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President Trump Told Sarah Huckabee Sanders 'Not to Bother' Briefing Reporters
TIME - By David Bauder / AP
(NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump says he directed White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders not to bother with the traditional daily …
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U.S. Politics
Sen. Mark Warner introduces ‘Stop STUPIDITY Act’ aimed at preventing future shutdowns
The Washington Post - By Felicia Sonmez
With the partial federal shutdown having entered its second month and no resolution in sight, a Democratic senator is introducing a bill that he says would prevent such crises in the future. The name the
Donald Trump
House Democrats give themselves a new tool to investigate Trump on Russia and everything else
dailykos.com - Laura Clawson
House Democrats are giving themselves the tools they need to really investigate Donald Trump—and to produce a full accounting of Trump’s Russia …
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Domestic Violence
Trump administration quietly changes definition of "domestic violence" and "sexual assault"
Salon - Igor Derysh
(AP/J. David Ake) Last April, Justice Department office on violence against women began to narrowly redefine its basic concepts January 23, 2019 10:00AM (UTC) The Justice Department’s Office on Violence
Transgender
Supreme Court allows Trump’s transgender military ban
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump’s broad restrictions on transgender people serving in the military to go into effect …
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Republicans could go 'nuclear' to speed through Trump nominees
CNN - By Ted Barrett, CNN
(CNN) — Senate Republicans are considering using the so-called "nuclear option" to change Senate rules over the objection of Democrats to severely limit debate and speed up the confirmation of the vast
Bernie Sanders
GOP Slams Bernie Sanders for Calling Trump a 'Racist'
haaretz.com - JTA and Ron Kampeas
Sen. Bernie Sanders again called President Donald Trump a “racist,” drawing a rebuke from the Republican National Committee. Sanders, a Vermont …
The Washington Times
Freebies
Medicare for all? My, oh my, far too many say yes
The Washington Times - By Cheryl K. Chumley
ANALYSIS/OPINION: Oh say can you see — all the brand new freebies? Fully 56 percent of Americans say they’d love to see a single-payer health insurance …
Liberal View
MAGA troll behind plot to smear Mueller kindles new racist 'birther' movement to derail Kamala Harris
rawstory.com - David Edwards
Jacob Wohl, an Internet troll who plotted to smear special counsel Robert Mueller as a sexual predator, has launched a new conspiracy theory falsely …
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Democrats
5 Kamala Harris quotes that will make you get behind her
Harper's BAZAAR - By Ella Alexander
News that Democratic Senator Kamala Harris will run for presidency in 2020 is already history-making. The 2010 Democratic presidential primaries will be the first time more than one woman has competed
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Ryan Reynolds
National Pie Day: Chrissy Teigen, Barack Obama & More Celebs Digging Into Slices Of The Dessert
HollywoodLife - Courteney Larocca
It’s National Pie Day! Let’s celebrate the national treasure that is apple pie with photos of celebrities chowing down on the delicious dessert! Happy …
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John Kerry to Trump: 'Resign'
CNN - By Caroline Kelly, CNN
(CNN) — Former Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that if he could speak to President Donald Trump directly, he would tell him to "resign." Asked by CNBC's Tania Bryer during a World Economic panel
Liberal View
The Supreme Court just obliterated Trump's 'compromise' shutdown deal hours after the GOP released it
alternet.org - by Matthew Chapman
President Donald Trump’s latest offer to temporarily extend Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and temporary protected status (TPS) for …
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Democratic Mayor Pete Buttigieg launches 2020 White House campaign
Reuters - By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pete Buttigieg, the Democratic mayor of South Bend, Indiana, launched an underdog 2020 bid for the White House on Wednesday, aiming to stand out as a problem-solving Midwestern who
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Trump Administration
Trump Administration Seeks To Ban Inflated Rats From Protests
The Inquisitr - Stephen Silver
They’re a frequent feature of city life, especially in New York and other East Coast cities in the United States, as well as Chicago. When a large …
Liberal View
'Cruelty for cruelty's sake': Columnist destroys Trump's 'schoolyard bully' style of governing
rawstory.com - Tom Boggioni
In an unsparing column in the Washington Post, journalist Eugene Robinson accused President Donald Trump of being a self-centered bully whose …
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Obama Administration
'I don't know who's telling the president this is a good idea': Former ICE director says Trump's wall makes 'so little sense'
INSIDER - Michelle Mark
The former director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said President Donald Trump's insistence on a border wall makes "so little …
The Daily Beast
Hillary Clinton
Barack Was Black, Hillary Was a Woman—Can Kamala Harris Face Down the Challenge of Being Both?
