Trump: Day 668
-Ivanka Busted 4 Personal Email Use
-Begins 2 Drawdown Border Troops
-Issues 'Decorum' Rules 4 Reporters
-Dems Sue 2 Block Whitaker's Appt
-APEC Ends Without US/China Deal
-Pressured 4-H 2 Dump LGBT Policy
-Hasn't Filled 702 Top Admin Jobs
-Ivanka Busted 4 Personal Email Use
-Begins 2 Drawdown Border Troops
-Issues 'Decorum' Rules 4 Reporters
-Dems Sue 2 Block Whitaker's Appt
-APEC Ends Without US/China Deal
-Pressured 4-H 2 Dump LGBT Policy
-Hasn't Filled 702 Top Admin Jobs
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Day 773 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
Day 773 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
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Day 624 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
Day 624 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
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Day 414 since the deadliest mass shooting on U.S soil in Las Vegas that killed 58, injured 546 and Congress has taken NO action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
Day 414 since the deadliest mass shooting on U.S soil in Las Vegas that killed 58, injured 546 and Congress has taken NO action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
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Only in America: More than a dozen young school children explain what it feels like to prepare for a mass shooting motherjones.com/crime-justice/…
Only in America: More than a dozen young school children explain what it feels like to prepare for a mass shooting motherjones.com/crime-justice/…
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Real-time US gun violence data for this year, as of November 19th:
•12,905 gun deaths
•24,956 gun injuries
•590 children shot
•2,499 teenagers shot
•1,768 armed home invasions
•1,565 incidents of defensive gun use
•1,399 unintentional shootings
•314 mass shootings
Real-time US gun violence data for this year, as of November 19th:
•12,905 gun deaths
•24,956 gun injuries
•590 children shot
•2,499 teenagers shot
•1,768 armed home invasions
•1,565 incidents of defensive gun use
•1,399 unintentional shootings
•314 mass shootings
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4 victims of Mercy Hospital shooting in critical condition, officials say. Breaking updates:
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4 victims of Mercy Hospital shooting in critical condition, officials say. Breaking updates:
nbcchi.com/Y261DBt
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The Mercy Hospital shooting is the 257th incident of 2018 where an American police officer has been shot or killed.
GVA incident:
gunviolencearchive.org/incident/12584…
The Mercy Hospital shooting is the 257th incident of 2018 where an American police officer has been shot or killed.
GVA incident:
gunviolencearchive.org/incident/12584…
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FIVE total people shot in Downtown Denver, per @DenverHealthMed. 1 was pronounced dead on scene. 4 taken to Denver Health.
Conditions unknown at this time. @CBSDenver cbsloc.al/2QVkZDu
FIVE total people shot in Downtown Denver, per @DenverHealthMed. 1 was pronounced dead on scene. 4 taken to Denver Health.
Conditions unknown at this time. @CBSDenver cbsloc.al/2QVkZDu
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Day 234 without Trump publicly offering his condolences for Master Sgt. Jonathan Dunbar, the fallen American service member who lost his life after an IED bombing in Syria. Why?
Day 234 without Trump publicly offering his condolences for Master Sgt. Jonathan Dunbar, the fallen American service member who lost his life after an IED bombing in Syria. Why?
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Day 234 Since Hope Hicks left as Trump’s 4th Communications Director after testifying to a Congressional committee that she had told "white lies" on Trump's behalf.
With Bill Shine, Trump is directing all White House messaging and communication.
Day 234 Since Hope Hicks left as Trump’s 4th Communications Director after testifying to a Congressional committee that she had told "white lies" on Trump's behalf.
With Bill Shine, Trump is directing all White House messaging and communication.
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Adm. McRaven responds: "I admire all presidents, regardless of their political party, who uphold the dignity of the office ... I stand by my comment that [Trump's] attack on the media is the greatest threat to our democracy in my lifetime."
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Adm. McRaven responds: "I admire all presidents, regardless of their political party, who uphold the dignity of the office ... I stand by my comment that [Trump's] attack on the media is the greatest threat to our democracy in my lifetime."
