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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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RedState and Joe.My.God.
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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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, BuzzFeed, The Hill, Politico and ThinkProgress
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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CNN:
Federal investigators question Ted Malloch in special counsel probe — The Mueller investigation: Who could be next? — (CNN)The FBI this week detained and questioned Ted Malloch — who says he was an informal Trump campaign adviser in 2016 who was rumored last year to be a candidate …
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Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
FBI questions Ted Malloch, Trump campaign figure and Farage ally
FBI questions Ted Malloch, Trump campaign figure and Farage ally
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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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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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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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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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Cheryl K. Chumley / Washington Times:
David Hogg would've made a good brownshirt
David Hogg would've made a good brownshirt
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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?’
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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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 …
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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Hamed Aleaziz / San Francisco Chronicle:
Immigration chief in San Francisco apologizes for social media post seen as offensive — The head of federal immigration enforcement in Northern California apologized for posting an image on social media that Muslim American groups say is offensive because it dehumanizes Muslim women.
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Raw Story
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
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Top government ethics chief Walter Shaub and staff used Headspace meditation app to deal with stress of working under Trump — Then-Office of Government Ethics Director Walter Shaub and his staff used the Headspace meditation app during the first six months of the administration of President Donald Trump.
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Talking Points Memo and thecut
Sewell Chan / New York Times:
14 Million Visitors to U.S. Face Social-Media Screening — Nearly all applicants for a visa to enter the United States — an estimated 14.7 million people a year — will be asked to submit their social-media user names for the past five years, under proposed rules that the State Department issued on Friday.
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.
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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