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• Five takeaways from Trump adding Giuliani

  21-04-2018 23:01 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump has turned to former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani for help with the Russia investigation, which increasingly poses danger for the president and his inner circle. Here’s how Giuliani’s addition to Trump’s legal team...
  
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• Trump disputes report that he calls Sessions 'Mr. Magoo'

  21-04-2018 22:42 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump disputed a February report by The Washington Post that he calls Attorney General Jeff Sessions “Mr. Magoo,” saying that he doesn’t know of the character.“The Washington Post said I refer to Jeff Sessions as ‘Mr. Magoo’ and Rod...
  
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• Scalise released from hospital after planned surgery

  21-04-2018 22:14 via The Hill: House
  
  House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) was released from MedStar Washington Hospital Center on Saturday after a successful planned surgery.A statement shared from both Scalise and the hospital's Twitter accounts said he would remain at...
  
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• Trump considering pardon for boxing legend after call from Sylvester Stallone

  21-04-2018 21:33 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump said Saturday he’s considering a posthumous pardon for boxer Jack Johnson at the urging of actor Sylvester Stallone.“Sylvester Stallone called me with the story of heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson. His trials and tribulations...
  
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• Trump admin plans to undo Obama-era health-care protections for transgender people: report

  21-04-2018 21:13 via The Hill - Administration
  
  The Trump administration plans to get rid of a rule issued by President Obama that prevented health-care providers and insurers from discriminating against transgender people, The New York Times reported.The Obama-era rule prohibited discrimination...
  
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• This Is The Only Gift You Should Give Mom This Mother's Day trib.al/QqeXMa8 https://t.co/KIQkKmzmf8

  21-04-2018 19:21 via White House Patch @WhiteHousePatch
  
  This Is The Only Gift You Should Give Mom This Mother's Day trib.al/QqeXMa8 https://t.co/KIQkKmzmf8
  
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• The Memo: Trump lowers the temperature on Mueller probe

  21-04-2018 18:04 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and special counsel Robert Mueller look safer — for now — from the threat of being fired by President Trump. After a fraught period when both men were squarely in the president’s crosshairs, several recent...
  
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• Trump to watch Barbara Bush's funeral from Mar-a-Lago

  21-04-2018 18:00 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump said Saturday he will watch the funeral services for former First Lady Barbara Bush from his Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Fla.“Heading to the Southern White House to watch the Funeral Service of Barbara Bush. First Lady...
  
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• Remembering former First Lady Barbara Bush: 45.wh.gov/zKK5ef https://t.co/lf2R3nlRtk

  21-04-2018 17:14 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  
  Remembering former First Lady Barbara Bush: 45.wh.gov/zKK5ef https://t.co/lf2R3nlRtk
  
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• You're invited: Spring Into Your Next Remodel trib.al/hRyvqrj https://t.co/OIgJQCsnLI

  21-04-2018 16:41 via White House Patch @WhiteHousePatch
  
  You're invited: Spring Into Your Next Remodel trib.al/hRyvqrj https://t.co/OIgJQCsnLI
  
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• Stormy Daniels lawyer predicts Trump deposition, says they’ve found his ‘Achilles heel’

  21-04-2018 15:57 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Stormy Daniels’s lawyers told “Real Time” host Bill Maher on Friday that he has found President Trump’s “Achilles' heel” and predicts he can get Trump and Michael Cohen to appear for a deposition.“I think we are going to get an opportunity to depose...
  
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• Trump denies Cohen will 'flip'

  21-04-2018 14:34 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Saturday attacked The New York Times for its reporting on his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, and expressed confidence Cohen will remain loyal to him while under federal investigation. “The New York Times and a third rate...
  
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• Trump casts doubt on legality of special counsel Mueller

  21-04-2018 12:28 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Friday night renewed doubts about the security of the special counsel’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, by musing in a tweet that the special counsel “was established based on an illegal act.”“James Comey...
  
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• Supreme Court to consider Trump’s travel ban

  21-04-2018 12:07 via The Hill - Administration
  
  The Supreme Court will close out arguments for the term on Wednesday by weighing the constitutionality of President Trump’s third attempt to block nationals from majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States.Hawaii’s state government,&...
  
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• Mega Millions: Winning Numbers For April 20 Drawing trib.al/o4KeDKy https://t.co/8w3eYiOLdg

  21-04-2018 05:15 via White House Patch @WhiteHousePatch
  
  Mega Millions: Winning Numbers For April 20 Drawing trib.al/o4KeDKy https://t.co/8w3eYiOLdg
  
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• Education Dept takes steps to dismiss hundreds of civil rights complaints: report

  21-04-2018 03:04 via The Hill - Administration
  
  The Education Department has started dismissing hundreds of civil rights complaints that investigators deem onerous or unnecessary. The New York Times reported that the Education Department's Civil Rights Office has begun dismissing the cases...
  
