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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
John Kelly and the Dangerous Moral Calculus of Working for Trump — Anyone in politics or government who works for Donald Trump, whether on the payroll or in some other supporting role, is forced to make a sacrifice. Working for Trump means that one's credibility is likely to be damaged …
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Snopes.com and Outside the Beltway
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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
‘Pick up the phone and say I apologize’: Medal of Honor recipient rips Kelly and Trump over fallen soldier response
‘Pick up the phone and say I apologize’: Medal of Honor recipient rips Kelly and Trump over fallen soldier response
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The Gateway Pundit, Shareblue Media, New York Times, Deadline, NBC News and Washington Times
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Maxine Waters calls on Kelly to apologize for lashing out at Dem congresswoman
Maxine Waters calls on Kelly to apologize for lashing out at Dem congresswoman
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The Daily Caller, Politicus USA, IJR and The Gateway Pundit
Linley Sanders / Newsweek:
WHAT DOES ‘EMPTY BARREL’ MEAN AND WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?
WHAT DOES ‘EMPTY BARREL’ MEAN AND WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?
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IJR, Daily Wire and The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
O'Reilly Settled New Harassment Claim, Then Fox Renewed His Contract — In January, the Fox News host was said to have agreed to a $32 million settlement with a former network analyst, the largest of his known payouts. — Last January, six months after Fox News ousted its chairman amid …
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Every investor in Trump's Toronto tower lost money except Trump : report — Every investing partner working with President Trump's company on a project to build luxury condominiums in Toronto lost money on the project, save for Trump himself, according to an investigation published by the Toronto Star.
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Toronto Star:
How every investor lost money on Trump Tower Toronto (but Donald Trump made millions anyway) — Donald Trump called himself a “genius” for investing in Toronto's Trump Tower. Behind the scenes, he had no money on the line. The inside story of an unlikely bankruptcy …
Glenn Whipp / Los Angeles Times:
More than 30 women come forward to accuse director James Toback of sexual harassment — Writer-director James Toback attends the premiere of his latest movie, “The Private Life of a Modern Woman,” at the Venice Film Festival last month. (Filippo Monteforte / AFP / Getty Images)
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Jimmy Carter Lusts for a Trump Posting — PLAINS, Ga. — Most people would run away screaming at the thought of working for a boss who humiliates subordinates in public, throttles them in private, demands constant flattery, spends all day watching cable TV and behaves in a wildly unpredictable way.
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Carter volunteers to help solve tensions with North Korea
Carter volunteers to help solve tensions with North Korea
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RedState
Lena Felton / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump Is Rush-Shipping Condolences to Military Families — The Trump administration is scrambling to defend the president's characterization of his communications with grieving military families, including rush-delivering letters from the president to the families of servicemembers killed months ago.
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Associated Press, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Politicus USA and Business Insider
Amanda Holpuch / The Guardian:
Republican official ‘would have shot’ Guardian reporter attacked by Gianforte — Montana Republican official Karen Marshall told radio program she would have shot reporter Ben Jacobs if ‘that kid had done to me what he did to Greg’ … A Montana Republican party official “would have shot” …
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Helena Independent Record, Shareblue Media and Talking Points Memo
The Hill:
GOP Senate hopefuls reluctant to back McConnell as leader — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — (R-Ky.) has become a flashpoint for Republicans running for Senate in 2018. — The Hill asked nearly two-dozen Senate candidates this week if they would support McConnell as leader if elected.
Washington Post:
‘My pain is everyday’: After Weinstein's fall, Trump accusers wonder: Why not him? — Almost a year after New Yorker Jessica Leeds and other women stepped forward with harrowing accounts of being sexually assaulted by a powerful man, another scandal with similar elements exploded.
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
DNC reeling financially after brutal 2016 — LAS VEGAS — The Democratic National Committee is reeling, facing a turnaround that's proving a much bigger lift than anyone expected as it struggles to raise enough money to cover its basic promises. — Many donors are refusing to write checks.
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Political Wire
Aaron Lorenzo / Politico:
Can Trump stay on track on tax reform? — Congressional Republicans are readying themselves for a new obstacle on tax reform: President Donald Trump and his penchant for disruptions. — There's no doubt that Trump badly wants a tax deal, and he appears very willing to travel the country in support of one.
Discussion:
Political Wire
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump pledges to personally pay some legal bills of WH staff and associates — President Trump has promised to spend at least $430,000 of his own money to defray legal costs incurred by campaign associates and White House staff due to the Russia investigations, a White House official tells Axios.
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AOL, Palmer Report, Politico, Raw Story, The Daily Caller and IJR
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Lawrence H. Summers / Washington Post:
Lawrence Summers: One last time on who benefits from corporate tax cuts — I recently asserted that Kevin Hassett deserved a failing grade for his “analysis” projecting that the Trump administration proposal to reduce the corporate tax rate from 35 to 20 percent would raise the wages …
CNN:
Weinstein's fall grew from rage over Trump — Liberal celebrities would have looked like hypocrites after being so enraged at Trump's treatment of women, she writes — Sally Kohn is an activist, columnist and television commentator. Follow her on Twitter: @sallykohn.
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IJR
Yonette Joseph / New York Times:
After Making Mugabe a ‘Good-Will Ambassador,’ W.H.O. Chief Is ‘Rethinking’ It — The World Health Organization's decision to name President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe a “good-will ambassador” has provoked outrage from medical professionals, rights groups, opposition leaders and others who took …
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Washington Post, Reuters, Al Jazeera English, France 24, Associated Press, The Daily Caller, The Guardian and twitchy.com
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