NYTIMES (Robert Jimison) - House Passes Ukraine Aid in Defiance of Republican Leaders
Eighteen G.O.P. lawmakers broke with their party and joined Democrats to deliver yet another blow to the president’s foreign policy agenda.
NYTIMES (Mike Abrams) - How We Are Illustrating Trump’s Plans to Remake Washington
With the East Wing turned to rubble, our Graphics staff set out to show what exactly the president planned to build there and elsewhere.
NYTIMES (Luke Broadwater) - Planning Commission Votes to Advance Trump’s Arch Project
The National Capital Planning Commission received nearly 1,700 comments about President Trump’s plans to build a 250-foot arch in the nation’s capital. Almost all opposed the idea.
NYTIMES (Carl Zimmer) - In a First, Scientists Precisely Edit Human Embryo Genes
Researchers relied on a newer gene-editing technique that may make it possible to engineer embryos, a prospect that has long alarmed bioethicists.
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NYTIMES (Shawn McCreesh) - Vanilla Ice Is In, Bret Michaels Is Out: Trump’s Battle for Celebrity Validation
President Trump has pursued fame his entire adult life. Now in his second term in the White House, he is finding how little power he has to force cultural figures to fall in line.
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ABCNEWS - Trump says he will attend NBA Finals game in New York to root for his hometown Knicks
President Donald Trump is planning to attend an NBA Finals game in New York next week to root for his hometown Knicks
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ABCNEWS - Several Republicans vote with Democrats to pass Ukraine aid, Russia sanctions package
The House of Representatives voted 226 to 195 to pass a sweeping Ukraine aid and Russia sanctions package on Thursday.
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HUFFPOST - Here's What Architects Think Of Trump's 250-Foot Triumphal Arch
Design experts weigh in on Trump's latest "oversized gesture of power and self-importance."
HUFFPOST - Jon Stewart Turns Donald Trump's 'Extreme Intelligence' Claim Into A 'Jeopardy' Takedown
“How is this real?” asked the "Daily Show" host.
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HUFFPOST - Robert De Niro Delivers A Trump Jab So Obvious He Didn't Need To Name Him
"You know who I’m talking about," the Oscar-winning actor told the audience at the Tribeca Festival.
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