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Former Log Cabin Republicans president Gregory Angelo has written a typically stupid piece of gaslighting for Fox News: Despite false accusations made against him, Mike Pence is not anti-gay. As a gay man myself – and someone who not only cares deeply about these issues but advocated on behalf of the LGBT community myself for years – this is not …

Politico reports: President Trump on Monday urged Democrats to “loosen up and have some fun,” criticizing the party for being “self righteous and angry.” It’s unclear what prompted Trump’s tweet, though multiple Democrats over the weekend made clear their presidential aspirations for 2020, and called out the president in the process. The president targeted Democrats repeatedly on Twitter over the …

The Hill reports: President Trump on Monday repeated his declaration that he is one of the most hardworking presidents in U.S. history. “No president ever worked harder than me (cleaning up the mess I inherited)!” Trump tweeted. Axios has obtained a new set of leaked Trump’s schedules and reported that the president spent approximately half of his time in “Executive …

Axios reports: Our lead item in Axios Sneak Peek last week — a leak of three months of Trump’s private schedules — enraged White House officials. The president’s secretary Madeleine Westerhout tweeted that the leak was “a disgraceful breach of trust.” Then Politico scooped (and we confirmed) that the White House has launched an internal hunt to find the leaker. …

The Hill reports: President Trump on Sunday mocked Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) for launching her presidential campaign in snowy conditions in Minnesota, tweeting that she “looked like a Snowman.” Klobuchar announced her candidacy on Sunday in Minneapolis. She laid out her vision for the country, and vowed to “put forth sweeping legislation to invest in green jobs and infrastructure” if …

The Washington Examiner reports:  “The president has to sign a piece of legislation in order to keep the government open. He cannot sign everything they put in front of him. There will be some things that simply we couldn’t agree to,” Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said during an interview on “Fox News Sunday.” “So the government …

As his Acting Attorney General begins to testify before the House Judiciary Committee about what actions he may have taken regarding the Mueller probe, Glorious Leader began his day, as usual, by watching Fox & Friends and raging against his favorite targets, Crooked Hillary, Adam Schiff, and the fake news media. Hey, isn’t today Indictment Friday? Not only did Senator …

The Independent reports: Donald Trump has accidentally told an audience of global religious leaders that America’s greatest accomplishments include the “abolition of civil rights” during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington. “Since the founding of our nation, many of our greatest strides, from gaining our independence to abolition of civil rights, to extending the vote for women, have been led …

CBS News reports: A claim by Cindy McCain that she had stopped a human trafficking incident at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport was shown to be false Wednesday by CBS Phoenix affiliate KPHO-TV. McCain, widow of Sen John McCain, made the assertion in an interview on Glendale, Arizona radio station KTAR. “I came in from a trip I’d been on …

The Washington Examiner reports: President Trump on Thursday complained that House Democrats are waging a never-ending harassment campaign against him, far beyond what Republicans did to President Obama. Trump said Democrats are “going nuts,” and are continuing their “witch hunt” against him.  Trump tweeted after Schiff, who chairs the House Select Committee on Intelligence, said he would investigate all of …

Talking Points Memo reports: “Fox & Friends” co-host Brian Kilmeade remarked Wednesday that the president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., would have a “great political future” if he decided to run for office. Trump Jr. appeared on the morning program Wednesday after his father delivered his second State of the Union address the previous night. After the interview ended, Kilmeade …

“What he showed last night, he’s a great leader. And one of the things that makes him a great leader is that he has went down to that border, he’s talked to men and women that work that front line. Nancy and Chuck never been down there. When all is said and done, maybe a decade from now, President Trump …

But there’s a catch. CBS News reports: Seventy-six percent of Americans who tuned in to President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night approved of the speech he gave. Just 24 percent disapproved. As is often the case in State of the Union addresses, the people who watched tonight’s speech leaned more towards the president’s own party, at least …

USA Today reports: Hours before he is set to deliver a State of the Union address that aides have said will strike a note of bipartisanship, President Donald Trump floated the idea of a “human wall” on the southwest border if Democrats reject his demands border security funding. Trump has ordered about 2,350 active-duty troops and an additional 2,200 National …

The Associated Press reports: More than 4-in-10 Republicans want a GOP candidate to challenge President Donald Trump in the 2020 primary, according to a new survey that calls into question the likelihood of success of his reelection campaign. A Monmouth University poll released Monday found that 43 percent of Republican voters said they would like to see Trump face off …

The Week reports: Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, in yet another interview to promote his new book, was asked by radio host Hugh Hewitt whether running for president in 2024 is on the table, per CNN’s Betsy Klein. Christie’s response? “Yeah, listen, why not?” Christie went on to explain that he would not run simply “to go through the …

Axios reports: The massive leak of President Trump’s private schedules, which dropped yesterday in the weekly Axios Sneak Peek newsletter, set off internal finger-pointing and speculation more fevered than any since the New York Times’ anonymous op-ed. White House insiders said the leak sowed chaos. Cliff Sims, the former White House official who wrote the dishy “Team of Vipers,” told …

Axios reports: A White House source has leaked nearly every day of President Trump’s private schedule for the past three months. This unusually voluminous leak gives us unprecedented visibility into how this president spends his days. The schedules, which cover nearly every working day since the midterms, show that Trump has spent around 60% of his scheduled time over the …

The New York Times reports: The official line from the White House, as with other matters surrounding the president’s physical health and appearance, is that Mr. Trump’s glow is the result of “good genes,” according to a senior administration official who would speak only on the condition of anonymity. Certainly Mr. Trump, who has long taken antibiotics to treat rosacea, …

The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump heads into his State of the Union address dogged by bruising midterm losses and sinking poll numbers, wounded by a blistering standoff with Democrats. But for the stately speech, he plans to embrace unity — at least for the night. “Choosing Greatness” is the official White House theme. Addressing the nation at the …