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White House worried FBI director could quit over Nunes memo release — White House and FBI clash over GOP memo — Washington (CNN)Top White House aides are worried FBI Director Christopher Wray could quit if the highly controversial Republican memo alleging the FBI abused its surveillance tools …
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Trump sees Nunes memo as a way to discredit the Russia investigation — White House: Trump has not seen the FBI memo — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump continues to tell his associates he believed the highly controversial Republican memo alleging the FBI abused its surveillance tools …
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Wall Street Journal:
Former Trump Aide Carter Page Was on U.S. Counterintelligence Radar Before Russia Dossier — Court documents, testimony show foreign-policy adviser was known to authorities as early as 2013 — Carter Page, who served as a foreign-policy adviser to Donald Trump's campaign …
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
FBI Director Must Be Prepared to Resign Over Nunes Memo, Ex-Agents Warn … Former FBI agents are warning that FBI Director Christopher Wray has to be prepared to quit, should President Donald Trump assent over bureau objections to the release of a memo calling the FBI's integrity into question.
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John Roberts / Fox News:
Trump to declassify surveillance memo, sources say - as Pelosi seeks Nunes ouster — President Trump is expected to swiftly declassify a controversial memo on purported surveillance abuses, sources tell Fox News, even as Democrats raise objections that edits were made to the document since …
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Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi / Democratic Leader …:
Pelosi Sends Letter to Speaker Ryan Calling for Removal of Chairman Nunes and End to House Republicans' Partisan Charade — Washington, D.C. - Today, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan demanding the removal of House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate GOP leader cautions Nunes on FBI memo — WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — House Republicans should proceed carefully before making public a House Intelligence Committee memo alleging a variety of abuses by the FBI and Department of Justice, Senate Republican Conference Chairman John Thune
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CBS News:
FBI director prepared to issue rebuttal if Nunes memo released, Fran Townsend says — FBI director Christopher Wray is prepared to issue a rebuttal if the White House releases Rep. Devin Nunes's classified memo alleging inappropriate surveillance of the Trump campaign by the FBI and Justice Department …
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Quinta Jurecic / Lawfare:
It Was Worse than You Think: The House Intelligence Meeting on the Nunes Memo
It Was Worse than You Think: The House Intelligence Meeting on the Nunes Memo
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New York Times:
Senator Urges Fellow Republicans to Heed Warnings on Releasing Secret Memo
Senator Urges Fellow Republicans to Heed Warnings on Releasing Secret Memo
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Positioning over the Nunes FISA Memo Continues Ahead of Its Release
Positioning over the Nunes FISA Memo Continues Ahead of Its Release
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Trump expected to approve release of memo following redactions requested by intelligence officials
Trump expected to approve release of memo following redactions requested by intelligence officials
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans: If Poor Carter Page Can Be Wiretapped, Who Among Us Is Safe?
Republicans: If Poor Carter Page Can Be Wiretapped, Who Among Us Is Safe?
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CNN:
Schumer, Pelosi ask Paul Ryan to intervene in Nunes memo's release
Schumer, Pelosi ask Paul Ryan to intervene in Nunes memo's release
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Pelosi Calls On Ryan To Remove Nunes As House Intel Chair Over Memo Edits
Pelosi Calls On Ryan To Remove Nunes As House Intel Chair Over Memo Edits
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Judge Andrew P. Napolitano / Fox News:
Judge Andrew Napolitano: If the GOP memo is as advertised we'll see the deep state at its most frightening
Judge Andrew Napolitano: If the GOP memo is as advertised we'll see the deep state at its most frightening
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New York Times:
Mueller Zeros In on Story Put Together About Trump Tower Meeting — WASHINGTON — Aboard Air Force One on a flight home from Europe last July, President Trump and his advisers raced to cobble together a news release about a mysterious meeting at Trump Tower the previous summer between Russians and top Trump campaign officials.
