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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.
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
If Republicans Blow Up the Filibuster Over Gorsuch, Is Legislation Next?
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Senate Formally Takes Up Gorsuch Nomination, and Braces for Turmoil
Senate Formally Takes Up Gorsuch Nomination, and Braces for Turmoil
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MichelleMalkin.com and The Week
Ian Mason / Breitbart:
Go for Launch: Mitch McConnell Tees Up Showdown on Constitutional Option
Go for Launch: Mitch McConnell Tees Up Showdown on Constitutional Option
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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 …
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The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, Infowars and Just Security
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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Don't Let Trump Get Away With His Latest Deception — The White House says Obama adviser Susan Rice spied on Trump aides. We will all regret taking the claim at face value. — The story of President Donald Trump's infamous tweets falsely accusing President Barack Obama of having his …
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Rice denies compiling, leaking names of Trump officials from intelligence reports
Rice denies compiling, leaking names of Trump officials from intelligence reports
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Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Rice denies Obama administration inappropriately unmasked Trump team
Rice denies Obama administration inappropriately unmasked Trump team
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Susan Rice's White House Unmasking: A Watergate-style Scandal
Susan Rice's White House Unmasking: A Watergate-style Scandal
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The Federalist, Infowars, Townhall.com, Power Line and The Gateway Pundit
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 — Attempts to reach a deal this week on health care are unraveling fast, with conservatives already blaming House Speaker Paul Ryan for blocking the White House bill, and leadership sources saying that's nonsense and that the Freedom Caucus …
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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
Emerging GOP Obamacare Repeal Would Mean Sick People Pay (Much) More
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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.
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Ivanka Trump: ‘Where I disagree with my father, he knows it’
Ivanka Trump: ‘Where I disagree with my father, he knows it’
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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 …
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The Daily Caller, Refinery29, New York Magazine and Mediaite
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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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 …
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Washington Free Beacon and Washington Times
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 …
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Axios
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.
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
White House: ‘The clock has now run out’ on North Korean nuclear program
White House: ‘The clock has now run out’ on North Korean nuclear program
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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:
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Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Federal appeals court: Civil rights law covers LGBT workplace bias — A federal appeals court in Chicago ruled Tuesday that a 1964 law barring sex discrimination extends to sexual orientation, marking a major workplace victory for gays and lesbians. — The 8-3 decision by the full U.S. Court …
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
LGBT employees protected from workplace discrimination, appeals court rules
LGBT employees protected from workplace discrimination, appeals court rules
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Chicago Tribune, Hullabaloo, Washington Post and The Slot
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Roger Stone: Kushner Is Leaking Intel to Scarborough — During a segment on InfoWars today, Roger Stone, who was previously an adviser during the early months of President Trump's campaign, claimed to host Alex Jones that Trump's own son-in-law Jared Kushner was leaking information to MSNBC's Joe Scarborough.
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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.
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 …