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Bloomberg:
British Complain After Trump Spokesman Cites Wiretapping Report — Multiple high-level government contacts after Spicer briefing — Press secretary cited Fox report U.K. calls ‘nonsense’ — British officials complained to the White House Thursday after press secretary Sean Spicer cited …
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Elizabeth Preza / Raw Story:
'It's stupefying to watch': Jim Acosta and Jake Tapper stunned by White House's ‘depressing’ wiretap defense — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — CNN's Jim Acosta spoke with “The Lead” host Jake Tapper after Sean Spicer's contentious press briefing on Thursday.
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Reuters
Austin Wright / Politico:
Congress' wiretap slap leaves White House fuming
Congress' wiretap slap leaves White House fuming
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Spicer says Trump ‘stands by’ unproven allegation that Obama ordered wiretapping of Trump Tower
Spicer says Trump ‘stands by’ unproven allegation that Obama ordered wiretapping of Trump Tower
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Political Wire
Joe Concha / The Hill:
CNN's Chalian: Trump ‘looked like a third-grader’ in Fox interview
CNN's Chalian: Trump ‘looked like a third-grader’ in Fox interview
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Raw Story
Jim Sciutto / CNN:
Actually, Mr. President, wiretapping doesn't cover a lot of things
Actually, Mr. President, wiretapping doesn't cover a lot of things
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WPMT FOX43, The Verge, The Root, Death and Taxes, Common Dreams and The Week
Yochi Dreazen / Vox:
Trump's wiretapping claim was just shot down by the heads of the Senate Intel Committee
Trump's wiretapping claim was just shot down by the heads of the Senate Intel Committee
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The Atlantic, Daily Kos and ABC News
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Sources: Sean Hannity once pulled a gun on Juan Williams — Sean Hannity is surrounded by jackasses. — The Wall Street Journal columnist who called Hannity the “dumbest anchor” on Fox News is a “jackass,” according to Hannity. The forensic psychologist who suggested a blood vessel had popped inside Hannity's brain is a “jackass.”
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
White House Says Cutting Meals on Wheels Is ‘Compassionate’ — President Trump's new budget would increase defense spending by $54 billion — while slashing funding for medical research, climate science, public housing, education, aid to the indigent, infrastructure, and many, many other things.
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Mulvaney: Proposed cuts to Meals on Wheels are compassionate to taxpayers
Mulvaney: Proposed cuts to Meals on Wheels are compassionate to taxpayers
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Mother Jones, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES and The Atlantic
Helena Bottemiller Evich / Politico:
Rural voters lose in Trump's budget plan
Jenny Bertolette / Meals on Wheels America:
MEALS ON WHEELS AMERICA STATEMENT ON BUDGET BLUEPRINT
MEALS ON WHEELS AMERICA STATEMENT ON BUDGET BLUEPRINT
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Business Insider, The Hill, Democracy Journal, Politico and The Resurgent
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A day in the life of a poor American under Trump's proposed budget
A day in the life of a poor American under Trump's proposed budget
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Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Budget Director Suggests Meals On Wheels Doesn't Show Results
Trump Budget Director Suggests Meals On Wheels Doesn't Show Results
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Robert Barnes / LawNewz:
Five 9th Circuit Judges Dish Out Ruthless Take Down to Anti-Trump Travel Ban Decision — In one of the most ruthless opinions issued of fellow panel judges, five judges from across the political spectrum in the Ninth Circuit went out of their way to issue an opinion about a dismissed appeal …
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Hawaii judge's ruling could lead to constitutional crisis — When a Ninth Circuit panel issued a decision striking down President Trump's original travel ban, I described its opinion as “limited in impact, but full of mischief.” The biggest piece of mischief, I thought …
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Constitution Daily
Neil Munro / Breitbart:
Judge Considers Ordering President Donald Trump to Double 50,000 Refugee Inflow to the United States
Judge Considers Ordering President Donald Trump to Double 50,000 Refugee Inflow to the United States
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Power Line
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Trump's Hard Road Ahead to Save His Travel Ban
Trump's Hard Road Ahead to Save His Travel Ban
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Washington Post:
Tillerson says diplomacy has failed as North Korea warns of nuclear war — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida at the end of a joint press conference in Tokyo on March 16, 2017. Tillerson called on North Korea to abandon its nuclear …
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Joe Lawlorstaff / Press Herald:
Sen. Susan Collins says she can't support House ACA replacement in current form — The moderate Republican says ‘Older people living in rural America would be really left behind.’ — Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said Thursday that she opposes the House Republican health care bill being debated in Congress.
