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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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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
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Joe.My.God. and RedState
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
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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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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RedState, Politico, BuzzFeed and ThinkProgress
Bloomberg:
EPA Chief's $50-a-Night Rental Said to Raise White House Angst
EPA Chief's $50-a-Night Rental Said to Raise White House Angst
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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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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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Washington Post:
Noor Salman, the Orlando nightclub shooter's wife, acquitted of charges she aided 2016 massacre
Noor Salman, the Orlando nightclub shooter's wife, acquitted of charges she aided 2016 massacre
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Jezebel, Conservative Review and The Truth About Guns
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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CNN:
Federal investigators question Ted Malloch in special counsel probe
Federal investigators question Ted Malloch in special counsel probe
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Media Matters for America and AOL
Tom Winter / NBC News:
Trump ally detained, served with Mueller subpoena at Boston airport
Trump ally detained, served with Mueller subpoena at Boston airport
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Raw Story
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, Bustle, Daily Kos, New York Magazine, thecut, AOL, Mother Jones, Jezebel and Political Wire
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Atlantis pulls ads from Laura Ingraham's show — The Atlantis, Paradise Island resort said Friday that it would be pulling its advertisements from Fox News host Laura Ingraham's show over her comments about a Parkland, Fla., high school shooting survivor. — “Atlantis does not support …
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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, TheBlaze, Scared Monkeys, Breitbart, New York Times, Media Matters for America and Right Wing Watch
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Dan Abrams on Parkland Students Becoming ‘Advocates’: ‘These Kids Better Saddle Up’
Dan Abrams on Parkland Students Becoming ‘Advocates’: ‘These Kids Better Saddle Up’
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Daily Wire
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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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
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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Roxane Gay / New York Times:
The ‘Roseanne’ Reboot Is Funny. I'm Not Going to Keep Watching. — It can be very difficult to separate the art from the artist. In the case of Roseanne Barr and her critically acclaimed television show based on her life, it is nearly impossible. I wasn't going to watch the reboot …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
ABC is about to announce Season 2 of ‘Roseanne’ reboot
ABC is about to announce Season 2 of ‘Roseanne’ reboot
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Daily Wire, New York Times, WPIX 11 New York, WNEP-TV, Splinter, IJR, Mediaite, The Daily Caller and CNN
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
New York Times:
Russian Accused of Hacking U.S. Technology Firms Is Extradited — PRAGUE — A Russian man accused of hacking the systems of three American technology companies in 2012, possibly compromising the personal information of more than 100 million users, was extradited to the United States from the Czech Republic on Friday.
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Mad Dog PAC and Gizmodo, more at Techmeme »
Joy-Ann Reid / The Daily Beast:
The Republicans Are Clinging Frantically to Power … The Republican Party is building a wall. Not the one Donald Trump promised his supporters Mexico would pay for (and then American taxpayers would pay and now, apparently, the U.S. military). The GOP is desperately seeking to build …
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Raw Story
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 …
Felicia Schwartz / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Freezes Funds for Syrian Recovery, Signaling Pullback — Order to State Department to hold off on spending jibes with president's call for an early exit — WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump froze more than $200 million in funds for recovery efforts in Syria as his administration …
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Axios
BBC:
Gaza-Israel border: Clashes ‘leave 16 Palestinians dead and hundreds injured’ — Palestinian officials say at least 16 people have been killed by Israeli forces and hundreds more wounded during protests at the Gaza-Israeli border. — Thousands had marched to the border at the start of a six-week protest …
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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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RedState, Telegraph, Washington Post, Vox, The Daily Caller 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
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 and Mother Jones
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
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.
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Mediaite
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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