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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump sounds off on FBI report: “Doesn't get any lower than that!” — President Trump is sounding off on the Justice Department's inspector general report, released Thursday, about the FBI's conduct in the lead up to the 2016 presidential election. — FBI Agent Peter Strzok …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Report's Real Message: Trump Is Lying — The new report from the Justice Department's watchdog covers a lot of ground. It runs more than 500 pages and evaluates investigations that touch both President Trump and Hillary Clinton. As a result, some of the initial news coverage …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
President Trump unloads on Comey, ‘scum on top’ of FBI a day after damning IG report's release
President Trump unloads on Comey, ‘scum on top’ of FBI a day after damning IG report's release
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Axios, Townhall, National Review and IJR
Eric Felten / Weekly Standard:
Meet the Other Amorous FBI Staffers Who Texted About the Clinton Email Investigation
Meet the Other Amorous FBI Staffers Who Texted About the Clinton Email Investigation
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New York Times, CNBC, Betsy's Page, The Gateway Pundit and Power Line
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump allies seize on DOJ report as they seek to undercut Mueller probe
Trump allies seize on DOJ report as they seek to undercut Mueller probe
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Report Gives Trump an Opening, but Undercuts His Narrative
Report Gives Trump an Opening, but Undercuts His Narrative
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Gregg Re / Fox News:
FBI employees received ‘improper’ gifts from reporters, routinely leaked to media without authorization: IG report
FBI employees received ‘improper’ gifts from reporters, routinely leaked to media without authorization: IG report
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Nine Takeaways From the Inspector General's Report on the Clinton Email Investigation
Nine Takeaways From the Inspector General's Report on the Clinton Email Investigation
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Washington Monthly, New York Post and FiveThirtyEight
Josh Campbell / CNN:
The FBI got swamped by a 500-year flood
The FBI got swamped by a 500-year flood
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
IG refers five FBI employees for investigation, as more anti-Trump messages revealed
IG refers five FBI employees for investigation, as more anti-Trump messages revealed
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Trump Calls Justice Dept. Report ‘Total Disaster’ for Fired F.B.I. Director
Trump Calls Justice Dept. Report ‘Total Disaster’ for Fired F.B.I. Director
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Washington Post:
'Why can't we just do it?': Trump nearly upended summit with abrupt changes — Some of the most intense drama surrounding President Trump's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un came not across the negotiating table, but in the days and hours leading up to Tuesday's historic meeting …
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Trump says he wants “my people” to sit at attention for him like people do for Kim Jong Un — President Trump declared in a spur-of-the-moment interview with “Fox and Friends” Friday morning that he wants people to sit at attention for him like they do for North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
“There's No Stopping Him”: Trump Insists on a Putin Summit — After Singapore, the President is pressing ahead with the meeting that he's always wanted. — Fresh off his closely watched Singapore summit with the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Un, President Trump is pushing his team …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump praises Kim's authoritarian rule, says ‘I want my people to do the same’
Trump praises Kim's authoritarian rule, says ‘I want my people to do the same’
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New York Magazine, One America News Network and ThinkProgress
Candice Norwood / Politico:
Trump: I want ‘my people’ to ‘sit up at attention’ like in North Korea
Trump: I want ‘my people’ to ‘sit up at attention’ like in North Korea
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Breitbart, Washington Free Beacon and Axios
Stephanie Murray / Politico:
Trump says it's ‘possible’ he'll meet Putin this summer
Trump says it's ‘possible’ he'll meet Putin this summer
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TASS, One America News Network and President of Russia
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McCain: Trump halting Korean military exercises a ‘bad negotiating tactic’
McCain: Trump halting Korean military exercises a ‘bad negotiating tactic’
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New York Times:
For Pruitt Aides, the Boss's Personal Life Was Part of the Job — WASHINGTON — Senior staff members at the Environmental Protection Agency frequently felt pressured by Scott Pruitt, the administrator, to help in personal matters and obtain special favors for his family …
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Washington Post:
Energy PR executive helped get Scott Pruitt and his family Rose Bowl tickets
Energy PR executive helped get Scott Pruitt and his family Rose Bowl tickets
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Scott Pruitt, Under Fire, Plans to Initiate a Big Environmental Rollback
Scott Pruitt, Under Fire, Plans to Initiate a Big Environmental Rollback
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The Week, Common Dreams and NPR
Kara Scannell / CNN:
Cohen signals openness to cooperating with federal investigators — (CNN)President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen has indicated to family and friends he is willing to cooperate with federal investigators to alleviate the pressure on himself and his family, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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Raw Story and Law & Crime
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Politico:
Shrinking map boosts Democrats in battle for the Senate — Republicans are still favored to keep their majority, but several Democratic incumbents in red states look likely to survive. — The Senate battleground map has shrunk dramatically in recent weeks — a net plus for Democrats …
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Shareblue Media, Washington Free Beacon, NTK Network and Politico
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Mitch McConnell: 'Why can't the Mueller investigation finally wrap up?' — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Thursday that it's time for special counsel Robert Mueller to conclude the federal probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and possible collusion with Moscow by President Trump.
