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3:15 PM ET, February 28, 2017

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Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Does Stephen Miller Speak for Trump?  Or Vice Versa?  —  The 31-year-old is a driving force behind the White House's policies.  —  by  —  From Subscribe Reprints  —  Stephen Miller's corner office in the West Wing of the White House is utterly barren—no pictures on the walls …
Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
Insane Betsy DeVos Press Release Celebrates Jim Crow Education System as Pioneer of “School Choice”  —  Donald Trump met Monday at the White House with the leaders of a number of historically black colleges and universities.  Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos commemorated the meeting …
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Karma Allen / ABC News:
Betsy DeVos statement on black colleges sparks uproar  —  Angry social media users flew into an uproar Monday evening after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos issued a statement that some said ignored the context under which historically black universities were created.
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
California Dem boycotting Trump's address to Congress  —  Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) says she will skip President Trump's address to Congress Tuesday night, according to ABC News.  —  .@MaxineWaters is skipping Trump's speech to Congress.  Told caucus this morning that anyone who can't sit still shouldn't go, per sources.
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Senior House Democrat plans to skip Trump's speech to Congress
Discussion: Politico and Fox News Insider
Heather Caygle / Politico:   Pelosi: No ‘You lie!’ moments during Trump's speech
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:   Trump slams Pelosi: 'I think she's incompetent, actually'
Fox News:
Trump, Pelosi trade barbs over ‘incompetent’ charge
Discussion: Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The White House's Politico slime job, from start to finish  —  Politico reporter Alex Isenstadt paid a certain price for his Sunday scoop about White House press secretary Sean Spicer's treatment of his underlings in the White House communications office.  Under the headline …
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
The ‘Kellyanne Conway on the couch’ controversy is so incredibly dumb  —  On Monday night, this photo began making the rounds on the Internet:  —  The photo, taken Monday, shows White House counselor Kellyanne Conway perched on a couch in the Oval Office as President Trump stands behind …
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The Hill:
GOP leader: Leaked ObamaCare replacement ‘no longer’ viable  —  A day after House conservatives panned a leaked GOP draft ObamaCare replacement plan, a top Republican leader on Tuesday described the proposed legislation as “no longer even a viable draft that we're working off of.”
Discussion: Raw Story, ThinkProgress and CNN
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Are Republicans Ready To Charge Ahead On Obamacare Repeal?
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Poll: Trump is delivering on his campaign promises
Discussion: ABC News and The Week
Sylvan Lane / The Hill:
GOP senator: Trump budget ‘dead on arrival’ … Sen. Lindsey Graham  —  (R-S.C.) said Tuesday that President Trump's first budget was “dead on arrival” and wouldn't make it through Congress.  —  “It's not going to happen,” said Graham, according to NBC News.  “It would be a disaster.”
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Felicia Schwartz / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Proposes Cutting State Department Budget by 37%
Discussion: Axios
Erik Ortiz / TODAY.com:
House Speaker Paul Ryan on Trump camp's alleged Russia ties: ‘We need to get answers’  —  PLAY VIDEO - 8:40 PLAY VIDEO - 8:40  —  Does the ghost of a murdered congressman haunt the Capitol?  —  Trump's address to joint session of Congress: What to expect
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Bloomberg:
Ryan and Bannon Forge Unexpected Alliance on Border Tax
Discussion: Vox
Daily Mail:
Oscars sensation ‘Gary from Chicago’ is attempted RAPIST: Stars' homes tourist was released from jail just three days before stunt after 22 years inside and met his fiancee Vickie behind bars after finding God  — DailyMail.com can disclose he was convicted of 'attempted rape by force or fear …
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Chicago Tribune:
‘Gary from Chicago’ goes from prison to live at the Oscars
Discussion: AOL and Los Angeles Times
Igor Bobic / The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump Blames SEAL's Death On Military: ‘They Lost Ryan’  —  The buck stops with ‘them.’  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday dodged responsibility for a botched mission he ordered in Yemen last month, placing the onus on the military and Barack Obama's administration instead.
Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
George W. Bush Breaks His Silence on the Direction of the Country Under President Trump: 'I Don't Like the Racism and Name-Calling'  —  For eight years since leaving the White House, George W. Bush has refused to criticize publicly those who succeeded him, saying he didn't want to make an already tough job …
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Republican governors divided on Obamacare replacement
Discussion: CBS News
Kansas City Star:
Trump's silence on deadly Olathe shooting is disquieting  —  By The Kansas City Star editorial board  —  At some point, embarrassingly late begins to verge on something more disquieting.  —  President Donald Trump has silently planted himself in that space.
Veit Medick / Spiegel Online:
Meet Donald Trump's Propagandist  —  Right-wing radio host Alex Jones is America's top conspiracy theorist.  He has millions of listeners, but his most powerful one happens to be the president of the United States.  DER SPIEGEL takes you inside his media empire in Austin.  —  Photos
Michael Kruse / Politico:
'He's a Performance Artist Pretending to be a Great Manager'  —  More than 27 years before Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, Bruce Nobles, then the president of the Trump Shuttle airline, assessed with some befuddlement the business and managerial practices of his boss.
Blaine Tolison / WSB-TV:
Photo depicts veteran lying on ground while waiting at VA  —  DURHAM, N.C. - A couple posted photos on Facebook and said veterans waited for hours in pain inside the Durham VA Medical Center.  —  Stephen McMenamin, a former U.S. Marine, was there for treatment, and his wife took the pictures.
Discussion: twitchy.com
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Sam Dorman / Washington Free Beacon:
Elderly Veteran Lays on Floor in Pain While Waiting at VA Hospital
Discussion: twitchy.com
Amy Brittain / Washington Post:
'It's got bad karma': Trump-branded hotel grand opening shunned by Vancouver officials  —  VANCOUVER, B.C. — Kerry Jang, a council member in this picturesque Canadian city, recalls being in the crowd nearly four years ago to welcome Donald Trump to announce plans for an iconic new skyscraper …
Discussion: Common Dreams and The Guardian
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
City officials try to keep the Trumps out of town
Discussion: Raw Story
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Trump Plans to Begin E.P.A. Rollback With Order on Clean Water  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Tuesday aimed at rolling back one of former President Barack Obama's major environmental regulations to protect American waterways, but it will have almost …
Politico:
New NSC chief pushed Trump to moderate his language on terrorism  —  What words the president uses from the podium tonight will give a hint about McMaster's clout.  —  President Donald Trump's new national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, advised him in a closed-door meeting last week …
Neil Irwin / New York Times:
Why the Trump Agenda Is Moving Slowly: The Republicans' Wonk Gap  —  When Republicans won in November, it looked as if 2017 would reflect a major legislative shift to the right.  But two months into the 115th Congress and six weeks into the Trump administration, progress …
MSNBC:
New Commerce Secretary at nexus of lucrative Trump Russian deal  —  With a line that runs through newly confirmed Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Rachel Maddow connects the dots between a billionaire Russian oligarch and a Donald Trump deal worth tens of millions of dollars. ...
 
 
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Congressman won't shake hands with Trump before speech
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
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Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
House Dem forces GOP to take recorded vote on Trump tax returns
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Slow to Submit Nominations for Top Administration Posts
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Jon Stewart Dresses Down the Media: ‘Stop Your Whining’ and Hold Trump Accountable
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Adam Gopnik / New Yorker:
Did the Oscars Just Prove That We Are Living in a Computer Simulation?
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