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EXCLUSIVE: Trump's Supreme Court pick Neil Gorusch founded and led club called ‘Fascism Forever’ against liberal faculty at his elite all-boys DC prep school — DailyMail.com reveals how Gorsuch set up club called ‘Fascism Forever’ at his prep school outside D.C. in protest at staff's left-wing tendencies
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Neil Gorsuch started Fascism Forever Club in high school — More On: — Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, founded and led a student group called Fascism Forever Club while in an elite high school, according to a report.
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americamagazine.org, Hot Air and IJR

FakeNews on Gorsuch on Imaginary ‘Fascism Forever’ Club
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The Gateway Pundit and Joe.My.God.


As a Student, SCOTUS Nominee Gorsuch Held Dim View Of Campus Protesters
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The Daily Signal, Mediaite, RedState, NBC News and Washington Post

Distrust in Trump's White House spurs leaks, confusion — A feeling of distrust has taken hold in the West Wing of Donald Trump's White House and beyond, as his aides view each other and officials across the federal government and on Capitol Hill with suspicion.
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Talking Points Memo and Hullabaloo
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Is Steve Bannon the Second Most Powerful Man in the World? — Most modern Presidents chart their opening moves with the help of a friendly think tank or a set of long-held beliefs. — Donald Trump's first steps had the feel of a documentary film made by his chief strategist …
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Washington Post, Business Insider, Raw Story, theGrio, No More Mister Nice Blog and The Week


Still no executive order on voter fraud, as Trump moves on — Fact-checking Trump's claims on voter fraud — Washington (CNN)A full week has passed since President Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order opening a Justice Department investigation into his unsubstantiated claim …
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Mediaite


Trump aide: Bannon's experience crushing ‘left-wing rivals’ an asset on NSC
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Shakesville and RedState

Nancy Pelosi Repeatedly Calls Steve Bannon a “White Supremacist”
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Daily Kos, Occupy Democrats and ThinkProgress


Pelosi slams Bannon: ‘White supremacist’ now on security council — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) slammed Stephen Bannon on Thursday, saying President Trump's senior adviser is a racist who has no business sitting on the National Security Council (NSC).
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Joe.My.God.
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Exclusive: U.S. expected to impose fresh sanctions on Iranian entities - sources
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency and The Times of Israel


Uber CEO Travis Kalanick leaves President Trump's advisory council — Kalanick had faced criticism for trying to work with Trump. — Travis Kalanick is leaving President Donald Trump's advisory council, sources say. — The Uber CEO had faced criticism from Silicon Valley insiders …
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Uber C.E.O. to Leave Trump Advisory Council After Criticism
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Raid in Yemen: Risky From the Start and Costly in the End — WASHINGTON — Just five days after taking office, over dinner with his newly installed secretary of defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, President Trump was presented with the first of what will be many life-or-death decisions …
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U.S. makes limited exceptions to sanctions on Russian spy agency — The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday adjusted sanctions on Russian intelligence agency FSB, making limited exceptions to the measures put in place by former President Barack Obama over accusations Moscow tried to influence …
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The US Treasury just amended Obama's sanctions order to ‘authorize certain transactions’ with Russia's FSB
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Mother Jones and Lawfare

After 2 Weeks, Voters Yearn For Obama — Less than 2 weeks into Donald Trump's tenure as President, 40% of voters already want to impeach him. That's up from 35% of voters who wanted to impeach him a week ago. Only 48% of voters say that they would be opposed to Trump's impeachment.
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Politicus USA, WNCN and Balloon Juice


Shouting match over Russia erupts at House hearing — A routine House Oversight Committee hearing Thursday turned into a shouting match between the Republican chairman and the ranking Democrat over Russian interference in the presidential election. — In a fight that exposed bitter …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Raw Story


The G.O.P. Campaign to Repeal Obamacare Hits a Wall — WASHINGTON — Congress's rush to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, once seemingly unstoppable, is flagging badly as Republicans struggle to come up with a replacement and a key senator has declared that the effort is more a repair job than a demolition.
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Political Wire
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Rep. Roskam's office cancels Obamacare meeting when reporter shows up
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Vox, ThinkProgress and Talking Points Memo


Trump Vows to ‘Destroy’ Law Banning Political Activity by Churches — WASHINGTON — President Trump vowed Thursday to overturn a law restricting political speech by churches, a potentially huge victory for the religious right and a gesture to his political base.
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Trump said he'll ‘totally destroy’ the Johnson Amendment. What is it and why should people care?
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Heat Street and The Atlantic


Foreign policy insider: ‘No readout of Trump-Putin call because White House turned off recording’ — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Ilan Berman, vice president of the conservative American Foreign Policy Council think tank, reported that the White House turned off …
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Daily Kos and Politicus USA


Refugee deal — The disagreement came as the two leaders discussed an agreement, reached under the Obama administration, for the US to accept refugees from Australia who are living on islands in detention centers off the mainland due to strict government policies.
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WHITE HOUSE: TRUMP COMMENTS ON MEXICO ‘LIGHTHEARTED’
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Althouse


America's Leading Authoritarian Intellectual Is Working for Trump — The most intellectually important essay of the 2016 election cycle, and possibly of the whole political era that has begun, is “The Flight 93 Election.” Its previously anonymous author turns out to be former Bush …


Obama's White House worked for months on a plan to seize Raqqa. Trump's team took a brief look and decided not to pull the trigger. — Planning for the final assault on Raqqa, the capital of the Islamic State's caliphate, had been grinding on for more than seven months.
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The Daily Caller


Trump World — Including Steve Bannon — Is Already Looking At The 2018 Midterms — WASHINGTON — Well before President Trump's inauguration, his top adviser Steve Bannon met with a few top-tier donors — the kind of donors capable of writing million-dollar checks.
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Washington Monthly, RedState, No More Mister Nice Blog and Political Wire

Here's The Justice Department Memo On Trump's Refugee And Travel Immigration Ban — The US Department of Justice on Thursday released a copy of the legal memo prepared by the Office of Legal Counsel about President Trump's executive order on immigration. The acting head of the office …
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Talking Points Memo


Oh, Okay: Man Who Claimed Mother Died In Iraq Due To Travel Ban Lied — They say that a lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has the chance to put its shoes on. In this case, a lie went viral, was one of the top stories on Reddit, and was used to slander a president before the truth came out.
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Breitbart, BizPac Review, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Washington Free Beacon


Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards: We're Non-Partisan, Ready To Make Deal With Trump — ‘Planned Parenthood’ president Cecile Richards joined Thursday's edition of MSNBC's ‘Morning joe’ to talk about what the role of her organization will be in a Trump administration.
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MichelleMalkin.com and twitchy.com


DHS secretary: Border wall should be finished in two years — MCALLEN, Texas - EXCLUSIVE: In his first television interview as Homeland Security secretary, retired four-star Marine Gen. John F. Kelly told Fox News he wants the U.S.-Mexico border wall finished in two years …
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Washington Free Beacon, The Hill, TheBlaze, The Texas Tribune, Hot Air, AOL, IJR, The Last Refuge and Washington Times


Sean Hannity: 25 Things You Don't Know About Me ('I Have a Brown Belt in Martial Arts!') — Alec Baldwin, you may want to avert your eyes. This is a big week for Sean Hannity and the rest of the Fox News team, with the network marking 15 years as the top-rated cable news network.
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Media Matters for America