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John Bolton's chaotic final hours at the White House
The timeline contradicts Trump's account and speaks volumes about how he runs his administration.
Trump Aides’ Poll Finds Gun Control Politically Problematic for the President
A poll shows gun measures would not help the president with his base, though he reassured Senator Joe Manchin III, a Democrat, that he was still considering them.
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Jonathan Swan
Confirming this reporting by @maggieNYT @jmartNYT - Trump Aides’ Poll Finds Gun Control Politically Problematic for the President
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A Top White House Reporter Is Taking Over The Washington Free Beacon
Eliana Johnson, of Politico now and formerly National Review, will lead the neoconservative outlet.
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Jonathan Swan
Eliana is a killer. They're lucky to get her. buzzfeednews.com/article/bensmi… via @buzzfeedben
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Hawkish Trump officials plot national security actions against China
Hong Kong, Taiwan and the trade war are fundamentally changing the U.S.-China relationship.
Trump’s Personal Assistant, Madeleine Westerhout, Steps Down
Her abrupt exit came after the president learned that she had indiscreetly shared details about the Trump family and the Oval Office operations she was part of.
Netanyahu tried to reach Trump to block Zarif meeting
He didn't want Trump to take the pressure off of Iran.
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump have discussed replacing Pence on 2020 ticket: Axios reporter
Nikki Haley raised eyebrows by denying rumors that she was angling to replace Vice President Mike Pence as Donald Trump’s running mate in 2020, and now there’s some new reporting on what’s behind that chatter. The former United Nations ambassador...
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Jonathan Swan
I don't know what this stupid website is but this headline is a complete lie. I said nothing of the sort. I said people had recommended Haley to WH officials including J & I. Did NOT say Jared and Ivanka had been spreading rumors or doing anything.
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WSJ News Exclusive | National Security Concerns Threaten Undersea Data Link Backed by Google, Facebook
U.S. officials are seeking to block an undersea cable backed by Google, Facebook and a Chinese partner, in a national security review that could rewrite the rules of internet connectivity between the U.S. and China.
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Jonathan Swan
Huge story in WSJ - Google, Facebook and their Chinese partner have sunk hundreds of millions into a subsea internet cable that U.S. officials are seeking to block on national security grounds wsj.com/articles/trans… via @WSJ
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46 out of 50 Apple products made in China could face tariffs by year's end
Here’s how the U.S.-China trade war could take a bite out of one of America’s most recognizable brands.
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Jonathan Swan
46 out of 50 Apple products made in China could face tariffs by year's end graphics.reuters.com/USA-TRADE-APPL… via @Reuters
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Polish WWII survivors sue publisher of books by late Nazi
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Three survivors of World War II atrocities have sued a Polish publisher of books that contain Nazi propaganda and Holocaust denial, a lawyer in Poland said Tuesday. Wojciech Kozlowski, a partner in the Warsaw office of...
Beto O'Rourke Ejects Breitbart News Reporter from Event at Historically Black College
Ironically, Beto O'Rourke told an MSNBC town hall last year that press freedom was necessary to "hold people like me accountable."
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Jonathan Swan
Beto O’Rourke Ejects Breitbart News Reporter from Event at Historically Black College bit.ly/3405Asl via @BreitbartNews
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Why Journalists’ Old Tweets Are Fair Game for Trump
New York Times editors don’t deserve special immunity from scrutiny for bigoted speech.
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Jonathan Swan
As a reporter who regrettably fits this description of not being “thin-skinned,” but having no skin, I also basically agree with @jackshafer. Right-wing operatives digging up bad things we said 10 years ago are not a threat to democracy or the free press.
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Tom Cotton: We Should Buy Greenland
Trump isn’t the only one to recognize the country’s strategic importance. Beijing does, too.
Jared Kushner tells Republican donors ex-prisoners are joining the GOP
The audience of wealthy donors in Wyoming burst out laughing at Kushner's comment.
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Jonathan Swan
"I guess climate change is not their No. 1 issue," Kushner joked of the former prisoners, according to sources who attended the dinner where Kushner spoke.
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Trump suggested dropping nuclear bombs into hurricanes to stop them from hitting the U.S.
"People were astonished. After the meeting ended, we thought, 'What the f---? What do we do with this?'"
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Jonathan Swan
A 2017 NSC memo describes that second conversation, in which Trump asked whether the administration should bomb hurricanes to stop them from hitting the homeland.
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The briefer "was knocked back on his heels," the source in the room added. "You could hear a gnat fart in that meeting. People were astonished. After the meeting ended, we thought, 'What the f---? What do we do with this?'"
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Trump's China bind: Hong Kong and Taiwan concerns jeopardize progress on a trade deal
The biggest tool Trump has to pump the economy is a trade deal with China.
Top aide to DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan resigns over tensions with White House
His exit comes amid frustration in the White House over DHS's handling of major policy rollouts.
Ghislaine Maxwell STAGED photo at In-N-Out with her attorney
The first picture of Ghislaine Maxwell in more than three years was staged by her close friend and attorney, Leah Saffian, DailyMail.com has learned exclusively.
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Jonathan Swan
Ghislaine Maxwell STAGED photo at In-N-Out with her attorney mol.im/a/7372877 via @MailOnline
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Amid failure to topple Maduro, Trump privately proposes a naval blockade of Venezuela
"I'm assuming he's thinking of the Cuban missile crisis," one source said. "But Cuba is an island and Venezuela is a massive coastline."
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President Trump has suggested to national security officials that the U.S. should station Navy ships along the Venezuelan coastline to prevent goods from coming in and out of the country...
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Chris Wallace becomes Trump era's 'equal opportunity inquisitor'
Chris Wallace was nearing the end of a tense interview last year with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, where the “Fox News Sunday” anchor had won the mercurial leader's attention by handing him an indictment implicating Russian agents