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Wall Street Journal:
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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Hamilton Nolan / The Concourse:
Now The Republicans Will Rob You — Perhaps the greatest tragedy of the presidential campaign is that so many down-and-out people voted for Donald Trump with the idea he would help them. No. Now, he is going to help rich people rob you. — Today we have two widely expected pieces …
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Bloomberg:
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 …
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Reuters:
Trump issues orders to review banking law and retirement advice rule
Trump issues orders to review banking law and retirement advice rule
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Renae Merle / Washington Post:
Trump signs executive order to reconsider Wall Street regulations
Trump signs executive order to reconsider Wall Street regulations
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Yuki Noguchi / NPR:
Trump Takes Aim At Dodd-Frank, Investor Protections Rule In Executive Action
Trump Takes Aim At Dodd-Frank, Investor Protections Rule In Executive Action
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CNN:
Trump adviser cites non-existent ‘massacre’ defending ban — (CNN)Senior Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway made a statement during a TV interview Thursday that pricked the ears of fact-checkers everywhere. — She told MSNBC's Chris Matthews: — “I bet it's brand new information to people …
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Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
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.
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Chelsea Clinton trolls Conway on ‘Bowling Green Massacre’ — Chelsea Clinton on Friday mocked President Trump's senior adviser Kellyanne Conway for comments on the “completely fake” Bowling Green massacre. — Conway on Thursday told MSNBC's Chris Matthews that President Obama ordered …
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Kim Hjelmgaard / USA Today:
Kellyanne Conway invents ‘Bowling Green massacre’ to defend refugee ban
Kellyanne Conway invents ‘Bowling Green massacre’ to defend refugee ban
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New York Times:
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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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Government reveals over 100,000 visas revoked due to travel ban — Over 100,000 visas have been revoked as a result of President Trump's ban on travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries, an attorney for the government revealed in Alexandria federal court Friday.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate advances DeVos's nomination, setting her up for final vote — Betsy DeVos, Trump's pick to lead the Department of Education, overcame a key Senate hurdle early Friday morning, clearing the path for her expected confirmation. — Senators voted 52-48 to advance DeVos's nomination.
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Hunter Walker / Yahoo:
Milo Yiannopoulos says he's going to the White House press briefing — WASHINGTON — Milo Yiannopoulos, the conservative provocateur and Breitbart News columnist, claims he is going to attend the White House press briefing on Friday. — “I'll be there,” Yiannopoulos said in an email to Yahoo News.
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Asra Nomani / The Hill:
The alt-left's cyber jihad against Trump and his supporters — On Wednesday night, an Afghan-American software engineer and self-described “global geek girl” videotaped her friend Kiara Robles as a local TV reporter interviewed Robles about the raucous protests at University of California Berkeley …
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CBS News:
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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Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Warren drags Tillerson into fight over SEC rule — (D-Mass.) blasted Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday, criticizing his past lobbying efforts to exclude Exxon Mobil from a rule that would require it to disclose payments to foreign governments. — “[A] handful of powerful oil …
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Alex Guillén / Politico:
Senate sends SEC disclosure rule to the dust bin
Senate sends SEC disclosure rule to the dust bin
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CNN:
Treasury sanctions Iran after ballistic missile launch — WH issues additional sanctions against Iran — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's administration enacted new sanctions on Iran Friday, the first concrete action after the White House put Tehran “on notice” this week.
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Tom Roussey / WJLA-TV:
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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Cameron Joseph / New York Daily News:
New York's newest Congressman Adriano Espaillat to make history — WASHINGTON - Adriano Espaillat is about to make history, in more than one way. — When Espaillat is sworn into Congress on Tuesday he'll become the first Dominican-American — and first formerly undocumented immigrant — sworn into Congress.
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Black Caucus chafes at Latino who wants to join
Black Caucus chafes at Latino who wants to join
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
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 upward of $3 million and is already drawing the type of scrutiny Trump and other Republicans regularly heaped upon former President Barack Obama.
Alisha A. Pina / providencejournal.com:
Cafe owner: Firing of Rep. Walsh was not an attempt to silence free speech — Owner says: “Walsh would often get into vocal political discussions with customers during her shifts, often sitting down with the diners in their booths. We sometimes had to ask her to return to her duties …
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David Catanese / US News:
The Party of Outrage — Democrats can barely keep up with their problems with Trump, raising some to wonder if their perpetual opposition is undermining a more focused message. — Less than a month into President Donald Trump's presidency, Democrats are strategizing on how to “deal with him.”
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New York Post:
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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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Bannon film outline warned U.S. could turn into ‘Islamic States of America’ — The flag fluttering above the U.S. Capitol is emblazoned with a crescent and star. Chants of “Allahu Akbar” rise from inside the building. — That's the provocative opening scene of a documentary-style movie …
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
Trump Short Circuits Washington — “What happened to the honeymoon?” Charles Krauthammer asked last month. The opposition has long granted presidents time to form their administrations, to announce their signature initiatives. Donald Trump's honeymoon lasted all of 10 days …
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Vermont US attorney quotes Sally Yates in resignation letter — Vermont's top federal prosecutor on Friday announced his resignation, quoting the acting U.S. attorney general that President Trump fired in his notice. — U.S. attorney Eric Miller's resignation statement made reference to Sally Yates …
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Alex Berezow / acsh.org:
Why This Scientist Won't Be Attending The ‘Science March’ — A much-discussed “Science March,” which germinated on the social news site Reddit and then experienced a meteoric rise on all social media in the past two weeks, now has an official date: April 22nd.
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