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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump's dangerously thin red line — In early February, after President Trump's well-received State of the Union address and Davos trip, economic adviser Gary Cohn was having lunch with the president and Chief of Staff John Kelly, in the small dining room off the Oval Office. — “I've got to tell you.
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New York Times:
Gary Cohn to Resign as Trump's Top Economic Adviser — Gary D. Cohn, President Trump's top economic adviser, plans to resign, becoming the latest in a series of high-profile departures from the Trump administration, White House officials said on Tuesday. — The officials insisted …
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Washington Post:
How the Washington establishment is losing out to little-known Trump advisers on trade … Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson privately warned senior trade officials on Tuesday that President Trump's proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum could endanger …
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CNN:
Trump complicit with Scaramucci attacks on Kelly — Trump in tweet: I have people I want to change — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump publicly derided reports Tuesday that chaos is engulfing the West Wing, but in private, the man who thrives on discord seems to be sowing some of it himself.
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Donald Trump is producing the greatest reality show ever — (CNN)You can leave reality TV. But reality TV never leaves you. — That's the lesson — or at least one of the lessons — the first 13-plus months of Donald Trump's presidency has taught us. Again and again …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Playbook: Four unfolding events that show the crazy times we're in — THE STEP BACK: FOUR UNFOLDING EVENTS THAT SHOW WE'RE LIVING IN RIDICULOUSLY CRAZY TIMES ... REASON 1: THE SPEAKER IS WAGING A VERY PUBLIC WAR WITH THE PRESIDENT IT LOOKS LIKE HE'LL LOSE: SPEAKER PAUL RYAN has privately …
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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump Confronted Cohn on Trade Hours Before Resignation, Sources Say
Trump Confronted Cohn on Trade Hours Before Resignation, Sources Say
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Sruthi Shankar / AOL:
Dow opens lower as Gary Gohn's White House exit sparks trade fears
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump wants to start his trade war tomorrow
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump blames past presidents as far back George H.W. Bush for economic woes
Trump blames past presidents as far back George H.W. Bush for economic woes
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
‘It means disaster’: White House aides fear more policy chaos after Cohn departure
‘It means disaster’: White House aides fear more policy chaos after Cohn departure
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Sarah Fitzpatrick / NBC News:
Stormy Daniels sues Trump, says ‘hush agreement’ invalid because he never signed — Adult film star Stormy Daniels sued Donald Trump Tuesday, alleging that he never signed the nondisclosure agreement that his lawyer had arranged with her. — The civil suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court …
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CNN:
Source: Michael Cohen was provided inside information about House Intel investigation
Source: Michael Cohen was provided inside information about House Intel investigation
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Washington Post:
Porn actress Stormy Daniels sues Trump, says hush agreement is null because he didn't sign it
Porn actress Stormy Daniels sues Trump, says hush agreement is null because he didn't sign it
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Sophie Tatum / CNN:
Stormy Daniels sues Trump over alleged affair and ‘hush’ agreement
Stormy Daniels sues Trump over alleged affair and ‘hush’ agreement
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Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Despite national Democrats' efforts, Laura Moser makes primary runoff in bid for Houston U.S. House seat
Despite national Democrats' efforts, Laura Moser makes primary runoff in bid for Houston U.S. House seat
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
National Democrats' strategy comes up short in Texas
National Democrats' strategy comes up short in Texas
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
With primary ending, Cruz takes opening shot at Beto O'Rourke's name
With primary ending, Cruz takes opening shot at Beto O'Rourke's name
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Dems double turnout in Texas from previous midterm
Dems double turnout in Texas from previous midterm
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Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
For Two Months, I Got My News From Print Newspapers. Here's What I Learned. — I first got news of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., via an alert on my watch. Even though I had turned off news notifications months ago, the biggest news still somehow finds a way to slip through.
