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Wall Street Journal:
Susan Rice Unmasked — Obama's security adviser sought the name of at least one Trump official in intelligence reports. — Well, what do you know. On the matter of who “unmasked” the names of Trump transition officials in U.S. intelligence reports, we now have one answer: Susan Rice, Barack Obama's national security adviser.
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Michelle Goldberg / Slate:
I hope Susan Rice was keeping tabs on Trump's Russia ties. — The right-wing media is really excited about the new scoop from Eli Lake, national security columnist for Bloomberg View. As connoisseurs of President Trump's Twitter feed know, in the alternative reality inhabited by the president …
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New York Post:
Fresh evidence the Russia ‘scandal’ is a Team Obama operation — SEE ALSO — Do you suspect that the noise over Trump-campaign contacts with the Russians is just a political hit arranged by Obama insiders before they left? You got fresh evidence of that Monday, with news …
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Jay Caruso / RedState:
Dear CNN: Why Is a Former Obama Appointee Reporting on Susan Rice Revelation? — Eli Lake at Bloomberg wrote an explosive piece that set the political world on fire for a few hours yesterday. Lake detailed how Susan Rice, President Obama's National Security Adviser sought to “unmask” …
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Talking Points Memo, Fox News Insider and Mediaite
Richard Pollock / The Daily Caller:
Former President Barack Obama's national security adviser Susan …
Former President Barack Obama's national security adviser Susan …
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Adam Housley / Fox News:
Susan Rice requested to unmask names of Trump transition officials, sources say
Susan Rice requested to unmask names of Trump transition officials, sources say
Nicholas Fondacaro / NewsBusters:
ABC, NBC Cover-Up Revelation Susan Rice Ordered Trump Aides Unmasked, CBS Defends
ABC, NBC Cover-Up Revelation Susan Rice Ordered Trump Aides Unmasked, CBS Defends
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Washington Post:
Blackwater founder held secret Seychelles meeting to establish Trump-Putin back channel — The United Arab Emirates arranged a secret meeting in January between Blackwater founder Erik Prince and a Russian close to President Vladimir Putin as part of an apparent effort to establish …
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Ali Watkins / BuzzFeed:
A Former Trump Adviser Met With A Russian Spy — Carter Page told BuzzFeed News that he had been in contact with at least one Russian spy working undercover out of Moscow's UN office in 2013. — NEW YORK — A former campaign adviser for Donald Trump met with and passed documents …
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Brian Ross / ABC News:
Trump campaign advisor Carter Page targeted by Russian spies
Trump campaign advisor Carter Page targeted by Russian spies
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Talking Points Memo, Daily Wire, Hot Air, NBC News and RedState
NBC News:
Blackwater Founder Repped Trump at Secret Meeting Overseas: Sources
Blackwater Founder Repped Trump at Secret Meeting Overseas: Sources
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Kushner's rising profile
The Note: Kushner's rising profile
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Power Line, Just Security, Political Wire and Washington Post
Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Considers Far-Reaching Steps for ‘Extreme Vetting’ — Foreigners entering U.S. could be forced to hand over phones, answer questions on ideology; changes could apply to allies like France and Germany — Foreigners who want to visit the U.S., even for a short trip …
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Political Wire
Margot Sanger-Katz / New York Times:
Republican Health Proposal Would Undermine Coverage for Pre-existing Conditions — Throughout the debate to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, President Trump and Republican congressional leaders have insisted they would retain a crucial, popular part of the health law …
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Matt Fuller / The Huffington Post:
The House GOP Health Care Bill Is Very Much Alive — And it could be disastrous for the sick. — WASHINGTON House Republicans still don't have a deal to revive their health care bill, but the White House is laying the groundwork for negotiations to move quickly, meeting individually Monday …
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Talking Points Memo and STAT
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Pence presents new healthcare offer to Freedom Caucus
Pence presents new healthcare offer to Freedom Caucus
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RedState
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
With help from Pence, House Republicans suddenly rekindle health-care talks
With help from Pence, House Republicans suddenly rekindle health-care talks
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Poll: Trump approval rating plummets
Poll: Trump approval rating plummets
