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Matthew Mosk / ABC News:
EXCLUSIVE: Pruitt's EPA security broke down door to lobbyist condo — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt's protective detail broke down the door at the Capitol Hill condo where he was living, believing he was unconscious and unresponsive and needed rescue …
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Talking Points Memo, NY State of Politics, Political Wire and Joe.My.God.
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Washington Post:
As new details emerge, Scott Pruitt's housing arrangements come under scrutiny … Scott Pruitt's unusual housing arrangement during much of last year — when he paid a lobbyist a modest sum each night for staying in a Capitol Hill condo she co-owned — has generated a new round of scrutiny …
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CNN, Associated Press, Vox, ThinkProgress, Dispatches, ABC News and New York Times
Bloomberg:
EPA Chief's $50-a-Night Rental Said to Raise White House Angst — Pruitt apartment questions follow first-class flight reports — Washington lease is compared to an Airbnb-style arrangement — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt's lease at a Washington apartment owned …
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CNN, Politico, The Atlantic, New Republic, The Hill, ThinkProgress, ABC News, Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, Common Dreams, Bustle, AOL, Washington Post, Congressman Don Beyer, Axios, Raw Story, Joe.My.God. and Political Wire
John Santucci / ABC News:
EXCLUSIVE: EPA chief Pruitt joined by family in condo tied to lobbyist ‘power couple’
EXCLUSIVE: EPA chief Pruitt joined by family in condo tied to lobbyist ‘power couple’
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BuzzFeed and ThinkProgress
Ralph Peters / Washington Post:
Why I left Fox News … You could measure the decline of Fox News by the drop in the quality of guests waiting in the green room. A year and a half ago, you might have heard George Will discussing policy with a senator while a former Cabinet member listened in.
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ThinkProgress, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
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Jeff McCall / The Hill:
CNN lost its way in struggle to find an audience
CNN lost its way in struggle to find an audience
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The Western Journal and TVNewser
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Ex-Fox News contributor: I was silenced on Russia because I didn't back Trump
Ex-Fox News contributor: I was silenced on Russia because I didn't back Trump
Discussion:
RedState and Joe.My.God.
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
FBI questions Ted Malloch, Trump campaign figure and Farage ally — American once touted as possible ambassador to EU tells of being detained at Boston airport and subpoenaed by Robert Mueller's Trump-Russia inquiry … A controversial London-based academic with close ties to Nigel Farage …
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Raw Story, Daily Kos, Shakesville, Politico, Political Wire and The Gateway Pundit
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Tom Winter / NBC News:
Trump ally detained, served with Mueller subpoena at Boston airport — A professor and author who once presented himself as a possible Trump administration ambassador to the European Union was detained and questioned by the FBI at Boston Logan airport and served a subpoena …
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Raw Story
CNN:
Federal investigators question Ted Malloch in special counsel probe
Federal investigators question Ted Malloch in special counsel probe
Discussion:
Media Matters for America, AOL and CANNONFIRE
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Roger Stone: Sam Nunberg Is a ‘Lying Asshole’ and ‘Psycho’
Roger Stone: Sam Nunberg Is a ‘Lying Asshole’ and ‘Psycho’
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Raw Story, CANNONFIRE and Joe.My.God.
Washington Post:
Behind the chaos: Office that vets Trump appointees plagued by inexperience … An obscure White House office responsible for recruiting and vetting thousands of political appointees has suffered from inexperience and a shortage of staff, hobbling the Trump administration's efforts …
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Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, New York Magazine, AOL, thecut, Mother Jones, Jezebel and Political Wire
Cheryl K. Chumley / Washington Times:
David Hogg would've made a good brownshirt — ANALYSIS/OPINION: — David Hogg, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas high-schooler who seems to have set himself up as Laura Ingraham's arch nemesis, has been making national television rounds of late, pretty much calling for adults to step aside …
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The Daily Caller, NewsBusters, The Moderate Voice, Daily Wire, Raw Story, twitchy.com, IJR, Bustle, No More Mister Nice Blog, Splinter and Breitbart
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Atlantis pulls ads from Laura Ingraham's show
Atlantis pulls ads from Laura Ingraham's show
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Media Matters for America, Vox, CBS News, POLITICUSUSA, Breitbart, Mediaite, Washington Post, RedState, Common Dreams, ABC News, Daily Wire and Metro Weekly
Dan Nowicki / Arizona Republic:
Parkland survivor David Hogg to John McCain: ‘Why do you take so much money from the NRA?’
