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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump privately pushing personal pilot to run FAA — The president's personal pilot is on the administration's short list to head the Federal Aviation Administration. Trump has told a host of administration officials and associates that he wants John Dunkin — his longtime personal pilot …
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump's personal pilot ‘in the mix’ to lead the Federal Aviation Administration
Trump's personal pilot ‘in the mix’ to lead the Federal Aviation Administration
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Talking Points Memo
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump privately talks up executing all big drug dealers — In Singapore, the death penalty is mandatory for drug trafficking offenses. And President Trump loves it. He's been telling friends for months that the country's policy to execute drug traffickers is the reason its drug consumption rates are so low.
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Monica Lewinsky / Vanity Fair:
Emerging from “the House of Gaslight” in the Age of #MeToo — On the 20th anniversary of the Starr investigation, which introduced her to the world, the author reflects on the changing nature of trauma, the de-evolution of the media, and the extraordinary hope now provided by the #MeToo movement.
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Phil McCausland / NBC News:
Ivanka Trump: Arming teachers an option that ‘needs to be discussed’ — Ivanka Trump said in an exclusive interview with NBC News on Sunday that her father's suggestion of arming teachers is an option worth discussing. The president made the proposal after a gunman killed 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Florida, this month.
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xinhuanet.com:
China Focus: Proposed constitutional amendment package unveiled — The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee made public its proposal on amendments to China's Constitution Sunday. — The proposal, raised to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) …
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Tom Phillips / The Guardian:
Xi Jinping to cement his power with plan to scrap two-term limit
Xi Jinping to cement his power with plan to scrap two-term limit
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New York Times:
China Moves to Let President Xi Stay in Power, Ending Term Limit
China Moves to Let President Xi Stay in Power, Ending Term Limit
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New York Magazine
Emily Rauhala / Washington Post:
China proposes removal of two-term limit, potentially paving way for President Xi Jinping to stay on
China proposes removal of two-term limit, potentially paving way for President Xi Jinping to stay on
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Bloomberg, CNN and Political Wire
Max Boot / Washington Post:
If this is what conservatism has become, count me out — I'm used to being vilified by the far left as a bloodthirsty neocon warmonger for the Original Sin of having supported the invasion of Iraq along with 72 percent of the American public. It has been a little more surprising …
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Bronte Coy / NEWS.com.au:
Fire And Fury author Michael Wolff flees Today interview after questions over Trump's affairs — THE author of an explosive book about Donald Trump abruptly killed his interview with Today's Ben Fordham after one curly question he clearly didn't like. — Trump author flees Today interview0:38
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Salvador Hernandez / BuzzFeed:
Records Show Far More Calls For Sheriff's Deputies To Visit Suspected Florida Shooter's Home — Broward County sheriff's officials have publicly insisted they responded to just 23 calls regarding the suspected Florida school shooter and his family over the years, but records obtained BuzzFeed News show at least 22 more.
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Shannon Valladolid / 10NEWS:
Florida Gun Show sees “record number” of attendees despite gun control debate — Manager for the Florida Gun Show, George Fernandez says they've never seen such a big crowd. — TAMPA — Thousands of gun enthusiasts flocked to the Florida State Fairgrounds for the Florida Gun Show event.
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New York Times, AOL, Breitbart and The Gateway Pundit
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Kelly and Kushner stuck at an impasse after Trump's punt on clearance — The chief of staff is unlikely to grant the president's son-in-law a permanent clearance, but isn't likely to quit over the issue, either. — President Donald Trump's decision to punt the issue of whether Jared Kushner …
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Political Wire and Raw Story
The Daily Beast:
Trump's Longtime Lawyer, Michael Cohen, Knows Way Too Much. So Why is He Still in Exile? … Before his remarks at a $35,000-per-plate fundraiser last June in Miami, Florida, President Donald Trump took the podium to acknowledge his biggest boosters in the crowd.
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump campaign uses image of Fla. shooting survivor in email asking for donations — 's reelection campaign on Saturday used an image of a survivor of the recent Florida school shooting in an email asking for donations from its supporters. — The email led with an image of Trump …
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Democrats march toward single-payer health care — Single-payer health care is gaining ground among Democrats. — In a sign of the party's move to the left on the issue, the Center for American Progress (CAP), a bastion of the Democratic establishment, this week released a plan that comes very close to a single-payer system.
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New York Times:
Behind a Key Anti-Labor Case, a Web of Conservative Donors — In the summer of 2016, government workers in Illinois received a mailing that offered them tips on how to leave their union. By paying a so-called fair-share fee instead of standard union dues, the mailing said …
The Intercept:
Koch Document Reveals Laundry List of Policy Victories Extracted from the Trump Administration — In the backdrop of a chaotic first year of Donald Trump's presidency, the conservative Koch brothers have won victory after victory in their bid to reshape American government to their interests.
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Schiff Memo Harms Democrats More Than It Helps Them — It confirms that the FBI and the DOJ relied heavily on uncorroborated, third-hand, anonymous sources in their FISA application. — Maybe Adam Schiff has more of a sense of humor than I'd have given him credit for.
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Power Line and New York Times
Joseph Weber / Fox News:
California Democratic Party doesn't endorse Feinstein re-election bid — The California Democratic Party will not endorse Sen. Dianne Feinstein's re-election bid this year, with delegates at the party's annual convention giving the majority of votes to her top primary challenger, progressive State Sen. Kevin de Leon.
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Feinstein loses California Democratic Party's endorsement
Feinstein loses California Democratic Party's endorsement
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