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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.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Delta's tax break may not take flight after Georgia Senate blocks it — The Georgia Senate blocked a lucrative tax break bill on Monday that would benefit Delta Air Lines after the Atlanta-based company severed ties with the National Rifle Association. — Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle …
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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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Erica Werner / Washington Post:
As GOP tax cuts take hold, Democrats struggle for line of attack
As GOP tax cuts take hold, Democrats struggle for line of attack
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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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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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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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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump says he had lunch with NRA leaders — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's meeting with the nation's governors (all times local): — President Donald Trump says he had lunch during the weekend with key leaders of the National Rifle Association …
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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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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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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.
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.
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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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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Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed:
A Federal Court Just Ruled For Gay Rights In A Major Discrimination Case — The decision is a loss for the Justice Department, which argued that a 1964 civil rights law doesn't protect gay workers. — A federal appeals court on Monday ruled that a 1964 civil rights law bans anti-gay workplace discrimination.
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CBS News:
Hope Hicks set to appear before House Intel Committee after month-long delay — One of President Trump's closest political aides is slated to appear before the House Intelligence Committee to testify behind closed doors in its ongoing investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election, multiple sources say.
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TMZ.com:
Bill Cosby's Daughter Ensa Dead at 44 (UPDATE) — 12:34 PM PT — A rep for Cosby states Ensa died from renal disease. — Bill Cosby's daughter, Ensa, who steadfastly supported her dad through his legal troubles, has died ... TMZ has learned. — The 44-year-old died Friday night in Massachusetts ... sources tell TMZ.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
What did Trump know, and when did he know it? … Two things happened over the weekend that complicate our understanding of President Trump's awareness of Russian interference in the 2016 election. — The first is that Trump was interviewed by Fox News's Jeanine Pirro.
Luke Harding / The Guardian:
Russian millions laundered via UK firms, leaked report says — Denmark's biggest bank believes cash was funnelled through British companies by people linked to Vladimir Putin's family and the FSB spy agency … A Danish bank accused of money laundering shut down Russian accounts after concluding …
David Ovalle / miamiherald:
I'm no coward, says deputy who didn't go inside Parkland school during massacre — Never miss a local story. — Sign up today for a free 30 day free trial of unlimited digital access. — Broward Sheriff's Deputy Scot Peterson, in a statement released through his lawyer Monday …
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Says He Would Have Rushed in Unarmed to Stop School Shooting
Trump Says He Would Have Rushed in Unarmed to Stop School Shooting
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Emily Shugerman / The Independent:
Turning Point USA: How one student in a diaper caused an eruption in the conservative youth organization — What one chapter thought would be a great stunt turned them into a mockery. This is what happened next. — One of America's most prominent conservative youth organisations …
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Ken Belson / New York Times:
Roger Goodell Expected to Fine Jerry Jones Millions of Dollars — With the support of many N.F.L. owners, Commissioner Roger Goodell is prepared to escalate his public feud with Jerry Jones, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys and long one of the most influential people in the league …
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Republicans fret sexting scandal could cost them easy House seat — Republicans are fretting that a front-runner for an Arizona congressional seat — a married minister involved in a sexting scandal — will pull a Roy Moore and hand the seat to Democrats if he wins Tuesday's special-election primary.
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Economic Policy Institute:
African Americans are better off in many ways but are still disadvantaged by racial inequality — The year 1968 was a watershed in American history and black America's ongoing fight for equality. In April of that year, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis and riots broke out in cities around the country.
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Tori Richards / Fox News:
‘National disgrace’: Community fights back as California overrun by homelessness, human waste, needles — The specter of homeless encampments steadily expanding across the downtown streets of San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco - bringing with them a public health crisis …
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New Yorker:
The New York Congressman Who Could Lead an Impeachment Charge Against Trump — A political generation ago, Congressman Jerry Nadler was a backbencher from the Upper West Side. A liberal Democrat with a law degree and a debater's temperament, he was seen in New York as “a garrulously intelligent …
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Coal Country Divides Over an Unrepentant Boss's Senate Bid — LOGAN, W.Va. — The devastating explosion in the Upper Big Branch coal mine killed 29 men in 2010 and scarred West Virginia like few events in modern memory. Don Blankenship, the head of the mining company, went to prison over it.
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Ross Mathews on Omarosa's ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ Revelations: 'We're All F*cked' … Ross Mathews did not win the 2018 season of Celebrity Big Brother. He was, however, voted America's Favorite Houseguest by viewers. And it likely had something to do with his unexpectedly revealing conversation …
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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.
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
The New York Times makes plans for weekly TV program — The New York Times has conquered the podcasting world with “The Daily.” Now it wants to crack television with a weekly news program. — The Times is seeking an executive producer for the series, according to a job listing.
Jason Samenow / Washington Post:
North Pole surges above freezing in the dead of winter, stunning scientists … The sun won't rise at the North Pole until March 21, and it's normally close to the coldest time of year, but an extraordinary and possibly historic thaw swelled over the tip of the planet this weekend.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP showdown: McDaniel expected to challenge Wicker for Senate — Mississippi Republican Chris McDaniel is expected to announce later this week that he will wage a 2018 primary challenge against GOP Sen. Roger Wicker, according to two people briefed on his plans.
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Emma González / Harper's BAZAAR:
Parkland Student Emma González Opens Up About Her Fight for Gun Control — “Adults are behaving like children.” — My Name is Emma González. I'm 18 years old, Cuban and bisexual. I'm so indecisive that I can't pick a favorite color, and I'm allergic to 12 things.
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Jon McNaughton / YouTube:
Respect the Flag - Trump Painting … I painted President Trump picking up a shredded and trampled flag off the football field. He holds a wet cloth in his right hand, as he attempts to clean it. — I respect America. I respect the flag, the anthem, and the President; because he doesn't back down to those who do not.
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Kurt Erickson / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
JEFFERSON CITY • In a historic decision, the Missouri House formally launched an investigation Monday that could lead to the impeachment and ouster of Gov. Eric Greitens. — House Speaker Todd Richardson named seven members to a special committee that will lead the unprecedented probe of a Missouri chief executive.
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