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Rick Hasen / electionlawblog.org:
Breaking and Analysis: Supreme Court on 5-3 Vote Affirms NC Racial Gerrymandering Case, with Thomas in Majority and Roberts in Dissent — The Supreme Court has issued this 5-3 opinion in Cooper v. Harris. Justice Kagan wrote the opinion for the Court, with Justice Thomas making the fifth vote for affirmance.
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Mother Jones, Daily Kos and The Daily Caller
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Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Supreme Court strikes down North Carolina maps for Congress — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that racial considerations pervaded the way North Carolina lawmakers drew congressional maps after the 2010 Census in order to maximize Republicans' advantage.
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Political Wire and The Week
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Supreme Court Rejects North Carolina Congressional Districts
Supreme Court Rejects North Carolina Congressional Districts
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Politico, Washington Post and New York Magazine
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Justices Reject 2 Gerrymandered North Carolina Districts, Citing Racial Bias
Justices Reject 2 Gerrymandered North Carolina Districts, Citing Racial Bias
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The Nation and Fusion
Haaretz:
Trump tells Netanyahu he ‘never mentioned’ Israel in intel leak to Russians — Trump arrives in Israel on first-ever direct flight from Saudi Arabia Trump: Growing realization among Arab neighbors that they have common cause with Israel on Iran Netanyahu: I hope an Israeli PM can one day fly from Tel Aviv to Riyadh
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IJR, The Guardian, The Daily Caller, Gizmodo, The Gateway Pundit and Politicus USA
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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Trump: ‘I never mentioned’ Israel to Russian officials in Oval Office meeting — President Donald Trump said today that he “never mentioned” Israel during his controversial Oval Office meeting with Russian officials, in which he reportedly disclosed classified information that could have compromised an Israeli intelligence source.
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Politico, The Hill, Hot Air, Common Dreams, Washington Free Beacon and TheBlaze
Alex Pappas / Washington Examiner:
Tillerson says Trump's views on Islam ‘continue to evolve’
Tillerson says Trump's views on Islam ‘continue to evolve’
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RedState
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump: I never said ‘Israel’ in meeting with Russians
Trump: I never said ‘Israel’ in meeting with Russians
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Axios
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump becomes first US president to visit Western Wall
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Trump's bizarre and un-American visit to Saudi Arabia — Before he moves on to Israel and then to Europe, before we are consumed by the next scandal and forget, here is a list, for the record, of just a few of the ways in which President Trump's trip to Saudi Arabia was bizarre, unseemly, unethical and un-American.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Ross Gushes About Lack of Protesters, “Bad Placards” in Saudi
Ross Gushes About Lack of Protesters, “Bad Placards” in Saudi
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Mother Jones
Bloomberg:
Trump's Direct Saudi-to-Israel Flight Breaks Symbolic Barrier
Trump's Direct Saudi-to-Israel Flight Breaks Symbolic Barrier
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Sputnik International, Washington Free Beacon, Axios, Haaretz and New York Times
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Official: Trump's ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ wording changed because he's ‘exhausted’
Official: Trump's ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ wording changed because he's ‘exhausted’
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Vox, Reuters and Conservative News Today
Jackie Wattles / CNNMoney:
Tillerson holds briefing in Saudi Arabia without US press
Tillerson holds briefing in Saudi Arabia without US press
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Simon Maloy / The Week:
The Trump White House is collapsing — Donald Trump certainly seems like he's having a lovely time on his first international trip as president. He touched down in Saudi Arabia over the weekend and was given an over-the-top reception by his hosts. The Saudis presented him with a medal …
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The case for impeaching Trump — and fast — This is the exact situation impeachment was meant for. Let's hurry up. — Impeachment of an American president is a weighty measure that's only been used a handful of times in our history. And on two of those occasions, the judgment of history has come down against the impeachers.
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Salon, bradford-delong.com, FiveThirtyEight, Talking Points Memo and AOL
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Blood in the Water — Donald Trump has left the country …
Blood in the Water — Donald Trump has left the country …
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Daily Kos
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
White House Moves to Block Ethics Inquiry Into Ex-Lobbyists on Payroll — The Trump administration, in a significant escalation of its clash with the government's top ethics watchdog, has moved to block an effort to disclose the names of former lobbyists who have been granted waivers to work in the White House or federal agencies.
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RT, Shakesville, Common Dreams, Daily Kos, The Week, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
White House seeks 90-day delay in Obamacare subsidy suit — The Trump administration and House of Representatives Monday asked a federal court for another 90-day delay in a lawsuit over Obamacare insurance subsidies, undermining the future of the health care marketplaces as insurers look …
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ABC News, Los Angeles Times, Mother Jones and Hot Air
Tampa Bay Times:
Suspect tells police he killed Tampa Palms roommates for disrespecting his Muslim faith — TAMPA — A man accused of shooting his roommates in a New Tampa apartment told police he shared neo-Nazi beliefs with the two men until he converted to Islam then killed them because they disrespected his faith.
