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Alana Goodman / Daily Mail:
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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Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
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
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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The Gateway Pundit and Joe.My.God.
Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
As a Student, SCOTUS Nominee Gorsuch Held Dim View Of Campus Protesters
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
Sen. Ron Wyden / National Review:
Senator Wyden Must Resign
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
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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David Von Drehle / TIME:
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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Business Insider, Washington Post, Raw Story, theGrio, No More Mister Nice Blog and The Week
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump aide: Bannon's experience crushing ‘left-wing rivals’ an asset on NSC
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
Inae Oh / Mother Jones:
Nancy Pelosi Repeatedly Calls Steve Bannon a “White Supremacist”
Nancy Pelosi Repeatedly Calls Steve Bannon a “White Supremacist”
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Daily Kos, Occupy Democrats and ThinkProgress
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
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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Arshad Mohammed / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. expected to impose fresh sanctions on Iranian entities - sources
Exclusive: U.S. expected to impose fresh sanctions on Iranian entities - sources
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency and The Times of Israel
Kara Swisher / Recode:
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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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Uber C.E.O. to Leave Trump Advisory Council After Criticism
Uber C.E.O. to Leave Trump Advisory Council After Criticism
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New York Times:
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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Reuters:
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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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
The US Treasury just amended Obama's sanctions order to ‘authorize certain transactions’ with Russia's FSB
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
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
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
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
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
New York Times:
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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Linda Girardi / Chicago Tribune:
Rep. Roskam's office cancels Obamacare meeting when reporter shows up
Rep. Roskam's office cancels Obamacare meeting when reporter shows up
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Vox, ThinkProgress and Talking Points Memo
Mark Landler / New York Times:
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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Mother Jones, ABC News, IJR, Common Dreams, Daily Kos, Vox and Political Wire
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Julie Zauzmer / Washington Post:
Trump said he'll ‘totally destroy’ the Johnson Amendment. What is it and why should people care?
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
David Edwards / Raw Story:
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
CNN:
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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Vivian Salama / Associated Press:
WHITE HOUSE: TRUMP COMMENTS ON MEXICO ‘LIGHTHEARTED’
WHITE HOUSE: TRUMP COMMENTS ON MEXICO ‘LIGHTHEARTED’
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Althouse
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
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 …
Adam Entous / Washington Post:
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
Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
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
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
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
Christine Rousselle / Townhall.com:
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, Washington Free Beacon and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Daily Express:
Shouts of ‘Allahu Akbar’ erupt in court as Rotherham men JAILED for child sex abuse — A WOMAN who was sexually exploited by a number of men in Rotherham from the age of 11 and made pregnant when she was 12 has watched as five of her abusers were given jail sentences of up to 20 years.
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The Gateway Pundit
Erik Hayden / Hollywood Reporter:
Bob Iger Won't Attend Trump White House Meeting — Notably, the exec was one of the only entertainment industry figures slated to appear at the event. — As multiple corporations speak out against the President's executive order targeting Muslim-majority nations, Trump's policy forum at the White House has lost a key attendee.
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Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
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