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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
House Intelligence memo released: What it says — The House Intelligence Committee has released its controversial memo outlining alleged abuses of secret surveillance by the FBI and Justice Department in the Trump-Russia investigation. Here are some key points:
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U.S. House of Representatives Permanent Selection …:
House Intelligence Committee Minority Response to Release of Chairman Nunes' Misleading Memo — f t # e — Washington, DC - Today, the Minority of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence responded to the release of HPSCI Chairman Nunes' memo:
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Russia probe lawyers think Mueller could indict Trump — Special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation has gathered enough steam that some lawyers representing key Donald Trump associates are considering the possibility of a historic first: an indictment against a sitting president.
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New York Times:
House Republicans Release Secret Memo Accusing Russia Investigators of Bias — WASHINGTON — House Republicans released a disputed memo on Friday compiled by congressional aides that accused the F.B.I. and Justice Department of abusing their surveillance powers to spy on a former Trump campaign adviser, Carter Page.
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Sources: Devin Nunes Memo Is ‘100%’ Wrong About Andrew McCabe and Steele Dossier … Rep. Devin Nunes' just-released surveillance memo claims that one of its central points about surveillance abuse at the FBI was affirmed by a senior FBI official. But two knowledgeable sources …
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Patterico / RedState:
A Significant Inaccuracy in #TheMemo Calls Its Credibility Into Question — Amid all the excitement over the Devin Nunes #TheMemo, it is important to remember that it is a partisan summary of FISA warrant applications that we the People have not been allowed to see.
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mccain.senate.gov:
STATEMENT BY SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON PARTISAN ATTACKS ON THE FBI & DOJ — Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on partisan attacks on the FBI and Department of Justice:
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The Nunes memo is a dud — Devin Nunes's memo allegedly exposing anti-Trump bias at the FBI does nothing of the kind. — Rep. Devin Nunes's infamous memo — the document numerous House Republicans claimed would demonstrate fundamental anti-Trump corruption at the FBI — was released early Friday afternoon.
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Joe Walsh / Washington Post:
Devin Nunes is acting like a partisan hack. That's just how I remember him. — My former colleague doesn't seem to grasp what his job in Congress is. — I served in Congress with Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.). Based on my experience working with him, nothing about the way he's behaving …
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CNN:
Disputed GOP-Nunes memo released — (CNN)House Republicans, with the approval of President Donald Trump, on Friday released a disputed GOP intelligence memo that alleges FBI abuses of its surveillance authority. — The highly controversial memo from the GOP and Rep. Devin Nunes alleges …
Washington Post:
Read the GOP memo — The Nunes memo is a document created by the staff of House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) that alleges the FBI abused its surveillance authority, particularly when it sought a secret court order to monitor a former Trump campaign adviser.
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Washington Post:
GOP memo criticizing FBI surveillance is released … A GOP memo alleging surveillance abuses by the FBI has been released, intensifying a fight between the White House and Republican lawmakers, on one side, and the nation's top law enforcement agency over whether the origins of a probe …
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Axios:
The Nunes memo has been released
The Nunes memo has been released
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Fox News:
House memo states disputed dossier was key to FBI's FISA warrant to surveil members of Team Trump
House memo states disputed dossier was key to FBI's FISA warrant to surveil members of Team Trump
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Alex Ward / Vox:
Read: the full text of the Nunes memo
Read: the full text of the Nunes memo
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Sentence buried in GOP memo may undercut Trump efforts to discredit Russia probe
Sentence buried in GOP memo may undercut Trump efforts to discredit Russia probe
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Alvin Chang / Vox:
The Nunes memo, explained with diagrams
The Nunes memo, explained with diagrams
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The Federalist:
The House Intel Memo On FISA Abuse Was Just Released. Read It Here
The House Intel Memo On FISA Abuse Was Just Released. Read It Here
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Axios:
White House sees price for release of Nunes memo
White House sees price for release of Nunes memo
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CBS News:
GOP memo released: Live updates
GOP memo released: Live updates
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Matt Ford / New Republic:
Trump Just Shot Himself in the Foot
Trump Just Shot Himself in the Foot
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Daniella Diaz / CNN:
How Democrats could release their own memo
How Democrats could release their own memo
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Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed:
The RNC Is Looking At A Rule That Could Block A Ted Cruz-Like Strategy In 2020 — Cruz greeting supporters at the Republican Convention in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 2016. — Jason Connolly / AFP / Getty Images — Ted Cruz's micro-level attention to delegate math in 2016 kept …
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Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
After Sending Media Away, President Donald Trump Joked with RNC About Mental Test
After Sending Media Away, President Donald Trump Joked with RNC About Mental Test
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump rips into Kasich at RNC dinner
Trump rips into Kasich at RNC dinner
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Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
RNC sides with Trump ban of transgender people in military
RNC sides with Trump ban of transgender people in military
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Del Quentin Wilber / Wall Street Journal:
Inside the FBI Life of Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, as Told in Their Text Messages — Exchanges between agent and lawyer show dedication to bureau—but no hesitation to criticize colleagues and Trump — WASHINGTON—In the summer of 2016, FBI Agent Peter Strzok had just wrapped up the investigation …
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CNBC:
Dow falls 400 points as interest rates shoot higher, stocks head for worst week in 2 years — The U.S. economy added 200,000 jobs in January. Economists polled by Reuters expected growth of 180,000.
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Patrick Gillespie / CNNMoney:
America gets a raise: Wage growth fastest since 2009
America gets a raise: Wage growth fastest since 2009
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Linda Stansberry / North Coast Journal:
Not Missing in Humboldt: Bachelor Contestant Bekah Martinez — It turns out Rebekah Martinez is not missing at all. Quite the contrary, actually, she's on a popular nationally televised show: The Bachelor, which you might have heard of. — When posting this week's cover story to Facebook …
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Linda Stansberry / News, North Coast Journal:
The Humboldt 35 — Why does Humboldt County have the highest rate …
The Humboldt 35 — Why does Humboldt County have the highest rate …
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Desmond Butler / Associated Press:
Senator seeks documents on Russia money links to the NRA — WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Democrat is seeking documents from the National Rifle Association and the Treasury Department following reports of an FBI investigation into whether a Russian central banker funneled money to the group during the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Wall Street Journal:
Ahead of Super Bowl, Poll Shows NFL Is Losing Its Core Audience — Adults who report following the NFL closely have dropped 9% since 2014, the poll finds. Just 51% of men aged 18 to 49 say they follow the NFL closely, down from 75% four years ago. — Ahead of a Super Bowl that caps …
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Bloomberg:
Russian Spammer Claiming Kremlin Ties Arrives to Face U.S. Feds — Spain turned over Peter Levashov to U.S., in rebuff to Russia — Levashov accused of hijacking computers with Kelihos botnet — A Russian programmer who claimed he worked for Vladimir Putin's ruling party arrived …