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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
DNC chair vote: live coverage — Live updates on the Democratic National Committee chair vote in Atlanta. — After the first balloting, Perez falls a single vote short of winning. The race will proceed to a second ballot. — Perez received 213.5 votes, one ballot short of the 214.5 threshold to win.
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Tom Perez elected the first Latino leader of Democratic Party — ATLANTA — Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez was elected the first Latino chair of the Democratic National Committee on Saturday, narrowly defeating Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) at the end of a contentious battle over the fate …
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Democrats Elect Thomas Perez, Establishment Favorite, as Party Chairman — ATLANTA — Former Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee on Saturday, narrowly defeating Representative Keith Ellison of Minnesota to take the helm of a still-divided party stunned …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Perez wins bid to lead Democratic Party — ATLANTA - Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez has defeated Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) to become the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee in a blow to Sen. Bernie Sanders — (I-Vt.) and the progressive wing of the party.
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Daily Mail:
‘Keep fighting, I will be with you every step of the way’: Hillary surfaces in extraordinary three-minute address to Democrats - which begs the question: Is she running AGAIN? — Hillary Clinton released a three-minute pep talk addressed to Democrats, in conjunction with their meeting in Atlanta, Georgia
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Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
Top Democrats poised to choose next party chair
Top Democrats poised to choose next party chair
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Perez elected DNC chairman
Perez elected DNC chairman
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Democrats brace for backlash as they vote on new party chairman
Democrats brace for backlash as they vote on new party chairman
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DN.SE:
Fake Sweden expert on Fox News - has criminal convictions in US, no connection to Swedish security — Fox News continues to focus on the debate about how immigration is breaking Sweden. One guest last night, described as a “Swedish defense and national security advisor” …
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Majority of Americans Say Congress Should Probe Contact Between Trump, Russia: Poll — About half of Americans believe that Congress should investigate whether Donald Trump's presidential campaign had contact with the Russian government in 2016, while only a quarter say that lawmakers …
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Ricky Young / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Issa calls for special prosecutor on Russian interference in election
Issa calls for special prosecutor on Russian interference in election
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Issa: Trump-Russia probe requires a special prosecutor
Issa: Trump-Russia probe requires a special prosecutor
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New York Times:
Immigration Agents Discover New Freedom to Deport Under Trump — In Virginia, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents waited outside a church shelter where undocumented immigrants had gone to stay warm. In Texas and in Colorado, agents went into courthouses, looking for foreigners who had arrived for hearings on other matters.
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
White House rejects DHS research on travel ban: report — The White House is dismissing a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) intelligence report rebuffing President Trump's claims that citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries pose an increased terror threat, the Wall Street Journal reported late Friday.
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Shane Harris / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Rejects Intelligence Report on Travel Ban
Donald Trump Rejects Intelligence Report on Travel Ban
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Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Lynne F. Stewart, Lawyer for Omar Abdel Rahman, Unexpectedly Outlives Him — When Omar Abdel Rahman died last Saturday while serving a life sentence for a 1995 conviction in a plot to blow up New York City landmarks, it came as little surprise that the nearly universal view of him as a dangerous terrorist …
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twitchy.com
Peter Holley / Washington Post:
Thousands of furious Trump fans can't stop visiting a website that pretends Clinton won — It's just over a month into Hillary Clinton's historic presidency, and Milo Yiannopoulos works as a Starbucks barista, the Koch brothers have fled the country and the first woman to occupy the Oval Office is the sober …
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The Hill
Heather Caygle / Politico:
House Democrats plan to troll Trump at big speech — House Democrats are seizing on President Donald Trump's first major speech to Congress Tuesday as an opportunity to troll the new president in prime time. — Many of the same Democrats who boycotted Trump's inauguration are choosing …
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
O'Rourke on Cruz challenge in 2018: “I really want to do this” — U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, is sailing toward a 2018 Senate campaign, an uphill battle that would pit the little-known congressman against one of the state's most prominent Republicans in the unpredictable era of President Donald Trump.
New York Times:
Trump Ruled the Tabloid Media. Washington Is a Different Story. — WASHINGTON — The White House press secretary, Sean Spicer, has taken to slapping journalists who write unflattering stories with an epithet he sees as the epitome of low-road, New York Post-style gossip: “Page Six reporter.”
The Hill:
Trump: I won't attend White House correspondents' dinner — President Trump announced Saturday he will not be attending this year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner, a break with past presidents. — “I will not be attending the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner this year.
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Jeff Caplan / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Trinity's transgender wrestler wins with pin, advances to championship — CYPRESS — Mack Beggs' first pin of the Class 6A state girls wrestling championship came in Saturday morning's semifinal match, launching the transgender grappler from Euless Trinity High School into the championship match in the 110-pound weight class.
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Miami New Times:
Muhammad Ali's Son Illegally Detained at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Attorney Says … The Muslim son of America's most famous boxer says he was stopped at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, questioned twice about his religion, and then held for about two hours this past February 7.
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Danielle Lerner / Courier-Journal:
Muhammad Ali Jr. detained by immigration at Fla. airport
Muhammad Ali Jr. detained by immigration at Fla. airport
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