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Trump, Offering No Evidence, Says Obama Tapped His Phones. This whole article is amazing. Here’s a small portion:

“It would have been difficult for federal agents, working within the law, to obtain a wiretap order to target Mr. Trump’s phone conversations. It would have meant that the Justice Department had gathered sufficient evidence to ( Read more... )

Me: Trump’s speech went over well, so the halo effect should last a couple of days, right?

Trump team: Hold my beer.

While you were at dinner:

-NBC: 10 sources say no intel from Yemen raid

-NYT: Major Russia story

-WaPo: Sessions met Russian ambassador

- Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) March 2, 2017

Let’s start with the part where Jeff Sessions ( Read more... )

Sorry for the break, everyone. I spent the majority of the last week driving around the state, and what with the pinched nerve in my neck, that was even more exhausting and painful than usual. I’m attempting to catch up on the news, but I’m sure I’m missing things. I’ll pick up the threads over the next few days.
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Congress

Chaffetz and Goodlatte want to investigate the leaks that led to Flynn’s resignation-but not the actual Russian involvement

The Senate Intelligence Committee expects to begin hearing testimony later this month

Among those he would like to see testify are Flynn, Manafort and former acting Attorney General Sally Yates, who was fired after ( Read more... )

Me: Congress has pulled three all-nighters in a row and Trump is off to Florida for the weekend. I can take a break!

Trump staff: Hold my beer.
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NY Times: Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated Contacts With Russian Intelligence

But the intercepts alarmed American intelligence and law enforcement agencies, in part because of the amount of contact ( Read more... )

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Sean Spicer references imaginary Atlanta terror attack to defend Trump’s travel ban

Canadian woman turned away from U.S. border after questions about religion, Trump

Muslim U.S. Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad says she was held by U.S. Customs

Longtime Phoenix resident in U.S. illegally detained in early display of Trump executive order’s reach

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Yemen Withdraws Permission for U.S. Antiterror Ground Missions

WH official: We’ll say ‘fake news’ until media realizes attitude of attacking the President is wrong

Leaks Suggest Trump’s Own Team Is Alarmed By His Conduct He called Mike Flynn at 3a.m. to ask whether a strong dollar or a weak one is good for the economy. BUT HE’S A GREAT ( Read more... )

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After Trump's immigration order: “Liberty’s Flameout” https://t.co/LXdCb3ZVl9 pic.twitter.com/IjYb6JFAlQ

- Andrew Katz (@katz) February 3, 2017

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Trump Clashes Early With Courts, Portending Years of Legal Battles

Late in the day, Mr. Trump took to Twitter to pre-emptively blame the judge and the judiciary for what the president suggested ( Read more... )