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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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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Playbook: Pelosi's giant first quarter — NEW: HOUSE MINORITY LEADER NANCY PELOSI raised $16.1 million for House Democrats in the first quarter of 2018, a massive pile of cash that brings her total this cycle to $66.7 million. She is outpacing her fundraising of the 2016 cycle by nearly $10 million …
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Washington Post:
‘Ready, shoot, aim’: President Trump's loyalty tests cause hiring headaches
‘Ready, shoot, aim’: President Trump's loyalty tests cause hiring headaches
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
In Trump era, the death of the White House press conference
In Trump era, the death of the White House press conference
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump tweets White House Correspondents' Dinner ‘is DEAD as we know it’
Trump tweets White House Correspondents' Dinner ‘is DEAD as we know it’
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Hyonhee Shin / Reuters:
Trump should win the Nobel Peace Prize, says South Korea's Moon — SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in said U.S. President Donald Trump deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the standoff with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program, a South Korean official said on Monday.
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Agence France-Presse:
Trump can have Nobel Peace Prize: S. Korea president — Donald Trump's war of words with Kim Jong Un last year sparked fears of another conflict on the Korean peninsula — South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday played down the prospect of winning the Nobel Peace Prize for his historic summit …
Rory Cooper / The Daily Beast:
Trump Is Unethical, Dishonest, and Norm-Busting. So What Do We Say if He Helps Solve North Korea?
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump has already been ‘played’
Trump has already been ‘played’
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BBC:
Kabul bombings: Photographer Shah Marai among 25 dead — At least 25 people have been killed in two bombings in the Afghan capital Kabul, including several journalists documenting the scene. — AFP chief photographer in Kabul, Shah Marai, is among the victims.
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CNN:
Famed photographer among 29 killed in twin Afghanistan blasts
Famed photographer among 29 killed in twin Afghanistan blasts
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Shah Marai / Liste:
When hope is gone — Kabul — The time after the American invasion …
When hope is gone — Kabul — The time after the American invasion …
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Arthur Allen / Politico:
‘Who the hell is this person?’ Trump's Mar-a-Lago pal stymies VA project — A West Palm Beach doctor's ties to Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago social circle have enabled him to hold up the biggest health information technology project in history — the transformation of the VA's digital records system.
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Josh Hawley is trying to reassure Republicans he can still beat Claire McCaskill — Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley moved Monday to quell spiraling anxiety among senior Republicans and top party donors that his bid to oust vulnerable Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill is slowly slipping away.
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Associated Press:
Trump to attend the NRA convention in Dallas — President Donald Trump will be at the National Rifle Association convention in Dallas on Friday. — A White House official said Monday that Trump will attend the group's annual meeting. Trump has been a strong supporter of the NRA and enjoyed their backing in his 2016 campaign.
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
The NRA said guns will be banned during a Pence speech. Parkland students see hypocrisy.
The NRA said guns will be banned during a Pence speech. Parkland students see hypocrisy.
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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Exclusive: Democrats lose ground with millennials - Reuters/Ipsos poll — MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) - Enthusiasm for the Democratic Party is waning among young voters - so-called millennials - as its candidates head into the crucial midterm congressional elections, according to the Reuters/Ipsos national opinion poll.
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Associated Press:
Mystery solved: Why Trump-Macron friendship tree vanished — PARIS (AP) — The French president's office says there's nothing mysterious about the disappearance of an oak tree he planted on the White House lawn. — It was put in quarantine, like other plants or animals brought into U.S. territory.
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Molly Roberts / Washington Post:
Michelle Wolf got it just right … “Thank you!” — That's how comedian Michelle Wolf answered Sean Spicer's declaration that her headlining stand-up set at the the White House Correspondents' Association dinner was “a disgrace.” Her response is instructive: To Wolf …
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Christopher Miller / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
U.S. Confirms Delivery Of Javelin Antitank Missiles To Ukraine — KYIV — The United States has confirmed to RFE/RL its delivery of American-made, Javelin antitank missile systems to Ukraine in a move that is welcome in Kyiv but will almost certainly enrage Moscow amid a four-year conflict …
Ben Taub / New Yorker:
The Spy Who Came Home — Why an expert in counterterrorism became a beat cop. — Shortly after an evening nap, Patrick Skinner drove to the police station in the Third Precinct in Savannah, Georgia, wearing ill-fitting body armor. It was late December, and bitterly cold …
Frank Rich / New York Magazine:
The Original Donald Trump — Amid the aftershocks of Donald Trump's firing of James Comey last May, I went to see Angels in America at the same theater in London, the National, where I'd first seen it as a New York Times drama critic some 25 years earlier. The play didn't transport me quite …
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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. — Richard Painter, a longtime Republican who was chief ethics lawyer for George W. Bush's White House …
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Jon Street / Mediaite:
Exclusive: Fired RedState Writer Slams Site Over Hypocrisy of Layoffs: We Were ‘Insufficiently Partisan’ — The conservative blog RedState experienced “mass firings” Friday because of what its parent company, Salem Media, characterized as a decision influenced by finances.
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Washington Post:
In private chat with senator, Trump hints at policy shift in Afghanistan — and a return to isolationism … In the days leading up to a key vote over the fate of his nominee for secretary of state, President Trump found a way to win over one of the biggest skeptics in the Senate.
Elena Schneider / Politico:
GOP civil war in Ohio threatens another special election loss — Republicans' latest special election headache is unfolding in central Ohio, where a chaotic primary has divided the party and stoked fears of losing another seat in Donald Trump territory to Democrats.
Streiff / RedState:
BREAKING. Huge Mother of All Explosions Hits Syrian City of Hama (VIDEO) — Right now reporting is sketchy and confused. This is the synopsis: Sunday evening, Damascus time, several Syrian Army bases were struck by what appear to be airstrikes. There was a major explosion at a Syrian Army base near the city of Hama.
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