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Politico:
Excerpts: Trump's address to Congress — Excerpts from President Donald Trump's Tuesday remarks to Congress as prepared for delivery . — Each American generation passes the torch of truth, liberty and justice - in an unbroken chain all the way down to the present.
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
A Great Night For Trump and Republicans — I don't have much to say about President Trump's speech to Congress tonight, beyond the obvious. The speech itself was tremendous, and Trump delivered it effectively, often passionately. It was an interesting reminder of how much better Trump is …
CNN:
Donald Trump's Congress speech (full text) — PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP'S ADDRESS TO A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS — TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: — Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and Citizens of America:
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New York Times:
Trump's Speech to Congress: Video and Transcript
Trump's Speech to Congress: Video and Transcript
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Mother Jones, Hit & Run and Hot Air
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Key moments from Donald Trump's speech to Congress
Key moments from Donald Trump's speech to Congress
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Washington Post
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Trump pitches unity to Congress amid turbulent start to presidency
Trump pitches unity to Congress amid turbulent start to presidency
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Politico, Washington Post, RedState, BGR, The Atlantic and Towleroad
CNN:
Source: Trump would like to see compromise immigration bill — Official: Trump eager for immigration bill — The President envisions a bill where those who haven't committed any serious crimes could stay in the US legally — (CNN)President Donald Trump is eager to pass an immigration bill …
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BuzzFeed:
Trump Gets Anonymity After Dissing Anonymous Sources — On Friday, Trump said the media “shouldn't be allowed to use sources unless they use somebody's name.” On Tuesday, he spoke as a “senior administration official” in stories. — Donald Trump on Friday railed against the media's use of anonymous sources in stories.
New York Times:
Trump Says He's Open to Legal Pathway for Undocumented Immigrants — WASHINGTON — President Trump, signaling a potential major shift in policy, told news anchors on Tuesday that he is open to a broad immigration overhaul that would grant legal status to millions of undocumented immigrants who have not committed serious crimes.
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The Daily Caller and Politicus USA
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump may be hinting that anti-Semitic incidents are false flags. It wouldn't be the first time. — President Trump seemed to suggest Tuesday that the recent bomb threats and vandalism at Jewish community centers and cemeteries across the country might be false flags, according to a Democratic attorney general who met with him.
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Trump Says “Sometimes It's The Reverse,” When Asked About Anti-Semitic Threats And Attacks — WASHINGTON — Asked about the recent wave of anti-Semitic attacks and threats across the nation, President Trump on Tuesday told a group of state attorneys general that “sometimes it's the reverse …
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Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg:
In Video, Uber CEO Argues With Driver Over Falling Fares — Travis Kalanick tells a driver to take responsibility for his problems and boasts about a tough culture. — by — When Uber Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick takes an Uber, he prefers a black car, the high-end service his company introduced in 2010.
Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
FBI once planned to pay former British spy who authored controversial Trump dossier — The former British spy who authored a controversial dossier on behalf of Donald Trump's political opponents alleging ties between Trump and Russia reached an agreement with the FBI a few weeks before the election …
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Lindsey Bever / Washington Post:
‘I certainly meant no disrespect’: Kellyanne Conway addresses her pose in the Oval Office photo — Amid a debate over a photo showing White House adviser Kellyanne Conway's casual posture while sitting on an Oval Office couch, she stressed to The Washington Post on Tuesday that the focus …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The Conway picture is only a small error in Trump's swing-and-a-miss black college event
The Conway picture is only a small error in Trump's swing-and-a-miss black college event
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Trump passes blame for Yemen raid to his generals: ‘They lost Ryan’ — Weeks after a U.S. naval officer was killed in a covert mission in Yemen, Trump has resisted accepting responsibility for authorizing the mission and the subsequent death of Senior Chief Petty Officer William “Ryan” Owens.
