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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 09: US President Donald Trump (R) participates in the 'Roads, Rails, and Regulatory Relief roundtable meeting', at the Department of Transportation on June 9, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images)

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies about the fiscal year 2018 budget during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, June 27, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

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FILE -- Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, foreground, whom President-elect Donald Trump tapped to be his national security advisor, arrives at Trump Tower in New York for meetings on Nov. 17, 2016. Flynn is followed by his son, Michael Flynn Jr. Vice President-elect Mike Pence, appearing on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program, insisted on Tuesday (Dec. 6, 2016) that the Flynn Jr., who posted a baseless fake news story on Twitter on Sunday night, has "no involvement in the transition whatsoever." (Sam Hodgson/The New York Times)

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US President Donald Trump addresses the nation on the situation in Syria April 13, 2018 at the White House in Washington, DC. Trump said strikes on Syria are under way. / AFP PHOTO / Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

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AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 17: Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton signs copies of her new book 'What Happened' at BookPeople on November 17, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/WireImage)

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APR 19: Jake Tapper interviews James Comes on The Lead at CNN in New York City, New York on April 19, 2018. (photo by David Scott Holloway)

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President Donald Trump pauses as he walks from the Oval Office of the White House to Marine One in Washington, Monday, April 16, 2018, for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base en route to Miami area. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

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FBI Director James Comey prepares to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 3, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC: U.S. President Donald Trump talks with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) during an event regarding the modernization the nation's air traffic control system, in the East Room at the White House on June 5, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Journalists gather outside the offices of Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) to photograph Physician to the President U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson before their meeting in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on April 16, 2018 in Washington, DC.

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Raisa Gorbachev (R), wife of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, raises the hands of Barbara Bush (L), wife of US President George Bush 01 June 1990 while the two were introduced at the Wellesley graduation ceremony in Wellesley, Mass. Raisa Gorbachev died 20 Septembre 1999 in Muenster, Germany, after a lengthy struggle with leukemia. / AFP / DON EMMERT (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

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US President Donald Trump and US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speak during a meeting on United Nations Reform at the United Nations headquarters on September 18, 2017, in New York. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

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President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speak during a news conference at Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club, Wednesday, April 18, 2018, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/{photog})

'No collusion ... No collusion ... No collusion ... No collusion ... No collusion'

US President Donald Trump walks to Marine One prior to departure from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, April 16, 2018, as he heads for Florida. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Trump blasts 'breeding' in sanctuary cities. That's a racist term.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 28: (L-R) Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX) talk with reporters following the weekly Senate Republican Policy Committee luncheon in the U.S. Capitol November 28, 2017 in Washington, DC. Republicans in the Senate hope to pass their tax cut legislation this week and work with the House of Representatives to get a bill to President Donald Trump before Christmas. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Mitch McConnell sees 'no indication' Donald Trump might fire Robert Mueller. Um, what?

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US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley listens during a UN Security Council meeting, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on April 14, 2018.
The UN Security Council on Saturday opened a meeting at Russia's request to discuss military strikes carried out by the United States, France and Britain on Syria in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack. Russia circulated a draft resolution calling for condemnation of the military action, but Britain's ambassador said the strikes were "both right and legal" to alleviate humanitarian suffering in Syria.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 02: Former first lady Barbara Bush attends day two of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 2, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The GOP will nominate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as the Republican choice for U.S. President on the last day of the convention. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Eric Greitens, founder and CEO of The Mission Continues, speaks at the Robin Hood Veterans Summit at Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum on May 7, 2012 in New York City.

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US President Donald Trump (L) chats with Russia's President Vladimir Putin as they attend the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in the central Vietnamese city of Danang on November 11, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SPUTNIK / Mikhail KLIMENTYEV (Photo credit should read MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/AFP/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: U.S. President Donald J. Trump smiles during the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives January 30, 2018 in Washington, DC. This is the first State of the Union address given by U.S. President Donald Trump and his second joint-session address to Congress. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 30: Pedestrians walk by the outside The New York Times building where photographer Bill Cunningham worked on June 30, 2016 in New York City. Cunningham passed away at the age of 87 on Saturday, June 25th in Manhattan.

