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Austin Wright / Politico:
Congress' wiretap slap leaves White House fuming  —  President Donald Trump suffered the second bipartisan rebuke from Congress over his wiretapping claims in two days — and left it to his embattled spokesman, Sean Spicer, to explain that the president didn't actually mean what he wrote.
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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.
Discussion: Reuters
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Spicer says Trump ‘stands by’ unproven allegation that Obama ordered wiretapping of Trump Tower  —  White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Thursday that President Trump “stands by” his allegation that former president Barack Obama ordered wiretapping surveillance of Trump Tower last fall …
Discussion: Political Wire
Joe Concha / The Hill:
CNN's Chalian: Trump ‘looked like a third-grader’ in Fox interview  —  President Trump “looked like a third grader” trying to “squirm out of a lie” when asked about his wiretapping claims during a Fox News interview, CNN's political director said Thursday.  —  David Chalian …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jim Sciutto / CNN:
Actually, Mr. President, wiretapping doesn't cover a lot of things
Discussion: WPMT FOX43 and The Root
Yochi Dreazen / Vox:
Trump's wiretapping claim was just shot down by the heads of the Senate Intel Committee
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.”
The Forward:
EXCLUSIVE: Nazi-Allied Group Claims Top Trump Aide Sebastian Gorka As Sworn Member  —  Sebastian Gorka, President Trump's top counter-terrorism adviser, is a formal member of a Hungarian far-right group that is listed by the U.S. State Department as having been “under the direction …
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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.
Eli Clifton / BuzzFeed:
Top Trump Adviser Sebastian Gorka Stonewalled When Asked If He Belongs To A Nazi-Allied Group  —  “Send a request to White House press,” Gorka told BuzzFeed News.  —  Sebastian Gorka, a top national security adviser to President Trump, stonewalled when BuzzFeed News asked about a report that he belongs to a Nazi-allied group.
Jessica Estepa / USA Today:
Jewish organizations call for Sebastian Gorka's resignation for ties to far-right group
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Mulvaney: Proposed cuts to Meals on Wheels are compassionate to taxpayers  —  White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney on Thursday defended the Trump administration's proposed deep cuts to social welfare programs such as Meals on Wheels and after-school services, saying it's unfair to taxpayers if such programs don't show hard results.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A day in the life of a poor American under Trump's proposed budget
Helena Bottemiller Evich / Politico:   Rural voters lose in Trump's budget plan
Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Budget Director Suggests Meals On Wheels Doesn't Show Results
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Reuters
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 …
Discussion: Constitution Daily
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Dara Lind / Vox:
Trump's attacks on judges who don't agree with him might be alienating the judges who do
Discussion: ABC News and New York Magazine
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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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 …
Discussion: Hot Air and Mediaite
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Hamza Shaban / BuzzFeed:   A Security Expert Warned Congress That T-Mobile's DC Cell Network Has Been Hacked
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.
Discussion: Politico and Washington Times
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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.
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.
Discussion: The Hill
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USA Today:
Trump fiddles while Earth burns: Our view
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 …
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.
Discussion: Power Line and TheBlaze
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Daniel Victor / New York Times:
Lack of Oxford Comma Costs Maine Company Millions in Overtime Dispute  —  A class-action lawsuit about overtime pay for truck drivers hinged entirely on a debate that has bitterly divided friends, families and foes: The dreaded — or totally necessary — Oxford comma, perhaps the most polarizing of punctuation marks.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Washington Post:
Capitol Hill Republicans not on board with Trump budget  —  Defense hawks, rural conservatives and even some of Donald Trump's most vocal supporters in Congress sharply criticized the president's first budget proposal on Thursday, pushing back on the huge potential hike in defense spending …
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Bloomberg:
Trump's Steep Cuts Face Rebuff in Congress Even With GOP Control
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Rand Paul response: McCain's the poster child for term limits  —  Isn't it grand to return to the days of comity and collegiality in the Senate?  If you missed the first volley in the feud breaking out between interventionist extraordinaire John McCain and isolationist stalwart Rand Paul …
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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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