
Trump and the new politics of honoring war dead — https://apnews.com/d3bf716591bd49d4a8a8 6f229efe900f — Link copied! — WASHINGTON (AP) — After her Army son died in an armored vehicle rollover in Syria in May, Sheila Murphy says, she got no call or letter from President Donald Trump …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Fallen soldiers' families say they haven't heard from Trump: report — Two families of U.S. soldiers who lost their lives overseas said they have not heard of from President Trump in the wake of his recent claims that his predecessors did not reach out to families of slain soldiers, according to The Associated Press.
Washington Post:
Twelve days of silence, then a swipe at Obama: How Trump handled four dead soldiers
Twelve days of silence, then a swipe at Obama: How Trump handled four dead soldiers
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump just said his comment to a war widow was ‘fabricated.’ In an interview, the witness pushes back.
Trump just said his comment to a war widow was ‘fabricated.’ In an interview, the witness pushes back.
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Elizabeth Preza / Raw Story:
‘I was gonna curse him out’: Rep. Wilson describes hearing Trump's phone call with widow of fallen soldier
‘I was gonna curse him out’: Rep. Wilson describes hearing Trump's phone call with widow of fallen soldier
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David Caplan / ABC News:
Trump denies telling widow of fallen soldier ‘he knew what he signed up for’
Trump denies telling widow of fallen soldier ‘he knew what he signed up for’
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Sanela Sabovic / WPLG-TV:
Remains of U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson return to Miami
Remains of U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson return to Miami
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Talking Points Memo:
Trump Changes Mind, Says He's Not A Fan Of Bipartisan Health Care Plan — WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan Senate deal to curb the growth of health insurance premiums is reeling after President Donald Trump reversed course and opposed the agreement and top congressional Republicans and conservatives gave it a frosty reception.
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Dan Nowicki / Arizona Republic:
Kelli Ward's U.S. Senate campaign kickoff … Steve Bannon on Tuesday rallied Arizona's conservative grass-roots activists on behalf of Kelli Ward's insurgent Republican campaign against GOP incumbent Sen. Jeff Flake. It was the biggest indicator to date that the allies of President Donald Trump …
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National Journal:
Bannon's Bark Is Worse Than His Bite
Bannon's Bark Is Worse Than His Bite
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Eric Boehlert / Shareblue Media:
New poll predicts unprecedented defeat for House Republicans in 2018
New poll predicts unprecedented defeat for House Republicans in 2018
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Jared Kushner Adds Charles Harder to Legal Team As West Wing Pressure Mounts — On Friday, Reince Priebus testified for hours with lawyers on special counsel Robert Mueller's team. While Priebus has been careful not to criticize the president openly, sources who have spoken to him say he's …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Spicer interviewed by Mueller's team
Spicer interviewed by Mueller's team
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Associated Press:
Politics and the fallen: Trump hasn't called all families — https://apnews.com/33e05d95e44842528e74 c1f8df572ad0 — Link copied! — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pulled bereaved military families into a painful political fight of his own making, going so far Tuesday …
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Top General's Grief Becomes Political Talking Point for Trump
Top General's Grief Becomes Political Talking Point for Trump
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The Hill:
FBI informant blocked from telling Congress about Russia nuclear corruption case, lawyer says — An American businessman who worked for years undercover as an FBI confidential witness was blocked by the Obama Justice Department from telling Congress about conversations and transactions …
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John Solomon / The Hill:
Senate Judiciary opens probe into Obama-era Russian nuclear bribery case
Senate Judiciary opens probe into Obama-era Russian nuclear bribery case
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Carrie Levine / Center for Public Integrity:
Republican lawmakers' posh hideaway bankrolled by secret corporate cash — Bank records: Comcast, Microsoft, Koch helped fund GOP convention ‘cloakroom’ — Donald Trump declared last year in his populist presidential nomination acceptance speech that he's “not able to look the other way” …
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Political Wire
Jonathan Allen / Reuters:
NFL policy on anthem kneeling unchanged, despite Trump rebuke — NEW YORK (Reuters) - National Football League officials weighed the fervor of players protesting racism against U.S. President Donald Trump's anger at their autumn meeting on Tuesday with supporters of the players kneeling outside in solidarity.
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump rips NFL decision on anthem protests: ‘Total disrespect’ for US
Trump rips NFL decision on anthem protests: ‘Total disrespect’ for US
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Roy Moore, Doug Jones neck-and-neck in Alabama Senate race — Republican Roy Moore, the anti-Republican establishment candidate, is tied at 42 percent apiece with Democrat Doug Jones in the U.S. Senate race in deep-red Alabama. — A Fox News Poll also finds that among …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell to hold Senate in session for longer workweeks — Mitch McConnell is putting an end to the Senate's light schedule. — The Senate majority leader is preparing to hold the chamber in session for more rigorous workweeks, including Fridays and possibly even weekends, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
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Bloomberg:
Facebook and Google Helped Anti-Refugee Campaign in Swing States — The big tech companies worked closely with Secure America Now to target an audience the group felt could be swayed by the message. — In the final weeks of the 2016 election campaign, voters in swing states including Nevada …
NBC News:
Putin Rival Ties Kushner Meeting to Kremlin Bankers — A prominent exiled Russian oligarch said in an exclusive interview with NBC News that he is nearly certain Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to collaborate with the Trump campaign, and that he believes a top Russian banker was not …
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Last Men and OverMen
Barry Meier / New York Times:
Inside a Secretive Group Where Women Are Branded — ALBANY — Last March, five women gathered in a home near here to enter a secret sisterhood they were told was created to empower women. — To gain admission, they were required to give their recruiter — or “master,” as she was called …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: 46 percent think media make up stories about Trump — Nearly half of voters, 46 percent, believe the news media fabricate news stories about President Donald Trump and his administration, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll. — Just 37 percent of voters think the media …
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NewsBusters, Political Wire, The Daily Caller, Axios, Conservative News Today, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Ben White / Politico:
Treasury secretary: Pass a tax bill or markets will tank — Steven Mnuchin has a stern warning for Congress: You could blow up the stock market if you fail to cut taxes. — The Treasury secretary, in the first episode of the “POLITICO Money” podcast, said Wall Street's big runup following …
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New York Magazine, Business Insider and CNBC
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Internal White House documents allege manufacturing decline increases abortions, infertility, and spousal abuse — White House officials working on trade policy were alarmed last month when a top adviser to President Trump circulated a two-page document that alleged a weakened manufacturing sector leads …
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Mother Jones, The Daily Caller, Axios and Political Wire
Wall Street Journal:
The Other Brother: Bob Weinstein Was an Abusive Boss — According to multiple former employees and business associates, he was a volatile and bullying executive — Over the years, movie producer Bob Weinstein has belittled and bullied employees, shoved an executive's spouse and pressured …
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