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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside the room: White House flare-up over McCain leak — At yesterday's meeting of the White House communications team — in the wake of a leak from the prior meeting of a callous remark about John McCain's brain cancer — a visibly upset and furious Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told the group …
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Tara Palmeri / ABC News:
Sanders scolded White House staff for leak, called McCain comment ‘unacceptable’: Sources — Press secretary Sarah Sanders scolded her staff Friday for the derogatory comment about Sen. John McCain leaked from a closed-door meeting, according to multiple senior White House officials.
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Second Democrat announces support for CIA nominee Gina Haspel
Second Democrat announces support for CIA nominee Gina Haspel
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The Trump White House crossed a new threshold for political debasement this week
Peter Baker / New York Times:
White House Refuses to Apologize for Kelly Sadler's Joke About McCain
White House Refuses to Apologize for Kelly Sadler's Joke About McCain
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Washington Post:
Sen. Joe Donnelly (D) announces support for Gina Haspel, Trump's nominee for CIA director …
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
John McCain is the single greatest political leader of our time
John McCain is the single greatest political leader of our time
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Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
Whoopi Goldberg Challenges Trump To Be Tortured: “I Would Like You To Try It”
Whoopi Goldberg Challenges Trump To Be Tortured: “I Would Like You To Try It”
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Speaking out on torture and a Trump nominee, ailing McCain roils Washington
Speaking out on torture and a Trump nominee, ailing McCain roils Washington
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New York Times:
Suspicions, Demands and Threats: Devin Nunes vs. the Justice Dept. — WASHINGTON — Since Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee declared that they had found no evidence of coordination between Russia's election interference and the Trump campaign, its chairman has decisively turned …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Senate chairman: Comey ‘led us to believe’ Flynn wouldn't be charged — Earlier this month, the House Intelligence Committee revealed that then-FBI director James Comey told lawmakers in March 2017 that bureau agents who questioned then-national security adviser Michael Flynn saw no signs that Flynn was lying.
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Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter:
Grassley Demands DOJ and FBI Turn Over All Info on Flynn
Grassley Demands DOJ and FBI Turn Over All Info on Flynn
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Did the FBI Have a Spy in the Trump Campaign?
Did the FBI Have a Spy in the Trump Campaign?
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Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
The Deep State Mob Targets Nunes
The Deep State Mob Targets Nunes
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Axios:
The public case against Trump — One thing is true of all major political scandals: What we know in the moment is but a tiny, obscured, partial view of the full story later revealed by investigators. — Why it matters: That's what makes the Trump-Russia drama all the more remarkable.
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Week 51: Avenatti Strips Cohen to His Bare Essentials — The porn star's lawyer plays TV prosecutor with the bank records of Trump's attorney and a Russian oligarch's name emerges. — Every political scandal ultimately turns into a money scandal. The article of impeachment brought …
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Wall Street Journal:
Mueller Asked Ford for Records After It Rejected Michael Cohen Consulting Overture
Mueller Asked Ford for Records After It Rejected Michael Cohen Consulting Overture
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MJ Lee / CNN:
Head of Demeter Direct tells CNN he worked for Cohen in Korea Aerospace deal
Head of Demeter Direct tells CNN he worked for Cohen in Korea Aerospace deal
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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Bloomberg warns of ‘epidemic of dishonesty’ — NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are facing an “epidemic of dishonesty” in Washington that's more dangerous than terrorism or communism. — That's according to former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who warned in a commencement speech …
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Tom Eblen / Lexington Herald-Leader:
‘Tricked by the devil.’ They backed Trump. Now, his foreign labor cuts may ruin them. — Eddie Devine voted for President Donald Trump because he thought he would be good for American business. Now, he says, the Trump administration's restrictions on seasonal foreign labor may put him out of business.
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Paul Caron / TaxProf Blog:
Democrats On Elite Liberal Art College Faculties Outnumber Republicans By 10:1 — Mitchell Langbert (Brooklyn College), Homogeneous: The Political Affiliations of Elite Liberal Arts College Faculty: — In this article I offer new evidence about something readers of Academic Questions already know …
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Clashing Views on Iran Reflect a New Balance of Power on Trump's Team — WASHINGTON — Five days before President Trump pulled out of what he called the “horrible” Iran nuclear deal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told diplomats from Britain, France and Germany that he believed the pact could still be saved.
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WURD Radio:
WURDoftheDay: Why Does Trump Hate The Iran Nuclear Deal So Much? Ask Israel & Saudi Arabia About That — If a casual observer looked at the turmoil in the Middle East, they would come to one naïve conclusion: this is all about religion. — The reality is far more complex and convoluted than one would believe.
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BBC:
Two dead in Paris knife attack — One person has been killed and five wounded in a knife attack in Paris, French police say. — They say the attacker - who has not been identified - was shot dead by police. Two of the injured are in a serious condition. — The incident happened in the Opera district of central Paris.
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Kim Tong-Hyung / Associated Press:
N. Korea to blow up nuke-site tunnels before Trump-Kim talks — SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Saturday that it will dismantle its nuclear test site in less than two weeks, in a dramatic event that would set up leader Kim Jong Un's summit with President Donald Trump next month.
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Laura Smith-Spark / CNN:
North Korea details plans to dismantle nuclear test site this month
North Korea details plans to dismantle nuclear test site this month
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Anthony Faiola / Washington Post:
In Cuba, the Great American Tourism boom goes bust … HAVANA — As U.S.-Cuba relations warmed in recent years, Matilde Portela, an Airbnb host, reveled in the flood of American tourists. An aspiring business executive at age 73, she quickly learned the art of niche marketing …
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Midterm watch: Manchin falls behind GOP challenger — After Tuesday's West Virginia primary, red-state Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is now trailing Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrisey by two points in his re-election race, according to a new poll conducted by WPA intelligence.
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Danielle Corcione / Teen Vogue:
Who Is Karl Marx: Meet the Anti-Capitalist Scholar — You may have come across communist memes on social media. The man, the meme, the legend behind this trend is Karl Marx, who developed the theory of communism, which advocates for workers' control over their labor (instead of their bosses).
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