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9:15 AM ET, January 15, 2017

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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The AP Spins Lewis vs. Trump  —  The biggest news story of the day, apparently, is the dustup between Rep. John Lewis and Donald Trump, about which I wrote this morning.  Although the story has little real significance, the Associated Press, the most influential news source in the U.S. …
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Trump-Lewis feud could be harbinger of new round of hyper-partisanship  —  A public feud between Donald Trump and Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) seemed to jettison any lingering hopes that the inauguration would temporarily ease partisanship in Washington and instead threatened to widen the rift between the two parties.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Trump Hits Back at John Lewis [Updated]
David Smith / The Guardian:
Donald Trump starts MLK weekend by attacking civil rights hero John Lewis
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Lawmakers condemn Trump for attack on John Lewis
Peter J. Boyer / Esquire:
Exclusive: The Trump Administration May Evict the Press from the White House  —  “They are the opposition party,” a senior official says.  —  The upset to the existing order caused by the presidential election has been acutely felt by no one, perhaps, so much it has by the national press.
Cameron Zeigler / New York Times:
Without Obamacare, I Will Get Sicker, Faster, Until I Die  —  ROANOKE, Va. — On March 18, 1991, my life changed.  I was an 18-year-old student at a community college in southwestern Virginia, working out at the gym, when I got a headache.  A thunderous pain shot through my head and I thought, “I am going to die now.”
Frankie Taggart / Yahoo:
Zoe Saldana: Hollywood bullied Trump  —  Los Angeles (AFP) - It isn't an opinion heard frequently in the famously liberal Hollywood, but sci-fi queen Zoe Saldana has spoken out against the acting community for bullying abrasive Donald Trump.  —  The “Star Trek,” “Avatar” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” …
Daily Mail:
Opera star Andrea Bocelli backs out of singing at Trump's inauguration after receiving death threats  —  Opera star Andrea Bocelli backed out of singing at Donald Trump's inauguration after receiving death threats, The Mail on Sunday has learnt.  —  The revelation came as another singer …
Discussion: TheBlaze and The Last Tradition
Washington Post:
Trump transition team says it asked D.C. National Guard general to stay  —  The transition team for President-elect Donald Trump asked the head of the D.C. National Guard to remain in command throughout Inauguration Day after media reports that he would leave in the middle of the ceremony created controversy, the Guard said.
Discussion: Balloon Juice and The Daily Caller
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Peter Thiel considering bid for California governor  —  Peter Thiel, the Silicon Valley billionaire and outspoken Donald Trump supporter, is considering a 2018 bid for California governor, according to three Republicans familiar with his thinking.  —  Thiel, who co-founded PayPal …
Discussion: New York Times
Haaretz:
U.S. Intelligence Officials Reportedly Warn Israeli Counterparts Against Sharing Info With Trump Administration  —  Israeli intelligence officials are concerned that the exposure of classified information to their American counterparts under a Trump administration could lead to their being leaked …
Discussion: NO QUARTER USA NET and alan.com
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Clinton Global Initiative to be discontinued  —  The Clinton Global Initiative has informed the New York Department of Labor that it intends to lay off its 22 employees on April 15, 2017.  The reason given is “Discontinuation of the Clinton Global Initiative.”
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump aides deny summit with Putin planned  —  Two top aides to President-elect Donald Trump denied a published report on Saturday that he is planning to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin weeks after taking office.  —  The Sunday Times of London reported that Trump …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Fox Business:
Bikers for Trump Ready to Stand up to Protesters  —  A motorcycle group led by a South Carolina chainsaw artist will ride into the nation's capital on Inauguration Day in support of the 45th President of the United States.  —  Bikers for Trump, a group of motorcycle enthusiasts …
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Singer Jennifer Holliday pulls out of inauguration performance  —  Singer Jennifer Holliday is pulling out of her slated performance at an inauguration event for President-elect Donald Trump  —  after receiving an onslaught of criticism.  —  “In light of the information pointed out to me via …
Discussion: IJR, RedState and New York Times
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Itay Hod / The Wrap:
Jennifer Holliday Pulls Out of Trump Inauguration, Apologizes to LGBT Community (Exclusive)
 
 
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Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
Inauguration Protesters Plan To Destroy Property And Disrupt Balls
New York Times:
Scott Pruitt, Trump's E.P.A. Pick, Backed Industry Donors Over Regulators
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Donald Trump: Kremlin Employee of the Month?
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Susan Chira / New York Times:
‘You Focus on the Good’: Women Who Voted for Trump, in Their Own Words
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Edwin D. Williamson / Weekly Standard:
Trump's Conflicts  —  He's done enough.  —  President-elect …
Anahad O'Connor / New York Times:
In the Shopping Cart of a Food Stamp Household: Lots of Soda
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
The Republican in charge of government oversight wants to prohibit criticism of Trump's ethical violations.
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Human Rights Watch lists Trump as threat to human rights
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Financial Times:
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