Parkland survivor David Hogg to John McCain: ‘Why do you take so much money from the NRA?’
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RedState, Breitbart, Scared Monkeys and IJR
James Doubek / NPR:
Advertisers Ditch Laura Ingraham After She Mocks Parkland Activist
Advertisers Ditch Laura Ingraham After She Mocks Parkland Activist
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RedState, The Daily Caller, New York Times, IJR, Daily Wire, Media Matters for America, The Gateway Pundit, Bustle, Right Wing Watch, Mediaite, The Federalist, Religion News Service, Conservative Review, Talking Points Memo, Scene and Heard, Hullabaloo, NBC News, Splinter, Political Wire, Breitbart, TVNewser, AOL, Washington Times, Deadline, twitchy.com, Joe.My.God. and PerezHilton
Saba Hamedy / CNN:
‘Clueless’ star Stacey Dash withdraws from congressional race — Washington (CNN)"Clueless" star and former Fox News commentator Stacey Dash is withdrawing her congressional bid, a representative for the actress confirmed to CNN Friday. — “After much prayer, introspection and discussions with my family …
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Raw Story, Refinery29, Joe.My.God. and twitchy.com
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Cosmopolitan:
Stacey Dash Is Withdrawing From the California Congressional Race — In an exclusive statement to Cosmopolitan.com, the former “Clueless” star says she's calling off her campaign for political office. — Only one month after filing paperwork to — run for Congress
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Washington Times and Mediaite
Gal Tziperman Lotan / Orlando Sentinel:
Foreman: Jury ‘convinced’ Noor Salman knew Mateen was plotting attack, but couldn't convict — The foreman of the Noor Salman jury contacted the Orlando Sentinel with a statement about what the three days of deliberations were like for the 12 people who acquitted the widow of the Pulse shooter, Omar Mateen.
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Jihad Watch
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Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Noor Salman Is Acquitted in Pulse Nightclub Shooting
Noor Salman Is Acquitted in Pulse Nightclub Shooting
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Fox News, Washington Post, New York Magazine, Fox News Insider, Jezebel, Althouse, Bustle, Hit & Run, The Daily Beast, Jihad Watch and The Intercept
New York Times:
Stephon Clark Was Shot 8 Times From Behind or the Side, Family-Ordered Autopsy Finds — Stephon Clark, the unarmed black man who was killed by the Sacramento police in his grandmother's backyard, was shot eight times from behind or the side, according to a private autopsy commissioned by his family.
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ABC News, Los Angeles Times, Raw Story, Hit & Run, Outside the Beltway, Law & Crime and Axios
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Associated Press:
AP-NORC/MTV Poll: Young people run from Trump — NEW YORK (AP) — A majority of young people believe President Donald Trump is racist, dishonest and “mentally unfit” for office, according to a new survey that finds the nation's youngest potential voters are more concerned about the Republican's performance …
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Washington Monthly, Daily Kos, AOL, Axios and CNN
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
ABC is about to announce Season 2 of ‘Roseanne’ reboot — Pro-Trump ‘Roseanne’ returns with strong ratings — Just days after “Roseanne” made a blockbuster return, ABC is set to order a second season, according to a source at the network. — The move is a no-brainer.
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New York Times, Daily Wire, WPIX 11 New York, WNEP-TV, IJR, Splinter, Mediaite, The Daily Caller and CNN
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Roxane Gay / New York Times:
The ‘Roseanne’ Reboot Is Funny. I'm Not Going to Keep Watching.
The ‘Roseanne’ Reboot Is Funny. I'm Not Going to Keep Watching.
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Fox News, Washington Post, Hit & Run, NewsBusters, Towleroad, Washington Free Beacon and news.avclub.com
New York Times:
Facebook Employees in an Uproar Over Executive's Leaked Memo — SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook employees were in an uproar on Friday over a leaked 2016 memo from a top executive defending the social network's growth at any cost — even if it caused deaths from a terrorist attack that was organized on the platform.
