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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump Vows ‘Big Price’ for Syria Attack, Raising Prospect of Missile Strike  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump on Sunday promised a “big price” to be paid for what he said was a chemical weapons attack that choked dozens of Syrians to death the day before, and a top White House official …
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mccain.senate.gov:
STATEMENT BY SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON CHEMICAL ATTACK IN SYRIA  —  Washington, D.C. ­- U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on the chemical attack in Syria:  —  “President Trump last week signaled …
Discussion: ABC News, Townhall and The Daily Caller
Kathy Gilsinan / The Atlantic:
The Terrible Cost of Obama's Failure in Syria  —  Four years ago, it almost looked as if chemical attacks on Syrian civilians would stop.  “We struck a deal where we got 100 percent of the chemical weapons out,” declared then-Secretary of State John Kerry on Meet the Press in 2014.
Ben Hubbard / New York Times:
Dozens Suffocate in Syria as Government Is Accused of Chemical Attack  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon — Dozens of Syrians choked to death after a suspected chemical attack struck the rebel-held suburb of Douma, sending a stream of patients with burning eyes and breathing problems to medical clinics, aid groups said on Sunday.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump calls out Putin by name for “backing Animal Assad”
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump's top national security spokesman to leave White House  —  National Security Council spokesman Michael Anton said Sunday that he plans to leave the White House — a move that will leave President Donald Trump without one of the earliest and sharpest defenders of his “America First” foreign policy.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
How Trumpworld is winging a trade war  —  When the president threatened China with $100 billion in new tariffs, there had hardly been any White House discussion.  —  What I'm hearing: There wasn't one single deliberative meeting in which senior officials sat down to debate the pros and cons of this historic threat.
Tina Nguyen / Vanity Fair:
Running Out of Punching Bags, Trump Turns on Mattis  —  The president has wasted no time turning Mattis into his next McMaster.  —  Until recently, Donald Trump's campaign to purge naysayers had spared the Pentagon.  In the absence of more proximate targets, however, it appears the president …
Discussion: Washington Post
Mike Allen / Axios:   Netanyahu couldn't convince Trump to rethink Syria policy
Andrew Degrandpre / Washington Post:   Ronny Jackson, Trump's pick for Veterans Affairs, may pass up $1 million to join the Cabinet
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump's budget “undo” button
Discussion: Forbes and Breitbart
Peter Mellado / Washington Press:
Reporters just uncovered a scandal that places Trump Tower fire death at Trump's feet  —  A tragic fire on the 50th floor of Trump Tower in Manhattan broke out shortly before 6 PM Saturday.  Before it was over, one resident perished and 6 firefighters suffered injuries in the 4 alarm fire.
Discussion: Mother Jones, USA Today and IJR
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Trump bragged that his tower withstood a fire — but has been silent about the man who died in it … Depending on who you followed more closely, there were two accounts of the fire Saturday night that tore through a 50th-floor apartment in Trump Tower, President Trump's namesake building on Fifth Avenue in New York.
Caroline Linton / CBS News:
Trump Tower fire is second 2018 blaze in sprinkler-free residential tower
USA Today:
Fatal Trump Tower fire: No sprinkler system in apartments
Discussion: Mediaite and NPR
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Trump fought fire legislation and refused to install sprinklers on residential floors of Trump Tower
Discussion: CBS News
Michelle Castillo / CNBC:
Facebook suspends another data analytics firm after CNBC discovers it was using tactics like Cambridge Analytica  — Data analytics firm CubeYou used personality quizzes clearly labeled for “non-profit academic research” to help marketers find customers.  — One of its quizzes …
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New York Times:
‘You Are the Product’: Targeted by Cambridge Analytica on Facebook  —  Christopher Deason stumbled upon the psychological questionnaire on June 9, 2014.  He was taking a lot of online surveys back then, each one earning him a few dollars to help pay the bills.
New York Times:
Zuckerberg Gets a Crash Course in Charm. Will Congress Care?
