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New York Times:
Israeli Troops Kill Dozens of Palestinian Protesters as U.S. Embassy Opens in Jerusalem — Right Now: Palestinian officials say at least 52 people have been killed in the latest round of protests. — • At least 1,700 Palestinian demonstrators were also wounded on Monday along …
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Israelis kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza protesting U.S. Embassy move to Jerusalem … ZEITOUN, Gaza Strip — Israeli soldiers on Monday killed 37 Palestinians demonstrating along the border fence and wounded more than 1,600 in the bloodiest day in Gaza since the 2014 war with Israel, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
Brandon Conradis / The Hill:
Romney denounces pastor slated to speak at US Embassy in Jerusalem
Romney denounces pastor slated to speak at US Embassy in Jerusalem
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The Times of Israel:
Obama's ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro not invited to US embassy opening
Obama's ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro not invited to US embassy opening
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The Times of Israel:
Palestinians say 45 killed, including terror operatives, as 50,000 rally in Gaza
Palestinians say 45 killed, including terror operatives, as 50,000 rally in Gaza
Emma Green / The Atlantic:
Celebration in Jerusalem, Bloodshed in Gaza
Celebration in Jerusalem, Bloodshed in Gaza
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Courtney Kube / NBC News:
U.S. adds dozens of Marines to guard embassies in Israel, Turkey, Jordan
U.S. adds dozens of Marines to guard embassies in Israel, Turkey, Jordan
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Kate Bubacz / BuzzFeed:
These Photos Show The Stark Divide Between Shooting Deaths In Gaza And The Celebrations In Jerusalem
Lahav Harkov / Jerusalem Post:
Pastor set to address U.S. embassy event said Jews, others going to hell
Pastor set to address U.S. embassy event said Jews, others going to hell
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Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
A look at Robert Jeffress, the controversial figure giving the prayer at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem today
A look at Robert Jeffress, the controversial figure giving the prayer at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem today
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Matt Bradley / NBC News:
Jerusalem embassy opening: Dozens dead in Gaza-Israel fence protest
Jerusalem embassy opening: Dozens dead in Gaza-Israel fence protest
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New York Times:
Amid Political Disarray, Pence Reaches for Control of G.O.P. — Representative Jeb Hensarling of Texas needed a favor: Before retiring at the end of his term, Mr. Hensarling, a powerful conservative, wanted to anoint an activist named Bunni Pounds as his successor.
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Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Corey Lewandowski joining Pence team, will focus on midterms and then 2020 — EXCLUSIVE: Corey Lewandowski, who helped Donald Trump win the Republican nomination, is getting back in the campaign game. — He is joining Vice President Pence's political action committee …
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The Daily Caller:
With Avenatti In The Spotlight, His Own Questionable Past Emerges — Much of the developments surrounding Stormy Daniels' lawsuit again President Donald Trump have focused on the business dealings of attorney Michael Cohen, but an investigation by The Daily Caller News Foundation reveals …
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows sports betting across the country — WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court acted Monday to bust Nevada's monopoly on legal sports betting, allowing more states to get in on the action and reap the tax benefits. — The court, in a 6-3 ruling, struck down a federal law …
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Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Supreme Court strikes down ban on sports betting in victory for New Jersey
Supreme Court strikes down ban on sports betting in victory for New Jersey
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Politico:
Las Vegas loses lock on legalized sports betting
Las Vegas loses lock on legalized sports betting
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump and Sean Hannity Like to Talk Before Bedtime — Life inside the bunker of Fox News' resident Trumplegänger. — Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Pool via Bloomberg/Getty Images (Trump head); Rob Kim/Getty Images (Hannity head); NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images (phone)
Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
Trump vs. the “Deep State” — How the Administration's loyalists are quietly reshaping American governance. — Two months after Donald Trump's Inauguration, the White House took a sudden interest in a civil servant named Sahar Nowrouzzadeh. At thirty-four, she was largely unknown outside …
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
White House Aide's Plan to Stop Leaks: Spy on His Co-Workers … A former National Security Council official now working for Attorney General Jeff Sessions explored ways to surreptitiously monitor the communications of White House staff for leaks or perceived political disloyalty to Donald Trump …
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People.com:
Superman's Lois Lane, Margot Kidder, Dies at Age 69 — The big screen's Lois Lane has died. — Margot Kidder passed away on Sunday at her home in Livingston, Montana, PEOPLE has confirmed. She was 69. Her cause of death is unknown. — Funeral arrangements for the Canadian-born actress are pending.
