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Devan Cole / CNN:
New book alleges Kellyanne Conway is the ‘number one leaker’ in Trump White House — Author: Kellyanne Conway is the No. 1 leaker — (CNN)The author of a new book on the current state of affairs in the White House claims that Kellyanne Conway is the “number one leaker” in President Donald Trump's White House.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump's island of misfit toys — As President Trump increasingly tunes out formal advisers, there's a growing list of misfits and hangers-on that he just can't seem to quit — and whose advice he seems to welcome and even adopt. — Why it matters: Trump is successfully resisting …
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Tom Hancock / Financial Times:
China slaps new duties on US nuts, pork, fruit and wine — China has unveiled retaliatory duties on US food imports including pork, fruit, nuts and wine of up to 25 per cent as a response to the Trump administration's new tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.
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New York Times:
The Kushners Saw Redemption in the White House. It Was a Mirage. — It was sweet redemption for Charles Kushner last year when his son Jared was named senior White House adviser. A dozen years earlier, a sordid scandal stemming partly from a family falling-out had reduced the senior …
Max Seddon / Financial Times:
Trump adviser's Russian contact closely linked to Putin family — Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater private security group and a close campaign adviser to Donald Trump, met a Russian financier with direct ties to Vladimir Putin's family in the weeks leading up to Mr Trump's inauguration …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
‘No more DACA deal,’ Trump says as he threatens to ‘stop’ NAFTA if Mexico doesn't better secure border … PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump said Sunday that there would be no deal to legalize the status of millions of “dreamers,” undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children …
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Venting on Immigration, Trump Vows ‘No More DACA Deal’ and Threatens Nafta
Venting on Immigration, Trump Vows ‘No More DACA Deal’ and Threatens Nafta
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Washington Post:
Sacramento sheriff's cruiser hits woman during Stephon Clark protest and speeds away, video shows … SACRAMENTO — A woman was struck by a police vehicle as it peeled away from protesters demonstrating against the police killing of Stephon Clark in what was described by the victim and protesters …
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Erica Pandey / Axios:
From Shulkin to Christie: the best of this week's Sunday shows — After a week punctuated by Trump administration exits and tensions with Russia and North Korea, lawmakers and politicos took to the Sunday shows to make sense of it all. — One key quote: When asked by CNN's Jake Tapper on …
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Jaweed Kaleem / Los Angeles Times:
First it was Confederate monuments. Now statues offensive to Native Americans are poised to topple across the U.S. … Over the decades, this quiet coastal hamlet has earned a reputation as one of the most liberal places in the nation. Arcata was the first U.S. city to ban the sale …
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Christie: If Trump uses ‘hyperbolic’ style with Mueller it could send him to jail … Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Sunday warned that President Trump — 's “hyperbolic” style could have consequences if he testifies for special counsel Robert Mueller — 's Russia investigation.
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Trump blasts Amazon — but his campaign used it regularly for office supplies — President Trump has blasted Amazon the last few days, alleging the e-commerce giant is taking advantage of the U.S. Postal Service and failing to pay enough in state and local taxes.
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Mark Osborne / ABC News:
Trump International Golf Club sign splattered with red paint by vandals — Someone in West Palm Beach, Florida, took the term “paint the town red” a bit too literal on Saturday night. — The entrance to Trump International Golf Club, the president's course du jour while at the so-called Winter White House …
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Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
'I don't know how you survive this one': Chris Christie on Pruitt's condo deal — EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt likely faces trouble over reports of his living in a condo co-owned by the wife of a top lobbyist for energy firms, said Chris Christie, an ABC News contributor and former governor of New Jersey.
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New York Times:
After Gun Control Marches, 'It'll Go Away' vs. ‘We Are Not Cynical Yet’ — BERRYVILLE, Va. — For more than a month now, the questions have ricocheted down this Main Street culled from a Norman Rockwell dreamscape — past the dueling barbershops and the outdoor broom sale and the mural with the horse …
Anna Sanders / New York Post:
Congressman allegedly used position to get baby mama's son out of heroin bust — Congressman Dan Donovan has been accused of using his official position to get his baby mama's son out of a heroin arrest on Staten Island. — Donovan, a former district attorney who now represents Staten Island …
Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
Onstage, South Korean K-Pop Stars. In the Balcony, Kim Jong-un, Clapping. — SEOUL, South Korea — He clapped and he smiled, even posing for a group photo with a K-pop band. — The appearance by North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, on Sunday at a concert by South Korean musicians in Pyongyang …
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Paid maternity leave? Your baby will get the bill. … The recent bipartisan budget agreement, which signals that 12-digit deficits are acceptable to both parties even when the economy is robust, indicates government's future. So does government's pregnancy, which was announced nine months ago …
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Laura Ingraham goes on vacation as more advertisers drop her Fox News show over David Hogg comment — Fox News host Laura Ingraham is taking a weeklong vacation as advertisers continue to abandon her program over her remarks about Parkland high school shooting survivor David Hogg.
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Tara Parker-Pope / New York Times:
Are Today's Teenagers Smarter and Better Than We Think? — Today's teenagers have been raised on cellphones and social media. Should we worry about them or just get out of their way? — A recent wave of student protests around the country has provided a close-up view of Generation Z in action, and many adults have been surprised.