New York Times:
Adviser to Emirates With Ties to Trump Aides Is Cooperating With Special Counsel — WASHINGTON — An adviser to the United Arab Emirates with ties to current and former aides to President Trump is cooperating with the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, and gave testimony last week to a grand jury …
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Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Ben Carson Removes Anti-Discrimination Language From HUD Mission Statement — It will no longer reference “inclusive” communities “free from discrimination.” — WASHINGTON Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson is changing the mission statement of his agency …
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Wall Street Journal:
Russian Influence Campaign Extracted Americans' Personal Data — Operators used social media to pitch fake business directories, petitions in return for information — All the Facebook account Black4Black asked for was some personal information about Ajah Hales and other Cleveland-area small-business owners.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Fundraiser's Email Breach Shows Risks Before Midterms — Broidy learned of hack last week from reporter, lawyer says — Emails show his moves in GOP finance, foreign affairs circles — A top Republican fundraiser for Donald Trump's 2016 campaign learned last week that his email accounts …
Arelis R. Hernández / Washington Post:
Exodus from Puerto Rico grows as island struggles to rebound from Hurricane Maria … SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — There have been three muses in Ramoncito “El Andino” Rodríguez's life: love, lament and la isla, Puerto Rico. — The founder of one of the oldest musical acts here …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Give me a break, Axios … Late October saw the news that George Papadopoulos had pleaded guilty in special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's Russia probe. George who? asked the media when the announcement came down. The answer: Papadopoulos was a former Trump campaign adviser who'd admitted …
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Jenn Bernstein / FOX 61:
Gov. Malloy: ‘NRA has become a terrorist organization’ — HARTFORD — A war of words has erupted between two Connecticut lawmakers and the National Rifle Association. — “The idea that the NRA should be recognized as a voice for gun safety is ridiculous,” Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin said Tuesday night.
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Nigel Jaquiss / Willamette Week:
In 2011, Portland Police Investigated a Sexual Assault Complaint Against Billionaire Mark Cuban. He Wasn't Charged. Here's What Happened. — WW has obtained the transcript of a Portland Police detective's interview with Cuban. “Oh my Lord,” Cuban said. “Oh my f***ing Lord.”
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Elizabeth Bruenig / Washington Post:
It's time to give socialism a try — In the United States, we've arrived at a pair of mutually exclusive convictions: that liberal, capitalist democracies are guaranteed by their nature to succeed and that in our Trumpist moment they seem to be failing in deeply unsettling ways.
Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
Tom Perez's claim that DNC broke fundraising records in January … “We raised more money in January, for instance, of 2018 than any January in our history. So if the question is, ‘Do we have enough money to implement our game plan?’ Absolutely.” — Perez has been dogged by questions …
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Washington Free Beacon
TMZ.com:
O.J. Simpson's ‘Confession’ on FOX Special ‘If I Did It’ — This never-before-seen video is the smoking gun in the upcoming FOX special, ‘If I Did It’ ... and it provides the reason O.J. Simpson went to Nicole Brown Simpson's house the night she was murdered.
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Trumpism Is a Psychology, Not an Ideology — Trump presents an insurmountable challenge an intellectual approach to politics because his decisions aren't based on any coherent body of ideas. — For the last couple of years I've been banging my spoon on my high chair about how Trumpism …
John Bowden / The Hill:
Kellyanne Conway found to have violated Hatch Act — violated the Hatch Act on two occasions, the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) informed the Trump administration Tuesday. — Appearing in her official capacity, Conway endorsed and advocated against political candidates, the watchdog said, referring its findings to President Trump
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Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
Saving Speaker Ryan? — The degree to which Paul Ryan has prostrated himself is remarkable. — Fourteen months ago, House Speaker Paul Ryan made a promise at a CNN town hall to a DREAMer: “House Speaker Paul Ryan strongly suggested to her that the revocation of protections for the ‘dreamers’ brought …
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Private-sector jobs grow by 235,000 in February, vs 195,000 expected: ADP/Moody's Analytics — Private payrolls rose by 235,000 in February, well above Wall Street estimates of 195,000, according to a report from ADP and Moody's Analytics. — Growth actually decelerated slightly …
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Norman J. Ornstein / New York Times:
How a Bad Law and a Big Mistake Drove My Mentally Ill Son Away — Ever since the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., law enforcement and other officials have been calling for changes in the Baker Act, a Florida law that allows involuntary commitment for 72 hours of people who are an imminent danger to themselves or others.