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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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New York Magazine, No More Mister Nice Blog and CANNONFIRE
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Media Matters for America:
Right-Wing Media Scramble To Recast Obama As Trump-Era Villain — In science, nature abhors a vacuum. On cable news, Fox News abhors not having a Democratic villain. So the network is trying to bring back former President Barack Obama for the starring role.
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The Week, The Guardian and Hot Air
Reuters:
Why Trump might suspect Obama bugged Trump Tower — President Trump's claim that his predecessor bugged Trump Tower during the election has sent the media into fits, wondering where on earth he could've gotten such an idea. But it's all-too-obvious why Trump would be suspicious.
Fox News:
Conway challenges Comey to release info on Trump's wiretap allegation
Conway challenges Comey to release info on Trump's wiretap allegation
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Los Angeles Times, The Hill and BizPac Review
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Chaffetz: I've seen no evidence Obama ordered wiretap of Trump
Chaffetz: I've seen no evidence Obama ordered wiretap of Trump
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Daily Kos
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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Talking Points Memo
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Former Bush attorney general: Trump right that there was surveillance
Former Bush attorney general: Trump right that there was surveillance
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Politico, The Gateway Pundit, The Last Tradition, IJR, Liberty Unyielding, The Last Refuge, Associated Press and New York Times
New York Times:
A Conspiracy Theory's Journey From Talk Radio to Trump's Twitter
A Conspiracy Theory's Journey From Talk Radio to Trump's Twitter
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Sydney Morning Herald, Washington Post, New York Magazine, The Week, Fox News Insider, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Shakesville, TheBlaze, WRBL-TV, Daily Wire, CNN, Mediaite, Balloon Juice, Media Matters for America, Patterico's Pontifications, Little Green Footballs and Talking Points Memo
Michael Edison Hayden / ABC News:
WH spokeswoman doesn't think Trump accepts FBI's reported denial of alleged wiretapping
WH spokeswoman doesn't think Trump accepts FBI's reported denial of alleged wiretapping
The White House:
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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Mother Jones
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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Political Wire and The Week
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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RedState, Raw Story, Washington Post, Daily Kos, The Week and Little Green Footballs
Perry Bacon Jr / FiveThirtyEight:
The Eight Power Centers Of The Trump Administration
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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Associated Press:
Supreme Court scraps case on transgender bathroom rights — The Supreme Court is handing a transgender teen's case back to a lower court without reaching a decision. — The justices said Monday they have opted not to decide whether federal anti-discrimination law gives high school senior Gavin Grimm …
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RedState, Liberty Unyielding, twitchy.com and The Resurgent
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court sends Virginia transgender case back to lower court
Supreme Court sends Virginia transgender case back to lower court
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Hit & Run and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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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Mediaite, The Verge, The Daily Caller and The Week
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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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Breitbart, Business Insider, The Root, Mediaite, Washington Post, AOL, Raw Story, Politicus USA, TVNewser and The Week
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Pause This Presidency! — The American people must immediately demand a cessation of all consequential actions by this “president” until we can be assured that Russian efforts to hack our election, in a way that was clearly meant to help him and damage his opponent, did not also include collusion …
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Liberty Unyielding and Raw Story
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Jana Winter / The Daily Beast:
U.S. Warned of Foreign Intel Operations After Russian Met With Team Trump at RNC
U.S. Warned of Foreign Intel Operations After Russian Met With Team Trump at RNC
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Axios and Washington Post
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
State Dept. staffers have one question: Where's Rex? — The State Department resumes its formal press briefing this week — an event that offers Secretary of State Rex Tillerson an ideal setting to appear before the public, assert to the world that America remains a diplomatic force and reassure …
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The Week and Washington Examiner
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
A top House Republican says he's seen no evidence to back Trump wiretap claim — A top congressional Republican said Monday that he has not seen any evidence to corroborate President Trump's claim that former president Barack Obama ordered a wiretap on his phones before the election …
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Talking Points Memo, The Mahablog and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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.
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
David Bossie: The Man the Trump Train Left Behind — Late last month, Fox News Channel announced that it had signed David Bossie, the Citizens United president and Donald Trump's former deputy campaign manager, as a contributor for political analysis on Fox News and Fox Business.