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New York Times:
Trump Seeks Inquiry Into Allegations That Obama Tapped His Phones — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump, a day after leveling a widely disputed allegation that President Barack Obama had ordered the tapping of his phones, demanded a congressional inquiry into whether Mr. Obama abused …
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Brian Ross / ABC News:
With tweetstorm, Trump may have exercised exclusive declassification authority — In tweeting accusations that former President Barack Obama ordered surveillance of his campaign, President Donald Trump potentially made public the existence of Top Secret wiretaps - a move that would be a federal crime …
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Trump's charge that he was wiretapped takes presidency into new territory — Donald Trump's presidency has veered onto a road with no centerlines or guardrails. — The president's accusation Saturday that his predecessor, Barack Obama, had tapped his phone “during the very sacred election process” …
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Former Bush attorney general: Trump right that there was surveillance … Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Sunday said that President Trump is likely correct that there was surveillance on Trump Tower for intelligence purposes, but incorrect in accusing former President Barack Obama
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
FBI asked Justice Department to reject Trump claim: report — FBI Director James Comey reportedly asked the Justice Department this weekend to publicly reject President Trump's claims that former President Barack Obama — wiretapped Trump Tower before the election.
Kailani Koenig / NBC News:
Former DNI James Clapper: ‘I Can Deny’ Wiretap of Trump Tower
Former DNI James Clapper: ‘I Can Deny’ Wiretap of Trump Tower
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Pelosi: Trump's Obama claim an ‘authoritarian’ tactic
Pelosi: Trump's Obama claim an ‘authoritarian’ tactic
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Political Wire
Christopher Ruddy / Newsmax:
Trump and Democratic Smokescreens
Trump and Democratic Smokescreens
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Pam Key / Breitbart:
Mark Levin on Trump Wiretapping Claims: ‘The Evidence Is Overwhelming’
Mark Levin on Trump Wiretapping Claims: ‘The Evidence Is Overwhelming’
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Media Matters for America
Daniel Nussbaum / Breitbart:
Barbra Streisand: ‘Donald Trump is Making Me Gain Weight’
Barbra Streisand: ‘Donald Trump is Making Me Gain Weight’
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Rubio: Whether Trump's claims are true will become clear ‘over the next few days’
Rubio: Whether Trump's claims are true will become clear ‘over the next few days’
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
It's literally pay to play at Mar-a-Lago
It's literally pay to play at Mar-a-Lago
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Associated Press:
THE LATEST: OBAMA INTEL DIRECTOR ON WIRETAP: ‘I CAN DENY IT’
THE LATEST: OBAMA INTEL DIRECTOR ON WIRETAP: ‘I CAN DENY IT’
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New York Post
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Clapper denies wiretap of Trump Tower
Clapper denies wiretap of Trump Tower
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Russia is the slow burn of the Trump administration, and it's not going away
Russia is the slow burn of the Trump administration, and it's not going away
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Inside Trump's fury: The president rages at leaks, setbacks and accusations — President Trump spent the weekend at “the winter White House,” Mar-a-Lago, the secluded Florida castle where he is king. The sun sparkles off the glistening lawn and warms the russet clay Spanish tiles …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Knives are out for Reince — With the White House struggling to gain its footing almost two months into Donald Trump's presidency, administration officials are increasingly putting the blame on one person: Reince Priebus. — In interviews, over a dozen Trump aides, allies …
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Little Green Footballs and Raw Story
Thomas James Brennan / Reveal:
Hundreds of Marines investigated for sharing photos of naked colleagues — The U.S. Department of Defense is investigating hundreds of Marines who used social media to solicit and share hundreds — possibly thousands — of naked photographs of women service members and veterans.
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Axios:
Schumer's plan to stop the wall — Chuck Schumer has concluded that denying President Trump his wall is perhaps the surest major defeat Democrats can hand the President in his first year. — Trump needs 60 Senate votes to fund construction of his “great wall” along the Southern border.
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Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Patrons Walk Out As Ala. Official Pushes Voter ID At Selma Anniversary Service — After Alabama's Secretary of State John Merrill promoted the state's voter ID law at a church service held Sunday to commemorate the anniversary of a civil rights milestone in Selma, patrons walked out.
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Daily Kos, William J. Barber, II and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Kristine Phillips / Washington Post:
Thousands of ICE detainees claim they were forced into labor, a violation of anti-slavery laws — Tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were forced to work for $1 day, or for nothing at all — a violation of federal anti-slavery laws — a lawsuit claims.
Bob Price / Breitbart:
Texas Girls Raped, 1 Killed by Illegal Alien Satanists — HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials confirmed to Breitbart Texas that the two MS-13 gang member accused of raping two teenage girls and killing one of them in a satanic ritual are illegal aliens from El Salvador.
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News
New York Times:
Leashes Come Off Wall Street, Gun Sellers, Polluters and More — WASHINGTON — Giants in telecommunications, like Verizon and AT&T, will not have to take “reasonable measures” to ensure that their customers' Social Security numbers, web browsing history and other personal information are not stolen or accidentally released.
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Balloon Juice
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Obama Camp's Disingenuous Denials on FISA Surveillance of Trump — President Trump's early Saturday morning tweeting has exploded to the forefront an uncovered scandal I've been talking about since early January (including in this weekend's column): The fact that the Obama Justice Department …
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