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Mike Debonis / Washington Post:
Behind closed doors, Republican lawmakers fret about how to repeal Obamacare — PHILADELPHIA — Republican lawmakers aired sharp concerns about their party's quick push to repeal the Affordable Care Act inside a closed-door meeting Thursday, according to a recording of the session obtained by The Washington Post.
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Mike Debonis / Washington Post:
In private meeting, Pence vows ‘full evaluation of voting rolls’ over claims of fraud
In private meeting, Pence vows ‘full evaluation of voting rolls’ over claims of fraud
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Talking Points Memo and The Guardian
Jonathan Cohn / The Huffington Post:
Another Bogus Obamacare Argument From Donald Trump And Paul Ryan
Another Bogus Obamacare Argument From Donald Trump And Paul Ryan
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The Week
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's First Week: Governing Without a Script — The new president seems to be running his administration much like he ran his company and campaign, eager to weigh in on every issue and willing to make last-minute calls — A directive to revive two controversial oil pipelines awaited …
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Talking Points Memo, Axios, Hot Air and The Week
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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Trump and the Republicans Are on a Suicide Mission Together — And we'll all have to live with the fallout. — One of the things supposedly driving President Donald Trump to distraction, in what should be a celebratory first week in office, is that he isn't getting a honeymoon period from the media and the general public.
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Washington Post
David Brody / CBN.com:
Brody File Exclusive: President Trump Says Persecuted Christians Will Be Given Priority As Refugees — In an exclusive interview with The Brody File, President Donald Trump says persecuted Christians will be given priority when it comes to applying for refugee status in the United States.
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ThinkProgress, Reuters, The Guardian, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller, Right Wing Watch and The Week
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CBN.com:
President Trump Sat Down with CBN News for an Exclusive Interview
President Trump Sat Down with CBN News for an Exclusive Interview
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Politico, IJR, Mashable, Washington Post, FOX News Radio, The Week, Washington Free Beacon, TheBlaze and The Local
David Brody / CBN.com:
Brody File Exclusive: President Trump Calls Mainstream Media The “Opposition Party.”
Brody File Exclusive: President Trump Calls Mainstream Media The “Opposition Party.”
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Washington Post, Politico, The Daily Caller and Business Insider
David Gibson / USA Today:
Trump fails to mention Jews in Holocaust remembrance statement — In a departure from predecessors on both sides of the political aisle, President Trump's statement Friday marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day did not mention the deaths of six million Jews — a lapse the head …
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Balloon Juice
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
No Mention Of Jews In Trump Holocaust Statement Breaks With Tradition
No Mention Of Jews In Trump Holocaust Statement Breaks With Tradition
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Politico, ThinkProgress, Washington Monthly, Raw Story, Washington Free Beacon, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Politicus USA
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Donald Trump Blows Up the U.S.-Mexico Relationship — Since Ronald Reagan was first elected, in 1980, every new American President has met with his Mexican counterpart shortly after winning the White House. Reagan travelled to Mexico before his swearing in and welcomed Mexican President …
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The Week
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New York Times:
Donald Trump's Mexico Tantrum
Donald Trump's Mexico Tantrum
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Washington Post, The Week, Daily Kos, ABC News, Politico, FiveThirtyEight and Refinery29
Madeline Conway / Politico:
Mexico's Vicente Fox to Trump: We are ‘ready for the trade war’
Mexico's Vicente Fox to Trump: We are ‘ready for the trade war’
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ABC News, Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
President Trump Signs Executive Orders at Pentagon — President Trump today made his first trip to the Pentagon as commander in chief and signed two executive orders related to national security. — The first focused on what Trump described as a “great rebuilding” of the military …
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Politico, Axios, The Daily Beast and IJR
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Fox News:
Trump signs executive order for ‘extreme vetting’ of refugees — President Trump on Friday continued his crackdown on illegal immigration, signing sweeping new orders that tighten the country's refugee and visa policies -suspending almost all refugee admissions for four months and indefinitely barring entry for some Syrians.
Jim Miller / Sacramento Bee:
Calexit backers can begin collecting signatures to qualify for 2018 ballot — Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment seeking California's secession from the U.S. can begin collecting voter signatures to qualify for the 2018 ballot, the secretary of state's office said Thursday.
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Political Wire, The Gateway Pundit and The American Mirror
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Christine Mai-Duc / Los Angeles Times:
‘Calexit’ organizers can now start collecting signatures to get California secession on the ballot
‘Calexit’ organizers can now start collecting signatures to get California secession on the ballot
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The Hill, American Renaissance, Hit & Run, Hot Air and RedState
Paul Demko / Politico:
Reversing course, Trump administration will continue Obamacare outreach — The Trump administration has reversed plans to scrap all Obamacare outreach in the finals days of the law's enrollment period, a day after the move sparked outcry from the law's supporters and health insurers.
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Talking Points Memo, Axios, Raw Story and Morning Consult
Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Mattis orders review of F-35, Air Force One programs — Defense Secretary James Mattis has ordered the Pentagon to review the F-35 fighter jet and Air Force One replacement programs following President Trump's criticism of the costs, the Pentagon announced Friday.
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Axios
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
No, the White House didn't Photoshop an image of the president's hand — Dana Schwartz, a writer for the New York Observer, claimed to have noticed something interesting about one of the photos displayed during President Trump's interview with ABC News that aired this week.
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The Verge, Hot Air, Mediaite and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Sheila Weller / Vanity Fair:
How Author Timothy Tyson Found the Woman at the Center of the Emmett Till Case — With a renewed cultural interest in the 1955 murder that catalyzed the 20th century civil rights movement, an interview with the author of a new book who tracked down the long-hidden woman at its center.
Austin Wright / Politico:
McConnell to Trump: Do not lift sanctions on Russia — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan are drawing a hard line against easing sanctions on Russia, issuing stern warnings ahead of President Donald Trump's first official communication with Vladimir Putin since his inauguration last week.
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ABC News and The Atlantic
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McCain warns Trump he'll fight on lifting Russian sanctions
McCain warns Trump he'll fight on lifting Russian sanctions
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Politico, Hot Air and Washington Free Beacon
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
The end of Sarah Palin is here … Remember how former Alaska governor Sarah Palin was going to use her political celebrity to build an army of like-minded politicians via her political action committee? — Yeah, not so much. — Michael Beckel of the Center for Public Integrity flagged for me this news …
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Heat Street
The Hill:
McConnell all but rules out filibuster change — (R-Ky.) on Friday all but ruled out the possibility of a change to the filibuster rule this year. — McConnell made his comment in an interview with The Hill one day after President Trump said he wants Senate Republicans to strip Democrats …
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Hot Air
Carlos Greer / Page Six:
Huge shakeup at ‘Today’ to make way for Megyn Kelly — More On: — NBC is canceling the third hour of “Today” to make way for new star Megyn Kelly, sources exclusively confirm to Page Six. — We're told Kelly will take over either the 9 a.m. hour from Tamron Hall and Al Roker or will replace Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford.
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RedState, The Daily Caller and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
A viral Washington Post story about State Department resignations is very misleading — On Thursday morning, the Washington Post published a piece with an explosive headline: “The State Department's entire senior management team just resigned.” The piece alleged that Undersecretary …
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neo-neocon, Washington Blade, Israpundit, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Maggie's Farm, Power Line and Washington Post