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Jon Levine / The Wrap:
White House Condemns ‘Vile and Vicious’ Samantha Bee, Calls on Time Warner, TBS to Act — “Time Warner and TBS must demonstrate that such explicit profanity about female members of this administration will not be condoned,” White House press secretary tells TheWrap
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The Daily Beast:
White House Demands TBS Cancel Samantha Bee's Show — White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders slammed comedienne Samantha Bee's comments about Ivanka Trump on Thursday. “The language used by Samantha Bee last night is vile and vicious. The collective silence by the left …
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CBS New York, Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Daily Beast
Sonia Rao / Washington Post:
Samantha Bee apologizes for calling Ivanka Trump a vulgar word after White House condemnation — Ivanka Trump sparked online outrage earlier this week when she tweeted a photo of herself with her younger son around the same time as reports circulated that the U.S. government had lost track of nearly 1,500 migrant children last year.
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Lisa de Moraes / Deadline:
White House Blasts Samantha Bee Over Ivanka Slur, Demands TBS Cancel Show — The White House this morning blasted Samantha Bee and TBS over Bee having called White House staffer/ First Daughter Ivanka Trump a “feckless c**t” in a segment about President Donald Trump's immigration policy.
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Politico and Hollywood Life
Kathleen Joyce / Fox News:
Samantha Bee apologizes for vile, ‘c-word’ attack on Ivanka Trump
Samantha Bee apologizes for vile, ‘c-word’ attack on Ivanka Trump
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Axios, Fox News Insider, NewsBusters, Washington Free Beacon, NBC News, The Daily Caller and The Gateway Pundit
Maegan Vazquez / CNN:
White House says Samantha Bee's attack on Ivanka Trump was ‘vile and vicious’
White House says Samantha Bee's attack on Ivanka Trump was ‘vile and vicious’
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Frank Pallotta / CNNMoney:
Samantha Bee apologizes for vulgar remark about Ivanka Trump: ‘I crossed a line’
Samantha Bee apologizes for vulgar remark about Ivanka Trump: ‘I crossed a line’
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RedState, CNBC, Breitbart, Louder With Crowder and IJR
Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Dinesh D'Souza Tells Backstory Of His Pardon — FBI Spy Stefan Halper's Media Contacts Could Pose A Problem, Retired FBI Officials Say — INVESTIGATIVE GROUP | CHUCK ROSS — EXCLUSIVE: First Lady's Office Responds To Samantha Bee's Vulgar Tirade: ‘Double Standard Is Truly Astounding’
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New York Times:
Trump Pardons Dinesh D'Souza, Weighs Leniency for Rod Blagojevich and Martha Stewart — WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday pardoned Dinesh D'Souza, a conservative author, commentator and filmmaker, and said he was strongly considering commuting the sentence of former Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois, a Democrat.
BuzzFeed:
Trump Allies Don't See “Three-Dimensional Chess” In Dinesh D'Souza's Pardon
Trump Allies Don't See “Three-Dimensional Chess” In Dinesh D'Souza's Pardon
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The Week, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Law & Crime
CNBC:
Trump will pardon conservative pundit Dinesh D'Souza, who was convicted of campaign finance violation
Trump will pardon conservative pundit Dinesh D'Souza, who was convicted of campaign finance violation
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New Republic, Fox News, Paste, Friendly Atheist, VICE News, The Gateway Pundit, ABC News and The Root
Oliver Willis / Shareblue Media:
Trump to pardon despicable, hate-spewing fanboy felon who pleaded guilty
Trump to pardon despicable, hate-spewing fanboy felon who pleaded guilty
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump pardons conservative pundit Dinesh D'Souza, suggests others could be coming
Trump pardons conservative pundit Dinesh D'Souza, suggests others could be coming
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New York Times, NBC News, Axios, ThinkProgress, Politico, CBS News, ABC News, MSNBC, Conservative News Today, Althouse and Common Dreams
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump floats Martha Stewart pardon, Rod Blagojevich commutation
Trump floats Martha Stewart pardon, Rod Blagojevich commutation
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's self-serving pardons
Trump's self-serving pardons
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New York Times, CNN and Breitbart
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's self-serving pardons
Tim Mak / NPR:
LISTEN: How Michael Cohen Protects Trump By Making Legal Threats — Donald Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen is facing legal peril, including an FBI raid of his home and office — and involvement in a civil lawsuit with porn star Stormy Daniels. — But in the past, it was Cohen who has sought …
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
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Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
Stormy's lawyer was told to choose between his job and TV appearances. He chose TV
Stormy's lawyer was told to choose between his job and TV appearances. He chose TV
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VICE News
Washington Post:
Trump imposes steel and aluminum tariffs on the European Union, Canada and Mexico — By Washington Post Staff May 31 at 9:43 AM — The move is certain to trigger retaliation by the E.U. against a range of American products, including Kentucky bourbon and Harley-Davidson motorcycles …
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Axios
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Ana Swanson / New York Times:
White House to Impose Metal Tariffs on Europe, Canada and Mexico, Risking Retaliation — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it would impose tariffs on metals imported from its closest allies, a measure that could provoke retaliation against American businesses.