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Republicans Seize on Impeachment for Edge in 2018 Midterms  —  WASHINGTON — As Republican leaders scramble to stave off a Democratic wave or at least mitigate their party's losses in November, a strategy is emerging on the right for how to energize conservatives and drive a wedge between …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Conservative pollster: ‘I think the Republicans are in deep trouble’
Discussion: Mediaite
Ira Madison III / The Daily Beast:
Jimmy Kimmel's Homophobic Attacks on Sean Hannity Expose a Liberal Blind Spot … The ongoing feud between Sean Hannity and Jimmy Kimmel has been mostly exhausting.  —  Incensed at Kimmel lightly mocking first lady Melania Trump, Hannity has accused the late-night host of being …
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Adam Bagni / providencejournal.com:
My Turn: Adam Bagni: Sinclair messes with R.I. landmark  —  If there's one thing I've learned after more than a decade in journalism, it's that the facts are rarely black and white.  Newsworthy stories are often complicated.  And the truth is seldom easily explained.
Discussion: Splinter
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James McAuley / Washington Post:
Hungarian prime minister wins reelection … BUDAPEST —Viktor Orban, Hungary's staunchly anti-migrant prime minister, was reelected Sunday after his right-wing Fidesz party was projected to win a supermajority of seats in parliament.  The resounding victory will probably permit Orban's government …
Discussion: Axios and Al Jazeera English
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Pablo Gorondi / Associated Press:   Hungary's Viktor Orban wins re-election, gets super majority
Marco Giannangeli / Daily Express:
REVEALED: The bombshell Russian message intercepted on DAY of Skripal poisonings  —  AN ELECTRONIC message to Moscow sent on the day former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned with a nerve agent in Salisbury included the phrase “the package has been delivered”.
Wall Street Journal:
North Korea Ready to Discuss Denuclearization, U.S. Officials Say  —  Assurance clears the way for a summit meeting between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump  —  North Korea has told the U.S. that Kim Jong Un is prepared to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula …
Discussion: The Guardian
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
North Korea confirms to White House that it is willing to talk about denuclearization, administration officials say
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
How Trump thrives in ‘news deserts’  —  President Donald Trump's attacks on the mainstream media may be rooted in statistical reality: An extensive review of subscription data and election results shows that Trump outperformed the previous Republican nominee, Mitt Romney …
Washington Post:
Is Trump lying about the hush money?  —  REGARDING THE tawdry story of President Trump's involvement with Stephanie Clifford, a.k.a. Stormy Daniels, it's important to distinguish the aspects that present legitimate matters of public interest from those that do not.
Discussion: NBC News
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Farmers who propelled Trump to presidency fear becoming pawns in trade war  —  MANKATO, Minn. — Many of the farmers who helped propel Donald Trump to the presidency fear becoming pawns in his escalating trade war with China, which threatens markets for soybeans, corn and other lifeblood crops in the Upper Midwest.
Discussion: Daily Kos
George F. Will / Washington Post:
There's no good reason to stop felons from voting … The bumpy path of Desmond Meade's life meandered to its current interesting point.  He is a graduate of Florida International University law school but cannot vote in his home state because his path went through prison …
New York Daily News:
NYPD chief's son keeps job as cop despite getting busted for groping woman at Atlantic City casino  —  A rookie cop whose dad is an NYPD chief avoided getting fired after an off-duty arrest for groping a woman at an Atlantic City casino, police sources told the Daily News.
Discussion: Law & Crime
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Three Republican senators voice concern about EPA head Scott Pruitt's conduct  —  Three Republican senators expressed concern Sunday about embattled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, amid growing scrutiny over his spending and management practices.
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Facebook's Sandberg backs out of ABC News interview  —  Sheryl Sandberg seems to be “leaning out” of her press push to hush the hysteria over Facebook privacy and user-data leaks.  —  After many significant days of silence, the Facebook COO was quizzed by “Today's” Savannah Guthrie on Friday …
 
 
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New York Post:
De Blasio aide busted with gun in car
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The Roanoke Times:
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BuzzFeed:
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Bill Pascrell / USA Today:
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Associated Press:
Senator's son to seek new civil trial against Joe Arpaio
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Margaret Wente / Globe and Mail:
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Michael Bachner / The Times of Israel:
Liberman signals Trump didn't consult with Israel on Syria withdrawal
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Jon Herskovitz / Reuters:
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