Day 364
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The GOP released the results of the 2017 Fake News Awards. (GOP.com)
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Haitians will no longer be eligible to receive temporary agricultural and seasonal work visas. The decision by the White House removes Haiti from the list of countries that are eligible for H-2A and H-2B visas. (CNN)
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Trump contradicted his own chief of staff's statements about the proposed border wall, saying his idea of the wall "has never changed or evolved from the first day I conceived of it." John Kelly said on Wednesday that the U.S. would never actually build a physical wall along the entire U.S. border with Mexico. (The Hill / The Independent)
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The Trump administration is finalizing its long-awaited infrastructure plan. Sources familiar with the play say it would encourage $1.35 trillion in spending by private investment and state and local taxpayers to build and repair the nation's bridges, highways, waterworks, and other infrastructure. Trump is expected to preview parts of the plan on Jan. 30 at the State of the Union address. (Reuters)
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One of Trump's lawyers says the president is "very eager" to talk to special counsel Robert Mueller, and hopes to wrap up the Russia investigation as quickly as possible. Ty Cobb says he expects the investigation to end in the next four to six weeks. (The Hill)
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White House Counsel John McGahn's relationship with Bannon and Trump may present a conflict of interest with his role as a witness in the Russia investigation. McGahn's office was heavily involved in instructing Bannon on which which questions he should answer from the House Intelligence Committee, but McGahn was also interviewed by Mueller's team – and he shares a lawyer with Bannon. (Bloomberg)
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Hundreds of Yelp reviewers have been giving the Trump International Hotel in Washington one-star reviews, describing the property as a "shithole." (Washington Post)