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Scramble for answers as Ronny Jackson allegations threaten to upend nomination — Washington (CNN)Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee are raising concerns about allegations involving Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the department …
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Democrats reviewing allegations against VA nominee Ronny Jackson — The ranking Democrat on the Senate Veterans Affairs committee is reviewing allegations he's hearing about Ronny Jackson, the White House physician and President Trump's pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Senate to postpone confirmation hearing for Ronny Jackson to head Veterans Affairs, White House officials told — Senate lawmakers have postponed the confirmation hearing for Ronny L. Jackson, President Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, after top Republicans …
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The Hill:
The Hill's Morning Report: Koch Network reevaluating midterm strategy amid frustrations with GOP
The Hill's Morning Report: Koch Network reevaluating midterm strategy amid frustrations with GOP
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The Guardian:
Sean Hannity's real estate venture linked to fraudulent property dealer — Shell company tied to the Fox News host bought homes through Jeff Brock, who was charged in 2016 with fraud and conspiracy for his role in a scheme to rig auctions on foreclosed properties
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CBC News:
What we know about Alek Minassian, alleged driver in deadly Toronto van attack — Police say Alek Minassian, 25, was arrested at the scene after van plowed into pedestrians on busy Yonge St. — Police have identified the suspect in a deadly van attack in Toronto as Alek Minassian …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Flipping Cohen against Trump may not be so easy — Getting Michael Cohen to rat out President Donald Trump may not be as simple as it sounds. — Although Trump's detractors are rooting for Trump's personal attorney to “flip” on the president and cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller …
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New York Times:
When — if Ever — Will the Super Bowl Champion Eagles Visit the White House?
When — if Ever — Will the Super Bowl Champion Eagles Visit the White House?
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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
The White House can't hide Trump's worry about Michael Cohen
The White House can't hide Trump's worry about Michael Cohen
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Vernon Silver / Bloomberg:
Flight Records Illuminate Mystery of Trump's Moscow Nights — President denied overnight Miss Universe stay, Comey memos say — Jet landed on a Friday, left pre-dawn Sunday after pageant — President Donald Trump twice gave James Comey an alibi for why a salacious report …
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North Yorkshire Police:
Laser jammer Range Rover driver who gave police the finger is handed an eight-month prison sentence — Timothy Hill, 67, threw the device in a river behind his home in Grassington when he found out that officers had launched an investigation. — But today he was jailed for eight months …
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Denver Post:
U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn should be kept off the 2018 ballot, Colorado Supreme Court rules — Doug Lamborn has been in Congress for six terms — Six-term U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado Springs should be kept off the Republican primary ballot this year, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday …
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Colorado Supreme Court boots Rep. Lamborn off primary ballot
Colorado Supreme Court boots Rep. Lamborn off primary ballot
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Alex Daugherty / mcclatchydc:
The NRA just broke a 15-year fundraising record — WASHINGTON — As the student-led March for Our Lives movement captured the nation's attention in the weeks after the Parkland shooting, the other side of the gun control debate enjoyed a banner month of its own.
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Jason Zengerle / New York Times:
How Devin Nunes Turned the House Intelligence Committee Inside Out — In inquiries on Benghazi and Russia and beyond, the California congressman has displayed a deep mistrust of the expert consensus on reality — a disposition that has helped him make friends in the current White House.
Associated Press:
Mystery grows over pro-Saudi tabloid: Embassy got sneak peek — WASHINGTON (AP) — It landed with a thud on newsstands at Walmart and rural supermarkets last month: Ninety-seven fawning pages saluting Saudi Arabia, whose ambitious crown prince was soon to arrive in the U.S. on a PR blitz to transform his country's image.
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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
The Daily Beast is Buzzing With Solid Scoops and An Editor Who Knows How to Spread The Word — It's been more than four years since John Avlon, — the former columnist and ubiquitous cable news commentator — took the reins of the Daily Beast from Tina Brown, its founding editor whose name …
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John Harwood / CNBC:
‘We just have to win’: With Trump in the White House, stakes are higher than ever for Emily's List and Democratic women — What makes Emily's List loom so large in 2018 is the combination of Hillary Clinton's 2016 defeat and Donald Trump's provocations from the White House.
