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Mike Kelly / USA Today:
Kellyanne Conway suggests even wider surveillance of Trump campaign — ALPINE, N.J. — The White House is offering yet another wrinkle in its attempt to support President Trump's allegation — unfounded, so far — that his campaign headquarters in Manhattan was wiretapped by the Obama administration.
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Chris Cuomo refuses to let Kellyanne Conway wriggle away from Trump's bizarre wiretapping claims — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — CNN host Chris Cuomo wouldn't let Trump's senior adviser Kellyanne Conway get away with dodging his questions. — “I'm not going to discuss …
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Michael Edison Hayden / ABC News:
Kellyanne Conway: 'I don't have any evidence' of latest speculations surrounding Trump wiretapping claim
Kellyanne Conway: 'I don't have any evidence' of latest speculations surrounding Trump wiretapping claim
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Shree:
Such a Great Country, Such Nasty Bigotry — The night of the election, my iPhone screen shattered. The joke I like to make is that there was glass shattering on November 8th but not the kind we wanted. — There's something symbolic about the shattered glass on my phone and it serves …
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Ariel Zilber / Daily Mail:
Spicey ambushed: Sean Spicer is confronted in an Apple Store by Indian-American woman who calls …
Spicey ambushed: Sean Spicer is confronted in an Apple Store by Indian-American woman who calls …
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
‘How Does it Feel to Work For a Fascist?’: Sean Spicer Got Harassed at an Apple Store
‘How Does it Feel to Work For a Fascist?’: Sean Spicer Got Harassed at an Apple Store
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Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Steve King Says Civilization Can't Be Restored With 'Somebody Else's Babies' — Representative Steve King, a Republican from Iowa who has a history of making inflammatory statements viewed by many as insensitive or outright racist, was roundly criticized on Sunday for his apparent endorsement of white nationalism.
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
King defends controversial tweet: ‘I meant exactly what I said’ — Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) on Monday defended a weekend tweet endorsing the views of a far-right Dutch politician. — “Well, of course I meant exactly what I said,” King told CNN's “New Day.”
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Texas state rep. proposes fines for masturbation — A Texas state representative has introduced legislation that would fine men for masturbating and require them to undergo counseling before obtaining a prescription for Viagra, in an effort to highlight anti-abortion laws that place restrictions on women.
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Alex Samuels / The Texas Tribune:
With proposal to penalize men for masturbating, legislator aims to shake up health debate — State Rep. Jessica Farrar, a Houston Democrat, filed House Bill 4260 Friday, which would fine men $100 for masturbating. — When it comes to issues related to health, state Rep. Jessica Farrar …
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Andrew Marantz / New Yorker:
Is Trump Trolling the White House Press Corps? — At daily briefings, Sean Spicer calls on young journalists from far-right sites. The mainstream media sees them as an existential threat. — In normal times, White House press briefings make for boring television.
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Adelle Platon / Billboard:
Snoop Dogg on ‘Lavender’ Video Parodying Trump: 'Nobody's Dealing With the Real Issue With This F—king Clown as President' — The rapper's latest video features a Snoop Loops commercial, Michael Rapaport and a clown mocking president Donald Trump. — The concept for Snoop Dogg's new video for …
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Snoop Dogg shoots clown dressed as Trump in latest music video
Snoop Dogg shoots clown dressed as Trump in latest music video
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Jordan Freiman / Death and Taxes:
Trump unfollows ‘Morning Joe’ hosts Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski on Twitter — At some point in the last 24 hours, President Trump unfollowed Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski of MSNBC's “Morning Joe” on Twitter. While the pair were some of Trump's earliest supporters when he first declared …
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Trump stops following Scarborough, Brzezinski on Twitter
Trump stops following Scarborough, Brzezinski on Twitter
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BBC:
Scottish independence: Nicola Sturgeon to seek second referendum — Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed she will ask for permission to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence. — Ms Sturgeon said she wanted a vote to be held between the autumn of 2018 and the spring of the following year.
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Bloomberg:
Kushners Set to Get $400 Million From Chinese on Marquee Tower — Family company of president's son-in-law in deal with Anbang — Plan is circulating among investors for more equity partners — A company owned by the family of Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser …
Axios:
The risks Republicans are taking with Trumpcare — It was never a secret that Republicans would take a risk by repealing Obamacare, as unpopular as it was, and taking ownership of what happens next. But it's striking just how many political dangers they're putting themselves in — and how they're ignoring pretty much all of them.
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Waiting for the CBO score
The Note: Waiting for the CBO score
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CNN:
New surveillance footage of Michael Brown sparks protests — (CNN)New video captured hours before Michael Brown was killed shows the 18-year-old exchanging marijuana for cigarillos with the clerks of a Ferguson, Missouri, store, a documentary director told CNN on Monday.
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
The Big Winner in Donald Trump's Decision to Fire Preet Bharara Might Be Rupert Murdoch — Throughout his six-decade career working on three continents, Rupert Murdoch has used his media properties to advance the prospects of politicians whose policies help his business interests.
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Trump budget expected to seek historic contraction of federal workforce — President Trump's budget proposal this week would shake the federal government to its core if enacted, culling back numerous programs and expediting a historic contraction of the federal workforce.
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Wall Street Journal:
GOP Health Plan Would Hit Rural Areas Hard — Poor, older Americans would see largest increase in insurance-coverage costs, analysis shows — The House Republican effort to overhaul the Affordable Care Act could hit many rural areas particularly hard, according to a new analysis …
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Democrats Seek To Escape Their Whirlpool Of Failure And Fail At That Too — As Donald Trump triumphantly passed his 50th day as the President of the United States Who Is Not Hillary Clinton, Democrat leaders secretly gathered to survey the smoking wreckage of a party that was supposed …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
CNN hires Chris Cillizza — The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza is joining CNN Politics as a reporter and editor at large, with a digital presence and an on-air role. — Cillizza is leaving behind the blog known as The Fix he built at the Post over more than a decade.
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Ben Casselman / FiveThirtyEight:
The White House Takes Its Attacks On Jobs Data To A New (And Dangerous) Level — President Trump's budget director on Sunday accused the Obama administration of “manipulating” economic data to make the unemployment rate look lower than it really was. That claim isn't supported by evidence …
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