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The President mixed facts and falsehoods while discussing gun policy and potential solutions with legislators. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2Fe8jFa

Sir Bill Cash argues the EU is trying “to create a constitutional crisis in the UK” over the Irish border question. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2oEN6K9

China has sent a top economic adviser to the United States to restore dialogue and quash a trade war. He faces long odds. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2ovWRLs

A deepwater exploration agreement with the state-run oil company Rosneft was once one of Exxon’s most promising agreements. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2oEY6Hy

The American military is looking at everything from troop rotations to surveillance to casualty evacuations should it be ordered to take action against North Korea. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2EXP6bk

America has a productivity problem. One explanation may be the growing use of real resources to make virtual products. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2HQ4OmR

Walmart joined Dick’s Sporting Goods as the second major retailer to change its firearms policy on Wednesday amid a national debate on guns after the school shooting in Parkland, Fla. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2FDnqpe

The British, who have threatened to withhold important evidence about the two men as leverage, also want them prosecuted in a civilian court, rather than being taken to Guantánamo Bay. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2F9ZEUi

The PM's talks with the EU Council president come as she prepares to outline vision for future EU relations. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2CRQmqQ

The unexpected limbo in which Ahmed Muhammed Haza al-Darbi could encourage — or discourage — other detainees from cooperating in exchange for a deal to leave the prison. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2F9ZZWS

Debbie Dooley, an early Tea Party organizer who backs President Trump, says embracing alternative energy is part of a consistent worldview. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2FEqcdW

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In a televised meeting in the Cabinet Room, the president appeared to stun giddy Democrats and stone-faced Republicans by calling for comprehensive gun control. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2oEzbUA

Ms. Hicks, who had been considering a departure for several months, did not indicate what her next job would be, and it was unclear when she would leave. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2GRm0Hn

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A challenge to a Minnesota law barring political clothing at polling places left the Supreme Court considering how to balance free speech rights with civility at the voting booth. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2CNsWTs

Politicians and other well-wishers gathered at the Capitol Wednesday to pay tribute to the Rev. Billy Graham, ahead of his funeral in North Carolina on Friday. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2oF4b6C

The UK government says EU citizens arriving after Brexit day will be able to apply to stay permanently. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2oEWAoV

Sir John Major talks to the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg about his call for MPs to be given a free vote on Brexit and criticism of Theresa May's negotiating strategy. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2CR9W6A

The PM is asked when she is going to put the "country’s interests before the outsized egos of her own cabinet". from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2FFxmyG

In the congressional debate over gun control, all eyes are on the Cabinet Room in the White House for a Wednesday afternoon meeting. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - US http://ift.tt/2CrQ4er

Officials from at least four countries have discussed ways they could use Jared Kushner's intricate business arrangements, lack of experience and financial woes to manipulate President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior White House adviser, The Washington Post reported. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - US http://ift.tt/2F2gIrY

Hope Hicks has occasionally told fibs on behalf of her boss, but they only amounted to white lies, according to what little we've heard spill out after her closed-door testimony Tuesday with congressional investigators. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - US http://ift.tt/2GPPepP

The Department of Housing and Urban Development spent $31,000 last year to replace a dining room set in the office of Secretary Ben Carson, according to federal records and a whistleblower. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - US http://ift.tt/2CLYB7C

Politicians and other well-wishers gathered at the Capitol Wednesday to pay tribute to the Rev. Billy Graham, ahead of his funeral in North Carolina on Friday. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2oysYdm

The president scolded Mr. Sessions after he suggested that the Justice Department’s inspector general would look into accusations of surveillance abuses. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2GPT42d

The former PM says allowing MPs to vote with their "own conscience" will help heal divisions. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2CrA0ZU

Theresa May clashed with Jeremy Corbyn over Brexit - here are the key bits of their exchanges. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2HPAp7Y

The EU's Michel Barnier calls the controversial Northern Ireland Brexit plan a necessary "backstop". from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2CrfvN6

Max Mosley denies any knowledge of 1961 by-election leaflet warning about "coloured immigration". from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2F29Omk

The EU unveils a legal draft of its agreement with the UK covering the Northern Ireland border. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2CM1K7x

Despite immense pressure to act, members of Congress are badly divided and prospects for consequential agreement seem slim. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2FDzhDX

Kurdish fighters in Syria who have been key in the American-led campaign against the Islamic State are peeling off to respond to Turkish attacks. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2FDg5WL

Partisans and analysts are compiling data on how companies are spending their tax savings, in order to score political points and bend corporate behavior. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2HS0ROj

Episode two of a new video series from The Interpreter columnists. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2CrnWbd

The EU is publishing a 120 page document setting out its terms for the UK's exit - what does it mean? from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2HRAicn

Other countries try to lure post-Brexit business overseas by hearing legal cases in English. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2oAzgsc

As the Trump administration chips away at Obamacare, some states are building it back up. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2t38zBW

Areas with a similar demographic have managed it, so why hasn't Blackburn? from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2GLFOMb

Ms. Hicks, the White House communications director, told lawmakers investigating Russia’s election interference that she has not lied about matters relevant to their inquiry. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2F3iicQ

Nine Marines were among those being treated after a letter containing a hazardous but unknown substance was opened on the Virginia base near the Pentagon. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2F1EPqE

Whether it is saber-rattling in the South China Sea, proselytizing on American campuses or censorship of the web, China has alienated one constituency after another. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2ossxkX

The selection of a close ally of Jared Kushner to run the president’s 2020 campaign was seen as a power move by Mr. Trump’s son-in-law. Elsewhere, Mr. Kushner had a rough day. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2BUZnlO

