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David Brooks / New York Times:
What a Failed Trump Administration Looks Like — I still have trouble seeing how the Trump administration survives a full term. Judging by his Thursday press conference, President Trump's mental state is like a train that long ago left freewheeling and iconoclastic, has raced through indulgent …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Silence of the Hacks — The story so far: A foreign dictator intervened on behalf of a U.S. presidential candidate — and that candidate won. Close associates of the new president were in contact with the dictator's espionage officials during the campaign, and his national security adviser …
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
A Big Week for Health Care
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Bring On the Special Prosecutor
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Sorry media — this press conference played very different with Trump's supporters — MORE FROM: — Maybe it's not a coincidence that Barnum & Bailey is folding its tents this year. After all, how could the circus possibly compete with Donald Trump? — The president proved once again that he is the greatest show on earth.
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Journalists Whisper at Trump's Crazy Press Conference: ‘This Is Insane’ — On Thursday afternoon, President Donald Trump's staff corralled the White House press corps into the East Room of the White House so that he could sing the praises of his new Labor Secretary pick, Alexander Acosta.
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John Podesta / Washington Post:
Trump's dangerous strategy to undermine reality — John Podesta, the chair of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, served as counselor to President Barack Obama and chief of staff to President Bill Clinton. — President Trump's fake-news pivot isn't subtle.
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump: ‘Fake media not happy’ with press conference
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Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:
A Jewish Reporter Got to Ask Trump a Question. It Didn't Go Well. — Jake Turx is a newly minted White House correspondent for a publication that has never before had a seat in the White House press corps: Ami Magazine, an Orthodox Jewish weekly based in Brooklyn.
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New York Times:
In 77 Chaotic Minutes, Trump Defends ‘Fine-Tuned Machine’ — WASHINGTON — President Trump, smarting from a series of crises, moved his surrogates aside on Thursday and assigned the rescue of his month-old presidency to the only spokesman he's ever really trusted — himself.
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Wall Street Journal:
Jared Kushner Delivers Critique of CNN to Time Warner Executive — Trump's son-in-law and adviser complains that coverage has been slanted against the president — Jared Kushner, senior White House adviser, has expressed the administration's deep concerns about CNN's news coverage.
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Erin Corbett / Raw Story:
‘Little Jared complaining about me’: Ana Navarro slams Kushner for complaints about her Trump coverage — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — A Wall Street Journal report revealed Thursday that President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner complained about media network CNN …
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Ana Navarro hits Kushner for complaining about CNN: 'Oh, baby boy, I'm so sorry'
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BostonGlobe.com:
Christie says Trump made him order the meatloaf at meal together — TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says President Donald Trump made him order meatloaf when they dined together at the White House this week. — Christie and his wife, Mary Pat, joined Trump at the White House on Tuesday.
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CNN:
Officials: Mike Dubke to be named as White House communications director — Washington, D.C. (CNN)Crossroads Media founder Mike Dubke is expected to be named as White House Communications Director, two administration officials tell CNN. — The appointment is expected to be announced as early as Friday, the officials say.
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Washington Post:
Flynn in FBI interview denied discussing sanctions with Russian ambassador — Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn denied to FBI agents in an interview last month that he had discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with that country's ambassador to the United States before President …
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Tim Alberta / Politico:
'I'm a Dead Man Walking' — None of this feels normal. The congressman greets me inside his Washington office wearing a wrinkly collared shirt with its top two buttons undone, faded denim jeans and grungy, navy blue Crocs that expose his leather-textured feet.
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Associated Press:
Chaffetz seeks charge of ex-Clinton aide in email inquiry — WASHINGTON — The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee, who has refused Democratic requests to investigate possible conflicts of interest involving President Donald Trump, is seeking criminal charges …
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Laurel Raymond / ThinkProgress:
Republicans won't investigate Trump, but they're still going after Hillary's emails
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Associated Press:
Trump Weighs Mobilizing National Guard for Immigration Roundups — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (GARANCE BURKE) — (AP) — The Trump administration is considering a proposal to mobilize as many as 100,000 National Guard troops to round up unauthorized immigrants, including millions living nowhere near …
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Margaret Brennan / CBS News:
State Dept. carries out layoffs under Rex Tillerson — While Rex Tillerson is on his first overseas trip as Secretary of State, his aides laid off staff at the State Department on Thursday. — Much of seventh-floor staff, who work for the Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources …
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Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Out of the loop: Rex Tillerson finds state department sidelined by White House
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Sydney Brownstone / The Stranger …:
Detained Dreamer's Lawyers Say Government Doctored Legal Document to Try and Prove False Gang Affiliation — Daniel Ramirez Medina's lawyers say the government doctored his request to be removed from the Northwest Detention Center's gang unit. — Lawyers for Daniel Ramirez Medina …
Sheera Frenkel / BuzzFeed:
White House Staff Are Using A “Secure” App That's Really Not So Secure — Some senior officials are using a new messaging app that may not be as secure as it claims. “We would not recommend this app to someone looking for secure messaging,” one expert told BuzzFeed News.
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Democrats raise questions about Trump's mental health — A growing number of Democrats are openly questioning President Trump's mental health. — Rep. Earl Blumenauer — (D-Ore.) in a floor speech this week called for a review of the Constitution's procedures for removing a president.
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Oliver Holmes / The Guardian:
Suspect in North Korea killing ‘thought she was taking part in TV prank’ — Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, duped and ‘not aware it was assassination attempt by alleged foreign agents’, says head of police — An Indonesian woman arrested for suspected involvement in the killing …
Cal Thomas / Townhall.com:
A New Direction on Education — American public school students fall well behind students around the world in math and science proficiency. This is not debatable. According to the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
What Betsy DeVos wishes she said at her confirmation hearing
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Trump family's elaborate lifestyle is a ‘logistical nightmare’ — at taxpayer expense — On Friday, President Trump and his entourage will jet for the third straight weekend to a working getaway at his oceanfront Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla. — On Saturday, Trump's sons Eric and Don Jr. …
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