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Kristen Mascia / Cosmopolitan:
That MSNBC Interview Was Not the First Time Kellyanne Conway Referred to the “Bowling Green Massacre” — Conway used the same wording in a conversation with Cosmopolitan.com on Jan. 29. — Kellyanne Conway took to Twitter on Friday to walk back her comments on MSNBC's Hardball …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
President Trump is now speculating that the media is covering up terrorist attacks — Speaking to the U.S. Central Command on Monday, President Trump went off his prepared remarks to make a truly stunning claim: The media was intentionally covering up reports of terrorist attacks.
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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Kellyanne Conway Referenced ‘Bowling Green Attack’ in TMZ Interview — Kellyanne Conway referred to a fictitious “Bowling Green attack” to defend President Donald Trump's ban on travel and immigration days before she said she misspoke on MSNBC's Hardball. — During a brief video interview …
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
CNN considers permanent ban for Kellyanne Conway over ‘serious questions’ about credibility: report — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Over the weekend, CNN pointedly turned down an offer from the White House to have Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway appear on its Sunday shows …
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BBC:
Speaker Bercow: Trump should not speak in Parliament — House of Commons Speaker John Bercow has said he would be “strongly opposed” to US President Donald Trump addressing the Houses of Parliament during his state visit to the UK. — Mr Bercow told MPs that “opposition to racism and sexism” were “hugely important considerations”.
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The Independent:
Donald Trump will effectively be blocked from addressing Parliament on his state visit to the UK, the Speaker of the House of Commons has said. — John Bercow, the Speaker, said he was “strongly opposed” to Mr Trump speaking in the Commons and that being invited was “not an automatic right” but “an earned honour”.
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Karla Adam / Washington Post:
After this extraordinary intervention, Trump probably won't be addressing British lawmakers during his state visit — LONDON — The details of President's Trump's state visit to the U.K. are still to be penciled in. But following an extraordinary intervention Monday evening …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
UK speaker: Trump shouldn't be invited to speak to parliament
UK speaker: Trump shouldn't be invited to speak to parliament
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Jessica Elgot / The Guardian:
Donald Trump should not be allowed to speak in UK parliament, says Speaker
Donald Trump should not be allowed to speak in UK parliament, says Speaker
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Extra:
Exclusive: White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer Reacts to Melissa McCarthy's ‘SNL’ Skit — On Sunday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer spoke to “Extra's” AJ Calloway exclusively at the Super Bowl in Houston. — The White House Press Secretary gave his take on Melissa McCarthy's impression …
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Trump's first health care action may be to let insurers charge older people more for insurance — On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order instructing his agencies to dismantle the Affordable Care Act “to the maximum extent permitted by law.”
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The big lesson of Trump's first 2 weeks: resistance works
The big lesson of Trump's first 2 weeks: resistance works
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Jonathan Cohn / The Huffington Post:
Trump Administration May Use Executive Authority To Tweak Obamacare's Rules
Trump Administration May Use Executive Authority To Tweak Obamacare's Rules
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Matthew Rozsa / Salon:
VoteVets calls out President Trump by name in new ad: “You want to be a legitimate president?
VoteVets calls out President Trump by name in new ad: “You want to be a legitimate president?
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Michael G. Mullen / New York Times:
I Was on the National Security Council. Bannon Doesn't Belong There. — In his first weeks in office, President Trump has outlined plans to reorganize the White House's National Security Council. This is in keeping with tradition: New presidents regularly reconfigure the council to fit …
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Wall Street Journal:
Few Recall Gorsuch's Volunteer Work at Harvard — Questions arise over Trump Supreme Court pick's level of participation in programs to help less fortunate while in law school — When President Donald Trump introduced his Supreme Court pick on live television last week, he said Neil Gorsuch had …
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Trump urged to put GPS trackers on refugees until travel ban decided
Trump urged to put GPS trackers on refugees until travel ban decided
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Sen. Mitch McConnell / Politico:
Give Neil Gorsuch an Up-Or-Down Vote
Give Neil Gorsuch an Up-Or-Down Vote
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John Yoo / New York Times:
Executive Power Run Amok — Berkeley, Calif. — Faced with President Trump's executive orders suspending immigration from several Muslim nations and ordering the building of a border wall, and his threats to terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement, even Alexander Hamilton …
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Maria Tsvetkova / Reuters:
Kremlin says it wants apology from Fox News over Putin comments — The Kremlin said on Monday it wanted an apology from Fox News over what it said were “unacceptable” comments one of the channel's presenters made about Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump.
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Trump's continued defense of Putin confounds Republicans
Trump's continued defense of Putin confounds Republicans
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Kimberly Hefling / Politico:
Senate Democrats plan to debate all night in hopes of stopping DeVos — Senate Democrats will take to the floor throughout the day and night Monday to voice their opposition to Betsy DeVos for Education secretary — a Hail Mary effort to convince one more Republican to join them so they can thwart her confirmation.
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Virtually all Senate Democrats poised to vote against remaining Cabinet picks
Virtually all Senate Democrats poised to vote against remaining Cabinet picks
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Alanna Vagianos / The Huffington Post:
Women's March Organizers Are Planning A ‘Day Without A Woman’ — The general strike will be the second big action planned by the organizers. — Women's Editor, The Huffington Post — On Monday morning, the Women's March announced on Instagram that there will be a “general strike.”
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Fox News:
Trump: Leaked transcripts of Mexico, Australia calls ‘disgraceful’ — PALM BEACH, Fla. - President Trump on Saturday denounced the leaks of transcripts of his telephone conversations with leaders of Australia and Mexico as “disgraceful” and said his administration was searching “very, very hard” for the leakers.
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JGoldsmith / Lawfare:
Does Trump Want to Lose the EO Battle in Court? Or is Donald McGahn Simply Ineffectual (or Worse)? — I'm starting to believe that either Donald Trump wants courts to strike down the Immigration Executive order, or that his White House Counsel is incompetent or ineffectual.
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National Journal:
No Joke: Al Franken for President? — After years of shunning the spotlight in the Senate, Minnesota's junior senator is in the limelight—and would be a formidable candidate for the Democrats. — Al Franken isn't a punch line in the Senate anymore.
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Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
Does Trump Actually Want to Succeed? — HOUSTON—Democrats and Republicans agree on one thing: James A. Baker III was the gold standard when it came to running a White House. And so far he's not overly impressed when it comes to the troubled kickoff of the Trump administration.
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Mark Moore / New York Post:
Drug dealer whose sentence was commuted by Obama is back behind bars — More On: — A Texas man whose life sentence on drug charges was commuted by former President Obama is back behind bars after cops caught him with more than two pounds of cocaine following a high-speed chase, according to a report.
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Washington Free Beacon
Spiegel Online:
Europe Must Defend Itself Against A Dangerous President — The United States president is becoming a danger to the world. It is time for Germany and Europe to prepare their political and economic defenses. — Is the United States turning its back on liberty? — There are times in life that really do count.
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Daniel Payne / The Federalist:
16 Fake News Stories Reporters Have Run Since Trump Won — Since at least Donald Trump's election, our media have been in the grip of an astonishing, self-inflicted crisis. Despite Trump's constant railing against the American press, there is no greater enemy of the American media than the American media.
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