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he would use legal actions and task forces to crack down on prescription opioid manufacturers, distributors and prescribers. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2oy3VGC

LabourToo says inappropriate behaviour has been taking place at "all levels" of the party. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2FbHAJm

Admiral Michael S. Rogers’s testimony was the second time this month that a senior American intelligence official had said that the efforts to interfere in U.S. elections didn’t end in 2016. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2oBVU3D

Polls show solid support for stricter laws, especially after mass shootings. But there are also deep disagreement, staunch opposition and growing disenchantment with gun control. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2EXeH4p

Beto O'Rourke is giving Ted Cruz a run for his money in the Texas Senate contest. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - US http://ift.tt/2oukOme

A federal judge ruled officials can't revoke DACA recipients' work permits or other protections without giving them notice and a chance to defend themselves. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - US http://ift.tt/2F6K63z

High school students who survived a mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, earlier this month, met with high-profile congressional leaders this week, including House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - US http://ift.tt/2GPdE2U

CNN's Brianna Keilar challenges Republican Georgia State Senator Michael Williams' claim that Delta Airlines gives discounts to certain "left-wing organizations." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - US http://ift.tt/2HQIKIw

About 6 in 10 Americans say Donald Trump is not taking seriously enough the investigation into Russian efforts to influence the US presidential election, and about the same share lack confidence the president is doing enough to prevent foreign interference in future elections, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - US http://ift.tt/2Cn4Kvj

Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary, said he had held “high-level” discussions with counterparts about what it would take for the United States to reverse course. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2sWv2jW

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Downing Street steps in after Boris Johnson appears to contemplate customs border checks after Brexit. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2CoGLMn

The president’s adviser and son-in-law lost his top-secret clearance, a White House official and another person familiar with Mr. Kushner’s situation said. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2F0854Y

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The Supreme Court appeared frustrated by the poor fit between the law and technology in a clash between law enforcement demands and firms’ desire to protect customers’ privacy. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2FaGeyA

The Foreign Office urges Moscow to ensure the Assad regime observes a truce in Eastern Ghouta. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2BUzjqY

Lawmakers in both parties are recalibrating their positions on gun control in the wake of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2BUsWUB

The proposal is part of a draft legal text to be adopted by the European Commission, RTE reports. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2GMoDdu

The home secretary is asked in Parliament about a former soldier charged under anti-terror laws. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2CM2h9B

In a rare move, Justice Stephen G. Breyer dissented from the bench, saying the majority was violating fundamental constitutional principles. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2EVX2Ki

Munroe Bergdorf, who was sacked by L'Oreal over racism claims, says she's thrilled by the role. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2sZ5rab

A police officer attacked by a gang he tried to apprehend backs more protection for emergency workers. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2BUtIkP

Boris Johnson and Sir Martin Donnelly use different figures for UK trade with the EU. Which is right? from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2FAnE0z

Manchester City boss will continue to wear a yellow ribbon in support of jailed Catalan politicians. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2Coe1TI

A firm which used big data to profile US voters has been questioned by MPs as part of fake news inquiry. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2CLzGkN

The EU's negotiator says significant differences remain between the UK and EU on a range of issues. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2CLx3PV

The ex-World trade Organisation boss believes a hard border will follow the UK leaving the Customs Union. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2EV9TMB

The Scottish government is to table its own Brexit legislation amid a row with the UK government over devolved powers. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2CpLqgX

Changes to stop branch closures depriving people of basic financial services are suggested by Plaid. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2sZxjLw

He says UK should consider strikes against the Syrian regime if chemical weapons were used on civilians. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2oAKaye

Boris Johnson compares Northern Irish hard border debate to London borough from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2otM8kD

A watchdog says his reputation as a "controversialist" should have prompted greater scrutiny. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2EW2JaW

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In his memoir, “The Line Becomes a River,” Francisco Cantú argues that understanding immigration required him to be a Border Patrol agent. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2Cp5oZh

New evidence that exit polls are a very flawed vehicle for doing post-election analysis. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2owOwqT

Boris Johnson suggests London's automatic car charge payments are a "very relevant comparison". from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2otxx90

“We want to talk also,” the president said. But hours later, the top U.S. diplomat on North Korea abruptly announced his departure. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2FB4WWH

Elizabeth Gardiner on the job of making sure new Brexit laws are fit for purpose and easy to understand. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2HMv80W

Scotland's First Minister says the offer will restrict the UK's devolved administrations. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2sVZbA5

In Federal Election Commission filings on Monday, Ms. Dash, a Republican, declared her House candidacy in a heavily Democratic California district. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2FzsSK1

The Trumps were upset when they learned that an adviser to the first lady had won a $26 million contract to help plan the president’s inauguration. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2oyyL1P

State Senator Chris McDaniel, who nearly unseated Senator Thad Cochran in 2014, appears to have his sights on Senator Roger Wicker in 2018. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2BQMsBE

Citing a member’s conflict in an earlier vote, the panel restored a standard making it easier to hold a company to account for franchisees’ practices. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2F7XYu9

A proposed $50 million tax break on jet fuel which would primarily benefit Delta is in jeopardy after the airline eliminated a discount for the N.R.A. from NYT > Politics http://ift.tt/2CLXDrP

The Irish foreign minister says the Irish government is of 'one mind' with the EU's Brexit negotiators. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2F7FoT2

The UK must not give up "control" of its trade policy to the EU after Brexit, Liam Fox will say. from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2CmYwf0

The UK's top counter-terrorism police officer says four extreme-right plots were foiled last year from BBC News - UK Politics http://ift.tt/2GL2dsS

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