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Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Personal Assistant Is Fired — John McEntee was escorted out of White House for unspecified security issue — WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump's personal assistant, John McEntee, was escorted out of the White House on Monday, two senior administration officials said.
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Trump ousts Tillerson, will replace him as secretary of state with CIA chief Pompeo … President Trump has ousted Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and replaced him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo, orchestrating a major change to his national security team amid delicate negotiations with North Korea, White House officials said Tuesday.
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Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
New C.I.A. Deputy Director, Gina Haspel, Had Leading Role in Torture — WASHINGTON — As a clandestine officer at the Central Intelligence Agency in 2002, Gina Haspel oversaw the torture of two terrorism suspects and later took part in an order to destroy videotapes documenting …
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CNN:
Longtime Trump aide fired over financial crime investigation — (CNN)President Donald Trump's longtime personal aide John McEntee was fired because he is currently under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security for serious financial crimes, a source familiar with his firing told CNN.
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New York Times:
Trump Answers Questions on Rex Tillerson and Mike Pompeo: Full Transcript — President Trump announced on Tuesday that he had ousted Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson and intended to replaced him with Mike Pompeo, the C.I.A. director. — Mr. Trump answered questions about the shake …
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Rex Tillerson has been fired. Experts say he did damage that could last “a generation.” — Tillerson was “one of the worst secretaries of state” in modern history, according to experts from across the political spectrum. — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was fired by President Donald Trump …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The Republican coverup for Trump just got much worse … THE MORNING PLUM: — House Republicans may have the power to prevent important facts about President Trump and Russia from coming to public light. But here's what they don't have the power to do: prevent important facts …
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New York Times:
Rex Tillerson Out as Trump's Secretary of State, Replaced by Mike Pompeo — WASHINGTON — President Trump announced on Tuesday that he had ousted Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson and will replace him with Mike Pompeo, now the C.I.A. director, ending the 14-month tenure of the nation's chief diplomat …
Associated Press:
Trump fires Tillerson at State, replacing with CIA's Pompeo
Trump fires Tillerson at State, replacing with CIA's Pompeo
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Why Did Trump Fire Tillerson Now?
Why Did Trump Fire Tillerson Now?
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Key vacancies at the top at State Department
The Latest: Key vacancies at the top at State Department
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NBC News:
Tillerson says U.K. spy poisoning ‘clearly’ came from Russia
Tillerson says U.K. spy poisoning ‘clearly’ came from Russia
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Daily Mail:
Trump dramatically FIRES Rex Tillerson on Twitter without telling him personally …
Trump dramatically FIRES Rex Tillerson on Twitter without telling him personally …
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Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Schiff: Intel Dems Will Release Their Own Report, ‘Evidence of Collusion’
New York Times:
John McEntee, Trump Aide, Is Forced Out Over Security Issue, but Joins Re-election Campaign
Washington Post:
Gina Haspel, Trump's pick for CIA director, tied to use of brutal interrogation measures
Gina Haspel, Trump's pick for CIA director, tied to use of brutal interrogation measures
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Trump fires Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, to be replaced by CIA Director Mike Pompeo
Trump fires Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, to be replaced by CIA Director Mike Pompeo
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump body man Johnny McEntee leaving White House for campaign
Trump body man Johnny McEntee leaving White House for campaign
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CBS News:
Approval of Trump's handling of North Korea increases - CBS News poll
Approval of Trump's handling of North Korea increases - CBS News poll
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Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
Tillerson casts poisoning as sign of more aggressive Russia
Tillerson casts poisoning as sign of more aggressive Russia
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump fires White House assistant John McEntee, who promptly rejoins Trump's campaign
Trump fires White House assistant John McEntee, who promptly rejoins Trump's campaign
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Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Gina Haspel, nominated by Trump as first woman to lead CIA, has controversial past
Gina Haspel, nominated by Trump as first woman to lead CIA, has controversial past
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Gina Haspel, Trump's CIA Pick, Ran a Laboratory for Torture
Gina Haspel, Trump's CIA Pick, Ran a Laboratory for Torture
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Luis Sanchez / The Hill:
House Intel Republican contradicts panel, says Russia tried to help Trump in 2016
House Intel Republican contradicts panel, says Russia tried to help Trump in 2016
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Luke Harding / The Guardian:
Russian exile Nikolai Glushkov found dead at his London home — Close friend of late oligarch Boris Berezovsky claimed political asylum in UK after being convicted of fraud … A Russian exile who was close friends with the late oligarch Boris Berezovsky has been found dead in his London home, his lawyer has said.
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Roland Oliphant / Telegraph:
Russian businessman and close associate of Boris Berezovsky found dead in Britain, lawyer says — A close associate of the late oligarch Boris Berezovsky has been found dead in Britain, it has been reported. — Nikolai Glushkov, a former deputy director of Aeroflot, died at the age of 69 …
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Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
ICE spokesman resigns, citing fabrications by agency chief, Sessions, about Calif. immigrant arrests … The San Francisco spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has resigned over what he described as “false” and “misleading” statements made by top-ranking officials …
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Hamed Aleaziz / San Francisco Chronicle:
ICE spokesman quits over officials' claim of 800 eluding arrest — The San Francisco spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement resigned after the agency's recent Northern California sweep, saying he couldn't continue to do his job after Trump administration officials …
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Dan Simon / CNN:
ICE spokesman in SF resigns and slams Trump administration officials
ICE spokesman in SF resigns and slams Trump administration officials
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Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
Roger Stone claimed contact with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in 2016, according to two associates … In the spring of 2016, longtime political operative Roger Stone had a phone conversation that would later seem prophetic, according to the person on the other end of the line.
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CNN:
Trump asking for advice on Stormy Daniels situation — Daniels offers to return hush money to Trump — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump has been seeking counsel from confidantes on how he should handle the Stormy Daniels situation, a source close to the President tells CNN.
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Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
EXCLUSIVE: Stormy Daniels' Pal on Trump: ‘He Would Call All the Time’
EXCLUSIVE: Stormy Daniels' Pal on Trump: ‘He Would Call All the Time’
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Republicans abandon tax cut message in Pa. special election — Republicans backed away from their signature tax-cut law in the final days of a closely watched special House election in the Pittsburgh suburbs — even though it's the very accomplishment on which they had banked their midterm election hopes.
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Vaughn Hillyard / NBC News:
Pennsylvania GOP candidate Rick Saccone claims his opponents ‘hate’ Trump, U.S., and God
Pennsylvania GOP candidate Rick Saccone claims his opponents ‘hate’ Trump, U.S., and God
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Manafort could face ‘rest of life in prison,’ judge says — Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman, runs a significant risk of spending the rest of his life in prison and the evidence against him by special counsel Robert Mueller's office seems strong, a federal judge declared in an order made public on Tuesday.
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Kyle Olson / The American Mirror:
VIDEO: Hillary slips down stairs in India — despite two men holding her up — Even though Hillary Clinton had help going down a set of stairs in India today, she still nearly fell down. — While visiting Jahaz Mahal in Dhar's Mandu, Clinton was attempting to descend about 15 stairs.
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Alex Roarty / Press Association:
Abortion debate is over inside the Democratic Party — Conor Lamb is a Marine, talks tough on crime, and sounds downright Republican on an issue like natural gas fracking — exactly the type of politician Democrats have traditionally turned to when contesting elections in deeply conservative areas.
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US Department of State:
I. Steven (Steve) Goldstein — Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs — Term of Appointment: 12/2017 to present — Steve Goldstein was sworn in as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs on December 4, 2017. — Mr. Goldstein is a communications …
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