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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
White House Bars Times and 2 Other News Outlets From Briefing — WASHINGTON — Journalists from The New York Times and two other news organizations were prohibited from attending a briefing by President Trump's press secretary on Friday, a highly unusual breach of relations between the White House and its press corps.
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White House blocks news organizations from press briefing — CNN & others blocked from White House media briefing — CNN and other news organizations were blocked Friday from a White House press briefing. — There was no immediate explanation from the White House.
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House hand-picks select media for briefing — The White House blocked a number of news outlets from covering spokesman Sean Spicer's question-and-answer session on Friday afternoon. — Spicer decided to hold an off-camera “gaggle” with reporters inside his West Wing office instead …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
In December, Spicer said barring media access is what a ‘dictatorship’ does. Today, he barred media access.
In December, Spicer said barring media access is what a ‘dictatorship’ does. Today, he barred media access.
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Spencer Ackerman / The Guardian:
White House confirms chief of staff discussed Trump and Russia with FBI
White House confirms chief of staff discussed Trump and Russia with FBI
Axios:
Source: Gary Cohn says no go on border adjustment tax
Source: Gary Cohn says no go on border adjustment tax
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New York Magazine, Politico, Vox, Reuters and Business Insider
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Media figures slam White House for excluding outlets from briefing
Media figures slam White House for excluding outlets from briefing
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RedState, Raw Story, Breitbart, TVNewser, Occupy Democrats, Mediaite, CBS Los Angeles, The Daily Caller and Media Matters for America
Chris Massie / CNN:
GOP Rep. Mo Brooks says town hall protests may prevent Obamacare repeal — (CNN)Republican Rep. Mo Brooks said Thursday that protests at town halls around the country might prevent Republican lawmakers from repealing the Affordable Care Act. — “I'll tell you, Toni, there are a …
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Paul Demko / Politico:
Exclusive: Leaked GOP Obamacare replacement shrinks subsidies, Medicaid expansion — A draft House Republican repeal bill would dismantle the Obamacare subsidies and scrap its Medicaid expansion, according to a copy of the proposal obtained by POLITICO. — The legislation would take down …
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Rep. Peter King says he's refusing to do town halls because angry protesters ‘diminish democracy’
Rep. Peter King says he's refusing to do town halls because angry protesters ‘diminish democracy’
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Talking Points Memo and The Week
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Health-Care Nightmare Is Only Just Beginning
Trump's Health-Care Nightmare Is Only Just Beginning
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The Hill, Business Insider, Vox, Lawyers, Guns & Money, IJR, Washington Post, The Resurgent, Raw Story, Politico and Townhall.com
Alan M. Dershowitz / The Hill:
I will leave the Democrats if Keith Ellison is elected its chairman — Tomorrow the Democratic National Committee (DNC) will have to choose the direction of the Democratic Party, as well as its likely composition. It will be among the most important choices the DNC has ever had to make.
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Fox News Insider, Politico, RealClearPolitics, Hot Air and Washington Free Beacon
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Jeff Stein / Vox:
The key question of the DNC race: how broken is the Democratic Party? — The Democratic National Committee will elect a new chair on Saturday, in a vote that has pitted the party's grassroots base and dozens of Democrats in Congress against veterans of President Barack Obama's White House and Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign.
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ABC News, Hullabaloo and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
An Actual False-Flag Operation at CPAC — Two men made trouble—and stirred up a social-media frenzy—on the third day of the Conservative Political Action Conference by conducting a literal false-flag operation. — Jason Charter, 22, and Ryan Clayton, 36, passed out roughly 1,000 red …
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
CPAC scrambles to control damage after attendees wave Russian flags during Trump speech — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Staffers at CPAC quickly scrambled to confiscate Russian flags with the word “TRUMP” on the front that were being waved by attendees during President Donald Trump's speech on Friday.
