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#1
What senior staffers who left the White House in 2018 had to say about Trump
LA Times World News
 

Harry Reid calls Trump worst president ever in NYT interview: 'Not even a close second' - USA Today Top Stories

Trump urges Romney be a "team player" after scathing op-ed - CBS US

Newt Gingrich to Mitt Romney after his attack on President Trump: The Senate doesn't care who you used to be - Fox News Top Stories

Trump meets Dems, says shutdown 'could be a long time' - Fox News Top Stories

Trump meets Dems, says shutdown 'could be a long time' - Fox News US

Trump to meet congressional leaders as shutdown continues - CBS Top Stories

Trump ask congressional leaders to return for shutdown talks on Friday: lawmaker - Reuters Top Stories

Rep. Nadler: Trump shutdown is "blackmail of the American people" - CBS Top Stories

Trump fires back after Mitt Romney writes scathing op-ed criticizing the president, reaction from Marsha Blackburn - Fox News Top Stories

President Trump features 'Game of Thrones'-style poster during Cabinet meeting: 'Sanctions are coming' - USA Today Top Stories

Real witches dislike President Trump's use of the term 'witch hunt' to describe the Russia investigation - Fox News Top Stories

Amid shutdown over wall funding, Trump to meet Hill leaders - Fox News Top Stories

Amid shutdown over wall funding, Trump to meet Hill leaders - Fox News US

Trump meets with Cabinet as shutdown lingers ? live updates - CBS Top Stories

Trump invites Democrats, Republicans to meet as government shutdown drags on - CBS Top Stories

Trump fires back at Romney for scathing op-ed - CNN Top Stories

President Trump: I'd love Mitt Romney to be a team player - Fox News Top Stories

Trump to Meet Congressional Leaders as Shutdown Stretches On - NYTimes US

Trump sounds-off on Romney in meeting - CNN Top Stories

President Trump, Democratic lawmakers brace for White House meeting on government shutdown - USA Today Top Stories

Romney spars with Trump days before he's sworn in to the Senate - CBS US

Trump and top lawmakers fail to resolve shutdown after meeting - The Guardian US News

President Trump calls for border security in meeting with lawmakers - Fox News Top Stories

Mitt Romney on President Donald Trump: He hasn't 'risen to the mantle of the office' - USA Today Top Stories

Trump asks congressional leaders to return for shutdown talks Friday: lawmaker - Reuters Top Stories

Trump and congressional leaders dig in over government shutdown - LA Times US News

No progress toward ending U.S. shutdown in Trump meeting with lawmakers - Reuters Top Stories

No sign of progress after Trump meets lawmakers on shutdown - Reuters Top Stories

Harry Reid: Trump is 'amoral' and 'the worst president we've ever had' - CNN Top Stories

Mitt Romney Says Trump ?Has Not Risen to the Mantle of the Office? - NYTimes US

Kanye West affirms his love for President Donald Trump in first 2019 tweets - USA Today Top Stories

Erin Burnett: Trump backstabbing his own Vice President - CNN Top Stories

Hill leaders, Trump to meet on border in WH Situation Room - Fox News US

Kim Jong Un says he's willing to meet with Trump 'any time' in New Year's address, demands easing of sanctions - Fox News Top Stories

Israeli settlement activity appears to surge in Trump era - Washington Post World

Trump shows no sign of being less rambunctious, but before year's end he could be fighting for his presidency - CNN Top Stories

Sen.-elect Mitt Romney: Trump has not 'risen to the mantle of the office' - NBC Top Stories

Trump claims credit for cheap gas. Experts say it's not so simple. - NBC Top Stories

RNC member floats proposal to thwart Trump primary challengers - CBS Top Stories

New year, same old Kanye love for Trump - CNN Top Stories

Trump administration seeks access to American Paul Whelan amid questions about his detention - USA Today Top Stories

Donald Trump shrugs off Mitt Romney's attack on his record - BBC Top Stories

The top 10 best and worst things Trump has done in the first two years of his presidency according to Marc Thiessen - Fox News Top Stories

Trump illegally asked Russia to help him win in 2016. He shouldn't get away with it. - USA Today Top Stories

Trump turned the border wall into his Alamo. That didn't end well and this won't either. - USA Today Top Stories

Trump vs. the Fed? A civil war among congressional Democrats? Bold political prediction for 2019 - Fox News Top Stories

As Democrats look to 2020 they need to remember THIS about Trump (and their chances) - Fox News Top Stories

