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Austin Wright / Politico:
Nunes: Trump transition members were under surveillance during Obama administration — Updated 4:48 p.m.: Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, blasted the panel's Republican chairman in a statement over his claim that the Trump transition team was under surveillance.
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Tom LoBianco / CNN:
House Intel chairman: Trump's personal communications may have been collected — Its chairman said Wednesday Trump's communication might have been part of ‘incidental collection’ — (CNN)House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes said Wednesday that President Donald Trump's personal communications …
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Washington Monthly, Jamie Dupree, Shareblue, Business Insider, Axios and Politicus USA
Bloomberg:
Nunes Says Trump Team Conversations Caught in Surveillance — Republican says 'I'm actually alarmed' conversations picked up — Disclosure may bolster Trump's claim he was under surveillance — House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes said Wednesday that the U.S. intelligence community …
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Politico and Vox Popoli
Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
GOP chairman: Surveillance was collected about Trump transition team
GOP chairman: Surveillance was collected about Trump transition team
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Politico, Hit & Run and Patterico's Pontifications
Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Manafort had plan to benefit Putin government — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, secretly worked for a Russian billionaire to advance the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin a decade ago and proposed …
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Paul Manafort Tried to Help Russian Oligarch Suspected of Mob Ties Get a US Visa
Paul Manafort Tried to Help Russian Oligarch Suspected of Mob Ties Get a US Visa
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Breitbart, Washington Post, Raw Story, BizPac Review, IJR, BillMoyers.com, NBC News and The Root
Rep. Daniel Donovan / Staten Island Advance:
Why I will vote ‘no’ on the American Health Care Act — Rep. Daniel Donovan will vote “no” on the current Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. (Staten Island Advance/Rachel Shapiro) — Since my first day serving in Congress I made a commitment to weigh the impact …
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The Atlantic
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Dylan Matthews / Vox:
If you're a millionaire, the AHCA gives you $50K. If you're poor, it costs you $1,420.
If you're a millionaire, the AHCA gives you $50K. If you're poor, it costs you $1,420.
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New York Magazine, Urban Institute, Center For Children …, NWLC, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Raw Story
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Biden warns against GOP health bill: ObamaCare is ‘peace of mind’
Biden warns against GOP health bill: ObamaCare is ‘peace of mind’
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RedState
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Approval wanes for GOP health bill
Poll: Approval wanes for GOP health bill
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Morning Consult, The Hill, Hot Air, AOL, Common Dreams, Daily Kos and The Daily Caller
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
While Gorsuch was testifying, the Supreme Court unanimously said he was wrong — Awkward. — About 40 minutes after Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch began his second day of testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, all eight of the justices he hopes to join said a major disability decision Gorsuch wrote in 2008 was wrong.
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Bloomberg, Latest from Crooks and Liars, New York Times, Reuters, USA Today, New York Magazine, Occupy Democrats, Daily Kos and CNN
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Joviality at Neil Gorsuch's Hearing Masks Drama Behind the Scenes
Joviality at Neil Gorsuch's Hearing Masks Drama Behind the Scenes
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Washington Post, SCOTUSblog and Refinery29
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Democrats sharpen attacks on Gorsuch after Supreme Court rebuff
Democrats sharpen attacks on Gorsuch after Supreme Court rebuff
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CNN, ABC News, Washington Post, The Daily Beast, The Atlantic, SCOTUSblog and Washington Free Beacon
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
President Trump appears unable to make a substantive case for the AHCA
President Trump appears unable to make a substantive case for the AHCA
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ThinkProgress, American Prospect, ABC News, Politico, Mother Jones, The Nation, Hullabaloo and Media Matters for America
Mariam Khan / ABC News:
Neil Gorsuch emotional about right-to-die questions in Supreme Court confirmation hearings
Neil Gorsuch emotional about right-to-die questions in Supreme Court confirmation hearings
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Politico and Associated Press
Fox News:
UK Parliament terror attack: 4 people killed, including cop and alleged assailant; 20 injured — DEVELOPING - Four people, including a London police officer who was stabbed and the alleged assailant, were killed after a terror attack that saw more than 20 people injured outside the Parliament building on Wednesday.
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CNN, Business Insider, RT, Mirror.co.uk, Hollywood Life, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, CBS Dallas, The Times of Israel, New York's PIX11, CBS Chicago, Daily Kos, Mediaite, Gothamist, CBS New York, BizPac Review, Sputnik International, WPMT FOX43, RedState and Talking Points Memo
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Washington Post:
Attacker kills 3, injures 20 in vehicle and knife assault near British Parliament, according to officials
Attacker kills 3, injures 20 in vehicle and knife assault near British Parliament, according to officials
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National Review and Outside the Beltway
The Guardian:
Parliament attack: man shot after police officer stabbed at House of Commons - live updates
Parliament attack: man shot after police officer stabbed at House of Commons - live updates
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Common Dreams, New York Magazine, Towleroad and The Resurgent
The Guardian:
Houses of Parliament attack: four dead including police officer
Houses of Parliament attack: four dead including police officer
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NBC News, The National Interest and Shakesville
Tim Sculthorpe / Daily Mail:
HOW PARLIAMENT HAS BEEFED UP SECURITY TO PROTECT AGAINST A TERROR ATTACK
HOW PARLIAMENT HAS BEEFED UP SECURITY TO PROTECT AGAINST A TERROR ATTACK
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New York Times, The Gateway Pundit, Hot Air, TheBlaze, Vox Popoli and Mediaite
Wall Street Journal:
A President's Credibility — Trump's falsehoods are eroding public trust, at home and abroad. — If President Trump announces that North Korea launched a missile that landed within 100 miles of Hawaii, would most Americans believe him? Would the rest of the world?
