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PolitiFact Rips Into The Many “Flagrant Falsehoods” Told By Trump During Latest Time Magazine Interview

Via PolitiFact: Confronted by his most flagrant falsehoods, President Donald Trump finally faced the question of why he makes so many unsubstantiated claims. “What have I said that is wrong?” Trump asked. Trump said his instinct is usually right, and he usually finds evidence supporting his claims that the media and his critics ignore — even as he continued to …

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Breitbart Celebrates Trumpcare Vote “Chaos”

Breitbart is thrilled with the “chaos” surrounding the bill they’d rather call “Ryancare.” They write: Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R.-WI) cancelled the anticipated vote on the American Health Care Act — RyanCare — the latest sign that the bill is in a death spiral. As conservatives gain concessions in the RyanCare negotiations, more liberal Republicans have been dropping …

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Pastor Rick Wiles: The London Attack Was Staged To Distract From Trump/Russia Collusion Report [AUDIO]

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: End Times radio host and crackpot conspiracy theorist Rick Wiles speculated on his “Trunews” program yesterday that the terrorist attack in London was orchestrated to distract Americans from Republican Rep. Devin Nunes’ statement that some communications involving members of Trump’s transition team had been “incidentally collected” during legal U.S. government surveillance of foreign …

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Trump Administration Rules That Trump’s Company Is Running Trump Hotel In “Full Compliance” With Rules

This is normal. Everything is fine. The Washington Post reports: Government officials overseeing the Trump International Hotel’s lease with the federal government have determined the deal is in “full compliance” despite a clause in the agreement barring any “elected official of the Government of the United States” from deriving “any benefit.” In a Thursday letter to Eric Trump, the president’s …

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BREAKING: House GOP Postpones Trumpcare Vote

Business Insider reports: Multiple sources told Business Insider that the Thursday vote on the House Republicans healthcare-reform bill would be postponed because party leaders failed to reach an agreement on the bill. One of the sources, who spoke with multiple Hill Republicans, said the vote on the American Health Care Act — the GOP leadership’s bill to repeal and replace …

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PHILADELPHIA: Owner Of Popular Gay Bar Caught Up In Corruption Scandal Involving Dem District Attorney

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports: Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams [photo] sent his friend and benefactor Michael Weiss this text in November 2014: “What does your badge say?” Weiss replied: “District Attorney, Special Advisor.” “Fancy,” Williams countered playfully about the official role he had conferred on Weiss, who owns bars in Philadelphia, including Woody’s, an iconic gay bar in Center City. …

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SO YOU’RE BACK FROM OUTER SPACE: Gloria Gaynor To Perform At Library Of Congress Tribute To Disco

The Washington Post reports: Last year, Gloria Gaynor’s disco anthem “I Will Survive” became one of 25 new additions to the National Recording Registry, a collection of sound recordings considered “culturally, historically, or aesthetically important, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States” and kept at the Library of Congress. The wide-ranging registry includes Thomas Edison’s early cylinders, Martin …

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LIVE VIDEO: White House Press Briefing

Trumpcare! Gorsuch! Russia! Starting right now: The briefing comes as President Donald Trump has a full day of meetings and the House of Representatives prepares to vote on a Republican-led healthcare bill. Ahead of the vote, Trump is scheduled to meet with members of the House Freedom Caucus, a staunchly conservative group that has resisted the president’s efforts to promote …

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ISRAEL: 19 Year-Old US-Israeli Man Arrested For Wave Of Bomb Threats Against Jewish Community Centers

The Jerusalem Post reports: A 19-year-old dual American Israeli living in Ashkelon has been arrested, suspected of being behind most of a series of bomb and other threats to Jewish communities in the US, Europe, Australia and New Zealand that date back around six months, The Jerusalem Post has learned. As of Thursday, with a gag order on the probe …

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FLORIDA: Multiple Homes Destroyed After Man Burning Books Sparks Massive 400 Acre Wildfire [VIDEO]

Florida, because of course. CNN reports: At least 10 homes in Nassau County, Florida, were destroyed in a wildfire caused by a man who was burning books Wednesday. Only a few minor injuries to emergency personnel have been reported in what’s being called the Garfield Road Fire, according to the Florida Forest Service. But it has burned an estimated 350 …

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