Trump suggests he's ready to "make a deal" with Democrats on border wall - CBS US

Liz Peek: Dems' opposition to Trump's wall exposes hypocrisy on immigration? Here are 5 ways to move forward - Fox News Top Stories

Israeli settlement activity surged in Trump era: Monitor group - Al Jazeera English

Trump meets with Republicans, Democrats on border security - CBS Top Stories

Israeli settlement activity appears to surge in Trump era - Fox News World

Eye Opener: Trump says let's "make a deal" - CBS US

Israeli settlement activity appears to surge in Trump era - Fox News Top Stories

Trump summons congressional leaders to Situation Room for border security meeting - Fox News Top Stories

Rep.-elect Dan Crenshaw: A border wall is crucial to US security, Democrats want to destroy Trump's campaign promise - Fox News Top Stories

Trump responds to Romney's attack: ''Is he a Flake?" - NBC Top Stories

Trump to host top congressional leaders at White House for border security briefing - Fox News Top Stories

Trump invites congressional leaders from both parties to the White House, first meeting with Democrats since standoff - Fox News Top Stories

What senior staffers who left the White House in 2018 had to say about Trump - LA Times World News

For Shanahan, a very public debut in Trump's cabinet - Reuters World News

No deal to end shutdown; Trump says 'could be a long time' - Fox News Top Stories

Gutfeld on Mitt's attack on Trump - Fox News Top Stories

Trump gives new Pentagon chief a taste of his world view - Fox News Top Stories

The 'lonely' President: How Trump spent his Christmas vacation - CNN Top Stories

Trump expects second Kim meeting in 'not-too-distant future' - Reuters Top Stories

Trump and Romney's rocky relationship history, from endorsements to scathing insults - Fox News Top Stories

Could we see a counter-offer from Trump during border security meeting with lawmakers? - Fox News Top Stories

Rep. Andy Biggs: Dems ought to focus on America's security instead of worrying that Trump will get a win - Fox News Top Stories

Trump gives new Pentagon chief a taste of his world view - Fox News US

No deal to end shutdown; Trump says 'could be a long time' - Fox News US

Trump kicks off 2019 with a reshuffled Cabinet - Fox News Top Stories

The Pen Proves Mighty for an Unlikely Trump Correspondent - NYTimes US

Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Trump is what happens when 'corruption invades a system' - NBC Top Stories

Lindsey Graham: Trump caving on border security 'probably the end of his presidency' - Fox News Top Stories

Trump and Democrats continue to be at odds over border wall funding - Fox News Top Stories

A Trump County Confronts the Administration Amid a Rash of Child Cancers - NYTimes US

'Game of Thrones'-style poster returns at Trump Cabinet meeting - USA Today Top Stories

Trump gives no timetable for Syria exit; wants to protect Kurds - Reuters Top Stories

For Shanahan, a very public debut in Trump's cabinet - Reuters Top Stories

Trump says U.S. officials to make plea for wall in meeting with lawmakers - Reuters Top Stories

Trump expects second Kim meeting in 'not-too-distant future' - Reuters World News

Stock market sell-off was due to a 'glitch,' says Trump - NBC Top Stories

Hannity: The hateful forces trying to destroy the Trump presidency - Fox News Top Stories

Trump gives no timetable for Syria exit, wants to protect Kurds - Reuters World News

Trump doubles down on wall funding demand ahead of meeting with Hill leaders - NBC Top Stories

Analysis: How the Trump era is driving some Republican families apart - CNN Top Stories

Trump vs. Pelosi: The standoff that will define Washington begins today - USA Today Top Stories

Trump says U.S. officials to make plea to lawmakers for border wall - Reuters Top Stories

Graham says Romney?s opposition to Trump is "going to hurt him" - CBS Top Stories

Trump to convene border security briefing in bid to reopen government - The Guardian US News

Official: 120-day Syria withdrawal plan aims to please Trump 'and not get everyone killed' - CNN Top Stories

Dems? House takeover to usher in wave of Trump investigations - Fox News Top Stories

Trump gives no timetable for Syria troop withdrawal - Al Jazeera English

Trump pushes for border wall money as top lawmakers receive briefing - Reuters Top Stories

Trump says they are still working to set up 2nd Kim Jong Un meeting - CNN Top Stories

Trump on Romney: 'I wish Mitt could be more of a team player' - BBC World

Trump says he 'essentially' fired Mattis (who actually resigned in protest) - CNN Top Stories