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Leon Panetta: "[Trump] owes Adm. McRaven and all of the S.E.A.L.S involved ... an apology for what he's saying. He's undermining his position as Commander in Chief. Not only with those that conducted the operation, but with the entire military."
on.msnbc.com/2QW68bY
Leon Panetta: "[Trump] owes Adm. McRaven and all of the S.E.A.L.S involved ... an apology for what he's saying. He's undermining his position as Commander in Chief. Not only with those that conducted the operation, but with the entire military."
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The official GOP account is now coming to Trump's defense and attacking Admiral McRaven, the man who led the Osama bin Laden raid.
The official GOP account is now coming to Trump's defense and attacking Admiral McRaven, the man who led the Osama bin Laden raid.
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The White House has backed down from its threats to revoke Jim Acosta's press pass.
cnn.com/2018/11/19/med…
The White House has backed down from its threats to revoke Jim Acosta's press pass.
cnn.com/2018/11/19/med…
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Per White House letter to Acosta on Nov. 19, here are the new rules for press conferences at the White House.
Per White House letter to Acosta on Nov. 19, here are the new rules for press conferences at the White House.
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The White House is giving itself permission to refuse follow-up questions.
This means Trump/@PressSec can not answer the question, claim they have, and move along.
The White House is giving itself permission to refuse follow-up questions.
This means Trump/@PressSec can not answer the question, claim they have, and move along.
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Under the new White House rules, if Trump flat-out lies, you can only ask a follow up challenging it if he agrees to let you. Otherwise they can pull your hard pass. They can also pull your hard pass if you ask two questions instead of one.
Under the new White House rules, if Trump flat-out lies, you can only ask a follow up challenging it if he agrees to let you. Otherwise they can pull your hard pass. They can also pull your hard pass if you ask two questions instead of one.
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Day 213 since Trump began forcibly separating immigrant children from their families.
➡️ 25 of 2,667 separated kids still in custody.
➡️ 99 kids still in custody with parents who were deported
Day 213 since Trump began forcibly separating immigrant children from their families.
➡️ 25 of 2,667 separated kids still in custody.
➡️ 99 kids still in custody with parents who were deported
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Reminder: The Trump administration is systematically locking up thousands of children at unheard of rates - now more than 14,000 are in U.S. custody.
The government classifies these children as "unaccompanied"
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Reminder: The Trump administration is systematically locking up thousands of children at unheard of rates - now more than 14,000 are in U.S. custody.
The government classifies these children as "unaccompanied"
sfchronicle.com/nation/article…
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Day 161 since Trump made specific commitments to end military exercises with South Korea & eventually withdraw US forces from the peninsula without NO specific commitments on timing or verification of denuclearization from Kim Jong-un.
Day 161 since Trump made specific commitments to end military exercises with South Korea & eventually withdraw US forces from the peninsula without NO specific commitments on timing or verification of denuclearization from Kim Jong-un.
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Five months after Trump's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, experts say there is no sign of progress towards North Korea's denuclearization.
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Five months after Trump's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, experts say there is no sign of progress towards North Korea's denuclearization.
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Day 91 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet and Congress has refused to call for investigations and impeachment.
Is Trump above the law?
Day 91 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet and Congress has refused to call for investigations and impeachment.
Is Trump above the law?
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Day 32 since Saudi Arabia acknowledged the death of U.S. resident, WaPo columnist Jamal Khashoggi, claiming he died from an alleged October 2nd "fist fight" inside their Turkey consulate.
Where's his body?
The U.S. has yet to launch an investigation.
Day 32 since Saudi Arabia acknowledged the death of U.S. resident, WaPo columnist Jamal Khashoggi, claiming he died from an alleged October 2nd "fist fight" inside their Turkey consulate.
Where's his body?
The U.S. has yet to launch an investigation.
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Former FBI agent: CIA leaked Khashoggi report because no one trusts Trump to ‘act on the truth’ rawstory.com/2018/11/former…
Former FBI agent: CIA leaked Khashoggi report because no one trusts Trump to ‘act on the truth’ rawstory.com/2018/11/former…
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Trump continues to state that he trusts the Saudis, despite saying the U.S. has a copy of audio evidence of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi that he refuses to listen to.
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Trump continues to state that he trusts the Saudis, despite saying the U.S. has a copy of audio evidence of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi that he refuses to listen to.
