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CNN:
In Russia probes, Republicans draw red line at Trump's finances — Mueller charges lawyer with lying about Gates interaction — (CNN)Top Republicans on Capitol Hill have made a concerted decision in their Russia inquiries: They are staying away from digging into the finances of President Donald Trump and his family.
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Axios, Political Wire and Raw Story
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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Raw Story
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
How Long Can John Kelly Hang On? — Last year, Democrats and Republicans alike agreed that if anyone could bring order to the Trump administration, it was the retired four-star Marine general. Were they wrong? — On a Saturday afternoon last July, the day after John Kelly agreed …
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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Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
Terry McAuliffe: ‘Who Better to Take on Trump Than Me?’
Terry McAuliffe: ‘Who Better to Take on Trump Than Me?’
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Daily Wire
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
A CDC researcher left work sick two weeks ago — then vanished … Dr. Timothy J. Cunningham had been a rising official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. — The Harvard-educated epidemiologist was promoted in July at the U.S. Public Health Service in Atlanta and contributed …
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Christina Caron / New York Times:
C.D.C. Employee Is Missing Nearly Two Weeks After Leaving Work Sick
C.D.C. Employee Is Missing Nearly Two Weeks After Leaving Work Sick
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Washington Post
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 …
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
David Hogg: Gov. Rick Scott Should Be ‘Held Accountable’ For Sheriff's Deputies That Didn't Confront Shooter — David Hogg, a survivor of the Parkland, Florida high school shooting, told Morning Joe on Monday that he thinks Gov. Rick Scott should be “held accountable” for the failure of three sheriff's deputies to confront the gunman.
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NBC News
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Fox News Insider:
Parkland Shooting Survivor Slams Sheriff on NRA Criticism, Officer Inaction
Parkland Shooting Survivor Slams Sheriff on NRA Criticism, Officer Inaction
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Sun-Sentinel, WINK NEWS, Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, RedState, Hit & Run, twitchy.com and Mother Jones
Salvador Hernandez / BuzzFeed:
Records Show Far More Calls For Sheriff's Deputies To Visit Suspected Florida Shooter's Home
Records Show Far More Calls For Sheriff's Deputies To Visit Suspected Florida Shooter's Home
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RedState, IJR, twitchy.com, The American Spectator and AOL
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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Devan Cole / CNN:
Trump campaign emails photo of Parkland survivor, asks for donations — (CNN)President Donald Trump's re-election campaign used a photo of a survivor of the Parkland, Florida, shooting in an email Saturday that asks its recipients to donate money to the campaign.
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New York Times, Washington Press, Joe.My.God. and Mediaite
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump campaign uses image of Fla. shooting survivor in email asking for donations
Trump campaign uses image of Fla. shooting survivor in email asking for donations
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Mother Jones, Washington Press, RedState and Breitbart
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
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Stephanie M. Lee / BuzzFeed:
The Inside Story Of How An Ivy League Food Scientist Turned Shoddy Data Into Viral Studies — Brian Wansink won fame, funding, and influence for his science-backed advice on healthy eating. Now, emails show how the Cornell professor and his colleagues have hacked and massaged low-quality data …
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Marginal REVOLUTION
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.
Sam Baker / Axios:
Public-sector unions prepare to be kneecapped at the Supreme Court — The Supreme Court is very likely on the verge of dealing a devastating blow to public-sector unions — one of the last remaining strongholds of organized labor, and a critical part of the Democratic Party's base.
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Ashley Gold / Politico:
Supreme Court to hear arguments in global digital privacy case
Supreme Court to hear arguments in global digital privacy case
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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.
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Washington Post
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, Daily Wire, AOL, Breitbart and The Gateway Pundit
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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Hot Air, The Daily Caller and Front Page Magazine
Bob Bernick / utahpolicy.com:
Chaos in the Utah GOP! Hardliners adopt rule change that could kick Mitt Romney (and other candidates) out of the party — You may have thought the internal workings of the Utah Republican Party were really screwed up before. — But now get this: — If former U.S. GOP presidential …
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Political Wire
Bloomberg:
U.S. Supreme Court Rebuffs Trump, Won't Hear Immigration Appeal — The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Trump administration appeal aimed at ending deportation protections for young undocumented immigrants, steering clear for now of the debate over the fate of hundreds of thousands of people.
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Elizabeth Warren's stealth campaign to shed ‘Pocahontas’ — Elizabeth Warren's surprise address this month on her disputed Native American heritage was just one piece of a concerted campaign by the Massachusetts senator and potential 2020 hopeful to put the controversy behind her.
Dan Steinberg / Washington Post:
Three sportswriters launch subscription D.C. sports site … The most popular D.C. sports media parlor game finally has an answer. — For months, as regional subscription sites have attempted to reconfigure the national sports media landscape, fans and journalists asked who would first attempt that concept in Washington.