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Numbers / Pew Research Center:
In First Month, Views of Trump Are Already Strongly Felt, Deeply Polarized — Opposition to Trump's refugee policy; improved views of economy — Less than a month after Donald Trump took office, the public's initial impressions of the new president are strongly felt, deeply polarized and far more negative than positive.
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1. Early public attitudes about Donald Trump — Overall, 39% say they approve of how Trump is handling his job as president, while 56% say they disapprove and 6% do not offer a view. Job ratings for Trump are more negative than for other recent presidents at similar points in their first terms.
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Rasmussen Reports:
in Politics — The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows that 55% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump's job performance. Forty-five percent (45%) disapprove. — The latest figures include 38% who Strongly Approve of the way Trump is performing and 36% who Strongly Disapprove.
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Wall Street Journal:
Spies Keep Intelligence From Donald Trump — U.S. intelligence officials have withheld sensitive intelligence from President Donald Trump because they are concerned it could be leaked or compromised, according to current and former officials familiar with the matter.
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New York Times:
White House Plans to Have Trump Ally Review Intelligence Agencies — WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to assign a New York billionaire to lead a broad review of American intelligence agencies, according to administration officials, an effort that members of the intelligence community fear …
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Ashley Dejean / Mother Jones:
Exclusive: Classified Memo Tells Intelligence Analysts to Keep Trump's Daily Brief Short
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's combative, grievance-filled press conference, annotated — A solemn President Trump turned his Thursday afternoon announcement of a new labor secretary nominee into a screed against the media and large-scale defense of his first four weeks as president. — It was remarkable.
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Madeline Conway / Politico:
Trump says he called Justice Department to ask them to investigate leaks — President Donald Trump on Thursday said he called the Department of Justice to ask officials to investigate the source of recent leaks about his administration to the news media. — “Yes, we're looking at them very …
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Trump names Alexander Acosta as labor secretary nominee
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Tara Golshan / Vox:
A guide to what the GOP-led House Oversight Committee will and won't investigate on Trump
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Donovan Slack / USA Today:
Trump to name Alexander Acosta as new Labor secretary nominee
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New York Times:
Full Transcript and Video: Trump News Conference — President Trump on Thursday announced his new nominee for labor secretary, Alexander Acosta, during a news conference at the White House. Following is a transcript of that event, as prepared by the Federal News Service.
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Bloomberg:
Kremlin Tells Media to Cut Back on Fawning Trump Coverage, Sources Say — Order comes as hopes fade for improved relations with U.S. — Trump was garnering more media mentions in Russia than Putin — The Kremlin ordered state media to cut way back on their fawning coverage of President Donald Trump …
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Leaked Emails Show Justice Clarence Thomas's Wife Pushing Travel Ban — Justice Clarence Thomas's wife is organizing in support of President Donald Trump's agenda. And it might make her husband's life a little complicated. — In an email sent to a conservative listserv on Feb. 13 …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
About ‘The Press Conference’ — This is that rare time when I think the cliched phrase is appropriate: That press conference speaks for itself. There's very little I can think to add. It all amounts to a confirmation of what most of us already know. This man is not emotionally …
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Philip Elliott / TIME:
Inside Donald Trump's White House Chaos — For two years, Donald Trump mastered the art of disruption. Name a political precept and he probably broke it during his improbable march to the White House. But disruption in government—the rulemaker breaking the rules—turns out to be more costly.
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Jon Schwarz / The Intercept:
Carter Page, at Center of Trump Russian Investigation, Writes Bizarre Letter to DOJ Blaming Hillary Clinton — Carter Page, briefly a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump's presidential campaign, sent a peculiar, rambling letter this week to the Department of Justice, asking it to review …
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
The 8 Craziest Moments Of Trump's Impromptu Press Conference — In a hastily-called Thursday press conference carried live on national TV, President Donald Trump was completely off the map. — During the hour-plus event in the East Room of the White House, ostensibly held to announce …
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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Trump asks black journalist to help set up meeting with Congressional Black Caucus
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Chicago Tribune:
Former Obama aide fined $90,000 for illegally lobbying Emanuel on Uber's behalf — David Plouffe speaks before United States President Barack Obama appears at campaign fundraiser at Navy Pier in Chicago, IL on April 14, 2011. — A former senior executive for Uber who once served …
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Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:
Trump's F-35 Calls Came With a Surprise: Rival CEO Was Listening — Boeing CEO said to be in room as Trump phoned program chief — Lockheed has faced Trump attacks over cost of F-35 contract — Days before taking office, President-elect Donald Trump made two surprise calls …
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Admit it: Trump is unfit to serve — Let's not mumble or whisper about the central issue facing our country: What is this democratic nation to do when the man serving as president of the United States plainly has no business being president of the United States?
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German Lopez / Vox:
Trump keeps lying about his Electoral College victory — He made two false claims about his win at a news conference on Thursday. — President Donald Trump made two false claims about his 2016 victory early in his news conference on Thursday: He said he won 306 Electoral College votes …
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Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Restaurants, schools close in ‘Day Without Immigrants’ protest — Upscale restaurants canceled long-standing reservations. Some ubiquitous fast-casual chains were closed. And teachers posted pictures on social media of their empty classrooms. — Immigrants across the country …
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Trump says ‘I inherited a mess,’ blasts media and detractors at combative news conference — President Trump on Thursday aired his grievances against the news media, the intelligence community and his detractors generally in a sprawling, stream-of-consciousness news conference …
Katie Mettler / Washington Post:
‘This is really unprecedented’: ICE detains woman seeking domestic abuse protection at Tex. courthouse — A hearing in El Paso County in Texas went from ordinary to “unprecedented” last week when half a dozen Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents showed up at a courthouse …
Bloomberg:
Tillerson Forced to Stay at Sanitarium in German Village for G-20 — Russian foreign minister asks why reporters were ushered away — Secretary of State is in ‘listening mode,’ official says — On his first trip abroad as U.S. secretary of state, Rex Tillerson was forced to stay …
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
G.O.P.'s Grand Visions for Congress Now Look Like a Mirage — WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans, who craved unified control of the government to secure their aggressive conservative agenda, have instead found themselves on a legislative elliptical trainer, gliding toward nowhere.
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New York Times:
A HUD Official Once Criticized Trump. Now He's an Ex-Official. — WASHINGTON — A top aide to President Trump's housing secretary nominee, Ben Carson, was fired and led out of the department's headquarters by security on Wednesday after writings critical of Mr. Trump surfaced in his vetting …
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Chris Brito / New York's PIX11:
Man found dead with zip-ties around neck inside TriBeCa jewelry store — TRIBECA, Manhattan - A man was found dead with zip-ties around his neck inside his TriBeCa jewelry store, NYPD sources said Thursday. — The grisly discovery was made around 6 p.m. Wednesday at the family-owned World …
Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Martial arts academy posts how-to video for defending against Trump handshake — A mixed martial arts online magazine has posted a tutorial from a jiu-jitsu academy on how to defend against President Trump's handshakes. — Recent meetings with foreign leaders have brought attention to the president's handshake.
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Richard Pollock / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: How The Nation's Spooks Played The Game ‘Kill Mike Flynn’ — Ted Cruz Tries To Wreck Liz Warren's Legacy With One Sentence — Democrats Announce HUGE Show Of No-Confidence In Crucial Senate Race — Why Did The FBI Just Release Trump Real Estate Records From The 70s? — US |
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