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Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Bill Maher, Faulted for Booking Milo Yiannopoulos, Takes Credit for His Fall — If you were disappointed that Bill Maher brought Milo Yiannopoulos onto his HBO show “Real Time” last week, Mr. Maher is not especially bothered. — In a telephone interview on Tuesday night …
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Maher takes credit for Milo Yiannopoulos's downfall — HBO's Bill Maher is taking credit for sudden and dramatic fall of former Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos, declaring that his decision to book the alt-right provocateur on his Friday show led to his demise.
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Trump's America will be on vivid display at annual conservative gathering
Trump's America will be on vivid display at annual conservative gathering
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New Yorker, Right Wing Watch and The Root
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Support for Obamacare is rising — The 2010 health care law is becoming more popular, even as it heads toward the chopping block — further complicating efforts by President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans to repeal and replace it. — While both Trump and Republicans …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Here you go: Pick a politician, watch them get yelled at — One of the legitimate marvels of the American political system is that regular old Americans can yell at our elected officials. It's not a particularly nice thing to do, of course, but you're not going to, say …
The Hill:
Republicans at risk in 2018 steering clear of town halls
Republicans at risk in 2018 steering clear of town halls
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David Anderson / Baltimore Sun:
Rep. Harris is a no-show for Affordable Care Act town hall at Harford Community College
Rep. Harris is a no-show for Affordable Care Act town hall at Harford Community College
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
This time, Grassley hears pro-Obamacare voices
This time, Grassley hears pro-Obamacare voices
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The Hill:
Ellison holds edge in DNC race — As Democrats head to Atlanta this weekend to vote on their party's next chair, the race to lead the Democratic National Committee chair is coming down to its two leading candidates. — Rep. Keith Ellison (Minn.) has the edge over former Labor secretary Tom Perez …
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Matt Stoller / The Intercept:
DNC Chair Candidate Tom Perez's Bank-Friendly Record Could Kneecap the Democratic Party — “Why does nobody ever go to jail?” asked Mandy Grunwald, a messaging guru for the Hillary Clinton campaign, in an email in 2015 to eight other top campaign officials.
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump on DNC race: Ellison ‘predicted early that I would win!’
Trump on DNC race: Ellison ‘predicted early that I would win!’
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Laurie Penny / Pacific Standard:
On the Milo Bus With the Lost Boys of America's New Right — What happens when a movement of gamers recognizes they're not players, but pawns? — Have you heard the one about the boy who cried Fake News? — This is a story about truth and consequences.
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New York Times:
Fight Erupts in Trump Administration Over Transgender Students' Rights — WASHINGTON — A fight over a draft order that would rescind protections for transgender students in public schools has erupted inside the Trump administration, pitting Attorney General Jeff Sessions against the secretary of education, Betsy DeVos.
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Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
I Ignored Trump News for a Week. Here's What I Learned. — I spent last week ignoring President Trump. Although I am ordinarily a politics junkie, I didn't read, watch or listen to a single story about anything having to do with our 45th president. — What I missed, by many accounts …
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Why Is Facebook Helping Fund CPAC? — A pillar of famously-liberal Silicon Valley is underwriting Washington's biggest gathering of conservatives. — Sources with direct knowledge of the matter tell The Daily Beast that Facebook made a six-figure contribution to CPAC …
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William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
Stop Chuck Todd Before He Tweets Again — If Twitter is hurting Trump, what is it doing to credibility of the press? — Among the commentariat, it is an article of faith that Donald Trump's fondness for Twitter only damages himself and his presidency. — That may turn out to be right …
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Trump Is Unpopular, But Not As Unpopular As Liberals Think — Do you wonder why Donald Trump thinks he's wildly popular beyond the nefarious precincts of those enemies of the people, the liberal news media? The president himself offered a succinct talking point on that subject near …
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The Hill:
Trump steps up deportation push — The Trump administration on Tuesday released a pair of memos outlining aggressive enforcement of immigration laws, potentially resulting in millions of deportations if the White House puts muscle and money behind the policies.
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Laura Smitherman / NPR:
Homeland Security Outlines New Rules Tightening Enforcement Of Immigration Law
Homeland Security Outlines New Rules Tightening Enforcement Of Immigration Law
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NY1 News:
NY1 Online: Hearing from the Senator — NY1 VIDEO: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand sat down with Bobby Cuza for a comprehensive interview. — Despite her opposition to Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says she thinks he will be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
The Huffington Post:
The Movement Resisting Donald Trump Has A Name: The (Local) Democratic Party — While outside groups are getting the attention, local Democratic parties nationwide are seeing a surge of interest. — Local Democratic parties are confronting a problem in the Trump era that is as confounding as it is unexpected: space.
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Dana Liebelson / The Huffington Post:
School Asks Teachers To Take Down Pro-Diversity Posters, Saying They're ‘Anti-Trump’ — Now, the students are fighting back. — WASHINGTON School administrators in a 93 percent white Maryland county recently asked high school teachers to take down pro-diversity posters from classrooms …
Writing - Enquiry:
Mike Dubke — Graduates of Hamilton College boast a number of impressive accolades. Perhaps one of our most notable alumni, at least in recent years, is Mike Dubke, class of '92, who has been tapped as President Trump's new communications director. Dubke is poised to take over the position …
Jenna Portnoy / Washington Post:
The women got up in Brat's grill, and then some — BLACKSTONE, Va. — Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.), who drew national notice after complaining that women were “in my grill” because he was reluctant to hold a town hall meeting, finally relented and came face to face with those women …
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Dan Hendrickson / WHOTV:
13Raw: Emotional Crowd Yells After Sen. Ernst as Town Hall Meeting Wraps
13Raw: Emotional Crowd Yells After Sen. Ernst as Town Hall Meeting Wraps
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NBC News:
Poll: Majority of Americans Worried About War, Feel Favorably Toward NATO — Nearly two-thirds of Americans, divided sharply along party lines, are worried that the United States will become engaged in a major war in the next four years, according to results from the latest NBC News| SurveyMonkey poll.
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New York Times:
Mr. Trump's ‘Deportation Force’ Prepares an Assault on American Values — The homeland security secretary, John Kelly, issued a remarkable pair of memos on Tuesday. They are the battle plan for the “deportation force” President Trump promised in the campaign.
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Jon Herskovitz / Reuters:
U.S. judge blocks Texas plan to cut Planned Parenthood Medicaid funds — A U.S. judge in Austin issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday halting Texas' plan to cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood, saying the state did not present evidence of a program violation that would warrant termination.
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Paul J. Weber / Associated Press:
Judge blocks Texas cutting Medicaid to Planned Parenthood
Judge blocks Texas cutting Medicaid to Planned Parenthood
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Noah Smith / Bloomberg:
The Myth of the U.S. Immigration Crisis — With the rise of Donald Trump, anti-immigrant sentiment has reached levels not seen in decades in the U.S. Anger against illegal immigration and fear of refugees, previously confined to the fringes of the Republican base, are now at the center of public dialogue.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
These are the American people Trump calls enemies of the American people — Thomas Gibbons-Neff, a fourth-generation military man, deployed twice to Afghanistan. The second time, as a 22-year-old Marine corporal in 2010, he led an eight-man infantry team into combat.
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
'They're trying to turn Elizabeth into a boogeyman' — Republicans need a new campaign villain — and Elizabeth Warren is looking increasingly like their choice. — With Barack Obama and Harry Reid out of office and Nancy Pelosi toiling deep in the minority, Republicans are in search …