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Sen. John McCain returns to Arizona, will miss vote on GOP tax bill — Republican Sen. John McCain is returning to Arizona after spending several days in a Maryland hospital recovering from side effects from chemotherapy treatment for brain cancer, CBS News has learned.
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David Sirota / International Business Times:
Tax Bill: John Cornyn Says Tax Cut Potentially Benefiting Bob Corker Was Part Of Effort To Secure Votes For Passage — Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, the majority whip, on Sunday said a tax provision, which could personally enrich key Republican lawmakers, was added to the final tax bill as part of an effort to …
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Emily Stewart / Vox:
John Cornyn doesn't have a good answer on tax bill loophole that means millions for Corker and Trump — “What we've tried to do is cobble together the votes we needed to get this bill passed.” — Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) on Sunday said the decision to include a provision in the Republican tax plan …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
McCain returns to Arizona, won't vote on GOP tax bill: report
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Josh Keefe / International Business Times:
Last-Minute Real Estate Tax Break In GOP Bill Will Benefit Trump
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump: “My people are very upset” about Mueller obtaining emails — Officials of President Trump's transition team plan to ask Special Counsel Robert Mueller to return “many tens of thousands” of transition emails they contend were unlawfully provided to him.
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Mueller team defends obtaining Trump transition emails — Special counsel Robert Mueller's office on Sunday defended its work after a lawyer for President Trump — 's transition team accused investigators of improperly obtaining thousands of emails from transition officials.
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Image of Cooperation Between White House and Mueller Starts to Fracture
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Aída Chávez / The Intercept:
Former Nixon White House Counsel: Trump Might Have Obstructed Justice to Prevent Russia Investigation
Gregg Jarrett / Fox News:
Mueller's allegedly lawless acts have corrupted his probe and demand his removal
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Vladimir Isachenkov / Associated Press:
Kremlin says Putin thanked Trump for CIA tip on bombings — MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin telephoned U.S. President Donald Trump Sunday to thank him for a CIA tip that helped thwart a series of bombings in St. Petersburg, the Kremlin said.
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Poolreports / Public Pool:
Subject: Readout of President Donald J. Trump's Call with President Vladimir Putin
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David Filipov / Washington Post:
Putin thanks Trump for CIA intel that foiled a planned terrorist attack in Russia
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CNN:
Power outage cripples Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport — (CNN)A power outage at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the world's busiest airport, is leaving thousands of passengers stranded and planes grounded indefinitely. — The Federal Aviation Administration issued …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Ex-Obama transportation chief on Atlanta airport power outage: ‘Total and abject failure’ — A former transportation secretary in the Obama administration ripped Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta for its response to a massive power outage on Sunday. — “Total and abject failure here at ATL Airport today.
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Cornel West / The Guardian:
Ta-Nehisi Coates is the neoliberal face of the black freedom struggle — The disagreement between Coates and me is clear: his view of black America is narrow and dangerously misleading — a-Nehisi Coates' We Were Eight Years in Power, a book about Barack Obama's presidency and the tenacity …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Mark Hamill strikes back at Cruz: Thanks for ‘smarm-spaining’ net neutrality to me — Mark Hamill struck back at Sen. Ted Cruz — (R-Texas) after Cruz tried to use the actor's “Star Wars” movies to defend net neutrality. — “Luke, I know Hollywood can be confusing …
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New York Times:
E.P.A. Employees Spoke Out. Then Came Scrutiny of Their Email. — WASHINGTON — One Environmental Protection Agency employee spoke up at a private lunch held near the agency headquarters, saying she feared the nation might be headed toward an “environmental catastrophe.”
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
How China got a U.S. senator to do its political bidding — A congressional delegation led by Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) presents frozen steaks to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on April 10 in Beijing. The gift was meant to underscore the importance of opening Chinese markets to U.S. beef imports.
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Paranoia grips Capitol Hill as harassment scandal spreads — The details change almost daily, but the rumor won't die: A credible news organization is preparing to unmask at least 20 lawmakers in both parties for sexual misconduct. — Speculation about this theoretical megastory is spreading …
Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
Sarah Palin's oldest son, Track, arrested on domestic violence charges — Track Palin is shown at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., in September 2008. (Emmanuel Dunand / AFP/Getty Images) — Track Palin, the oldest son of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin …
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Democrats hold biggest lead in congressional preference since 2008 — WASHINGTON — Fresh off their victory in Alabama's special Senate election, Democrats now enjoy their largest advantage in congressional preference in nine years, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll …
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