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Washington Post:
Trump upends NATO summit, demanding immediate spending increases or he will ‘do his own thing’ — BRUSSELS — President Trump upended the NATO summit here Thursday by calling an emergency meeting of leaders and threatening that if all member countries do not immediately increase …
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Politico:
Trump threatens to pull out of NATO — U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to break with NATO and conduct American security unilaterally — if allies do not immediately meet higher military spending targets, NATO officials and diplomats said. — Trump warned of “grave consequences” …
Rebecca Tan / Washington Post:
When Trump attacked Germany in Brussels, his aides pursed their lips and glanced away — President Trump kicked off his trip to Europe with a biting critique of the United States' longtime allies, declaring at a breakfast meeting that Germany “is captive to Russia.”
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Sam Meredith / CNBC:
Trump says NATO allies have agreed to increase their defense spending after crisis meeting
Bloomberg:
Macron and Merkel Play Down Trump's Spending Claims: NATO Update
Macron and Merkel Play Down Trump's Spending Claims: NATO Update
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CNN:
Trump's barrage of attacks ‘beyond belief,’ reeling NATO diplomats say
Trump's barrage of attacks ‘beyond belief,’ reeling NATO diplomats say
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Roll Call, Fox News and The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
Trump is poisoning NATO. Why?
Trump is poisoning NATO. Why?
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Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Power breakfast: How Trump lambasted Germany over eggs and fruit salad
Power breakfast: How Trump lambasted Germany over eggs and fruit salad
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Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
President Trump declares NATO a ‘fine-tuned machine’ at conclusion of summit
President Trump declares NATO a ‘fine-tuned machine’ at conclusion of summit
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CBS News:
Trump declares victory at NATO, says U.S. now “treated fairly”
Trump declares victory at NATO, says U.S. now “treated fairly”
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Wall Street Journal, Joe.My.God., Raw Story, TheStreet and CBS New York
Tom McTague / Politico:
Why Trump has few friends in Europe
Why Trump has few friends in Europe
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National Review, Politico and ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
New York Times:
As President Trump Bashes NATO, Republicans Are Largely Silent
As President Trump Bashes NATO, Republicans Are Largely Silent
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Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
Shepard Smith Torches Trump Over NATO Remarks: Could ‘Turn Back the Global Clock Centuries’
New York Times:
NATO Summit Live Updates: Trump Calls U.S. Ties to Alliance ‘Very Strong’
NATO Summit Live Updates: Trump Calls U.S. Ties to Alliance ‘Very Strong’
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump says NATO allies agreed to boost defense spending after his pressure
Trump says NATO allies agreed to boost defense spending after his pressure
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Bull: 1, China Shop: 0
Bull: 1, China Shop: 0
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The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon and CNBC
Heather Hurlburt / New York Magazine:
There Is No Cleaning Up the Foreign-Policy Mess Trump Is Making
There Is No Cleaning Up the Foreign-Policy Mess Trump Is Making
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NATO and No More Mister Nice Blog
Washington Post:
‘Rubbing salt in the wounds’: Trump won't take yes for an answer at NATO
‘Rubbing salt in the wounds’: Trump won't take yes for an answer at NATO
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Politico, Breitbart, No More Mister Nice Blog and Mother Jones
John Haltiwanger / Business Insider:
White House claims John Kelly looked ‘displeased’ …
White House claims John Kelly looked ‘displeased’ …
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Amy Brittain / Washington Post:
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh piled up credit card debt by purchasing Nationals tickets, White House says — Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh incurred tens of thousands of dollars of credit card debt buying baseball tickets over the past decade and at times reported liabilities …
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Kevin Daley / The Daily Caller:
What Kavanaugh Was Secretly Caught Doing Hours After Trump's Nomination Will Silence The Critics — President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday night. — His nomination has set off a generational fight over the future of the high court.
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Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Nearly Two-Thirds of Americans Want Roe v. Wade to Stand — WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the U.S. Senate prepares to hold confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the public is strongly opposed to any attempts to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that made abortion legal nationwide.
