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New York Times:
Trump's Targeting of Intelligence Agencies Gains a Harder Edge — The president's war with the deep state has long been waged by tweet, but his new attorney general is poised to professionalize the fight. — WASHINGTON — President Trump tried somewhat clumsily last year to revoke …
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Sonam Sheth / Business Insider:
Spy agency veterans are horrified at Trump's decision to grant AG Barr sweeping power to declassify Russia intelligence: ‘Lives are on the line’ — President Donald Trump's decision to grant Attorney General William Barr sweeping authority to declassify intelligence related to the Russia investigation …
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The Mahablog, Washington Examiner, Raw Story, New York Times and The Federalist
David R. Lurie / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Public Enemies List Is an Impeachable Offense — What he and William Barr are doing is potentially worse than anything in the Mueller Report. — Long before becoming president, Donald Trump called for the jailing of his adversaries. Aided by Attorney General William Barr …
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RedState, Washington Examiner, Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Alexandra Hutzler / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Gives William Barr Power to Declassify Intelligence Information in ‘a Corrupt Act of Political Retribution,’ Experts Say — Donald Trump has given Attorney General William Barr permission to declassify intelligence information about the origins of the Russia investigation …
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Hullabaloo
MSNBC:
Former CIA Director: Barr investigation an “outrageous” move — Former CIA Director John Brennan says President Trump doesn't care about the national security concerns of the intelligence community.
Shane Harris / Washington Post:
Barr could expose secrets, politicize intelligence with review of Russia probe, current and former officials fear
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The Daily Caller, Outside the Beltway, Washington Monthly, Raw Story and Breitbart
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Trump puts DOJ on crash course with intelligence agencies
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Don Surber, Hullabaloo and RedState
The Hill:
Federal judge partially blocks Trump's $1 billion border wall plan — A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Friday, partially blocking President Trump's plan to fund a border wall with Mexico using money from the Defense Department. — California U.S. District Court Judge Haywood Gilliam …
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The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Caller
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Priscilla Alvarez / CNN:
Federal judge blocks Trump from using Defense funds for parts of border wall
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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, UPI and Splinter
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge partially blocks Trump border wall plan
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ThinkProgress, Breitbart, Mediaite, Rolling Stone, Law & Crime, Slate, TheBlaze and The New Civil Rights Movement
Joel Rose / NPR:
Judge Blocks Trump Use Of Emergency Power To Build Border Barrier With Military Funds
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The Root
Jose A. Del Real / New York Times:
Judge Blocks Part of Trump's Plan to Build Border Wall
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Mother Jones and Outside the Beltway
Washington Post:
Trump's allies insist he is winning in feud with Pelosi. Her backers say she showed up the president. — To many Democrats, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi scored a political victory over President Trump this week, making him so incensed that he hurled insults at her and blew up negotiations …
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Raw Story
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Robert Mueller wants to avoid ‘political spectacle’ before Congress: Nadler — Special counsel Robert Mueller is eager to avoid the politics swirling around his investigation into the Trump campaign and Russia's 2016 influence efforts and doesn't want to testify publicly on Capitol Hill about his findings …
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Washington Monthly and Breitbart
The Hill:
Pelosi, Nadler tangle on impeachment, contempt vote — There is growing daylight between Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) over the best strategy for combating a Trump administration that is flouting a flurry of congressional subpoenas at nearly every turn.
Charles Davis / HuffPost:
Tulsi Gabbard's Top Online Fundraiser Is A Las Vegas Shooting Conspiracy Theorist — Niko House, who won the Hawaii Democrat's recent donor challenge, also believes Bill Cosby was framed and that “Pizzagate” is real. — Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is set to have lunch with a prolific conspiracy theorist …
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services director asked to resign — L. Francis Cissna oversaw the agency during the final iteration of the travel ban, attempts to repeal status for “Dreamers” and repeated attempts to limit undocumented immigrants crossing the southern border.
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Bipartisan Report, CNN, ImmigrationProf Blog and Washington Post
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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Trump's ‘Emergency’ to Justify Saudi Arms Sales — Bypassing Congress on this issue will come back to haunt the president. — For more than a year now, Senator Bob Menendez has delayed the sale of precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to make a point about the war in Yemen.
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New York Times:
Bannon's Populists, Once a ‘Movement,’ Keep Him at Arm's Length — PARIS — Stephen K. Bannon, the millionaire former Trump adviser turned rabble rouser of European populists, settled into a plush set of rooms this week in Paris at the Bristol Hotel, where suites run up to $32,000 a night.
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Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
Good-bye, Theresa. Hello, Boris?
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The American Conservative
New York Times:
In Baltimore and Beyond, a Stolen N.S.A. Tool Wreaks Havoc — For nearly three weeks, Baltimore has struggled with a cyberattack by digital extortionists that has frozen thousands of computers, shut down email and disrupted real estate sales, water bills, health alerts and many other services.
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Task & Purpose, The Verge, Daily Kos and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
National Rifle Association Hit with $100 Million Counter-Suit — Ackerman McQueen, the gun group's longtime PR firm, accuses the NRA of false demands and ulterior motives — Ackerman McQueen is biting the hand that feeds it. The longtime PR firm for the National Rifle Association …
Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
Huawei Ban Threatens Wireless Service in Rural Areas — Many small carriers depend on inexpensive equipment from the Chinese company. Now they must rethink expansion plans, and perhaps replace existing gear. — OPHEIM, Mont. — Kevin Nelson was recently in the middle of his 3,800-acre farm …
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
How YouTube comments are the best way to understand Donald Trump — Does Trump use Twitter for ‘telling the truth?’ (2018) … Cillizza: You've been doing this show off-Broadway. Why did you turn to this overtly political material? And how did the crowd respond? — Quinn: Politics is everything.
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