Top Items:
Steven Swinford / Telegraph:
Watch | Spicer: GCHQ may have helped Obama spy on Trump — The US has made a formal apology to Britain after the White House accused GCHQ of helping Barack Obama spy on Donald Trump in the White House. — Sean Spicer, Mr Trump's press secretary, repeated a claim on Thursday evening …
Discussion:
Business Insider, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, BuzzFeed, The Guardian, ThinkProgress, Taylor Marsh, Hullabaloo, Mashable, IJR, USA Today, New York Magazine, ABC News, The Daily Caller, Media Matters for America, Politicus USA, Mediaite, Daily Wire, The Week, Political Wire, AOL, France 24, The Lid, Real Clear Politics and Bloomberg
RELATED:
CNN:
White House apologizes to British government over spying claims — Spokesman for UK Prime Minister says Britain has received assurances that claims won't be repeated — Washington (CNN)The White House has apologized to the British government after alleging that a UK intelligence agency spied …
Discussion:
Vox, UPI, Washington Post, RedState, USA Today, Hot Air, Joe.My.God., IJR, WPMT FOX43, Death and Taxes, The Root and The Verge
Rocco Parascandola / New York Daily News:
Laptop holding Trump Tower floor plans, Hillary Clinton email investigation info stolen from Secret Service agent — A laptop computer containing floor plans for Trump Tower, information about the Hillary Clinton email investigation and other national security information was stolen …
New York Times:
White House Tries to Soothe British Officials Over Trump Wiretap Claim — WASHINGTON — The White House has tried to soothe an angry Britain after suggesting that President Barack Obama used London's spy agency to conduct secret surveillance on President Trump while he was a candidate last year.
Discussion:
Mother Jones, Media Matters for America, Sputnik International, The Guardian, Althouse, The Hill, The Daily Caller, CNBC and Eat Pray Vote
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Rex Tillerson Rejects Talks With North Korea on Nuclear Program — SEOUL, South Korea — Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson ruled out on Friday opening any negotiation with North Korea to freeze its nuclear and missile programs and said for the first time that the Trump administration might …
Discussion:
Fox News, ThinkProgress, Poynter, Washington Post, The Stranger …, Associated Press, CNN, Joe.My.God., Defense One, Death and Taxes, The Week, Politico and Political Wire, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
Tillerson says ‘all options are on the table’ when it comes to North Korea
Tillerson says ‘all options are on the table’ when it comes to North Korea
Discussion:
CNBC, Sputnik International, Hot Air, Common Dreams, The Guardian, BillMoyers.com, Mediaite and Raw Story
Shin Hyon-hee / The Korea Herald-mobile:
US says ‘strategic patience’ on NK is over
US says ‘strategic patience’ on NK is over
Discussion:
Washington Post
Reuters:
U.S. policy of ‘strategic patience’ with North Korea over: Tillerson
U.S. policy of ‘strategic patience’ with North Korea over: Tillerson
Discussion:
The Daily Caller, Instapundit and Sputnik International
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Trump's budget makes perfect sense and will fix America, and I will tell you why — Some people are complaining that the budget proffered by the Trump administration, despite its wonderful macho-sounding name, is too vague and makes all sorts of cuts to needed programs in favor of increasing military spending by leaps and bounds.
Discussion:
The Week, Common Dreams, Patterico's Pontifications and The Resurgent
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.