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RedState, Investor's Business Daily, The Week and Politicus USA
Washington Post:
Sessions orders Justice Department to review all police reform agreements — Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered Justice Department officials to review reform agreements with troubled police forces nationwide, saying it was necessary to ensure these pacts do not work against the Trump …
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Sweeping Federal Review Could Affect Consent Decrees Nationwide — WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered a sweeping review of federal agreements with thousands of law enforcement agencies, as lawyers for the Justice Department went to court on Monday to seek a 90-day delay …
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New York Magazine and Mother Jones
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Mercedes-Benz pulls ads from 'The O'Reilly Factor' — will others follow? — O'Reilly accuser: ‘My voice is not for sale’ — Mercedes-Benz said Monday that it has “reassigned” its advertisements on “The O'Reilly Factor” following a report about five settlements with women who alleged sexual harassment …
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New York Times:
More Trouble at Fox News: Ailes Faces New Sexual Claims and O'Reilly Loses Two Advertisers
More Trouble at Fox News: Ailes Faces New Sexual Claims and O'Reilly Loses Two Advertisers
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Politicus USA, Media Matters for America, Washington Post, Daily Wire and Talking Points Memo
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
At Fox News, fear and silence amid O'Reilly controversy
At Fox News, fear and silence amid O'Reilly controversy
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell bets the Senate on Gorsuch — When Neil Gorsuch is confirmed to the Supreme Court this week, Mitch McConnell will clinch a place in history after pulling off one of the most audacious gambles in modern political history. — Whether he'll be regarded as a hero …
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Democrats secure enough votes to block Gorsuch, setting stage for ‘nuclear’ option
Democrats secure enough votes to block Gorsuch, setting stage for ‘nuclear’ option
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Erin Kelly / USA Today:
Here are 9 steps the Senate may take to ‘go nuclear’ and approve Gorsuch
Here are 9 steps the Senate may take to ‘go nuclear’ and approve Gorsuch
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Axios and Balloon Juice
USCIS:
Putting American Workers First: USCIS Announces Further Measures to Detect H-1B Visa Fraud and Abuse — Agency Creates Avenue for American Workers to Report Abuse — WASHINGTON - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced multiple measures to further deter and detect H-1B visa fraud and abuse.
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
‘It went off the rails almost immediately’: How Trump's messy transition led to a chaotic presidency — Two days after the November election, leaders of President Trump's transition team presented his inner circle with more than 100 names of candidates for key Cabinet and other senior positions in the new administration.
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Axios and No More Mister Nice Blog
Lili Bayer / The Forward:
EXCLUSIVE: Controversial Trump Aide Sebastian Gorka Backed Violent Anti-Semitic Militia — As a Hungarian political leader in 2007, Sebastian Gorka, President Trump's chief counter-terrorism adviser, publicly supported a violent racist and anti-Semitic paramilitary militia that was later banned …
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New York Magazine, The Federalist, Talking Points Memo, The Week and The Times of Israel
Matt Taibbi / Rolling Stone:
Putin Derangement Syndrome Arrives — Whatever the truth about Trump and Russia, the speculation surrounding it has become a dangerous case of mass hysteria — So Michael Flynn, who was Donald Trump's national security adviser before he got busted talking out of school to Russia's ambassador …
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Progress Pond, Liberal Values, Instapundit and No More Mister Nice Blog
Donald J. Trump / Los Angeles Times:
Trump's Authoritarian Vision … Standing before the cheering throngs at the Republican National Convention last summer, Donald Trump bemoaned how special interests had rigged the country's politics and its economy, leaving Americans victimized by unfair trade deals, incompetent bureaucrats and spineless leaders.
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Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Rep. Cummings calls Steve Bannon a ‘white supremacist-type’ — On the 49th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rep. Elijah Cummings said Tuesday morning that the famed civil rights icon “would be very disappointed” by the political realities of 2017 and especially …
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Mike Adams / Townhall.com:
Get Back in the Kitchen and Bake Me Another Petition! — Dear UNC President Spellings: — I am writing today to express my disgust with you over recent remarks you made about me to a “progressive” newspaper reporter. As you will recall, some feminists had started a petition …