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NBC News:
Trump was angry and ‘unglued’ when he started a trade war, officials say — WASHINGTON — With global markets shaken by President Donald Trump's surprise decision to impose strict tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, the president went into battle mode on Friday: “Trade wars are good, and easy to win,” he wrote on Twitter.
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CNN:
The great unraveling: Trump's allies are really worried about him — (CNN)Not since Richard Nixon started talking to the portraits on the walls of the West Wing has a president seemed so alone against the world. — One source — who is a presidential ally — is worried, really worried.
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Lauren Hirsch / CNBC:
Wilbur Ross needs another prop, Campbell says tariffs will make soup cans more expensive
Wilbur Ross needs another prop, Campbell says tariffs will make soup cans more expensive
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NBC News:
Mueller team asking if Kushner foreign business ties influenced Trump policy — WASHINGTON — Federal investigators are scrutinizing whether any of Jared Kushner's business discussions with foreigners during the presidential transition later shaped White House policies in ways designed …
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The Intercept:
Jared Kushner's Real-Estate Firm Sought Money Directly From Qatar Government Weeks Before Blockade — The real estate firm tied to the family of presidential son-in-law and top White House adviser Jared Kushner made a direct pitch to Qatar's minister of finance in April 2017 in an attempt …
Associated Press:
SEC dropped inquiry a month after firm aided Kushner company — NEW YORK (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission late last year dropped its inquiry into a financial company that a month earlier had given White House adviser Jared Kushner's family real estate firm a $180 million loan.
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Daily Kos, IJR and Political Wire
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“She's in Immense Personal Jeopardy”: Even for Hope Hicks, the West Wing Got Too Hot — “Emotionally overwhelmed” by the headlines over Rob Porter, manipulated by Kelly, and interviewed by Mueller and Congress, the president's surrogate daughter is leaving the Trump bunker at one of his toughest moments.
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
‘Jared has faded’: Inside the 28 days of tumult that left Kushner badly diminished
‘Jared has faded’: Inside the 28 days of tumult that left Kushner badly diminished
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New York Times:
Trump's Chaos Theory for the Oval Office Is Taking Its Toll
Trump's Chaos Theory for the Oval Office Is Taking Its Toll
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David Jackson / USA Today:
John Kelly: 'We didn't cover ourselves in glory' on Rob Porter abuse allegations
John Kelly: 'We didn't cover ourselves in glory' on Rob Porter abuse allegations
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
'I don't envy them': Hope Hicks and women in the White House struggle to defend Trump in the #MeToo era
'I don't envy them': Hope Hicks and women in the White House struggle to defend Trump in the #MeToo era
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Salon
Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
Trump's Tariffs Are Especially Ominous — Previous presidents agreed to limited protectionism in return for support for free-trade deals. That is not the case now. — At first glance, President Donald Trump's new tariffs on steel and aluminum may look like a repetition of one of President George W. Bush's mistakes.
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New York Times:
E.U. Leader Threatens to Retaliate With Tariffs on Bourbon and Bluejeans — BERLIN — The European Union will hit back at the heart of the United States, slapping tariffs on products like Harley-Davidsons, Kentucky bourbon and bluejeans, if President Trump goes ahead with a plan to place tariffs …
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Trump confidant dumped millions in steel-related stock last week — Billionaire investor and longtime Trump confidant Carl Icahn dumped $31.3 million of stock in a company heavily dependent on steel last week, just days before Trump announced plans to impose steep tariffs on steel imports.
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Bart Jansen / USA Today:
The number of Delta Airlines passengers who bought tickets with NRA discount: 13 — How many airline passengers does it take to kill a $40 million tax break for Delta Air Lines? 13. — The Georgia legislature removed a jet-fuel tax break from a larger tax package Thursday.
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Danielle Wiener-Bronner / CNNMoney:
Delta CEO: ‘We are supporters of the 2nd Amendment’
Delta CEO: ‘We are supporters of the 2nd Amendment’
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Marisa Kendall / Mercury News:
Sunnyvale home shatters record with enormous price tag — Check out the other stories on Uber Health and the Northern California storm. — SUNNYVALE — The small, unassuming home in the Cherry Chase neighborhood was on the market just two days before it sold for $2 million, a whopping $550,000 over its asking price.
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The Daily Caller
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Uber and Lyft drivers' median hourly wage is just $3.37, report finds — Majority of drivers make less than minimum wage and many end up losing money, according to study published by MIT … Uber and Lyft drivers in the US make a median profit of $3.37 per hour before taxes …
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
House Race in Pennsylvania May Turn on Trump Voters' Regrets — BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. — The steel mill where Patti Stroud's husband worked for 26 years shut down a few weeks before Election Day in 2016. Though she is a registered Democrat, Ms. Stroud had long since drifted away from the party over its liberal social policies.
