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New York Times:
2 White House Officials Helped Give Nunes Intelligence Reports — WASHINGTON — A pair of White House officials played a role in providing Representative Devin Nunes of California, the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, with the intelligence reports that showed President Trump …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
White House shuffles West Wing staff after health bill collapse — Less than a week after suffering a stinging defeat on health care legislation, President Donald Trump shook up his West Wing staff on Thursday, dispatching one of his top aides to shore up an outside political group …
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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Devin Nunes and the Tragedy of the Russia Inquiry — Last week, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Representative Devin Nunes, announced dozens of intelligence reports that inappropriately included details on President Donald Trump's transition.
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CNN:
White House staff shake-up comes in wake of health care debacle — (CNN)President Donald Trump on Thursday shook up his senior West Wing staff, days after his administration faced its first major legislative setback in failing to pass a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare.
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Conor Friedersdorf / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed Do you live in Devin Nunes' district? Pick up the phone and call his office immediately
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
2 White House officials helped Nunes get intel: report
2 White House officials helped Nunes get intel: report
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Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Report: White House officials were Devin Nunes' ‘wiretap’ sources after all
Report: White House officials were Devin Nunes' ‘wiretap’ sources after all
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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Bannon May Have Violated Ethics Pledge by Communicating With Breitbart
Bannon May Have Violated Ethics Pledge by Communicating With Breitbart
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Wall Street Journal:
Mike Flynn Offers to Testify in Exchange for Immunity — Former national security adviser tells FBI, the House and Senate intelligence committees he's willing to be interviewed in exchange for deal, officials say — WASHINGTON—Mike Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser …
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Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
WSJ: Flynn Says He's Willing To Testify In Exchange For Immunity Deal
WSJ: Flynn Says He's Willing To Testify In Exchange For Immunity Deal
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Ashley Feinberg / Gizmodo:
This Is Almost Certainly James Comey's Twitter Account — Digital security and its discontents—from Hillary Clinton's emails to ransomware to Tor hacks—is in many ways one of the chief concerns of the contemporary FBI. So it makes sense that the bureau's director, James Comey …
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Bryan Lowry / Kansas City Star:
McCaskill warns Democratic donors of pitfalls of blocking Trump nominee for high court — Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri warned Democratic donors that blocking President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee could have dire consequences, according to audio obtained by The Star.
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Bloomberg:
McCain Seeks Last-Ditch Deal to Avoid ‘Nuclear’ Fight on Gorsuch — Republican senator says odds ‘overwhelmingly against’ a deal — GOP needs eight Democrats to advance Supreme Court nomination — Senator John McCain said Thursday he is talking to Democrats in hopes of reaching a …
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Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
First two Democrats back Trump's U.S. Supreme Court pick
First two Democrats back Trump's U.S. Supreme Court pick
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Nuke 'Em 'Til They Glow
Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
BREAKING: Democrats Joe Manchin and Heidi Heitkamp Will Vote For Gorsuch
BREAKING: Democrats Joe Manchin and Heidi Heitkamp Will Vote For Gorsuch
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Los Angeles Times:
Editorial Felony charges are a disturbing overreach for the duo behind the Planned Parenthood sting videos — On Tuesday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced charges against David Daleiden, right, and Sandra Merritt over their roles in surreptitiously recorded videos targeting Planned Parenthood.
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Brianna Ehley / Politico:
Pence breaks tie in Senate vote targeting Planned Parenthood funding
Pence breaks tie in Senate vote targeting Planned Parenthood funding
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Pence's unwillingness to be alone with a woman is a symptom of a bigger problem
Pence's unwillingness to be alone with a woman is a symptom of a bigger problem
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Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
A Liberal Fantasy Ripped from a Hollywood Script
A Liberal Fantasy Ripped from a Hollywood Script
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Nicole Gaudiano / USA Today:
With Vice President Pence breaking tie, Senate moves against Planned Parenthood
With Vice President Pence breaking tie, Senate moves against Planned Parenthood
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
‘We Must Fight Them’: Trump Goes After Conservatives of Freedom Caucus — WASHINGTON — President Trump declared war on the conservatives of the House Freedom Caucus on Thursday, suggesting Republicans should “fight them” in the 2018 midterm elections if they do not back his agenda.
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Centrist group in House ‘will never’ meet with Freedom Caucus
Centrist group in House ‘will never’ meet with Freedom Caucus
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Gohmert suggests Priebus authored Trump Freedom Caucus tweet: report
Gohmert suggests Priebus authored Trump Freedom Caucus tweet: report
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David Ferguson / Raw Story:
‘Follow the trail of dead Russians’ if you want to crack 2016 election interference: Senate intel witness — Terrorism and espionage expert Clint Watts told the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday that if they want to understand Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, then they need to “follow the trail of dead Russians.”
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Cyber expert drops Senate intel bombshell: Russia targets Trump with fake news because he'll repeat it
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Dem senator: Intel panel should probe financial ties between Trump, Russia
Dem senator: Intel panel should probe financial ties between Trump, Russia
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Raleigh News & Observer:
HB2 repeal compromise clears Senate, heads to House — RALEIGH — The state Senate on Thursday approved a compromise bill that repeals House Bill 2 but restricts future anti-discrimination ordinances in cities and counties. — Opposition and support for the bill did not fall along party lines in the 32-16 vote.
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Christopher R. Barron / The Hill:
Forget the bathroom war — anti-gay Islamic extremists are real threat
Forget the bathroom war — anti-gay Islamic extremists are real threat
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Rep. Ken Buck / The Hill:
Governing means supporting AHCA — I supported the American Health Care Act last Friday because it was the right vote. I didn't begin as a big fan, but I ended up satisfied that America needed this bill to start a process to repair our healthcare system. — Yes, I'm a conservative.
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Emma Dumain / Post and Courier:
South Carolina U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford: Trump threatened to back primary challenger against me … WASHINGTON — Against the backdrop of crumbling negotiations over the GOP bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, President Donald Trump said last week he wanted to oust incumbent U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford in 2018.
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Maxwell Tani / Business Insider:
Time for some fame theory: Meet the eccentric liberal analyst whose unhinged tweetstorms have made him Twitter-famous — Eric Garland went to sleep on December 10 with 5,000 Twitter followers. When he woke up the next day he had 30,000. — “It was pretty awesome,” Garland told Business Insider in an interview.
Nick Gutteridge / Daily Express:
EU could BREAK UP the US: Juncker in jaw-dropping threat to Trump over support for Brexit — EUROPEAN Union boss Jean-Claude Juncker this afternoon issued a jaw-dropping threat to the United States, saying he could campaign to break up the country in revenge for Donald Trump's supportive comments about Brexit.
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Decision Desk HQ:
Creating a National Precinct Map … In January 2011, I sent an email to the Washington State Democratic Party asking about precinct results from the 2008 presidential caucus race. State party chairman Jaxon Ravens replied simply with the question, “Why would you want them?”
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