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New York Times:
The Times Asks Court to Unseal Documents on Surveillance of Carter Page — WASHINGTON — The New York Times notified the Justice Department on Monday that it is asking the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to unseal secret documents related to the wiretapping of Carter Page …
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The Week, Hit & Run, Mediaite, Althouse and National Review
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Republicans concede key FBI ‘footnote’ in Carter Page warrant — Republican leaders are acknowledging that the FBI disclosed the political origins of a private dossier the bureau cited in an application to surveil former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, undermining a controversial GOP memo released Friday …
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Hot Air, The Hill, The Daily Beast, CNN, Associated Press, Axios, Raw Story and Daily Kos
Alayna Treene / Axios:
White House: Trump lawyers in favor of appointing second special counsel — Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah told reporters on Air Force One Monday that President Trump's attorneys have already approved the idea of appointing a second special counsel to investigate the FBI …
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ABC News, Politico, Raw Story, CNBC, israpundit.org and One America News Network
Fox News:
Carter Page: Who is he and how is he linked to Trump? — As the investigation into Russia's involvement in the 2016 election continues, investigators are looking for information from one of President Trump's former campaign advisers, Carter Page. — Page, who was a foreign policy adviser …
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Just Security
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Committee Votes to Release Democratic Rebuttal to G.O.P. Russia Memo
Committee Votes to Release Democratic Rebuttal to G.O.P. Russia Memo
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Talking Points Memo, Weekly Standard, Mother Jones, VICE, Shareblue Media, CNN, New York Magazine, Vox, Politicus USA, RedState, 89.3 KPCC, The Gateway Pundit, IJR, KTLA, The Root, ABC News, Fox News Insider, The Week, Raw Story, Mediaite, Roll Call, The Guardian and Daily Kos
David French / National Review:
The Memo Doesn't Make Its Case — The truth requires greater transparency.
The Memo Doesn't Make Its Case — The truth requires greater transparency.
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Talking Points Memo, American Greatness, NPR, Washington Times and Betsy's Page
Chuck Grassley:
After House GOP Memo, FBI OKs Release of Unclassified Steele Referral
After House GOP Memo, FBI OKs Release of Unclassified Steele Referral
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The Daily Caller, The Last Refuge, The Gateway Pundit, twitchy.com and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Intelligence Committee approves release of Dems' rebuttal to FISA memo
Intelligence Committee approves release of Dems' rebuttal to FISA memo
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Mediaite and Fox News Insider
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Dossier author Steele wrote another anti-Trump memo; was fed info by Clinton-connected contact, Obama State Department
Dossier author Steele wrote another anti-Trump memo; was fed info by Clinton-connected contact, Obama State Department
Sonam Sheth / Business Insider:
House Intelligence Committee votes unanimously to release a Democratic rebuttal that could ‘lay waste’ to the Nunes memo
John Sipher / Politico:
The Smearing of Christopher Steele
New York Times:
Trump's Lawyers Want Him to Refuse an Interview in Russia Inquiry — WASHINGTON — Lawyers for President Trump have advised him against sitting down for a wide-ranging interview with the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, according to four people briefed on the matter …
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The Hill, Vox, Talking Points Memo, RedState, Axios, CNBC, Politicus USA, The Week, Mediaite, Raw Story, Political Wire and Washington Times
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
White House Official Called Trump ‘a Deplorable’ — The White House principal deputy press secretary, Raj Shah, called President Donald Trump “a deplorable” and referred to the release of the Access Hollywood tape as “some justice,” according to private messages independently obtained and verified by New York.
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Raw Story, Political Wire and Mediaite
Matt Egan / CNNMoney:
Dow falls over 1,000 points — The Dow had its worst week in two years. Why? — The markets plunged Monday, with the Dow falling nearly 1,600 points in the largest intraday point decline ever. — The selloff knocked the Dow down as much as 6.3%. — At its worst levels …
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CNN, Infowars, Breitbart, WREG-TV, KTLA, The Week, Mother Jones and No More Mister Nice Blog
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Ben White / Politico:
‘The president clearly set himself up’: Trump's stock market miscalculation — NEW YORK — President Donald Trump is learning a basic and painful lesson of Wall Street: Stocks also go down. — A global market sell-off accelerated Monday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunging nearly 1,600 points …
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Vox, One America News Network, Washington Post, Breitbart, RedState and The Mahablog
Matt Phillips / New York Times:
Dow Jones and S.&P. Slide Again, Dropping by More Than 4%
Dow Jones and S.&P. Slide Again, Dropping by More Than 4%
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Washington Post, Reuters, The Stranger …, The Daily Caller and NPR
Hadas Gold / CNNMoney:
Chaos at Newsweek: Top editors suddenly out — Employees at Newsweek have been told that editor-in-chief Bob Roe and executive editor Ken Li have been fired, sources with knowledge of the situation told CNN. — A reporter, Celeste Katz, who had written articles about financial issues …
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Splinter, NBC News and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, more at Mediagazer »
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Danielle Tcholakian / Longreads:
Journalists Shouldn't Be Fired for Investigating Their Own Publications — In 1896, a Tennessee publisher named Adolph Ochs became the majority stockholder of The New York Times, and in a short few paragraphs under the heading “Business Announcement,” he outlined his plans for the paper.
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BuzzFeed and New York Post
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Newsweek Guts Its Top Edit Staff Amid Legal Turmoil
Newsweek Guts Its Top Edit Staff Amid Legal Turmoil
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The Wrap, Mediaite, The Daily Caller and Washington Free Beacon, more at Mediagazer »
Associated Press:
Court allows Pennsylvania to redraw GOP-favored district map — HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let a court-ordered redrawing of congressional districts in Pennsylvania proceed, denying a plea from Republicans legislative leaders to block it.
