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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate confirms Sessions as attorney general — The Senate voted Wednesday night to confirm Sen. Jeff Sessions — (R-Ala.) as attorney general, capping a vicious debate that left Democrats and Republicans alike seething at times. — No Republicans went against Sessions in the 52-47 vote.
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Politico, The Moderate Voice, New York Times, The Other McCain, Chicago Tribune, RedState, The Stranger … and The Week
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Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Why Mitch McConnell Used A Senate Rule To Silence Elizabeth Warren — Republicans say elevating Warren ahead of a tough election cycle for red-state Democrats and showing that the party is trying to keep the Senate functioning — even as it grinds to a halt — works in the GOP's favor.
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Hot Air
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
‘Nevertheless, she persisted’ becomes new battle cry after McConnell silences Elizabeth Warren — When Senate Republicans invoked a little-known rule Tuesday night to silence Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in the middle of a speech criticizing attorney general nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), Democrats were stunned.
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Senate confirms Jeff Sessions as attorney general — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Jeff Sessions as the next attorney general, following a bitter debate in the chamber that saw Republicans formally rebuke Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) for the manner in which she criticized her colleague from Alabama.
New York Times:
Jeff Sessions Confirmed as Attorney General, Capping Bitter Battle
Jeff Sessions Confirmed as Attorney General, Capping Bitter Battle
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CNN, Hit & Run, Occupy Democrats, Mother Jones, TheBlaze and Hot Air
Jeff Stein / Vox:
Mitch McConnell's censure of Elizabeth Warren just gave her a much bigger platform
Mitch McConnell's censure of Elizabeth Warren just gave her a much bigger platform
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Politico, Fox News, The Atlantic, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Boing Boing, The Daily Caller, Mother Jones, WAVY-TV, BizPac Review, YouTube and The Week
Kelly Cohen / Washington Examiner:
Jeff Sessions confirmed as Trump's attorney general
Jeff Sessions confirmed as Trump's attorney general
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Patterico's Pontifications
Rachel Sadon / DCist:
Women Will Read Coretta Scott King Letter Outside Mitch McConnell's House Tonight
Women Will Read Coretta Scott King Letter Outside Mitch McConnell's House Tonight
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Common Dreams, Washington Post, ThinkProgress, The Nation and Rewire
Elana Schor / Politico:
Senate Democrats echo Warren on the floor, baiting GOP
Senate Democrats echo Warren on the floor, baiting GOP
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American Prospect, The Atlantic, ABC News, WKRG-TV, Political Wire and Axios
Julia Limitone / Fox Business:
Dr. Alveda King: Sen. Warren Used the King Name to Stir Up Emotions
Dr. Alveda King: Sen. Warren Used the King Name to Stir Up Emotions
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CNN, AOL, New York Times and Politico
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
What was Mitch McConnell thinking?
What was Mitch McConnell thinking?
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Politicus USA, Hot Air, ABC News and Vox
Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
Rule Used to Silence Warren Was Created to Protect Delicate Feelings of Senate's Foremost Lynching Advocate
Rule Used to Silence Warren Was Created to Protect Delicate Feelings of Senate's Foremost Lynching Advocate
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Daily Kos
Rachel Abrams / New York Times:
T.J. Maxx Backs Away From Ivanka Trump as President Assails Nordstrom — Last week, employees at T.J. Maxx and Marshalls got very clear instructions about where to put signs for Ivanka Trump products: in the garbage. — The TJX Companies, the retailers' parent company …
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Aidan Quigley / Politico:
Trump blasts Nordstrom for dropping Ivanka's clothing line — President Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted luxury department store Nordstrom for dropping his daughter Ivanka Trump's label, a move that drew immediate criticism for further blurring the line between Trump's administration and his family's businesses.
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Breitbart:
Exclusive — Women Nationwide Cut Up Nordstrom's Cards, Plan Boycotts After Political Decision to Drop Ivanka Trump Line — Retail department store Nordstrom's decision last week to cut first daughter Ivanka Trump's fashion line has sparked a tremendous backlash from consumers—especially women …
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USA Today, Raw Story, The Hill, CNBC, The Gateway Pundit, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Daily Wire and AOL
Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
Spicer: Nordstrom Dropping Ivanka Trump's Line Is ‘Direct Attack’ On Prez
Spicer: Nordstrom Dropping Ivanka Trump's Line Is ‘Direct Attack’ On Prez
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Washington Monthly, Mediaite and New York Magazine
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch calls Trump's tweets ‘disheartening’ — Trump rips federal judge who halted travel ban — Washington (CNN)Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch told a US senator Wednesday that President Donald Trump's tweets about the judiciary are “demoralizing” and “disheartening.”
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch says Trump's attacks on judiciary are ‘demoralizing’ — President Trump's escalating attacks on the judicial branch drew denunciation Wednesday from his Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, who told lawmakers that the attacks were “demoralizing” and “disheartening” …
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Nine Senate Democrats Say Gorsuch Deserves a Vote
Nine Senate Democrats Say Gorsuch Deserves a Vote
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Washington Free Beacon, Washington Post and The Daily Caller
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Gorsuch calls Trump's judge attacks ‘demoralizing’ and ‘disheartening’
Gorsuch calls Trump's judge attacks ‘demoralizing’ and ‘disheartening’
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The Hill, Washington Post, twitchy.com and Mediaite
Holly Yan / CNN:
Sean Spicer cites Atlanta terror attack that never happened — (CNN)Another high-profile Trump administration official has made statements about a terror attack that never occurred. — This time, it's Press Secretary Sean Spicer. Three times in one week, Spicer alluded to a terror attack in Atlanta by someone from overseas.
