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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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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.
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 Urban Legends, Daily Kos, Above the Law, New York Times, Media Matters for America and Hit & Run
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
CNN:
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
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
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 and The Hill
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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
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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Raw Story, The Guardian, TheStreet.com, The Verge and twitchy.com
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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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New Urban Legends, Mother Jones and Lawfare
Cory Bennett / Politico:
Treasury tweaks Russia sanctions for tech products
Treasury tweaks Russia sanctions for tech products
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IJR, Joe.My.God. and Axios
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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RedState, Talking Points Memo, Vox, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Mashable, Politicus USA, The Week, Gizmodo, PerezHilton and Engadget
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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Liberal Values, 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:
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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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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The Atlantic and Heat Street
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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RedState, Axios and Business Insider
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
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 …
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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Hullabaloo, twitchy.com, Occupy Democrats, Politicus USA and Vox
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
Streiff / RedState:
Trump's New Religious Freedom Executive Order Is Little Short Of Awesome — As is happening frequently, and I have to believe with the blessing of the administration, draft executive orders are filtering their way out. To date, the leaks have been damned near carbon copies of the final order.
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The Daily Signal and ACLU
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
Associated Press:
Seasoned Spymaster Linked to Waterboarding Named CIA Deputy — The new deputy director of the CIA is a career spymaster who once ran a CIA prison in Thailand where terror suspects were waterboarded — a harsh interrogation technique President Donald Trump has supported.
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Politico
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