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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump appoints family event planner to oversee NY federal housing: report
Discussion: RedState and Political Wire
Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
Special counsel is investigating Jared Kushner's business dealings  —  Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller is investigating the finances and business dealings of Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and adviser, as part of the probe into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
White House aides fret over Trump's Russia probe obsession  —  Donald Trump received three separate assurances from then-FBI Director James Comey that the president was not personally under investigation — but he may now be under investigation because he couldn't let his obsession go.
Kenneth W. Starr / Washington Post:
Firing Mueller would be an insult to the Founding Fathers
Discussion: Althouse
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Alex Jones Scoops Megyn Kelly And Proves The Media Isn't Ready For The Trolls  —  Thursday evening, Alex Jones dropped a bomb on Twitter.  After a week of roiling controversy surrounding the conspiracy theorist's upcoming interview with Megyn Kelly, Jones announced a plan to take the interview into his own hands and scoop NBC.
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Megyn Kelly interview completely overhauled after backlash  —  MORE FROM: … Megyn Kelly has completely overhauled her Sunday night show featuring Alex Jones, inviting Sandy Hook families on the program and editing her interview with Jones to be tougher on him, following all the backlash this week.
YouTube:
Alex Jones Megyn Kelly Full Interview Leaked
Discussion: RedState
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Will Allow ‘Dreamers’ to Stay in U.S., Reversing Campaign Promise  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump has officially reversed his campaign pledge to deport the so-called Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as small children.  —  The Department of Homeland …
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Department of Homeland Security:
Frequently Asked Questions: Rescission of Memorandum Providing for Deferred Action for Parents …
Discussion: Axios, Fusion and Politico
Department of Homeland Security:
Rescission of Memorandum Providing for Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents ("DAPA")
Discussion: TheBlaze and The Atlantic
Tara Golshan / Vox:
We asked 8 Senate Republicans to explain what their health bill is trying to do  —  Senate Republicans can't answer simple and critical questions about the health care bill they're crafting in secret.  —  Some still can't say what it's trying to do — other than garner enough votes to pass the Senate …
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Tim Alberta / Politico:
Man on a Wire: Mike Pence's Tightrope Act  —  Right around the time Donald Trump was boarding Air Force One en route to Saudi Arabia, soon to escape a capital city obsessed with investigations into his campaign's ties with Russia and the firing of FBI Director James Comey …
Discussion: Washington Post
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Pence's balancing act as Trump's No. 2 shows signs of strain amid WH turmoil  —  Vice President Mike Pence turned 58 on the same day that two senior intelligence officials fielded questions before a Senate committee about the FBI's ongoing Russia probe — and one day before fired FBI Director …
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Pence hires outside counsel to deal with Russia probe inquiries
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump transition officials ordered to save Russia documents  —  Aides and volunteers on Donald Trump's presidential transition were instructed Thursday to save any records related to “several pending investigations into potential attempts by Russia interests to influence the 2016 election,” according to a memo obtained by POLITICO.
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BuzzFeed:
From Russia With Blood  —  Lavish London mansions.  A hand-painted Rolls-Royce.  And eight dead friends.  For the British fixer Scot Young, working for Vladimir Putin's most vocal critic meant stunning perks - but also constant danger.  His gruesome death is one of 14 that US spy agencies …
Andrew Ferguson / Weekly Standard:
The Kiss-Up That Wasn't  —  The media have a bad case of the Trumps.
Olivia Solon / The Guardian:
Revealed: Facebook exposed identities of moderators to suspected terrorists  —  A security lapse that affected more than 1,000 workers forced one moderator into hiding - and he still lives in constant fear for his safety  —  Facebook put the safety of its content moderators at risk …
Discussion: Fast Company and Daily Mail
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Rage Is All the Rage, and It's Dangerous  —  A generation of media figures are cratering under the historical pressure of Donald Trump.  —  What we are living through in America is not only a division but a great estrangement.  It is between those who support Donald Trump and those who despise him …
Discussion: Instapundit
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP sirens blare over Georgia special election  —  The GOP is bracing for the prospect of a loss in Tuesday's Georgia's special election that could have far-reaching implications for President Donald Trump and his party's fortunes in 2018.  —  As grim confidential polling data circulates …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Sadie Gurman / AP News:
The Latest: Scalise still critical but improved
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Grassley rankles GOP with new Comey investigation  —  Republicans are wary of Sen. Chuck Grassley  —  's (R-Iowa) decision to launch a Judiciary Committee investigation into the firing of former FBI director James Comey.  —  Grassley, the panel's chairman, took the step this week partly …
Discussion: Political Wire
Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Amazon is buying Whole Foods in a deal valued at $13.7 billion  —  Amazon said Friday it plans to acquire Whole Foods Market for $42 a share, in a deal valued at $13.7 billion.  —  Whole Foods' John Mackey will remain CEO of the grocery store chain after the deal closes …
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Ruth Serven / Indianapolis Star:
ISP: Shots fired at truck flying ‘Make America Great Again’ flag
Discussion: TheBlaze
Amy Sherman / Naked Politics:
Here's what Canova told media about Wasserman Schultz rematch  —  Tim Canova announced a rematch against U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz Thursday at a meeting of the Broward County Democratic progressive caucus.  —  After his speech, the Nova Southeastern University law professor took …
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
With shift on Cuba, Trump could undercut his company's hotel-industry rivals  —  By rolling back Obama-era policies that allowed more private business investment in Cuba, President Trump would be leveraging the power of his office, like others who came before him, to shift Washington's approach to the communist island.
Brett Baldeck / WJZY:
Starbucks customer says she was bullied for supporting Trump  —  CHARLOTTE, NC (FOX 46) - On a day when lawmakers from both sides of the aisle in Washington are asking Americans to unite, a loyal Starbucks customer says she was targeted for supporting Donald Trump.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and TheBlaze
 
 
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Hero homeowner holds escaped Georgia inmates at gunpoint until arrests
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Tony Barboza / Los Angeles Times:
‘Very unhealthy’ smog levels expected during heat wave, SoCal regulators warn
Chris Jacobs / Wall Street Journal:
Don't Blame Trump When ObamaCare Rates Jump
Discussion: Instapundit
Associated Press:
White House without a plan to address debt ceiling
Daily Mail:
London fire: Couple's final phone calls from Grenfell
Patrick Reevell / ABC News:
ISIS leader Baghdadi may have been killed in strike: Russian military
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Father of comatose student freed by North Korea slams Obama
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Feds Look to Seize ‘Dumb and Dumber To’ Rights and Leonardo DiCaprio's Art
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We Got Our Hands On A Draft Of Milo Yiannopoulos's Book. It's Awful.
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