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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
House GOP: More memos to come — “The memo” — which pitted the Justice Department against the White House and brought ugly partisan sniping into stark relief — is only the beginning. Republican sources close to Devin Nunes tell me he's assured them there's much more to come.
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Republican lawmakers distance themselves from Trump on memo … Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee dissented Sunday from President Trump's view that corruption has poisoned the special counsel's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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ABC News, Axios and Mother Jones
Manu Raju / CNN:
House Intel could vote Monday to release Dem memo rebutting GOP allegations against FBI
House Intel could vote Monday to release Dem memo rebutting GOP allegations against FBI
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RealClearPolitics and Vox
Shane Harris / Washington Post:
Nunes ‘abused’ his power on intelligence committee, former CIA director says
Nunes ‘abused’ his power on intelligence committee, former CIA director says
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Political Wire and ThinkProgress
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Answering 3 key questions about the House memo
Answering 3 key questions about the House memo
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Power Line
Asha Rangappa / Washington Post:
Devin Nunes tried to discredit the FBI. Instead, he proved it's onto something.
Devin Nunes tried to discredit the FBI. Instead, he proved it's onto something.
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Talking Points Memo, Business Insider and Splinter
Chicago Sun Times:
Holocaust denier poised to claim GOP nomination in Illinois race for Congress — Sign-Up for our Newsletter — Arthur Jones — an outspoken Holocaust denier, activist anti-Semite and white supremacist — is poised to become the Republican nominee for an Illinois congressional seat representing parts of Chicago and nearby suburbs.
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Raw Story, Washington Post, Splinter and The Guardian
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Jerry Nadler's Leaked Rebuttal of the Nunes Memo Is Very Weak — Representative Nadler is a shrewd lawyer but he has spent his life in legislatures rather than courtrooms. — Representative Jerrold Nadler of New York, the senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee …
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CBS News:
Transcript: Rep. Trey Gowdy on “Face the Nation,” Feb. 4, 2018 — Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-South Carolina, was one of the key authors of the House Intelligence Committee's now-declassified memo about the application under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to surveil former Trump official Carter Page.
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New York Times, The Daily Caller, bizpacreview.com and IJR
Dave Lawler / Axios:
Gowdy: Memo has no impact on Russia probe
Gowdy: Memo has no impact on Russia probe
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Wall Street Journal:
‘Dreamer’ Talks Aim to End Budget Impasse — Republican Sen. John McCain, Democratic Sen. Chris Coons say they will propose path to citizenship for DACA participants, but no wall — WASHINGTON—Congress is expected this week to pass yet another short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown …
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Washington Post and The Week
Niraj Warikoo / Detroit Free Press:
In a strange land: Deported from Michigan, Jorge Garcia feels lost in Mexico — Jorge Garcia was torn away from his Lincoln Park family in January. Brought to the United States at 10, Garcia was not eligible for the DACA program. He has two teenagers and a wife and is now waiting to see what his future will be.
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Hullabaloo
Washington Post:
Trump nominee for U.N. migration post called Muslims violent, Christians top priority … The Trump administration's nominee to coordinate billions of dollars in assistance to migrants around the world has suggested in social-media posts that Islam is an inherently violent religion …
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ThinkProgress and Axios
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Gowdy: 'I've been a pretty lousy politician' — (R-S.C.), who will retire from Congress at the end of his current term, said in a new interview that he considers himself “a pretty lousy politician.” — “My wife hates it when I say this, but I was a pretty good prosecutor, I think.
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RedState
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Sessions Silent as Trump Attacks His Department, Risking Independence and Morale — WASHINGTON — As President Trump hammers away at the Justice Department's credibility, one voice has been notably absent in the department's defense: the one at the top. — The attorney general, Jeff Sessions …
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Raw Story
Warner Todd Huston / Breitbart:
Americans Turning Off Super Bowl in Droves: Bars, Bowling Alleys, Veterans Boycotting — More Americans than ever have decided to ignore the NFL's biggest game by finding other things to do than to tune in and watch Super Bowl LII and most cite the NFL's refusal to stand to honor the country during …
Indianapolis Star:
Colts player Edwin Jackson, Avon man killed by suspected drunken driver on I-70 — Indianapolis Colts player Edwin Jackson and an Uber driver were both killed early Sunday after being struck by a suspected drunken driver along Interstate 70. — According to the Indiana State Police …
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Washington Post:
Father of Otto Warmbier, who died after being held in North Korea, will attend the Olympics Opening Ceremonies … SEOUL — Fred Warmbier, the father of Otto Warmbier, an American student who was jailed in North Korea and who died last year after returning to the United States …
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The Daily Caller
New York Times:
To Counter Russia, U.S. Signals Nuclear Arms Are Back in a Big Way — WASHINGTON — A treaty committing the United States and Russia to keep their long-range nuclear arsenals at the lowest levels since early in the Cold War goes into full effect on Monday. When it was signed eight years ago …