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Schumer Will Oppose Confirmation of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General — Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, will come out against the confirmation of Senator Jeff Sessions as attorney general. — James R. Clapper, the director of national intelligence …
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How a Sensational, Unverified Dossier Became a Crisis for Donald Trump — WASHINGTON — Seven months ago, a respected former British spy named Christopher Steele won a contract to build a file on Donald J. Trump's ties to Russia. Last week, the explosive details — unsubstantiated accounts …
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
At His First News Conference As President-elect, Trump Owns the Press — This morning, Donald Trump hosted his much-delayed, long-awaited first news conference as president-elect. Inside the Trump Tower atrium, the atmosphere was as charged as at a highly anticipated prize fight.
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Wall Street Journal:
Christopher Steele, Ex-British Intelligence Officer, Said to Have Prepared Dossier on Trump — Former spy is director of London-based Orbis Intelligence Ltd. — A former British intelligence officer who is now a director of a private security-and-investigations firm has been identified …
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Max Boot / New York Times:
Donald Trump: A Modern Manchurian Candidate? — In recent days, two intelligence dossiers have been published making sensational charges involving President-elect Donald J. Trump and the 2016 election. Although they will be lumped together in the public mind, in truth they are as different as chalk and cheese.
Gordon Rayner / Telegraph:
Former MI6 officer Christopher Steele, who produced Donald Trump Russian dossier, 'terrified …
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The Times of Israel
Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
The Deep State Goes to War with President-Elect, Using Unverified Claims, as Democrats Cheer
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New York Times:
Senate Takes Major Step Toward Repealing Health Care Law — WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans took their first major step toward repealing the Affordable Care Act on Thursday, approving a budget blueprint that would allow them to gut the health care law without the threat of a Democratic filibuster.
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Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Obamacare is one step closer to repeal after Senate advances budget resolution
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Susan Cornwell / Reuters:
Senate approves measure launching Obamacare repeal process
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Erin Kelly / USA Today:
Senate approves first step to repealing Obamacare
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Paul Wood / BBC:
Trump ‘compromising’ claims: How and why did we get here? — Donald Trump has described as “fake news” allegations published in some media that his election team colluded with Russia - and that Russia held compromising material about his private life. The BBC's Paul Wood saw the allegations …
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Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
Outspoken Putin critic: Trump's press conference just like Soviet ones — Garry Kasparov, an outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, likened President-elect Donald Trump — 's press conference Wednesday to ones held by leaders in the Soviet Union. — “That reminded me of a Soviet press conference.
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Trump pits his staff against the media
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Tapper defends CNN coverage after heated Trump press conference
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump to America: I Won, Accountability Is Over
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Peter Thiel, Trump's Tech Pal, Explains Himself — Let others tremble at the thought that Donald J. Trump may go too far. Peter Thiel worries that Mr. Trump may not go far enough. — “Everyone says Trump is going to change everything way too much,” says the famed venture capitalist …
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Confirm or Deny: Peter Thiel
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Geoff Earle / Daily Mail:
Trump conducts his own sting operation to ensnare intelligence briefers - and says he caught them leaking — President-elect Donald Trump described a sting operation he says he conducted after becoming infuriated by a series of leaks about his own classified briefings
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Federal ethics chief blasts ‘meaningless’ Trump business plan — The head of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) on Wednesday slammed President-elect Donald Trump — 's plan to separate himself from his business, calling it “wholly inadequate” in resolving potential conflicts of interest.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's presser was remarkable. It means we're heading into truly uncharted territory.
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Ethics Agency Head Hits Trump Over ‘Inadequate’ Plan to Separate From Business
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Spy chief trashes leaks, assures Trump of loyalty — The outgoing U.S. director of national intelligence has extended an olive branch of sorts to Donald Trump — denouncing media leaks, casting skepticism on a report that Russia has damaging material on the president-elect …
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘Your sheet is showing’: Internet pounces on Tom Cotton for saying Cory Booker sounds like ‘T-Bone’ — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) was accused of casual racism on Wednesday after he compared Sen. Corey Booker (D-NJ) to a fictional character named “T-Bone.”
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Cory Booker seizes big moment with historic move against another senator
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Jeet Heer / New Republic:
Democrats Should Run a Celebrity for President, Too — It worked for Republicans—twice. And charismatic candidates like Barack Obama and Bill Clinton don't appear every four years. — Meryl Streep's rebuke of Donald Trump during the Golden Globes ceremony on Sunday has revived the familiar complaint …
Lisa Lambert / Reuters:
Republicans pass sweeping bill to reform ‘abusive’ U.S. regulation — Republicans on Wednesday passed a bill in the House of Representatives that touched on nearly every step U.S. agencies take in creating and applying new rules, continuing their blitz to radically reform “abusive” …
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Associated Press:
Trump's CIA Choice to Be Questioned Amid Russia Hacking Fury — Donald Trump's pick to run the CIA faces a Senate confirmation hearing amid a testy standoff between the president-elect and the spy community. — Rep. Mike Pompeo, a four-term conservative Kansas Republican …
Dara Lind / Vox:
Some Trump Cabinet picks are testifying they've never spoken to him about their top issues — Trump hasn't talked about immigration with his pick to run Homeland Security — or talked Russia with his would-be secretary of state. — It's not surprising that Donald Trump's key Cabinet nominees …
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Michael Crowley / Politico:
Trump takes tougher tone against Putin
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New York Times:
Eric Holder to Lead Democrats' Attack on Republican Gerrymandering — WASHINGTON — As he prepared last week to deliver his farewell address, President Obama convened a trio of Democratic leaders in the White House for a strategy session on the future of their party.
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