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These are FACTS: Jamal Khashoggi was murdered. Strong evidence points to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. Trump and the White House seem unwilling or uninterested in responding to this international crisis.
Not a day should go by when we aren't reminded of these facts.
These are FACTS: Jamal Khashoggi was murdered. Strong evidence points to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. Trump and the White House seem unwilling or uninterested in responding to this international crisis.
Not a day should go by when we aren't reminded of these facts.
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Angela Merkel has once again proven that she’s the real leader of the free world, a position that Trump was far too willing to abdicate.
Germany to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi killing.
on.wsj.com/2DLOxQT
Angela Merkel has once again proven that she’s the real leader of the free world, a position that Trump was far too willing to abdicate.
Germany to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi killing.
on.wsj.com/2DLOxQT
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Newly surfaced e-mails show that Steve Bannon and Cambridge Analytica were simultaneously incubating both the Trump campaign and Brexit in 2015.
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Newly surfaced e-mails show that Steve Bannon and Cambridge Analytica were simultaneously incubating both the Trump campaign and Brexit in 2015.
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Ivanka Trump sent hundreds of emails last year to White House aides, Cabinet officials and her assistants using a personal account, many of them in violation of federal records rules, WaPo reports.
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Ivanka Trump sent hundreds of emails last year to White House aides, Cabinet officials and her assistants using a personal account, many of them in violation of federal records rules, WaPo reports.
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Jared Kushner received much scrutiny last fall for using private email on government business. But White House officials determined Ivanka Trump had done it more often.
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Jared Kushner received much scrutiny last fall for using private email on government business. But White House officials determined Ivanka Trump had done it more often.
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"Some aides were startled by the volume of Ivanka Trump’s personal emails — and taken aback by her response ... she was not familiar with some details of the rules, according to people with knowledge of her reaction."
washingtonpost.com/politics/ivank…
"Some aides were startled by the volume of Ivanka Trump’s personal emails — and taken aback by her response ... she was not familiar with some details of the rules, according to people with knowledge of her reaction."
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Reminder: During the campaign, Trump called Hillary Clinton's personal email use “bigger than Watergate.” His supporters still chant “Lock her up!” and he, nearly two years into his administration, continues to tweet about her emails.
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Reminder: During the campaign, Trump called Hillary Clinton's personal email use “bigger than Watergate.” His supporters still chant “Lock her up!” and he, nearly two years into his administration, continues to tweet about her emails.
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A group of Senate Democrats is suing to block Matt Whitaker from serving as acting attorney general on grounds that his placement in the post was unconstitutional, The Daily Beast reports. thedailybeast.com/senate-democra…
A group of Senate Democrats is suing to block Matt Whitaker from serving as acting attorney general on grounds that his placement in the post was unconstitutional, The Daily Beast reports. thedailybeast.com/senate-democra…
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Sens. Blumenthal, Hirono, and Whitehouse challenge Acting AG Whitaker's appointment. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in DC.
Sens. Blumenthal, Hirono, and Whitehouse challenge Acting AG Whitaker's appointment. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in DC.
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Schumer: "I commend Senators Blumenthal, Hirono, & Whitehouse for bringing this important lawsuit...[Whitaker's] appointment as acting AG is in direct violation of the Constitution's Appointments Clause and should concern every American...who cares about the rule of law."
Schumer: "I commend Senators Blumenthal, Hirono, & Whitehouse for bringing this important lawsuit...[Whitaker's] appointment as acting AG is in direct violation of the Constitution's Appointments Clause and should concern every American...who cares about the rule of law."
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Jeff Merkley indicates that he would support government shutdown efforts if there's no bill to protect the special counsel.
"We're definitely seeing the equivalent of a Saturday Night Massacre happening in slow motion."
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Jeff Merkley indicates that he would support government shutdown efforts if there's no bill to protect the special counsel.
"We're definitely seeing the equivalent of a Saturday Night Massacre happening in slow motion."
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Happy anniversary: It’s been a year since Ty Cobb’s original goal post: Thanksgiving, 2017, as the end of the special counsel’s investigation.
Happy anniversary: It’s been a year since Ty Cobb’s original goal post: Thanksgiving, 2017, as the end of the special counsel’s investigation.
