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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Keeping Up with the Kushners: With Jared Back on Top, Kim Kardashian Heads to the White House — Months of talks between Jared Kushner and Kim Kardashian is set to culminate in a meeting with President Trump, in which the reality-TV star will ask him to pardon a 62-year-old great-grandmother serving …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Ivanka Trump Abruptly Leaves Call After Question About China Trademarks — Ivanka Trump abruptly left a conference call on Tuesday about a coming fitness event after receiving questions about her company's trademarks in China and her father's exercise regimen.
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Aides Brutally Turn on Each Other in War on Leaks … Not long after news broke that White House communications aide Kelly Sadler had made a flippant comment about Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) impending death from brain cancer, President Donald Trump gathered a small group of staffers in the Oval Office.
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump's weight-loss regimen: fish and half a bun
Trump's weight-loss regimen: fish and half a bun
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Jacqueline Alemany / CBS News:
Ivanka Trump exits White House conference call after questions on Chinese trademarks
Ivanka Trump exits White House conference call after questions on Chinese trademarks
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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Former Trump Aide Michael Caputo Wants to Give Roseanne Reboot a New Home … Less than 24 hours after the “Roseanne” reboot was canceled, former Trump campaign aide Michael Caputo began plotting ways to get her back on air. — Caputo is the chief marketing officer of an online streaming …
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Reuters:
Roseanne Barr blames sleep aid Ambien for racist tweet — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. comedian Roseanne Barr said she was tired of “being attacked and belittled” and blamed sleep aid Ambien for her tweet that compared a black former Obama administration official to an ape, a racist remark that sparked a wave of outrage.
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Roxane Gay / New York Times:
‘Roseanne’ Is Gone, but the Culture That Gave Her a Show Isn't — On Twitter on Tuesday, Roseanne Barr wrote that if “muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby =vj.” The message referred to President Barack Obama's former senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, and in it Ms. Barr traded …
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Conservatives see double-standard on Roseanne, cite Olbermann, Joy Reid
Conservatives see double-standard on Roseanne, cite Olbermann, Joy Reid
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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Drugmaker to Roseanne Barr: ‘Racism is not a known side effect’ of Ambien
Drugmaker to Roseanne Barr: ‘Racism is not a known side effect’ of Ambien
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CNNMoney:
Roseanne Barr blames Ambien: 'I'm not a racist, just an idiot'
Roseanne Barr blames Ambien: 'I'm not a racist, just an idiot'
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Canceling ‘Roseanne’ has everything to do with race and media in Trump-era America
Canceling ‘Roseanne’ has everything to do with race and media in Trump-era America
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Lynette Rice / EW.com:
Disney chief called Valerie Jarrett before ABC canceled Roseanne
Disney chief called Valerie Jarrett before ABC canceled Roseanne
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BBC:
Arkady Babchenko: ‘Murdered’ Russian journalist is alive — Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko, widely reported to have been assassinated in Kiev on Tuesday, has turned up alive at a press conference. — In an extraordinary development, the high-profile critic of the Kremlin appeared live on Ukrainian TV.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Ukraine faked death of Russian journalist — MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on the reported slaying in Ukraine of a Russian journalist: (all times local): — Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko, who had been reported shot and killed in the Ukrainian capital Tuesday, has shown up at a news conference very much alive.
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Summer Concepcion / Associated Press:
Reportedly Killed Russian Journalist Appears At News Conference In Ukraine
Reportedly Killed Russian Journalist Appears At News Conference In Ukraine
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New York Times:
Trump Asked Sessions to Retain Control of Russia Inquiry After His Recusal — WASHINGTON — By the time Attorney General Jeff Sessions arrived at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort for dinner one Saturday evening in March 2017, he had been receiving the presidential silent treatment for two days.
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Giuliani Says He Might Have Recused Himself From Russia Probe Too — The president's lawyer said he understands Trump's frustration but Sessions' recusal is defensible. — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani said that he can fully understand why Attorney General …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Being Jeff Sessions — Think of the job that you dreamed you could have when you grew up. Think of going through your whole life — and in an extraordinary twist of fate and luck and with a smart move — and, finally, that job will be the capstone to your career.