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IJR
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Sam Levine / HuffPost:
Supreme Court Won't Let Pennsylvania GOP Delay Drawing New Congressional Map
Supreme Court Won't Let Pennsylvania GOP Delay Drawing New Congressional Map
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Politicus USA and IJR
Kaili Joy Gray / Shareblue Media:
Pennsylvania GOP lawmaker: Impeach justices for ruling against gerrymander scheme
Pennsylvania GOP lawmaker: Impeach justices for ruling against gerrymander scheme
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Washington Post
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump Accuses Democrats of ‘Treason’ Amid Market Rout — President Trump, in a speech near Cincinnati, accused Democrats who did not clap during his State of the Union address of being un-American. While he spoke, the market took a tumble. — PYEONGCHANG 2018
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Ali Vitali / NBC News:
Trump: Democrats' muted State of Union reaction ‘treasonous’ — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday called Democrats' stone-faced reaction to his State of the Union address last week “treasonous” and “un-American” during a visit to a manufacturing plant in Cincinnati.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Root
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Most Republicans believe FBI, Justice Dept. trying to ‘delegitimize’ Trump: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Most Republicans believe FBI, Justice Dept. trying to ‘delegitimize’ Trump: Reuters/Ipsos poll
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Political Wire and Axios
Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
Bob Mueller's Investigation Is Larger—and Further Along—Than You Think — PRESIDENT TRUMP CLAIMED in a tweet over the weekend that the controversial Nunes memo “totally vindicates” him, clearing him of the cloud of the Russia investigation that has hung over his administration for a year now.
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CNBC, Weekly Standard, Washington Post, American Prospect, CNN and NBC News
Lawfare:
‘I Hope This Is an Instance of Fake News’: FBI Messages Show the Bureau's Real Reaction to Trump Firing James Comey — Then-FBI Director James Comey meets with North Dakotan state, local, and tribal leaders in 2016 (FBI) — When President Trump fired James Comey as FBI director last May …
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Shareblue Media, The Atlantic, ThinkProgress, Daily Kos, New York Magazine, Hullabaloo, Shakesville, Politicus USA and Raw Story
TMZ.com:
‘Frasier’ Star John Mahoney Dead at 77 — John Mahoney, the beloved dad on “Frasier,” has died in Chicago ... TMZ has learned. — According to John's publicist ... he passed away Sunday in hospice care. — The British-born actor famously played Martin Crane, the father of Kelsey Grammer …
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NBC News, FOX31 Denver, The Stranger … and WGN-TV
CNN:
Trump ambassador nominee promoted fringe conspiracy theories on Twitter — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)President Donald Trump's nominee to be the ambassador to Barbados and several other Caribbean countries spread fringe conspiracy theories and unfounded attacks about Trump's political opponents on Twitter …
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Incendiary ad fuels primary challenge to Illinois governor — CHICAGO — The Illinois Republican whose “repulsive” campaign ad caused an uproar in the governor's race this weekend remains defiant and unapologetic about the spot. — “Well, do I have everybody's attention now?” …
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CNN:
Source: Bannon not expected to appear before House Intel Tuesday despite subpoena — Rep. Collins: Bannon should answer questions — (CNN)Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is not expected to appear before the House Intelligence Committee Tuesday, risking being held in contempt …
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Mediaite
New York Times:
The Dating Blues? #MeToo — I'm single this year for the very first time. — All I want is a man who's not committed a crime. — But that feels very unlikely in this landscape we're in, — much to my chagrin. — And so I'm going on dates, — And I'm truck'n along,
Jonathan Rauch / The Atlantic:
Boycott the Republican Party — A few days after the Democratic electoral sweep this past November in Virginia, New Jersey, and elsewhere, The Washington Post asked a random Virginia man to explain his vote. The man, a marketing executive named Toren Beasley, replied that his calculus was simply to refuse to calculate.
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National Review, bradford-delong.com, Balloon Juice, Shakesville and twitchy.com
Josh Barro / Business Insider:
Here are 3 theories about why stocks are puking, and what they mean for the economy — Stocks are down sharply in the past two days. I look at three possible reasons why. — One story is happy: Maybe faster business expansion and more competition for workers will hurt corporate profits …
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New York Magazine
Brett T. / twitchy.com:
This guy: Lawmaker who called Nunes memo ‘fake ketchup’ compares Democrat memo to milk and cookies — California Rep. Ted Lieu assuredly thinks he was right when he called the GOP's memo on alleged FISA court abuses not only a nothing burger but “nothing ketchup,” which certainly didn't align …
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The Daily Caller
Carol Rosenberg / miamiherald:
Secretary of Defense fires Guantánamo war court overseer — GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, CUBA — In a surprise move, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis on Monday fired the top official overseeing the trials of the five men accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks and other alleged war criminals held at Guantánamo.
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The Talking Dog, New York Times and Global Military Justice Reform
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Eagles' 1st Super Bowl Win Draws 103.4M Viewers, Smallest Audience In Nine Years - Update — UPDATE, 1:13 PM: As late as it went and as rowdy as it got, the City of Brotherly Love made pretty swift progress this morning picking up the debris of last night's victory celebrations for the Philadelphia Eagles' first Super Bowl win ever.
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CNN, The Moderate Voice, NewsBusters, repubHub, The Root, Breitbart, bizpacreview.com, Splinter, CBS Philly, New York Magazine and The Daily Caller