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Tasha Reign: I Was Assaulted on a Stormy Daniels Porn Set. And She Did Nothing. … On the morning of April 17, Stormy Daniels made a hotly-anticipated appearance on The View. — Flanked by her omnipresent attorney, Michael Avenatti, the adult actress/director defended her decision …
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Kate Nocera / BuzzFeed:
The 9 Minutes That Almost Changed America — You don't know the whole story of how close we came to one of the deadliest political shootings in US history last year. — Bureau Chief, BuzzFeed DC — Lissandra Villa — Roger Williams cannot enjoy fireworks on the Fourth of July anymore.
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Washington Post:
Va. election officials assigned 26 voters to the wrong district. It might've cost Democrats a pivotal race. … Last year's race for state delegate in Newport News went down in Virginia history for its razor-thin margin. Republican David E. Yancey won on Election Day by 10 votes …
USA Today:
Out of loopholes, Trump must disclose Stormy Daniels debt in next financial report — Stormy Daniels is an adult film star who says she had a sexual encounter with Donald Trump in 2006, while he was married to Melania. Here's what you may not know about her. … President Trump has a big decision to make.
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Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
Mueller's Probe Is Even More Expansive Than It Seems — FBI agents working for special counsel Robert Mueller allegedly detained a lawyer with ties to Russia who is closely associated with Joseph Mifsud, the shadowy professor who claimed during the election that Russia had “dirt” on Hillary Clinton.
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Kate Conger / Gizmodo:
Google Employees Resign in Protest Against Pentagon Contract — It's been nearly three months since many Google employees—and the public—learned about the company's decision to provide artificial intelligence to a controversial military pilot program known as Project Maven …
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Elizabeth Dias / New York Times:
An Evangelical Journalist Finds His Calling at the White House — David Brody has unusual access to the president. In return, Mr. Trump gets a direct line to the evangelical audience he depends on. — WASHINGTON — It was the morning after another breathtaking revelation about President Trump …
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Michelle Rindels / The Nevada Independent:
Former Sen. Harry Reid undergoes surgery for pancreatic cancer — Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has undergone surgery for pancreatic cancer. — The operation, first reported on Twitter by KLAS-TV journalist George Knapp and confirmed by a source close to the powerful former lawmaker, took place Monday morning.
Rebecca Berg / CNN:
Top GOP donors close wallets over tax law — (CNN)As national Republicans scramble their resources for a high-stakes midterm election year, some of the party's biggest and most reliable donors have quietly withheld their support for Senate and House Republican groups out of frustration with the new tax law, CNN has learned.
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Annie Snider / Politico:
White House, EPA headed off chemical pollution study — The intervention by Scott Pruitt's aides came after one White House official warned the findings would cause a ‘public relations nightmare.’ — Scott Pruitt's EPA and the White House sought to block publication of a federal health study …
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Washington Post:
Trump's improved standing, energized GOP voters worry Democrats — After months of confidence that public discontent with President Trump would lift Democrats back to power in Congress, some party leaders are fretting that their advantages in this year's midterms are eroding amid a shifting political landscape.
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Meryl Streep to Star in Panama Papers Thriller for Steven Soderbergh (Exclusive) — Gary Oldman and Antonio Banderas are also in talks to star. — Meryl Streep will star in The Laundromat, a drama based on the Panama Papers that Steven Soderbergh will direct.
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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
It's A Good Time To Be A Reporter Covering Trump If You Like Money And Going On TV — And reporters in DC do. — A whirlwind Washington era has vaulted White House reporters into a charmed, somewhat awkward, but characteristically Trumpian reality: fame and fortune.
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Wall Street Journal:
Michael Cohen's D.C. Consulting Career: Scattershot, With Mixed Success — Pitching himself as the president's lawyer to companies expecting a Clinton win, Mr. Cohen won AT&T and Novartis but was spurned by Ford and Uber — When Michael Cohen came knocking after the 2016 election … SL
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Is Mike Pompeo backing off Trump's demand that North Korea get rid of its nukes? … President Trump has assured us he'll drive a hard bargain with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and he set the goal posts firmly at Kim getting rid of his nuclear weapons. Asked last month what he meant when he said …
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