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CNN:
Ivanka Trump's South Korea trip fuels White House tension — Washington (CNN)She's a policy adviser bearing sensitive new details on sanctions to the South Koreans. She's a loyal family member who won't entertain questions about her father's purported infidelities.
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Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
State Department point man on North Korea, Joe Yun, to retire Friday … SEOUL — The State Department's point-man on North Korea, Joseph Yun, will leave his post on Friday, even as there are glimmers of hope that Pyongyang might finally be willing to sit down for talks with Washington.
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Emily Goldberg / Politico:
Global health organizations condemn State Department directive
Global health organizations condemn State Department directive
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The Guardian:
Housing official says she was replaced for rejecting Carson's costly office redecoration — Department's ex-chief administrative officer says she was replaced by a Trump appointee and told ‘$5,000 will not even buy a decent chair’ … A senior career official in the US Department of Housing …
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
HUD Official Says She Was Demoted For Refusing To Blow Budget Cap On Decor
HUD Official Says She Was Demoted For Refusing To Blow Budget Cap On Decor
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New York Times:
Melania Trump Parts Ways With Adviser Amid Backlash Over Inaugural Contract — WASHINGTON — The first lady, Melania Trump, has parted ways with an adviser after news about the adviser's firm reaping $26 million in payments to help plan President Trump's inauguration.
John DiStaso / WMUR:
WMUR first: Levi Sanders makes it official, he's a candidate for NH's 1st District House seat — Bernie Sanders' son, a Claremont resident, running for Shea-Porter seat — HIDE TRANSCRIPT SHOW TRANSCRIPT — MANCHESTER, N.H. — It's official. An eighth Democrat has entered …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Bernie Sanders struggles to address Russian support after Mueller indictment
Bernie Sanders struggles to address Russian support after Mueller indictment
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Jackie Wang / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Democrats' early voting totals should ‘shock every conservative to their core,’ Abbott email says — AUSTIN — Early voting for the March primary is more than half over, and Democrats have outpaced Republicans at the polls on each day. — Through Sunday in the 15 Texas counties …
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Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
How Republicans Can Win the Midterms
How Republicans Can Win the Midterms
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Matt Phillips / New York Times:
Trump's Tax Cuts in Hand, Companies Spend More on Themselves Than on Wages — President Trump promised that his tax cut would encourage companies to invest in factories, workers and wages, setting off a spending spree that would reinvigorate the American economy. — Companies have announced plans for some of those investments.
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Robby Soave / Hit & Run:
5 Things Barack Obama Said in His Weirdly Off-the-Record MIT Speech — On Friday, former President Barack Obama spoke for an hour to an audience of hundreds of people at a major sports policy conference at MIT, but his remarks were off-the-record and kept completely secret by virtually all attendees …
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New York Times:
We All Must Live With Mitch McConnell's Proudest Moment — Remember when the Senate confirmed Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, the veteran federal appeals court judge, to replace Justice Antonin Scalia, who died suddenly two years ago this month?
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Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed:
A Federal Court Just Ruled For Gay Rights In A Major Discrimination Case
A Federal Court Just Ruled For Gay Rights In A Major Discrimination Case
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Oliver Holmes / The Guardian:
Antisemitic incidents in US soar to highest level in two decades — Largest year-on-year increase since 1979 comes as Trump administration is accused of failing to condemn bigotry … Antisemitic incidents in the US surged 57% in 2017, the Anti-Defamation League said on Tuesday …
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New York Times:
Georgia Republicans Vow to Kill Airline Tax-Cut Bill After Delta Ends N.R.A. Discount — The lieutenant governor in Georgia threatened on Monday to kill a proposed lucrative tax cut for Delta Air Lines after the company eliminated a discount fare program for the National Rifle Association over the weekend.
