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Executive Order Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States — PROTECTING THE NATION FROM FOREIGN TERRORIST ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America …
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Revised executive order bans travelers from six Muslim-majority countries from getting new visas — President Trump signed a new travel ban Monday that administration officials said they hope will end legal challenges over the matter by imposing a 90-day ban on the issuance of new visas …
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ACLU:
ACLU Comment on Trump's New Muslim Ban — NEW YORK — The Trump administration today announced a new Muslim ban executive order. — Omar Jadwat, director of the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project, had this reaction: — “The Trump administration has conceded that its original Muslim ban was indefensible.
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Trump's New Order Bans Immigrants From 6 Muslim Nations, Except Iraq
Trump's New Order Bans Immigrants From 6 Muslim Nations, Except Iraq
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Katie McHugh / Breitbart:
Trump's Executive Order Mandates Government Reports on Honor Killings Committed by Migrants
Trump's Executive Order Mandates Government Reports on Honor Killings Committed by Migrants
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Christopher Jacobs / The Federalist:
Why House Republicans Are Rewriting Their Obamacare ‘Replacement’ — On Friday, Politico reported that Republicans were considering ways to amend their Obamacare “replacement” legislation, by placing income limits on the bill's new refundable tax credit for health insurance.
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Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
House Republicans release long-awaited plan to repeal and replace Obamacare — House Republicans on Monday released long-anticipated legislation to supplant the Affordable Care Act with a more conservative vision for the nation's health care system, sketching out a system of individual tax credits …
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Paul Demko / Politico:
GOP leaders offer Obamacare concession to win over far-right
GOP leaders offer Obamacare concession to win over far-right
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David Marchese / Vulture:
In Conversation: David Letterman … Since retiring after 33 years on the late night television, David Letterman has kept a low public profile — aided by the growth of a truly impressive beard. But that doesn't mean he hasn't been as fixated on politics as the rest of us.
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Daniel Nussbaum / Breitbart:
David Letterman: Trump ‘Insulting to America, Insulting to Human Rights’
David Letterman: Trump ‘Insulting to America, Insulting to Human Rights’
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Axios:
Towergate: Trump's great gamble — I have learned that some — though definitely not all — members of President Trump's inner circle share his belief that the Obama administration tapped his Trump Tower phones in October. And a White House official told me President Trump not only doesn't regret …
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Trump Is Said to Reject Comey Assertion That Wiretapping Claim Is False
Trump Is Said to Reject Comey Assertion That Wiretapping Claim Is False
Daily Mail:
Donald's eruption in the Oval Office: Video emerges of Trump's ‘furious argument’ with top adviser Steven Bannon as Ivanka and Jared look on, hours before President made phone tapping claims — Just days after the row, Bannon was pictured on Sunday boarding Air Force One via a separate entrance …
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CNN:
FBI Director James Comey was ‘incredulous’ over Trump's tweets — FBI asked DOJ to refute wiretapping claim — FBI officials reached out to DOJ personnel to try to clear up reports that Obama wire-tapped Trump's phone — (CNN)FBI Director James Comey was “incredulous” …
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
White House spokeswoman: Trump doesn't believe Comey that Obama didn't wiretap
White House spokeswoman: Trump doesn't believe Comey that Obama didn't wiretap
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Carson refers to slaves as ‘immigrants’ in talk to HUD employees — Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson referred to slaves as “immigrants” dreaming of a better life in a talk with department employees, according to Monday reports. — “That's what America is about.
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Jessica Estepa / USA Today:
Ben Carson just referred to slaves as ‘immigrants’
Ben Carson just referred to slaves as ‘immigrants’
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
While You Weren't Looking, the Democrat-Media Election-Hacking Narrative Just Collapsed — That supposed FBI investigation of collusion with the Russians? Never mind . . . They're in retreat now. You may have missed it amid President Trump's startling Saturday tweet storm …
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Grabien News RSS:
Mika Tearfully Tells Viewers of Trump: ‘If People out There Feel Nervous, We Do Too’ — ‘This is not funny, this is really bad’ — President Trump's wiretap tweets struck an emotional chord with MSNBC's Mika Brzezinksi. The morning anchor fought back tears as she told viewers that …
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Michael Riley / Bloomberg:
Russian Hackers Said to Seek Hush Money From Liberal U.S. Groups — Post-election crime wave by attackers demanding bitcoins — Center for American Progress said to be among victims — Russian hackers are targeting U.S. progressive groups in a new wave of attacks …
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Democratic senator says they could shut down the government if Republicans stonewall on Russia investigation — “That's our ultimate card, is to threaten to shut down the government when we get to the end of the funding,” Coons said Monday. — “One of our challenges is we're Democrats.
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Adam Davidson / New Yorker:
Donald Trump's Worst Deal — The President helped build a hotel in Azerbaijan that appears to be a corrupt operation engineered by oligarchs tied to Iran's Revolutionary Guard. — Heydar Aliyev Prospekti, a broad avenue in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, connects the airport to the city.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
At the root of Trump's new fury: Total contempt for American democracy — THE MORNING PLUM: — President Trump is now wallowing in fury, we are told, because he can't make the Russia story disappear; he can't stem the leaks to the media; and he can't seem to realize his promises.
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Tells Planned Parenthood Its Funding Can Stay if Abortion Goes — The White House, concerned about the possible political repercussions of the Republican effort to defund Planned Parenthood, has proposed preserving federal payments to the group if it discontinues providing abortions.
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
The sorry state of political discourse right now, in five Bernie Sanders tweets — Let's start with the tweets, which Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) (and/or his staff) fired off late Monday morning: … Do me a quick favor. Hit pause on your temptation to either cheer or jeer what Sanders …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Won't Hear Major Case on Transgender Rights — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it would not hear a major case on transgender rights after all, acting after the Trump administration changed the federal government's position on whether public schools …
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Justin Bachman / Bloomberg:
TSA Warns Local Police About Its New Airport Pat-Downs — A universal “comprehensive” search may prompt passenger complaints to law enforcement. — by — The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has declined to say exactly where—and how—employees will be touching air travelers …
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The White House:
President Trump Congratulates Exxon Mobil for Job-Creating Investment Program — WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald J. Trump today congratulated Exxon Mobil Corporation on its ambitious $20 billion investment program that is creating more than 45,000 construction and manufacturing jobs in the United States Gulf Coast region.
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Fox News:
Greg Gutfeld: Remembering Andrew Breitbart — Random thoughts on the fifth anniversary of his death — By now everyone knows Breitbart.com. But how well do they know the guy who started it all? — Andrew Breitbart died five years ago last week, so I'm thinking it might pay to remind people …
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