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Sources say Trump's CIA visit made relations with intel community worse — U.S. government sources tell CBS News that there is a sense of unease in the intelligence community after President Trump's visit to CIA headquarters on Saturday. — An official said the visit …
CNBC:
Trump to sign executive order to renegotiate NAFTA and intent to leave TPP — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday intends to sign an executive order that will put in motion the renegotiation of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). — President Trump is also expected to sign …
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Trump tells business leaders he wants to cut regulations by 75% or ‘maybe more’
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Abandons Trans-Pacific Partnership, Obama's Signature Trade Deal
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The Atlantic and Techdirt
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump to CEOs: Stay here, and I'll wipe out 75 percent of regulations, fast-track factories
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Daily Kos
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Sanders, joined by rust belt Democrats, praises Trump for nixing TPP
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Vox and Jamie Dupree
I believe the president is entitled to:
I believe the president is entitled to significant deference when it comes to his choices for the cabinet. I also believe given the uncertainty surrounding the future direction of our foreign policy that a higher degree of scrutiny is justified in evaluating whoever is nominated to serve as secretary of state.
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New York Times:
Rocky First Weekend for Trump Troubles Even His Top Aides — WASHINGTON — President Trump's first weekend in office unfolded much the way things often did during his campaign: with angry Twitter messages, a familiar obsession with slights and a series of meandering and at times untrue statements …
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Put on Your Big-Boy Pants, Journos
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
How Sean Spicer messed up, and how he can make it right — from a guy who's been there
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The Daily Caller, Balloon Juice and Mediaite
Joe Davidson / Washington Post:
Trump's federal hiring freeze draws immediate fire from union — President Trump issued an executive order Monday freezing federal hiring. The hiring freeze excludes national security employees. — A hiring freeze was included in the Trump presidential campaign's “Contract with the American Voter.”
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Revenge of the bureaucrats — President Donald Trump is setting himself up for a messy clash with the country's 2.1 million federal employees as his administration quietly preps plans to cut the size of the government workforce. — As one of his first acts Monday, Trump signed an executive order freezing most federal hiring.
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The Daily Caller
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump's White House to include ‘Skype’ seats at daily press briefing — White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Monday that beginning later this week, he will take questions at his daily press briefing via Skype from reporters based outside of Washington.
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Political Wire
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Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
The Note: President Trump's First Monday at the Office
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Looking for a Spanish version of WhiteHouse.gov? No existe — todavia
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CNBC, ThinkProgress and ImmigrationProf Blog
Simón Rios / WBUR:
WBUR Poll: Republican Gov. Baker More Popular Than Democrat Sen. Warren 04:56 — Play — Over four years in office, Elizabeth Warren has staked her claim as the Senate's liberal lion. And many Massachusetts voters like it — 51 percent view her favorably.
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Lauren Dezenski / Politico:
Poll shows Warren is no sure bet for re-election next year
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Washington Free Beacon
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Why BuzzFeed News Published the Dossier — Since BuzzFeed News published a 35-page dossier of unverified allegations about ties between President Donald J. Trump and Russia, I've heard a chorus of criticism from journalists who say we abdicated our role as gatekeeper, and a chorus of thanks …
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Trump reinstates ban on US funds promoting abortion overseas — President Trump on Monday morning signed an executive order blocking foreign aid or federal funding for international nongovernmental organizations that provide or “promote” abortions. — The order comes one day after the 44th anniversary …
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Trump revives funding ban to groups providing abortion overseas
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Reuters, The Daily Signal, Shakesville and The Week
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Hillary Clinton plots her next move — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — In a series of private meetings and phone calls at their home in Chappaqua, in New York City and in Washington, Bill and Hillary Clinton are slowly starting to puzzle through their political future, according to over a dozen people …
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Hot Air, Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Caller, The Week and Political Wire
Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
Doomsday Prep for the Super-Rich — Some of the wealthiest people in America—in Silicon Valley, New York, and beyond—are getting ready for the crackup of civilization. — Steve Huffman, the thirty-three-year-old co-founder and C.E.O. of Reddit, which is valued at six hundred million dollars …
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Business Insider
BBC:
Madonna says White House comments ‘taken out of context’ — A row has erupted over Madonna's comments about US President Donald Trump during a speech at the weekend. — While taking part in a protest march in Washington DC on Saturday, the singer said she had thought “an awful lot about blowing up the White House”.
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Page Six, Hot Air, The Other McCain, Scared Monkeys, TheBlaze and Outside the Beltway
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Billy House / Bloomberg:
Trump Aide Says He Won't Release Taxes, Breaking Campaign Pledge
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Stephen Rodrick / Rolling Stone:
The Radical Crusade of Mike Pence — He's trampled on the rights of women, LGBTQ folks and the poor. Then there's the incompetence. Meet, quite possibly, the next president — During his time as Indiana governor, Mike Pence made a name for himself as virulently anti-abortion and anti-LGBT.
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The Week
Judith Thurman / New Yorker:
Philip Roth E-Mails on Trump — In 2004, the writer published “The Plot Against America,” about an election that upends the country. Has it happened here? — In 2004, Philip Roth published “The Plot Against America.” The four main characters of the novel, which takes place between June …
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Liberal Values, Hullabaloo and Axios
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Republicans: Schumer Broke His Word on Pompeo Confirmation — An inside look at the behind-the-scenes drama. — Rep. Mike Pompeo, R-Kan., nominee for director of the Central Intelligence Agency, testifies during his Senate Select Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen Building, January 12, 2017.
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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 …
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