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Axios:
Scoop: Leaked private schedules show Trump spent 60% of last 3 months in “Executive Time” — A White House source has leaked nearly every day of President Trump's private schedule for the past three months. — Why it matters: This unusually voluminous leak gives us unprecedented visibility into how this president spends his days.
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Axios:
Read Trump's “Executive Time"-filled leaked private schedules — A White House source has leaked President Trump's private schedules for nearly every working day since the midterms, showing that Trump has spent around 60% of the last three months in “Executive Time.”
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Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo and The Guardian
Washington Post:
‘A watershed moment’: Trump faces crossroads amid mounting threats on all sides — When President Trump delivers his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday, a Democrat will be seated at the rostrum over his shoulder for the first time. — The presence of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi …
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Daily Kos, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
CBS News:
Transcript: President Trump on “Face the Nation,” February 3, 2019 — The following is a transcript of an interview with President Trump airing Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, on “Face the Nation.” — MARGARET BRENNAN: Would you shut down the government again? — PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Well …
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Trump Won't Commit to Making Mueller Report Public — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump would not commit in an interview aired Sunday to making public the results of the special counsel's investigation into Russia's ties to his campaign, adding that it was time to “get rid” of the inquiry.
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Breitbart, The American Conservative, POLITICUSUSA and Mediaite
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump refuses to comment on whether Mueller report should be made public
David Beavers / Politico:
Trump determined to ‘bring our folks back home’ from Syria, Afghanistan
Trump determined to ‘bring our folks back home’ from Syria, Afghanistan
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One America News Network and Breitbart
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A tip from a ‘concerned citizen’ helps a reporter land the scoop of a lifetime about Northam — The reporter who exposed Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's racist yearbook photo said a “concerned citizen” led him to the story that has prompted widespread outrage and calls for the Democrat's resignation.
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Peter D'Abrosca / Big League Politics:
Dear Daily Caller: It's Time To Talk About The Ethics of Benny Johnson — It saddens us to write you this note, but for the integrity of conservative media, it must be done. — One of your reporters, Benny Johnson, is a serial plagiarist. Whether his condition is an inherent biological compulsion …
Alan Suderman / Associated Press:
Virginia governor clings to office, ignoring calls to resign
Virginia governor clings to office, ignoring calls to resign
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WGN-TV, FOX31 Denver and Associated Press
Tom Nichols / Washington Post:
Sorry, Republicans. You can't call out Northam for racism and give Trump a pass.
Sorry, Republicans. You can't call out Northam for racism and give Trump a pass.
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Chicks On The Right, twitchy.com, Fox News Insider, Mother Jones and Raw Story
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Ralph Northam is about to moonwalk out of the governor's mansion
Ralph Northam is about to moonwalk out of the governor's mansion
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Los Angeles Times, Quillette, Townhall and Power Line
ABC News:
NAACP president: I don't see how Northam can survive racist yearbook photo fallout
NAACP president: I don't see how Northam can survive racist yearbook photo fallout
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WTOP, Breitbart, WTVR-TV and The Gateway Pundit
Christian Vasquez / Politico:
Trump targets Gillespie amid Northam race scandal
Trump targets Gillespie amid Northam race scandal
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, ABC News, Breitbart and The Daily Signal
Maria Kolesnikova / Bloomberg:
Art on the Superyachts: Beware of Wine Corks and Unruly Children — Expensive yachts that double as floating art galleries can lead to unexpected and costly mishaps. — Priceless paintings and sculptures kept on the vessels face damage not only from storms and storing conditions …
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The Guardian
Matt Gorman / Fox News:
Republicans need to do better with women, starting with getting them elected — As I sat in my office on election night in November and watched the returns roll in, it quickly became clear it would not be a fun night for Republicans. Aside from losing our majority, some of our best members …
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Hullabaloo
Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Every extremist murder in 2018 was linked to right-wing terrorism — Right-wing extremists killed more people in the U.S. last year than in any year since 1995 — and Trump is dismantling our ability to deal with the threat. — Every extremist murder in the U.S. in 2018 was linked to right-wing extremism …
Andrew Marchand / New York Post:
Rising ESPN star Adnan Virk fired, escorted out in leak investigation … ESPN rising star Adnan Virk has been fired by the network, sources told The Post. — Virk is accused of leaking confidential company information to the media on multiple occasions, according to sources.
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Willie Brown / San Francisco Chronicle:
Kamala Harris learns the perils of presidential front-running — Sen. Kamala Harris' Rolls-Royce rollout of her presidential run quickly shot her to the front of the Democratic pack, and with it all the troubles that come with being seen as a front-runner. — The first misstep came during her televised town meeting in Iowa.
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Instapundit
Jess Bidgood / BostonGlobe.com:
Democratic primary watchers look to the West — LAS VEGAS — The rapidly growing 2020 presidential field is shaping up to be a Wild West of Democratic primaries — with the actual West emerging as a decisive battleground. — The delegate-rich state of California has vaulted itself near …
David M. Herszenhorn / Politico:
Plan to evacuate queen if Brexit goes bad — If Britain crashes out of the EU, and things go bad in London, Queen Elizabeth II will be ready to make her own exit — to an undisclosed location. — The U.K. government has repurposed Cold War emergency evacuation planning to prepare …
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Daily Mail, Breitbart, One America News Network, New York Times and The Times & The Sunday Times
Matthew Gertz / The Daily Beast:
How Fox News Pushes Trump to Make Every Bad Decision — No story has demonstrated the power of this unending Trump-Fox feedback loop like the partial government shutdown. — President Donald Trump's announcement last Friday that he would end the longest partial government shutdown …
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Washington Monthly, Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Washington Post:
While female activists remain locked up in Saudi Arabia, there can be no return to business as usual — SAUDI ARABIA'S campaign to restore its international reputation kicked into high gear this last week. On Sunday, it released one of the most prominent businessmen it had been holding illegally since …
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CNN
Cincinnati.com:
Sandmann lawyer: Letters sent to New York Times, Today Show, 50 others may precede suits — The lawyers representing Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann and his family said Friday they have sent letters to media outlets, individual journalists, celebrities and Catholic organizations …
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Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, TheBlaze and Daily Wire
Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Analysis: Trump's State of Union comes amid political peril — WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing clear political peril, President Donald Trump will deliver his second State of the Union address at a moment when his bully pulpit is uncertain and his negotiating skills in question after a monthlong government shutdown …