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Presidential Tweetstorms and the Russian connection.

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President Trump is reportedly outraged at his staff because the political

flap over false statements about Russian officials just won't go away. At the same time, he's

added to all the drama with early morning tweets of unverified charges that former President

Obama wiretapped Trump Tower. FBI director James Comey has raised the ante by asking the Justice

Department to refute that claim.

Today, Cabinet members unveiled the amended version of the President's travel ban, but Trump's

agenda faces stiff competition for public attention. Later on today's talking point, the U.S.

Supreme Court backs away from making a decision on transgender people and public bathrooms. First,

here's the news.

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Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To The Point.

Less than two months into his presidency, Donald Trump is struggling to get his agenda underway,

making it harder himself with tweets that dominate public attention.

Meanwhile, important questions are going unanswered.

Why have staff members and the Attorney General lied about contacts with Russian officials?

Today's talking point, transgender people will have to wait for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide if they can use public bathrooms that correspond with their gender identities.

Both sides had hoped for closure as soon as this month.

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