memeorandum: Fact Check: Trump, Faulting Obama on Syria, Contradicts Himself (Linda Qiu/New York Times)

10:45 AM ET, April 5, 2017

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Burgess Everett / Politico:

Gorsuch's writings borrow from other authors — Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch copied the structure and language used by several authors and failed to cite source material in his book and an academic article, according to documents provided to POLITICO.

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Ed Whelan / National Review:

Bastardized Charges — Surprise, surprise. Another desperate 11th-hour smear, something that appears to have become a rite of passage for Republican Supreme Court nominees. — Someone (David Brock, call your office?) is shopping around to news outlets baseless claims …

Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:

A Short Section In Neil Gorsuch's 2006 Book Appears To Be Copied From A Law Review Article — WASHINGTON — A short section in Judge Neil Gorsuch's 2006 book appears to copy — at times word-for-word — from a 1984 law review article by a lawyer in Indiana.

Discussion: RedState

New York Times:
The Supreme Court as Partisan Tool

Discussion: SCOTUSblog and Washington Post

Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
If Republicans Blow Up the Filibuster Over Gorsuch, Is Legislation Next?

Discussion: Hullabaloo

Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo: Reports: Gorsuch Used Language From Law Journal In Book Without Attribution

Ken Klukowski / Breitbart:
Left Accuses Gorsuch of Plagiarism

Discussion: Mediaite

Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Senate Formally Takes Up Gorsuch Nomination, and Braces for Turmoil

Discussion: MichelleMalkin.com and The Week

David Leonhardt / New York Times:
How to End the Politicization of the Courts

Discussion: Daily Kos

Wall Street Journal:

House Intel Panel Wants Susan Rice to Testify in Russia Probe — Former national security adviser says she didn't leak any intelligence information — The House Intelligence Committee wants Susan Rice, a top aide in the Obama administration, to testify in a probe of alleged Russian election interference …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, Infowars and Just Security

Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Don't Let Trump Get Away With His Latest Deception

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Charles Hurt / Washington Times: Susan Rice somehow manages to make Benghazi cover-up seem minor

Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Rice denies compiling, leaking names of Trump officials from intelligence reports

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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

Before This Is Over, Republicans Are Going to Wish Hillary Clinton Won — Imagine what the political world would look like for Republicans had Hillary Clinton won the election. Clinton had dragged her dispirited base to the polls by promising a far more liberal domestic agenda than Barack Obama …

Amie Parnes / The Hill:

Hillary Clinton unlikely to return to family foundation — has all but ruled out returning to her family's foundation, three sources close to the former Democratic nominee tell The Hill. — The former Democratic presidential nominee has indicated to confidants and associates …

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and Washington Times

Linda Qiu / New York Times:

Fact Check: Trump, Faulting Obama on Syria, Contradicts Himself — In a statement condemning Tuesday's chemical attack in Syria, President Trump faulted the administration of former President Barack Obama for not intervening more aggressively in that country's civil war — contradicting his own, earlier advice.

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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
GOP rep tells 7-year-old Syrian girl: 'I'm ashamed' of government's inaction

Discussion: RedState, The Federalist and CNN

Mother Jones:
Trump Hypocrisy: Blaming Syrian Chemical Attack on Obama

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CBS News:

Ivanka Trump interview: “If being complicit is wanting to be a force for good ... then I'm complicit” — In her first interview since becoming assistant to the president, Ivanka Trump addressed critics who have said she and her husband, White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, are “complicit” with President Trump.

Discussion: New York Magazine, The Daily Caller, The Slot, Occupy Democrats, Washington Post, AOL, Political Wire, The Guardian and Mediaite

CBS News:

Ivanka Trump: “I'll weigh in with my father on the issues I feel strongly about” — Ivanka Trump moved to Washington with her family after the presidential election. She and her husband, Jared Kushner, have both taken on senior roles in the Trump White House.

Discussion: CNBC and The Slot

Louis Nelson / Politico:
Ivanka Trump: ‘Where I disagree with my father, he knows it’

Discussion: Axios

Axios:

That was supposed to be a Trumpcare revival? — The Republican talks on patching up Trumpcare sure deteriorated in a hurry. For a while yesterday, they dissolved into bickering and finger-pointing, with members of the Freedom Caucus saying the proposed compromise is getting worse …

Axios:
Trumpcare revival talks falling apart ahead of Pence meeting

Discussion: Hot Air, Reuters, Hullabaloo and Politico

The Hill:
Centrists push back on new ObamaCare repeal plan

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Jim Norman / Gallup:

Affordable Care Act Gains Majority Approval for First Time — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fifty-five percent of Americans now support the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a major turnaround from five months ago when 42% approved and 53% disapproved. This is the first time a majority of Americans …

Discussion: Salon, FiveThirtyEight, The Week, Business Insider, Talking Points Memo, Politico and Axios

Jonathan Cohn / The Huffington Post:
Emerging GOP Obamacare Repeal Would Mean Sick People Pay (Much) More

Discussion: Daily Kos and Politicus USA

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll - April 2017: The Fall of the AHCA and Next Steps for the ACA

Discussion: The Hill, CNBC, Mother Jones and Axios

Rebecca Nelson / Cosmopolitan:

Ivanka Trump's Wine-Drinking, Fur Coat-Clad Neighbor Is a Little Confused Why The Internet Loves Her — “It's so weird, because I don't even quite understand what the word ‘go viral’ means.” — On Saturday night, hundreds of people danced outside of Ivanka Trump's Washington home …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Refinery29, New York Magazine and Mediaite

Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:

Here Were Trump's Questions About Air Force One, According to the General He Grilled — Air Mobility chief recounts Trump grilling at Mar-a-Lago — 'He's an aviation enthusiast,' General Everhart says of Trump — Donald Trump asked “a lot of questions” that showed his general knowledge …

Discussion: Axios

John Hinderaker / Power Line:

One More Sign That Liberals Have Lost Their Minds — The White House has just released an official portrait of Melania Trump. It is beautiful, in my opinion. But the left-wing Boston Globe somehow found something sinister in what any normal person would consider a lovely portrait:

Discussion: BostonGlobe.com and The Daily Caller

Ildefonso Ortiz / Breitbart:

Brandon Darby: Border Patrol Agents Feel Betrayed by the Trump Administration — The Trump Administration rewarded Border Patrol agents for their support of Trump as president by picking an Obama holdover whom they despise to be their boss. Trump chose the Obama-hired Customs and Border deputy …

Reuters:

North Korea test-fires missile into sea ahead of Trump-Xi summit — North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, ahead of a summit between U.S. and Chinese leaders who are set to discuss Pyongyang's increasingly defiant arms program.

Discussion: RedState, Boing Boing and The Week

Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
White House: ‘The clock has now run out’ on North Korean nuclear program

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Dr. Susan Berry / Breitbart:

Trump at CEO Business Town Hall: ‘Common Core... We Have to End It’ — At his CEO Business Town Hall Tuesday, President Donald Trump returned to his campaign promise to end the highly unpopular Common Core standards and once again make education policy the domain of local governments.

Mará Rose Williams / Kansas City Star:

New Pittsburg, Kan., High School principal resigns after student journalists question her credentials — Days after student reporters at Pittsburg High School in Kansas dug into the background of their newly hired principal and found questionable credentials, she resigned from the $93,000-a-year job.

Discussion: Washington Post and Boing Boing, more at Mediagazer »

Wall Street Journal:

Jeff Sessions Presses Shift at Justice Department — Move to review pacts with local police marks change in emphasis from civil rights to law and order — Attorney General Jeff Sessions's decision this week to review concessions by local police departments accused of misconduct is part …