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FBI Director James Comey arrives at the U.S. Capitol for a classified briefing on Russia for all members of the House of Representatives January 13, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

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Attorney Michael Cohen walks down the sidewalk, Wednesday, April 11, 2018, in New York. (AP/Mary Altaffer)

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President Donald Trump (C) shakes hands with James Comey, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, during an Inaugural Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders Reception in the Blue Room of the White House on January 22, 2017. (Photo by Andrew Harrer/Pool/Getty Images)

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Scooter Libby arrives on December 3, 2015, during a dedication ceremony hosted by the US Senate at Emancipation Hall of the US Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC. The ceremony unveiled a bust of former US Vice President Dick Cheney, who as vice president, also served as President of the Senate. AFP PHOTO/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP / BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

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Kanye West performs on stage during the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards on August 28, 2016 at Madison Square Garden in New York. / AFP / Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

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US President Donald Trump reads an executive order withdrawing the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership prior to signing it in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, January 23, 2017.
Trump signed the decree Monday, effectively ending US participation in a sweeping trans-Pacific free trade agreement negotiated under former president Barack Obama. / AFP / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 22: U.S. President Donald Trump (C) shakes hands with James Comey, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), during an Inaugural Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders Reception in the Blue Room of the White House on January 22, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump today mocked protesters who gathered for large demonstrations across the U.S. and the world on Saturday to signal discontent with his leadership, but later offered a more conciliatory tone, saying he recognized such marches as a "hallmark of our democracy." (Photo by Andrew Harrer/Pool/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 08: Former FBI Director James Comey leaves a closed session with the Senate Intelligence Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill June 8, 2017 in Washington, DC. Comey said that President Donald Trump pressured him to drop the FBI's investigation into former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and demanded Comey's loyalty during the one-on-one meetings he had with president. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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Rep. Mike Pompeo, R-Kan., nominee for director of the Central Intelligence Agency, testifies during his Senate Select Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen Building, January 12, 2017.

Mike Pompeo's totally nonsensical answer about his meeting with Donald Trump

How red and pink Starburst might make Kevin McCarthy the next House speaker

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 3: Microsoft chairman Bill Gates testifies before the US Senate Judiciary Committee 03 March on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Gates went to Congress to plead for the right to innovate unfettered by the government. (Photo credit should read JESSICA PERSSON/AFP/Getty Images)

#TBT: Bill Gates faced Congress almost exactly 20 years before Zuckerberg

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - MARCH 20: A person walks by as the sun rises near The United States Capitol Building on March 20, 2017 in Washington, D.C. The Senate will hold a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch and FBI Director James Comey will testify before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images)

Congress isn't doing its job -- or anything close to it

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the US Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, April 10, 2018 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

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Paul Ryan is quitting way before other House speakers would have

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 20: U.S. President Donald Trump (2nd L) congratulates Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) (C) during an event to celebrate Congress passing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L) and other Republican members of the House and Senate on the South Lawn of the White House December 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. The tax bill is the first major legislative victory for the GOP-controlled Congress and Trump since he took office almost one year ago. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with senior military leaders at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2018. At right is new National Security Advisor John Bolton.
President Donald Trump said Monday that "major decisions" would be made on a Syria response in the next day or two, after warning that Damascus would have a "big price to pay" over an alleged chemical attack on a rebel-held town.Trump condemned what he called a "heinous attack on innocent" Syrians in Douma, as he opened a cabinet meeting at the White House.
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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 9: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald J. Trump (C) speaks with the media before a meeting with his cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House April 9, 2018 in Washington DC. Trump said he will decide in the next few days whether the US will respond militarily for the reported chemical weapons attack in Syria. (Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo-Pool/Getty Images)

Tom Bossert's exit is the latest sign Trump's White House is emptying in record numbers

UNITED STATES - MAY 29: A New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission medallion sits on the hood of a taxi in New York, Tuesday, May 29, 2007. New York City taxi medallions, the license to operate a cab that passengers hail on the street, sold for a record $600,000 each, the lender in the transaction said. (Photo by Jin Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Michael Cohen and the absolutely amazing history of the once-coveted New York City taxi medallion

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 10: Facebook co-founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a combined Senate Judiciary and Commerce committee hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill April 10, 2018 in Washington, DC. Zuckerberg, 33, was called to testify after it was reported that 87 million Facebook users had their personal information harvested by Cambridge Analytica, a British political consulting firm linked to the Trump campaign. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

US senators show they know what's up (even if they don't know WhatsApp) during Zuckerberg hearing

Attorney Michael Cohen arrives to Trump Tower for meetings with President-elect Donald Trump on December 16, 2016 in New York.

The FBI just proved Donald Trump wrong on attorney-client privilege

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(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on January 8, 2018 shows files photos of FBI Director Robert Mueller (L) on June 19, 2013, in Washington, DC; and US President Donald Trump on December 15, 2017, in Washington, DC.

Trump on march 18, 2018, intensified his attacks on Mueller's Russia investigation as biased against him, but stopped short of targeting the special counsel -- whose ouster lawmakers warned would cross a "massive red line." In an early-morning flurry on Twitter, Trump insisted that Mueller's team of investigators is staffed with "hardened" Democrats biased against him.
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Donald Trump has never been more likely to fire Robert Mueller than he is right now

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Monday, April 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump 'feels' like there was voter fraud in 2016. So?

