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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Ronny Jackson won't return to old job as Trump's physician — White House physician Ronny Jackson will not return to his role as the president's personal physician, according to two senior administration officials, after a string of allegations caused the Navy rear admiral to withdraw …
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‘Ready, shoot, aim’: President Trump's loyalty tests cause hiring headaches — Attorney General Jeff Sessions, then the star of President Trump's early Cabinet, was assembling his staff and picked Sarah Isgur Flores as his top spokeswoman. — There was just one problem: She had criticized Trump …
Associated Press:
White House mystery: Where is Macron's gifted oak tree? — WASHINGTON (AP) — A mystery is brewing at the White House about what happened to the oak tree President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron planted there last week. — The sapling was a gift from Macron on the occasion of his state visit.
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Yahoo:
Macron and Trump planted tree at the White House. Why it is now missing — A yellow spot is seen where the tree planted by French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Donald Trump on April 23 stood on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington
BBC:
White House tree: Emmanuel Macron's sapling disappears — A tree gifted to President Donald Trump by French President Emmanuel Macron has disappeared. — The pair planted the sapling, taken from the site of a World War One battle in north-east France, during Mr Macron's state visit last week.
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Jen Chaney / Vulture:
No, Michelle Wolf Didn't Joke About Sarah Huckabee Sanders' Looks — As soon as Michelle Wolf finished delivering her blistering White House Correspondents Dinner roast of the Trump administration and the members of the press that cover it, she was, not surprisingly, criticized for much of what she said.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Michelle Wolf's Routine Sets Off a Furor at an Annual Washington Dinner — WASHINGTON — The panna cotta had been served and the First Amendment duly celebrated by the time the comedian Michelle Wolf took the stage on Saturday at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
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Jim Jamitis / RedState:
Don't Get Angry About Mean Insult Comics If You Helped Put One in the Oval Office — The White House Correspondents Dinner is what happens when people's intellect and emotional maturity never make it out of high school. I've always thought it was a stupid event and one that blurs the already …
Molly Roberts / Washington Post:
Michelle Wolf got it just right
Michelle Wolf got it just right
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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
At the White House correspondents' dinner, the buzz was reduced to a snore — until Michelle Wolf showed up
Mike Allen / Axios:
Media hands Trump big, embarrassing win
Media hands Trump big, embarrassing win
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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Michelle Wolf's caustic comedy routine at the White House correspondents' dinner, annotated
Michelle Wolf's caustic comedy routine at the White House correspondents' dinner, annotated
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
For the sake of journalism, stop the White House correspondents' dinner
For the sake of journalism, stop the White House correspondents' dinner
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
The Justice Department Deleted Language About Press Freedom And Racial Gerrymandering From Its Internal Manual — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein ordered a review of the US Attorneys' Manual, which features high-level policy statements as well as practical guidance to prosecutors on how to do their jobs.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump has already been ‘played’ … President Trump looks with disdain on those who get snookered, which is odd since he's the easiest of marks for anyone with a red carpet and a batch of insincere compliments. — His defensiveness about being “played” was evident when asked …
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Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
Kim Prepared to Cede Nuclear Weapons if U.S. Pledges Not to Invade
Kim Prepared to Cede Nuclear Weapons if U.S. Pledges Not to Invade
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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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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Elaine Chao the enforcer — When he needs to send a message to his foes, Mitch McConnell is the master of subtlety. — What I'm hearing: At the Republican Study Committee meeting this past week, RSC Chairman Mark Walker told members the following story, according to a source …
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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Gareth A Davies / Telegraph:
FBI shadows Russian MMA great Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator event in Chicago
FBI shadows Russian MMA great Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator event in Chicago
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CNN:
Migrant caravan prepares to reach the US-Mexico border this afternoon — (CNN)A caravan of hundreds of migrants is expected to reach the US-Mexico border on Sunday afternoon after a monthlong trip from Central America that has sparked the ire of President Donald Trump.
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Los Angeles Times:
Some people ‘associated with’ Central American caravan have entered U.S. illegally, federal officials say
Some people ‘associated with’ Central American caravan have entered U.S. illegally, federal officials say
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Kirk Semple / New York Times:
Migrant Caravan, After Grueling Trip, Reaches U.S. Border. Now the Really Hard Part.
Migrant Caravan, After Grueling Trip, Reaches U.S. Border. Now the Really Hard Part.
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Paul Walsh / Star Tribune:
Former George W. Bush ethics lawyer ditches GOP, to seek U.S. Senate in Minn. as Democrat — Richard Painter will take on Tina Smith, who holds the seat now as Al Franken's successor, for the party nomination. — Richard Painter, a longtime Republican who was chief ethics lawyer …
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Left vs. Left: Richard Cordray and Dennis Kucinich Battle for Governor of Ohio — AKRON, Ohio — Richard Cordray speaks softly and carries a big stack: lime-green index cards, pressed into his shirt pocket, near enough for any sudden onset of note-taking. — A former director …
Jay Rosen / PressThink:
What savvy journalists say when they are minimizing Trump's hate movement against journalists — For two years I have been tracking a speech pattern among American journalists, in which they try to explain to us — and perhaps to themselves — why Donald Trump's campaign to discredit them is not what it seems, why it's no big deal.
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 …
Deirdre Shesgreen / USA Today:
After firestorm, Rep. Mark Walker has “stepped down” from search committee to select new House chaplain — WASHINGTON — Rep. Mark Walker, a North Carolina Republican, has stepped down from a special committee tapped to select a new House chaplain. — The move comes after Walker …
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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.
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