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Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
Exclusive interview: Trump ‘absolutely’ looking at breaking up 9th Circuit — President Trump said Wednesday that he has “absolutely” considered proposals that would split up the 9th Circuit, where judges have blocked two of his executive actions. — “There are many people that want to break up the 9th Circuit.
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The White House:
Statement on Sanctuary Cities Ruling — Today, the rule of law suffered another blow, as an unelected judge unilaterally rewrote immigration policy for our Nation. Federal law explicitly states that “a Federal, State or Local government entity or official may not prohibit, or in any way restrict …
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
A Ruling about Nothing — U.S. President Donald Trump (Reuters: Yuri Gripas) — A federal judge suspends Trump's unenforced ban on funding for sanctuary cities. — A showboating federal judge in San Francisco has issued an injunction against President Trump's executive order cutting off federal funds …
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The Daily Signal, Power Line and The Guardian
Jeff Poor / Breitbart:
Spicer: Sanctuary Cities ‘Have the Blood of Dead Americans on Their Hands’
Spicer: Sanctuary Cities ‘Have the Blood of Dead Americans on Their Hands’
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The Gateway Pundit
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
A federal judge just handed President Trump a gift on sanctuary cities
A federal judge just handed President Trump a gift on sanctuary cities
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Fiscal FactCheck: How Much Will Trump's Tax Plan Cost? — The White House released principles and a framework for tax reform today. We applaud the President's focus on tax reform, but the plan includes far more detail on how the Administration would cut taxes than on how they would pay for those cuts.
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The Week, Mother Jones, NBC News, New York Times and The Guardian
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Neil Irwin / New York Times:
Winners and Losers in the Trump Tax Plan — The tax plan the Trump administration released Wednesday consists (so far) of a single page of bullet points. — If this were a more rounded plan, we could wait for the tax wonks at various think tanks to run it through their models and tell …
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Bloomberg and Business Insider
New York Times:
White House Proposes Slashing Tax Rates, Significantly Aiding Wealthy — WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday proposed sharp reductions in individual and business income tax rates and a radical reordering of the tax code that would significantly benefit the wealthy …
Aaron Elstein / Crain's New York Business:
Trump plan may boost New Yorkers' tax bills significantly
Trump plan may boost New Yorkers' tax bills significantly
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Axios
Tommy Christopher / Shareblue:
WH reporter panics Treasury Secretary by asking how tax plan will personally benefit Trump
WH reporter panics Treasury Secretary by asking how tax plan will personally benefit Trump
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Tax Foundation, Mediaite, Business Insider and ABC News
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Calls for Deep Cuts in Business Taxes, Changes for Individuals
Trump Calls for Deep Cuts in Business Taxes, Changes for Individuals
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CNNMoney, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Hot Air and twitchy.com
Bloomberg:
Trump Aides Embroiled in Debate on How Soon to Move on Nafta — Some advisers said to push to action before 100 days is up — Other faction urging slower approach through formal notice — President Donald Trump's top advisers are embroiled in a debate over how aggressively to proceed …
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New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo and Politico
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Republicans tell Trump to hold up on NAFTA withdrawal — The Trump administration alarmed Republicans on Wednesday with its consideration of an executive order that could lead to the United States' withdrawal from NAFTA — with some lawmakers warning that such a move would be a “disaster.”
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Kaili Joy Gray / Shareblue:
Trump spent all of 14 minutes in briefing with senators on “military preparation” for North Korea
Trump spent all of 14 minutes in briefing with senators on “military preparation” for North Korea
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Hullabaloo, Occupy Democrats and CNN
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
A Chilling Threat of Political Violence in Portland — On the day after Donald Trump was inaugurated, perhaps 3 million Americans took to the streets in peaceful protest to register their opposition. When news of his travel ban broke, I stood at LAX watching Angelenos sing the Star Spangled Banner and Amazing Grace.
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Portland Mercury and Instapundit
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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Portlandia: City of the Petty, Bankrupt, Vindictive Left — One of the staples of Portland, Oregon—"Portlandia" to TV viewers— is the annual Rose Festival, now in its 82nd year, and it has for several years now featured a kickoff parade, akin to the Rose Parade in Pasadena on January 1 every year.
