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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.
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Sen. Jeff Merkley can talk until he's blue in the face. But he can't stop a vote on Neil Gorsuch.
New York Times:
The Supreme Court as Partisan Tool
Discussion: SCOTUSblog and Washington Post
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:   Reports: Gorsuch Used Language From Law Journal In Book Without Attribution
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
This Democratic senator spoke against Neil Gorsuch for 15 hours
Discussion: Mediaite
Ken Klukowski / Breitbart:
Left Accuses Gorsuch of Plagiarism
Discussion: Mediaite
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:   If Republicans Blow Up the Filibuster Over Gorsuch, Is Legislation Next?
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 …
Discussion: Progress Pond
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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 …
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Rubio: It's no coincidence that Syria gas attack happened after ‘concerning’ Tillerson comments  —  (CNN)Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said Wednesday that he doesn't think it's a coincidence that a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria occurred shortly after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson …
Discussion: NPR
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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.
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
GOP rep tells 7-year-old Syrian girl: 'I'm ashamed' of government's inaction … Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said he is “ashamed” of the inaction of the U.S. government after the deadly gas attack in Syria.  —  During a Wednesday interview on CNN's “New Day,” Kinzinger was asked …
Discussion: RedState, TheBlaze, Washington Post and CNN
Mother Jones:
Trump Hypocrisy: Blaming Syrian Chemical Attack on Obama
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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 …
Neil W. McCabe / Breitbart:
Exclusive - Sen. Mike Lee: Government Surveillance for Political Espionage Too Common, Too Tempting
Charles Hurt / Washington Times:   Susan Rice somehow manages to make Benghazi cover-up seem minor
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.
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Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
These high school journalists investigated a new principal's credentials. Days later, she resigned.
Discussion: Hit & Run and Mediaite
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Bannon Removed From National Security Council Role in Shakeup  —  President Donald Trump reorganized his National Security Council on Wednesday, removing his chief strategist, Stephen Bannon, and downgrading the role of his Homeland Security Adviser, Tom Bossert, according to a person familiar with the decision and a regulatory filing.
Discussion: Political Wire, Raw Story and The Week
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Rex Tillerson's incredibly odd and confusing statement on North Korea  —  (CNN)North Korea has fired a ballistic missile into the sea off the Korean Peninsula, the latest in a series of test firings and one that comes just days before President Donald Trump is set to huddle with Chinese President Xi Jinping …
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CNN:
North Korea fires ballistic missile as Trump, Xi prepare to meet
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 …
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.
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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 …
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Axios:
Trumpcare revival talks falling apart ahead of Pence meeting
Discussion: Hot Air, Reuters, Hullabaloo and Politico
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 …
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Jonathan Cohn / The Huffington Post:
Emerging GOP Obamacare Repeal Would Mean Sick People Pay (Much) More
Discussion: Daily Kos and Politicus USA
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Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Federal appeals court: Civil rights law covers LGBT workplace bias
Discussion: Occupy Democrats
David Siders / Politico:
Sanders wing dealt setback in Calif. special election  —  LOS ANGELES — A Democratic state assemblyman and a former Los Angeles planning commissioner were running ahead in a wide-open congressional primary here Tuesday, routing several contenders aligned with the Bernie Sanders wing of the Democratic Party.
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Christine Mai-Duc / Los Angeles Times:
Ahn and Gomez appear headed to a runoff in L.A.'s congressional race
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
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 …
 
 
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Hannah Allam / BuzzFeed:
President Trump's Son-In-Law Secretly Met With Muslim Leaders Weeks Before The Travel Ban
NBC News:
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
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Discussion: TheBlaze and The Daily Caller
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
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Discussion: Infowars
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Discussion: Political Wire and ABC News
Wall Street Journal:
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Bloomberg:
Trump Officials Alarmed Chinese May Bid for Westinghouse Unit
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