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Trump administration sought to block Sally Yates from testifying to Congress on Russia — The Trump administration sought to block former acting attorney general Sally Yates from testifying to Congress in the House investigation of links between Russian officials and Donald Trump's presidential campaign …

Manu Raju / CNN:

Amid turmoil, House Intel Committee scraps meetings this week — Democrats believe he is too close to the White House to lead a thorough investigation into Russia — Washington (CNN)The House Intelligence Committee has scrapped all meetings this week amid growing partisan rancor …

Discussion: MSNBC, Yahoo, The Federalist, Towleroad, Washington Post, The Atlantic, Mediaite, New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo, Shakesville and Political Wire

Louis Nelson / Politico:

Swalwell on Nunes fallout: ‘This is what a cover-up to a crime looks like’ — House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes' announcement last week that officials from the transition team of President Donald Trump had been inadvertently surveilled by the U.S. intelligence community came …

Discussion: ABC News, Common Dreams, NBC News and The Hill

Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:

The Note: Nunes' crisis of credibility — The big story: It has come to this: With allegations swirling that rock the foundations of democracy, the White House is being investigated by the FBI, which is controlled by the Trump administration's own Justice Department, and there's …

Discussion: Politico, Associated Press, Scared Monkeys and New York Times

Martin Matishak / Politico:

Schiff: Yates would have testified on Flynn ‘cover-up’ — Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, says a hearing set for Tuesday with former acting Attorney General Sally Yates — which was canceled by Republicans — would have featured explosive testimony …

Discussion: Business Insider, Daily Kos, Raw Story, AOL and Washington Free Beacon

Louis Nelson / Politico:
Graham: Nunes is running ‘an Inspector Clouseau investigation’

Discussion: ABC News, Political Wire and The Hill

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The White House's Sally Yates problem

Discussion: The Last Refuge, Fox News Insider, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and The Daily Caller

David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
Devin Nunes Has Absolutely No Reason To Recuse Himself

Discussion: Politico, Instapundit, Weekly Standard and KQED News

Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Administration, Nunes blocked ex-acting AG from testifying

Discussion: Politico, RedState and Washington Post

Washington Post:
Read the letters on Sally Yates's potential congressional testimony on Russia

Discussion: Axios, New York Magazine and The Guardian

Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Graham mocks Nunes over ‘Inspector Clouseau investigation’

Discussion: RedState

Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Now we know why Trump panicked about Russia probe

Discussion: Washington Monthly, CNN, Talking Points Memo, Booman Tribune, Hot Air, Progress Pond, IJR and Raw Story

Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Nunes, White House defiant as Russia controversy deepens

Discussion: RedState, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Mediaite and Daily Kos

New York Times:

Affordable Care Act Repeal Is Back on the Agenda, Republicans Say — WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders and the White House, under extreme pressure from conservative activists, have restarted negotiations on legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act, with House leaders declaring …

Discussion: Vox, Talking Points Memo, Politico, USA Today, New York Times, Political Wire, Daily Kos, CNBC, Business Insider, Washington Times, RedState, Mediaite, Daily Wire, IJR, Instapundit, TheBlaze and Washington Post

Hunter Woodall / Kansas City Star:

Kansas Senate votes to expand Medicaid as Gov. Sam Brownback doubles down on opposition — TOPEKA — Kansas lawmakers ignored Gov. Sam Brownback's wishes Monday and gave initial approval to a bill that would expand Medicaid to thousands in the state. — The Kansas Senate voted 25 to 13 …

Discussion: Washington Post, ThinkProgress, Mother Jones and Vox

James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: New momentum for Medicaid expansion, as more Republicans conclude Obamacare won't get repealed

Discussion: New York Times, Associated Press and Political Insider blog

Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Senate GOP Leaders Push for Health-Care Effort After House Plan Implodes

Discussion: Politico

Rachael Bade / Politico:

Congress may stiff Trump on wall funding — Congressional Republicans might deliver some more bad news for President Donald Trump, fresh off their embarrassing failure to scrap Obamacare: No new money is coming to build his wall. — Trump hoped to jump-start construction of a massive wall …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Vox, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Associated Press and CNN

Alexander Bolton / The Hill: Border wall funding likely to be put on hold

Burgess Everett / Politico:
Schumer headed for epic clash with McConnell

Discussion: TheBlaze, The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon, Common Dreams and RedState

Coral Davenport / New York Times:

Trump Signs Executive Order Unwinding Obama Climate Policies — WASHINGTON — President Trump signed on Tuesday a much-anticipated executive order intended to roll back most of President Barack Obama's climate-change legacy, celebrating the move as a way to promote energy independence …

Discussion: Washington Post, The FADER, Engadget, New York Post and Common Dreams

Dan Merica / CNN:
In executive order, Trump to dramatically change US approach to climate change

