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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump, citing no evidence, accuses Obama of ‘Nixon/Watergate’ plot to wiretap Trump Tower — President Trump on Saturday angrily accused former president Barack Obama of orchestrating a “Nixon/Watergate” plot to tap the phones at his Trump Tower headquarters last fall in the run-up to the election.
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Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Mark Levin: Was Obama Using NSA Against Trump During 2016 Campaign? — Radio host Mark Levin spent most of his Thursday evening show discussing the alleged scandal surrounding Attorney General Jeff Sessions and what he says is the real scandal: A “silent coup” by the former Obama administration against President Trump.
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Trump Goes Nuclear With Claim Obama Wiretapped Him During Election [Updated] — Early this morning, President Trump unleashed a barrage of tweets accusing then-President Barack Obama of wiretapping his office in Trump Tower during the presidential election:
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
Trump says Obama wiretapped him during campaign; gives no evidence — U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday accused former President Barack Obama of wiretapping him in October during the late stages of the presidential election campaign, but offered no evidence to support the allegation.
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
A Special Prosecutor . . . For What? — There is no crime to probe in the matter of the Trump campaign's contact with Russians. — S — o, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recused himself. Great! — Just one question: From what? — Yes, yes, Sessions is a good and decent man.
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Wall Street Journal:
The Mob at Middlebury — A mob tries to silence Charles Murray and sends a prof to the ER. — Once again a scholar invited to speak at a university has been shouted down by an angry mob clearly unable to challenge him intellectually. On Thursday at Middlebury College …
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Addison / Addison County Independent:
Middlebury College professor injured by protesters as she escorted controversial speaker — MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury College Professor Allison Stanger was injured by protesters Thursday evening as she was escorting a controversial speaker from campus. She was treated at Porter Hospital and released.
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Sessions Controversy Heightens Trump's Feeling of Being Under Siege — President Trump was still upbeat Wednesday night, as he settled into dinner in the White House residence with his secretary of state, Rex W. Tillerson, some 24 hours after giving the most consequential speech of his brief presidency.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Photo contradicts Pelosi's statement about not meeting Kislyak
Photo contradicts Pelosi's statement about not meeting Kislyak
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NewsBusters:
HYPOCRISY: 7X More Coverage for Sessions Debacle than Holder Contempt
HYPOCRISY: 7X More Coverage for Sessions Debacle than Holder Contempt
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New York Times:
Trump Inherits a Secret Cyberwar Against North Korean Missiles — WASHINGTON — Three years ago, President Barack Obama ordered Pentagon officials to step up their cyber and electronic strikes against North Korea's missile program in hopes of sabotaging test launches in their opening seconds.
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Axios
Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Decades-old mass grave of children of unwed mothers confirmed in Ireland — Between 1925 and the 1960s, in a tiny town called Tuam in western Ireland's County Galway, thousands of “fallen women” and their “illegitimate” children passed through the Mother and Baby Home operated by the Congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours.
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
White House split on import tax puts Congress in limbo — A major split among senior White House officials over whether to effectively create a new tax on imported goods has stalled the broader tax overhaul effort on Capitol Hill, with Republicans looking to the Trump administration …
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Elias Groll / Foreign Policy:
Trump White House Shopping For Technology to Plug Leaks
Trump White House Shopping For Technology to Plug Leaks
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
White House official: No Paris announcement next week
White House official: No Paris announcement next week
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New York Times:
Trump Team's Links to Russia Crisscross in Washington — WASHINGTON — During the 2016 campaign, Donald J. Trump's second campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, had regular communications with his longtime associate — a former Russian military translator in Kiev who has been investigated in Ukraine …
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James Wolcott / Vanity Fair:
Why the Alt-Left Is a Problem, Too — Much of the media spotlight has been on the “alt-right.” But the “alt-left” provides a mirror image distortion: the same loathing of Clinton, rejection of “identity politics,” and itch for a reckoning. — Internet clickbait promotes mental tooth decay …
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MSNBC:
Exclusive: Trump admin. plans expanded immigrant detention — The Trump administration is planning to radically expand the program and facilities for the detention of immigrant families seeking asylum in the United States, according to documents obtained exclusively by All In.
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Julia Edwards Ainsley / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump administration considering separating women, children at Mexico border
Exclusive: Trump administration considering separating women, children at Mexico border
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James Dyer / Empire:
Schwarzenegger Fires The Apprentice — Fans of Celebrity Apprentice are about to lose the show's biggest asset as Arnold Schwarzenegger will not be returning to host another season of the show. “I learned a lot, I had a great time, it was a really great opportunity,” Schwarzenegger said, speaking exclusively to Empire.
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Caitlin Gibson / Washington Post:
Arnold Schwarzenegger leaves ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ - and blames Trump for ratings drop
Arnold Schwarzenegger leaves ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ - and blames Trump for ratings drop
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Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
White House proposes steep budget cut to leading climate science agency — The Trump administration is seeking to slash one of the government's premier climate science agencies by 17 percent, delivering steep cuts to research funding and satellite programs, according to a four-page budget memo obtained by The Washington Post.
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Jennifer Palmieri / Washington Post:
The blessing inside my sister's Alzheimer's disease — Jennifer Palmieri served as White House communications director from 2013 to 2015 and was communications director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. — Last month my sister passed away from early - onset Alzheimer's.
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Axios
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Trump to Undo Vehicle Rules That Curb Global Warming — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expected to begin rolling back stringent federal regulations on vehicle pollution that contributes to global warming, according to people familiar with the matter, essentially marking a U-turn …
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