The Daily Beast - Sophia A. Nelson
I will not have enough column space to describe the challenge of what it truly means to be a strong, independent-minded, professional black woman in …
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Pew Research Center
Why can’t Democrats and Republicans resolve the shutdown? Because their voters don’t want them to.
The Washington Post - By Colby Itkowitz
Here we are 32 days into this partial government shutdown and no closer to a resolution than we were when it started. Most Americans are watching in confusion and dismay as Congress and the White House
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Meghan Markle held a secret meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
Fox News - Hannah Paine
Meghan Markle has met privately with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at Kensingston Palace. The Duchess of Sussex held the secret meeting with Ms. Ardern on Monday after spending time with her
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Gun Control
Supreme Court puts gun rights back on the radar
Axios
One of the most striking phenomena of the Trump era has been the decline of firearm businesses despite Republican political dominance. Why it matters: …
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Kamala
The Making of Kamala Harris
The Wall Street Journal. - The Editorial Board
Willie Brown’s protégé is remaking herself as a progressive populist. California Senator Kamala Harris dove into the race for President on Monday, as everyone who knows her expected. Though she’s been
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Uninsured Rate Hits Four-Year High Amid Trump's Obamacare Attacks
Forbes - Bruce Japsen
The nation’s adult uninsured rate hit its highest level in nearly four years at nearly 14% in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to a new Gallup poll. The rate of Americans without health insurance
Obama Administration
Governor Brown Dismisses SCOTUS Ruling Enabling Trump's Transgender Military Ban
klcc.org - Brian Bull
Governor Kate Brown is responding to today’s news that the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed restrictions on transgender personnel in the military. The …
Democrats
Obama’s Inauguration: What Happened When Historic Event Drew Record Crowds
insideedition.com - Inside Edition Staff
Ten years ago this week, Barack Obama was inaugurated as the country’s first African-American president. On Jan. 20, 2009, 1.8 million people …
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Gives Colbert Show Massive Ratings Bump
vulture.com - Josef Adalian
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Having already conquered social media, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is proving to be just as big a draw on …
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Compared To Hitler, Mao, By Ben Stein On ‘Fox Business Channel’
The Inquisitr - Stephen Silver
Ben Stein has had quite a varied and multifaceted career. He’s long been a conservative pundit and policy wonk, even working as a presidential …
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America Still Doesn’t Know What to Do With Terrorism Suspects
The Atlantic - Kathy Gilsinan
Some pre-9/11 plotters have not yet been brought to justice, even as a new generation of suspects is taking their place. It’s been almost 20 years since suicide bombers blew a hole into the U.S.S. Cole,
Trump Administration
SCOTUS Lifts Two Injunctions Against Trump’s Trans Troops Ban—But the Policy Remains Blocked
slate.com - Mark Joseph Stern
On Tuesday, by a 5–4 vote, the Supreme Court lifted two injunctions blocking President Donald Trump’s ban on open transgender military service. The …
Donald Trump
John Kerry, at Davos, calls on President Trump to ‘resign’
conservativereview.com - Jordan Schachtel
John Kerry is spending a lot of time in foreign countries these days actively agitating against the president of the United States. So it shouldn’t …