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Friday, February 16, 2018

Tipsheet: GOP looks for Plan B after failure of immigration measures

 
 
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GOP looks for Plan B after failure of immigration measures
By Alexander Bolton
 
Republicans are looking for a Plan B on immigration after a series of proposals were rejected Thursday in the Senate, leaving little time to act before nearly 1 million immigrants who came to the country illegally as children could face deportation.
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House GOP pushes hardline immigration plan as Senate deals fail
By Melanie Zanona and Scott Wong
 
House GOP leaders are forging ahead with their own hardline immigration bill, as the Senate threw in the towel Thursday on legislation to protect hundreds of thousands of young, undocumented immigrants from deportation. 
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Listen: Senate stalemate on immigration, DACA
By Alexis Simendinger
In today's podcast, a look at the next steps for the immigration debate in the Senate and a preview of this weekend’s interview with Rep. Jimmy Panetta and his father, former Defense chief Leon Panetta.
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Trump: Making schools safer is 'top priority' after Florida shooting
By Jordan Fabian
President Trump on Thursday said he is “making plans” to visit the Florida high school where a mass shooting took place. Trump sought to comfort the nation’s youth who might be shaken by the “scene of terrible violence, hatred and evil” on Wednesday.
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Pelosi: Gun victims 'paying the price for our inaction'
By Mike Lillis
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) charged Thursday that Congress is complicit in the nation’s gun violence epidemic following the latest mass shooting.
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The Memo: Spotlight shifts to WH security clearances
By Niall Stanage
The saga over Rob Porter, who resigned as staff secretary at the White House last week, has left broader questions about security clearances hanging in the air. 
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Trump admin blames Russia for massive global cyberattack
By Morgan Chalfant
The Trump administration on Thursday publicly blamed Russia for the massive notPetya cyberattack that ravaged computer systems worldwide last June, and warned that there would be "international consequences."
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Bannon refuses to answer questions not pre-approved by the White House
By Olivia Beavers
Former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon would only answer questions pre-approved by the White House during an interview Thursday with the House Intelligence Committee, lawmakers said.
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Prison sentencing bill advances over Sessions objections
By Lydia Wheeler
Legislation to reduce mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain nonviolent drug offenders advanced in the Senate Thursday despite Attorney General Jeff Sessions strongly urging the committee to vote it down.
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White House official slams Graham on immigration
By Jordan Fabian
A White House official on Thursday anonymously attacked Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) for his role in the immigration debate in Congress after the senator for opposing a bipartisan proposal to protect so-called Dreamers.
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For South Korea's military to thrive, it needs to get off the US dole
By Doug Bandow
OPINION | South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in is trying to find the thin line between conciliating the North and satisfying America. Neither is easy; doing both is well-nigh impossible. But the key to success lies in following up on a pledge made by President Moon late last year.
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Action to protect American steel workers crosses our party lines
By former Gov. Bill Richardson (D-N.M.)
OPINION | American steel workers and domestic national security cannot afford to wait any longer. Now is the time for President Trump to take action, or a lot of our steel workers will be hurt.
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The Associated Press: Did FBI miss a warning before Florida high school shooting?
By Michael Balsamo and Sadie Gurman
The massacre at a Florida high school is again raising concerns about whether the FBI missed signs that might have stopped a mass shooting. 
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Wall Street Journal: Attorney General faces many battles
By Aruna Viswanatha and Del Quentin Wilber
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is fighting on multiple fronts, embroiled in disputes with Republican lawmakers on at least three issues while his Justice Department remains at odds with the White House on others.
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The New York Times: U.S. condemns Russia for cyberattack, showing split in stance on Putin
By Mark Landler and Scott Shane
The United States on Thursday joined Britain in formally blaming Russia for a huge cyberattack last June that was aimed at Ukraine but crippled computers worldwide, a highly public naming-and-shaming exercise that could further fray relations with Moscow.
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The Washington Post: Judge lashes out at ‘unacceptable’ delays in setting trial of Manafort and Gates in Mueller probe
By Spencer S. Hsu
 
 
A federal judge lashed out about “unacceptable” delays in the fraud and money laundering case of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his longtime employee, Rick Gates.
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Reuters: U.S. spy agencies to brief state officials on election threats
By Mark Hosenball
 
U.S. intelligence and security agencies will meet with senior election officials from all 50 states this weekend to lay out threats to the integrity of U.S. elections and security measures they can take, the top U.S. spy agency said on Thursday.
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