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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Exclusive: Federal probe of Fox News expands — Fox News still under grand jury probe — The U.S. Justice Department's investigation of Fox News has widened to include a second law enforcement agency. — Financial crimes experts from the United States Postal Inspection Service are now involved …
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Is a Management Shake-up Looming at Fox News? — As Fox News is roiled by lawsuits and the ouster of Bill O'Reilly, the network's co-president Bill Shine has retained the backing of the Murdochs. On Monday, Rupert Murdoch took network co-presidents Shine and Jack Abernethy to lunch at Marea …
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Washington Post:
‘I was all set to terminate’: Inside Trump's sudden shift on NAFTA — President Trump was set to announce Saturday, on the 100th day of his presidency, that he was withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement — the sort of disruptive proclamation that would upend both global …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says Nafta Partners Persuaded Him to Keep U.S. in Trade Pact — Though president says he's ready to withdraw from accord if unable to get a fair deal in talks with Mexico and Canada — President Donald Trump said he was preparing to pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
The education of Donald Trump — The 70-year-old leader of the free world sat behind his desk in the Oval Office last Friday afternoon, doing what he's done for years: selling himself. His 100th day in office was approaching, and Trump was eager to reshape the hardening narrative of a White House veering off course.
Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump says ‘major, major’ conflict with North Korea possible, but seeks diplomacy — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday a major conflict with North Korea is possible in the standoff over its nuclear and missile programs, but he would prefer a diplomatic outcome to the dispute.
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Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
North Korea puts out new video showing the White House in crosshairs and carriers exploding
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Ilya Arkhipov / Bloomberg:
Putin Warns North Korea Situation Has ‘Seriously Deteriorated’
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Daily Mail
Scott Wong / The Hill:
New ObamaCare repeal bill on life support — The tide is quickly turning against the new ObamaCare repeal legislation. — At least 21 Republicans have said they would vote no on the revised GOP healthcare bill negotiated by centrist Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) and conservative Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.).
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dems threaten to oppose short-term spending bill if GOP pushes healthcare vote — House Democrats will oppose a short-term spending bill if Republican leaders attempt to expedite an ObamaCare repeal bill this week, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) warned Thursday. — Hoyer, the Democratic whip …
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Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Brian Babin becomes second Texan to quit Freedom Caucus since March — U.S. Rep. Brian Babin, R-Woodville, joins Ted Poe of Humble in publicly ending his ties to the arch conservative group in Congress, the Freedom Caucus. — WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Brian Babin, R-Woodville …
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Trump is setting up Paul Ryan to be his fall guy
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
The new health-care bill may be little more than an exercise in blame-shifting
Bob Herman / Axios:
Molina will exit exchanges if ACA payments aren't made
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Daily Kos and ACASignups.net
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
This photo of Donald Trump and kids is epic — (CNN)Thursday, as you likely know by now, is “Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work” day. The White House, like CNN and virtually every other company, celebrates this day with a special program of activities. Except, at the White House …
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Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
House Dems to force vote on bill demanding Trump taxes, visitor logs: report
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Victoria McGrane GLOBE / BostonGlobe.com:
Warren ‘troubled’ by $400,000 Wall Street speaking fee for Obama — WASHINGTON — Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren gently criticized former president Barack Obama Thursday for his decision to accept $400,000 from a Wall Street firm to speak at a health care conference this fall.
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Claire Atkinson / New York Post:
Obama scores another $400K speaking fee amid criticism … Even as President Obama faced criticism for getting $400,000 for a speech to a Wall Street bank, he pocketed the same amount of money for a second speech, The Post has learned. — Obama made another $400,000 on Thursday when he appeared …
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Brianna Sacks / BuzzFeed:
People Are Trolling Trump's New Anti-Immigrant Hotline With Reports Of Space Aliens And The Government Is Not Amused — On Wednesday, the Trump administration launched a new office called the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office (VOICE), to assist victims of crimes committed …
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Julián Aguilar / The Texas Tribune:
After emotional debate, Texas House tentatively passes “sanctuary” legislation — The 93-54 vote fell along party lines and came after one of the slowest moving but most emotional legislative days at the state Capitol. — Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout.
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AP Story / Associated Press:
Texas House OKs ‘sanctuary city’ ban with tough jail penalty
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Democrats exploring lawsuit against Trump — Senate Democrats are exploring a lawsuit against President Trump on the grounds that his vast business empire has created conflicts of interest that violate the Constitution. — The effort is being led by Sen. Richard Blumenthal
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Political Wire and Occupy Democrats
Brandon Cockerham / Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch: FBI Court Filing Reveals Grand Jury Targeted Hillary Clinton — Assigned to ‘counterintelligence and counterespionage matters’ — (Washington, DC) — Judicial Watch today released new State Department documents including a declaration from FBI Special Agent E.W. Priestap …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trump caves on the wall — and Democrats think he will again — President Donald Trump was supposedly girding for battle. Not even a week ago, ahead of a possible government shutdown, his aides said the president would insist on funding his border wall and the president himself was prepared to sabotage Obamacare to gain leverage.
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Bonnie Tsui / New York Times:
Why Is Asian Salad Still on the Menu? — One Friday night at a bar in San Francisco, I took a look at the menu and found myself face to face once again with the curious modern-day ubiquity of the Asian salad. The “Asian Emperor Salad,” with its “31 ingredients representing the tastes …
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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Alex Jones Turns on Ivanka Trump and Her ‘Democrat’ Husband Jared Kushner Over Syrian Refugees — InfoWars host Alex Jones, an avid supporter of President Trump during the campaign and his administration, said in a video posted to his Facebook on Thursday that Ivanka Trump's policies …
Tom Nichols / USA Today:
Are Trump voters ruining America for all of us?: Tom Nichols — First 100 days suggest our democracy is more likely to die in dumbness than in darkness. — President Trump's record in his first 100 days, by any standard of presidential first terms, is one of failure.
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Washington Post
Morgan True / VTDigger:
Emails reveal FBI, Justice probe of Burlington College — BURLINGTON — The Justice Department was investigating the activities of the now-defunct Burlington College as recently as February, according to emails obtained through a public records request. — The emails show the U.S. attorney …
Azi Paybarah / Politico:
Dietl, apologizing about McCray remark, brings attention to past comments — Independent mayoral candidate Bo Dietl, in the course of defending Wednesday night remarks about First Lady Chirlane McCray, offered a blanket apology Thursday for comments he's made over three decades on Don Imus' radio show.
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Bloomberg:
Jeff Bezos Is Just $5 Billion Away From Being the World's Richest Person — Amazon founder's fortune has risen $65.2 billion in five years — Gates has been the world's No. 1 billionaire since May 2013 — A surge in after hours trading for Amazon.com Inc. added $3.3 billion to the fortune …
John Bresnahan / Politico:
House Democrats bury 2016 autopsy — House Democrats are going to extreme lengths to conceal a report on the party's problems. — After nearly five months, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) will present his investigative report to lawmakers during a members-only gathering …
Katie Mettler / Washington Post:
Portland rose parade canceled after ‘antifascists’ threaten GOP marchers — For 10 years, the 82nd Avenue of Roses Business Association has kicked off the city of Portland's annual Rose Festival with a family-friendly parade meant to attract crowds to its diverse neighborhood.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
On the Red Line: A daily racial transformation on MARTA — This article is part of the AJC's new RE: Race reporting project, which is dedicated to covering both the tensions and the opportunities created by racial and ethnic change in Atlanta and Georgia. Author Melton Bennett responded …
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