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All 100 Senators Contacted Russian Government This Week

On Monday — two days before the Washington Post broke the highly scandalous story that Sessions had met the Russian ambassador twice in the course of his duties — every single United States Senator had formal contact with the Russian government.

Schumer Cries AFP

Washington Post Likens Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler

The Washington Post published an article Thursday by foreign affairs reporter Amanda Erickson likening President Donald Trump to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler because Hitler “also published a list of crimes committed by groups he didn’t like.”

Trump as Hitler - Cropped (The Collegian)

Farmers Applaud Trump for Repealing EPA’s WOTUS Rule

Farmers are applauding President Donald Trump’s executive order Tuesday that reverses the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule, which gave the agency virtually limitless authority to regulate water on private land.

The Associated Press

Trump Begins Speech with Black History Month, Slams Antisemitism

President Donald Trump opened his highly anticipated address to a special joint session of Congress on Tuesday evening with a message of tolerance, reminding the country about Black History Month and condemning recent antisemitic attacks.

Trump address (Pablo Martinez Monsivais / Associated Press)

Oscars Conspiracy Theory: Trump’s Revenge Against Kimmel

A new conspiracy theory about Sunday night’s disastrous ending at the Oscars is making the rounds in Hollywood, according to a report in the East Bay Times: President Donald Trump sabotaged the “Best Picture” award as revenge against host Jimmy Kimmel for mocking him.

Not My President Oscars parody

#NeverthelessShePersisted: Nguyen Emerges as Answer to Warren

Democrats removed State Senator Janet Nguyen (R-Garden Grove) from the floor of the legislature after she dared to criticize the late State Sen. Tom Hayden, a liberal icon, for his opposition to the Vietnam War. Now, the Los Angeles Times‘ Christine Mai-Duc

Janet Nguyen (Facebook)

Media Outrage over White House ‘Exclusion’ is Fake News

The question of whether some outlets are being excluded from otherwise public briefings is a valid one. Nevertheless, the New York Times’ claim that “[n]othing like this has ever happened” is simply false — or “fake news.”

Sean Spicer chooses (Chip Somodevilla / Getty)

California Defies Trump on Transgender Bathrooms for Kids

The California Department of Education reacted angrily Wednesday to President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw President Barack Obama’s federal guidelines on transgender facilities in public schools.

Transgender bathroom rally in California (Nick Ut / Associated Press)

San Jose: Floods Force 14,000 to Evacuate

Continued rains in Northern California this week forced the evacuation of 14,000 residents in San Jose, one of California’s largest cities and the urban hub of Silicon Valley.

San Jose flooding (Noah Berger / AFP / Getty)

California City Passes Unanimous Resolution to Impeach Trump

The city council of Richmond, California — a relatively poor, industrial community on the eastern side of the San Francisco Bay — voted unanimously on Tuesday evening in favor of a resolution calling for President Donald Trump to be impeached.

Richmond California (nick fullerton / Flickr / CC / Cropped)

California Rain: Dam Spillway Opened for First Time in 20 Years

As rain continues in California, officials in San Joaquin County issued evacuation orders after a levee breach, and Turlock Irrigation District officials opened the spillway on the Don Pedro Reservoir for the first time in 20 years.

California Rain (Robert Couse-Baker / Flickr / CC / Cropped)

POLLAK: Free Trade and the Conservative Intellectuals

Free trade enthusiasts who support President Trump are simply saying that his new approach deserves a chance. No one has abandoned free trade, and if the veterans of NeverTrump would put aside their wounded pride, they might see that there is less distance between them and the administration than they may care to admit.

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2015 file photo, container ships wait to be unloaded at the Port o

Santa Monica Cuts Ties with Wells Fargo over Pipeline

SANTA MONICA — The coastal town known affectionately — or pejoratively — as the People’s Republic of Santa Monica has decided to cut ties with Wells Fargo bank over its involvement in the Dakota Access pipeline, LAist.com reports. The pipeline was

Santa Monica Pier (Joel Pollak / Breitbart News)

11 Times Barack Obama Abused Press Freedom

When President Barack Obama took direct aim at the media and press freedom, few journalists complained. And when they did, the media soon went back to giving him fawning coverage.

White House Press Corps AP

Evan McMullin: President Donald Trump Is a ‘Domestic Enemy’

Former CIA operative and 2016 third-party presidential candidate Evan McMullin took to Twitter and CNN on Wednesday to defend rogue intelligence agents who break the law to leak classified information, saying President Donald Trump “presents a threat to the country.”

Evan-McMullin

Trump Approves Federal Emergency Aid for Oroville

President Donald Trump approved federal emergency relief funds Tuesday, following requests by California Governor Jerry Brown. The requests for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) aid pertain to flooding in January and the evacuation effort due to the risk of spillway collapse at the Oroville Dam.

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Oroville Dam: Jerry Brown Asks Donald Trump for Aid

California Governor Jerry Brown has formally requested federal assistance from President Donald Trump to deal with the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people from the area below the Oroville Dam, where a spillway is near structural failure.

Jerry Brown (Alex Wong / Getty)