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Reports of Raids Have Immigrants Bracing for Enforcement Surge — In Austin, Tex., undocumented women working in a laundromat cowered in the back of the room, petrified after seeing a video and a photograph of apprehensions outside a local grocery store and burger joint.
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Federal agents conduct immigration enforcement raids in at least six states

Protests erupt in NYC over immigration enforcement raids
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ICE says L.A. immigration arrests were planned long in advance, not tied to new crackdown
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Russia Considers Returning Snowden to U.S. to ‘Curry Favor’ With Trump: Official — U.S. intelligence has collected information that Russia is considering turning over Edward Snowden as a “gift” to President Donald Trump — who has called the NSA leaker a “spy” and a “traitor” who deserves to be executed.
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US investigators corroborate some aspects of the Russia dossier — Washington (CNN)For the first time, US investigators say they have corroborated some of the communications detailed in a 35-page dossier compiled by a former British intelligence agent, multiple current and former US law enforcement and intelligence officials tell CNN.


U.S. Intelligence Officials Able To Corroborate Parts Of Russia-Trump Dossier — CNN is reporting that intelligence officials in the United States have been able to corroborate some of the reports in the dossier gathered by a former MI-6 intelligence agent.
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Chaffetz Said He Believes Town Hall Protestors Were Paid, Not From Utah — Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) said that the thousands of protestors who swarmed his town hall on Thursday night were not actually from his state and were “paid” to protest, the Deseret News reported Friday.
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Chaffetz says town hall crowd tried ‘bullying and intimidation’ — SALT LAKE CITY — Rep. Jason Chaffetz said the raucous reception he received at Thursday evening's town hall meeting was “bullying and an attempt at intimidation” from a crowd opposed to President Donald Trump's election.

Swarming crowds and hostile questions are the new normal at GOP town halls
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CIA freezes out top Flynn aide — A top deputy to National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was rejected for a critical security clearance, effectively ending his tenure on the National Security Council and escalating tensions between Flynn and the intelligence community.
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Trump says he will bring down the price of wall on Mexico's border — President Donald Trump pushed back early on Saturday on assertions that the wall he wants built on the U.S. border with Mexico would cost more than anticipated and said he would reduce the price.
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Trump: Border wall price ‘will come WAY DOWN’ when I negotiate
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Donald Trump and the art of the super-awkward handshake
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Somebody get me out of here — The federal courts of appeals routinely operate in randomly assigned panels of three judges. Appeals from their decisions may be taken to the United States Supreme Court and are heard mostly as a matter of the Supreme Court's discretion.
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Al Franken to Maher: GOP senators privately express ‘great concern’ about Trump's temperament — Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) said Friday night that his Republican Senate colleagues privately express “great concern” about President Trump's temperament, and he joked about the GOP eventually impeaching Trump.


Mexicans Vow to Fight Trump by Jamming U.S. Courts — Group says it will urge compatriots targeted for extradition to fight in court; government allocates funds — MEXICO CITY—Influential Mexicans are pushing an aggressive and perhaps risky strategy to fight a likely increase in deportations …


Internal Nordstrom Data Show Sales Decline for Ivanka Trump Brand — Brand's 32% tumble occurred even as the chain's overall sales rose — Dueling social-media movements are urging people to boycott and buy brands based on their affiliation with President Donald Trump …
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The Justice Department Is Taking A Step Back From Efforts To Protect Transgender People Under Existing Law — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department took a step back Friday from its prior position of advancing transgender people's rights under existing civil rights laws.
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DOJ nixes request to halt order against trans student protections
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Stephen Miller: A key engineer for Trump's ‘America first’ agenda — As a young conservative in liberal Santa Monica, Calif., Stephen Miller clashed frequently with his high school, often calling in to a national radio show to lambaste administrators for promoting multiculturalism …

Exclusive: White House Has Interviewed Carl Higbie for Press Secretary — Carl Higbie has interviewed for the position of White House press secretary, according to two senior administration officials familiar with the matter. “Well, I can say that I've offered my services,” Higbie confirms for Washingtonian when reached by phone.
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Trump counselor Kellyanne Conway hires a chief of staff — Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Trump and one of the most visible figures in the administration, is expanding her operation inside the White House by hiring a veteran congressional staffer as her chief of staff.
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Newspaper uses photo of Alec Baldwin on ‘SNL’ instead of Trump — Dominican newspaper El Nacional on Friday printed a photo of Alec Baldwin doing his impression of President Trump on “Saturday Night Live” in an article about Trump and Israel. — The photo was used side-by-side with a photo …