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Oregonian, Willamette Week and Hit & Run
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Freedom Caucus endorses revised ObamaCare repeal-and-replace bill — The House Freedom Caucus on Wednesday announced it will back the GOP's healthcare plan now that an amendment allowing states to opt out of key ObamaCare rules is included. — The group of roughly 30 hard-line conservatives held …
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CNN:
CNN/ORC Poll: At 100 days, Trump approval rating shows no sign of growth — WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress on February 28, 2017 in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.
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The Hill and Business Insider
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The Guardian:
Isis faces exodus of foreign fighters as its ‘caliphate’ crumbles — Exclusive: Two Britons and one US citizen are among dozens who have surrendered or been caught at Turkish border … Martin Chulov in Istanbul, Jamie Grierson in London and Jon Swaine in New York
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The Week and Daily Mail
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Justices Alarmed by Government's Hard-Line Stance in Citizenship Case — WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. tried to test the limits of the government's position at a Supreme Court argument on Wednesday by confessing to a criminal offense. — “Some time ago, outside the statute …
Matt Latimer / Politico:
Hillary's First 100 Days: An Alternate History — On April 29, 2017, Hillary Clinton will complete her first 100 days in office as president of the United States. Or, at least that's what would be happening right now if her campaign team could scrounge up a goofy mad scientist, a DeLorean and a map to Wisconsin (among other places).
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Occupy Democrats
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
This is Amazing
This is Amazing
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Axios, Balloon Juice, No More Mister Nice Blog and Mother Jones
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump administration talks tough on North Korea, but frustrated lawmakers want details — President Trump and his top national security advisers briefed congressional lawmakers Wednesday on what a senior aide called the “very grave threat” posed by North Korea, but they offered few details …
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Reuters, Associated Press, The Week, Politicus USA and Business Insider
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The Daily Beast:
George Soros Took Control of 183 Groups and 12 People So Far This Year, According to Alex Jones and InfoWars — In its years-long culture war with billionaire investor George Soros, Alex Jones' InfoWars has a natural new target: yogurt. — Yogurt giant Chobani sued Jones on Monday …
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Media Matters for America, Vox, Gothamist and New York Times
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Lawmaker goes after internet troll by calling his grandmother — A Pennsylvania state lawmaker on Wednesday hit back at an internet troll who called him the n-word and a “fa— ” by calling his grandmother and telling her what her grandson had done. — Pennsylvania House Rep. Brian Sims …
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Refinery29 and Daily Kos
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Marine Le Pen's narrow path to French victory: Get opponents to stay home — PARIS — With a tense battle for the future of France underway ahead of a presidential runoff election next month, the far-right insurgent Marine Le Pen is pulling a page from the same improbable victory playbook as President Trump …
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Political Wire
Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
Montana Democrat Rob Quist Is Regular Performer at Nudist Resort — Montana Democrat Rob Quist, a locally famous musician, is a frequent performer at the Sun Meadow Resort, Idaho's premier nudist resort for guests seeking a “family nudist experience.” — Quist, running to represent Montana …
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Power Line and The Daily Caller
David Choi / Business Insider:
Fox News' Jesse Watters takes abrupt vacation after controversial remarks about Ivanka Trump — Fox News' Jesse Watters is reportedly taking a vacation, one day after making what was seen as suggestive remarks about Ivanka Trump. — CNN's Brian Stelter and the CNNMoney Media team reported Wednesday …
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
RNC Chair: GOP base will walk away in midterms if wall isn't built — (CNN)Republican National Committee chair Ronna Romney McDaniel said Wednesday that failing to fulfill Donald Trump's campaign promise to build a wall along the Mexican border will hurt the party in the 2018 midterm elections.
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The Hill, Daily Kos, No More Mister Nice Blog and Talking Points Memo
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
White House to continue Obamacare payments, removing shutdown threat — The White House is telling lawmakers that it will continue paying Affordable Care Act cost-sharing subsidies, potentially defusing a bruising conflict between Democrats and Trump administration officials that had sparked …
Charles Maldonado / The Lens:
Orleans Parish prosecutors are using fake subpoenas to pressure witnesses to talk to them — Editor's note: This story has been updated with a report that the District Attorney's Office has said the practice will end. — The notice Tiffany Lacroix received in November had “SUBPOENA” …
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The Root