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Washington Post
miamiherald:
Deputies were told to set up ‘perimeter’ around Parkland shooting. That's not the training — The Broward Sheriff's Office captain who initially took charge of the chaotic scene at a Parkland high school where 17 people were killed told deputies to form a perimeter around the deadly scene …
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Detroit Free Press:
Police: 2 shot at Central Michigan University, gunman still at large — Sheriff Wayne Ivey of the Brevard County Sheriff's Office gives tips on how to survive an active shooter situation. Video provided by Brevard County Sheriff's Office. Wochit — CONNECT
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Lucia I. Suarez Sang / Fox News:
2 killed at Central Michigan University, gunman ‘armed and dangerous’
2 killed at Central Michigan University, gunman ‘armed and dangerous’
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Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
Alec Baldwin on His ABC Talk Show, Woody Allen Fallout and ‘SNL’ Future — “Every time I do it now, it's like agony,” Baldwin says of his Trump parody. — Beginning this weekend, ABC will start spending its Sundays With Alec Baldwin. — Earlier this week, the network ordered a nine-episode …
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Who Wants To Arm Teachers? Republican Men — Guns have dominated politics this week. And the one idea President Trump keeps coming back to is arming teachers. — But a new NPR/Ipsos poll found that really only one group of people are in favor of training teachers to carry guns in schools …
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Libby Watson / Splinter:
Everyone in Washington Is Having a Lovely Time — Isn't living in Washington, D.C. nice? It's got lovely architecture, beautiful parks, several Trader Joe's, and so many terribly interesting people, who contribute so much to society. If you work very hard, and get a little lucky …
David Dayen / The Intercept:
Instead of Taking on Gun Control, Democrats are Teaming with Republicans for a Stealth Attack on Wall Street Reform — In mid-January, Citigroup executives held a conference call with reporters about the bank's fourth quarter 2017 earnings. The discussion turned to an obscure congressional bill …
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CNBC and New Republic
Nicole Chavez / CNN:
Sen. Orrin Hatch calls Obamacare supporters ‘stupidest, dumbass people’ — (CNN)Sen. Orrin Hatch says supporters of the Affordable Care Act are the “stupidest, dumbass” people he's ever seen. — Speaking about the massive GOP tax overhaul at the American Enterprise Institute on Thursday …
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New York Times:
Oil Was Central in Decision to Shrink Bears Ears Monument, Emails Show — Want the latest climate news in your inbox? You can sign up here to receive Climate Fwd:, our new email newsletter. — WASHINGTON — Even before President Trump officially opened his high-profile review last spring …
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Democratic group faces backlash after intervening in crowded House primaries … A black Democratic candidate for Congress in Pennsylvania is accusing the Democratic Congressional Committee of undermining his campaign and nudging him out of the race in favor of white candidates.
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Philly.com and The Nation
New York Times:
How to Buy a Gun in 15 Countries — Many Americans can buy a gun in less than an hour. In some countries, the process takes months. Here are the basic steps for how most people buy a gun in 15 of them. Many countries have exceptions for specialized professions, and local laws vary.
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Axios
The Daily Beast:
Veteran Affairs Secretary David Shulkin ‘Extremely Paranoid’ Ahead of Damning New Investigation, Sources Say … Embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is likely to be the subject of another damaging investigation as early as next week, one that could prove politically fatal.
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Military Times and Daily Wire
The Guardian:
EU citizenship for sale as Russian oligarch buys Cypriot passport — Exclusive: Oleg Deripaska joins hundreds of rich people who have bought Cypriot nationality — Sara Farolfi, Luke Harding and Stelios Ophanides in Nicosia … The Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska has bought …
John Harwood / CNBC:
Trump's embrace of Russia: The evidence on public display already paints a jarring picture — Trump's in-plain-sight embrace of Russia gets obscured by the Trump news avalanche. It's worth reviewing what's been established so far. — As Robert Mueller accumulates guilty pleas …
Donna St. George / Washington Post:
In a prestigious high school math and science program, alumni say #MeToo … Years after they left one of the nation's premier high school programs in math and science, hundreds of alumni have come forward to support allegations that a celebrated Maryland teacher sexually harassed and demeaned female students.
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Unfogged
Bloomberg:
Trump Swaps His Beloved Burgers for Salads and Soups in New Diet — Two weeks since he's been seen eating burger, one person says — But bacon was still on the menu at breakfast this week — Donald Trump has traded cheeseburgers for salads in the presidential diet — at least some of the time.
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