The head of the NRA defines his new enemies: The ‘violent left’ and judges who ‘do violence’ to the Constitution; Trump establishes task forces to eliminate ‘job killing regulations’; Trump trashed Paris in his CPAC speech. The city’s mayor fired back.; Trump to CPAC: ‘Now you finally have a president, finally’; Donald Trump claims to have grown the Republican Party by millions. He didn’t.; Fact-checking President Trump’s CPAC speech; Democrats tap Beshear and ‘Dreamer’ to respond to Trump speech — signaling focus on health care, immigration; The only groups that have majority approval of Trump? Republicans and whites without college degrees.; On Twitter, Trump urges that the FBI ‘find the leakers’ in its ranks; Keith Ellison’s comments on the Second Amendment: For the record; The Daily 202: As Trumpism coopts CPAC, the Reagan era ends;
 
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In December, Spicer said barring media access is what a ‘dictatorship’ does. Today, he barred media access.
Open access to the press is “what makes a democracy a democracy versus a dictatorship,” Spicer said then.
The head of the NRA defines his new enemies: The ‘violent left’ and judges who ‘do violence’ to the Constitution
"We all agree we live in a more angry, dangerous world than we’ve seen in a long time.”
 
Trump establishes task forces to eliminate ‘job killing regulations’
The president signed the measure with the CEOs of U.S. firms such as Lockheed Martin and International Paper standing behind him.
 
Trump trashed Paris in his CPAC speech. The city’s mayor fired back.
Parisians, like the Swedes, are a little miffed by the president's comments.
 
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Trump to CPAC: ‘Now you finally have a president, finally’
Trump sought to portray his fledgling administration as one of action: pulling out of a major trade deal, reducing regulations, cracking down on illegal immigrants and clearing the way for construction of major oil pipelines.
 
Donald Trump claims to have grown the Republican Party by millions. He didn’t.
Trump wants to show a flood of support behind him that doesn't exist.
 
Fact-checking President Trump’s CPAC speech
Trump's CPAC speech was littered with some of the president's favorite and frequently-cited falsehoods.
 
Democrats tap Beshear and ‘Dreamer’ to respond to Trump speech — signaling focus on health care, immigration
A former Kentucky governor and an immigration activist will provide the counterargument to Trump's Tuesday night address.
 
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The only groups that have majority approval of Trump? Republicans and whites without college degrees.
Trump's consistent appeal to his core support means that's the only group that thinks he's doing well.
 
On Twitter, Trump urges that the FBI ‘find the leakers’ in its ranks
The president has lashed out at the intelligence community on previous occasions.
 
Keith Ellison’s comments on the Second Amendment: For the record
We explore the full comments Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) made about Second Amendment and gun-control measures.
 
The Daily 202: As Trumpism coopts CPAC, the Reagan era ends
Reagan wouldn’t recognize what the conference he made relevant has become
 
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