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BuzzFeed and Outside the Beltway
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Marcus Thompson II / Mercury News:
Exclusive: Stephen Curry responds to Under Armour boss who supports Trump — Surprised, the Warriors star got an explanation directly from Kevin Plank, stands by his shoe company — Once again, Stephen Curry has found himself in the middle of a political issue.
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AOL, ProFootballTalk, USA Today and Mashable
Daniel Craig / PhillyVoice:
Pennsylvania senator to Trump: Come after me, you ‘s***-gibbon’ — A Pennsylvania lawmaker had strong words for Donald Trump after the president reportedly joked he would “destroy” a Texas lawmaker's career. — In a Facebook post, state Sen. Daylin Leach, D-Montgomery …
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Raw Story, Off the Kuff, The Texas Tribune, The Daily Caller, rubber hose, Washington Monthly and Mediaite
Steve Rukavina / CBC News:
Canadian woman turned away from U.S. border after questions about religion, Trump — ‘We found videos on your phone that are against us,’ Fadwa Alaoui says she was told by a border agent — A woman from the Montreal suburb of Brossard says she was denied entry into the U.S. Saturday …
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Raw Story
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism:
Nine young children killed: The full details of botched US raid in Yemen — Relatives of people killed in the raid gather in one of the decimated houses. Photo by Nasser al Sane — Planned for months, it was decided over dinner. — The raid on a village in rural Yemen reportedly aimed …
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Anti-Milo organizer: Window-smashing Cal protest ‘stunningly successful’ — Organizers of the anti-Milo Yiannopoulos demonstration last week at UC Berkeley that ended in $100,000 worth of window-breaking chaos declared it a “stunningly successful” protest — one they'll happily repeat …
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Breitbart and Power Line
Carol Rosenberg / miamiherald:
Exclusive: Alleged mastermind tells Obama 9/11 was America's fault — The alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 terror attacks wrote former President Barack Obama in a long suppressed letter that America brought the 9/11 attacks on itself for years of foreign policy that killed innocent people across the world.
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The Week, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, CBS Miami and Hot Air
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Trump administration seen as more truthful than news media: poll — The Trump administration is more trusted than the news media among voters, according to a new Emerson College poll. — The administration is considered truthful by 49 percent of registered voters and untruthful by 48 percent.
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The Daily Beast, Hot Air, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Week
Sam Shead / Business Insider:
Inside the crash of Fling, the startup whose founder partied on an island while his company burned through $21 million — London-based social media app Fling burned through $21 million in less than three years. — Fling never brought in any revenue. — The founder splashed …
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New York Magazine and Gizmodo
CBS News:
A note from Charlie Rose — Almost 15 years ago skilled surgeons replaced my aorta valve with a new replacement valve. It has served me well enabling me to live the vigorous, full, complete life you are all so familiar with. No one loves life more than I do.
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The Daily Caller and Washington Post
MJ Lee / CNN:
Newest Republican Obamacare plan: ‘Reconciliation Plus’ — Cruz, Sanders debate Obamacare in 90 seconds — Washington (CNN)Top Republican lawmakers are forging ahead with a strategy of including Obamacare replacement measures in a repeal bill that would roll back big chunks of the Affordable Care Act.
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Eclectablog, The Daily Signal and Vox
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
“Just Following Orders” — Horror stories about the lawlessness of Customs and Border Protection agents in the aftermath of Trump's immigration ban. — In the days after Donald Trump signed his executive order on immigration, it became clear that Customs and Border Protection officers …
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EcoWatch
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Conservative grassroots leaders are planning a series of massive pro-President Donald Trump rallies nationwide, Breitbart News has learned exclusively. — On Feb. 27 and March 4, the rallies—dubbed the Spirit of America Rallies—will spring up nationwide in cities and towns across America.
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No More Mister Nice Blog
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Dem to unveil bill requiring a White House psychiatrist — Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) reportedly plans to file a bill that would require the White House to have an in-house psychiatrist. — “I'm looking at it from the perspective of, if there are questions about the mental health of the president …
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Daily Wire
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Trump's faux-pas diplomacy — President Donald Trump spent much of a recent phone call with French President Francois Hollande veering off into rants about the U.S. getting shaken down by other countries, according to a senior official with knowledge of the call, creating an awkward interaction with a critical U.S. ally.
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Raw Story, Hullabaloo, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller, Sydney Morning Herald and The Week
Daniel Burke / CNN:
100 evangelical leaders buy ad to denounce Trump's refugee ban — Judges challenge lawyers on travel ban hearing — (CNN)Scores of evangelical leaders, including at least one from each state, have taken out a full-page newspaper advertisement to denounce President Donald Trump's temporary ban on refugees …