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Washington Post:
As Jared Kushner's security clearance is delayed, White House hesitates to act on others with possible problems … White House Counsel Donald McGahn and other Trump administration officials have been so vexed by Jared Kushner's months-long inability to obtain a permanent security clearance …
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Second White House official departs amid abuse allegations, which he denies … A White House speechwriter resigned Friday after his former wife claimed that he was violent and emotionally abusive during their turbulent two-and-a-half-year marriage — allegations that he vehemently denied, saying she was the one who victimized him.
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Washington Post:
A second White House aide has resigned amid past domestic abuse allegations, which he denies — The abrupt departure of speechwriter David Sorensen comes after his former wife claimed that he was violent and emotionally abusive during their turbulent two-and-a-half-year marriage — allegations that he vehemently denied.
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Axios, KTLA, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Shareblue Media, CNN, Vox, AOL, The Week, WPIX 11 New York, Roll Call, FOX40, Raw Story, Little Green Footballs and The Daily Beast
Mary Jordan / Washington Post:
Hope Hicks: The quiet one in Trump's White House suddenly feels the glare … In a White House full of noise, she is the quiet one. Not the TV gladiator, not press room warrior, not a general. Certainly not the Mooch. — Hope Hicks, the discreet aide always at President Trump's side whose desk …
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Politico, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, CNBC, Talking Points Memo and KTLA
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
White House lurches into crisis mode, again
White House lurches into crisis mode, again
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Breitbart, Vox and Washington Post
Wall Street Journal:
John Kelly and Hope Hicks Face Scrutiny as Trump Questions Response to Abuse Allegations
John Kelly and Hope Hicks Face Scrutiny as Trump Questions Response to Abuse Allegations
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Fox News
Haley Britzky / Axios:
Trump's history of defending the accused
Trump's history of defending the accused
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ThinkProgress, Shareblue Media, RedState, Talking Points Memo and Mother Jones
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
White House Speechwriter Resigns Amid Abuse Accusations
White House Speechwriter Resigns Amid Abuse Accusations
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Politicus USA, Mediaite, Business Insider, The Guardian and thecut
Washington Post:
‘Very turbulent’: Trump and White House consumed with turmoil amid abuse allegations
‘Very turbulent’: Trump and White House consumed with turmoil amid abuse allegations
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
White House under John Kelly is not so calm and competent after all
White House under John Kelly is not so calm and competent after all
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Axios
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
As Other Aides Face Trump's Ire Over Rob Porter's Departure, Hope Hicks Is Praised
As Other Aides Face Trump's Ire Over Rob Porter's Departure, Hope Hicks Is Praised
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bizpacreview.com, Lawyers, Guns & Money and No More Mister Nice Blog
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Amid Turmoil From Washington to Wall Street, a Surprisingly Passive President
Luis Alonso Lugo / Talking Points Memo:
WH Website Still Lacks Spanish Version A Year Into Trump Admin
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Trump Blocks Release of Memo Rebutting Republican Claims — WASHINGTON — President Trump blocked on Friday the release of a classified Democratic memo rebutting Republican claims that top federal law enforcement officials had abused their surveillance powers in spying on a former Trump campaign aide …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The White House's broken promise on the Democratic memo
The White House's broken promise on the Democratic memo
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ThinkProgress
The Hill:
Trump declines to approve release of Dem counter-memo
Trump declines to approve release of Dem counter-memo
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Mother Jones, Splinter, twitchy.com, Joe.My.God. and Sarah Palin
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Grassley-Graham Memo Affirms Nunes Memo — Media Yawns
Grassley-Graham Memo Affirms Nunes Memo — Media Yawns
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Power Line
Philip Ewing / NPR:
The Russia Investigations: Democrats Try To Counterattack But Lose A Key Weapon
The Russia Investigations: Democrats Try To Counterattack But Lose A Key Weapon
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Politico and The Guardian
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Trump will not release Democrats' memo on FBI surveillance
Trump will not release Democrats' memo on FBI surveillance
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New York Magazine and The Week
Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
American Spies Paid $100,000 to Russian Who Wanted to Sell Material on Trump — BERLIN — After months of secret negotiations, a shadowy Russian bilked American spies out of $100,000 last year, promising to deliver stolen National Security Agency cyberweapons in a deal that he insisted …
CNN:
Woodward and Bernstein: Trump's Russia response ‘eerily similar’ to Nixon's leading up to Saturday Night Massacre — Woodward and Bernstein adapted this piece from their 1976 book, “The Final Days.” This excerpt is appearing both in The Washington Post and on CNN. — (CNN)We're here again.
