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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump attacks protections for immigrants from ‘shithole’ countries in Oval Office meeting — President Trump grew frustrated with lawmakers Thursday in the Oval Office when they floated restoring protections for immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and African countries as part …
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New York Times:
Trump Alarms Lawmakers With Disparaging Words for Haiti and Africa — WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday balked at an immigration deal that would include protections for people from Haiti and African countries, demanding to know at a White House meeting why he should accept immigrants from …
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Mar-a-Lago, Trump's exclusive club, reportedly hires more of its seasonal foreign workers from Haiti than it does from nearly any other country — President Donald Trump reportedly stunned lawmakers Thursday when he asked, “Why do we need more Haitians” in the United States
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Trump denies Haiti slur amid fallout from ‘shithole’ comment — President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to deny he insulted Haiti and African nations as “shithole countries” but admitted he used “tough” language during a discussion about an immigration deal with lawmakers.
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Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
There is nothing ‘professional’ about this president — The past seven days have matched some of the Trump era's most frantic and maniacal weeks. Washington headlines have been driven by Michael Wolff's Swampland confessional, “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, ” …
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Benjamin Freed / Washingtonian:
Washington Post: “When the President Says It, We'll Use It Verbatim” — How the DC paper and other media outlets covered President Trump's “shithole” remark. — Profanity is a tricky thing for newsrooms. Many publications and broadcasters, clinging to sensibilities that they deliver …
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Paola Chavez / ABC News:
Trump defends ‘tough’ language used in DACA meeting after ‘s—hole countries’ comment
Trump defends ‘tough’ language used in DACA meeting after ‘s—hole countries’ comment
NBC News:
Trump referred to Haiti and African countries as ‘shithole’ nations
Trump referred to Haiti and African countries as ‘shithole’ nations
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Wall Street Journal:
Transcript of Donald Trump Interview With The Wall Street Journal — President Donald Trump sat down for an interview Thursday morning with four reporters from The Wall Street Journal: Rebecca Ballhaus, Michael C. Bender, Peter Nicholas and Louise Radnofsky.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
JUST when you thought things were calming, TRUMP's THURS was wild from wire to wire — POTUS says he won't go to UK embassy opening because of bad Obama deal, but BUSH cut the deal — DINA POWELL's going away party — DRIVING THE DAY — A HEADLINE TRUMP WON'T LIKE — “Obama …
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Signals Openness to North Korea Diplomacy in Interview — President cites a positive relationship with nation's leader; also accuses Steve Bannon of betrayal — WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump suggested he has developed a positive relationship with North Korea's leader despite …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
David Brooks Picked a Bad Week to Say Trump ‘Runs a Normal, Good Meeting’
David Brooks Picked a Bad Week to Say Trump ‘Runs a Normal, Good Meeting’
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Accuses FBI Agent of ‘Treason’
Trump Accuses FBI Agent of ‘Treason’
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump Is Expected to Stop Short of Reimposing Strict Sanctions on Iran
Trump Is Expected to Stop Short of Reimposing Strict Sanctions on Iran
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Thomas Frank / BuzzFeed:
Secret Money: How Trump Made Millions Selling Condos To Unknown Buyers — A BuzzFeed News review of every sale of a Trump-branded condominium in the United States provides the first comprehensive look at how many went to unidentified buyers who paid cash, an indication of possible money laundering.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obama: Presidents need to watch their behavior — Barack Obama's advice on the presidency: Watch your behavior — because everyone else is watching it, and taking cues from it. — “One of the things that Michelle figured out, in some ways faster than I did — was part of your ability …
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Heather Stewart / The Guardian:
Donald Trump visit to London called off amid fears of mass protests — President will not now open new US embassy next month, with secretary of state Rex Tillerson likely to take his place … Donald Trump has backed off the idea of visiting Britain next month to open the new US embassy in London amid fears of mass protests.
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Mark Zuckerberg:
One of our big focus areas for 2018 is making sure the time we all spend on Facebook is time well spent. — We built Facebook to help people stay connected and bring us closer together with the people that matter to us. That's why we've always put friends and family at the core of the experience.
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Facebook:
News Feed FYI: Bringing People Closer Together
News Feed FYI: Bringing People Closer Together
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Facebook drastically changes News Feed to make it “good for people” (and bad for most publishers)
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Facebook Overhauls News Feed to Focus on What Friends and Family Share
Facebook Overhauls News Feed to Focus on What Friends and Family Share
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Time to Say It: Trump Is a Racist — When it comes to President Trump and race, there is a predictable cycle. He makes a remark that seems racist, and people engage in an extended debate about whether he is personally racist. His critics say he is. His defenders argue for an interpretation …
Josh Delk / The Hill:
Hoyer calls Pelosi's ‘five white guys’ remark offensive — (Md.) on Thursday blasted Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi — 's (D-Calif.) remarks about white men working on an immigration agreement as “offensive.” — “The five white guys I call them, you know,” Pelosi said …
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Pelosi: ‘Five white guys’ leading DACA talks should open a ‘hamburger stand’
Pelosi: ‘Five white guys’ leading DACA talks should open a ‘hamburger stand’
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Experts call for Trump physical to include mental health exam — More than 70 psychiatrists, psychologists and mental health professionals are urging President Trump — 's physician to examine the president's mental health when he conducts a routine physical on Friday, according to a Politico report.
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Saleha Mohsin / Bloomberg:
Russia's Oligarchs Brace for U.S. Report Listing Putin Friends — Congress gave Jan. 29 deadline for Treasury to submit list — List does not impose sanctions, parts may remain classified — The U.S. Treasury Department is finishing its first official list of “oligarchs” …
Andrea Mandell / USA Today:
Exclusive: Mark Wahlberg refused to approve Christopher Plummer unless he was paid — Mark Wahlberg refused to approve Christopher Plummer as a replacement for Kevin Spacey in All the Money in the World unless he was paid over a million dollars for the reshoot, USA TODAY has learned.
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New York Times:
Some Assembly Required — In The New York Times Book Review, Michael Bierut reviews Alexander Langlands's “Craeft: An Inquiry Into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts.” Bierut writes: — In “Craeft,” Langlands neither jumps aboard the homemade bandwagon nor stands athwart it.
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Arizona's already very complicated Senate race, explained — Martha McSally hops into a crowded field. — On Friday, Rep. Martha McSally (R-AZ), the first woman combat pilot in American history, will make a grand entrance into the race for Arizona's open Senate seat in 2018 by flying a vintage World War II plane over the state.
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