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Trump Discussed Pulling U.S. From NATO, Aides Say Amid New Concerns Over Russia — WASHINGTON — There are few things that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia desires more than the weakening of NATO, the military alliance among the United States, Europe and Canada that has deterred Soviet and Russian aggression for 70 years.
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Emily Stewart / Vox:
Trump has reportedly discussed withdrawing from NATO. That would be great for Russia.
Trump has reportedly discussed withdrawing from NATO. That would be great for Russia.
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Did Robert Mueller Find Evidence of Collusion Yet?
Did Robert Mueller Find Evidence of Collusion Yet?
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The Daily Beast:
Mueller Probes an Event With Nunes, Flynn, and Foreign Officials at Trump's D.C. Hotel — Devin Nunes has been a pitbull for the president, growling at the prosecutors investigating Trumpworld. Now an event that Nunes himself attended is under Mueller's microscope.
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Barr sent or discussed controversial memo with Trump lawyers
Barr sent or discussed controversial memo with Trump lawyers
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Attorney general nominee breaks with Trump over Mueller probe
Attorney general nominee breaks with Trump over Mueller probe
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Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
The Media's Trump-Russia Death Spasms
The Media's Trump-Russia Death Spasms
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CNN:
Trump's legal team rebuffed request for Mueller interview in recent weeks
Trump's legal team rebuffed request for Mueller interview in recent weeks
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Renato Mariotti / Politico:
Obstruction Is Collusion — The revelation that the FBI opened …
Obstruction Is Collusion — The revelation that the FBI opened …
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The Guardian:
Chris Christie accuses Jared Kushner of political ‘hit job’ in explosive new book — Exclusive: ex-New Jersey governor, who had prosecuted Kushner's father, was sacked as head of Trump's transition team — Chris Christie, who was ousted as chairman of Donald Trump's White House transition team in 2016 …
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New York Times:
Steve King Faces Loss of House Committee Seats Over White Supremacy Remark — House Republican leaders will try to remove Representative Steve King of Iowa from the powerful Judiciary Committee and his other panel assignments on Monday night as the party officials scrambled to appear tough …
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Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
NBC News Tells Staffers Not To Directly Call Steve King's Racist Remarks Racist — “It is ok to attribute to others as in ‘what many are calling racist,’” an email from the standards department reads in part. — NBC News' standards department sent an email to staffers Tuesday telling …
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Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
Judge bars citizenship question from 2020 census — NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration cannot put a question about citizenship status on the 2020 census, a federal judge in New York ruled Friday in a boost to proponents of counting immigrants. — In a 277-page decision …
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Khorri Atkinson / Axios:
New York federal judge blocks Trump on the 2020 census — A federal judge in New York on Monday ruled against the Trump administration's decision to include a citizenship question to the 2020 census. — Why it matters: Critics argue that the inclusion of a citizenship questions would lead …
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Associated Press:
Trump's burger-fest brings roasting from late-night TV hosts — WASHINGTON (AP) — Junk food for athletes? President Donald Trump's offer of greasy burgers and fries to the college football champion Clemson Tigers brought a roasting from late-night TV hosts.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
President Trump's extravagant, $3,000, 300-sandwich celebration of Clemson University — In an administration overstuffed with bizarre moments and unusual events, Monday night's celebration of the Clemson University Tigers at the White House nonetheless made a mark.
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Aaron Rupar / Vox:
Trump's tweet about “hamberders” illustrates just how effortlessly he lies
Trump's tweet about “hamberders” illustrates just how effortlessly he lies
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Jackson Richman / JNS.org:
Democratic National Committee drops partnership with Women's March — The Democratic National Committee has dropped its partnership in the Women's March over anti-Semitism concerns, according to a Democratic source. — This development comes amid accusations of anti-Semitism within …
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Jonathan S. Tobin / New York Post:
Pelosi, Democrats should discipline Tlaib's anti-Semitism … It took far too long, but the breaking point finally came for Republicans. For years, Rep. Steve King has been pushing the envelope with far-right ideology and racist language targeting immigrants.
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Bradley Jones / Pew Research Center:
Democratic and Republican House members on average represent similar numbers of federal workers — As the longest federal government shutdown in the nation's history continues, it's not just around the nation's capital that government workers have been affected.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell blocks House bill to reopen government for second time — Senate Republicans blocked a House-passed package to reopen the federal government for a second time in as many weeks on Tuesday. — Democratic Sens. Chris Van Hollen (Md.) and Ben Cardin (Md.) asked for consent …
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Congress prepares to cancel next week's recess if shutdown drags on
Congress prepares to cancel next week's recess if shutdown drags on
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Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Power Up: Missing in action McConnell suggests no shutdown deal in sight
Power Up: Missing in action McConnell suggests no shutdown deal in sight
New York Times:
At Trump's Inauguration, $10,000 for Makeup and Lots of Room Service — At Trump's Inauguration, the Money Flowed Like Never Before — New details of spending on Mr. Trump's inaugural two years ago show that it roughly doubled that of his immediate predecessors.
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
John Kasich signs with CNN as senior political commentator — (CNN)John Kasich's time as Ohio governor just came to an end. And his time as a CNN contributor just began. — On Tuesday morning CNN announced that Kasich is the newest addition to the network's stable of contributors.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive: John Kasich joins CNN as contributor
Exclusive: John Kasich joins CNN as contributor
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
White House Considering Indra Nooyi to Head World Bank — WASHINGTON — The White House is considering Indra K. Nooyi, the former chief executive officer of PepsiCo, for the position of World Bank president, according to several people familiar with the process.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Goodbye, New York. Adam Moss Is Leaving the Magazine He Has Edited for 15 Years. — Adam Moss, whose visual savvy and ear for the zeitgeist made him one of the leading magazine editors of his generation, said on Tuesday that he would step down from New York magazine, his canvas for the past 15 years.
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Twenty Things You Probably Didn't Know about Kamala Harris — A trip through the life and career of the California senator as she gears up for a probable presidential run — 1. As both a district attorney and state attorney general, Harris pushed for a new statewide law …
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Harry Enten / CNN:
Trump has boxed himself in on the shutdown with nowhere to go — (CNN)New polling indicates that President Donald Trump does not have a winning option to get out of this partial government shutdown, and his position is deteriorating. — Let's start with the most important fact when it comes …
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Republicans are losing the shutdown blame game — and they can't do anything about it
Republicans are losing the shutdown blame game — and they can't do anything about it
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Steve Liesman / CNBC:
Trump administration doubles estimate of shutdown cost to economy from original forecast: Source — The original estimate that the partial shutdown would subtract 0.1 percentage point from growth every two weeks has now been doubled to a 0.1 percentage point subtraction every week, according to a Trump administration official.
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Michael Baggs / BBC:
Gillette faces backlash and boycott over ‘#MeToo advert’ — A Gillette advert which references bullying, the #MeToo movement and toxic masculinity has split opinion online. — The razor company's short film, called Believe, plays on their famous slogan “The best a man can get”, replacing it with “The best men can be”.
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Michael Grunwald / Politico:
The Trouble With the ‘Green New Deal’ — It's hard to recall a Washington idea that has rocketed to prominence as quickly as the “Green New Deal,” rookie Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's radical proposal to decarbonize the American economy.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Some Senate Dems see Ocasio-Cortez as weak spokeswoman for party
Some Senate Dems see Ocasio-Cortez as weak spokeswoman for party
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