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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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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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CNN:
White House invites Congress investigation leaders to view documents — Schiff on Russia investigation (full interview) — (CNN)The White House said Thursday it was inviting the top-ranking lawmakers on the House and Senate intelligence committees to view materials it said had been uncovered …
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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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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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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Axios:
House GOP health care peacemaking deteriorates — There was an effort yesterday to get House GOP conservatives — the House Freedom Caucus and Republican Study Committee — to meet with GOP moderates — the Tuesday Group — to talk about a path forward after last week's failed health care effort.
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Centrist group in House ‘will never’ meet with Freedom Caucus — The centrist Tuesday Group affirmed at a meeting Wednesday that it will not meet with the conservative House Freedom Caucus to negotiate changes to an ObamaCare replacement bill, according to Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.).
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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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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
‘We Must Fight Them’: Trump Goes After Conservatives of Freedom Caucus
‘We Must Fight Them’: Trump Goes After Conservatives of Freedom Caucus
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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Brianna Ehley / Politico:
Pence breaks tie in Senate vote on Planned Parenthood funding — Vice President Mike Pence and a GOP senator recovering from surgery were dramatically summoned to the Senate Thursday to advance legislation that would allow states to block federal family-planning funds to Planned Parenthood.
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Los Angeles Times:
Editorial Felony charges are a disturbing overreach for the duo behind the Planned Parenthood sting videos
Editorial Felony charges are a disturbing overreach for the duo behind the Planned Parenthood sting videos
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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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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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Raleigh News & Observer:
Lawmakers vote Thursday on deal to repeal HB2 — RALEIGH — North Carolina lawmakers could repeal House Bill 2 on Thursday under a deal struck late Wednesday night by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican legislative leaders. — Senate leader Phil Berger announced the deal shortly …
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Van Jones / CNN:
Trump may have signed Earth's death warrant — Van Jones is the host of CNN's “The Messy Truth.” He is president of The Dream Corps. Follow him on Twitter @VanJones68. The opinions expressed are his. — (CNN)As usual, Donald Trump is completely upside down on the facts.
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Rebecca Leber / Mother Jones:
“Irrational,” “Reckless,” “Irresponsible”: The EPA Just Accidentally Told the Truth About Trump's Climate Plan
“Irrational,” “Reckless,” “Irresponsible”: The EPA Just Accidentally Told the Truth About Trump's Climate Plan
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Alex Guillén / Politico:
EPA climate release tries to praise Trump but blasts him instead
EPA climate release tries to praise Trump but blasts him instead
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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.
Paul Wood / BBC:
Trump Russia dossier key claim ‘verified’ — The BBC has learned that US officials “verified” a key claim in a report about Kremlin involvement in Donald Trump's election - that a Russian diplomat in Washington was in fact a spy. — So far, no single piece of evidence has been made public proving …
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New York Times:
U.S. War Footprint Grows in Middle East, With No Endgame in Sight — BEIRUT, Lebanon — The United States launched more airstrikes in Yemen this month than during all of last year. In Syria, it has airlifted local forces to front-line positions and has been accused of killing civilians in airstrikes.
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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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CNBC:
Putin says claims that Russia interfered in US elections are ‘lies’ — Accusations that Russia interfered in last year's U.S. elections are “lies” used for “domestic American politics,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. — “We said on numerous occasions and I reiterate …
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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
‘Follow the trail of dead Russians’ if you want to crack 2016 election interference: Senate intel witness
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Elizabeth Spiers / Washington Post:
I worked for Jared Kushner. He's the wrong businessman to reinvent government. — How the New York Observer could predict the fate of the Office of American Innovation. — On my first day of work as the editor in chief of the New York Observer, which had been acquired five years earlier …
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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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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Why Trump's unpopularity is historically unique — President Trump is not the first president to see his approval rating drop to 35 percent, as it did in Gallup's most recent tracking poll. — But he is the first president on record to go that low without it owing to one of three things: war, Watergate or economic strife.
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