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White House says Trump wants to revoke security clearances for former intelligence officials critical of him over Russia — President Trump plans to revoke the security clearances of a handful of former officials who have been critical of his rhetoric and actions toward Russia …
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Trump Weighs Stripping Security Clearances From Officials Who Criticized Him — WASHINGTON — President Trump threatened on Monday to strip the security clearances of former national security officials who have criticized his refusal to confront Russia over its election interference …
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Rand Paul to ask Trump to revoke security clearance of ex-CIA chief Brennan — Sen. Rand Paul Monday said he is meeting with President Donald Trump to ask for former CIA director John Brennan to have his security clearance revoked. — “Is John Brennan monetizing his security clearance?
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Trump, citing politics, looking to revoke security clearances
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The Trump White House's hypocritical, slippery slope on purging its critics' security clearances
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Trump may revoke clearances of ex-officials who have slammed him
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REVEALED: Identities Of 5 Witnesses Immunized To Testify Against Manafort — A federal judge Monday unsealed the names of five witnesses granted immunity by special counsel Robert Mueller to testify at the upcoming trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
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Manafort Trial Start Delayed; Witnesses With Immunity Identified — Judge pushes trial to July 31 after complaints from lawyers — Manafort's lawyers say need more time to review documents — The trial set to begin this week for Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman …
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Manafort trial postponed to July 31 — Paul Manafort's first criminal trial has been postponed a week to July 31. — U.S. District Court Judge T.S. Ellis III agreed Monday to the weeklong delay, pushing back the biggest showdown yet between the former Donald Trump campaign chairman and special counsel Robert Mueller.
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The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller and American Greatness


Judge approves Mueller request to grant immunity for witnesses in Manafort trial
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Talking Points Memo, Joe.My.God. and Law & Crime


Trump to Seek Repeal of California's Smog-Fighting Power — Proposed revision to auto emission standards to come out soon — Will propose end of state's waiver from federal standards — The Trump administration will seek to revoke California's authority to regulate automobile emissions …
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Michael Cohen Prosecutors Get 12 Audio Recordings to Review — There's no longer dispute over recordings, retired judge says — Michael Cohen secretly recorded Trump discussing hush payments — U.S. prosecutors probing Michael Cohen are reviewing 12 audio recordings seized …
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12 tapes seized in Michael Cohen raid handed over to prosecutors — Twelve audio recordings seized from President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen in an April FBI raid were handed over to federal prosecutors on Friday, according to a court filing made public Monday.
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National Review and ABC News


NBC/WSJ poll: Support for Roe v. Wade hits new high — A majority of Republicans — 52 percent — say the Supreme Court decision should not be overturned. — As President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick readies for his eventual confirmation hearing, support for the court's landmark ruling in Roe v. Wade has hit an all-time high.
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Ohio Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan Is Telling People He Will Run for President in 2020, Hoping to Win “Yoga Vote” — Ohio Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan has been telling political consultants and operatives that he intends to run for president of the United States in 2020, and is beginning to put together a team …
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Republicans are telling Democrats to move right. It's dreadful advice.
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Fox News mistakenly booked a Massachusetts state senator, and got an unexpected message — Someone in the Fox News booking department might be in need of a second cup of coffee. — Fox & Friends First, the network's early morning show, thought they had booked former Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick …
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Fox News' attempt to book pro-ICE Democrat backfires spectacularly
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Ignore Trump's clueless bluster on Iran — The Post reports: … The verbal exchange comes in the wake of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's fiery speech on Sunday in which he excoriated the Iranian regime for human rights abuses and corruption. — Commentators might become alarmed …
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On Iran, Trump administration offers heated rhetoric but vague strategy
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Sorry, Trump. Your misdirection won't work this time.
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Calling my fellow Republicans: Trump is clearly unfit to remain in office — President Trump's disgraceful performance in Helsinki, Finland, and in the days since is an indication that he is not fit to remain in office. Trump's 2016 “America First” platform might be more aptly named …
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Ga. lawmaker urged to resign after using racial slurs, dropping pants in TV show — Spencer apologizes for ‘ridiculously ugly’ episode but refuses to step down — Georgia House Speaker David Ralston demanded that state Rep. Jason Spencer resign after he yelled racial slurs and exposed himself …
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Georgia state Rep. Jason Spencer says Sacha Baron Cohen ‘took advantage of my paralyzing fear’
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Florida Cops Ship 24-Year-Old Mom to ICE After She Paid Traffic Ticket … Maria, an undocumented, 24-year-old mother of three from Guatemala, showed up to the Martin County Jail earlier this year to voluntarily pay a $150 traffic fine. — Instead, she wound up handcuffed and thrown inside that jail.
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2.5 Billion Pounds of Meat Piles Up in U.S. as Production Grows, Exports Slow — Profits, prices are threatened as record amounts of red meat and poultry fill U.S. warehouses — Meat is piling up in U.S. cold-storage warehouses, fueled by a surge in supplies and trade disputes that are eroding demand.
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Sounds Like Everyone Should Lay Off That Cubs Fan Who “Stole” A Baseball From A Kid — Sunday outrage gives way to Monday fact-checking. If you were one of the people who (reasonably) got very angry at a short video clip appearing to show an adult Cubs fan intercepting a ball meant for a child, you can stand down.


GOP Congressman Calls Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘This Girl ... Or Whatever She Is’ — Rep. Ron DeSantis was referring to a full-grown woman who is a New York Democratic congressional nominee. — WASHINGTON Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) on Saturday referred to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez …
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FISA Applications Confirm: The FBI Relied on the Unverified Steele Dossier — A salacious Clinton-campaign product was the driving force behind the Trump-Russia investigation. — On a sleepy summer Saturday, after months of stonewalling, the FBI dumped 412 pages of documents related …
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Trump administration officials dismissed benefits of national monuments — In a quest to shrink national monuments last year, senior Interior Department officials dismissed evidence that these public lands boosted tourism and spurred archaeological discoveries, according to documents …
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‘True definition of evil’: Alleged Shawnee murderer is white supremacist, family says — Those who knew Ronald Lee Kidwell were not surprised to learn he was charged with the murder of a black woman — her body discovered in the Shawnee home where he lived. — “This was a hate crime,” said his neighbor Kathleen Brown.
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Tronc Cuts Daily News Newsroom in Half; Ousts Editor in Chief — The meeting lasted less than a minute. By the time it was over, reporters and editors at The Daily News had been told that the newsroom staff was being cut in half and that the editor in chief, Jim Rich, was out of a job.
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McFaul expected to meet with Trump's top adviser on Russia at White House — Michael A. McFaul, a former U.S. diplomat and fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, will visit the White House on Tuesday for a private meeting with President Trump's top adviser on Russia …


Anton's creed is not just racist; it is patently un-American. — Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a regular contributor to PostEverything. — Michael Anton is the author of the infamous …
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A Supreme Court Vote Is Just One of Heidi Heitkamp's Headaches — PETERSBURG, N.D. — Before Senator Heidi Heitkamp spoke to constituents in this tiny rural town, population 175, Mary Ann Dunbar confessed that she had reservations about Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court.
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'I'm ashamed': Trump voter admits she got it wrong after ICE deports her daughter-in-law — A woman who voted for President Donald Trump in 2016 this week expressed regret after the president's government agents deported her daughter-in-law to Mexico. — The Associated Press this week published …
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