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New York Times:
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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Abigail Hauslohner / Washington Post:
Federal agents conduct immigration enforcement raids in at least six states — U.S. immigration authorities made a series of arrests in at least half a dozen states across the country on Thursday and Friday, sweeping up an unknown number of undocumented immigrants, immigration lawyers and advocates said.
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Protests erupt in NYC over immigration enforcement raids
Protests erupt in NYC over immigration enforcement raids
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RedState, CAIR COALITION, LAist, twitchy.com, The Week and Los Angeles Times
James Queally / Los Angeles Times:
ICE says L.A. immigration arrests were planned long in advance, not tied to new crackdown
ICE says L.A. immigration arrests were planned long in advance, not tied to new crackdown
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LAist, Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, NBC News, The Guardian and KTLA
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
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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NBC News:
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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Lisa Riley Roche / Deseret News:
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.
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Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
Chaffetz Said He Believes Town Hall Protestors Were Paid, Not From Utah
Chaffetz Said He Believes Town Hall Protestors Were Paid, Not From Utah
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Joe.My.God.
Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Swarming crowds and hostile questions are the new normal at GOP town halls
Swarming crowds and hostile questions are the new normal at GOP town halls
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Outside the Beltway
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
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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New Yorker, Washington Post, BuzzFeed and Althouse
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Diane Bartz / Reuters:
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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Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Trump: Border wall price ‘will come WAY DOWN’ when I negotiate
Trump: Border wall price ‘will come WAY DOWN’ when I negotiate
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Peter W. Stevenson / Washington Post:
Donald Trump and the art of the super-awkward handshake
Donald Trump and the art of the super-awkward handshake
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WREG-TV, FOX6Now.com and twitchy.com
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
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.
Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
DOJ nixes request to halt order against trans student protections — On the day after Jeff Sessions was confirmed as U.S. attorney general, the U.S. Justice Department has withdrawn its request to halt partially an order against Obama administration guidance protecting transgender students …
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LGBTQ Nation, Washington Post and Human Rights Campaign
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CNN:
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.
Santiago Pérez / Wall Street Journal:
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
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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Political Wire and Axios
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
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 …
Elaina Plott / Washingtonian:
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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Washington Post:
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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Political Wire, Politico and Washington Monthly
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
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 …
Aimee Green / Oregonian:
Guilty: Man who pulled gun out at 'Don't Shoot PDX' protest — A man who pulled out a gun at a Don't Shoot Portland march and pointed it at a crowd of protesters in downtown Portland was found guilty Friday of 21 felony and misdemeanor crimes. — Multnomah County Circuit Judge Thomas Ryan …
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