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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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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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CBS News:
Hope Hicks' “white lies” testimony becomes a flashpoint for House Intel Committee — In a rare, on-the-record accounting of some of the House Intelligence committee's secret, closed-door proceedings, two members of the House Intelligence Committee explained to CBS News what led White House …
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Bryan Logan / Business Insider:
Trump reportedly berated Hope Hicks over her testimony to the House Intel Committee — President Donald Trump reportedly berated Hope Hicks for testimony she gave to lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee during which she admitted telling white lies for him.
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CNN:
What Hope Hicks meant about white lies — (CNN)White House communications director Hope Hicks, who on Wednesday announced she plans to leave the White House, testified to the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday that she has told what amounted to white lies for President Donald Trump.
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
The White House Didn't Break Hope Hicks Overnight — Hope Hicks entered American politics at its fringes, in the early stages of Donald Trump's presidential campaign, a grinning 26-year-old member of the Trump Organization's public-relations team who'd been rerouted from her task of helping Ivanka Trump develop a lifestyle brand.
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Bloomberg:
More Than 30 White House Aides Lose Top Secret Clearance, Sources Say
More Than 30 White House Aides Lose Top Secret Clearance, Sources Say
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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 …
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Axios:
The wild wars within the Trump White House — After a crazy 24 hours, sources close to President Trump say he is in a bad place — mad as hell about the internal chaos and the sense that things are unraveling. — The big picture: Hope Hicks leaving is obviously a huge blow to him.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Playbook: Who would want to be White House communications director, and who is in the running? — BULLETIN — AP/MOSCOW, at 5:55 a.m.: “President Vladimir Putin says Russia has tested new nuclear weapons, including a nuclear-powered cruise missile and a nuclear-powered underwater drone, that would be immune to enemy intercept.
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump refers to Sessions as ‘Mr. Magoo’: report
Trump refers to Sessions as ‘Mr. Magoo’: report
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Kate Brannen / Just Security:
Trump's New Target: The Justice Department's Inspector General
Trump's New Target: The Justice Department's Inspector General
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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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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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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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Washington Post:
White House planning major trade announcement Thursday on steel and aluminum imports … The White House is planning to make a major announcement Thursday about whether it will impose new limits on steel and aluminum imports, three people familiar with the event said, following months …
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Anton Troianovski / Washington Post:
Putin claims Russia has nuclear arsenal capable of avoiding missile defenses … MOSCOW — Russia has developed nuclear weapons that can avoid any missile defense systems and plans to bolster its arsenal with nuclear-powered cruise missiles capable to hitting any point on the globe …
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Mary Jordan / Washington Post:
Questions linger about how Melania Trump, a Slovenian model, scored ‘the Einstein visa’ — In 2000, Melania Knauss, a Slovenian model dating Donald Trump, began petitioning the government for the right to permanently reside in the United States under a program reserved for people with “extraordinary ability.”
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Henrik Pryser Libell / New York Times:
Trump's Nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize Was Apparently Forged. Twice. — OSLO — The protocol for nominating and choosing recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize is one of the world's most scrutinized and secretive. — A total of 329 candidates — 217 individuals and 112 organizations …
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Marcy Wheeler / New York Times:
Has Jared Kushner Conspired to Defraud America? — Amid the dizzying details of internet trolls, almost a million dollars' worth of antique rugs and fake bank accounts, the indictments brought by Robert Mueller, the special counsel, in his investigation of Russian tampering in the 2016 election have one thing in common.
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Associated Press:
Hundreds gather at church for blessing ceremony featuring AR-15s — NEWFOUNDLAND, Pa. — Hundreds of crown-wearing worshipers clutching AR-15 rifles drank holy wine and exchanged or renewed wedding vows in a commitment ceremony at a Pennsylvania church on Wednesday, prompting a nearby school to cancel classes.
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Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg:
EU Warns Tech Giants to Remove Terror Content in 1 Hour—or Else — EU lays out rules for firms to fight online illegal material — Facebook, Google among tech firms under pressure to react — The European Union issued internet giants an ultimatum to remove illegal online terrorist content within …
Wall Street Journal:
Mnuchin, Dogged By Protesters, Doesn't Want Video Posted — Treasury secretary says he typically talks to ‘people who wanna listen to me speak’ — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin asked the University of California, Los Angeles not to post a video of his recent public appearance at which he was heckled by students.
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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.
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Steve Bannon in Rome to ‘support far-right candidate’ in Italian election — Matteo Salvini of La Lega is winning support with anti-immigation and anti-EU rhetoric … Steve Bannon is heading to Rome on Thursday, days ahead of the Italian election, and has reportedly hinted of his support for the far-right candidate Matteo Salvini.
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Haley Byrd / Weekly Standard:
Republicans Gobsmacked by Trump's Gun Control Comments — The president suggested gun confiscation could come before due process in a televised bipartisan meeting with members of Congress. — During a televised bipartisan meeting to discuss gun control proposals with members of Congress on Wednesday …
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RealClearInvestigations:
Behind Cruz's Rampage: Obama's School-Leniency Policy — Despite committing a string of arrestable offenses on campus before the Florida school shooting, Nikolas Cruz was able to escape the attention of law enforcement, pass a background check and purchase the weapon he used …
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Astead W. Herndon / BostonGlobe.com:
Republicans are not just attached to Trump — they're his customers, too — WASHINGTON — There are at least 230 wineries in the state of Virginia, but when a campaign arm of House Republicans recently chose one to host the winners of a fund-raising contest, it was the vineyard …