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President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Monday, April 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 08: Patrick Reed of the United States is awarded the Green Jacket by Sergio Garcia of Spain during the Green Jacket Ceremony after winning the 2018 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 8, 2018 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)

Donald Trump just made the Masters all about him

US President Donald Trump makes his way across the South Lawn upon returning to the White House on April 5, 2018 in Washington, DC.
Trump returned to Washington after taking part in a round table discussion on tax reform in West Virginia. / AFP PHOTO / Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 01: U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) leaves after a weekly news conference March 1, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Pelosi held a weekly news conference to fill questions from members of the media. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 7: Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee about the mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on December 7, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV - FEBRUARY 01: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a lunch at the 2018 House & Senate Republican Member Conference February 1, 2018 at the Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. President Trump spoke to Congressional Republicans at the annual retreat two days after he gave his first State of the Union address to the nation. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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President Donald Trump knocked Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia for voting against the GOP tax reform bill, just a few minutes into his remarks in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

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President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with Baltic leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Washington. (AP/Evan Vucci)

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US President Donald Trump (2nd R) hosts a working lunch with the Baltic heads of state on April 3, 2018, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP/Getty Images)

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A group of Central Americans crossed into Mexico in March as part of a migrant "caravan" heading to the United States border.

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President Donald Trump listens as EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks about the U.S. role in the Paris climate change accord, Thursday, June 1, 2017, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies about the fiscal year 2018 budget during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, June 27, 2017.

Scott Pruitt's time is rapidly running out

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on January 8, 2018 shows files photos of FBI Director Robert Mueller (L) on June 19, 2013, in Washington, DC; and US President Donald Trump on December 15, 2017, in Washington, DC.

Trump on march 18, 2018, intensified his attacks on Mueller's Russia investigation as biased against him, but stopped short of targeting the special counsel -- whose ouster lawmakers warned would cross a "massive red line." In an early-morning flurry on Twitter, Trump insisted that Mueller's team of investigators is staffed with "hardened" Democrats biased against him.
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Why deep down Donald Trump really wants to sit down with Robert Mueller

In this March 13, 2018 photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a tour as he reviews border wall prototypes in San Diego. Trump hails the start of his long-sought southern border wall, proudly tweeting photos of the "WALL!" Actually, no new work got underway. The photos show the continuation of an old project to replace two miles of existing barrier. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump has changed his immigration rhetoric in one very important way

US President Donald Trump (2nd R) hosts a working lunch with the Baltic heads of state on April 3, 2018, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP/Getty Images)

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AUSTIN, TX - APRIL 1: Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) speaks to a group of supporters at Scholz Garten on April 1, 2017 in Austin, Texas. O'Rourke announced his plan to run for Ted Cruz's Senate seat on Friday and launched his campaign with a four-city tour of Texas. (Photo by Drew Anthony Smith/Getty Images)

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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt attends a news conference at the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, on his decision to scrap Obama administration fuel standards. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

The kiss of death in Trump's Cabinet is disagreeing with the boss

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: U.S. President Donald J. Trump smiles during the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives January 30, 2018 in Washington, DC. This is the first State of the Union address given by U.S. President Donald Trump and his second joint-session address to Congress. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: U.S. President Donald J. Trump smiles during the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives January 30, 2018 in Washington, DC. This is the first State of the Union address given by U.S. President Donald Trump and his second joint-session address to Congress. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

This isn't a 'new' Donald Trump. He's always been like this.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks while meeting with President-elect Donald Trump (L) following a meeting in the Oval Office November 10, 2016 in Washington, DC. Trump is scheduled to meet with members of the Republican leadership in Congress later today on Capitol Hill.

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 03: Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-CT) speaks during a press conference on gun safety on Capitol Hill on May 3, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images)

Elizabeth Esty just bowed to the inevitable

Teachers protest outside Thoreau Demonstration Academy to call for higher wages and more support for schools.

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 29: U.S. President Donald Trump waves to guests on the South Lawn before departing the White House March 29, 2018 in Washington, DC. Trump is traveling to Ohio to deliver a speech on infrastructure before continuing on to Palm Beach for the Easter holiday weekend. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Donald Trump's latest dog whistle on immigration is more like a scream

Actress Stacey Dash speaks onstage during the 88th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater on February 28, in Hollywood, California.

'Clueless' star Stacey Dash withdraws from congressional race

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President Donald Trump speaks at Local 18 Richfield Training Facility, Thursday, March 29, 2018, in Richfield, Ohio. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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