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Jerry Brown Compares Trump’s Border Wall to Berlin Wall

California Gov. Jerry Brown told NBC News’ Chuck Todd on Meet the Press on Sunday morning that President Donald Trump’s proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border reminded him of the Berlin Wall, which divided Germans for decades.

Berlin Wall’s Collapse

Dems Push Pelosi for Single-Payer Health Care After AHCA Fails

Democrats and “progressives” who gathered at a town hall in the San Francisco district of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Friday pressed her to revive the “single-payer” option for national health care — i.e. a government-run system.

Pelosi health care surprise (Andrew Harnik / Associated Press)

Blue State Blues: ADL Owes Trump Supporters an Apology

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has led a campaign of defamation over the last several months, involving false claims of antisemitism, and targeting President Donald Trump; his adviser, Steve Bannon; and Breitbart News. Now the whole story has fallen apart.

Blue State Blues (Breitbart)

Jerry Brown Rejects Universal Health Care for California

California Governor Jerry Brown blasted President Donald Trump and House Republicans on Wednesday for their proposal to repeal and replace Obamacare. But he also rejected the idea of California providing a single-payer, universal health care system on its own.

Jerry Brown Obamacare protest (Susan Walsh / Associated Press)

Calexit? Jerry Brown Asks Trump for Aid — for the 4th Time

California Gov. Jerry Brown asked President Donald Trump on Sunday for federal emergency assistance for the fourth time in just two months since the new administration took office, putting the nascent “CalExit” movement in a difficult position.

Gov. Jerry Brown of California September 22, 2015 in Seattle, WA.

Five Reasons Trump Is Right to Cut NPR, PBS

President Donald Trump’s first budget proposal, “America First,” ends federal funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting — which, in turn, supports National Public Radio (NPR) and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).

Oscar the Grouch and Anderson Cooper (Chris Pizzello / Invision / Associated Press)

Spicer Calls Out Media Hypocrisy on ‘Wiretapping’ Allegations

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer squared off Wednesday against members of the White House Press Corps who questioned him about the Senate Intelligence Committee’s statement that it had not found evidence of any government surveillance of Trump Tower “[b]ased on the information available to us.”

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OREN: U.S. Should Withdraw from UN Human Rights Council

Former Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Oren argues in Newsweek that President Donald Trump should pull the U.S. out of the United Nations Human Rights Council, saying the body has become a “racist” organization that coddles tyrants and attacks Israel.

UN Photo Jean-Marc Ferré

Silicon Valley Leaders Descend on Washington

Silicon Valley leaders have descended on the nation’s capital this week, arriving in Washington for Tuesday and Wednesday meetings with legislators to push favored left-wing policies.

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo (Associated Press)

L.A. Olympics CEO: Trump More Helpful than Obama

LA2024 Chief Executive Officer Gene Sykes told Southern California Public Radio’s 89.3 KPCC last Thursday that President Donald Trump had been more helpful than President Barack Obama in helping to secure the 2024 Olympics for Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Olympics (Tony Duffy / Getty)

Women’s Day Protest Groups Conflict over Race in Santa Cruz

Conflict emerged between protest groups demonstrating on International Women’s Day in downtown Santa Cruz, California on Wednesday, as a “Brown Squad” focused on racial issues faced off against a “less diverse” group of protesters.

Pussyhat (Ethan Miller / Getty)

For Media, Protecting Obama Comes Before Attacking Trump

For the mainstream media, it is still more important to protect Obama than to destroy Trump. Without the former’s legacy and legend, the Democratic Party will be pulled back to the center. And that — they cannot allow.

White House Photo / Pete Souza

Smaller Protests Greet Trump’s New Executive Order

Protests at several California airports greeted President Donald Trump’s new executive order suspending travel from terror-prone countries on Monday, but they were smaller and less vociferous than in January, according to multiple news reports.

Executive order protest (Timothy A. Clary / AFP / Getty)