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Mediaite
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
The Smearing of Woody Allen — Soon after Rolling Stone published a sensational — and, as it turned out, false — account of a gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity, Richard Bradley, the editor of Worth magazine, suspected that something was amiss.
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Mediaite, Outside the Beltway and Althouse
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Roger Cohen / New York Times:
One Honorable American's Love of Trump
Associated Press:
Pence upstaged by 2 Koreas' efforts to warm ties — Vice President Mike Pence's efforts to keep North Korea from stealing the show at the Winter Olympics proved to be short-lived, quickly drowned out by the images of the two Koreas marching and competing together, as the South appeared …
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Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Fred Warmbier criticizes North Korean Olympic spirit
Fred Warmbier criticizes North Korean Olympic spirit
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Breitbart and One America News Network
Yaniv Kubovich / Haaretz:
Israel Downs Iranian Drone, Strikes Syria; Israeli F-16 Shot Down — One pilot in serious condition Israel attacks Syrian, Iranian targets in fresh strike Rocket sirens sound throughout northern Israel — An Israeli F-16 was downed Saturday morning after Israel intercepted an Iranian drone launched from Syria into Israeli territory.
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Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
Israel Strikes Iran in Syria, Losing Jet, as Conflict Moves Into Perilous Phase
Israel Strikes Iran in Syria, Losing Jet, as Conflict Moves Into Perilous Phase
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Power Line and Axios
NBC News:
Steve Vladeck Who is Rachel Brand, and how does her resignation affect Mueller's Russia investigation? — The news that Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand — the third-highest official in the Justice Department — is resigning after a little less than nine months in office to take a position …
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Katie Benner / New York Times:
No. 3 Official at the Justice Department Is Stepping Down
No. 3 Official at the Justice Department Is Stepping Down
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Emily Stewart / Vox:
Trump promised to deliver better pay to workers. This chart says differently. — Analysts say that corporations will use just 13 percent of their tax savings on worker pay. For manufacturing, that number's even worse. — President Donald Trump propelled himself to the White House …
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The Nation
Michael Levenson / BostonGlobe.com:
Rob Porter was ‘quintessential golden boy’ from Belmont now accused of abuse — On campus, he was known as the quintessential golden boy, the clean-cut son of a Harvard professor who would follow in his father's footsteps by earning a Rhodes scholarship and working in the White House.
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CNN, The Federalist and BBC
Lauren Gardner / Politico:
Railroad agency's acting chief resigns amid questions about his employment — A top official charged with overseeing the safety of U.S. railroads has resigned “effective immediately,” the Department of Transportation said Saturday after POLITICO raised questions about whether …
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Axios
VICE:
How One Subway Closure in Queens Wrecked a Community — In early 2019, the L train in New York City will shut down for 15 months to repair damage caused during Hurricane Sandy. Leading up to the closure, VICE will be providing relevant updates and policy proposals, as well as profiles …
Laura M. Holson / New York Times:
How Joy Reid of MSNBC Became a Heroine of the Resistance — The daughter of immigrants, she spars fiercely with supporters of President Trump, both on the air and in the Twitter ether. — In early January, Joy-Ann Reid invited Pastor Mark Burns to be a guest on her MSNBC show …