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Neal K. Katyal / New York Times:
Why Liberals Should Back Neil Gorsuch — I am hard-pressed to think of one thing President Trump has done right in the last 11 days since his inauguration. Until Tuesday, when he nominated an extraordinary judge and man, Neil Gorsuch, to be a justice on the Supreme Court.
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President Trump had the chance to select:
President Trump had the chance to select a consensus nominee to the Supreme Court. To the surprise of absolutely nobody, he failed that test. — Instead, he carried out his public promise to select a nominee from a list drawn up by far right activist groups that were financed by big business interests.
New York Times:
Neil Gorsuch, the Nominee for a Stolen Seat — It's been almost a year since Senate Republicans took an empty Supreme Court seat hostage, discarding a constitutional duty that both parties have honored throughout American history and hobbling an entire branch of government for partisan gain.
Christina Cauterucci / Slate:
What Neil Gorsuch, Trump's SCOTUS Pick, Means for American Women — Neil Gorsuch, Donald Trump's nominee for the vacancy on the Supreme Court, is a consistently conservative judge who'd enter the court at a critical moment for reproductive rights. Though Gorsuch, a federal judge …
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Politico:
What Could Gorsuch Mean for the Supreme Court? — On Tuesday, Donald Trump nominated conservative federal appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. After 11 days packed full of executive actions—on everything from immigration to military spending to trade …
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Fox News:
Ted Cruz reportedly says nuclear option is on table in Supreme Court pick
Ted Cruz reportedly says nuclear option is on table in Supreme Court pick
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Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Warren says she'll oppose Trump's Supreme Court nominee
Warren says she'll oppose Trump's Supreme Court nominee
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump to McConnell: Go nuclear if necessary
Trump to McConnell: Go nuclear if necessary
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Make Republicans Nuke the Filibuster to Confirm Neil Gorsuch
Make Republicans Nuke the Filibuster to Confirm Neil Gorsuch
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Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
Neil Gorsuch's mother once ran the EPA. It didn't go well.
Neil Gorsuch's mother once ran the EPA. It didn't go well.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
‘Idiots’ — Senate tensions boil over — The Senate has become embroiled in bitterness and name-calling less than two weeks after Inauguration Day. — The usually genteel chamber of Congress has been anything but recently amid controversial directives from the White House …
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
GOP changes rules to push through nominees after Dem boycott — Senate Republicans pushed through a pair of President Trump's Cabinet nominees Wednesday, upending standard committee rules to circumvent a Democratic boycott. — The Senate Finance Committee advanced a pair of Trump's nominees …
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CNN:
Republicans vote to suspend committee rules, advance Mnuchin, Price nominations — (CNN)Senate Republicans took an extraordinary step Wednesday to move forward with two of President Donald Trump's top Cabinet nominees after confronting a boycott from Democrats across the aisle.
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Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Sessions approved by Senate committee
Sessions approved by Senate committee
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
“I don't care what they want at this point,” said Orrin Hatch.
“I don't care what they want at this point,” said Orrin Hatch.
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Dems boycott confirmation votes for Trump nominees
Dems boycott confirmation votes for Trump nominees
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Us Weekly:
First Lady Melania Trump May Stay in NYC Permanently and Never Move Into the White House — President Donald Trump may have 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue all to himself. — Though Donald, 70, and his wife Melania announced in November that the first lady would relocate from New York City …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
DNC boots candidate from chairmanship race for criticizing Ellison's Islamic faith — The Democratic National Committee is kicking a candidate out of the chairmanship race after he told The Hill that Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) should not be the party's next leader because he is a Muslim.
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Trump's campaign paid his businesses millions over course of campaign — The final bill is in: Donald Trump's campaign paid his companies $12.8 million from the time he launched his improbable presidential bid in the lobby of his company's flagship Trump Tower property through the end of last year …
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Trump security's use of force questioned
Trump security's use of force questioned
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Bethany Mandel / The Federalist:
Facebook Dead At 12, A Victim Of 2016 — If I were to write an obituary for Facebook, it might look something like this: … The Facebook, known as Facebook or FB for short, was invented as a tool to connect users with friends, family, and occasionally brands.
Alan M. Dershowitz / The Hill:
Sally Yates was wrong and should have resigned — Sally Yates is neither a hero, nor a villain. She made an honest mistake when she instructed the entire Justice Department not to defend President Trump's wrong-headed executive order on immigration. The reasons she gave in her letter referred …
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Resistance from within: Federal workers push back against Trump
Resistance from within: Federal workers push back against Trump
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Chris Kyle's Iraqi Interpreter on Temporary Refugee Ban: Trump is Cleaning Up Obama's Trash — During an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper Tuesday evening Iraqi “Johnny Walker,” who served as an interpreter in Iraq for Navy SEAL and American Sniper Chris Kyle, didn't mince words abut his support …
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Poll: 1-in-4 voters believe Trump's vote-fraud claims — One in four voters believe President Donald Trump's unsupported claim that millions of votes were illegally cast in the 2016 election, but more people believe that Trump benefited from any electoral malfeasance instead of Hillary Clinton.
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Poll: If There Was Voter Fraud, Trump Benefited Most
Poll: If There Was Voter Fraud, Trump Benefited Most
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Bannon in 2010: ‘Islam is not a religion of peace’ — President's Trump's chief strategist, Stephen Bannon, in 2010 said he does not think Islam is a religion of peace, CNN reported. — Bannon made the comment during an online radio interview with “Western Word Radio with Avi Davis,” …
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Sarah D / Los Angeles Times:
Trump administration is radicalizing Democratic voters, creating a challenge for the party, Rep. Adam Schiff says — As protests spread over policy announcements from the Trump administration, Democrats must work to encourage participation in politics, but face a danger of the party becoming too radicalized …
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Cameron Knight / USA Today:
Nation's bacon reserves hit 50-year low as prices rise — The country's bacon reserves are at the lowest levels in half a century. — In other words, pig farmers can't keep up with the world's sizzling appetite for those fatty, smoky strips of sheer eating pleasure.
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Goldie Blumenstyk / Chronicle of Higher Education:
Jerry Falwell Jr. Says He Will Lead Federal Task Force on Higher-Ed Policy — Jerry L. Falwell Jr., president of Liberty University, has been asked by President Trump to head up a new task force that will identify changes that should be made to the U.S. Department of Education's policies and procedures …
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse shreds Trump's first week at AG hearing: ‘A gong show with a nuclear button’ — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) used his time at confirmation hearing for Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) on Wednesday to lash out at President Donald Trump's “gong show” administration.