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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
At the White House correspondents' dinner, the buzz was reduced to a snore — until Michelle Wolf showed up … There were no sitcom actors. No Olympians or supermodels or Real Housewives, either. Even some of the usual high-profile media names were missing, too. And for the second consecutive year, so was the president.
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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Michelle Wolf Mocks Kellyanne Conway, Sarah Huckabee Sanders to Their Faces at WHCD … Michelle Wolf was admittedly relieved when she found out President Donald Trump would once again be skipping the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner this year. — “The first thing I thought …
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Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Wolf routine stuns White House Correspondents' Dinner — Members of the Trump administration walked out of the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night after comedian Michelle Wolf ripped into White House staffers, including press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, in the absence of the president himself.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Media hands Trump big, embarrassing win — The White House Correspondents' Dinner ended with a barrage of vulgar anti-Trump jokes by comedian Michelle Wolf, who attacked the appearance of White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, who was sitting with her at the head table.
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Axios:
Michelle Wolf's vulgar anti-Trump jokes draw intense criticism — Comedian Michelle Wolf's roast of President Trump and his aides at the White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday night has drawn sharp criticism from prominent journalists and political figures in Washington who say some of the jokes …
Michael Calderone / Politico:
Journalists distance themselves from Correspondents' Dinner after Wolf routine — Comedian Michelle Wolf's biting routine at Saturday's 2018 White House Correspondents' Association dinner has triggered one of Washington's most recurring conversations: Is one night of pomp and politics worth the headaches that usually follow?
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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Michelle Wolf's caustic comedy routine at the White House correspondents' dinner, annotated
Washington Examiner:
Declining standards on the media menu at White House Correspondents' dinner
Declining standards on the media menu at White House Correspondents' dinner
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YouTube:
White House Correspondents' Dinner: Michelle Wolf FULL monologue
White House Correspondents' Dinner: Michelle Wolf FULL monologue
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump attacks familiar enemies, adds new targets
The Latest: Trump attacks familiar enemies, adds new targets
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Why Trump's snubbing of White House correspondents' dinner matters
Why Trump's snubbing of White House correspondents' dinner matters
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump vilifies ‘dishonest’ press at Michigan rally
Trump vilifies ‘dishonest’ press at Michigan rally
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Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
Kim Prepared to Cede Nuclear Weapons if U.S. Pledges Not to Invade — SEOUL, South Korea — Keeping diplomatic developments coming at a head-snapping pace, the South Korean government said on Sunday that North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, had told President Moon Jae-in that he would abandon …
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Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
Trump's ‘unpredictability,’ ‘bellicosity’ played into N. Korea's choice to talk: Dem
Trump's ‘unpredictability,’ ‘bellicosity’ played into N. Korea's choice to talk: Dem
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
As Two Koreas Talk Peace, Trump's Bargaining Chips Slip Away
As Two Koreas Talk Peace, Trump's Bargaining Chips Slip Away
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Washington Times, Sputnik International and NBC News
Orin Kerr / Lawfare:
Did Donald Trump Jr. Admit to Violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act? — The recently-released Minority report of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) discloses a copy of an e-mail sent by Donald J. Trump Jr., on September 21, 2016, to a group of top Trump campaign officials.
Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
MMA Fighter With Links To Trump, Cohen Is Questioned By FBI — ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — A Russian mixed martial arts fighter who has connections with President Donald Trump, the president's personal attorney Michael Cohen and Russian President Vladimir Putin was questioned this week by the FBI, his manager confirmed Saturday.
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Kailani Koenig / NBC News:
James Comey dismisses GOP report on Russia as ‘political document’ — WASHINGTON — Former FBI Director James Comey on Sunday dismissed the findings of a GOP report claiming there is no evidence President Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russians during the 2016 election.
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Arizona Republic:
Photos: John McCain through the years … John McCain's son-in-law, conservative pundit Ben Domenech, tweeted Saturday night that the senator, who is battling a deadly form of brain cancer, asked him to take care of his daughter, Meghan. — McCain, a six-term Arizona Republican, was released from the hospital last week.
Evan Hill / BuzzFeed:
Silicon Valley Can't Be Trusted With Our History — We create almost everything on the internet, but we control almost none of it. — Recently, a 7-year-old photo of mine appeared at the top of my Facebook feed. The orange glow of the streetlamps and the ramshackle barricade of furniture …
Los Angeles Times:
Some people ‘associated with’ Central American caravan have entered U.S. illegally, federal officials say … Some people associated with the Central American migrant caravan, which arrived in Tijuana this week, have crossed into the United States illegally in the last 24 hours, federal officials said Saturday.
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Seth Barrett Tillman / THE NEW REFORM CLUB:
Jonathan Hennessey on the Foreign Emoluments Clause: A Response — Jonathan Hennessey makes educational videos and writes educational comic books. [1]There is nothing wrong with that; albeit, there is something wrong with presenting one's intellectual opponents as comic book villains.
Gardiner Harris / New York Times:
Pompeo's Message to Saudis? Enough Is Enough: Stop Qatar Blockade — RIYADH, Saudi Arabi — As Saudi Arabia considers digging a moat along its border with Qatar and dumping nuclear waste nearby, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Riyadh on his first overseas trip as the nation's top diplomat …
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Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Nunes blames ‘radical leftists’ for his failing re-election campaign — With his congressional seat in danger, Devin Nunes is desperately blaming his own failures on imaginary boogeymen. — With his House seat no longer considered ‘safe’ by election forecasters, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) …
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Aleksandra Appleton / Sacramento Bee:
Rep. Devin Nunes is no longer ‘safe’ in his race for re-election, forecaster says
Rep. Devin Nunes is no longer ‘safe’ in his race for re-election, forecaster says
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