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National emergency will be blocked by courts temporarily, DOJ warns White House — A senior official said the White House would win an appeal. — 16m ago
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Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Trump shocks GOP with emergency declaration — The surprise announcement Thursday that President Donald Trump will use his emergency powers to try and build his border wall blindsided some Republicans, confused others and sent the Senate GOP into a general state of shock.
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New York Times:
Trump Plans National Emergency to Build Border Wall as Congress Passes Spending Bill — WASHINGTON — President Trump will declare a national emergency to bypass Congress and build his long-promised wall along the nation's southwestern border even as he agreed to sign a spending package …
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Washington Post:
‘Off the rails’: Inside Trump's attempt to claim victory in his border wall defeat — After three weeks of pained negotiations to keep the federal government open, President Trump almost blew the whole thing up again on Thursday. — Headed for another defeat on his signature promise …
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House Democrats to challenge Trump's emergency declaration; Republicans divided on action — House Democrats are gearing up to pass a joint resolution disapproving President Trump's emergency declaration to build his U.S.-Mexico border wall, a move that will force Senate Republicans to vote …
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Foreign Policy:
Trump May Have $21 Billion in Military Funds Available for the Wall — The president plans to sign a federal spending bill and declare a national emergency to bankroll his long-promised border wall. — The announcement Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump plans to declare …
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Matt Latimer / Politico:
Trump's National Emergency Is Great News for Future President Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — I hope President Donald Trump and his short-sighted supporters have been enjoying the fun they've had at the Green New Deal's expense. Unfortunately for them, the president's plan to declare a national emergency …
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Trump Will Declare a National Emergency. What Happens Next? — Congress has tools to override the president's declaration, but opponents most likely do not have the votes to overcome a veto. — WASHINGTON — In declaring a national emergency to try to build his long-promised border wall …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Trump's Face-Saving Way Out of Crisis Raises Fears Over Rule of Law
Trump's Face-Saving Way Out of Crisis Raises Fears Over Rule of Law
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CNN:
Trump will sign bill to avoid shutdown, then declare national emergency to free billions for border wall, official says
Trump will sign bill to avoid shutdown, then declare national emergency to free billions for border wall, official says
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Sean Hannity / Fox News:
How Trump can take Congress' garbage deal, and stick the wall down their throats
How Trump can take Congress' garbage deal, and stick the wall down their throats
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Trump declaring a national emergency to build border wall with McConnell's support will come back to haunt conservatives
Trump declaring a national emergency to build border wall with McConnell's support will come back to haunt conservatives
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Congress averts shutdown as Trump prepares national emergency
Congress averts shutdown as Trump prepares national emergency
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J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Amazon Pulls Out of Planned New York City Headquarters — Amazon on Thursday canceled its plans to build an expansive corporate campus in New York City after facing an unexpectedly fierce backlash from some lawmakers and union leaders, who contended that a tech giant did not deserve nearly $3 billion in government incentives.
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Laura Stampler / Fortune:
Amazon Will Pay a Whopping $0 in Federal Taxes on $11.2 Billion Profits — Those wondering how many zeros Amazon, which is valued at a trillion dollars, has to pay in federal taxes might be surprised to learn that its check to the IRS will read exactly $0.00.
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
New York is better off without Amazon's HQ2
New York is better off without Amazon's HQ2
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Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
Amazon Got Exactly What It Deserved—And So Did New York
Amazon Got Exactly What It Deserved—And So Did New York
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The Amazon Blog:
Update on plans for New York City headquarters
Update on plans for New York City headquarters
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Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Andrew McCabe's disturbing account of working for Sessions and Trump — Greg Miller is national security correspondent for The Washington Post, a winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the author of “The Apprentice: Trump, Russia and the Subversion of American Democracy.”
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McCabe says he ordered the obstruction of justice probe of President Trump
McCabe says he ordered the obstruction of justice probe of President Trump
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New York Times:
McCabe Says Justice Officials Discussed Recruiting Cabinet Members to Push Trump Out of Office
McCabe Says Justice Officials Discussed Recruiting Cabinet Members to Push Trump Out of Office
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
We're entering a new phase of the Trump-Russia investigation — President Trump has been insisting for so long that any investigation of his personal finances would cross a “ red line ” that people may have overlooked the outrageousness of his claim. But this self-declared immunity is about to change.
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Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
The Senate's Russia Probe Is Facing a Reckoning — About two years ago, Republican Representative Devin Nunes, then the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, went on a “midnight run” to the White House that changed everything. — Nunes embarked on the late-night excursion …
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abc7chicago.com:
Sources: Police investigating whether Jussie Smollett staged attack with help of others, allegedly being written off ‘Empire’ — Chicago police confirmed Thursday that detectives are talking to two persons of interest in connection with the alleged attack on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett.
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Daniel Horowitz / Conservative Review:
5 insane provisions in the amnesty omnibus bill — Before getting into the details of this crazy omnibus bill, it's important to recognize that we don't understand all the details. The worst provisions are written in vague language ensconced in an 1,169-page bill, which has already …
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Mark Krikorian / National Review:
Immigration Landmines in the Funding Bill
Immigration Landmines in the Funding Bill
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump technically obese, despite doctor's clean bill of health — President Donald Trump gained four pounds over the last year, according to a new assessment from his doctor, a weight increase that makes him technically obese. — But Trump's doctor, Sean Conley, nonetheless determined that the president …
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
NBC News, MSNBC, Telemundo to host first Democratic presidential primary debate — The debate will also stream online free on NBC News' digital platforms, including NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com and apps. — NBC News, MSNBC and Telemundo will host the first 2020 presidential primary debate in June …
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David Siders / Politico:
DNC announces fundraising, polling thresholds for early debates
DNC announces fundraising, polling thresholds for early debates
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NBC News:
‘Pizzagate’ conspiracy video posted to YouTube account of alleged arsonist's parents before fire — The video was posted to Ryan Jaselskis' parents' YouTube account an hour before he allegedly tried to burn down the restaurant at the center of the massive internet conspiracy theory.
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New York Times:
Blaming Political Climate, Trumps Give Up on New Hotels — In the early months of the Trump administration, with the president no longer running his family business, his eldest sons embarked on a plan to roll out two new hotel lines in dozens of American cities.
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“My Only Goal Has Been to Protect Jeff and Lauren”: Michael Sanchez, Suspected Bezos Leaker, Supplies His Own Theory About the Affair, the Enquirer, Some Below-the-Belt Selfies, and “a Legendary Romance” — Weeks ago, Michael Sanchez was a minor player on the fringes of Hollywood …
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