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Associated Press:
Golf club apologizes for calling cops on black women members — YORK, Pa. (AP) — A golf club in Pennsylvania has apologized for calling police on a group of black women after the co-owner and his father said they were playing too slowly and refused requests to leave the course.
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Avi Selk / Washington Post:
'Tase me, and you'll see what happens,' an American Airlines passenger said. Police did — 10 times. … What began as a simple boarding dispute at Miami International Airport escalated into a tour de force of plane drama on Sunday as a belligerent passenger was repeatedly stunned by police …
David Beard / Poynter:
Morning Mediawire: The Pulitzer-laden researcher embedded in the Post newsroom — Little known, widely respected: It's another Pulitzer season for Post's Alice Crites — One Pulitzer can make a career. Two can make a legend. — Library-trained researcher Alice Crites has been a part of a half-dozen Pulitzer teams.
Sarah Mimms / BuzzFeed:
Inside The Divisive Fight Over How A Top Progressive Think Tank Handled Sexual Harassment — One of Washington's leading liberal institutions grappled with a divisive internal battle over sexual harassment during and in the aftermath of the 2016 election, according to documents obtained …
David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
Mueller Reviewed Manafort Testimony on Russian Deripaska — Testimony came in civil lawsuit over failed cable-TV deal — Manafort faces 2 indictments, neither related to Russia — Special Counsel Robert Mueller and FBI agents seized tens of thousands of items from the home of Paul Manafort …
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New York Times:
The Leadership Roles in America Where Women Are Outnumbered By Men Named John — Fortune 500 chief executives who are women Fortune 500 chief executives named John — The number of chief executives named John — a group that is overwhelmingly white — is very similar to the number of female executives.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Is 'can't prove untrue' new standard in Trump probe? — When a political figure is accused of wrongdoing, a conversation begins among journalists, commentators, and public officials. Are the charges true? Can the accusers prove it? — That's the way it normally works.
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders to announce plan to guarantee every American a job … Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will announce a plan for the federal government to guarantee a job paying $15 an hour and health-care benefits to every American worker “who wants or needs one,” embracing the kind …
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James Fallows / The Atlantic:
The Reinvention of America — I have seen the future, and it is in the United States. — After a several-year immersion in parts of the country that make the news mainly after a natural disaster or a shooting, or for follow-up stories on how the Donald Trump voters of 2016 now feel about Trump …
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Kristina Peterson / Wall Street Journal:
Arizona Rep. Martha McSally Alleges Sexual Abuse by High-School Coach — ‘I was looking for ways to not be powerless,’ she says of impact on her life; former coach denies the allegations — TUCSON, Ariz.— Rep. Martha McSally said she was sexually abused by a coach when she was in high school …
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Ken Klippenstein / TYT Network:
Pompeo Discussed Rapture at CIA — Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) is sworn in at his confirmation hearing on January 12, 2017 as Donald Trump's choice for the director of the CIA. Pompeo is now Trump's choice for secretary of state. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images.
CNN:
Trump ramps up personal cell phone use — (CNN)President Donald Trump is increasingly relying on his personal cell phone to contact outside advisers, multiple sources inside and outside the White House told CNN, as Trump returns to the free-wheeling mode of operation that characterized the earliest days of his administration.
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Daily Wire:
BREAKING: Anti-Gun Control Parkland Survivor Kyle Kashuv Questioned By School Security For Visiting Gun Range With His Father — On Friday, Parkland survivor Kyle Kashuv went to the gun range to learn to fire a gun for the first time, alongside his father. He tweeted this:
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Hope in Arizona — Phoenix — On Tuesday, there's a special election in Arizona's Eighth Congressional District, which Donald Trump won by 21 percentage points. It's to replace Trent Franks, the abortion opponent who resigned amid reports that he tried to create his own personal version of …
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