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Vox, The Daily Beast, Liberal Values, The Hugh Hewitt Show, Occupy Democrats, CNN, Lawfare, Washington Post, The Gateway Pundit, New York Times, Politicus USA, NBC News, RedState, Daily Kos, CNBC, Towleroad, Washington Monthly, No More Mister Nice Blog, Mediaite, Axios, Daily Wire, Business Insider, The Daily Caller and Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Poll: By 2 to 1 margin, registered voters reject Comey
Poll: By 2 to 1 margin, registered voters reject Comey
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The Daily Caller, New York Magazine, IJR, Hot Air, Daily Wire, Washington Times and Political Wire
New York Daily News:
Racist Maryland man who fatally stabbed black New Yorker admits his intent to kill African-American men — The 28-year-old man busted for fatally stabbing a black stranger in Midtown on Tuesday has told cops he came the city from Baltimore to kill African-Americans, sources said.
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New York Post, New York's PIX11, Mediaite, Raw Story, The Root, Gothamist and AOL
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Shawn Cohen / New York Post:
White supremacist accused of murder says he came to NYC to kill blacks
White supremacist accused of murder says he came to NYC to kill blacks
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Daily Kos, The Times of Israel and Gothamist
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Conservatives claim votes to stop GOP Obamacare repeal — House conservatives say they have the votes to bring down a Republican plan to replace Obamacare, threatening a core piece of President Donald Trump's agenda and sparking a frantic, 11th-hour pressure campaign by the president and House GOP leaders.
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The Hill, CNBC, Mediaite, TheBlaze, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Daily Kos, Balloon Juice and The Huffington Post
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Defying Trump, Freedom Caucus insists they'll oppose GOP ObamaCare replacement
Defying Trump, Freedom Caucus insists they'll oppose GOP ObamaCare replacement
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Republican flips to yes on healthcare bill
Republican flips to yes on healthcare bill
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Talking Points Memo and RedState
Josh Barro / Business Insider:
Republicans lied about healthcare for years, and they're about to get the punishment they deserve — It's hard to decide which would be the more politically damaging outcome for Republican politicians: passing the American Health Care Act, and therefore owning the premium increases …
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Axios, Washington Post, Vox and No More Mister Nice Blog
Washington Post:
Secret Service asked for $60 million extra for Trump-era travel and protection, documents show — The U.S. Secret Service requested $60 million in additional funding for the next year, offering the most precise estimate yet of the escalating costs for travel and protection resulting …
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Occupy Democrats, Daily Kos, Balloon Juice, Business Insider, Politicus USA and Raw Story
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
White House jumper caught on fence: report
White House jumper caught on fence: report
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TMZ.com, RedState, BizPac Review and Washington Post
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Chelsea Clinton to get lifetime achievement award — Chelsea Clinton will be honored with a Variety's lifetime achievement award next month, the magazine announced Tuesday. — The 37-year-old former first daughter, a vice chair of the Clinton Foundation, is rumored to be eyeing a run …
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Tweeting Toward Oblivion — Donald Trump faces a stark choice. He can tweet, or he can govern. — He can indulge his persecution complex, firing off missives that compare Barack Obama to Joseph McCarthy and American intelligence officers to Nazis, or he can recognize it as a gateway to disgrace and irrelevance.
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Washington Monthly
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Charles Ornstein / ProPublica:
We Fact-Checked Lawmakers' Letters to Constituents on Health Care — When Louisiana resident Andrea Mongler wrote to her senator, Bill Cassidy, in support of the Affordable Care Act, she wasn't surprised to get an email back detailing the law's faults. Cassidy, a Republican who is also a physician, has been a vocal critic.
Jessica Schulberg / The Huffington Post:
Trump's Team Said It Didn't Ask For Military Vehicles At Inauguration. Emails Show It Did. — “Such support would be out of guidelines,” one Pentagon official wrote. — WASHINGTON The month after Donald Trump won the presidential election, his staff asked the Pentagon to send photographs …
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Breaking News USA, Business Insider, Heat Street and Raw Story
Erin McPike / IJR:
Trump's Diplomat — “I didn't want this job. I didn't seek this job.”
Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
Ex-Colo. GOP leader said only Democrats committed voter fraud. Now he's charged with voter fraud. — The 2016 election was just a month away when Steve Curtis, a conservative radio host and former Colorado Republican Party chairman, devoted an entire episode of his morning talk show to the heated topic of voter fraud.