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Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Trump's bizarre and un-American visit to Saudi Arabia  —  Before he moves on to Israel and then to Europe, before we are consumed by the next scandal and forget, here is a list, for the record, of just a few of the ways in which President Trump's trip to Saudi Arabia was bizarre, unseemly, unethical and un-American.
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Bloomberg:
Trump's Direct Saudi-to-Israel Flight Breaks Symbolic Barrier  —  Air Force One flies straight from Riyadh to Tel Aviv Monday  —  President heads to troubled Middle East on first foreign trip  —  President Donald Trump made a direct flight Monday between two nations that have historically …
Discussion: Axios and Sputnik International
Haaretz:
Full Transcript of Trump's Speech to the Muslim World From Saudi Arabia
Sara Murray / CNN:
Reince Priebus returning to Washington after Saudi visit
Discussion: The Hill and Balloon Juice
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
White House Moves to Block Ethics Inquiry Into Ex-Lobbyists on Payroll  —  The Trump administration, in a significant escalation of its clash with the government's top ethics watchdog, has moved to block an effort to disclose the names of former lobbyists who have been granted waivers to work in the White House or federal agencies.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Hollywood Reporter:
Billy Bush Breaks His Silence on Trump, the ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape, NBC and a Comeback Plan (Exclusive)  —  Seven months after the infamous “grab them by the pussy” recording got Bush fired (and nearly toppled Trump's White House run), the former ‘Today’ host goes public with what happened on that bus …
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Trump to propose big cuts to safety-net in new budget, slashing Medicaid and opening door to other limits  —  President Trump's first major budget proposal on Tuesday will include massive cuts to Medicaid and call for changes to anti-poverty programs that would give states new power to limit …
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Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
A millionaire, a hotel maid and an arrest after the inauguration for sex abuse  —  He was a millionaire, in Washington to toast President Trump's inauguration.  —  She was a maid, tasked with cleaning rooms that cost more in a few days than her monthly rent.
Discussion: Raw Story
Carrie Wells / Baltimore Sun:
Police, FBI investigating University of Maryland killing as possible hate crime  —  A black Bowie State University student who was set to graduate this week may have been killed over the weekend in a random, racially-motivated attack by a white University of Maryland, College Park student, officials said Sunday.
Discussion: The Root, Raw Story and Breaking911
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NBC4 Washington:
FBI Investigating If Bowie State Univ. Student's Killing Is Hate Crime
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Mark Zuckerberg:
My personal challenge this year is to visit every state I haven't spent time in before to learn about people's hopes and challenges, and how they're thinking about their work and communities.  —  After my early trips, people asked me what I was learning but I wanted to be careful not to generalize because every state is so different.
Discussion: CNNMoney, Axios and Political Wire
Simon Maloy / The Week:
The Trump White House is collapsing  —  Donald Trump certainly seems like he's having a lovely time on his first international trip as president.  He touched down in Saudi Arabia over the weekend and was given an over-the-top reception by his hosts.  The Saudis presented him with a medal …
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Kate O'Keeffe / Wall Street Journal:
Sen. McCain Softens ‘Watergate’ Statement on Trump Administration Turmoil
Discussion: Political Wire
Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
John Podesta Unloads on Trump  —  Donald Trump is “unfit for office,” a president whose actions are often “absolutely crazy” and whose White House has “a complete disregard for the truth.”  His firing of James Comey as the FBI director was overseeing an investigation of Russian interference …
Washington Post:
Poll: Democrats have edge over Republican front-runner in Va. governor's race  —  RICHMOND — Widespread opposition to President Trump and his policies has heightened the challenge for Republicans hoping to retake the Virginia governor's mansion this year, with GOP front-runner Ed Gillespie trailing …
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Paging Rahm: House Dems revive 2006 playbook for 2018  —  The party is reviving the strategy it used the last time it took the House 11 years ago, but a lot has changed since then.  —  An unpopular president, the scent of corruption in Washington, a riled-up liberal base — to House Democrats …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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Albert R. Hunt / Bloomberg:   The One Thing Democrats Like About Trump
USA Today:
In protest, students walk out on Mike Pence's Notre Dame commencement speech … SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Vice President Mike Pence called Notre Dame a “vanguard of freedom of expression and the free exchange of ideas” during his commencement address on Sunday.  —  Pence's comments, though …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump wanted to veto bill to keep government open  —  Publicly, President Trump didn't seem overjoyed when, earlier this month, he signed a $1 trillion bill to keep the government open.  Privately, his mood was much, much worse.  —  Behind-the-scenes: When the spending bill had been negotiated …
Barak Ravid / Haaretz:
Fuming Netanyahu Orders Ministers to Attend Trump's Reception After Most Refuse to Show Up  —  Ministers didn't want to go after they found out they won't even shake hands with Trump Netanyahu dismisses cabinet meeting in a rage  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has required …
Washington Post:
On the Israeli and Palestinian streets: Shrugs, cynicism and dash of ‘crazy’ hope for Trump visit  —  JERUSALEM — Most of the so-called experts on the long search for peace between Israel and the Palestinians say there is little chance that President Trump will break new ground in the bitter conflict …
Discussion: The Week
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Why Sally Yates Stood Up to Trump  —  The former acting Attorney General reflects on the F.B.I., Michael Flynn, and how the President ended her career at the Justice Department.  —  It is hard to locate when President Trump first declared war on the government establishment, but the story may well begin on the night of January 30th.
Discussion: Fusion
 
 
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Amy Brittain / Washington Post:
Kushner keeps most of his real estate but offers few clues about potential White House conflicts
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Associated Press:
US ambassador assures Syrian refugees more help is coming
Discussion: Politico and RedState
Paul Rosenberg / Salon:
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