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• Trump touted hiring Giuliani as ‘hiring America’s f---ing mayor’

  21-04-2018 01:55 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump reportedly touted his decision to bring former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani onto his legal team by proclaiming that he was hiring "America's f---ing mayor," The Associated Press reported Friday.Trump's decision to hire...
  
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• His storied career adds up to one certainty: Mike Pompeo would be ready to lead the State Department on day one. 45.wh.gov/cUsAYs

  21-04-2018 01:43 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  His storied career adds up to one certainty: Mike Pompeo would be ready to lead the State Department on day one. 45.wh.gov/cUsAYs
  
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• Trump misidentifies former DNC chair in tweet about election lawsuit

  21-04-2018 01:08 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump responded Friday to a lawsuit filed against his campaign by the Democratic Party, criticizing the lawsuit in a tweet that misidentified the party's former chairwoman, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.). In the tweet, Trump...
  
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• Sessions warned White House he could quit if Trump fired Rosenstein: report

  21-04-2018 00:40 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Attorney General Jeff Sessions warned the White House recently that he could resign if President Trump were to fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. The Washington Post reported Friday that Sessions told White House counsel Don McGahn in...
  
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• Impeaching Rosenstein? Some Republicans are talking about it

  21-04-2018 00:12 via The Hill - Administration
  
  GOP leaders have been silent on the calls from key House conservatives to censure or impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein — a move that would fire up the GOP base, but that could also turn off moderate and independent voters in the midterm...
  
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• Senators, former national security officials, and editorial boards have called for Mike Pompeo to be “swiftly” conf… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  21-04-2018 00:04 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  Senators, former national security officials, and editorial boards have called for Mike Pompeo to be “swiftly” conf… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Mike Pompeo’s CIA successes come from proven experience. He has been a U.S. Cavalry officer, a member of the House… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  20-04-2018 23:19 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  Mike Pompeo’s CIA successes come from proven experience. He has been a U.S. Cavalry officer, a member of the House… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Trump has not invited Democrats, media to state dinner: report

  20-04-2018 22:38 via The Hill - Administration
  
  When President Trump hosts French President Emmanuel Macron next week for his first state dinner, no Democrats or members of the media will be in attendance.Politico reported on Friday that Trump has not invited any Democratic lawmakers to the...
  
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• Trump lawyer tried to apologize to Melania over Stormy Daniels payment: report

  20-04-2018 21:52 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen tried to apologize to first lady Melania Trump about his payment to adult-film star Stormy Daniels, according to The New York Times.The Times reported on Friday that earlier this year at a Republican...
  
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• Trump’s legal team bracing for Cohen to cooperate with federal investigation: report

  20-04-2018 21:24 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump's legal team is bracing for the possibility that Michael Cohen could flip on the president and cooperate with prosecutors, according to a New York Times report.Cohen, a longtime personal attorney and fixer for Trump, has...
  
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• Remembering former First Lady Barbara Bush: 45.wh.gov/zKK5ef https://t.co/1oIo5VkZ1n

  20-04-2018 21:06 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  
  Remembering former First Lady Barbara Bush: 45.wh.gov/zKK5ef https://t.co/1oIo5VkZ1n
  
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• Pence pledges federal support to NC tornado victims

  20-04-2018 19:43 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Vice President Mike Pence visited Greensboro, North Carolina on Friday where he pledged the Trump administrations's support for tornado victims in the state.Pence toured storm damage in a Greensboro neighborhood Friday morning alongside...
  
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• "When our allies and partners are better equipped to defend themselves, there is greater regional peace and stabili… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  20-04-2018 19:42 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  "When our allies and partners are better equipped to defend themselves, there is greater regional peace and stabili… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• McCabe to sue Trump admin for defamation, wrongful termination

  20-04-2018 18:24 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe is planning to sue the Trump administration for defamation and wrongful termination, according to multiple media reports Friday.McCabe’s lawyer Michael Bromwich told reporters that McCabe is also...
  
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• President Trump visited the Joint Interagency Task Force South yesterday in Key West. Led by top officials from the… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  20-04-2018 18:19 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  President Trump visited the Joint Interagency Task Force South yesterday in Key West. Led by top officials from the… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Our First Ladies are a National Treasure trib.al/Ju0UoZQ https://t.co/Hc8RGwbYQ4

  20-04-2018 18:10 via White House Patch @WhiteHousePatch
  
  Our First Ladies are a National Treasure trib.al/Ju0UoZQ https://t.co/Hc8RGwbYQ4
  
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• Russian foreign minister: Trump invited Putin to the US in recent phone call

  20-04-2018 17:59 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Russia’s top foreign official says that President Trump invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to the White House when the two leaders spoke on the phone last month.Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Trump said he would be “glad” to...
  
