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Twitter suspends account that helped ignite controversy over viral encounter — New York (CNN Business)Twitter suspended an account on Monday afternoon that helped spread a controversial encounter between a Native American elder and a group of high school students wearing Make America Great Again hats.
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The Drumbeat of the Mob — Programming note: Aside from Tucker tonight, I'll be here tomorrow, Tuesday, for another Clubland Q&A taking questions from Mark Steyn Club members live around the planet at 4pm North American Eastern Standard Time/9pm Greenwich Mean Time.
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Power Line, Instapundit, Washington Examiner and Washington Blade


SEE IT: Covington Catholic High students in blackface at past basketball game — This won't help Kentucky student Nick Sandmann's case. — A photo said to be featuring Covington Catholic High School students clad in blackface during a 2015 basketball game made the rounds on Twitter Monday morning amid …


If You Still Think Nick Sandmann's Smile Is Proof of Racism, You're Seeing What You Want to See — In the nearly two hours of video footage that greatly elucidate what happened between a group of boys from Covington Catholic High School and Native American veteran Nathan Phillips …
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Power Line, The Federalist, LifeNews.com and American Greatness


Nathan Phillips rejects Jeff Ruby's offer to ‘break bread’ with CovCath students — Nathan Phillips has turned down Cincinnati restaurateur Jeff Ruby's invitation to “break bread and make amends” with Covington Catholic High School students. — On Monday, Ruby offered to fly Phillips …
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Don't Doubt What You Saw With Your Own Eyes
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Call-Out Conservatives Join the Left's Lynch Mob
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Louisville PR firm played a key role in Covington Catholic controversy
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How We Destroy Lives Today
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Trump: Coverage of Catholic school students in viral encounter shows media's ‘evil’
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After Viral Video, Families of Covington Are Swiftly Circling to Protect Their Boys
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IJR, Spectator USA, The Daily Caller, Crisis Magazine, Townhall, Towleroad Gay News and Friendly Atheist


“Even if He Did Do It, It Wouldn't Be a Crime”: Rudy Giuliani on President Trump — On Sunday, Rudy Giuliani, one of President Trump's lawyers, made a startling admission to the Times and NBC's “Meet the Press” that Trump had been involved in discussions to build a Trump Tower Moscow throughout …
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Supreme Court Revives Ban on Transgender Military Service — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday revived the Trump administration's policy of barring most transgender people from serving in the military. In a brief, unsigned order, the justices lifted nationwide injunctions that had blocked the policy.
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DACA program that protects young undocumented immigrants not likely to get Supreme Court review this term — The Supreme Court is not likely to review during its current term the program that shields young undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children …
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Politico, Associated Press and Political Wire

Supreme Court allows Trump restrictions on transgender troops in military to go into effect as legal battle continues — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Trump's broad restrictions on transgender people serving in the military to go into effect while the legal battle continues in lower courts.
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Supreme Court will review gun restrictions for first time in nearly a decade
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Supreme Court allows transgender military ban to go into effect
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Supreme Court Lets Trump's Transgender Military Ban Take Effect
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Joni Ernst says she turned down chance to be Donald Trump's vice-president — The Iowa senator Joni Ernst has stated she turned down the opportunity to be Donald Trump's vice-president because she believed her husband Gail “hated any successes I have”. — In an affidavit filed as part …
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Politico, Joe.My.God., Raw Story and Political Wire
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Ocasio-Cortez: I give ‘zero’ f—s about pushback from other Democrats — Freshman New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) in an interview late Monday said she gives “zero” f—s about criticism she's received from members of her own party. — “Now, congresswoman …
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Ocasio-Cortez on Millennials: 'We're Like the World Is Going to End in 12 Years if We Don't Address Climate Change'
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Ocasio-Cortez says she gives ‘zero’ f—s about pushback from Democrats
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Top diplomat for European affairs resigns from State Department — A. Wess Mitchell, the top diplomat in charge of European affairs, will resign from the State Department next month, creating a key vacancy at a time when European leaders are questioning President Trump's commitment to historic alliances.
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Politico and US Department of State


Trump says he told Sarah Sanders ‘not to bother’ with press briefings — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he told White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders “not to bother” with press briefings anymore, and tried to blame the media for the increasingly rare events.
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Washington Post and One America News Network


US banker with ties to Putin's inner circle sought access to Trump transition: Sources — Nine days after Donald Trump won the presidency, as scores of supporters clamored for meetings with his transition team, the Hollywood producer of “The Apprentice,” Mark Burnett, reached …

Trump Polling At Only 41-42% Against Possible Democratic Foes — PPP's newest national poll finds that at the midway point of Donald Trump's term as President, he's a clear underdog for reelection. — Trump gets just 41 or 42% in head to head match ups against 7 likely Democratic candidates for President.


Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell set to introduce bill that would end shutdown — The nation returned on Tuesday from a holiday weekend to a government still shut down, 32 days after the costly political impasse began. — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is expected to introduce …
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Trump preparing two State of the Union speeches for different audiences: Sources — President Donald Trump is preparing for two different State of the Union speeches - one a more traditional address delivered to Congress in the House chamber or some other location in D.C. …
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Politico


Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Tax Hike Idea Is Not About Soaking the Rich — It's about curtailing inequality and saving democracy. — Mr. Saez and Mr. Zucman are economics professors at the University of California, Berkeley, — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has kick-started a much-needed debate about taxes.


It started when he couldn't grasp a pen. Diagnosed with ALS at 37, former Obama staffer hopes to use campaign skills to raise funds for a cure. — Brian Wallach, who has been diagnosed with ALS, and his wife, Sandra Abrevaya, are launching I Am ALS, which they hope leads to a better understanding …


‘Absolutely out of control’: Cliff Sims's book depicts life in Trump's White House — President Trump watched on television, increasingly angry, as House Speaker Paul D. Ryan criticized his handling of the deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville. He held the remote control …
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