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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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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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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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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Dem lawmaker: Trump might've leaked classified information
Dem lawmaker: Trump might've leaked classified information
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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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CNN:
Paul Ryan: ‘No such wiretap existed’
Paul Ryan: ‘No such wiretap existed’
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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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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.
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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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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
A day in the life of a poor American under Trump's proposed budget
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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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Helena Bottemiller Evich / Politico:
Rural voters lose in Trump's budget plan
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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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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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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Dara Lind / Vox:
Trump's attacks on judges who don't agree with him might be alienating the judges who do
Trump's attacks on judges who don't agree with him might be alienating the judges who do
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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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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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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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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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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.
Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Rand Paul Responds to John McCain: Senator From Arizona Is “Unhinged” and “Past His Prime” — Sen. Rand Paul responds to attacks from Sen. John McCain on this morning's ‘Morning Joe.’ — ON Thursday, Paul released this statement: “Currently, the United States has troops in dozens of countries …
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Rand Paul response: McCain's the poster child for term limits
Rand Paul response: McCain's the poster child for term limits
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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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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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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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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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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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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP leaders want details before funding Trump's border wall — Republican leaders in Congress want more details from President Trump about his proposed border wall before appropriating significant funding for the project. — They have questions about the design and how the administration …
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Nivea Serrao / EW.com:
Chelsea Clinton announces new picture book, She Persisted — Count Chelsea Clinton among the many people whom Elizabeth Warren inspired when she refused to be silenced in the Senate. — Clinton, the daughter of former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former U.S. President Bill Clinton …
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Internal Trump administration data undercuts travel ban — At least two sets of internal data that have been available to the Trump administration — but which have never been publicized — appear to undercut the government's argument for a travel ban that it had hoped would take effect Thursday …
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