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Tara Golshan / Vox:
Full transcript: President Trump's CPAC speech — President Donald Trump spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference Friday, delivering a freewheeling speech in a style familiar from his time on the campaign trail. — Trump touted his election victory, took a couple of swings …
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Politico, Washington Post, New York Magazine and Cafe Hayek
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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's CPAC speech proves it: He's totally obsessed with the media
Donald Trump's CPAC speech proves it: He's totally obsessed with the media
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Western Journalism and Occupy Democrats
Gabrielle Bluestone / The Slot:
Here's a Picture of the Crowd Lined Up Outside CPAC to See Donald Trump Speak — NATIONAL HARBOR, MD—A few minutes into his CPAC speech Friday, esteemed and honest president Donald J. Trump said people were so excited to hear him speak that, “There are lines that go back six blocks.
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Raw Story, Occupy Democrats, Western Journalism and Mediaite
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
State Department writes anti-leak memo, which promptly leaks — The State Department legal office prepared a four-page memo for Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warning of the dangers of leaking by State Department employees. It promptly leaked, to me. That's only the latest sign …
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Occupy Democrats, The Week, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit and Foreign Policy
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Associated Press:
DHS intel report disputes threat posed by travel ban nations — WASHINGTON (AP) — Analysts at the Homeland Security Department's intelligence arm found insufficient evidence that citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries included in President Donald Trump's travel ban pose a terror threat to the United States.
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The Hill, Axios, Political Wire, Daily Kos, Mediaite and FOX6Now.com
Lili Bayer / The Forward:
Exclusive: Senior Trump Aide Forged Key Ties To Anti-Semitic Groups In Hungary — When photographs recently emerged showing Sebastian Gorka, President Donald Trump's high-profile deputy assistant, wearing a medal associated with the Nazi collaborationist regime that ruled Hungary during World War II …
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Republican lawmakers introduce bills to curb protesting in at least 18 states — Since the election of President Trump, Republican lawmakers in at least 18 states have introduced or voted on legislation to curb mass protests in what civil liberties experts are calling “an attack on protest rights throughout the states.”
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Politico, The Slot, WCCO | CBS Minnesota, Progress Pond and Occupy Democrats
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Bannon vows a daily fight for ‘deconstruction of the administrative state’ — The reclusive mastermind behind President Trump's nationalist ideology and combative tactics made his public debut Thursday, delivering a fiery rebuke of the media and declaring that the new administration …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The National Death Wish — A few weeks ago, Tom Cotton and David Perdue, Republican senators from Arkansas and Georgia, introduced an immigration bill that would cut the number of legal immigrants to this country each year in half, from about a million to about 500,000.
Soumya Karlamangla / Los Angeles Times:
Why therapists are having such a hard time talking about Trump — Therapists such as Dr. Arlene Drake, who practices in West L.A., say that many of their patients are talking about President Trump, presenting a challenge for a group of professionals who have been trained not to expose their own political beliefs.
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Leon Neyfakh / Slate:
Everyone Needs to Stop Passing Along Facebook Rumors About ICE Checkpoints — New Yorkers were sharing a bracing message on Facebook on Thursday: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents had set up checkpoints at subway stations in the Bronx and were demanding that people show their papers.
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CBS New York and AOL
Los Angeles Times:
A state senator is removed from the chamber for her comments about Tom Hayden and Vietnam — After trying to make a statement about the late Tom Hayden and his opposition to the Vietnam War, Sen. Janet Nguyen (R-Garden Grove) was removed from the floor of the state Senate on Thursday …
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
AP Claims LifeZette Owes Nearly $50,000 In Unpaid Fees And Penalties — The Associated Press is suing LifeZette for more than $49,000, claiming that the Laura Ingraham-helmed website failed to pay months of licensing fees. — The complaint, filed on Friday in District of Columbia Superior Court …
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Federal appeals court could reinstate Wisconsin's early voting limits — CHICAGO - Three federal judges expressed deep skepticism Friday over claims that Wisconsin Republicans had deliberately made it harder for minorities to vote, raising the prospect they would reinstate limits on early voting.