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• "This year is the last time you’ll ever pay taxes under the complicated old system. Next year, you’ll see the full… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  20-04-2018 17:23 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  "This year is the last time you’ll ever pay taxes under the complicated old system. Next year, you’ll see the full… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• The CIA under Director Mike Pompeo has been at the heart of some of the Trump Administration’s biggest foreign poli… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  20-04-2018 15:58 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  The CIA under Director Mike Pompeo has been at the heart of some of the Trump Administration’s biggest foreign poli… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Trump to deliver Naval Academy commencement address

  20-04-2018 15:21 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump will give the commencement address at the United States Naval Academy next month.The president announced the news Friday on Twitter.“So exciting! I have agreed to be the Commencement Speaker at our GREAT Naval Academy on May 25th in...
  
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• Reporter: Trump lied to me for spot on Forbes 400

  20-04-2018 15:03 via The Hill - Administration
  
  A former reporter for Forbes magazine claims that President Trump lied to him decades ago about his net worth to snatch a coveted spot on the Forbes 400 Richest list.Jonathan Greenblatt wrote in an op-ed for The Washington Post that Trump was "...
  
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• Trump blasts OPEC for ‘artificially very high prices’ on oil

  20-04-2018 14:10 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Friday knocked OPEC in a morning tweet, accusing the alliance of oil-producing countries of artificially raising prices on oil at a time when the resource is plentiful.Trump warned that the U.S. "will not" accept artificial price...
  
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• Dem senators demand Trump explain ties to Koch brothers

  20-04-2018 14:06 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Senate Democrats are demanding that the Trump administration explain its ties to GOP mega-donor brothers Charles and David Koch after the brothers' network took credit for some policies passed during President Trump’s first year in office, McClatchy...
  
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• Comey: Trump was upset at Flynn for not telling him first post-inauguration call was from Putin

  20-04-2018 13:48 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump was displeased with his short-lived national security adviser Michael Flynn last year after Flynn failed to tell him for several days that he had received a congratulatory phone call from Russian President Vladimir Putin,...
  
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• Trump complains Comey can ‘leak and lie’ while Flynn was ‘totally destroyed’

  20-04-2018 12:46 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Friday morning complained that the success of “Shadey James Comey’s” new book is not “really the way life in America is supposed to work.”Trump said in comparison to the former FBI director, former national security adviser...
  
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• Donald Norcross sees effects of opioid crisis in rural America

  20-04-2018 12:00 via The Hill: House
  
  The opioid crisis is hitting families across the nation regardless of income, race or gender. Lawmakers are no exception. In the past few months, The Hill has talked to a number of House and Senate members who have a personal connection to addiction...
  
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• Read Comey's Memos On Interactions With Trump trib.al/NLxm1aw https://t.co/QWD3xiKUjH

  20-04-2018 06:30 via White House Patch @WhiteHousePatch
  
  Read Comey's Memos On Interactions With Trump trib.al/NLxm1aw https://t.co/QWD3xiKUjH
  
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• Trump claims vindication after release of Comey memos

  20-04-2018 06:06 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump late Thursday night trumpeted the release of a series of memos written by former FBI Director James Comey, claiming they exonerated him of allegations that he obstructed justice and colluded with Russia."James Comey Memos just out...
  
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• Trump complaining that Gorsuch is becoming too liberal: report

  20-04-2018 04:19 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump has reportedly voice complaints in recent days about his Supreme Court pick, Justice Neil Gorsuch.Administration officials familiar with the situation told The Washington Post that Trump was upset that Gorsuch had been too liberal in...
  
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• House GOP committee chairmen rip Comey over memos

  20-04-2018 04:17 via The Hill: House
  
  A trio of GOP House committee chairmen late Thursday blasted former FBI James Comey for the contents of his memos he authored after his meetings with President Trump.House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Committee...
  
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• Trump to skip Barbara Bush's funeral

  20-04-2018 01:32 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump will not attend former First Lady Barbara Bush’s funeral on Saturday, the White House announced. “To avoid disruptions due to added security, and out of respect for the Bush Family and friends attending the service, President...
  
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• Trump says Comey 'threw McCabe under the bus'

  20-04-2018 01:06 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Thursday taunted former FBI Director James Comey and ex-Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, saying Comey threw his recently fired former colleague “under the bus.""James Comey just threw Andrew McCabe 'under the bus.' Inspector...
  
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• Trump: Comey 'threw McCabe under the bus' in CNN interview

  20-04-2018 01:06 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Thursday taunted former FBI Director James Comey and ex-Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, saying Comey threw his recently fired former colleague “under the bus” during a recent interview."James Comey just threw Andrew McCabe '...
  
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• Trump slams sanctuary cities after court rules against penalizing them

  20-04-2018 00:49 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Thursday argued sanctuary cities are making America less safe in the wake of a court ruling that blocked his administration from limiting grant funding for such jurisdictions.“Sanctuary Cities released at least 142 gang members...
  
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