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11:20 PM ET, January 22, 2017

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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump struggles to shake his erratic campaign habits  —  That Donald Trump chose to spend the first 48 hours of his presidency feuding with the news media over crowd sizes, crowing about his win in front of a wall of killed CIA agents, spreading inaccurate information and firing off tweets didn't shock his supporters or critics.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Vox
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Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
Dan Rather on Trump: ‘These are not normal times’  —  Dan Rather warned Americans about the Trump administration in a Facebook post on Sunday, saying these are not “normal times.”  —  The former CBS Evening news anchor targeted President Trump, adviser Kellyanne Conway and press secretary Sean Spicer for comments in the last 24 hours.
Discussion: RedState
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
That time I caught Sean Spicer making a blatantly false claim  —  White House press secretary Sean Spicer, in his first full day on the job, made a couple of easily disproved claims about the size of President Donald Trump's inauguration crowd, as The Fix's Philip Bump and Chris Cillizza noted on Saturday.
New York Times:
Crowd Scientists Say Women's March in Washington Had 3 Times as Many People as Trump's Inauguration
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Conway: 'We're going to have to rethink our relationship' with press
Discussion: RedState
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Eyes Michael Flynn's Links to Russia  —  U.S. counterintelligence agents have investigated communications that President Donald Trump's national security adviser had with Russian officials.  Michael Flynn is the first person inside the White House whose links are known to have faced scrutiny …
New York Times:
Foreign Payments to Trump Firms Violate Constitution, Suit Will Claim  —  WASHINGTON — A team of prominent constitutional scholars, Supreme Court litigators and former White House ethics lawyers intends to file a lawsuit Monday morning alleging that President Trump is violating the Constitution …
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
CIA officers give mixed reviews of Trump's strange visit  —  President Trump's visit to the CIA on his first day in office shocked some agency veterans because of its combative, political tone.  But several said they were glad that Trump seemed to have stopped demonizing the intelligence community …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Trump at the CIA  —  On his first full day in office, President Trump visited the CIA at its Langley, Virginia headquarters.  Trump told CIA employees he is “behind” them.  He said, “I know maybe sometimes you haven't gotten the backing that you've wanted, and you're going to get so much backing.”
NBC News:
Ex-CIA Boss Brennan, Others Rip Trump Speech in Front of Memorial
Ryan Browne / CNN:
Trump to CIA: ‘I am with you 1,000%’
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Will Marco Rubio defy President Trump on his pick for secretary of state?  —  Republican Sens. John McCain and Lindsey O. Graham said Sunday that they will back the nomination of Rex Tillerson, clearing the way for the oil executive to become secretary of state and leaving just one drama unresolved: What will Marco Rubio do?
Discussion: Political Wire
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Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
McCain Will Vote Yes on Trump's Secretary of State Nominee Rex Tillerson
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump Changes Course After Denouncing Protesters
Discussion: Politico and The Republic
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McCain and Graham back Tillerson
Discussion: Power Line, Axios and ThinkProgress
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McCain and Schumer: Don't end Russian sanctions without Congress
Discussion: ABC News
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Breitbart writer expected to join White House staff  —  Julia Hahn, a staff writer at Breitbart News, is expected to join the White House - a move that further underscores Breitbart's influence in the new administration.  —  According to two sources briefed on the move …
Kyle Olson / The American Mirror:
VIDEO: Passengers cheer as woman berating Trump supporter is kicked off plane  —  An elderly woman demanded a Donald Trump supporter seated next to her be moved, but she quickly found out that's not how the world works.  —  Scott Koteskey, in a window seat, posted video on Saturday showing …
Discussion: The Geller Report
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John Wagner / Washington Post:   Trump won't release his tax returns because people don't care, top adviser says
Nicholas Fondacaro / NewsBusters:
CNN: Is Dictator Trump Making You ‘Doubt Your Own Eyes’ to Truth?  —  “Do citizens in dictatorships recognize what's happening right here right now,” he sneered, “Are they looking at the first two days of the Trump administration and saying, 'Oh, that's what my leader does?'”
CBS News:
Most protesters arrested on Inauguration Day will face felony rioting charges, federal prosecutors say  —  WASHINGTON — Most of the approximately 230 protesters arrested on Inauguration Day will be charged with felony rioting, federal prosecutors said.  —  The U.S. Attorney's Office …
SBG San Antonio / WOAI:
Man killed trying to stop robbery at Rolling Oaks Mall in San Antonio  —  LIVE OAK, Texas - A Good Samaritan was shot and killed trying to stop a robbery.  Two armed men attempted to rob Kay Jewelers in Rolling Oaks Rolling Oaks Mall just after 3:30 Sunday.  —  An unarmed man attempted to stop the robbery and was shot and killed.
Discussion: RedState, The Daily Caller and ABC News
Bloomberg:
Trump Team in Talks with U.K. on Post-Brexit Trade Deal  —  Theresa May to meet Trump Friday, expects to discuss trade  —  Talks may be encouraging ‘hard Brexit,’ Trump aide says  —  The Trump administration will lay the groundwork this week for a trade deal between the U.S. and the U.K …
Discussion: Politico and TheBlaze
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Christopher Hope / Telegraph:
Watch | Trumps attend interfaith prayer service
Discussion: Axios and Politico
Reuters:
UK PM May promises frank talk with Trump after women protest
Discussion: The Week
 
 
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