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Dems delay Sessions vote — Senate Democrats used a procedural move Tuesday to stall a committee vote on Sen. Jeff Sessions — 's nomination to be attorney general, one day after the growing controversy surrounding President Trump's travel ban on seven Muslim nations led to the firing …
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Democrats boycott confirmation hearings for Price and Mnuchin, blocking votes — Democrats intensified their opposition to President Trump's executive order banning immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries on Tuesday by further delaying the confirmation of several of his Cabinet nominees amid strong Republican objections.
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Senate Democrats Boycott Key Votes On 2 Top Trump Nominees
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In accidental ‘reply all’ to reporter, Collins thanks CEO for defending HHS nominee
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Democrats Escalate Fight Over Sessions After Trump Fires Yates
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Senate Democrats are boycotting a vote on Tom Price over his sweetheart deals
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First on CNN: Trump bringing Supreme Court favorites to Washington — (CNN)The two judges who have been considered the top finalists to be President Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court — Neil Gorsuch and Thomas Hardiman — are being brought to Washington ahead of tonight's White House announcement, sources tell CNN.
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Democrats consider backing off big battle over Trump's Supreme Court pick
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Roe v. Wade: How Trump's Appointment of a Supreme Court Justice Might Affect Abortion Rights
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Axios, Washington Post and Politico

Spicer takes issue with ‘ban’ label used by Trump — White House press secretary Sean Spicer insisted on Tuesday at his daily briefing that the executive order signed by the president last week does not constitute a “travel ban.” Just over an hour earlier, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said the same.
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Sean Spicer says Trump's immigration order isn't banning people. That's a lie.
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Under fire, Trump weighs new changes to refugee ban
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Trump Fires Acting Attorney General Who Defied Him
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GOP panel chairman defends his staff working on Trump immigration order
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SEAL, American Girl Die in First Trump-Era U.S. Military Raid — Two Americans killed in first military raid under President Trump 1:09 — In what an official said was the first military raid carried out under President Donald Trump, two Americans were killed in Yemen on Sunday …
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Wall Street Journal Editor: Stop Calling The Travel Ban Countries “Majority Muslim” — Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Gerry Baker has instructed editors to stop referring to the countries targeted in President Trump's travel and refugee executive order as “seven majority Muslim countries” …
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Upset in WSJ newsroom over editor's directive to avoid ‘majority Muslim’ in immigration ban coverage

Trump's Talk About Muslims Led Acting Attorney General to Defy Ban
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DeVos questionnaire appears to include passages from uncited sources — President Trump's nominee for education secretary, in written responses to questions from senators, appears to have used several sentences and phrases from other sources without attribution — including from a top Obama administration civil rights official.
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Trump administration circulates more draft immigration restrictions, focusing on protecting U.S. jobs — The Trump administration is considering a plan to weed out would-be immigrants who are likely to require public assistance, as well as to deport — when possible — immigrants already living …
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The number of people affected by Trump's travel ban: About 90,000
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Team Hillary blames Obama more than Putin — The worst-kept secret inside Democratic circles is how bitter Hillary Clinton's team is at President Obama over her election loss. We have heard from numerous, anguished people in Clinton-land blaming Obama — more than Putin, FBI Director James Comey or …
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Why Trump Had to Fire Sally Yates — Democrats are calling it the Monday Night Massacre. On Monday evening, Acting Attorney General Sally Yates announced that under her leadership, the Justice Department would not defend President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration.
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White House: Trump will enforce LGBTQ workplace protections — The White House said early Tuesday that President Trump will continue to enforce an Obama-era executive order protecting the rights of the LGBTQ community in the workplace. — “President Donald J. Trump is determined to protect …
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Obama's Protections for L.G.B.T. Workers Will Remain Under Trump
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The Republican Fausts — Many Republican members of Congress have made a Faustian bargain with Donald Trump. They don't particularly admire him as a man, they don't trust him as an administrator, they don't agree with him on major issues, but they respect the grip he has on their voters …
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The FBI Has Quietly Investigated White Supremacist Infiltration of Law Enforcement … White supremacists and other domestic extremists maintain an active presence in U.S. police departments and other law enforcement agencies. A striking reference to that conclusion, notable for its confidence …
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Can Jared and Ivanka Outrun Donald Trump's Scandals? — Less than a fortnight into his new post, Kushner appears unable to control his father-in-law—and is “furious” that his efforts are being undermined. — On Friday afternoon, Donald Trump descended upon the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes flanked …
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EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon believes attack on Saudi frigate meant for US warship — The Iranian-backed suicide attack targeting a Saudi frigate off the coast of Yemen on Monday may have been meant for an American warship, two defense officials told Fox News. — The incident in question occurred …
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The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit and Hot Air

Boy Scouts welcome transgender boys, prompting conservatives to flee — They couldn't possibly let their sons associate with their trans friends. — Considering how long the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) struggled with whether to allow gay and bi boys to participate in the organization …
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Statement from Secretary Kelly on the President's Appointment of Thomas D. Homan as Acting ICE Director — WASHINGTON - Today, the president appointed Mr. Thomas D. Homan acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). — Since 2013, Mr. Homan has served …
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Oprah Winfrey becomes special contributor to “60 Minutes” — Oprah Winfrey, the esteemed broadcaster, producer, actress and philanthropist, will become a special contributor to “60 Minutes,” the news magazine's executive producer Jeff Fager announced on Tuesday.


Westminster: Meet the New Breeds — The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, the most prestigious canine competition in the United States, has added three new breeds to its annual event, which for the first time will also include a program featuring cats. — The introduction of the new breeds …
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