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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Hope Hicks to Resign as White House Communications Director — Hope Hicks, the White House communications director and one of President Trump's longest-serving advisers, said Wednesday that she was resigning. — Ms. Hicks, 29, a former model who joined Mr. Trump's 2016 presidential campaign without …
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Bloomberg:
More Than 30 White House Aides Lose Top Secret Clearance, Sources Say — More than 30 aides to President Donald Trump have been stripped of access to top secret intelligence, two people familiar with the move said. — The officials have been notified that they will be downgraded to a lower-level …
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Stuns Lawmakers With Seeming Embrace of Gun Control Measures — WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday repeatedly embraced a series of gun control measures, telling a group of lawmakers at the White House to pursue bills that have been opposed for years by the vast majority …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump is now on pace to have 11 communications directors in his first term
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Trump aide Hope Hicks to resign amid personal tumult and Russia probe
Trump aide Hope Hicks to resign amid personal tumult and Russia probe
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Axios:
Hope Hicks to resign as White House communications director
Hope Hicks to resign as White House communications director
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Meet the 29-year-old WH communications director
Meet the 29-year-old WH communications director
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New York Times:
Kushner's Business Got Loans from Companies After White House Meetings — Apollo, the private equity firm, and Citigroup made large loans last year to the family real estate business of Jared Kushner, President Trump's senior adviser. — Early last year, a private equity billionaire started paying regular visits to the White House.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump family v. John Kelly
Scoop: Trump family v. John Kelly
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Kara Scannell / CNN:
Regulator seeks information about Kushner's ties to 3 banks
Marcy Wheeler / New York Times:
Has Jared Kushner Conspired to Defraud America?
Has Jared Kushner Conspired to Defraud America?
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Karen Freifeld / Reuters:
New York Regulator Asks Deutsche Bank, Others About Kushner Loans
New York Regulator Asks Deutsche Bank, Others About Kushner Loans
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Washington Post:
Mueller investigation examining Trump's apparent efforts to oust Sessions in July … Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III has been investigating a period of time last summer when President Trump seemed determined to drive Attorney General Jeff Sessions from his job, according to people familiar …
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Axios:
Scoop: Besieged Sessions dines with Rosenstein in show of solidarity — If Donald Trump finally follows through on his rage and fires Jeff Sessions, the image with this story will be printed in history books. — Tonight at 7:35pm, the Attorney General strode into a high-end Washington restaurant …
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Sessions defends himself after Trump bashed him on Twitter
Sessions defends himself after Trump bashed him on Twitter
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news.walmart.com:
Walmart Statement on Firearms Policy — In light of recent events, we've taken an opportunity to review our policy on firearm sales. Going forward, we are raising the age restriction for purchase of firearms and ammunition to 21 years of age. We will update our processes as quickly as possible to implement this change.
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Press Room:
Media Statements — We at DICK'S Sporting Goods are deeply disturbed and saddened by the tragic events in Parkland. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of the victims and their loved ones. — But thoughts and prayers are not enough. — We have tremendous respect and admiration …
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Julie Creswell / New York Times:
Dick's, Major Gun Retailer, Will Stop Selling Assault-Style Rifles — One of the nation's largest sports retailers, Dick's Sporting Goods, said Wednesday morning it was immediately ending sales of all assault-style rifles in its stores. — The retailer also said that it would no longer …
Christine Wang / CNBC:
Walmart says it will raise age restriction to 21 for gun purchases, remove items resembling assault-style rifles from website — Walmart announced Wednesday that it is raising its age restriction to 21 for firearm and ammunition purchases. — The company said in its statement …
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NBC News:
Mueller asking if Trump knew about hacked Democratic emails before release — Special counsel Robert Mueller's team is asking witnesses pointed questions about whether Donald Trump was aware that Democratic emails had been stolen before that was publicly known, and whether he was involved …
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Donovan Slack / USA Today:
VA Secretary David Shulkin's top PR aide asked Congress to help get him fired — He says he's eager to move forward and focus on fixing the VA. USA TODAY — WASHINGTON — One of the top deputies to VA Secretary David Shulkin has actively lobbied Capitol Hill to demand his boss's resignation …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump: ‘Take the guns first, go through due process second’ — on Wednesday voiced support for confiscating guns from certain individuals deemed to be dangerous, even if it violates due process rights. — “I like taking the guns early, like in this crazy man's case that just took place in Florida …
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Trump in Bipartisan Meeting: ‘Take the Guns First, Go Through Due Process Second’
Trump in Bipartisan Meeting: ‘Take the Guns First, Go Through Due Process Second’
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
NEW: Voice of Dalton High football fired at least one shot inside classroom, police say — A North Georgia teacher, known as the longtime radio voice of Dalton High School football and basketball, is in custody after he fired at least one shot inside a classroom, police said.
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Stephen Maloney / WGNO:
Armed social studies teacher arrested after shooting at Georgia high school
Armed social studies teacher arrested after shooting at Georgia high school
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
PBS launching new conservative political talk show — NEW YORK (AP) — Columnist Michael Gerson and commentator Amy Holmes are teaming to start a conservative-oriented talk show on PBS that takes its cue from William F. Buckley's “Firing Line,” which aired from 1966 to 1999.
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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Fired Infowars staffers at war with Alex Jones - one claiming he was teased as the site's ‘resident Jew’ while African American worker says she was ‘mocked’ for her skin tone and Jones ‘grabbed her behind’ — Two former Infowars staffers have filed complaints …
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CNN:
Political appointee at Interior resigns after KFile inquiry into birther, anti-Muslim comments — (CNN)A political appointee at the Department of Interior resigned Wednesday after CNN's KFile flagged inflammatory comments she made on Facebook and Twitter. — Christine Bauserman …
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CNN:
‘Surreal’ Trump meeting on guns left Republicans reeling, Democrats optimistic — Trump: Take guns first, then go to court — (CNN)Nobody knew quite what to think. — After a wide-ranging, televised meeting Wednesday at the White House, Democrats walked away stunned and with some tepid optimism …
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Associated Press:
AP-NORC Poll: Most Americans say Trump is racist — WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half of Americans, including large majorities of blacks and Hispanics, think President Donald Trump is a racist. More than half think his policies have made things worse for Hispanics and Muslims …
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Tara Copp / Military Times:
Wife of 7th Special Forces Group vet faces deportation under tighter immigration rules — A Virginia immigration court on Monday could decide to deport the wife of an Army 7th Special Forces Group veteran, despite provisions in the law that allow her to remain in the United States.
Alex Daugherty / miamiherald:
Rubio bill would let young adults in D.C. purchase the AR-15 — WASHINGTON — Last week, Marco Rubio stared into the eyes of a father who lost his daughter during the nation's deadliest high school shooting and made an announcement: Young adults should not be able to purchase guns.
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BBC:
Trump Nobel Peace Prize nomination probed amid fakery concerns — A nomination made for US President Donald Trump to receive the Nobel Peace Prize was potentially fraudulent, according to the awarding committee. — The Norwegian committee has filed a report with police over its concerns.
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