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CBS News:
Americans sharply divided along partisan lines over travel ban, Trump: CBS News poll — Two weeks into Donald Trump's presidency, the country remains sharply divided along partisan lines. A large majority of Republicans approves of President Trump and his recent executive order temporarily restricting entry …
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Ed Whelan / National Review:
FakeNews on Gorsuch on Imaginary ‘Fascism Forever’ Club — The Daily Mail and the New York Post (parroting the Daily Mail) are trumpeting a ridiculous claim that Neil Gorsuch, while he was a high-school student, founded a student club named “Fascism Forever.”
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Michael O'Loughlin / americamagazine.org:
No, Neil Gorsuch did not start a ‘Fascism Forever’ club at his Jesuit high school
No, Neil Gorsuch did not start a ‘Fascism Forever’ club at his Jesuit high school
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TheBlaze, New Urban Legends, The Daily Caller, WTOP and Politicus USA
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Senate Democrats' misleading language on a 60-vote ‘standard’ for Supreme Court nominees
Senate Democrats' misleading language on a 60-vote ‘standard’ for Supreme Court nominees
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The Daily Caller, The Daily Signal, RedState, Hot Air and The Lid
Fusion:
This is what Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch was like in college
This is what Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch was like in college
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New York Times, New Urban Legends, Above the Law and Daily Kos
Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Neil Gorsuch started Fascism Forever Club in high school
Neil Gorsuch started Fascism Forever Club in high school
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Maria T. Cardona / The Hill:
Trump's Gorsuch: A record of not putting the American people first
Trump's Gorsuch: A record of not putting the American people first
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BizPac Review, Mediaite, The Federalist and The Daily Signal
Jerusalem Post:
Trump warns Israel: Stop announcing new settlements — White House official tells ‘Post’ all parties should cease ‘unilateral actions,’ affirms two-state solution. — WASHINGTON - The White House warned Israel on Thursday - in a surprising statement - to cease settlement announcements that are …
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
White House: Israeli settlement construction ‘may not be helpful’ for peace — The White House on Thursday declared that Israeli settlement construction beyond the country's current borders “may not be helpful” in achieving peace — a statement that represented a break from President Donald …
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New York Times:
Trump Embraces Pillars of Obama's Foreign Policy — WASHINGTON — President Trump, after promising a radical break with the foreign policy of Barack Obama, is embracing key pillars of the former administration's strategy, including warning Israel to curb construction of settlements …
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Plans to Undo Dodd-Frank Law, Fiduciary Rule — President Donald Trump on Friday plans to sign an executive action to scale back the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial-overhaul law, in a sweeping plan to dismantle much of the regulatory system put in place after the financial crisis.
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Bloomberg:
Trump to Order Review of Dodd-Frank, Halt Obama Fiduciary Rule — Move delays April implementation of rule prohibiting conflicts — Moves emphasize removal of regulatory burdens: Official — President Donald Trump will order a sweeping review of the Dodd-Frank Act rules enacted in response …
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump plots overhaul of financial market rules
Michael Crowley / Politico:
White House nixed Holocaust statement naming Jews — The State Department drafted its own statement last month marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day that explicitly included a mention of Jewish victims, according to people familiar with the matter, but President Donald Trump's White House blocked its release.
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Democracy Now, The Times of Israel, Mediaite, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Raw Story, Politicus USA and Balloon Juice
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Distrust in Trump's White House spurs leaks, confusion
Distrust in Trump's White House spurs leaks, confusion
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Ben Shapiro Crushes Clock Boy in Court — On Thursday afternoon a Texas Judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro by Mohammed Mohammed, the father of “clock boy” Ahmed Mohammed. — Claiming defamation, Mohammed filed the lawsuit in October 2015 …
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNNMoney:
Howard Stern: Trump wants to be loved, presidency will be ‘detrimental’ to his mental health — Donald Trump's crude talk on The Howard Stern Show — Howard Stern said on his program Wednesday that Trump will hate being president and the role will be detrimental to his mental health.
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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Uber C.E.O. to Leave Trump Advisory Council After Criticism — SAN FRANCISCO — Travis Kalanick needed everyone to take a deep breath. — The chief executive of Uber was holding a regularly scheduled all-hands meeting on Tuesday at the ride-hailing company's San Francisco headquarters …
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CNNMoney:
Uber CEO drops out of Trump's business advisory council
Uber CEO drops out of Trump's business advisory council
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The Verge, Hot Air, Mediaite, Business Insider, Mashable, Washington Free Beacon and Engadget
Erik Hayden / Hollywood Reporter:
Bob Iger Won't Attend Trump White House Meeting
Bob Iger Won't Attend Trump White House Meeting
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Raw Story, TheStreet.com and The Daily Caller, more at Mediagazer »
Kim Hjelmgaard / USA Today:
Kellyanne Conway invents ‘Bowling Green massacre’ to defend refugee ban — Kellyanne Conway, President Trump's former campaign manager and now an adviser in his administration, defended the White House's refugee ban with an assertion that appears to be factually indefensible: She made up a “massacre.”
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Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
Kellyanne Conway cites ‘Bowling Green massacre’ that never happened to defend travel ban
Kellyanne Conway cites ‘Bowling Green massacre’ that never happened to defend travel ban
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Tim Devaney / The Hill:
House votes to overturn Obama gun rule — The House on Thursday struck down an Obama-era regulation that could block some recipients of disability benefits from buying guns. — The House voted 235-18 to roll back a rule that required the Social Security Administration to report people …
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Ted Barrett / CNN:
House rolls back rule restricting gun sales to severely mentally ill
House rolls back rule restricting gun sales to severely mentally ill
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New York Times:
New Yorker and Vanity Fair Pull Out of Correspondents Dinner Parties — NEW YORK — The White House Correspondents Dinner has gone from a hoary ritual to the apex of Washington's social calendar, replete with Hollywood A-listers, tuxedoed television stars and live coverage on the major news networks.
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Tom Roussey / WJLA-TV:
Former Norwegian Prime Minister held for questioning at Dulles Airport — A former prime minister of Norway tells ABC7 he was questioned and prevented from leaving Dulles Airport for about an hour Tuesday, apparently because he had visited Iran in 2014. — Kjell Magne Bondevik served …
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The Guardian, WTOP and The Last Refuge
Julie Zauzmer / Washington Post:
Trump said he'll ‘totally destroy’ the Johnson Amendment. What is it and why should people care? — In his address at the National Prayer Breakfast this morning, President Trump made one clear policy declaration: “I will get rid of and totally destroy the Johnson Amendment.” — What is that?
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Victoria Kim / Los Angeles Times:
An assault on an elderly Korean woman that went viral on Facebook is not being investigated as hate crime — An elderly Korean woman was assaulted in Koreatown Wednesday afternoon, in an attack that one social media post alleged was racially motivated. — An 83-year-old Korean woman …
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Raw Story