Monday, 5 February 2018

Politics A.M.: Holocaust denier running for Congress has no opponents in Republican primary

 
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Holocaust denier running for Congress has no opponents in Republican primary
Arthur Jones is almost certain to win the GOP race in this Illinois district.
Ethics training reminds White House staff not to use encrypted messages for government business
The warnings come as the Trump administration seeks to dismiss a lawsuit accusing it of violating federal records laws.
 
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Do Republicans want to ban abortion after 20 weeks with no exceptions?
A polarizing bill includes exceptions, contrary to what some critics suggest.
 
 
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Democratic senators: Trump lacks 'legal authority' for preemptive, 'bloody nose' strike on North Korea
Group warns Trump in a letter about risks of military action, calls his handling of vacant South Korea ambassador post "shocking" and "disturbing."
 
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New bipartisan immigration plan to be introduced in the Senate
Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.) plan to introduce the Senate version of a bipartisan House bill that enjoys widespread support — and hope that then Congress can move on.
 
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Father of Otto Warmbier, who died after being held in North Korea, will attend the Olympics Opening Ceremonies
Otto Warmbier's father will attend as a guest of Vice President Pence.
 
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Sebastian Gorka was defending Trump on C-SPAN. A man phoned in to accuse him of treachery.
"We have to stop an impending dictatorship by this white supremacist, right-wing traitor," Henry from Michigan told Sebastian Gorka.
 
Republican lawmakers distance themselves from Trump on memo
As four GOP members of the House Intelligence Committee disputed that the document has a bearing on the Mueller probe, Democrats on the panel were gearing up for a possible vote on their party's response.
 
Courts & Law
Opponents of gerrymandering keep winning, but it might not affect 2018
The court victories are on hold except in Pennsylvania, which is awaiting the Supreme Court.
 
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The Fix • Analysis
How the blue-state New England Patriots became an avatar for Trump
To some, the Patriots are the sports world's version of President Trump — attacked by the establishment, persecuted by a major TV network and still winning.
 
The Fix
Paul Ryan celebrated the tax cut with a tweet about a secretary saving $1.50 a week
The House speaker quickly deleted his tweet about a secretary who saved enough through the $1.5 trillion tax plan to pay for a Costco membership.
 
 
The Fix • Analysis
On SNL, Hillary Clinton and other first ladies console Melania Trump over her Stormy Daniels humiliation
"Melania, I feel your pain," Kate McKinnon's Hillary Clinton says, "but you married him."
 
The Fix • Analysis
Trump's Black History Month proclamation implies racism in the military is in the past. It's not.
Trump praises black service members and veterans but does not acknowledge ongoing racial discrimination in the military.
 
 
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