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The Associated Press reports: White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders says she cannot guarantee that President Donald Trump has never used a racial slur. Sanders said, “I haven’t been in every single room,” when asked if she can say with certainty that Trump has never used the N-word. Ex-Trump aide Omarosa Manigault Newman has alleged she has heard Trump on …

Today promises to be especially entertaining: White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is set to answer reporters’ questions Tuesday afternoon. The briefing is Sanders’s first since the release of former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman’s new book “Unhinged: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House.” Explosive claims in the memoir — such as the allegation that recordings …

“Instead of telling the truth about all the good President Trump and his administration are doing to make America safe and prosperous, this book is riddled with lies and false accusations. It’s sad that a disgruntled former White House employee is trying to profit off these false attacks, and even worse that the media would now give her a platform, …

The Huffington Post reports: Sarah Huckabee Sanders would not get an easy ride in “The Handmaid’s Tale” universe, according to one of the dystopian drama’s stars. On Thursday’s “Late Night,” actress Ann Dowd — who plays the ruthless Aunt Lydia in Hulu’s TV adaption of Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel — claimed her character “would make mincemeat” of the White House …

Heavy reports: On Thursday afternoon during a White House briefing, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders refused to respond when reporters asked if “the press was the enemy of the people.” According to Aaron Blake, senior political reporter for The Washington Post, Sanders was asked three separate times if she thought the press was the enemy of the people, and …

CBS News ponders possible topics: Mueller interview: The New York Times reported that President Trump is pushing for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller, despite his lawyers’ advice not to, as part of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election Kim Jong Un: In a tweet, President Trump thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un …

“Certainly, if you go to a grocery store and buy beer and wine you’re certainly going to show your I.D. He is not saying every time he went in, he is saying when you go to the grocery store. I’m pretty sure everybody in here who has been to a grocery store that has purchased beer or wine has probably …

NBC News reports: The White House will hold a press briefing Wednesday afternoon with press secretary Sarah Sanders. The briefing is scheduled to start at 1:15PM. President Donald Trump called Wednesday for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to put an end to special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, a day after Trump’s former campaign chairman went on trial. Taking to Twitter …

CNN reports: The White House took retaliatory action against Kaitlan Collins, a White House reporter for CNN, after Collins asked President Trump questions at an Oval Office photo op on Wednesday. Collins was representing all the television networks as the “pool reporter” in the room during the early afternoon meeting between Trump and Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European …

Politico reports: Bill Shine, the newly appointed White House deputy chief of staff for communications, has quietly begun asking friends and associates for their opinions about who could succeed Sanders if she leaves in the coming months, according to two people familiar with those conversations. At the top of the list is Heather Nauert, the current State Department spokeswoman and …

Reuters reports: The White House will hold a press briefing Monday afternoon with press secretary Sarah Sanders. The White House on Monday blamed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani for inciting a war of words with President Donald Trump, who warned that verbal threats could escalate into military conflict with the U.S. Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, echoed Trump’s rhetoric in …

The Associated Press reports: The White House says President Donald Trump’s threatening tweet shows he’s not going to tolerate critical rhetoric from Iran, but claims the U.S. leader isn’t escalating tensions between the two countries. Press secretary Sarah Sanders says that “if anybody’s inciting anything, look no further than to Iran.” Sanders said on Monday that Trump has been “very …

CNN reports: The White House has only held three on-camera briefings in the past 30 days, according to the administration’s own records on WhiteHouse.gov. Press secretary Sarah Sanders’ most recent briefing was on July 2, more than two weeks ago. Since that time, EPA administrator Scott Pruitt has resigned; Bill Shine has started working as Trump’s new communications chief; Trump …

The Washington Post reports: President Trump kicked off his trip to Europe with a biting critique of the United States’ longtime allies, declaring at a breakfast meeting that Germany “is captive to Russia.” Next to him, three of his senior officials seemed uncomfortable at times, pursing their lips and glancing away from the table. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg remains …

Via Mediaite: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will hold a briefing today to discuss President Donald Trump’s latest plans and administrative agenda. There’s a high probability that Sanders will be asked about the possibility that Michael Cohen might be about to flip on Trump and end his defense agreement with the president’s legal team. The former Trump personal …

CNN reports: White House press secretary Sarah Sanders is expected to receive Secret Service protection as soon as Wednesday, two sources familiar with the decision tell CNN, but they did not specify how long it will last. The Secret Service declined to comment, telling CNN: “For operational security purposes the Secret Service does not comment on its protective operations.” The …

Roanoke Times reporter Amy Friedenberger is tweeting live from a protest outside the Red Hen in Lexington, Virginia where one screaming man is holding a sign saying “LGBT: Let God Burn Them.” According to the reporter, one disorderly conduct arrest has already been made. As I noted yesterday, the restaurant’s owner, family, and employees have been hit with a deluge …

“I think some people, Democrats in particular, at some point they’re going to have to decide if they love our country more than they hate this president. And I hope that they’ll make the right decision in that process. But there’s certainly a lot of anger and a lot of hostility, and I think in large part it’s because they’ve …

“I’m not saying the owner of the Red Hen is going to stage something against her facility, but, like night follows day, if somebody’s smart — if you want to dedicate something to your country, you need to go sit out in front — I wish I had the money, I’d put PIs [private investigators]. If I had billions of …

CNN reports: Usually when he gets in trouble, Trump is been able to whip up another outrage or drama to keep up the breakneck speed of a careening political career that needs incessant controversy and anger to ensure that no single drama lingers for sufficient time to derail it. But despite the President’s efforts, the Trump train has been stalled …