?Not too good?: Trump rips Mattis?s performance as the Pentagon seeks stability - Washington Post World

Dem Rep. Johnson repeatedly compares Trump to Hitler in speech - Fox News Top Stories

Trump Says Mattis Resignation Was ?Essentially? a Firing - NYTimes US

Dozens of Trump?s nominees get confirmed in rare moment of bipartisanship on last day of Congress? session - Fox News Top Stories

Pelosi has a message for Trump: 'Nothing for the wall' - NBC Top Stories

Trump: $5.6B is a small amount for border security compared to the problem - Fox News Top Stories

Drug makers raise prices on prescriptions despite Trump?s call for pharmaceutical companies to bring down costs - Fox News Top Stories

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#2
U.S. Ambassador Visits American Arrested in Russia on Spying Charge
NY Times World
 

U.S. demands Russia explain American's detention on spying charges - Reuters World News

U.S. demands Russia explain American's detention on spying charges - Reuters US News

U.S. demands immediate return of ex-Marine detained in Russia on spy charges - Reuters World News

American ex-Marine detained in Russia on spying charges was in Moscow for a wedding, his twin brother says - Fox News Top Stories

U.S. demands Russia explain ex-Marine's detention on spy charges - Reuters US News

U.S. demands Russia explain ex-Marine's detention on spy charges - Reuters Top Stories

U.S. demands immediate return of ex-Marine detained in Russia on spy charges - Reuters Top Stories

U.S. demands immediate return of ex-Marine detained in Russia on spy charges - Reuters US News

U.S. demands Russia explain ex-Marine's detention on spy charges - Reuters World News

US wants access to American held in Russia on spying charges - Al Jazeera English

Paul Whelan: US seeks access to man accused of spying in Russia - BBC World

Pompeo: US seeking access to ex-marine detained in Russia on spy charges - The Guardian World News

U.S. demands immediate return of ex-Marine detained in Russia on spy charges: Pompeo - Reuters US News

New details on former U.S. Marine accused of spying in Russia - CBS Top Stories

U.S. demands immediate return of ex-Marine detained in Russia on spy charges: Pompeo - Reuters Top Stories

U.S. demands immediate return of ex-Marine detained in Russia on spy charges: Pompeo - Reuters World News

New details on former U.S. Marine accused of spying in Russia - CBS US

Russia Grants U.S. Access To Paul Whelan, Arrested On Suspicion Of Spying - NPR News

U.S. Ambassador Visits American Who Was Arrested In Russia On Suspicion Of Spying - NPR News

Michigan man held for spying in Russia was frequent visitor - Fox News US

Government officials meet American detained in Russia on espionage charges - CBS US

U.S. Ambassador Visits American Arrested in Russia on Spying Charge - NY Times World

Michigan man held for spying in Russia was frequent visitor - Fox News Top Stories

?New Year Miracle? in Russia as Baby Is Pulled From Rubble - NYTimes US

Eye Opener at 8: Former Marine detained in Russia - CBS US

Trump illegally asked Russia to help him win in 2016. He shouldn't get away with it. - USA Today Top Stories

US expects access to detainee Paul Whelan in Russia within hours, Pompeo says - CNN Top Stories

U.S. ambassador meets with American detained in Russia - CBS Top Stories

Family of American man detained in Russia deny he?s a spy, says he was in country for wedding - Fox News World

The Latest: Death toll in Russia apartment collapse up to 26 - Fox News World

Former CIA officers doubt American arrested in Russia was a spy - NBC World News

Pompeo says U.S. may 'demand immediate return' of detained American in Russia - NBC World News

U.S. diplomats visited American detained in Russia - NBC World News

Death Toll in Russia Apartment Blast Rises to 22 - NY Times World

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#3
6 killed in train accident on Danish bridge
CNN World News
 

Danish police confirm 6 dead, 16 injured in train accident on bridge linking islands - Washington Post World

Several killed in train accident on Danish bridge - CNN Top Stories

Police: Several killed in Danish bridge train accident - Washington Post World

Six killed in train accident on bridge linking Denmark's two main islands - Reuters Top Stories

Six killed in train accident on bridge linking two of Denmark's islands - Reuters Top Stories

Six killed in train accident on bridge linking Denmark's two main islands - Reuters World News

Aftermath of fatal train accident on Danish bridge - video - The Guardian World News

