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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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Karla Adam / Washington Post:
Britain's surveillance agency slaps down claim it was involved in Trump ‘wiretap’
Britain's surveillance agency slaps down claim it was involved in Trump ‘wiretap’
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New York Times:
Trump Digs In on Wiretap, No Matter Who Says Differently
Trump Digs In on Wiretap, No Matter Who Says Differently
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Jane Onyanga-Omara / USA Today:
‘Utterly ridiculous nonsense’: Britain's spy agency on Trump wiretapping claims
‘Utterly ridiculous nonsense’: Britain's spy agency on Trump wiretapping claims
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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 …
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Shin Hyon-hee / The Korea Herald-mobile:
US says ‘strategic patience’ on NK is over — Tillerson says military option is on the table, calls China's THAAD retaliation ‘inappropriate, troubling’ — With Washington taking a North Korea policy overhaul, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday declared that the existing …
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Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
Tillerson says ‘all options are on the table’ when it comes to North Korea — TOKYO — The Trump administration gave its clearest signal yet that it would consider taking military action against North Korea, with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson saying Friday that “all options are on the table” to deter the threat from Pyongyang.
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Washington Post:
Tillerson says diplomacy has failed as North Korea warns of nuclear war
Tillerson says diplomacy has failed as North Korea warns of nuclear war
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Tillerson: Military action against North Korea is an option
Tillerson: Military action against North Korea is an option
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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 …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Freedom Caucus aligns with Bannon in risky Obamacare gambit
Freedom Caucus aligns with Bannon in risky Obamacare gambit
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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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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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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
A Time to Choose for the Supreme Court
A Time to Choose for the Supreme Court
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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.
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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
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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 …
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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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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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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 …
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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 …
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Tom Cole: Trump's Proposed Cuts To NIH, CDC Are ‘Short-Sighted’ — Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), a top Republican who sits on the House Appropriations and Budget Committees, on Friday morning signaled he was not on board with all of President Donald Trump's proposed cuts in his budget blueprint.
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Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
Republicans pan Trump budget
Republicans pan Trump budget
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Devin Henry / The Hill:
White House: Climate funding is ‘a waste of your money’
White House: Climate funding is ‘a waste of your money’
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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.
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Trumpcare's Lonely, and Seedy, Supporter — The Republican health bill doesn't have many outside supporters. Groups representing doctors, nurses, hospitals, retirees, patients of various diseases and even insurers have all criticized it. Some of the only outside praise has come …
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