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Justice Department officials appear to be considering ways to circumvent the confidentiality of census responses, according to documents filed in a California legal challenge to adding a citizenship question to the survey. washingtonpost.com/local/social-i…
Justice Department officials appear to be considering ways to circumvent the confidentiality of census responses, according to documents filed in a California legal challenge to adding a citizenship question to the survey. washingtonpost.com/local/social-i…
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The Trump admin pushed the national 4-H youth organization to withdraw a controversial policy welcoming LGBT members — a move that helped lead to the ouster of Iowa's top 4-H leader earlier this year, a Des Moines Register investigation has found. desmoinesregister.com/story/news/inv…
The Trump admin pushed the national 4-H youth organization to withdraw a controversial policy welcoming LGBT members — a move that helped lead to the ouster of Iowa's top 4-H leader earlier this year, a Des Moines Register investigation has found. desmoinesregister.com/story/news/inv…
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3 takeaways from Trump’s testy Fox News interview:
-He'll attack you regardless of your heroism
-He'll find a way to believe whatever he wants and disbelieve whatever he wants
-Every success is because of him; every failure is in spite of him
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3 takeaways from Trump’s testy Fox News interview:
-He'll attack you regardless of your heroism
-He'll find a way to believe whatever he wants and disbelieve whatever he wants
-Every success is because of him; every failure is in spite of him
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Chief Ken Pimlott, Director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: "There is about 30 million acres of forested landscape in California, so actually raking the forest floor is not practical." @MSNBC
Chief Ken Pimlott, Director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: "There is about 30 million acres of forested landscape in California, so actually raking the forest floor is not practical." @MSNBC
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Finnish Biologist Writes Detailed Explanation of Why They Definitely Don't Use Rakes to Prevent Forest Fires and It Is Simply Awesome. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/finnish… via @TPM
Finnish Biologist Writes Detailed Explanation of Why They Definitely Don't Use Rakes to Prevent Forest Fires and It Is Simply Awesome. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/finnish… via @TPM
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News outlets that quote without context Donald Trump's falsehoods and conspiracy theories make themselves unwitting hosts for viral lies.
Here's how they can do better.
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News outlets that quote without context Donald Trump's falsehoods and conspiracy theories make themselves unwitting hosts for viral lies.
Here's how they can do better.
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
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Strong words from Bob Bauer on Trump’s electoral-fraud allegations: "For those keeping a running tab of Trump’s behaviors that could merit careful consideration in any impeachment inquiry, these falsehoods would make it onto the list.” theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
Strong words from Bob Bauer on Trump’s electoral-fraud allegations: "For those keeping a running tab of Trump’s behaviors that could merit careful consideration in any impeachment inquiry, these falsehoods would make it onto the list.” theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
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WaPo fact-checked Trump's crowd size claims during the midterms and found, cumulatively, he'd overestimated crowds by more than 100,000.
"These relentless, fantastical boasts show a deep schism between the president’s self-image and reality."
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WaPo fact-checked Trump's crowd size claims during the midterms and found, cumulatively, he'd overestimated crowds by more than 100,000.
"These relentless, fantastical boasts show a deep schism between the president’s self-image and reality."
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Pentagon spox Col Manning says Defense Logistics Agency has shipped turkeys and Thanksgiving meals to troops stationed at the US-Mexico border.
About 5800 troops deployed still.
Pentagon spox Col Manning says Defense Logistics Agency has shipped turkeys and Thanksgiving meals to troops stationed at the US-Mexico border.
About 5800 troops deployed still.
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The Pentagon is set to begin a drawdown of its 5,800 troops from the border as early as this week, the Army commander overseeing the mission has told POLITICO.
politico.com/story/2018/11/…
The Pentagon is set to begin a drawdown of its 5,800 troops from the border as early as this week, the Army commander overseeing the mission has told POLITICO.
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The FBI now classifies the far-right Trump supporting Proud Boys as an "extremist group with ties to white nationalism," according to a document produced by Washington state law enforcement. theguardian.com/world/2018/nov…
The FBI now classifies the far-right Trump supporting Proud Boys as an "extremist group with ties to white nationalism," according to a document produced by Washington state law enforcement. theguardian.com/world/2018/nov…
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Thomas Farr, a protégé of Jesse Helms, designed ways to keep blacks from voting in North Carolina.
