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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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Senate Democrats' misleading language on a 60-vote ‘standard’ for Supreme Court nominees
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FakeNews on Gorsuch on Imaginary ‘Fascism Forever’ Club
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No, Neil Gorsuch did not start a ‘Fascism Forever’ club at his Jesuit high school
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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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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 …

Senate sends SEC disclosure rule to the dust bin — The Senate Friday gave its thumbs up to a resolution to nullify a SEC rule requiring oil, gas and mining companies to reveal their payments to foreign governments. — It was the second time this week lawmakers sent President Donald …
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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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Kellyanne Conway cites ‘Bowling Green massacre’ that never happened to defend travel ban — Kellyanne Conway has taken “alternative facts” to a new level. — During a Thursday interview with MSNBC's Chris Matthews, the counselor to the president defended President Trump's travel ban related to seven majority-Muslim countries.
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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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White House: Israeli settlement construction ‘may not be helpful’ for peace
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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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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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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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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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Protesters storm NYU over conservative speaker's seminar — The NYPD was out in full-force at NYU on Thursday night as protesters gathered to voice their disgust with conservative actor and Vice Media co-founder Gavin McInnes, who was inside holding a seminar for the school's College Republicans.
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Trump's Mar-a-Lago getaway could cost taxpayers more than $3 million — President Donald Trump's trip to his luxury resort in Mar-a-Lago this weekend could saddle taxpayers with a bill upwards of $3 million and is already drawing the type of scrutiny Trump and other Republicans regularly heaped upon former President Barack Obama.
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Trump vows to ‘destroy’ law limiting political activity by churches — President Trump on Thursday vowed to “destroy” the Johnson Amendment, which prevents religious groups and churches from engaging in political activities. — “I will get rid of and totally destroy the Johnson Amendment …
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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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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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Donald Trump Thinks He Can Endure More Controversy And Pain Than You — The fear, for Democrats, is that he's absolutely right. — Just two weeks into his administration, Donald Trump's presidency is off to a rapid pace. But even by his standards, Monday was especially frenzied.
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Joy Behar Begs Dr. Phil to Diagnose Trump as a Narcissist Unfit to Be President — The View, host Joy Behar begged guest Dr. Phil to diagnose President Donald Trump with a mental disorder. As soon as he appeared at the table, Behar's first question was if Trump had narcissism and if that made him “fit” to be President.
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Nordstrom Says It's Cutting Ivanka Trump Brand Due to Poor Sales — Chain was targeted by anti-Trump campaign Grab Your Wallet — Retailer cites the brand's performance in making the decision — Nordstrom Inc. will stop selling the controversial Ivanka Trump brand this season …
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These Are the Groups Behind Those ‘Spontaneous’ Anti-Trump-Ban Protests — On the dark and cloudy morning in Brooklyn after Donald Trump's Election Night upset, 20 members of the nonprofit Make the Road New York gathered in the conference room of their office for an all-hands emergency meeting.