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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Trump Is Going for a Clean Reset”: Fuming in the West Wing, Trump Prepares to Defenestrate Cuck Allies and Go Full MAGA — The president will meet with potential chief-of-staff candidates at Mar-a-Lago next weekend. McMaster is likely next to go. Then Jivanka.
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump Dined with Fox News' Seb Gorka and Jesse Watters at the White House This Week … On Monday night, President Donald Trump welcomed Seb Gorka back into the White House—not for a job but for a meal. — The president was joined for dinner in the White House residence by Fox News personalities …
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Politico:
Search for Hicks replacement turns into West Wing food fight — Various White House factions are backing different candidates for communications director, while Trump is soliciting advice from Hicks on potential successors. — President Donald Trump on Thursday evening poked his head …
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Planning Begins for Kim Jong-un Meeting Some Trump Aides Believe Will Never Happen — WASHINGTON — A day after President Trump accepted an invitation to meet Kim Jong-un of North Korea, the White House began planning on Friday a high-level diplomatic encounter so risky and seemingly far-fetched …
Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Trump makes a mess of North Korea talks hours after announcing them — Even Trump doesn't know what Trump agreed to with North Korea. — Trump's hastily reached decision to accept an invitation to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has sent the White House into a tailspin …
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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Trump's bold stroke on North Korea dissolves into confusion
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Damage control at White House to reverse Trump's stunning blunder
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Will Kim Jong Un — like every other dictator — sucker Trump?
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
‘Morning Joe’ hosts on Trump-North Korea meeting: 'He can't even make a deal with a porn star'
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Tom Llamas / ABC News:
Michael Cohen dismisses claims of email as proof that Trump knew about payment to porn star to buy her silence — The lawyer for Stormy Daniels says emails show President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen was using his Trump Organization email just days before the 2016 election …
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NBC News:
Michael Cohen used Trump company email in Stormy Daniels arrangements — President Donald Trump's personal attorney used his Trump Organization email while arranging to transfer money into an account at a Manhattan bank before he wired $130,000 to adult film star Stormy Daniels to buy her silence.
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Denver Nicks / Rolling Stone:
One Night with Stormy Daniels, the Hero America Needs — Frozen g-strings, squirt guns and hot wax - how Trump's alleged porn-star fling is unapologetically cashing in on a presidential scandal — Frozen g-strings, squirt guns and hot wax - how Trump's alleged porn-star fling is unapologetically cashing in on a presidential scandal
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
The President and the Porn Star: A Story's Slow Rise Above the Din
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Lorraine Woellert / Politico:
Trump lawyer's payment to porn star draws comparisons to John Edwards case
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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Michael Cohen says he used his own home equity line for Stormy Daniels payment
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Lawyers Seek Deal With Mueller to Speed End of Russia Probe — Legal team seek to use interview with president as leverage in negotiations — WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump's lawyers are seeking to negotiate a deal with special counsel Robert Mueller that uses an interview …
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Josh Delk / The Hill:
Trump lawyers seek to offer Mueller an interview in exchange for wrapping up probe: report — are reportedly considering asking special counsel Robert Mueller — to set a hard end date for his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election as one of the preconditions for an interview with president.
Washington Post:
In a personal letter, Trump invited Putin to the 2013 Miss Universe pageant … Donald Trump was so eager to have Vladimir Putin attend the 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Moscow that he wrote a personal letter to the Russian president inviting him to the event, according to multiple people familiar with the document.
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Leslie Dyste / KTVU-TV:
3 hostages taken, shots fired at Yountville Veterans Home — Woman on lockdown at Yountville Veterans Home speaks with KTVU — YOUNTVILLE, Calif. (KTVU) - Three people were taken as hostages and shots were fired at the Veterans Home of California in Yountville — the largest in the United States …
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Jeffrey Schweers / Tallahassee Democrat:
NRA sues Florida over gun bill same day Gov. Scott signed it into law — The National Rifle Association filed a federal lawsuit this afternoon against the state to block a law that had just been signed by Gov. Rick Scott that prohibits gun sales to anyone between the ages of 18 and 21.
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Florida Gov. Rick Scott breaks with NRA to sign new gun regulations
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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Trump's Latest Pardon Shows The Best Way To Get One: Go On Fox News — By comparing his case to Hillary Clinton's, a Navy sailor and his lawyer were able to grab Fox's attention — and the president's. — WASHINGTON A former Navy sailor who pleaded guilty to a felony count of unauthorized possession …
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Elizabeth Llorente / Fox News:
Trump pardons former Navy sailor imprisoned for taking photos on nuclear submarine, White House says
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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Trump pardons sailor in submarine photos case
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Ryan Browne / CNN:
Exclusive: Trump getting a parade but tanks won't roll down Pennsylvania avenue — Here's how other countries do military parades — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump will get his military parade, but it is unlikely to mirror the Paris Bastille Day event which inspired …
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Kayleigh McEnany / CNN:
Jared Kushner is quietly tackling Washington's swamp — Kayleigh McEnany is the national spokesperson for the Republican National Committee. Prior to joining the RNC, McEnany was a CNN political commentator. She earned her law degree from Harvard Law School and BSFS from Georgetown's School of Foreign Service.
New York Times:
The E.P.A Chief Wanted a Climate Science Debate. Trump's Chief of Staff Stopped Him. — Want the latest climate news in your inbox? You can sign up here to receive Climate Fwd:, our new email newsletter. — John F. Kelly, the White House chief of staff, has killed an effort by the head …
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John D. Feeley / Washington Post:
Why I could no longer serve this president — John D. Feeley, who retired this week as a U.S. diplomat, will soon be working with Univision and the Fusion Media Group on immigration-themed content. — Shortly after the Charlottesville riots last August, I made the private decision to step …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli sentenced to 7 years in prison — says, ‘This is my fault’ — Convicted fraudster Martin Shkreli is sentenced for securities fraud related to two hedge funds he ran and to his former drug company Retrophin. — The notorious “pharma bro” …
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Ashley Feinberg / HuffPost:
A Review Of ‘The Shape Of Water,’ From A Guy Who Had Sex With A Dolphin — “I find a dolphin a lot more sexy than that thing was,” said Malcolm Brenner. — In 2010, journalist Malcolm Brenner released his autobiographical novel, Wet Goddess. A few years later, Brenner was the subject …
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