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Bloomberg:
FBI's Wray Opposes GOP Memo Release, Citing Inaccuracies — Trump overheard saying memo ‘100 percent’ should be released — Republicans say memo raises doubts about Russia probe — FBI Director Christopher Wray has informed the White House of his opposition to releasing a controversial …
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Mike Levine / ABC News:
DOJ gives special counsel internal docs on thwarted Sessions resignation, source says — In the weeks before special counsel Robert Mueller's team interviewed Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the Justice Department turned over a cache of internal correspondence, including documents related …
Adam Goldman / New York Times:
F.B.I. Director Condemns Republicans' Move to Release Secret Memo — WASHINGTON — Christopher A. Wray, the F.B.I. director, clashed publicly with the president for the first time on Wednesday, condemning a push by House Republicans to release a secret memo that purports to show how the bureau …
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
FBI Launches Preemptive Strike on Nunes Memo … The FBI said it is gravely concerned about the impending release of a memo from House Republicans that alleges the bureau abused its surveillance powers. — “With regard to the House Intelligence Committee's memorandum …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
The Real Aim of the Secret Memo Is the Mueller Investigation
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Washington Post:
Justice Dept. officials appealed to White House to halt release of memo alleging FBI abuses related …
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CBS News:
Viewers approve of Trump's first State of the Union address - CBS News poll — Views of the speech — Three in four Americans who tuned in to President Trump's State of the Union address tonight approved of the speech he gave. Just a quarter disapproved. — How did the speech make you feel?
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Ryan Struyk / CNN:
CNN Instant poll: Trump gets least positive reaction in at least 20 years — Washington (CNN)Almost half of Americans who watched President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address — 48% — say they had a “very positive” impression of the speech, down from 57% of speech-watchers …
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Signature line from Trump's speech is already a white nationalist rallying cry — Speaking their language. — Donald Trump's first State of the Union was a largely banal speech with few policy details and none of his signature asides and bravado. Overall, the reception to the speech has been cool.
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NPR:
FACT CHECK: Trump's State Of The Union Address
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Washington Post:
A divisive and misleading State of the Union
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Melania Trump arrived at State of the Union separately from the President
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Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Trump campaign: Send us $1 and we'll scroll your name during State of the Union live stream
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, resigns amid tobacco stock furor — Fitzgerald's departure comes less than a day after Politico revealed she bought stock in a tobacco company within a month of taking her job.
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Sarah Karlin-Smith / Politico:
CDC director who traded tobacco stock resigns
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Brianna Ehley / Politico:
Trump's top health official traded tobacco stock while leading anti-smoking efforts
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Ted Sherman / New Jersey Online:
In shocking move, feds drop all charges against Sen. Bob Menendez — Menendez speaks after jury deadlocked, mistrial declared — In a shocking turnaround, the U.S. Justice Department has dropped its case against Sen. Robert Menendez. — In a court in Newark today …
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Victor Cha / Washington Post:
Giving North Korea a ‘bloody nose’ carries a huge risk to Americans — Victor Cha is a professor at Georgetown University and senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. — North Korea, if not stopped, will build an arsenal with multiple nuclear missiles meant …
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CBS News:
CIA director Mike Pompeo met with Russian counterpart in U.S.
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Shane Harris / Washington Post:
Russian spy chiefs met in Washington with CIA director to discuss counterterrorism
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Philly.com:
Bob Brady is not running for reelection — Bob Brady, the larger-than-life leader of Philadelphia's Democratic Party, announced on Wednesday that he is not running for reelection to the U.S. House. — He revealed the news in a way that seemed all too perfect for the decades-long party boss …
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6abc.com:
Attorney: Rep. Bob Brady not running for re-election — Action News has learned that Democratic Congressman Bob Brady will not run for re-election. — The word comes from Bob Brady's attorney. — The congressman is expected to hold a press availability at 1:30 p.m. today.
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CNN:
Train carrying members of Congress — including House Speaker Paul Ryan — hits a truck — (CNN)A train carrying members of Congress — including House Speaker Paul Ryan — to their legislative retreat in West Virginia hit a truck Wednesday, multiple sources told CNN.
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Yascha Mounk / Slate:
Donald Trump Just Asked Congress to End the Rule of Law — Donald Trump's first State of the Union was a deeply dangerous speech. — It was deeply dangerous because he finally followed in the footsteps of European leaders like Hungarian President Viktor Orban who have long ago learned …
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Monmouth University:
Trump Rating Ticks Up; Support for Tax Plan Increases — GOP gains on Dems in generic House ballot — West Long Branch, NJ - Donald Trump's job approval rating has bounced back from the record low registered in last month's Monmouth University Poll , as more Americans now see the president …
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Washington Post:
‘Using his position for private gain’: HUD lawyers warned Ben Carson risked running afoul of ethics rules by enlisting son … Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson allowed his son to help organize a “listening tour” in Baltimore last summer despite warnings from department lawyers …
Hillary Clinton:
The most important work of my life has been to support and empower women. I've tried to do so here at home, around the world, and in the organizations I've run. I started in my twenties, and four decades later I'm nowhere near being done. I'm proud that it's the work I'm most associated with …
ABC:
The Cabinet Files reveal national security breaches, NBN negotiations, welfare reform plans — Hundreds of top-secret and highly classified cabinet documents have been obtained by the ABC following an extraordinary breach of national security. — This was not a leak — here's what it took to unlock national secrets
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Robbie Gramer / Foreign Policy:
Kellyanne Conway Botched Trump Damage Control Meeting With African Ambassadors — But Conway didn't discuss much on Africa at all, leaving participants bewildered. — In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's disparaging comments about immigration from countries he considered undesirable …
New York Times:
Twitter Followers Vanish Amid Inquiries Into Fake Accounts — Federal and state authorities are investigating the sellers of artificial followers and other fraudulent social media engagement. — More than a million followers have disappeared from the accounts of dozens of prominent Twitter users …
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WSLS-TV:
Virginia Tech freshman had assault rifle, attempted to buy 5,000 rounds of ammo, police say — Man, 19, had been Tech student for six months — BLACKSBURG, Va. - Police have arrested a Virginia Tech student they say illegally had an assault rifle. — Virginia Tech police arrested 19 …
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