6 killed in train accident on Danish bridge - CNN World News

6 killed, 16 injured in Danish bridge train accident - Fox News World

6 killed, 16 injured in Danish bridge train accident - Fox News Top Stories

Denmark Train Accident Kills 6 and Shuts Down a Major Transit Artery - NY Times World

Train Accident Kills 6 People In Denmark - NPR News

6 die in Denmark?s worst train accident since 1988 - Washington Post World

The Latest: Falling cargo suspected in Denmark train crash - Fox News World

Six killed in train crash on bridge linking Denmark's two main islands - Reuters World News

Six killed in train crash on bridge linking Denmark's two main islands - Reuters Top Stories

Train crash on Danish bridge kills six - BBC Top Stories

The Latest: 6 killed, 16 injured in Danish train accident - Washington Post World

The PATH Train Loses $400 Million a Year. Why Keep Spending Billions on It? - NYTimes US

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#4
Making history: Indian women enter temple after mass protest
CNN Top Stories
 

Official from India's ruling BJP calls for protests as women enter Hindu temple - Reuters World News

Two Indian women enter temple after centuries-long ban on women - The Guardian World News

Making history: Indian women enter temple after mass protest - CNN Top Stories

Two Indian women enter Sabarimala temple in Kerala amid protests - Al Jazeera English

India's main parties call for protests after women visit Hindu temple - Reuters Top Stories

India's main parties call for protests after women visit Hindu temple - Reuters World News

Protests in India after women defy ancient ban on visiting Hindu temple - Reuters Top Stories

Women make history by entering Hindu temple in India - CBS Top Stories

2 women enter Hindu temple, breaking years-long ban - Fox News Top Stories

2 women enter Hindu temple, breaking years-long ban - Fox News World

Protests in India after women defy ancient ban on visiting Hindu temple - Reuters World News

Two women become first to enter India's Sabarimala temple ? video report - The Guardian World News

Sabarimala: Women defy historic temple ban - BBC World

Two women defy centuries-old ban by entering Indian temple - Reuters World News

Indian women form 620 km human chain in support of temple equality - CNN World News

Protesters kept women out of a prominent Indian temple for months ? until today - Washington Post World

Sabarimala: Indian women make history by entering temple - BBC World

Protests Erupt In Southern India After Women Defy Centuries-Old Temple Ban - NPR News

Protests erupt after 2 women break decades-long ban in India - CBS Top Stories

Millions of Indian women form chain for gender parity - Washington Post World

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#5
Ben Nevis: woman dies after falling 500ft on New Year's Day
The Guardian World News
 

Ben Nevis: woman dies after falling 500ft on New Year's Day - The Guardian World News

Thick fog, not booze, blamed for 35-vehicle pileup after midnight New Year's Day; more than 50 hurt - Fox News Top Stories

World stocks nurse a New Year's hangover as growth worries persist - Reuters Top Stories

New Year's Eve celebratory gunfire leaves several injured, including children, in multiple states - Fox News Top Stories

Thick fog, not booze, blamed for 35-vehicle pileup after midnight New Year's Day; more than 50 hurt - Fox News US

New Year's Eve gunfire nearly hits pastor during sermon - Fox News US

New Year's Eve chase leaves 3 dead, including 2-year-old, after vehicle plunges into Wisconsin river - Fox News US

New Year's Eve celebratory gunfire leaves several injured, including children, in multiple states - Fox News US

Murder arrest over New Year's Day Park Lane stabbing - BBC Top Stories

US fired tear gas into Mexico early on New Year's Day - Fox News Top Stories

Winning ticket sold for New Year's jackpot of $425 million - CNN Top Stories

New Year's numbers drawn in the eighth largest jackpot in the history of Mega Millions - CNN Top Stories

Japan Emperor Akihito greets thousands in last New Year's address - Al Jazeera English

Dog owner wakes up on New Year's to find 'heavily intoxicated' stranger sleeping with her 150-pound mastiff - Fox News Top Stories

US fired tear gas into Mexico early on New Year's Day - Fox News World

Sweet New Year's tradition turns deadly ? yet again - CBS Top Stories

Vlhova upsets Shiffrin in New Year's Day showdown - CNN World News

Winning ticket sold for $425 million New Year's jackpot - CNN US

Kim Jong Un says he's willing to meet with Trump 'any time' in New Year's address, demands easing of sanctions - Fox News Top Stories

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#6
Xi Jinping says Taiwan "must and will be" reunited with China
BBC Top Stories
 
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