Discussion:
Daily Kos, Occupy Democrats, No More Mister Nice Blog and Eschaton
RELATED:
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Trump supporter credits Trumpcare — which hasn't taken effect — for dramatically lower health costs
Joe Lawlorstaff / Press Herald:
Sen. Susan Collins says she can't support House ACA replacement in current form
Sen. Susan Collins says she can't support House ACA replacement in current form
Discussion:
Washington Post, CNN, Common Dreams, Axios, New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, Politico and Washington Times
Rachael Bade / Politico:
House to vote Thursday on GOP Obamacare replacement — House Republicans will vote Thursday on Speaker Paul Ryan's Obamacare replacement bill, two senior GOP sources told POLITICO. — The move shows that GOP leaders are confident they have the 216 votes needed to pass the bill …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, Axios and CNBC
RELATED:
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Freedom Caucus aligns with Bannon in risky Obamacare gambit
Freedom Caucus aligns with Bannon in risky Obamacare gambit
Discussion:
The Week
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
GOP rep splits with Trump on Meals on Wheels — GOP Rep. Chris Collins (N.Y.) says he disagrees with President Trump's federal budget blueprint, specifically citing its lack of funding for Meals on Wheels. — “This is the president's budget. I'm not sure where the details came from,” …
Discussion:
Daily Wire, CNN, Snopes.com, The Week and Hit & Run
RELATED:
Caroline Kenny / CNN:
Rep. Chris Collins on Meals on Wheels cuts: “That's not my plan”
Rep. Chris Collins on Meals on Wheels cuts: “That's not my plan”
Discussion:
Washington Post, TheBlaze, Death and Taxes, Talking Points Memo, Mashable and theGrio
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Conservative Fantasies, Colliding With Reality
Conservative Fantasies, Colliding With Reality
Discussion:
Common Dreams
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 …
Discussion:
PoliPundit.com, Reuters and IJR
RELATED:
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
Discussion:
Power Line and New York Times
Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
A Time to Choose for the Supreme Court
A Time to Choose for the Supreme Court
Discussion:
SCOTUSblog, NPR and Bangor Daily News
Vicky Ward / Highline:
The blow-it-all-up billionaires … Last December, about a month before Donald Trump's inauguration, Rebekah Mercer arrived at Stephen Bannon's office in Trump Tower, wearing a cape over a fur-trimmed dress and her distinctive diamond-studded glasses. Tall and imposing, Rebekah …
Discussion:
Axios
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
What Trump and Merkel have said about each other — How do you say “awkward” in German? — President Donald Trump is set to appear at a joint news conference today with German Chancellor Angela Merkel after he spent months during the 2016 election campaign bad-mouthing her approach to the refugee crisis in Europe.
Discussion:
Politico and Associated Press
RELATED:
James P. Rubin / Politico:
The Leader of the Free World Meets Donald Trump
The Leader of the Free World Meets Donald Trump
Discussion:
Washington Free Beacon, Joe.My.God., The Week and twitchy.com
CNN:
CNN/ORC poll: Americans break with Trump on immigration policy — All told, 60% say the government's top priority should be a plan to legalize undocumented immigrants — Washington (CNN)Americans disagree with President Donald Trump's immigration priorities, according to a new CNN/ORC poll …
RELATED:
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
CNN host, GOP rep spar over Trump wiretap talk … CNN host Chris Cuomo and Rep. Sean Duffy — (R-Wis.) got into a headed debate Friday over President Trump's unproven claim former President Barack Obama — wiretapped him in 2016. — “Why does this make sense to you?” Cuomo asked Duffy on “New Day.”
RELATED:
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 …
Discussion:
Latest from Crooks and Liars, Washington Post, ThinkProgress, Right Wing Watch, Raw Story, Hot Air, TheBlaze and Joe.My.God.
Liz Spayd / New York Times:
Snoop Dogg, Bow Wow and an Ill-Advised Retweet — Amid the thousands of tweets that fly from the keyboards of journalists every day, occasionally comes one that sets off an alarm: “Whoops. Should I have said that?” Wednesday afternoon, that bell should have sounded shortly …
Discussion:
BizPac Review
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.”
RELATED:
Ari Berman / The Nation:
In E-mails, Neil Gorsuch Praised a Leading Republican Activist Behind Voter Suppression Efforts — Gorsuch's ties to Hans von Spakovksy suggest a hostility to voting rights. — By , — Few people in the Republican Party have done more to limit voting rights than Hans von Spakovsky.
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Democrats slam DHS secretary after closed-door meeting — Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly struck a defiant tone in a meeting with House Democrats Friday, lawmakers said, telling them he's “the best thing to happen” to immigrants brought here as minors — and if members don't like current laws, they should change them.