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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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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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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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The Wrap, New York Times, USA Today, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, Newsweek and IJR
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, Hollywood Life and IJR
Kathleen Joyce / Fox News:
Samantha Bee apologizes for vile, ‘c-word’ attack on Ivanka Trump — “Full Frontal” host Samantha Bee apologized Thursday after she used an extreme vulgarity to slam Ivanka Trump in her monologue on Wednesday over a photograph the first daughter shared on social media, calling her a “feckless c—.
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Axios, Fox News Insider, Washington Free Beacon, The Gateway Pundit, NewsBusters, The Daily Caller and Breitbart
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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New Republic, RedState, Hit & Run, CNBC, Louder With Crowder, Breitbart 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.
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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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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Law & Crime and The Week
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump Is Weaponizing Pardons
Trump Is Weaponizing Pardons
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Washington Post, HuffPost and Vox
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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Washington Post, New Republic, Fox News, Media Matters for America, VICE News, Paste, Friendly Atheist, The Root and No More Mister Nice Blog
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
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HuffPost, ThinkProgress and NBC News
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, Fox News, The Daily Signal, The Gateway Pundit, MSNBC, Conservative News Today, ABC News, Althouse and Common Dreams
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's self-serving pardons
Trump's self-serving pardons
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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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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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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, One America News Network and Washington Free Beacon
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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Associated Press, One America News Network, Politico, National Review, Breitbart and Sean Hannity
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
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
White House to Impose Metal Tariffs on Europe, Canada and Mexico, Risking Retaliation
White House to Impose Metal Tariffs on Europe, Canada and Mexico, Risking Retaliation
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The Atlantic, CNBC, Axios, Hit & Run, Toronto Star, The Daily Caller, Home Page Rotator, Daily Wire, Outside the Beltway and Wall Street Journal
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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Talking Points Memo, CNN, New York Magazine and Raw Story
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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Michael Sykes / Axios:
Boehner: “There is no Republican party. There's a Trump party”
Boehner: “There is no Republican party. There's a Trump party”
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Washington Post, Politico and Breitbart
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, Joe.My.God. and New Europe
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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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Conor Finnegan / ABC News:
US, North Korea have made ‘real progess’ toward ‘proposed’ Trump-Kim summit: Pompeo — The U.S. has made “real progress” toward a historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after a series of meetings this week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday …
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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
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.
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 …
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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Alex / Vox:
The record-low birthrate offers yet another sign that millennials are economically screwed — Would you have kids if you were drowning in debt? — The birthrate in the United States is the lowest it's been in 30 years, we recently learned, and the decline is spreading across age cohorts.
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Meghan McCain fires back at Trump — The daughter of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., accused the president of using her father to distract from his own political problems — WASHINGTON — Meghan McCain fired back at President Donald Trump on Thursday, accusing him of attacking her father …
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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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Brendan Pierson / Reuters:
Goldman Sachs vice president charged with insider trading — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors charged a vice president at Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) on Thursday with insider trading by illegally using non-public information about several companies that were clients of the investment bank.
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CNBC, Associated Press and The Daily Caller
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
Associated Press:
Saving Sessions: Inside the GOP effort to protect the AG — WASHINGTON (AP) — Days after President Donald Trump deemed Jeff Sessions “beleaguered” and threatened to fire him last July, members of the president's inner circle made a desperate case to save the attorney general's job.
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Washington Post and The Daily Caller