Republicans want to make him a federal judge there.
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Thomas Farr, a protégé of Jesse Helms, designed ways to keep blacks from voting in North Carolina.
Republicans want to make him a federal judge there.
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Almost two years in, Trump has yet to fill nearly half the 702 top administration jobs requiring Senate confirmation, per WashPost/Partnership for Public Service tracker
He has yet to even nominate anyone for 21% of those jobs.
Almost two years in, Trump has yet to fill nearly half the 702 top administration jobs requiring Senate confirmation, per WashPost/Partnership for Public Service tracker
He has yet to even nominate anyone for 21% of those jobs.
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Three likely incoming Dem chairs of House committees overseeing environmental issues have vowed to scrutinize the Trump admin's actions on climate change and bring before them top officials who they think have escaped oversight under Republicans.
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Three likely incoming Dem chairs of House committees overseeing environmental issues have vowed to scrutinize the Trump admin's actions on climate change and bring before them top officials who they think have escaped oversight under Republicans.
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Zinke's deputy walked into the No. 2 job at Interior with so many potential conflicts of interest he has to carry a small card listing them all.
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Zinke's deputy walked into the No. 2 job at Interior with so many potential conflicts of interest he has to carry a small card listing them all.
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U.S. soybean exports to China dropped 98% in 2018. They were our top agricultural export to China last year.
Now China’s buying them from Brazil due to trade tensions w Trump. finance.yahoo.com/news/incredibl…
U.S. soybean exports to China dropped 98% in 2018. They were our top agricultural export to China last year.
Now China’s buying them from Brazil due to trade tensions w Trump. finance.yahoo.com/news/incredibl…
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For the first time ever, #APEC ended without an agreement as a U.S.-China spat dominated the summit
For the first time ever, #APEC ended without an agreement as a U.S.-China spat dominated the summit
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GOLDMAN: we see GDP returning to 1 3/4% pace by the end of next year, due to “tighter financial conditions and the fading of the fiscal boost”
@CNBC
GOLDMAN: we see GDP returning to 1 3/4% pace by the end of next year, due to “tighter financial conditions and the fading of the fiscal boost”
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Trump's Irish course saw revenue rise in 2017, but it still lost $2.1M for the year. Trump has now spent $41M in cash on the course and has not yet reported turning a profit.
irishtimes.com/business/retai…
Trump's Irish course saw revenue rise in 2017, but it still lost $2.1M for the year. Trump has now spent $41M in cash on the course and has not yet reported turning a profit.
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Detroit Board Of Education Votes To Rename Ben Carson High School talkingpointsmemo.com/news/detroit-s… via @TPM
Detroit Board Of Education Votes To Rename Ben Carson High School talkingpointsmemo.com/news/detroit-s… via @TPM
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The common thread for most of the half-dozen books that have been published about the Trump administration has been the affirmation of real-time news accounts of chaos behind the White House gates.
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The common thread for most of the half-dozen books that have been published about the Trump administration has been the affirmation of real-time news accounts of chaos behind the White House gates.
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In case you missed the last thread:
In case you missed the last thread:
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Trump has been in office for 1 year and nearly 10 months and has yet to visit a military base in a combat zone.
Tonight, WaPo reports that Trump has begun telling advisers he may visit troops in a combat zone after coming under increased scrutiny.
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Trump has been in office for 1 year and nearly 10 months and has yet to visit a military base in a combat zone.
Tonight, WaPo reports that Trump has begun telling advisers he may visit troops in a combat zone after coming under increased scrutiny.
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"He's never been interested in going," a former senior White House official said of Trump visiting troops in a combat zone, citing conversations with the president.
"He's afraid of those situations. He's afraid people want to kill him."
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"He's never been interested in going," a former senior White House official said of Trump visiting troops in a combat zone, citing conversations with the president.
"He's afraid of those situations. He's afraid people want to kill him."
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Here was Trump's public schedule today.
He's headed to Mar-a-Lago tomorrow for the remainder of the week.
Here was Trump's public schedule today.
He's headed to Mar-a-Lago tomorrow for the remainder of the week.
