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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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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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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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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Dossier author Steele wrote another anti-Trump memo; was fed info by Clinton-connected contact, Obama State Department … A newly released document from the Senate Judiciary Committee says Christopher Steele, the former British spy who compiled the Trump dossier, wrote an additional memo …
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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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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Evelyn Cheng / CNBC:
After Dow plunges, White House says it's focused on ‘long-term economic fundamentals’ — The Dow Jones industrial average closed more than 1,100 points lower Monday, and the S&P 500 traded erased gains for the year. — President Donald Trump has touted the strong stock market performance since …
Matt Phillips / New York Times:
Dow and S.&P. Drop by More Than 4%, Extending Stock Sell-Off
Dow and S.&P. Drop by More Than 4%, Extending Stock Sell-Off
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Thomas Heath / Washington Post:
Dow closes down nearly 1,200 points after plunging more than 1,500 points in volatile trading
Dow closes down nearly 1,200 points after plunging more than 1,500 points in volatile trading
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump Accuses Democrats of ‘Treason’ Amid Market Rout
Emily Stewart / Vox:
The Dow just fell by more than 1,100 points
The Dow just fell by more than 1,100 points
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Adam Shell / USA Today:
Gyrating Dow, after brief rebound, down 400 pts
Gyrating Dow, after brief rebound, down 400 pts
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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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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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Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Newsweek Guts Its Top Edit Staff Amid Legal Turmoil … Newsweek on Monday fired all of its top staff amid turmoil that has upended the newsroom. — In a company meeting, news director Christina Silvia announced that the outlet had fired Editor in Chief Bob Roe, Executive Editor Ken Li …
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Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Newsweek in Chaos as Top Editors, Reporters Fired and New York Staff Sent Home
Newsweek in Chaos as Top Editors, Reporters Fired and New York Staff Sent Home
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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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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
We Know Devin Nunes Probable Collaborator at the White House: Michael Ellis
We Know Devin Nunes Probable Collaborator at the White House: Michael Ellis
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Matt Lombardo / New Jersey Online:
Several Eagles will skip Donald Trump White House visit after winning Super Bowl
Several Eagles will skip Donald Trump White House visit after winning Super Bowl
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Deena Zaru / CNN:
Some Philadelphia Eagles players skipping White House visit over Trump
Some Philadelphia Eagles players skipping White House visit over Trump
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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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Supreme Court won't block Pa. ruling that state redraw congressional boundaries immediately …
Supreme Court won't block Pa. ruling that state redraw congressional boundaries immediately …
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Pennsylvania's Republican gerrymander is finally dead
BREAKING: Pennsylvania's Republican gerrymander is finally dead
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Khorri Atkinson / Axios:
Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania to redraw congressional map
Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania to redraw congressional map
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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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Kylee Wierks / CBS 4:
Police: Man accused of driving drunk, killing 2 men, including Colts player Edwin Jackson, was in country illegally — INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The suspected drunk driver accused of killing two people, including Colts player Edwin Jackson, is in the United States illegally and has previously …
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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 …
Tommy Christopher / Shareblue Media:
Trump calls black lawmakers “treasonous” and “un-American” for not applauding him — Donald Trump marked the week since his divisive State of the Union address with a speech in which he accused black lawmakers who refused to applaud him of “treason.” — Last Tuesday, members …
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Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
Think California politics is on the far-left fringe? Just wait for the next elections. … SACRAMENTO — For those who think California politics is on the far-left fringe of the national spectrum, stand by. The next election season, already well underway here, will showcase a younger generation …
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CNN:
Super Bowl anti-terrorism documents left on plane — (CNN)The Department of Homeland Security documents critiquing the response to a simulated anthrax attack on Super Bowl Sunday were marked “For Official Use Only” and “important for national security.” — Recipients of the draft …
Stan Collender / Forbes:
This Is The Real Reason The GOP Doesn't Want To Do A Budget This Year — House and Senate Republicans, who should be jonesing to pass a budget this year, are instead running away from doing that as fast as they possibly can. In spite of the legal requirement that Congress adopt an annual budget resolution …
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Emma Cott / New York Times:
How Our Reporter Uncovered a Lie That Propelled an Alt-Right Extremist's Rise — Covering white supremacists poses difficult challenges for Times journalists. Are we simply providing a platform for them to recruit followers and spread hate? Are we casting a sympathetic light on people who should only be condemned?
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Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
An Actual Nazi Is About To Be The Only GOP Candidate In A Congressional Race — The Holocaust denier has no primary opponents. — A former leader in the American Nazi Party is about to be the only Republican on the ticket for a congressional race in Illinois.
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Southern Poverty Law Center:
The Alt-Right is Killing People — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) counted over 100 people killed or injured by alleged perpetrators influenced by the so-called “alt-right” — a movement that continues to access the mainstream and reach young recruits.
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