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Reuters:
Defections by Sears, Kmart cap week of controversy for Trump brands — Trump-branded consumer products have suffered new blows, with U.S. retailers Sears Holdings Corp and Kmart Corp discontinuing online sales of 31 Trump Home items, while new details emerged showing sales of Ivanka Trump's brand fell …
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Political Wire and The Week
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Kellyanne Conway's dangerous game — Kellyanne Conway once again put herself at the center of controversy this week when she went on national television and declared she was doing a “free commercial” for Ivanka Trump's clothing line, ethics laws be damned. Media snarked, ethics watchdogs barked …
David Caplan / ABC News:
Sears, Kmart Join Other Retailers in Dropping Trump-Branded Merchandise
Sears, Kmart Join Other Retailers in Dropping Trump-Branded Merchandise
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BizPac Review, Raw Story, Mediaite, The Hill, The Nation, RedState and New York Times
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Gillibrand: I'm not running for president in 2020 — (D-N.Y.) is denying rumors that she will run for president in 2020. — “No, I am running for Senate. I'm running for Senate in 2018,” she said during an interview Sunday with radio host John Catsimatidis on AM 970 in New York.
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Sopan Deb / New York Times:
Meryl Streep Pledges to Stand Up to ‘Brownshirts’ in Tirade Against Trump — Meryl Streep, in a fiery speech criticizing President Trump on Saturday night, pledged to stand up against “brownshirts and bots” at a time when she and others are increasingly denouncing his administration's policies and the president himself.
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Fox News:
Actress Meryl Streep renews harsh criticism of Trump in emotional speech — In an emotional speech on Saturday night, actress Meryl Streep doubled down on her harsh criticism of President Donald Trump, and spoke of becoming a target at the Golden Globes in January.
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and twitchy.com
Aaron Short / New York Post:
Trump's White House eyes potential foes in 2020 election — The White House is already tracking which Democrats could challenge President Trump in 2020 and Gov. Cuomo and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand aren't on the list, sources told The Post. — Trump's chief strategist, Steve Bannon …
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Political Wire
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Report: 72 convicted of terrorism from ‘Trump 7’ mostly Muslim countries — Since 9/11, 72 individuals from the seven mostly Muslim countries covered by President Trump's “extreme vetting” executive order have been convicted of terrorism, bolstering the administration's immigration ban.
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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Matt Latimer / Politico:
Hillary Clinton Is Running Again — Hillary Clinton will run for president. Again. — No inside information informs this prediction. No argument is advanced as to whether her run is a good or a bad idea—there are many ways to make a case either way.
Washington Post:
A gift and a challenge for Democrats: A restive, active and aggressive base — A super PAC formed to reelect Barack Obama in 2012 is driving activists to congressional town halls. Veterans of Bill Clinton's administration are joining marches and plotting bigger ones for the spring.
Discussion:
Hot Air
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Pelosi: Flynn should be suspended — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is calling for national security advisor Michael Flynn to be suspended and for his intelligence clearance to be revoked until U.S. officials fully review his contacts with Russia's ambassador.
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
When it comes to his contacts with Russia, Michael Flynn has bigger problems than the Logan Act
When it comes to his contacts with Russia, Michael Flynn has bigger problems than the Logan Act
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Business Insider, Washington Monthly, Hot Air and The Hill
Chadwick Moore / New York Post:
I'm a gay New Yorker — and I'm coming out as a conservative — Chadwick Moore in his East Williamsburg home … When Out magazine assigned me an interview with the Breitbart.com rabble-rouser Milo Yiannopoulos, I knew it would be controversial. In the gay and liberal communities in particular …
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Towleroad and BizPac Review
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Trump impeached? You can bet on it — There's already talk of impeachment, just three weeks into Donald Trump's turbulent presidency. In fact, many are already betting on it. — Gambling houses all over the world are taking in action on whether Trump, inaugurated just last month, will resign or be impeached.
David Weigel / Washington Post:
GOP official in viral town hall video is known for sharing misleading stories, bigoted jokes — As news networks have scrambled to put cameras in congressional town hall meetings, a few of their attendees and speakers have earned short bursts of fame — or infamy.
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Raw Story and The Reality-Based Community
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Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
GOP senator: Physical border wall ‘would rate very low’ among Texans — (R-Texas), the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, believes that constructing a physical wall on the U.S.-Mexico border would not rate high among Texans. — “I think people would say, if you are talking about a physical wall, it would rate very low.
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Political Wire
Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
Newspaper Apologizes For Using Alec Baldwin Photo In Trump Cover Story — Did ‘fake news’ just jump the shark? — The Dominican Republic's oldest and most important newspaper El Nacional on Friday printed a photo of Alec Baldwin doing his impression of President Trump on “Saturday Night Live” …
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Gizmodo, NBC News and Political Wire
Paul Sperry / New York Post:
How Obama is scheming to sabotage Trump's presidency — MORE FROM: — When former President Barack Obama said he was “heartened” by anti-Trump protests, he was sending a message of approval to his troops. Troops? Yes, Obama has an army of agitators — numbering more than 30,000 …
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The Geller Report and The Gateway Pundit