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CNBC, Axios, Hit & Run, The Daily Caller, Home Page Rotator, Toronto Star, Outside the Beltway, Daily Wire and Wall Street Journal
Doug Palmer / Politico:
‘Today is a bad day for world trade’: Trump slaps U.S. allies with tariffs
‘Today is a bad day for world trade’: Trump slaps U.S. allies with tariffs
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National Review, One America News Network, Associated Press, Politico and Sean Hannity
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trade dispute hits stock prices for US companies
The Latest: Trade dispute hits stock prices for US companies
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Politico, Daily Kos, Washington Free Beacon and One America News Network
Christian Oliver / Politico:
EU announces retaliation against Trump tariffs
EU announces retaliation against Trump tariffs
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EU Press Room, New Republic and One America News Network
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Conservative billionaire Koch brothers' network denounces Trump's tariffs on EU, Canada and Mexico
Conservative billionaire Koch brothers' network denounces Trump's tariffs on EU, Canada and Mexico
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NTK Network
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump repeatedly pressured Sessions on Mueller investigation — President Trump pressured Attorney General Jeff Sessions to reclaim control of the Russia investigation on at least four separate occasions, three times in person and once over the phone, according to sources familiar with the conversations.
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Ken Haddad / WDIV-TV:
John Boehner in Michigan: ‘Republican Party is taking a nap somewhere’ — Boehner sits down with Local 4's Devin Scillian — MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. - Former Speaker of the House John Boehner delivered a keynote address and was joined by Devin Scillian during the 2018 Mackinac Policy Conference on Thursday morning.
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NBC News, New Republic, Talking Points Memo and The Daily Beast
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Sam Meredith / CNBC:
Trump reportedly said he wants to stop German luxury car imports in the US — Trump reportedly told French President Emmanuel Macron last month that he would maintain his trade policy with the aim of stopping Mercedes-Benz models from driving down Fifth Avenue in New York.
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Washington Monthly, The Atlantic, Mother Jones and Joe.My.God.
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Trump to impose total ban on luxury German cars: report — wants to impose a total ban on the imports of German luxury cars, according to a new report from CNBC and German magazine WirtschaftsWoche. — Several U.S. and European diplomats told the news outlets that Trump told French President …
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BuzzFeed:
Joy Reid's Blog Published A Photoshopped Image Of John McCain As The Virginia Tech Shooter — The MSNBC host's controversial old blog posts continue to surface, as Reid and the network stick to hacking claims. — MSNBC host Joy Reid's new-defunct blog published an image …
Bradley Hope / Wall Street Journal:
British Expert on the Royal Family Is Actually Tommy From Upstate New York — As the royal wedding unfolded, Thomas J. Mace-Archer-Mills, Esq. was on screen to enlighten many on the monarchy; he's from north of Albany — When Britain's Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle walked …
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The Guardian
VICE News:
Google listed “Nazism” as the ideology of the California Republican Party — Less than a week before the California primary, Google listed “Nazism” as the ideology of the California Republican Party. — In the “knowledge panel” that provides easy access to information next to search results …
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The Daily Caller, Breitbart, Gizmodo, Daily Wire, The Gateway Pundit, Sean Hannity, twitchy.com and Motherboard
Hallie Jackson / MSNBC:
At least 8 white nationalists running for federal office — MSNBC's Morgan Radford spoke with white nationalists who are running for federal office this year on the Republican ticket. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, at least eight white nationalists are running, more than ever before.
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump - nuclear deal may take more than one meeting with North Korea's Kim — ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday it may take more than one meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to seal a denuclearization deal and that he would like Pyongyang …
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Matt Stevens / New York Times:
Jury Leaves $4 to Family of Man Killed by Sheriff's Deputy, Along With Many Questions — For more than four years, questions swirled about the shooting death of Gregory Vaughn Hill Jr. at his home in Fort Pierce, Fla. After all, there were only three witnesses to how the entire episode unfolded …
Allison Barrie / Fox News:
School shootings: This cannon fires unbelievable ammo to blast through walls and help rescue victims — A powerful modern-day cannon fires water bottles as cannonballs - smashing strong walls in mere seconds. — The humble, ordinary water cooler bottle used in offices all across America becomes …
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ThinkProgress and Splinter
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
FBI Spy Stefan Halper's Media Contacts Could Pose A Problem, Retired FBI Officials Say — FBI spy Stefan Halper interacted with the media multiple times, according to a Cambridge researcher — Former senior FBI officials said the interactions could be a cause for concern for the FBI, one calling them “highly irregular”
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The Intercept and Conservative News Today
Rene Marsh / CNN:
First on CNN: US Secret Service overpaid presidential campaigns $4 million for plane travel — Washington (CNN)The US Secret Service overpaid presidential campaigns an estimated $4 million for plane travel during the 2016 election, a government watchdog says in a new report obtained by CNN.
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Axios and The Daily Caller
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
White House once touted FBI informant's support for Trump's trade agenda — Before President Donald Trump tagged him a “spy” who had “infiltrated” his campaign, Stefan Halper had a different relationship with the White House: helping advance Trump's trade agenda with China.
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New York Magazine