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Tara Palmeri / ABC News:
Rob Porter told White House senior staff ex-wife's black eye was accidental: Sources — Hours after allegations of domestic abuse came to light — including stark photos of one ex-wife with a black eye and a harrowing account of violence from a second ex-wife — former White House Staff …
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New York Times:
Accusations Against Aide Renew Attention on White House Security Clearances — WASHINGTON — One week after the 2016 election, President-elect Donald J. Trump tweeted that he was “not trying to get ‘top level security clearance’ for my children,” calling such claims “a typically false news story.”
Holland Cotter / New York Times:
Obama Portraits Blend Paint and Politics, and Fact and Fiction — WASHINGTON — With the unveiling here Monday at the National Portrait Gallery of the official presidential likenesses of Barack Obama and the former first lady, Michelle Obama, this city of myriad monuments gets a couple of new ones …
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Obamas' official portraits unveiled — Washington (CNN)Barack and Michelle Obama re-emerged on the public stage Monday in Washington, only this time for an event that has nothing to do with politics. — The former first couple's official portraits were unveiled at the Smithsonian's National …
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Philip Kennicott / Washington Post:
The Obamas' portraits are not what you'd expect and that's why they're great
The Obamas' portraits are not what you'd expect and that's why they're great
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Chris Massie / CNN:
GOP Senate candidate's parents max out donations to primary campaign of Democrat he hopes to unseat — (CNN)Just months after Republican Kevin Nicholson announced his bid to unseat incumbent Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin in 2018, his own parents donated the legal maximum to her primary campaign.
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Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
Dear America: Your News Media Absolutely Hates You — It'd be nice to say that American media doesn't hate this country. It'd be nice to claim that the American press, while maintaining objectivity and balancing against bias, is still inherently American - that they are patriots who love …
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Christine Kim / Reuters:
Head held high, Kim's sister returns to North Korea
Head held high, Kim's sister returns to North Korea
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Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson: Progressives Support Dictators Because ‘They Resent Their Fathers’
Jeremy Hunt / Fox News:
Media's Olympic-level North Korea fawning is a disgrace
Media's Olympic-level North Korea fawning is a disgrace
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Trump's infrastructure proposal, explained — Stingier grants and no actual source of new money. — In his State of the Union address, Donald Trump promised an infrastructure agenda that would let America “build gleaming new roads, bridges, highways, railways, and waterways across our land.”
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Justin Sink / Bloomberg:
Trump Proposes to Cut Medicare and Spend Big on Wall, Defense
Trump Proposes to Cut Medicare and Spend Big on Wall, Defense
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Who Produced Trump's Budget? Not Trump
Who Produced Trump's Budget? Not Trump
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NBC News:
Vanessa Trump taken to hospital as precaution after suspicious letter sent to her home — President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law was taken to a Manhattan hospital as a precaution on Monday after a suspicious letter containing an unidentified substance was sent to her apartment, senior law enforcement and city officials told NBC News.
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Katherine Lam / Fox News:
Donald Trump Jr.'s wife hospitalized after opening envelope with white powder
Donald Trump Jr.'s wife hospitalized after opening envelope with white powder
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Jake Pearson / Associated Press:
Police: Donald Trump Jr.'s wife exposed to white powder
Police: Donald Trump Jr.'s wife exposed to white powder
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Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Top Justice Department official Brand quit partly over fear she might be asked to oversee Russia probe — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department's No. 3 attorney had been unhappy with her job for months before the department announced her departure on Friday, according to multiple sources close to Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand.
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Wired:
INSIDE THE TWO YEARS THAT SHOOK FACEBOOK—AND THE WORLD — How a confused, defensive social media giant steered itself into a disaster, and how Mark Zuckerberg is trying to fix it all. — ONE DAY IN late February of 2016, Mark Zuckerberg sent a memo to all of Facebook's employees to address some troubling behavior in the ranks.
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Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed:
The Education Department Officially Says It Will Reject Transgender Student Bathroom Complaints — Department officials have said they were considering the issue since last February — now, a department spokesperson tells BuzzFeed News the agency's position is set.
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Maegan Vazquez / CNN:
Sessions invokes ‘Anglo American heritage’ of sheriff's office — Sessions: Crime rate going up is not a blip — Washington (CNN)Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday brought up sheriffs' “Anglo-American heritage” during remarks to law enforcement officials in Washington.
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
CNN, Despite Trump Bump, Prepares for Dozens of Layoffs — A year ago, CNN was positioning itself as ready to take on Vice and BuzzFeed in the digital space. Now, the company is rightsizing as it prepares for AT&T's embrace. — Besides the occasional Twitter-issued invective from the president …
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Jana Winter / Foreign Policy:
Former Senior FBI Official Is Leading BuzzFeed's Effort to Verify Trump Dossier — Anthony Ferrante coordinated the U.S. government's response to Russian election interference. Now he's helping a news site defend itself from a Russian billionaire's lawsuit.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Corker weighs his options as GOP frets about losing Tennessee — Retiring Sen. Bob Corker is “listening” to Republicans urging him to run for reelection, according to a person close to him, a development that would quell anxiety among Republicans over losing a must-win seat to Democrats this fall.
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Kim Janssen / Chicago Tribune:
WLS-Ch.7 blames graphics ‘mix-up’ for confusion between P.F. Chang's and Pyeongchang — Pyeongchang is a mountainous county 110 miles southeast of Seoul in South Korea, and the host of the 2018 Winter Olympics. — P.F. Chang's is an Asian-inspired chain restaurant with 210 U.S. locations …
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Michael Laris / Washington Post:
Trump administration wants to sell National and Dulles airports, other assets around U.S. … The Trump administration is making a push to sell off federal assets as part of its infrastructure plan released Monday. — Among the targets: Reagan National and Dulles International airports …
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Daily Mail:
Skating sensation Adam Ripponwins bronze for team USA — American figure skater Adam Rippon made his Olympic debut Sunday night in the team competition but he has already declared his refusal to meet President Trump when he gets back.
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Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Senators flag ‘unusual’ Susan Rice email on Russia probe from Inauguration Day — Ex-national security adviser Susan Rice sent an “unusual email” to herself the day President Trump was sworn into office documenting former President Barack Obama's guidance at a high-level meeting …
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Brian Tyler Cohen / Washington Press:
Trump just released his budget and the share for the Mueller probe left Washington stunned — Amid months of speculation, Trump's latest budget offered a key insight into its perception of the Mueller investigation. — In a surprising development, Trump's budget proposed $10 million …
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Politico and Shareblue Media
Amir Tibon / Reuters:
Abbas Tells Putin: ‘We Refuse to Cooperate With U.S. in Any Form’; Putin: Trump Sends Best Wishes — In a meeting between the Palestinian and Russian presidents in Moscow, Putin assures Abbas that he has spoken with Trump, knows Palestinians want U.S. out of peace talks
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Donovan Slack / USA Today:
VA watchdog to say chief wrongly accepted Wimbledon tickets, airfare, but his lawyers blast findings — VA Secretary David Shulkin says taxpayers did not foot the bill for his sightseeing during a European trip. He also dismisses rumors that he is in the running to become the next HHS secretary.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Comey told Congress FBI agents didn't think Michael Flynn lied … In March 2017, then-FBI Director James Comey briefed a number of Capitol Hill lawmakers on the Trump-Russia investigation. One topic of intense interest was the case of Michael Flynn, the Trump White House national security adviser …
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