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Greg Miller / Washington Post:
National security adviser Flynn discussed sanctions with Russian ambassador, despite denials, officials say — National security adviser Michael Flynn privately discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with that country's ambassador to the United States during the month before President Trump took office …
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Flynn Is Said to Have Talked to Russians About Sanctions Before Trump Took Office — WASHINGTON — Weeks before President Trump's inauguration, his national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, discussed American sanctions against Russia, as well as areas of possible cooperation …
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CNN:
Anger erupts at Republican town halls — Murfreesboro, Tennessee (CNN)More than seven years after angry anti-Obamacare town halls erupted across the country, raw emotions are boiling over again — this time, as the Republican Party under President Donald Trump gears up to dismantle Barack Obama's legacy.
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Protesters swarm Chaffetz town hall
Protesters swarm Chaffetz town hall
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The Salt Lake / Salt Lake Tribune:
Watch: Utahns instigate while Chaffetz rebuffs their calls to investigate
Watch: Utahns instigate while Chaffetz rebuffs their calls to investigate
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Greg Bluestein / Political Insider blog:
Anti-Trump protesters pack Perdue, Isakson event
Anti-Trump protesters pack Perdue, Isakson event
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Karoli Kuns / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Jason Chaffetz Town Hall Filled With Over 1000 Angry Constituents
Jason Chaffetz Town Hall Filled With Over 1000 Angry Constituents
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump vexed by challenges, scale of government — Being president is harder than Donald Trump thought, according to aides and allies who say that he's growing increasingly frustrated with the challenges of running the massive federal bureaucracy. — In interviews, nearly two dozen people who've spent …
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Eugene Kontorovich / Washington Post:
The 9th Circuit's dangerous and unprecedented use of campaign statements to block presidential policy — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has just upheld a nationwide temporary injunction on President Trump's executive order relating to refugees and visas from certain countries.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
3 key Trump mistakes that led to the travel ban court defeat — President Donald Trump's three-week-old administration took a thrashing from a federal appeals court Thursday as a panel of three judges unanimously rejected his request to resume enforcement of his controversial travel ban executive order.
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Fox News:
Republicans push bill to split up ‘nutty 9th Circuit’
Republicans push bill to split up ‘nutty 9th Circuit’
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Federal appeals court rules 3 to 0 against Trump on travel ban
Federal appeals court rules 3 to 0 against Trump on travel ban
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CNN:
Threats against judges in immigration ban cases leads to increased security
Threats against judges in immigration ban cases leads to increased security
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Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
Why The Ninth Circuit Ruled Against Trump's Refugee Order
Why The Ninth Circuit Ruled Against Trump's Refugee Order
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Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
9th Circuit Has 80 Percent Reversal Rate At Supreme Court
9th Circuit Has 80 Percent Reversal Rate At Supreme Court
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Americans Now Evenly Divided on Impeaching Trump — PPP's new national poll finds that Donald Trump's popularity as President has declined precipitously just over the last two weeks. On our first poll of his Presidency voters were evenly divided on Trump, with 44% approving of him and 44% also disapproving.
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Bwittes / Lawfare:
How to Read (and How Not to Read) Today's 9th Circuit Opinion — Today's 9th Circuit decision is a bit less of a big deal than it will play in the press tomorrow; it will play big both because of the high stakes of the current litigation and because of some rhetorical excess in the opinion itself.
Associated Press:
UNDER FIRE, CONWAY MAINTAINS SUPPORT OF THE PRESIDENT — WASHINGTON (AP) — Kellyanne Conway, the high-profile White House counselor, has come under fire from Democratic and Republican lawmakers, fact checkers and the media. But she's so far maintained the support of her boss, President Donald Trump.
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Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Solidcore gym founder calls out Ivanka Trump after workout — The owner of trendy Washington-area gym chain Solidcore lashed out at Ivanka Trump over Facebook on Thursday after finding out the president's eldest daughter took her exercise class. — “What you do when you find out Ivanka Trump just took …
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CNN:
First on CNN: Trump nixes Elliott Abrams for State Department job — (CNN)CNN has learned that Elliott Abrams will not get the number two position at the State Department, according to Republican sources. — President Donald Trump met with Abrams and the sources said that the meeting went …
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
The Madness of King Donald — I guess I should start by saying this is not a blog. Nor is it what one might call a column. It's an experiment of sorts to see if there's something in between those two. Most Fridays, from now on, I'll be writing in this space about, among other things …
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New York Times:
Kushner Family Is in Talks to Buy Miami Marlins — The sale of a major league sports team always draws attention and local interest. But this one may attract even more interest, especially around the White House. — The Kushners, the New York real estate family whose scion is a close adviser …
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CBS News:
Mexican foreign minister helped Jared Kushner re-write Trump border wall speech
Mexican foreign minister helped Jared Kushner re-write Trump border wall speech
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Jared Kushner proves to be a shadow diplomat on U.S.-Mexico talks
Jared Kushner proves to be a shadow diplomat on U.S.-Mexico talks
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Gordon G. Chang / The Daily Beast:
China Hangs Tough. Trump Folds. China Ups the Ante. — On Thursday night, President Trump told his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, that he accepted the “One China” policy. The acknowledgement, made during a phone conversation, appears to be a capitulation to Beijing's demands.
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J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
‘GO BACK! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!’: Protestors Block Betsy DeVos From Entering DC School … Betsy DeVos' first week as the Secretary of Education is off to a rough start. — Just moments ago, DeVos was caught on camera by an ABC affiliate trying to enter a local public school …
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Emma Brown / Washington Post:
Protesters briefly block Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's visit to a D.C. school
Protesters briefly block Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's visit to a D.C. school
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Haaretz:
Le Pen: French Jews Will Have to Give Up Israeli Citizenship — Asked specifically about Jews and Israel, she said: 'Israel isn't an EU member.' — In a France ruled by the far-right Marine Le Pen, Jewish citizens will be forced to give up their Israeli citizenship, the Front National party leader said on Thursday.
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Bannon Cited Italian Thinker Who Inspired Fascists — ROME — Those trying to divine the roots of Stephen K. Bannon's dark and at times apocalyptic worldview have repeatedly combed over a speech that Mr. Bannon, President Trump's ideological guru, made in 2014 to a Vatican conference …
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Art Swift / Gallup:
Americans See US World Standing as Worst in a Decade — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans believe the world at large sees the U.S. more unfavorably (57%) than favorably (42%), their worst assessment of the country's image in 10 years. A year ago, Americans' perceptions were more positive than negative.
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Parisa Hafezi / Reuters:
Hundreds of thousands rally in Iran against Trump, chant ‘Death to America’: TV — Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied on Friday to swear allegiance to their clerical leaders and reject U.S. President Donald Trump's warning that he had put the Islamic Republic “on notice”, state TV reported.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
A Gift for Donald Trump — If you could give Donald Trump the gift of a single trait to help his presidency, what would it be? — My first thought was that prudence was the most important gift one could give him. Prudence is the ability to govern oneself with the use of reason.
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Elana Schor / Politico:
Hill GOP backs Trump on leaks investigation — Republicans are urging the White House to find and plug the leaks that led to embarrassing headlines about President Donald Trump's calls with foreign leaders. — While Democrats have seized on reports of Trump's confrontational conversations …
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