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Igor Bobic / The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump Blames SEAL's Death On Military: ‘They Lost Ryan’
Donald Trump Blames SEAL's Death On Military: ‘They Lost Ryan’
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Daniel Nussbaum / Breitbart:
Report: Leonardo DiCaprio Flew ‘Eyebrow Artist’ 7,500 Miles for Oscars — Leonardo DiCaprio apparently spared no expense while getting ready for last weekend's Academy Awards — the Oscar-winning actor and environmental activist reportedly flew a renowned “eyebrow artist” …
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The Independent, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and MichelleMalkin.com
Brian Bennett / Los Angeles Times:
The real goal of Trump's executive orders: Reduce the number of immigrants in the U.S. — President Trump ordered a vast overhaul of immigration law enforcement during his first week in office. Here are Trump's deportation orders by the numbers. (Feb. 6, 2017)
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New York Times, Hullabaloo and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Democratic women plan to wear white to Trump's address — Women in the House Democratic Caucus will be wearing white during President Trump's joint address to Congress on Tuesday in honor of women's suffrage. — Dozens of the female lawmakers were spotted wearing white …
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Dana Bash / CNN:
Pelosi to Democrats: Treat Trump voters like a friend whose boyfriend is a jerk — “The way I told my members: It's like telling your friend the guy she's dating is a jerk,” Pelosi said — Washington (CNN)House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is telling her rank-and-file members …
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RedState, Mediaite and Washington Free Beacon
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Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
Pelosi: Why Yes-We're Looking At Ways To Impeach Trump
Pelosi: Why Yes-We're Looking At Ways To Impeach Trump
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Power Line
Jeet Heer / New Republic:
The Failure of Pro-Trump Intellectualism — The new American Affairs journal whitewashes the president's politics and aims to hoodwink elite conservatives into believing that he's just like them. — President Donald Trump doesn't care much for reading, but he does like magazines—when his face is on the cover.
Ryan J. Reilly / The Huffington Post:
Jeff Sessions Didn't Read DOJ's Chicago Police Report. But He Thinks It's ‘Anecdotal.’ — The attorney general signaled a change in the Justice Department's approach to civil rights. — WASHINGTON Calling police officers the “frontline soldiers” in the fight against crime …
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Holder: Obama is ‘ready to roll’ — Barack Obama is getting closer to making his public reappearance in politics, his friend and former Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday. — Holder said he's been talking to the former president about ways — including fundraising and interacting …
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Business Insider, Western Journalism and Mediaite
Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
Trump to remove Iraq from travel ban list in revised executive order: report — A forthcoming executive order from the Trump administration banning travel from predominantly Muslim countries will no longer include Iraq, according to the Associated Press. — The order is a revision …
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Politico
Tom Newton Dunn / The Sun:
DONALD DUCKS VISIT Donald Trump postpones state visit to Britain in attempt to avoid controversy after protests and MPs' objections — The US President and PM Theresa May agreed to delay the visit in the hope that outrage over Trump's travel ban would die down
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Washington Times
Rasmussen Reports:
Most Say Democrats Hurt Themselves With Anti-Trump Strategy — Most voters agree that it's bad for America and bad for the Democratic Party if Democrats continue to flat out oppose everything President Trump does. Even Democrats are conflicted about their party's scorched earth policy.
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Mediaite and Washington Times
Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
President plans to issue new executive order restricting travel at White House Wednesday — WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump plans to sign a revised executive order banning travel Wednesday, which is likely to apply only to future visa applicants from seven majority Muslim countries tabbed as terror risks …
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Washington Post and Political Wire
Politico:
New NSC chief pushed Trump to moderate his language on terrorism — What words the president uses from the podium tonight will give a hint about McMaster's clout. — President Donald Trump's new national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, advised him in a closed-door meeting last week …
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Washington Post, Scared Monkeys, Daily Kos, The Week, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo and Hot Air
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Female engineer sues Tesla, describing a culture of ‘pervasive harassment’ — Exclusive: AJ Vandermeyden paints picture of a hostile work environment that promoted less-qualified men and retaliated against her for raising concerns — A female engineer at Tesla has accused Elon Musk's car company …
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The Verge, The Daily Caller, HBR.org, Axios, NESN.com, CBS San Francisco and ThinkProgress
The Hill:
GOP leader: Leaked ObamaCare replacement ‘no longer’ viable — A day after House conservatives panned a leaked GOP draft ObamaCare replacement plan, a top Republican leader on Tuesday described the proposed legislation as “no longer even a viable draft that we're working off of.”
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Yoni Appelbaum / The Atlantic:
A Note About Rumana Ahmed — On Monday, the Weekly Standard published an article by Lee Smith titled “Fake News, Exposed.” It alleged that Rumana Ahmed, a former National Security Council staffer and the author of an Atlantic essay about why she left the Trump administration, had misled readers about the nature of her position.
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