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Newsweek:
FBI Director James Comey tried to reveal Russian tampering months before election — U.S. JAMES COMEY FBI RUSSIA 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION — FBI Director James Comey attempted to go public as early as the summer of 2016 with information on Russia's campaign to influence …
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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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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Washington Times, Mediaite, Joe.My.God. and Towleroad
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Dem senator: Intel panel should probe financial ties between Trump, Russia — (D-Ore.) is publicly pushing the top two members of the Senate Intelligence Committee to include a probe of any financial ties between President Trump and Moscow as part of its ongoing investigation.
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Politico, The Daily Beast and Al Jazeera English
Donald Trump / ABC News:
How the House, Senate Russia probes are headed down different paths
How the House, Senate Russia probes are headed down different paths
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Politico
CNN:
Nunes, Comey clash on whether FBI chief invited to House Russia investigation
Nunes, Comey clash on whether FBI chief invited to House Russia investigation
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Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Senate intelligence leaders: 20 people to be questioned, first hearing Thursday
Senate intelligence leaders: 20 people to be questioned, first hearing Thursday
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New York Times, The Week, Occupy Democrats, Towleroad, CNBC, Joe.My.God., IJR and The Atlantic
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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Rich Lowry / Politico:
The Crisis of Trumpism — Trumpism is in crisis. — This isn't a function of poll numbers, or the Russia controversy, or any other melodrama of the past three months, but something more fundamental: No officeholder in Washington seems to understand President Donald Trump's populism …
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump says ‘We must fight’ hard-line conservative Freedom Caucus in 2018 midterm elections
Trump says ‘We must fight’ hard-line conservative Freedom Caucus in 2018 midterm elections
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New York Times, ABC News, Vox and The American Conservative
Bloomberg:
House GOP Weighing Another Try on Obamacare Vote Next Week
House GOP Weighing Another Try on Obamacare Vote Next Week
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Politico, Vox, Hit & Run, Business Insider, Daily Kos, Joe.My.God., Reuters, Axios, The Daily Caller, Hot Air and Political Wire
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Can the White House drive the tax reform train? History says no
Can the White House drive the tax reform train? History says no
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Political Wire
Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Hill Republicans trying to avert a shutdown need Democrats — and Trump
Hill Republicans trying to avert a shutdown need Democrats — and Trump
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BostonGlobe.com, Balloon Juice, BuzzFeed and Political Wire
Yashar Ali / New York Magazine:
What George W. Bush Really Thought of Donald Trump's Inauguration — The inauguration of Donald Trump was a surreal experience for pretty much everyone who witnessed it, whether or not they were at the event and regardless of who they supported in the election.
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Raw Story, Mediaite, Daily Mail, Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo, Occupy Democrats, AOL, twitchy.com, Althouse, The Last Tradition, The Daily Caller, Mashable and Political Wire
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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Political Wire, Business Insider, Raw Story, The Week, Balloon Juice, Occupy Democrats and CANNONFIRE
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Who is ‘Source D’? The man said to be behind the Trump-Russia dossier's most salacious claim.
Who is ‘Source D’? The man said to be behind the Trump-Russia dossier's most salacious claim.
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Naked Politics
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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Richard Fausset / New York Times:
North Carolina Strikes a Deal to Repeal Restrictive Bathroom Law — ATLANTA — North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature and its Democratic governor announced late Wednesday that they had reached an agreement to repeal the controversial state law that curbs legal protections for lesbian …
Eric Wolff / Politico:
Energy Department climate office bans use of phrase ‘climate change’ — A supervisor at the Energy Department's international climate office told staff this week not to use the phrases “climate change,” “emissions reduction” or “Paris Agreement” in written memos, briefings or other written communication, sources have told POLITICO.
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Shareblue, Common Dreams, Occupy Democrats, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, New York Magazine, The Week, Axios and AOL
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Energy Department tells staff not to use phrase ‘climate change’: report
Energy Department tells staff not to use phrase ‘climate change’: report
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Geller Report
Christopher Flavelle / Bloomberg:
Apple, Wal-Mart Stick With Climate Pledges Despite Trump's Pivot
Apple, Wal-Mart Stick With Climate Pledges Despite Trump's Pivot
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The Week
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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Political Wire
Nan Aron / USA Today:
Don't torpedo Senate rules for Gorsuch: Nan Aron — If a nominee for a lifetime job on our highest court can't get 60 votes, don't go ‘nuclear.’ Change the nominee. — For four days this month, court-watchers were glued to C-SPAN or the web for the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.
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Politico, Daily Kos and Campaign for America's Future
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Gorsuch battle brings Senate to brink of a new low
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Signals It Would Seek Mostly Modest Changes to Nafta — One change would be in government-procurement section of deal that could open up door for ‘Buy American’ policies — WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is signaling to Congress it would seek mostly modest changes …
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Axios
New York Times:
Ivanka Trump, Shifting Plans, Will Become a Federal Employee — Ivanka Trump, the elder daughter of President Trump, is becoming an official government employee, joining her husband in serving as an unpaid adviser to her father in the White House. — Ms. Trump already has an office in the West Wing …
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RedState, PRI, CNN, BizPac Review, Hot Air, The Hill, Politico, The Guardian, The Slot, Mediaite, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Daily Caller, Business Insider, Refinery29, Towleroad, KTLA, CNBC, New York Magazine, Mother Jones, The Federalist, NBC News, AOL, The Week, Political Wire and Talking Points Memo
CBS News:
Paul Ryan on Russia probe, health care bill “growing pain” — Despite mounting calls for House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes to recuse himself from the investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia, House Speaker Paul Ryan has thus far stood by the chairman.
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Talking Points Memo, Hot Air and Raw Story
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Is Obamacare a Lifesaver? — Now that the Republican Party has beclowned itself on health care, now that Obamacare repeal lies in rubble, now that every G.O.P. policy person who ever championed a replacement plan is out wandering in sackcloth and ashes, wailing, “The liberals were right about my party …
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Mother Jones and Bloomberg
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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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Business Insider, The Week, The Hill, Eschaton, Political Wire, RedState, AOL and Talking Points Memo
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
House votes to restrict EPA's use of science — The House voted Wednesday to restrict the kind of scientific studies and data that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can use to justify new regulations. — The Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act, or HONEST Act, passed 228-194.
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Politicus USA and Joe.My.God.
Tom James / Reuters:
Seattle sues Trump administration over threat to ‘sanctuary’ cities — The city of Seattle sued U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday over its executive order seeking to withhold federal funds from “sanctuary cities,” arguing it amounted to unconstitutional federal coercion.
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The Daily Caller, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and ImmigrationProf Blog
Scott Johnson / Hollywood Reporter:
How Trump Adviser Stephen Miller Divided a Santa Monica Synagogue — Members of the progressive temple, where Miller learned Hebrew, and L.A.'s Jewish community struggle to come to grips with a native son who forcefully champions the Muslim ban and the wall on the Mexican border.
Jason L. Riley / Wall Street Journal:
Is the Ivy League's Admission Bias a ‘Trade Secret’? — Princeton sues to block the government's release of documents that could show discrimination. — Shortly after the Supreme Court's dispiriting decision last year in Fisher v. University of Texas, which upheld the use of racial preferences …
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Power Line
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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Politico, The American Conservative, No More Mister Nice Blog, Just Security and rubber hose
Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
It Took Three People Two Months to Create Hillary Clinton's Campaign Logo — Hillary Clinton's infamous campaign logo was created by a three-person team of designers who were invited to work on the “secret” design project four months before the official campaign launch in April 2015 …