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Phil Archer / Click2Houston.com:
Former Texas Congressman Steve Stockman accused of violating federal election law — HOUSTON - Steve Stockman, who served two stints in the U.S. House of Representatives, spent part of Friday in federal court. — Stockman, a Tea Party favorite who courted controversy thorough two congressional terms …
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Wall Street Journal:
Mike Flynn Worked for Several Russian Companies, Was Paid More Than $50,000, Documents Show — Former Trump national security adviser had business connections with Russia beyond RT that hadn't been previously known — President Trump's former national security adviser, Mike Flynn …
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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Mike Flynn was paid by Russia's top cybersecurity firm while he still had top-secret-level security clearance
Mike Flynn was paid by Russia's top cybersecurity firm while he still had top-secret-level security clearance
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Oversight Democrats, The Daily Caller, Occupy Democrats, Committee on Oversight … and Politico
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:
Moscow paid $45,000 for Flynn's 2015 talk, documents show
Moscow paid $45,000 for Flynn's 2015 talk, documents show
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Martha Ross / Mercury News:
Pro-Trump radio host Michael Savage claims he was assaulted outside Marin County restaurant — TIBURON — Michael Savage, the popular right-wing radio personality and fierce Donald Trump supporter, says he was assaulted by a man as he was leaving a Marin County restaurant Tuesday night.
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Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE - Michael Savage Following Alleged Assault: ‘It Is Clearly Open Season on Prominent Trump Supporters’
EXCLUSIVE - Michael Savage Following Alleged Assault: ‘It Is Clearly Open Season on Prominent Trump Supporters’
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Snejana Farberov / Daily Mail:
Pro-Trump radio host Michael Savage claims he was assaulted while having dinner with his toy poodle Teddy
Pro-Trump radio host Michael Savage claims he was assaulted while having dinner with his toy poodle Teddy
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IJR
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Whom to trust when it comes to health-care reform? Trump supporters put their faith in him. — NASHVILLE — Soon after Charla McComic's son lost his job, his health-insurance premium dropped from $567 per month to just $88, a “blessing from God” that she believes was made possible by President Trump.
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Suspected Hack Attack Snagging Cell Phone Data Across D.C. — An unusual amount of highly suspicious cellphone activity in the Washington, D.C., region is fueling concerns that a rogue entity is surveying the communications of numerous individuals, likely including U.S. government officials …
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Politico:
Sources: Trump expected to tap Wheeler as EPA deputy — President Donald Trump is expected to tap Andrew Wheeler, a coal lobbyist and former aide to Sen. Jim Inhofe, to be deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, sources familiar with the hiring process told POLITICO.
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USA Today:
Trump fiddles while Earth burns: Our view
Trump fiddles while Earth burns: Our view
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US News, The Verge, Washington Post and Mother Jones
Gal Tziperman Lotan / Orlando Sentinel:
Orlando police chief ‘furious’ with decision not to seek death penalty for Markeith Loyd — In a press conference on the steps of the Orange County Courthouse, Orange-Osceola State Attorney Aramis Ayala announces that her office will no longer pursue the death penalty as a sentence …
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Stephanie Allen / Orlando Sentinel:
Gov. Scott appoints special prosecutor after Ayala says she won't pursue death penalty
Gov. Scott appoints special prosecutor after Ayala says she won't pursue death penalty
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The Root and Naked Politics
The California Courts Newsroom:
Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye Objects to Immigration Enforcement Tactics at California Courthouses — Expresses concerns in letter to Attorney General Sessions and Secretary Kelly — Dear Attorney General Sessions and Secretary Kelly: — As Chief Justice of California responsible …
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IJR:
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Lauren Goode / The Verge:
Netflix is ditching five-star ratings in favor of a thumbs up — And it will show a percentage to “match” you with shows — Netflix vice president of product Todd Yellin said in a press briefing today that the video streaming company would be changing its ratings system …
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Liel Leibovitz / Tablet Magazine:
Sebastian Gorka Denies Reported Affiliations with Vitézi Rend — Lord knows I've had my differences with The Forward before. I have them still, and often. They rarely unsettle me, if only because robust disagreements, especially on things that matter, are what we journalists should seek, not shun.
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Yashar Ali / Mother Jones:
White House Official May Have Violated Campaign Finance Laws — A top White House national security official may have violated federal law by using campaign funds for personal business, campaign finance experts tell Mother Jones. — K.T. McFarland—who currently serves …
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Politico