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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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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 lawmakers distance themselves from Trump on memo
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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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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Gowdy: Memo has no impact on Russia probe
Gowdy: Memo has no impact on Russia probe
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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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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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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
McCain, Coons to introduce new immigration bill that omits wall funding: report — (D-Del.) will introduce immigration legislation on Monday in an effort to reach a budget deal before the federal government's current funding runs out on Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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Michael B. Mukasey / Wall Street Journal:
The Memo and the Mueller Probe — If the investigation arose from partisan opposition research, what specific crime is he looking into? — The memo released Friday by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence was the product of necessity, not choice.
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Jerry Nadler's Leaked Rebuttal of the Nunes Memo Is Very Weak
Jerry Nadler's Leaked Rebuttal of the Nunes Memo Is Very Weak
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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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Catharine A. MacKinnon / New York Times:
MeToo Has Done What the Law Could Not — The #MeToo movement is accomplishing what sexual harassment law to date has not. — This mass mobilization against sexual abuse, through an unprecedented wave of speaking out in conventional and social media, is eroding the two biggest barriers …
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
EAGLES WIN: Is Philly still standing? — BRYCE cashes in on Ryan's 1.50 tweet — SESSIONS MOSTLY SILENT as Trump dumps on FBI — BENDER SCOOP: PENTAGON lost track of 800M — DRIVING THE DAY — Good Monday morning. OVER THE WEEKEND, PAUL RYAN deleted a tweet, which seemed to tout …
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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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 …
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Congress weighs leaving Dreamers in limbo another year — Congress may just end up punting on its Dreamer dilemma. — As lawmakers grasp for a solution for the young undocumented immigrants, one option is a temporary extension — perhaps one year — of their legal protections paired with a little bit of cash for border security.
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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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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 …
Manu Raju / CNN:
House Intel could vote Monday to release Dem memo rebutting GOP allegations against FBI — Trump claims vindication from Nunes memo, but says “the Russian Witch Hunt goes on” — (CNN)Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee are expected to push for a vote at a Monday committee meeting …
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