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Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
READ: Trump Says Rep. Maxine Waters Needs ‘An IQ Test’ At Gridiron Dinner — President Donald Trump on Saturday night addressed the annual Gridiron Club Dinner, an event he skipped last year and one known for presidential humor. — Though he poked fun at his own administration's dysfunction …
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
The most memorable jokes from Trump's Gridiron dinner speech — on Saturday participated in the Gridiron Club dinner's long-standing tradition of presidential speeches filled with self-deprecating humor, flinging barbs at his own administration as well as the usual targets.
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Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Trump pokes fun — and makes North Korea news — at Gridiron
Trump pokes fun — and makes North Korea news — at Gridiron
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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Trump Jokes Melania Might Leave Him at Gridiron Dinner
Trump Jokes Melania Might Leave Him at Gridiron Dinner
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Colin Dwyer / NPR:
At Gridiron Dinner, Trump Trades Jabs With His ‘Opposition Party’
At Gridiron Dinner, Trump Trades Jabs With His ‘Opposition Party’
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National Journal:
GOP Panic Spreads to Pennsylvania — Republicans have spent over $9 million in a blue-collar district Trump carried by 20 points. If the GOP can't win there, they're in deep trouble. — Republicans are learning an uncomfortable reality about the political environment for 2018: Tax cuts …
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New York Times:
Mueller's Focus on Adviser to United Arab Emirates Indicates Widening of Inquiry — WASHINGTON — George Nader, a Lebanese-American businessman, has hovered on the fringes of international diplomacy for three decades. He was a back-channel negotiator with Syria during the Clinton administration …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: May tells Trump of Britain's ‘deep concern’ — The Latest on President Donald Trump and trade (all times local): — British Prime Minister Theresa May has spoken with President Donald Trump and expressed “deep concern” about his threatened trade war with the European Union.
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Maegan Vazquez / CNN:
Navarro says ‘no exclusions’ on steel and aluminum tariffs
Navarro says ‘no exclusions’ on steel and aluminum tariffs
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Kailani Koenig / NBC News:
Commerce Sec. Ross: ‘No reason’ to think Trump will reverse tariff plan
Commerce Sec. Ross: ‘No reason’ to think Trump will reverse tariff plan
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New York Times:
As Primaries Begin, Divided Voters Weigh What It Means to Be a Democrat — PALOS HILLS, Ill. — When Representative Daniel Lipinski, a conservative-leaning Democrat and scion of Chicago's political machine, agreed to one joint appearance last month with his liberal primary challenger …
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Rory Appleton / Fresno Bee:
Emilio Huerta drops out of congressional race against David Valadao
Emilio Huerta drops out of congressional race against David Valadao
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Beth B. / twitchy.com:
MUST READ THREAD: Sarah Rumpf criticizes ‘Trumplicans’ and explains why she's #NeverTrump — RedState Contributor Sarah Rumpf decided to explain why she's part of the #NeverTrump movement. During her explanation, she criticized those who are “Trumplicans,” or hardcore Trump supporters.
New York Times:
Hand Grenades and Gang Violence Rattle Sweden's Middle Class — STOCKHOLM — In the Stockholm suburb of Varby Gard, it was not unusual to see the figure of a 63-year-old man pedaling a bicycle home after the end of his shift as an aide for disabled adults, hunched against the icy wind of a Swedish winter.
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Justin Caruso / The Daily Caller:
Trey Gowdy — A Second Special Counsel ‘May Be Unavoidable’ — Trump Brought Attention To Sweden's Immigrant Gang Problem And The New York Times Attacked Him. Now, They're Reporting On It — MEDIA | WILL RACKE — The EU Said It Would Slap Tariffs On American Items Like Blue Jeans, Harleys And Bourbon.
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John Woodrow Cox / Washington Post:
Inside an accused school shooter's mind: A plot to kill ‘50 or 60. If I get lucky maybe 150.’ … Six days before he allegedly opened fire on an elementary school playground, the eighth-grader returned to his Instagram group chat to fixate, yet again, on his most intense interests: guns and bombs and the mass murder of children.
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Kailani Koenig / NBC News:
Denis McDonough: McConnell ‘watered down’ Russia warning in 2016 — WASHINGTON — Former White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough on Sunday said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell “watered down” a warning about Russia's attempts to interfere in the 2016 election and defended …
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Kristina Davis / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Mexican man assumes American's identity for 37 years, steals $361,000 in government benefits — It started as a rather straightforward Social Security fraud investigation — a man receiving disability benefits pretending to live in the United States when in fact he lived in Tijuana.
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Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
Democratic Congressman Confirms Relationship With Farrakhan, Unbothered By ‘The Jewish Question’ — Democratic Illinois Rep. Danny Davis confirmed in an interview Sunday that he has a personal relationship with Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, a notorious anti-Semite …
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Ryan Seacrest Faces Potential Oscar Red Carpet Delay From E! Over Allegations — EXCLUSIVE: Concerns that sexual harassment allegations against Ryan Seacrest could see things become very uncomfortable or even become confrontational today on E!'s pre-Oscars Live From the Red Carpet show …
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Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal:
Your Location Data Is Being Sold—Often Without Your Knowledge — Location-based ads are growing, which means the industry has more ways than ever to track you — As location-aware advertising goes mainstream—like that Jack in the Box ad that appears whenever you get near one …
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Avi Selk / Washington Post:
Obama's attorney general rebukes Trump: ‘I had a president I did not have to protect’ … Former U.S. attorney general Eric Holder appeared on “Real Time with Bill Maher” on Friday night to compare the behavior of his old boss, Barack Obama, with the scandals of President Trump.
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Emily Zanotti / Daily Wire:
Iran's Supreme Leader Becomes Latest ‘Expert’ To Weigh In On Gun Control — The Ayatollah Khomeini encouraged American leaders to disarm citizens. — Iran's supreme leader, the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini became the latest weapons expert to weigh in on the current debate over gun policy.
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Washington Examiner:
Government is not best done in a state of outrage — Some of the worst policy changes in modern history have happened when lawmakers have let emotions and anecdotes dominate debate rather than facts and figures — actual evidence. Consider the short-lived “assault weapons” ban of 1994 …
Andrea Ruth / RedState:
There Was No Overturned Assault Weapons Ban in Florida on Saturday — On Saturday, the Florida Senate voted against adding an amendment to SB 7026 which would've added an assault weapons ban to the bill meant to fund millions of dollars into school safety programs and mental health services.
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