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Washington Post:
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Graham: Nunes is running ‘an Inspector Clouseau investigation’
Discussion: ABC News, Political Wire and The Hill
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
Devin Nunes Has Absolutely No Reason To Recuse Himself
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Graham mocks Nunes over ‘Inspector Clouseau investigation’
Discussion: RedState
Washington Post:
Read the letters on Sally Yates's potential congressional testimony on Russia
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The White House's Sally Yates problem
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Administration, Nunes blocked ex-acting AG from testifying
Discussion: RedState, Politico and Washington Post
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 …
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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 …
Bill Mears / Fox News:
Neil Gorsuch vote delayed by Judiciary Committee
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 …
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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 …
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: New momentum for Medicaid expansion, as more Republicans conclude Obamacare won't get repealed
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Senate GOP Leaders Push for Health-Care Effort After House Plan Implodes
Discussion: Politico
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 …
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The White House:
Background Briefing on the President's Energy Independence Executive Order
Discussion: Bloomberg, Hit & Run, Mashable and NPR
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.
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Bill O'Reilly apologizes after making racially charged joke about congresswoman
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
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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.
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 …
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
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
William Nardi / The College Fix:
Christian student suspended after challenging Muslim prof's claim that Jesus wasn't crucified  —  A student says he was suspended from Rollins College for challenging his Muslim professor's anti-Christian assertions, including her claim that Jesus' crucifixion never took place.
Jill Filipovic / CNN:
We all know why the right is angry at Tomi Lahren  —  Tomi Lahren's show suspended for a week  — Jill Filipovic: It's clear now that Tomi Lahren didn't know her role, and the same men who helped usher her to fame are now keen to shut her up  — It turns out for all their talk …
Discussion: RedState and twitchy.com
 
 
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