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The Daily Beast:
Report: Witness to Tell Mueller He Was Concerned Hope Hicks Obstructed
Report: Witness to Tell Mueller He Was Concerned Hope Hicks Obstructed
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Sophie Tatum / CNN:
NYT: Corallo will tell special counsel about alleged Hope Hicks vow that emails ‘will never get out’
NYT: Corallo will tell special counsel about alleged Hope Hicks vow that emails ‘will never get out’
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
What if Clinton Had Done All This? — Late last year, Tom Nichols, a professor at the Naval War College and a NeverTrump conservative, proposed a little thought experiment for Republicans skeptical of Robert Mueller's investigation of the Trump campaign's Russia ties.
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Nielsen Newswire:
Nearly 46 Million Viewers Watch President Trump's State of the Union Address — An estimated 45.6 million people tuned in to watch President Donald Trump deliver his State of the Union address in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. — While coverage varied by network …
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Top career US diplomat to step down in blow to State Dept — WASHINGTON (AP) — The top career U.S. diplomat announced Thursday he will step down, dealing a blow to the State Department as the Trump administration confronts numerous international challenges.
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Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
The Publisher of Newsweek And The International Business Times Has Been Buying Traffic And Engaging In Ad Fraud — Several of Newsweek Media Group's business websites are buying and manipulating traffic that originates on pirated video streaming sites. The company acknowledged buying traffic, but denies engaging in ad fraud.
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CBS News:
Investigator calls Robert Wagner a “person of interest” in Natalie Wood drowning death — For the first time since reopening the investigation into the mysterious death of the legendary actress, investigators speak out to “48 Hours” — Nearly four decades after the unexplained drowning death …
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Anna Palmer / Politico:
Behind Pence's plan to rescue the Republican majority in 2018 — WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Vice President Mike Pence is launching one of the most aggressive campaign strategies in recent White House history: He will hopscotch the country over the next three months …
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Meridith McGraw / ABC News:
Manchin fires back after Pence attack: ‘This is why Washington sucks’
Manchin fires back after Pence attack: ‘This is why Washington sucks’
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Rebecca Klein / HuffPost:
American Students Aren't Learning The Full Truth About Slavery — Students often get only a superficial view of the atrocity that built the country, a new study finds. — American students are being taught an inadequate and often sanitized version of history when it comes to slavery, according to a new report.
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Melinda D. Anderson / The Atlantic:
What Kids Are Really Learning About Slavery
What Kids Are Really Learning About Slavery
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Renae Merle / Washington Post:
Trump administration strips consumer watchdog office of enforcement powers in lending discrimination cases … The Trump administration has stripped enforcement powers away from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau office that specializes in pursuing cases against financial firms accused …
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Anna Beahm / al.com:
2 students suspended after same-sex couple prom proposal at Alexandria High School — Students say two girls were given in-school suspension after a female student asked her girlfriend to go to prom with her during Alexandria High School's talent show Tuesday.
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Page Six:
Savannah Guthrie's ‘power grab’ leaves some staffers puzzled — Savannah Guthrie pulled a “power grab” to install an ally as the executive producer of the “Today” show, sources say. — We're told that after former co-host Matt Lauer was canned in November, Guthrie pushed out Lauer pal …
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UPS Pressroom:
UPS Boosts Investments By $12 Billion On Favorable Tax Law Impact — UPS today announced more than $12 billion in investments to expand the company's Smart Logistics Network, significantly increase pension funding, and position the company to further enhance shareowner value.
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Lauren Thomas / CNBC:
Lowe's confirms plans to pay up to $1,000 bonuses
Lowe's confirms plans to pay up to $1,000 bonuses
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Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
America's Most and Least Popular Governors — Republicans continue to dominate, at the top and bottom of the rankings — Bill Walker (I-Alaska) is the least popular governor running for re-election this year, with net approval of -26%. — Walker posted the largest net slide in approval …
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