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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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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.

This is what Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch was like in college
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New Urban Legends, Daily Kos, Above the Law, New York Times, Media Matters for America and Hit & Run

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?
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Business Insider, Washington Post, Raw Story, theGrio, The Week and No More Mister Nice Blog

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


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 and The Hill
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Rep. Roskam's office cancels Obamacare meeting when reporter shows up
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ThinkProgress, Talking Points Memo and Vox


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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RedState, Political Wire, Axios, NBC News and Business Insider
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Trump Tells Israel to Hold Off on Building New Settlements
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Washington Post and Political Wire


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


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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Raw Story, The Guardian, The Daily Caller, TheStreet.com, The Verge and twitchy.com
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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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New Urban Legends, Mother Jones and Lawfare


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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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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Liberal Values, 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


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, Common Dreams, Daily Kos, IJR, Vox and Political Wire
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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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The Atlantic, Heat Street and ABC News

U.S. Central Command statement on Yemen raid — A team designated by the operational task force commander has concluded regrettably that civilian non-combatants were likely killed in the midst of a firefight during a raid in Yemen Jan. 29. Casualties may include children.
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The Guardian, NPR, Common Dreams, Politico, Just Security and The Week
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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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Raw Story, TheStreet.com and The Daily Caller, more at Mediagazer »

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.


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


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 …


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


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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Hullabaloo, twitchy.com, Occupy Democrats, Politicus USA and Vox


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


Navy: Special forces flew Trump flag in convoy — The President wants churches to get their voices back. Veuer's Nick Cardona tells us what he promised religious leaders. Buzz60 — It's official: The military convoy seen flying a Trump flag in Louisville on Sunday belonged …
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Indivisible Kentucky