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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 and The Root
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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Daily Kos, Business Insider 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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Balloon Juice, RedState, Hot Air, Mediaite, Death and Taxes, Raw Story, Joe.My.God., The Week, AOL and Politico
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
Top Trump Adviser Sebastian Gorka Stonewalled When Asked If He Belongs To A Nazi-Allied Group
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Addicting Info, AOL, Death and Taxes and The FADER
Jessica Estepa / USA Today:
Jewish organizations call for Sebastian Gorka's resignation for ties to far-right group
Jewish organizations call for Sebastian Gorka's resignation for ties to far-right group
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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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Mother Jones, The Atlantic and ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
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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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CNN, NBC News, Inside Higher Ed, Grist, The Daily Caller, BizPac Review, Daily Kos, Politico, Occupy Democrats, Consumerist and TheBlaze
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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The Hill, Business Insider, Democracy Journal, Mother Jones, Politico and The Resurgent
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
Trump Budget Director Suggests Meals On Wheels Doesn't Show Results
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Reuters and Hullabaloo
Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Trump's federal budget would eliminate dozens of agencies and programs
Trump's federal budget would eliminate dozens of agencies and programs
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Washington Post, FOX News Radio, ThinkProgress and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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
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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, Forbes, The Guardian and grubstreet
Robert Barnes / LawNewz:
Five 9th Circuit Judges Dish Out Ruthless Take Down to Anti-Trump Travel Ban Decision
Five 9th Circuit Judges Dish Out Ruthless Take Down to Anti-Trump Travel Ban Decision
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
5 Problems With The Hawaii Judge Halting Trump's Travel Ban
5 Problems With The Hawaii Judge Halting Trump's Travel Ban
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Politico, Take Care Blog, National Review, Instapundit, The Gateway Pundit, Power Line, WAVY-TV, Lawfare and The Last Tradition
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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Washington Post, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, The Week, Defense One and Axios
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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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CNBC, ThinkProgress, CNN and Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »
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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Politico, The Daily Caller and Washington Times
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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IJR:
IJR published an article that does not meet our editorial standards or represent IJR's vision or values. We have retracted the story, and we deeply regret the error.
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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The Hill
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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, Townhall.com, The Verge and Washington Post
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.
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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Power Line and TheBlaze
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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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Occupy Democrats, Los Angeles Times, NBC News, New York Times, KTLA and KQED News
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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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.
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Joe.My.God.
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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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Daily Beast
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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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WNEP-TV and The Next Web, more at Mediagazer »
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 …