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National Review, Talking Points Memo, New York Magazine and Political Wire
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
McConnell zeroes in on election — his own
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Trump's tariffs are already backfiring — Before steel and aluminum tariffs alienated our allies, before President Trump suggested car imports threatened our “national security,” before that 1,000-plus-item list of Chinese goods targeted for new tariffs, there were washing machines.
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Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Paul Manafort = Evidence of Collusion — I will keep this simple. Here are the facts about Paul Manafort, whose history with President Donald Trump dates back decades and who served as chairman of the Trump Campaign and remained something of an informal adviser after resigning.
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Brian Naylor / NPR:
Judge Orders Paul Manafort Detained Amid Witness Tampering Allegations
Judge Orders Paul Manafort Detained Amid Witness Tampering Allegations
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Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times:
Harvard Rated Asian-American Applicants Lower on Personality Traits, Lawsuit Says — Harvard consistently rated Asian-American applicants lower than any other race on personal traits like “positive personality,” likability, courage, kindness and being “widely respected,” …
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Daily Caller News Foundation
Washington Post:
In defense of separating immigrant families, Sessions cites same Bible passage used to defend slavery — Attorney General Jeff Sessions used a Bible verse on Thursday to defend his department's policy of prosecuting everyone who crosses the border from Mexico, suggesting that God supports …
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Washington Post:
Trump: 'I certainly wouldn't sign' House GOP immigration compromise — President Trump said Friday that he would oppose a compromise immigration bill cobbled together by House Republicans - dealing a significant blow to GOP leaders who have scrambled to rally support for the bill.
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Washington Post:
Promoted six times and then fired: Inside a 24-year-old political appointee's wild ride in Trump's Washington — He was one of the fastest-rising political appointees of the Trump administration, an unpaid campaign intern with no professional experience who soared into a top job …
FiveThirtyEight:
How Trump's Popularity Is Holding Up, By State — Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. — Poll of the week — Let's keep things simple this week: Morning Consult just released its latest edition of President Trump's approval ratings by state.
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Wall Street Journal:
Behind the Scenes at G-7 Meetings, Allies Dismayed by Trump's Jabs — Hopes for compromise on trade issues dimmed after the U.S. president pulled out of a joint statement — Prospects for compromise on a wide range of trade disputes between the U.S. and its major economic allies have dimmed …
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The Daily Caller and The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
There's an Epidemic of Discrimination Against Pregnant Women at Work … American companies have spent years trying to become more welcoming to women. They have rolled out generous parental leave policies, designed cushy lactation rooms and plowed millions of dollars into programs aimed at retaining mothers.
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Robert Kagan / Washington Post:
Trump's America does not care — Robert Kagan is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. He writes a monthly foreign affairs column for The Post. He is the author of the forthcoming book “The Jungle Grows Back: America and Our Imperiled World.” — Since the end of the Cold War …
Washington Post:
Pence turns VP's office into gateway for lobbyists to influence the Trump administration — Vice President Pence has transformed his office into a new entry point for lobbyists seeking to influence the Trump administration across federal agencies, according to federal records and interviews.
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