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Rachael Bade / Politico:
House GOP reverses course on gutting ethics panel — Following a public outcry, and tweeted criticism from President-elect Donald Trump, House Republicans reversed course Tuesday on a proposal to gut their own ethics watchdog. — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) …
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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.
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Conway: GOP has ‘mandate’ to gut congressional ethics office
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Norm Ornstein / The Atlantic:
The GOP's Ethics Disaster
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
House Republicans back off gutting ethics watchdog after backlash from Trump
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Republicans back off gutting of House ethics office after critical Trump tweet
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Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Paul Ryan Elected House Speaker With Just A Single Republican Defection
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House Republicans, Under Fire, Back Down on Gutting Ethics Office
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
With No Warning, House Republicans Vote to Hobble Independent Ethics Office
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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.
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Erika Masonhall / press.nbcnews.com:
MEGYN KELLY JOINS NBC NEWS … JANUARY 3, 2017 — Megyn Kelly, one of America's most prominent news anchors, will join NBC News, it was announced today by Andrew Lack, Chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group. — Kelly will become anchor of a new one hour daytime program that she will develop closely with NBC News colleagues.
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Megyn Kelly / Facebook:
Over a dozen years ago I started at Fox News in a job that would change my life. Now, I have decided to end my time at FNC, incredibly enriched for the experiences I've had. I have agreed to join NBC News, where I will be launching a new daytime show Monday through Friday, along with a Sunday evening news magazine program.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Megyn Kelly to leave Fox News for NBC
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Yashar Ali / New York Magazine:
Bill and Hillary Clinton Will Attend the Trump Inauguration — Bill and Hillary Clinton have decided to attend the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States, according to two sources with knowledge of their plans. The Clintons will join former Presidents George W. Bush …
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Bill, Hillary Clinton to attend Trump Inauguration
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Bill and Hillary Clinton to attend Trump's inauguration
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Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Senate Republicans just introduced an Obamacare repeal plan Democrats can't stop — The new Congress was sworn in on Tuesday, and the first thing it did was prepare to repeal Obamacare. — Senate Budget Committee Chair Michael Enzi (R-WY) introduced a budget resolution Tuesday that includes …
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Nancyl / Washington Monthly:
What Republicans Have Promised on Health Care Reform
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Melanie Zanona / The Hill:
Pence to huddle with House GOP on ObamaCare
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Marisa M. Kashino / Washingtonian:
Ivanka Trump Will Move into a House in Kalorama — Washington Fine Properties co-owner William F.X. Moody tells Washingtonian that Ivanka Trump has completed a deal for a house in DC. A team of Washington Fine Properties agents represented Trump. The firm also represented the house's owner in the transaction.
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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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Eugene Scott / CNN:
Schumer: I wish we hadn't triggered ‘nuclear option’ — Washington (CNN)Sen. Chuck Schumer lamented Tuesday the Democrats' move to diminish the number of senators needed to confirm Cabinet picks from 60 votes to 51, because the new rule now hurts his party. — “I argued against it at the time.
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Aleksandra Sandstrom / Pew Research Center:
Faith on the Hill — The religious composition of the 115th Congress — The share of U.S. adults who describe themselves as Christians has been declining for decades, but the U.S. Congress is about as Christian today as it was in the early 1960s, according to a new analysis …
Russell Adams / Wall Street Journal:
Americans Eat 554 Million Jack in the Box Tacos a Year, and No One Knows Why — The fast-food chain's gooey, deep-fried beef envelope has been on the menu since the 1950s, inspiring legions of fans; ‘vile and amazing’ — More than 1,000 times a minute, someone bites into what has been described …
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Kaitlin Menza / Marie Claire:
Rockette Management Tells Dancers to “Tolerate Intolerance” — In the wake of more inauguration backlash, Madison Square Garden executive chairman James Dolan calls a meeting with the Rockettes to make his stance clear. — There's been an unusual amount of turmoil behind the scenes at Radio City Music Hall this Christmas season.
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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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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
The 2018 Senate map just keeps getting better for Republicans — No one outside of Nevada noticed, but last week, Sen. Dean Heller (R) announced that he would run for reelection rather than seek the open governorship in 2018. But it was a big deal — not just in Nevada …
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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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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 …
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Matthew Pratt Guterl / New Republic:
Blue States Must Become Even Bluer — As red states roll back democracy, blue states should double down on true progressivism. — For the past 20 years, the Republican Party has perversely rewritten former Supreme Court Louis Brandeis's notion that states could be “laboratories of democracy.”
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