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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
The first days inside Trump's White House: Fury, tumult and a reboot — President Trump had just returned to the White House on Saturday from his final inauguration event, a tranquil interfaith prayer service, when the flashes of anger began to build. — Trump turned on the television …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump's latest hire alarms allies of Ryan — and bolsters Bannon — When House Speaker Paul D. Ryan's red-brick Georgian revival in Janesville, Wis., was surrounded last July by women whose children were murdered by undocumented immigrants, conservative writer Julia Hahn published a scathing report …
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
White House press briefings to go virtual
White House press briefings to go virtual
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New York Times:
Trump Repeats Lie About Popular Vote in Meeting With Lawmakers — WASHINGTON — President Trump used his first official meeting with congressional leaders on Monday to falsely claim that millions of unauthorized immigrants had robbed him of a popular vote majority, a return to his obsession …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump repeats debunked voter fraud claim at meeting with Hill leaders — In his first meeting with congressional leaders of both parties since taking office, President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated a debunked claim that he lost the national popular vote only because of widespread voter fraud.
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Without evidence, Trump tells lawmakers 3 million to 5 million illegal ballots cost him the popular vote — Days after being sworn in, President Trump insisted to congressional leaders invited to a reception at the White House that he would have won the popular vote had it not been for millions …
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CBS News:
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 …
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Henry Farrell / Washington Post:
This is how Donald Trump engineers applause — When Donald Trump visited the CIA over the weekend to make a speech, many commentators noted that his audience clapped and cheered enthusiastically. Now, according to CBS News, intelligence sources are pushing back:
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Jenna Lifhits / Weekly Standard:
Republicans Rethinking Relationship with Schumer after Pompeo Incident — Burr on Schumer: “He lied.” — Republican leadership is rethinking its relationship with Democratic minority leader Chuck Schumer after Schumer betrayed a promise to allow a vote last Friday on President Donald Trump's pick …
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Sean Langille / Washington Examiner:
Limo torched in DC protests belongs to Muslim immigrant, may cost $70,000 in damages — The limousine that was set on fire during the anti-Trump anarchist protest in downtown Washington on Inauguration Day is owned by a Muslim immigrant who says the damage could cost his company $70,000.
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Federal Register:
Special Observances: National Day of Patriotic Devotion (Proc. 9570) — An unpublished Presidential Document by the Executive Office of the President on 01/24/2017 — This document is unpublished. It is scheduled to be published on 01/24/2017. — Once it is published it will be available on this page in an official form.
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Trump names his Inauguration Day a ‘National Day of Patriotic Devotion’
Trump names his Inauguration Day a ‘National Day of Patriotic Devotion’
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Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Katie Rich of ‘S.N.L.’ Is Suspended for Tweet Mocking Barron Trump — Katie Rich, a writer for “Saturday Night Live,” has been suspended from her position at that show following a widely criticized post she made Friday on her personal Twitter account in which she mocked Barron Trump, the 10-year-old son of President Donald J. Trump.
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Saturday Night Live’ Writer Katie Rich Suspended Over Barron Trump Tweet, Issues Apology
‘Saturday Night Live’ Writer Katie Rich Suspended Over Barron Trump Tweet, Issues Apology
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Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:
President Donald Trump Signs Executive Order to Defund International Planned Parenthood — President Donald Trump today signed an executive order to defund International Planned Parenthood. — Most pro-life Americans are anxiously awaiting Congress to pass a bill to defund the Planned Parenthood abortion business.
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Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump Signs Anti-Abortion Executive Order Surrounded By Men
Donald Trump Signs Anti-Abortion Executive Order Surrounded By Men
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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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Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Trump's speech wasn't divisive. He said he'd fight for all Americans.
Trump's speech wasn't divisive. He said he'd fight for all Americans.
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Joe Davidson / Washington Post:
Trump's federal hiring freeze draws immediate fire from unions
Trump's federal hiring freeze draws immediate fire from unions
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Tyler Cowen / Bloomberg:
Why Trump's Staff Is Lying — One of the most striking features of the early Trump administration has been its political uses of lying. The big weekend story was the obviously false claim of Donald Trump's press secretary, Sean Spicer, that Trump pulled in the largest inauguration crowds in American history.
Michael Hiltzik / Los Angeles Times:
Column U.S. judge finds that Aetna misled the public about its reasons for quitting Obamacare — Aetna Chairman and CEO Mark Bertolini groused about the Department of Justice lawsuit blocking the company's merger with Humana in an interview this summer on Aetna's website. (Aetna)
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Emily Peck / The Huffington Post:
New York Times Apologizes For Much-Ridiculed Story About Fathers — “We blew it,” said Metro editor Wendell Jamieson. — The reporter and editor responsible for publishing a much-derided New York Times story about fathers are sorry for running the article, they told The Huffington Post Monday morning.
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The Huffington Post:
Of Course The CIA Gave Trump Standing Ovations. He Never Let Them Sit. — President Trump is bragging about his standing ovations, but he never asked CIA employees to take their seats. — S.V. Date — WASHINGTON - While President Donald Trump brags about how hundreds of CIA employees gave …
Scott / Dippin' Dots:
An Open Letter to Sean Spicer from Dippin' Dots CEO Scott Fischer — We understand that ice cream is a serious matter. And running out of your favorite flavor can feel like a national emergency! We've seen your tweets and would like to be friends rather than foes. After all, we believe in connecting the dots.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
The 1 thing: Trump's first acts — We have been leaked a list of the top executive order priorities for the Trump administration. The Trump folks wanted to get these done immediately, but our Jonathan Swan is told the process is proving to be a little slower than some might have whimsically thought.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Abandons Trans-Pacific Partnership, Obama's Signature Trade Deal — WASHINGTON — President Trump formally abandoned the Trans-Pacific Partnership on Monday, pulling away from Asia and scrapping his predecessor's most significant trade deal on his first full weekday in office, administration officials said.
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