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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
With No Warning, House Republicans Vote to Hobble Independent Ethics Office — House Republicans, defying their top leaders, voted Monday to significantly curtail the power of an independent ethics office set up in 2008 in the aftermath of corruption scandals that sent three members of Congress to jail.
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
House GOP reverses course on gutting ethics panel — Following a public outcry, and criticism from President-elect Donald Trump, House Republicans reversed course Tuesday on drastic changes to the independent Office of Congressional Ethics. — After a hastily convened conference call …
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
House Republicans gut their own oversight — In one of their first moves of the new Congress, House Republicans have voted to gut their own independent ethics watchdog — a huge blow to cheerleaders of congressional oversight and one that dismantles major reforms adopted after the Jack Abramoff scandal.
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Conway: GOP has ‘mandate’ to gut congressional ethics office — The move by Republicans in Congress to gut the independent Office of Congressional Ethics will cut down on “overzealousness,” incoming counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway said Tuesday morning, while leaving in place a …
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Jack Abramoff slams GOP over House ethics changes — Jack Abramoff, the disgraced former lobbyist whose felony crimes eventually helped lead to the creation of the independent Office of Congressional Ethics, ripped House Republicans for their move to gut the independent watchdog.
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Sarah Mimms / BuzzFeed:
Here Are 6 Things House Republicans Want Ethics Investigators To Stop Doing — In a surprise vote, the GOP proposed major changes to the independent Office of Congressional Ethics on Monday night. — 1. The OCE should no longer be independent. Instead, it will be under the House's Committee on Ethics …
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Republicans Stonewalled Obama. Now the Ball Is in Their Court.
Republicans Stonewalled Obama. Now the Ball Is in Their Court.
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Melanie Zanona / The Hill:
Pence to huddle with House GOP on ObamaCare
Pence to huddle with House GOP on ObamaCare
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Bob Goodlatte / U.S. Congressman Bob Goodlatte:
CONGRESSMAN — Serving Virginia's Sixth Congressional District
CONGRESSMAN — Serving Virginia's Sixth Congressional District
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Norm Ornstein / The Atlantic:
The GOP's Ethics Disaster
The GOP's Ethics Disaster
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Bloomberg:
House GOP Votes to Strip Ethics Office of Independent Status
House GOP Votes to Strip Ethics Office of Independent Status
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
House Republicans vote to rein in independent ethics office
House Republicans vote to rein in independent ethics office
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CNN:
House GOP guts ethics panel
House GOP guts ethics panel
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Megyn Kelly Is Said to Be Leaving Fox News for NBC — Megyn Kelly, who arrived at Fox News 12 years ago as a television news neophyte but rose to become one of its two biggest stars, has decided to leave the network to take on a broad new role at NBC News for an undisclosed amount, people briefed on the negotiations said on Tuesday.
Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
Ex-CIA agent on Spicer: ‘What the hell is that dude talking about?’ — A former CIA operative on Tuesday slammed incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer for saying there is “zero evidence” of Russian interference in last year's election. — “What the hell is that dude talking about?”
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Former CIA operative …
DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Former CIA operative …
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Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
WikiLeaks founder: Obama admin trying to ‘delegitimize’ Trump — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says there's an “obvious” reason the Obama administration has focused on Russia's alleged role in Democratic hacks leading up to Donald Trump — 's electoral win.
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Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
Assange To Hannity: Source For WikiLeaks Was Not Russian Government
Assange To Hannity: Source For WikiLeaks Was Not Russian Government
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CNNMoney:
Ford cancels Mexico plant. Will create 700 U.S. jobs in ‘vote of confidence’ in Trump — Ford CEO: U.S. plant expansion is ‘vote of confidence’ in Trump — Ford is canceling plans to build a new plant in Mexico. It will invest $700 million in Michigan instead, creating 700 new U.S. jobs.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Inside Trump's strategy to remodel the Supreme Court — Donald Trump has narrowed his short list for his first Supreme Court pick down to roughly a half-dozen finalists but the president-elect and his top advisers are already thinking about a second selection, as they seek to quickly remodel …
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Julia Edwards Ainsley / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump team seeks agency records on border barriers, surveillance — In a wide-ranging request for documents and analysis, President-elect Donald Trump's transition team asked the Department of Homeland Security last month to assess all assets available for border wall and barrier construction.
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Celebs call on Congress to ‘Stand Up’ to Trump — #StandUpForUS from Art Not War on Vimeo. — A slew of high-profile stars — including Sally Field, former “The View” co-host Rosie Perez, “Westworld's” Jeffrey Wright, Keegan-Michael Key and “Boardwalk Empire” actor Steve Buscemi …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Snapchat Presidency of Donald Trump — Normal leaders come up with policy proposals in a certain conventional way. They gather their advisers around them and they debate alternatives — with briefing papers, intelligence briefings and implementation strategies. — Donald Trump doesn't do that.
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Timothy W. Martin / Wall Street Journal:
The Champions of the 401(k) Lament the Revolution They Started — The dominant vehicle for retirement savings has fallen short of its early backers' rosy expectations; longer life spans, high fees and stock-market declines — Herbert Whitehouse was one of the first in the U.S. to suggest workers use a 401(k).
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Houman Salem / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed Leaving for Las Vegas: California's minimum wage law leaves businesses no choice — The “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign on July 14, 2009. (Sarah Gerke / Sarah Gerke) — Houman Salem — California's minimum wage jumped to $10.50 an hour at the start of the new year.
Donn Marten / Downtrend:
Kaepernick's Foolish Crusade Ends Up Costing 49ers Coach and General Manager Their Jobs — San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly has now officially become collateral damage due to Colin Kaepernick's season long campaign against the cops and the flag. The organization pulled the flush chain …
Deborah Cole / Yahoo:
Hitler's ‘Mein Kampf’ becomes German bestseller — Berlin (AFP) - The first reprint of Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” in Germany since World War II has proved a surprise bestseller, heading for its sixth print run, its publisher said Tuesday. — The Institute of Contemporary History of Munich …
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Schumer regime promises a sharp break from Reid — It's been hard to tell lately that Harry Reid and Joe Manchin even belong to the same party. When Reid attacked Donald Trump after the election, Manchin called his own party leader an “absolute embarrassment”; Reid fired back that Manchin was just …
Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
GM defends practices after Trump tweet — General Motors defended its business practices on Tuesday after President-elect Donald Trump — ripped the carmaker for making cars in Mexico and sending them back to the United States. — GM, the nation's biggest automaker …
TODAY.com:
Kellyanne Conway on Congressional ethics panel and agenda, Trump's info on Russia — Kellyanne Conway, one of President-elect Donald Trump's top advisors, weighs in on the new ethics panel, Russia's hacking of the election and repealing Obamacare. She says that though there are some aspects …
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Ricky Shoff / Facebook:
I've been a little hesitant to post this. But I feel it's not only to bring awareness, but it is also incredible. We are so grateful for the bond that these twin brothers share. We know Bowdy was not alone in moving the dresser off of Brock. And feel blessed that he is ok.
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