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Rob Tornoe / Philly.com:
CNN deletes, retracts story linking Trump and Russia — On Thursday evening, CNN investigative reporter Thomas Frank published a potentially explosive report involving an investigation of a Russian investment fund with potential ties to several associates of President Donald Trump.
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CNN:
Editor's Note — On June 22, 2017, CNN.com published a story connecting Anthony Scaramucci with investigations into the Russian Direct Investment Fund. — That story did not meet CNN's editorial standards and has been retracted. Links to the story have been disabled. CNN apologizes to Mr. Scaramucci.
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Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Why ‘Mattis in charge’ is a formula for disaster — “It's all under control: Mattis is in charge.” That, or words to that effect, is what U.S. national security officials have been telling European allies in recent days. Don't worry. There won't be any surprises.
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David Rank / Washington Post:
Why I resigned from the Foreign Service after 27 years — David Rank served in the U.S. Foreign Service from 1990 to 2017. The opinions expressed here are his own. — This month, I resigned from the State Department's Foreign Service, stepping down as the senior U.S. diplomat in China and ending a 27-year career.
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Trump called Cruz to press him on ObamaCare repeal bill: report — President Trump has joined the effort led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — (R-Ky.) to get the 50 votes needed for the Senate GOP bill to repeal ObamaCare, according to a new report.
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Trump joins the effort to pass a health-care bill, but another GOP senator is opposed
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Fifth GOP senator announces opposition to ObamaCare repeal bill
Fifth GOP senator announces opposition to ObamaCare repeal bill
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Axios, Politico, ABC News, IJR and The Daily Caller
New York Times:
T r u m p ' s L i e s — Many Americans have become accustomed to President Trump's lies. But as regular as they have become, the country should not allow itself to become numb to them. So we have catalogued nearly every outright lie he has told publicly since taking the oath of office.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
With cameras banned, CNN sends sketch artist to White House briefing — The White House has been prohibiting cameras at some press briefings, so on Friday CNN got creative and sent a sketch artist. — Bill Hennessy, the network's regular sketch artist for Supreme Court proceedings …
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Sam Levine / HuffPost:
Trump Adviser Who Called For Killing Hillary Clinton Gets Front-Row Seat At White House
Trump Adviser Who Called For Killing Hillary Clinton Gets Front-Row Seat At White House
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Salon, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and TheBlaze
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
White House frustration grows with Tillerson over jobs for Trump allies
White House frustration grows with Tillerson over jobs for Trump allies
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Daily Kos, Raw Story and Political Wire
Brian Beutler / New Republic:
There's a Health Care Lesson for Republicans in the Shooting of Steve Scalise — The GOP is attempting to expose millions of Americans to the kind of financial ruin that he has avoided—for now. — It has been nine days since a gunman opened fire on Republican members of Congress during …
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Jocelyn Kiley / Pew Research Center:
Public support for ‘single payer’ health coverage grows, driven by Democrats
Public support for ‘single payer’ health coverage grows, driven by Democrats
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American Greatness and American Power
Bruce Bartlett / Politico:
‘Trump Is What Happens When a Political Party Abandons Ideas’ — Almost two years ago, I wrote an article for Politico endorsing Donald Trump for president. It was a tongue-in-cheek effort—I “supported” Trump only because I thought he would lose to Hillary Clinton, disastrously …
California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris:
Attorney General Becerra: Alabama, Kentucky, South Dakota and Texas Added to List of Restricted State Travel — Contact: (415) 703-5837, agpressoffice@doj.ca.gov — California will prohibit state-funded and state-sponsored travel due to discriminatory legislation enacted in each state
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Michael Bodley / San Francisco Chronicle:
California attorney general adds 4 states to state travel ban
California attorney general adds 4 states to state travel ban
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SBNation.com, Washington Times, The Daily Caller and Sacramento Bee
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
California restricts state travel to Texas, other states over LGBT laws
California restricts state travel to Texas, other states over LGBT laws
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Bipartisan Report and The Gateway Pundit
Kamala D. Harris / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed Kamala Harris: I can help you understand Trumpcare, but I can't defeat it alone — U.S. Senator Kamala Harris speaks at a rally to protest the national effort by Republican lawmakers to rescind the Affordable Care Act outside Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center in Los Angeles on January 15.
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Timothy Egan / New York Times:
Our Fake Democracy — We tell ourselves stories in order to live, as Joan Didion said.
Our Fake Democracy — We tell ourselves stories in order to live, as Joan Didion said.
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The Mahablog
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
How Twitter Pornified Politics — This is the column in which I formally forswear Twitter for good. I'll keep my Twitter handle, and hopefully my followers, but an editorial assistant will manage the account from now on. I'll intercede only to say nice things about the writing I admire, the people I like and the music I love.
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Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Frustrated Dems say Obama botched Russia response — The Obama administration is under fresh scrutiny for its response to Russian meddling in the election after new details emerged this week about how the White House weighed its actions against the 2016 political environment.
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CANNONFIRE, Politicus USA, The Week, KTLA, Mediaite and Esquire
Sacramento Bee:
‘Woefully incomplete’ universal health bill dead for the year in California — Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon put the brakes on a sweeping plan to overhaul the health care market in California Friday, calling the bill “woefully incomplete.” — Rendon announced plans to park the bill …
Sally Q. Yates / Washington Post:
Making America scared again won't make us safer — Sally Q. Yates served in the Justice Department from 1989 to 2017 as an assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. attorney, deputy attorney general and, briefly this year, as acting attorney general. — In today's polarized world …
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Raw Story, Mediaite and The Cannabist
John Harwood / CNBC:
Trump's core voters could suffer most under GOP health bill, but they may not punish him for it — A study says that Trump's victory was propelled more by racial solidarity than his views on trade or entitlements. — Trump's core voters are more likely to rely on Medicaid …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Justice Department, FBI seem at odds over budget — The firing of FBI Director James Comey isn't the only thing top Justice Department officials and FBI leaders disagree about at the moment. — They also don't see eye to eye about something else always of great import in Washington: money.
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Fox Business:
Joe Biden's beef with Bill Ackman sparks heated exchange and presidential chatter — Some say former Vice President Joe Biden is too old to run for president in 2020, but he still knows how to throw a verbal punch — just ask financier Bill Ackman. — Continue Reading Below
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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Johnny Depp apologizes for ‘bad joke’ about Trump: ‘I intended no malice’ — Johnny Depp has apologized after making controversial comments about President Donald Trump, which caused the White House to issue a statement condemning him. — “I apologize for the bad joke I attempted last night …
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