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Jackie Wattles / CNNMoney:
More than a dozen businesses ran away from the NRA. How it went down
More than a dozen businesses ran away from the NRA. How it went down
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CNN:
Sheriff says he got 23 calls about shooter's family, but records show more — Washington (CNN)As critics have taken aim at law enforcement for missing warning signs about South Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz, public records have emerged that conflict with Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel's statements …
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Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
Trump said he would charge a gunman. Here's what he's actually done in the face of danger. … President Trump's assertion that he would have run toward the Parkland, Fla., gunman had he been near the school would have been a bold claim for just about anybody to make.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Corker decides against reelection bid, sticks with retirement — Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) will not run for reelection after reconsidering his decision last fall to retire, his chief of staff said Tuesday. — After listening to some Tennessee Republicans and GOP senators who were privately urging …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump and Obama: Who's really tougher on Russia? — Recently President Trump tweeted, “I have been much tougher on Russia than Obama, just look at the facts. Total Fake News!” — The tweet was greeted with incredulity in some press circles. CNN called it “simply false.”
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Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
The Real Russian Disaster
Miranda Green / The Hill:
Major EPA reorganization will end science research program — A federal environmental program that distributes grants to test the effects of chemical exposure on adults and children is being shuttered amidst a major organization consolidation at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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Marc Berman / New York Post:
Warriors have their plans in place for skipping White House visit — The Warriors head to Washington on Tuesday but will not visit the White House. Instead, they will take a side trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. President Trump uninvited them to the White House …
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
“The Newsroom Feels Embarrassed”: Backfires and Explosions at The New York Times as a Possible Future Chief Re-Invents the Paper's Opinion Pages — A yoga-pants refusenik, a climate science skeptic, and a tech writer with a neo-Nazi pal, among other offenders, have put James Bennet in the crosshairs.
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CNN:
CNN Poll: 6 in 10 concerned Trump isn't doing enough to protect US elections — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — A majority (55%) say Trump has attempted to interfere with the Russia investigation, up from 51% in January — Washington (CNN)About 6 in 10 Americans say Donald Trump …
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Daniel Holloway / Variety:
Ryan Seacrest's E! Stylist Reveals Abuse and Harassment Allegations (EXCLUSIVE) — Suzie Hardy was a single mother with a preschool-age daughter when she landed a job as Ryan Seacrest's personal stylist for “E! News” in 2006. The position provided good pay and a schedule that would allow …
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Daniel Treisman / Washington Post:
Why the poor don't vote to soak the rich — In a democracy, income inequality should in theory correct itself. The poor majority should vote to tax the rich and divide the proceeds among themselves. But that's not happening in the United States. In fact, inequality has been rising for decades.
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump will name ‘digital guru’ Brad Parscale campaign manager for 2020 re-election bid: Report — Parscale was credited with being a secret weapon in Trump's 2016 campaign because of his use of Facebook to promote the real estate maven. — President Donald Trump will announce …
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Tennessean.com:
Difficult stretch even before affair news — Michael Schwab / USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee — Geer said he had expected Barry's approval rating to have dropped to around 50 percent. — Even before the scandal broke, Barry, a 54-year-old Democrat, had gone through her most difficult stretch in office …
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Jason Stein / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Eric Holder's group sues Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker over not calling special elections — MADISON - A group led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder sued Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Monday over his refusal to call special elections to fill two open legislative seats.
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Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
Barbra Streisand on How She Battled Hollywood's Boys' Club — The Oscars have an embarrassing history of snubbing female directors. Barbra Streisand was naturally verklempt but ultimately fine when the Motion Picture Academy failed to nominate her for 1983's “Yentl,” a musical fable …
Christina Farr / CNBC:
Apple is launching medical clinics to deliver the 'world's best health care experience' to its employees — Apple is launching primary care clinics called AC Wellness for employees this spring. Initially, it has two clinics in Santa Clara County, California.
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Washington Post:
Bizarre legal brawl intensifies at Trump hotel in Panama … PANAMA CITY — Last Thursday afternoon, the majority owner of the Trump International Hotel here in Panama arrived unexpectedly in the building's swank Sky Lobby with an entourage. — He wanted to fire the Trump Organization …
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Politico
WGN Web Desk / WGN-TV:
Man armed with AR-15 stops attack by neighbor in Oswego — Share Update: … OSWEGO, Ill. — A man armed with an AR-15 rifle stopped an attack by one of his neighbors and held him until police arrived. — It happened Monday at an apartment building on Harbor Drive in Oswego Township.
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USA Today:
On Russia, Americans trust special counsel Mueller more than Trump, USA TODAY poll shows — WASHINGTON — When it comes to Russia, Americans have more trust in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation than they do in President Trump's denials of collusion, a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds.
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