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh lauded late Chief Justice Rehnquist for dissenting in Roe vs. Wade and supporting school prayer … Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, gave a revealing speech last fall in which he lauded former Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist …
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Katie Benner / New York Times:
Rosenstein Asks Prosecutors to Help With Kavanaugh Papers in Unusual Request
Rosenstein Asks Prosecutors to Help With Kavanaugh Papers in Unusual Request
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Axios:
Joe Manchin: Brett Kavanaugh “has all the right qualities”
Joe Manchin: Brett Kavanaugh “has all the right qualities”
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Politico, YouTube, ABC News, The Daily Caller, Breitbart and National Review
Rich Lowry / Politico:
Yes, the Supreme Court Is Undemocratic
Yes, the Supreme Court Is Undemocratic
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Washington Post and Breitbart
Damon Linker / The Week:
The liberal freakout over Brett Kavanaugh is not helping
The liberal freakout over Brett Kavanaugh is not helping
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The Resurgent, IJR and Hot Air
CBS News:
Stormy Daniels arrested while performing at Ohio strip club — Porn actress Stormy Daniels was arrested at an Ohio strip club and is accused of letting patrons touch her in violation of a state law, her attorney said early Thursday. While Daniels was performing Wednesday night at Sirens …
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CNN:
Stormy Daniels arrested at Ohio strip club. Her attorney calls it a setup. — (CNN)Adult film actress Stormy Daniels was arrested early Thursday at an Ohio strip club for allegedly touching patrons on stage in violation of state law. — Daniels, who gained notoriety …
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Everett Rosenfeld / CNBC:
Stormy Daniels arrested in Ohio while performing, her attorney says — Stormy Daniels, the adult film actress who has made headlines for an alleged affair with Donald Trump, was arrested in Columbus, Ohio, according to her attorney. — Michael Avenatti, who has represented Daniels …
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Bloomberg:
North Koreans Are No Show at U.S. War Dead Talks, Yonhap Reports — American officials kept waiting on militarized border — Latest sign of tension after Pompeo's visit last weekend — North Korean officials didn't show up for a planned meeting with U.S. counterparts to discuss returning …
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Tom Burgis / Financial Times:
Tower of secrets: the Russian money behind a Donald Trump skyscraper — One October day in 2007, a celebrity real estate developer in a greatcoat and powder-blue tie alighted from a stretch limousine in Toronto's financial district. Before a bank of photographers, he took hold of a golden shovel.
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Raw Story
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Trump wants tough new Air Force One paint job — President Trump wants to update the paint job on the next version of Air Force One, ditching the iconic robin's-egg blue (which he calls a “Jackie Kennedy color") for a bolder, “more American” look. — The big picture …
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Joe.My.God. and The Week
CNN:
Wife of top Trump aide had radio show where she said women in military should expect sexual harassment — (CNN)Darla Shine, the wife of new White House deputy chief of staff for communications Bill Shine, hosted a radio show in the late 2000s where she once mocked victims of sexual harassment …
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Axios:
Trump again calls himself “a very stable genius” — President Trump reiterated one of his most famous self-assessments during a press conference at the NATO summit Thursday, calling himself a “very stable genius” after a Croatian reporter asked if he'd change his tone on Twitter regarding the alliance once he'd left.
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Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:
Beto O'Rourke's torrid fundraising leaves Ted Cruz in the dust, with another $10 million in last 3 months — WASHINGTON — Democrat Beto O'Rourke raised an eye-popping $10.4 million in the last three months — catching up to Sen. Ted Cruz's six-year haul in just over 15 months as he seeks to topple the Republican darling.
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Beto O'Rourke to report huge $10.4 million fundraising haul in second quarter of 2018
Beto O'Rourke to report huge $10.4 million fundraising haul in second quarter of 2018
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Thomas Wright / Politico:
Trump Backed Brexit. Then He Used It As Leverage. — Under this president, the ‘special relationship’ isn't so special anymore. — When President Trump visits the United Kingdom on Friday, he will find the special relationship in its worst shape since the Suez Crisis of 1956.
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Annabelle Dickson / Politico:
UK Brexit secretary: I will ‘deputize’ in Brexit negotiations
UK Brexit secretary: I will ‘deputize’ in Brexit negotiations
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Tal Kopan / CNN:
Trump administration to turn away far more asylum seekers at the border under new guidance — Washington (CNN)The Trump administration is implementing a new asylum policy at the border that will result in potentially thousands of asylum seekers being turned away before they can plead their case in court.
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
After Backlash, Fox News' Jeanine Pirro Doesn't Appear on Bill O'Reilly's Show — Pirro had been scheduled to appear on the former Fox News host's digital show Tuesday night. — Former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly, who now runs an eponymous website and hosts a daily online news show …
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