Discussion: IJR, Count on Coal, ThinkProgress, Mashable, AOL, RedState and The Guardian

The White House:
Background Briefing on the President's Energy Independence Executive Order

Discussion: Bloomberg, Hit & Run, Mashable and NPR

Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Trump moves decisively to wipe out Obama's climate-change record

Discussion: ThinkProgress, New York Times, Gothamist, Fox News, Washington Monthly, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Politico

Media Matters for America:

Bill O'Reilly: I “Didn't Hear A Word” Rep. Maxine Waters Said Because Of Her “James Brown Wig” — BILL O'REILLY: I didn't hear a word [Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)] said. I was looking at the James Brown wig. If we have a picture of James, it's the same wig. — STEVE DOOCY (CO-HOST): It's the same one.

Discussion: Business Insider, Washington Post, Salon, Shareblue, The Daily Beast, Raw Story, Shakesville, The Slot, Politicus USA and Towleroad

Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:

Bill O'Reilly apologizes after making racially charged joke about congresswoman — Fox News host Bill O'Reilly apologized Tuesday after coming under fire for mocking a black congresswoman's hair. — During an appearance on “Fox & Friends,” O'Reilly reacted to a clip of Rep. Maxine Waters …

Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Gateway Pundit

Fox News:

Schumer goes off on Trump supporter at NYC restaurant, witness says — Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., caused a scene at a Manhattan restaurant when he began yelling at a wealthy and well-connected Donald Trump supporter that the POTUS is “a liar.” — Schumer, the top Senate Democrat …

Discussion: Fox News Insider, Geller Report, Daily Wire, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, TheBlaze, BizPac Review, The Daily Caller, Althouse, Washington Free Beacon, Raw Story, Daily Mail, SARAH PALIN, The Gateway Pundit, twitchy.com and Instapundit

Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:

Donald Trump Claims U.S. Constitution Bars ‘Apprentice’ Star's Defamation Suit While in Office — The president believes the Supremacy Clause bars state lawsuits against a sitting president and looks to tackle an issue “not decided” by the Supreme Court in Bill Clinton v. Paula Jones.

Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story

Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Argues He's Immune From Accuser's Defamation Suit As POTUS

Discussion: Daily Kos

Ilya Marritz / WNYC News:

Paul Manafort's Puzzling New York Real Estate Purchases — Paul J. Manafort, the former Trump campaign manager facing multiple investigations for his political and financial ties to Russia, has engaged in a series of puzzling real estate deals in New York City over the past 11 years.

Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story, Political Wire and Gothamist

Axios:

Scoop: Trump wants to do tax reform and infrastructure at the same time — The Trump administration is looking at driving tax reform and infrastructure concurrently, according to a White House source with direct knowledge. — It's a major strategic shift - infrastructure was likely …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Weekly Standard, Investor's Business Daily, New York Magazine, TheBlaze, Business Insider, CNBC, New York Times, FiveThirtyEight and Mediaite

Axios:
Trump's grand bargain

Discussion: Investor's Business Daily, No More Mister Nice Blog, CNBC and Daily Kos

Nate Cohn / New York Times:

A 2016 Review: Turnout Wasn't the Driver of Clinton's Defeat — In the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, many analysts suggested that Hillary Clinton lost to Donald J. Trump because of poor Democratic turnout. — Months later, it is clear that the turnout was only modestly better for Mr. Trump than expected.

Discussion: electionlawblog.org

John Gregory / abc7.com:

NOHO SCHOOL BUDGET CUTS DUE TO HIGH WHITE STUDENT PERCENTAGE SPARKS OUTRAGE … <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc7.com/video/embed/?pid= 1817703" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> — NORTH HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Outrage has grown at Walter Reed Middle School …

Discussion: EAGnews.org, TheBlaze, IJR, The Gateway Pundit, RedState, The Daily Caller, Daily Wire, The Last Tradition and The Last Refuge

Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:

Mar-a-Lago can't release visitor logs — because it doesn't keep them — PALM BEACH, Fla. — Democrats just came up with a catchy-sounding bill to force President Donald Trump to cough up a list of visitors to his private clubs. — But there's just one problem: There are no lists yet.

Discussion: Washington Post, Daily Kos, CNN and AOL

Guy Benson / Townhall.com:

Resist: Post-Trump Victory, Dems Finally Flip a State Legislature Seat...to Republicans — If you're unfamiliar with the partisan landscape of state legislatures across the country in recent years, here's a quick primer: With precious few, deep blue exceptions, Republicans have dominated.

Discussion: RSLC

Victoria Herrmann / The Guardian:

I am an Arctic researcher. Donald Trump is deleting my citations — These politically motivated data deletions come at a time when the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the global average … Victoria Herrmann is the managing director of the Arctic Institute and a National Geographic explorer

Discussion: Shakesville