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U.S., Britain and France Strike Syria Over Suspected Chemical Weapons Attack — WASHINGTON — The United States and European allies launched airstrikes on Friday night against Syrian research, storage and military targets as President Trump sought to punish President Bashar al-Assad …
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Washington Post:
Damascus defiant as U.S. strikes prove more limited than feared … BEIRUT — Syria, Russia and Iran shrugged off strikes on Saturday by the United States and its allies against three Syrian chemical weapons facilities, which drew angry condemnations but no indication that there would be a wider escalation.
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump supporters slam decision to launch strikes against Syria — Prominent supporters of President Trump — are expressing skepticism over his decision to launch airstrikes against Syria, slamming the move as overly aggressive and unnecessary. — Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson …
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Washington Post:
After Syria attack, U.S. and Russia tensions rise but fears ease of wider military confrontation … Western leaders warned Syria on Saturday that they could launch further missile strikes if chemical weapons are used again, while the pre-dawn attacks were denounced by Damascus and its backers …
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CNN:
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CBS News:
U.S. launches military strike on Syria in response to chemical attack — live updates — The U.S. on Friday launched “precision” military strikes against targets inside Syria linked to recent chemical attacks, said President Trump in a statement from the White House.
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Washington Post:
U.S. launches missile strikes in Syria … President Trump ordered a military attack against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday, joining allies Britain and France in launching missile strikes in retaliation for what Western nations said was the deliberate gassing of Syrian civilians.
NBC News:
Trump announces strikes on Syria following suspected chemical weapons attack by Assad forces
Trump announces strikes on Syria following suspected chemical weapons attack by Assad forces
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Ross A. Lincoln / The Wrap:
Rachel Maddow Raises ‘Wag the Dog’ Possibility as Trump Orders Syria Strikes
Rachel Maddow Raises ‘Wag the Dog’ Possibility as Trump Orders Syria Strikes
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump strikes Syria
Trump strikes Syria
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Robin Wright / New Yorker:
Trump Strikes Syria Over Chemical Weapons
Paul Sonne / Washington Post:
Trump's strikes on Syria risk retaliation, escalation in a war he wants to avoid
Trump's strikes on Syria risk retaliation, escalation in a war he wants to avoid
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New York Times:
President Trump on Syria Strikes: Full Transcript and Video
President Trump on Syria Strikes: Full Transcript and Video
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Seeks Large Strike in Syria; Mattis Urges Caution
Trump Seeks Large Strike in Syria; Mattis Urges Caution
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Vera Bergengruen / BuzzFeed:
The US And Allies Have Launched Military Strikes On Syria After A Chemical Weapons Attack
Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Armada of US warships steaming toward Middle East
Armada of US warships steaming toward Middle East
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Sources: Mueller has evidence Cohen was in Prague in 2016, confirming part of dossier — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department special counsel has evidence that Donald Trump's personal lawyer and confidant, Michael Cohen, secretly made a late-summer trip to Prague during the 2016 presidential campaign …
CNN:
Exclusive: FBI seized recordings between Trump's lawyer and Stormy Daniels' former lawyer — (CNN)The FBI seized recordings President Donald Trump's attorney made of his conversations with a lawyer representing two women who had alleged affairs with Trump, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN.
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Real Investigation — The one in the Southern District of New York, involving Michael Cohen and apparent hush-money payoffs, is a serious peril for Trump. — President Trump now has real legal peril. The potential jeopardy stems from the investigation that came to light this week …
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Marcy Wheeler / New York Times:
Trump Pardoned Libby to Protect Himself From Mueller — “There is a cloud over the White House as to what happened. Don't you think the F.B.I., the grand jury, the American people are entitled to a straight answer?” — With those words, uttered over a decade ago, Patrick Fitzgerald …
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The Daily Beast:
Prosecutors Probing Michael Cohen Have Nailed Financial Frauds, Corrupt Pols, and Organized Crooks — “The searches are the result of a months-long investigation into Cohen, and seek evidence of crimes, many of which have nothing to do with his work as an attorney, but rather relate to Cohen's own business dealings,” the document says.
DOJ Alumni Statement:
DOJ Alumni Statement Regarding Rod Rosenstein, Robert Mueller, and the Rule of Law — We, the undersigned, are proud alumni of the United States Department of Justice. We served this institution out of a commitment to the founding American principles that our democratic republic depends upon …
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BuzzFeed:
A Former Russian Spy Worked On A Trump Moscow Deal While Trump Was Running For President — While Trump was running for president, his business team was trying to develop a Trump tower in Moscow — with the help of a former Russian military intelligence officer.
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Laila Bassam / Reuters:
Pro-Assad official says targeted bases were evacuated on Russian warning — BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian government and its allies have absorbed a U.S.-led attack on Saturday and the targeted sites were evacuated days ago thanks to a warning from Russia, a senior official in a regional alliance that backs Damascus said.
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Liam Daniel Pierce / VICE Sports:
Mexican Boxer Destroys American Fighter Wearing Trump Wall Shorts — American super-featherweight Rod Salka came in rocking a wall-themed set of trunks with “America 1st” written on them. He left with the same shorts and a big old L, by way of Mexico's Francisco Vargas.
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Risks loom for Comey's book blitz — James Comey's new memoir is already a pre-publication media hit, but the former FBI director's tell-all assault on President Donald Trump also poses major risks—not only for Comey's personal reputation but for the wider Russia investigation he helped launch.
Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
‘New Yorker’ Columnist: Chick-Fil-A Is Evil And Must Be Banned From Our Holy City — On Friday, The New Yorker honed in on a serious threat to the lives of all New Yorkers: the arrival of Chick-Fil-A in their homey little corner of the universe. In a 1400-word diatribe titled …
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Brandon Morse / RedState:
The Left Needs to Chill Out About Christianity
The Left Needs to Chill Out About Christianity
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BuzzFeed:
Key Evidence Disappeared From Police Custody During Investigation Into Russian Whistleblower's Death, Court Hears — Police gathered evidence of mysterious business deals, threats, and links to a Kremlin-linked money laundering case from Alexander Perepilichnyy's computer. Then that evidence vanished.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Pardons Scooter Libby in a Case That Mirrors His Own — WASHINGTON — For months, President Trump has railed against investigators and presented himself as the target of an unfair prosecution. — So when he was asked to pardon former Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff …
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