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The Atlantic, The Daily Caller and The Western Journal
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Casey Newton / The Verge:
Here are the internal Facebook posts of employees discussing today's leaked memo
Here are the internal Facebook posts of employees discussing today's leaked memo
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BBC, BuzzFeed, The Ringer, Breitbart, The Guardian, RedState, TheBlaze, The Western Journal, Daily Mail, Mashable, VICE News, The Atlantic, RAPPLER, Mother Jones, The Daily Beast, Politico, Gizmodo, Raw Story and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
Vanita Gupta / Washington Post:
The bitter lie behind the census's citizenship question — Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, was head of the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department from 2014 to 2017. — Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross failed a crucial test of leadership this week.
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New York Times, Right Wing Watch and Breitbart
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Greg Walters / VICE News:
Paul Manafort, a mysterious Russian jet, and a secret meeting — In August 2016, a private jet linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska traveled from Moscow to Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey. The Gulfstream G550 (registration M-ALAY) landed shortly after midnight and …
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Raw Story, Vox, Defense One, Mother Jones, CNBC, The Gateway Pundit and RedState
Donald J. Trump / The White House:
President Donald J. Trump Proclaims April 2018 as National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month — During National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, we remain steadfast in our efforts to stop crimes of sexual violence, provide care for victims, enforce the law …
Vanessa Romo / NPR:
Pope To World: Hell Does Exist — Things got a little heated at the Vatican this week when an Italian journalist reported that Pope Francis denied the existence of hell. — Apparently, the fiery 93-year-old avowed atheist reporter, Eugenio Scalfari of La Repubblica, set the social-media world aflame …
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Telegraph, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, Vox and twitchy.com
Anna Flagg / New York Times:
The Myth of the Criminal Immigrant — The Trump administration's first year of immigration policy has relied on claims that immigrants bring crime into America. President Trump's latest target is sanctuary cities. — “Every day, sanctuary cities release illegal immigrants, drug dealers …
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Washington Monthly and Daily Kos
CNN:
Trump's ‘mini me’ could (partly) fill Hicks' void — How Daniel Scavino went from caddie to Trump insider — (CNN)President Donald Trump has wondered aloud over the past weeks — to pretty much anyone listening — who would occupy the singular role of confidant and conspirator that long-time top aide Hope Hicks was leaving behind.
Discussion:
The Western Journal
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
Denying Genetics Isn't Shutting Down Racism, It's Fueling It — Last weekend, a rather seismic op-ed appeared in the New York Times, and it was for a while one of the most popular pieces in the newspaper. It's by David Reich, a professor of genetics at Harvard, who carefully advanced …
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Washington Monthly, Crooked Timber, The Independent, Daily Wire, Instapundit, MelaniePhillips.com and New York Times
Hartford Courant:
Elizabeth Esty Must Resign — Elizabeth Esty will likely spend the next several days defending her failure to take strong steps to protect a woman who'd been threatened and bullied — by a member of her own staff — by blaming the system and talking about the good she's done in Congress.
TMZ.com:
Arnold Schwarzenegger — Undergoes Emergency Heart Surgery — EXCLUSIVE — 10:40 AM PT — Arnold's people just told us the following ... the procedure was “to replace a pulmonic valve that was originally replaced due to a congenital heart defect in 1997.
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USA Today, Washington Post, IJR, The Guardian, Raw Story, Hollywood Life, news.avclub.com, Bustle, FOX6Now.com and AOL
Hannah Furness / Telegraph:
Pippa Middleton's father-in-law investigated over ‘rape of minor’ — The father-in-law of Pippa Middleton is being investigated by French police over allegations he raped a female minor. — David Matthews, the father of James Matthews who married the Duchess of Cambridge's sister last summer …
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Bustle, Hollywood Life and thecut
Zack Kopplin / The Daily Beast:
New Video: Cop Called Alton Sterling a ‘Stupid Motherf**ker’ After Killing Him … BATON ROUGE, Louisiana—The cop who killed Alton Sterling called him a “stupid ass motherfucker” after shooting him six times at point-blank range, videos released Friday show.