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Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
On Fox News of all places, Trump's ‘spy’ claim is debunked by Trey Gowdy and even Judge Napolitano — President Trump has made it clear he likes what he hears on Fox News. The network often covers the president favorably, bringing on conservative commentators that push the president's agenda and …
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ANNE FLAHERTY / Associated Press:
Gowdy disputes Trump's ‘spy’ claim, says FBI acted properly
Gowdy disputes Trump's ‘spy’ claim, says FBI acted properly
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Top Republicans dismiss President Trump's ‘Spygate’ claims
Top Republicans dismiss President Trump's ‘Spygate’ claims
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Tara Palmeri / ABC News:
Top US diplomat for Asia on ropes ahead of North Korea summit — The fate of the U.S.'s top diplomat for Asia remains in limbo two weeks ahead of the expected historic summit with North Korea. — In one of his first major personnel moves as secretary of state, Mike Pompeo is expected …
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Victor Skinner / The American Mirror:
Elizabeth Warren praises communist China ‘long-term whole-of-government’ strategy
Elizabeth Warren praises communist China ‘long-term whole-of-government’ strategy
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Judge sets endpoint for review of seized Cohen files, rebukes Avenatti's ‘publicity tour’ — NEW YORK — A federal judge on Wednesday gave attorneys for Michael Cohen, President Trump's longtime personal lawyer, a little more than two weeks to finish reviewing material seized from his office …
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Laura Nahmias / Politico:
Michael Cohen's lawyers accuse Avenatti of ‘reckless and improper’ behavior
Michael Cohen's lawyers accuse Avenatti of ‘reckless and improper’ behavior
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Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Thank Republicans for your Right to Try — Imagine the horror of learning you have a terminal illness for which science has not yet come up with a treatment. Now imagine receiving the same diagnosis, and then learning a promising new treatment exists that could save your life …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump signs ‘Right to Try,’ says it will save ‘tremendous number of lives’
Trump signs ‘Right to Try,’ says it will save ‘tremendous number of lives’
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John DiStaso / WMUR:
Exhaustive investigation reveals little evidence of possible voter fraud in NH — Secretary of state office, attorney general's office present data to state Ballot Law Commission — HIDE TRANSCRIPT SHOW TRANSCRIPT — CONCORD, N.H. — An exhaustive review by state election officials …
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Senate Intelligence Committee Now Wants to Grill Roger Stone … The Senate intelligence committee has asked to interview Roger Stone, Donald Trump's longtime political adviser and self-described dirty trickster. — Stone's lawyer, Grant Smith, told The Daily Beast that the committee …
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Annie Karni / Politico:
White House silence on Melania stokes conspiracy theories — The first lady hasn't been seen in public since her release from the hospital after a routine procedure. — She's left the White House and moved back to New York City. — She's cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Polls Are All Right — With the 2018 midterm elections approaching, we've updated FiveThirtyEight's pollster ratings for the first time since the 2016 presidential primaries. Based on how the media portrayed the polls after President Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton later that year …
Henry Olsen / American Greatness:
Gaslighting Themselves: Why Trump Critics Miss the Obvious — Unlike many American Greatness readers, I both know and respect Bill Kristol. But a tweet of his on Monday crystallized for me why Trump opponents often seem oblivious to the president's appeal.
New York Times:
Big Banks to Get Reprieve from Volcker Rule — Big banks are getting a big reprieve from a post-crisis rule aimed at curbing risky behavior on Wall Street. — Federal bank regulators on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping plan to soften the Volcker Rule, opening the door for banks to resume …
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Arwa Mahdawi / The Guardian:
Wearing glasses may really mean you're smarter, major study finds — It's not just a pop culture trope - a University of Edinburgh study has found intelligent people are 30% more likely to have genes related to poor eyesight — If you wear glasses I've got some good news: you may well be smarter than the average person.
CNN:
Key Senate panel still divided on Trump-Russia collusion along partisan lines — Caputo: Mueller probe designed to ruin Trump — Washington (CNN)The Senate Intelligence Committee remains deeply divided over whether there is evidence of collusion between Donald Trump's campaign and Russia …
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
Paul Manfort's Friends Have Launched A Legal Defense Fund, Saying He's Struggling To Pay His Bills — Manafort hasn't been able to access several financial accounts and other assets since the special counsel's office filed charges last year, according to his lawyer. — Reporting From Washington, DC
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