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Raw Story, Heat Street and The Gateway Pundit
Hollywood Reporter:
Billy Bush Breaks His Silence on Trump, the ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape, NBC and a Comeback Plan (Exclusive) — Seven months after the infamous “grab them by the pussy” recording got Bush fired (and nearly toppled Trump's White House run), the former ‘Today’ host goes public with what happened on that bus …
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Billy Bush on notorious Trump tape: It wasn't ‘locker room talk’
Billy Bush on notorious Trump tape: It wasn't ‘locker room talk’
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AOL, Althouse, The Daily Caller and Political Wire
The Clarion Ledger:
Lawmaker apologizes for saying La. leaders should be ‘lynched’ for removing Confederate monuments — State Rep. Karl Oliver, R-Winona, has issued an apology for using the word “lynched” after he posted on Facebook that Louisiana leaders removing Confederate monuments should be lynched …
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Kate Royals / Mississippi Today:
Rep. Karl Oliver: Those removing Confederate monuments ‘should be lynched’
Rep. Karl Oliver: Those removing Confederate monuments ‘should be lynched’
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RedState, vice, Breitbart, ThinkProgress and Washington Post
Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
John Podesta Unloads on Trump — Donald Trump is “unfit for office,” a president whose actions are often “absolutely crazy” and whose White House has “a complete disregard for the truth.” His firing of James Comey as the FBI director was overseeing an investigation of Russian interference …
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Breitbart, Mediaite and The Daily Caller
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Donald Trump Has Done An Amazing Job At His Most Important Job
CNN:
Trump's casino was a money laundering concern shortly after it opened — (CNN)The Trump Taj Mahal casino broke anti-money laundering rules 106 times in its first year and a half of operation in the early 1990s, according to the IRS in a 1998 settlement agreement.
Jenni Fink / IJR:
Sheriff Clarke Denies Plagiarism Claim as His Supporters Go After the Reporter Who Broke the Story — On Saturday, CNN KFILE writers Andrew Kaczynski, Christopher Massie, and Nathan McDermott accused Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke of plagiarizing his master's thesis.
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Report: Girl in Weiner sexting case lied to damage Clinton — The teenage girl who had exchanged sexually explicit text messages with former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) lied about her age and political motivations to harm Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton
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WhoWhatWhy and CANNONFIRE
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Why Sally Yates Stood Up to Trump — The former acting Attorney General reflects on the F.B.I., Michael Flynn, and how the President ended her career at the Justice Department. — It is hard to locate when President Trump first declared war on the government establishment, but the story may well begin on the night of January 30th.
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Above the Law, The Week and Fusion
Palm Beach, FL:
Sinkhole in front of Mar-a-Lago — A 4' x 4' sinkhole has formed on Southern Boulevard directly in front of Mar-a-Lago. It appears to be in the vicinity of the newly installed water main. West Palm Beach Utilities distribution crews have secured the area and will most likely need to do some exploratory excavation today.
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myfox8.com, Palm Beach Post, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, AOL and The Week
Associated Press:
The Latest: AP Source says Flynn will invoke Fifth Amendment — The Latest on ongoing investigations into Russia's alleged interference with the U.S. election (all times local): — Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn will invoke his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination …
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Nicholas Bagley / The Incidental Economist:
Taking the Nuclear Option Off the Table — Last Thursday, fifteen states and the District of Columbia moved to intervene in House v. Price, the case about the ACA's cost-sharing reductions. At the same time, they asked the court to hear the case promptly.
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Balloon Juice and bradford-delong.com
Washington Post:
Poll: Democrats have edge over Republican front-runner in Va. governor's race — RICHMOND — Widespread opposition to President Trump and his policies has heightened the challenge for Republicans hoping to retake the Virginia governor's mansion this year, with GOP front-runner Ed Gillespie trailing …
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The Daily Caller
Dave Mosher / Business Insider:
Scientists have found a way to photograph people in 3D through walls using Wi-Fi — Wi-Fi can pass through walls. — This fact is easy to take for granted, yet it's the reason we can surf the web using a wireless router located in another room. — But not all of that microwave radiation makes it to …
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Infowars
Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
A millionaire, a hotel maid and an arrest after the inauguration for sex abuse — He was a millionaire, in Washington to toast President Trump's inauguration. — She was a maid, tasked with cleaning rooms that cost more in a few days than her monthly rent.