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Washington Post:
Trump administration sought to block Sally Yates from testifying to Congress on Russia  —  The Trump administration sought to block former acting attorney general Sally Yates from testifying to Congress in the House investigation of links between Russian officials and Donald Trump's presidential campaign …
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Amid turmoil, House Intel Committee scraps meetings this week  — Democrats believe he is too close to the White House to lead a thorough investigation into Russia  —  Washington (CNN)The House Intelligence Committee has scrapped all meetings this week amid growing partisan rancor …
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Swalwell on Nunes fallout: ‘This is what a cover-up to a crime looks like’  —  House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes' announcement last week that officials from the transition team of President Donald Trump had been inadvertently surveilled by the U.S. intelligence community came …
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Nunes' crisis of credibility  —  The big story: It has come to this: With allegations swirling that rock the foundations of democracy, the White House is being investigated by the FBI, which is controlled by the Trump administration's own Justice Department, and there's …
Martin Matishak / Politico:
Schiff: Yates would have testified on Flynn ‘cover-up’  —  Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, says a hearing set for Tuesday with former acting Attorney General Sally Yates — which was canceled by Republicans — would have featured explosive testimony …
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Graham: Nunes is running ‘an Inspector Clouseau investigation’  —  House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes has taken his committee's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election “off track,” Sen. Lindsey Graham said Tuesday morning, likening the chairman's performance …
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Graham mocks Nunes over ‘Inspector Clouseau investigation’
Discussion: RedState
Washington Post:
Read the letters on Sally Yates's potential congressional testimony on Russia
Discussion: Axios and New York Magazine
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The White House's Sally Yates problem
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:
Russia probe in turmoil as top Dem calls for Nunes' recusal
New York Times:
Affordable Care Act Repeal Is Back on the Agenda, Republicans Say  —  WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders and the White House, under extreme pressure from conservative activists, have restarted negotiations on legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act, with House leaders declaring …
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Hunter Woodall / Kansas City Star:
Kansas Senate votes to expand Medicaid as Gov. Sam Brownback doubles down on opposition  —  TOPEKA  —  Kansas lawmakers ignored Gov. Sam Brownback's wishes Monday and gave initial approval to a bill that would expand Medicaid to thousands in the state.  —  The Kansas Senate voted 25 to 13 …
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: New momentum for Medicaid expansion, as more Republicans conclude Obamacare won't get repealed
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Senate GOP Leaders Push for Health-Care Effort After House Plan Implodes
Discussion: Politico
Fox News:
Schumer goes off on Trump supporter at NYC restaurant, witness says  —  Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., caused a scene at a Manhattan restaurant when he began yelling at a wealthy and well-connected Donald Trump supporter that the POTUS is “a liar.”  —  Schumer, the top Senate Democrat …
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Congress may stiff Trump on wall funding  —  Congressional Republicans might deliver some more bad news for President Donald Trump, fresh off their embarrassing failure to scrap Obamacare: No new money is coming to build his wall.  —  Trump hoped to jump-start construction of a massive wall …
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Media Matters for America:
Bill O'Reilly: I “Didn't Hear A Word” Rep. Maxine Waters Said Because Of Her “James Brown Wig”  —  BILL O'REILLY: I didn't hear a word [Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)] said.  I was looking at the James Brown wig.  If we have a picture of James, it's the same wig.  —  STEVE DOOCY (CO-HOST): It's the same one.
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Bill O'Reilly apologizes after making racially charged joke about congresswoman
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Ilya Marritz / WNYC News:
Paul Manafort's Puzzling New York Real Estate Purchases  —  Paul J. Manafort, the former Trump campaign manager facing multiple investigations for his political and financial ties to Russia, has engaged in a series of puzzling real estate deals in New York City over the past 11 years.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Whatever Trump does next, it has to be about jobs and wages  —  What will President Trump do after the Obamacare debacle?  For 48 hours, some Hill Republicans — and Trump himself — spoke as if the president and the GOP could smoothly, seamlessly, and swiftly pivot to tax reform.
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Think tax reform will be easy for Trump? Ha, ha.
Discussion: Daily Wire
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Donald Trump Claims U.S. Constitution Bars ‘Apprentice’ Star's Defamation Suit While in Office  —  The president believes the Supremacy Clause bars state lawsuits against a sitting president and looks to tackle an issue “not decided” by the Supreme Court in Bill Clinton v. Paula Jones.
John Gregory / abc7.com:
NOHO SCHOOL BUDGET CUTS DUE TO HIGH WHITE STUDENT PERCENTAGE SPARKS OUTRAGE … <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc7.com/video/embed/?pid= 1817703" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>  —  NORTH HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) —  Outrage has grown at Walter Reed Middle School …
Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Resist: Post-Trump Victory, Dems Finally Flip a State Legislature Seat...to Republicans  —  If you're unfamiliar with the partisan landscape of state legislatures across the country in recent years, here's a quick primer: With precious few, deep blue exceptions, Republicans have dominated.
Discussion: RSLC
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Mar-a-Lago can't release visitor logs — because it doesn't keep them  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — Democrats just came up with a catchy-sounding bill to force President Donald Trump to cough up a list of visitors to his private clubs.  —  But there's just one problem: There are no lists yet.
Discussion: Washington Post, Daily Kos, CNN and AOL
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
A 2016 Review: Turnout Wasn't the Driver of Clinton's Defeat  —  In the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, many analysts suggested that Hillary Clinton lost to Donald J. Trump because of poor Democratic turnout.  —  Months later, it is clear that the turnout was only modestly better for Mr. Trump than expected.
Dan Merica / CNN:
In executive order, Trump to dramatically change US approach to climate change  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump will sign a sweeping executive order Tuesday at the Environmental Protection Agency, which looks to curb the federal government's enforcement of climate regulations …
Jill Filipovic / CNN:
We all know why the right is angry at Tomi Lahren  —  Tomi Lahren's show suspended for a week  — Jill Filipovic: It's clear now that Tomi Lahren didn't know her role, and the same men who helped usher her to fame are now keen to shut her up  — It turns out for all their talk …
Discussion: RedState and twitchy.com
Thomas Gibbons-Neff / Washington Post:
The airstrike in Mosul was potentially one of the worst U.S.-led civilian bombings in 25 years  —  Even though Iraqi civil defense workers are still sorting through the rubble, the March 17 U.S. airstrike in West Mosul, if confirmed, could potentially rank among one of the most devastating attacks …
Discussion: CNN, twitchy.com and New York Times
NBC News:
Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner: Rising Powers at the White House  —  The speculation began almost immediately after Donald Trump was elected: Who would have the ear of the famously unpredictable 45th president?  —  For a time it appeared that White House adviser Steve Bannon …
 
 
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