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Trump tells HHS secretary he regrets wading into "that f***ing vaping thing”
It's one of Trump's few health care accomplishments heading into 2020.
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New: President Trump told his health secretary yesterday "I should never have done that f***ing vaping thing" during an impromptu call on speakerphone in an Oval Office meeting. w @caitlinnowens
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Sources familiar with the conversation said Trump wasn't expressing regret for the specific vaping policy outcome, which the team believes is the right one, but rather for personally wading into vaping in the first place rather than leaving it to the FDA.
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Trump impeachment team includes Ken Starr and Alan Dershowitz
Alan Dershowitz will present oral arguments at the trial.
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Jonathan Swan
White House officials told me they were hoping Trump wouldn’t pick Alan Dershowitz to play a role in the Senate trial. They saw as unnecessary distraction given team was already strong and Dershowitz has controversial ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
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How to Think About the Soleimani Strike in Four Questions
Four fundamental questions come to mind in the aftermath of the strike that can and should be debated.
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How to Think About the Soleimani Strike in Four Questions by recently retired CIA official @Mpolymer justsecurity.org/68094/how-to-t… via @just_security
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Senate passes USMCA trade deal as Trump's impeachment trial looms
It now heads to the president's desk for his signature.
Virginia Union revokes group's permission for event that planned to honor Trump on MLK Day
Virginia Union University has revoked permission for a group that planned to honor President Donald Trump at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day ceremony.
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Virginia Union revokes group's permission for event that planned to honor Trump on MLK Day richmond.com/news/virginia/… via @rtdnews
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Lev Parnas Adds New Details on Push to Oust U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine
Records released just before President Trump’s impeachment trial included texts that suggested the ambassador, Marie Yovanovitch, was being watched in Kyiv.
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“Needless to say, the notion that American citizens and others were monitoring Ambassador Yovanovitch’s movements for unknown purposes is disturbing,” said Lawrence S. Robbins, a lawyer for Ms. Yovanovitch.
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Democrats demand probe of claims Yovanovitch was tracked
The revelations offered a new twist ahead of Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate.
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Eliot Engel, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said in a statement that his panel “will now seek to learn what, if anything, the State Department knew about this situation at the time these messages were sent.” politi.co/36WXAJT via @politico
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France, Germany and U.K. Serve Notice on Iran Under Nuclear Deal
The European nations triggered a dispute mechanism in the 2015 pact, a first step toward reimposing United Nations sanctions.
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Important signal from Europeans: France, Germany and U.K. Serve Notice on Iran Under Nuclear Deal
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7. 1 fun thing: Bob Woodward's journey — from "a joke" to "very, very good"
Jonathan Swan, one of the best-sourced White House reporters, takes you behind the curtain of Trumpworld. Sunday evenings
Inside Trump's improbable Middle East deals
Trump has insisted that he can bring peace to the Israel-Palestine conflict and stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.
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Jonathan Swan
New: On Iran, O'Brien said Trump would never consider doing the one thing the Iranians have demanded he do BEFORE they begin negotiations with him: remove U.S. sanctions.
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Trump may reduce troops in Afghanistan without Taliban deal
Trump has long said he wants to pull American troops out of Afghanistan.
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Per national security adviser Robert O’Brien, Trump may reduce troops in Afghanistan without Taliban deal but a deal “is possible” this year.
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Exclusive: Trump tells Kim Jong-un he wants to resume talks
It appears Trump is again trying to lean on what he has described as his warm personal relationship with Kim.
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New: White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien tells Axios that the Trump administration has "reached out to the North Koreans" to ask them to resume diplomacy that has been all but dead since October.
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Trump's national security adviser claims Iran more likely to negotiate now
The strike on Quds Force leader Qasem Soleimani will "reset deterrence," Robert O'Brien said.
Leonard Leo to shape new conservative network, step aside from the Federalist Society
He is considered one of the most powerful conservatives in the country.
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Jonathan Swan
“The new venture will go beyond the anonymous money networks they've already built and weaponized in the conservative legal movement movement.”
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"No decision made" by Pelosi on sending impeachment articles to Senate
"The real question is what if she doesn't bring it?" a White House source said.
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Jonathan Swan
"No decision made" by Pelosi on sending impeachment articles. New w @margarettalev
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Trump officials tried to stop Iraqi parliament from voting to expel U.S. troops
Iraqi officials have been warned that Iraq would suffer dangerous consequences if the U.S. withdrew its military.
Trump children are 2 of the top 4 choices for Republicans in 2024
It's a vivid illustration of just how strong Trump's brand is with the GOP.
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“Don Jr. was the top choice among young voters, while Pence was the clear preference for older voters.”
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Americans are moving far less these days as millennials stay in place
The traditionally mobile young are hemmed in by housing costs.
Israel hopes U.S. airstrikes signal hawkish shift on Iran proxies
Netanyahu has been worried by Trump's restraint on Iran
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New from Axios' @BarakRavid: Israeli Foreign Minister Katz said yesterday's U.S. airstrikes were “a turning point in the regional response to Iran and its proxies, and if Iran fails to understand the power of the US they will be making a big mistake."
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Gallup: Trump and Obama tie as America's most admired man
It's Obama's 12th time in the top slot — and Trump's first.