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Trump Attacks of U.S. Intelligence on Russia Unnerve Lawmakers — President-elect increases criticism of agencies on Twitter, cites Wikileaks editor Julian Assange over Russian involvement — WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump's increasingly heated attacks against U.S. intelligence agencies …
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Trump in 2010: WikiLeaks ‘disgraceful,’ there ‘should be like death penalty or something’ — Trump called WikiLeaks “disgraceful” and suggested there be a “death penalty” for their actions during a 2010 interview. — His 2010 comments are in sharp contrast to his decision Wednesday morning …

To Julian Assange: I apologize. — Please watch Sean Hannity's interview with Julian Assange (Wikileaks). — Exposing the truth re: the Left having been oh-so-guilty of atrocious actions and attitudes of which they've falsely accused others. The media collusion that hid what many on the Left have been supporting is shocking.
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Ryan Bucks Trump, Says Congress Will Not Raise Tariffs
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Cotton responds to Trump: I have more faith in intel officers than Assange
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The Daily 202: Even when Trump shows backbone, his haters refuse to give him any credit
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Assange says a 14-year-old could have hacked Democratic emails as he reveals John Podesta's password was ‘password’
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Speaker Paul Ryan On The “100 Days” Ahead
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Trump plans executive actions for ObamaCare repeal — House Republicans are planning to get an ObamaCare repeal bill on President Trump's desk by Feb. 20, according to two Republican lawmakers. — The date was put forward by incoming House Budget Committee Chairman Diane Black
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Trump's “if you like your insurance, you can keep it” moment — One of Trump's top advisers just made repealing Obamacare much, much harder. — On Monday, Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway was on Morning Joe and was asked about Obamacare. Her recitation of her boss's position likely filled congressional Republicans with dread.
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Repealing Obamacare Could Be Trump's First Lesson in the Glacial Pace of Congress — Repeal bill may not be ready for Trump signature in first week — Pence and Obama meet lawmakers Wednesday to talk health care — Donald Trump promised voters an immediate repeal of Obamacare …
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Manchin says he won't attend Obama's Capitol Hill meeting
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Chicago Police: 4 in custody after man tied up, tortured on Facebook Live — FOX 32 NEWS - Investigators are looking into a Facebook Live video shot on the West Side that shows a group of people holding a young man hostage. — Chicago police told FOX 32 that four people are currently in custody.

The FBI Never Asked For Access To Hacked Computer Servers — The Democratic National Committee tells BuzzFeed News that the bureau “never requested access” to the servers the White House and intelligence community say were hacked by Russia. — WASHINGTON — The FBI did not examine the servers …
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Omarosa Angers Black Republicans With Invite-Only Meeting
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The Cost of Full Repeal of the Affordable Care Act — According to our latest estimates, repealing the ACA in its entirety would cost roughly $350 billion through 2027 under conventional scoring and $150 billion using dynamic scoring. — In this paper, we offer rough estimates for a variety of full and partial repeal options.
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GOP launches long-promised repeal of Obamacare with no full plan to replace it
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Snyder fights for Medicaid plan in Obamacare repeal
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AMA Letter to Congressional Leaders on Reform of Health Care System
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Doctor's Orders: Don't Repeal Obamacare Until You Have A Plan To Replace It
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How to Stop a Trump Supreme Court Nominee — President-elect Donald Trump will soon announce his nominee to replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. Once he does, we'll know within just a few hours whether there is any chance that the Senate will reject his choice.
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McConnell: Americans ‘will not tolerate’ Dems blocking SCOTUS nominee … said Wednesday that Republicans will not accept any Democratic efforts to block a Supreme Court nominee chosen by President-elect Trump. — “Apparently there's yet a new standard now to not confirm a Supreme Court nominee at all,” McConnell said.
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Schumer Prepared to Hold Supreme Court Seat Open
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Schumer Says Democrats Willing To Keep Supreme Court Seat Empty
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Ex-Congressman May Run for Governor of Virginia, Disrupting Democrats' Plans — WASHINGTON — Tom Perriello, the former congressman from Virginia, is considering a bid for governor, a move that would disrupt Democrats' well-laid plans in perhaps the highest-profile election in the country this year.
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California Legislature enlists former U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric Holder to defend against Trump — Eric H. Holder Jr. in Washington in 2015. — Bracing for an adversarial relationship with President-elect Donald Trump, the California Legislature has selected former U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr …
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California Hires Eric Holder as Legal Bulwark Against Donald Trump
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US sends troops to RUSSIAN BORDER as NATO becomes anxious of 'Vladimir Putin's aggression' — US SPECIAL Forces have been sent to Lithuania to bolster Western forces amid increasing tensions with ‘aggressive’ Russia. — GETTY — Fears of Russian aggression had led the US to deploy troops on the country's European border
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WAR GAMES US sends special forces to RUSSIAN BORDER as Nato is poised to strike back against …
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Man captures neighbor's racist rant on camera — LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - A Facebook video shot by a Las Vegas man has been shared thousands of times on social media, showing his neighbor going off on a racist rant. — The video all stemmed from an argument between Dexter Manawat and his next door neighbor over cleaning up leaves.
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Exclusive: Fox News Actually Offered Megyn Kelly $100 Million Package to Stay — Mediaite has learned that Fox News offered Megyn Kelly even more than has generally been reported, a whopping $100 million package to stay put at the network and continue hosting her highly-rated prime time cable news show.
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Abortion ban after 20 weeks of pregnancy put on fast track in Kentucky Senate — FRANKFORT — Women would not be allowed to get an abortion in Kentucky if they are more than 20 weeks pregnant under a controversial bill filed Tuesday on the first day of the state's 2017 law-making session.
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Ky's GOP era starts with abortion, right-to-work
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WSJ editor Gerard Baker defends ‘lie’ comments from ‘Meet the Press’ appearance — In a editorial published Wednesday, Wall Street Journal editor Gerard Baker defended his hesitance to characterize untrue statements made by President-elect Donald Trump as “lies,” which drew ire from some journalists …
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Democrats Gather Ammo Against Treasury Pick Steven Mnuchin — Working to gather examples of aggressive foreclosure practices by his former bank — Liberal groups and Democratic senators are zeroing in on the record of Steven Mnuchin, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary …
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