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7:10 PM ET, January 24, 2017

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Madeline Conway / Politico:
Spicer defends Trump for claiming without evidence that millions voted illegally  —  White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Tuesday defended President Donald Trump for continuing to claim that millions of people voted illegally in the November election, despite numerous fact checks and other studies that have debunked the theory.
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CNN:
Trump believes millions voted illegally, WH says — but provides no proof  — He would say only that Trump “has believed that for a while based on studies and information he has”  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump believes millions of votes were cast illegally in last year's election …
Madeline Conway / Politico:
Huckabee pushes back on Trump's debunked voter fraud claim  —  Mike Huckabee, the Republican former Arkansas governor, joined others on Tuesday in pushing back on President Donald Trump's repeatedly debunked claim that millions of undocumented immigrants voted illegally in the November election and cost him the popular vote.
Discussion: The Atlantic and Vox
Nancy Gibbs / TIME:
A Note to Our Readers  —  On the evening of January 20, TIME White House correspondent Zeke Miller incorrectly reported that the bust of Martin Luther King Jr. had been removed from the Oval Office.  Zeke quickly issued a correction.  In the hours that followed, he sent multiple emails …
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump hangs portrait of inauguration crowd in WH press hall
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump assembles a shadow Cabinet
Mike Allen / Axios:
The Trump show: a new drama
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Politico
ProPublica:
Trump Administration Imposes Freeze On EPA Grants and Contracts  —  The Trump administration has imposed a freeze on grants and contracts by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a move that could affect a significant part of the agency's budget allocations and even threaten …
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Dino Grandoni / BuzzFeed:
USDA Scientists Have Been Put On Lockdown Under Trump  —  “Starting immediately and until further notice” the department's main research division “will not release any public-facing documents,” according to an internal memo.  —  The US Department of Agriculture has banned scientists …
The Huffington Post:
Federal Workers Told To Halt External Communication In First Week Under Trump  —  Staff have been told to stop talking to Congress and the press.  —  Enterprise editor/Senior reporter, The Huffington Post  —  WASHINGTON Multiple federal agencies have told their employees to cease communications …
Kate Sheppard / The Huffington Post:
EPA Freezes Grants, Tells Employees Not To Talk About It, Sources Say
Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway allegedly punched a man in the face at President Trump's inaugural ball  —  Top Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway allegedly punched a tuxedo-clad man at an exclusive inauguration ball just hours after the new commander-in-chief was sworn in, according to a witness.
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Trump's down to three in Supreme Court search  —  President Donald Trump has narrowed his first Supreme Court nomination to three finalists, with 10th Circuit judge Neil Gorsuch and 3rd Circuit judge Thomas Hardiman emerging as front-runners while 11th Circuit Judge Bill Pryor remains …
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Senate Democrats unveil a Trump-size infrastructure plan
Susan Crabtree / Washington Examiner:
Senior Secret Service agent suggests she wouldn't take ‘a bullet’ for Trump  —  A senior U.S. Secret Service agent posted Facebook condemnations of President Trump during the past seven months, including one in which she said she wouldn't want to “take a bullet” for him.
Bloomberg:
Trump Advancing Keystone, Dakota Oil Pipelines Today, Source Says  —  Pipelines are flashpoints among environmentalists, activists  —  Dakota Access was stalled by Obama administration in September  —  President Donald Trump intends to take action today to advance construction of the Keystone XL …
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Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Trump signs five more orders on pipelines, steel and environment
Discussion: Motherboard and KFOR-TV
Brian Naylor / NPR:
Trump Gives Green Light To Keystone, Dakota Access Pipelines
Discussion: Hollywood Life
CBO's Publications:
The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2017 to 2027  —  If current laws remained generally unchanged, deficits would follow an upward trajectory over the next decade, driving up federal debt.  CBO projects moderate economic growth during that period.  —  View by Chapter
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Moira Weigel / The Atlantic:
How Ultrasound Became Political  —  One of the first measures that Republicans in the 115th Congress proposed was the “Heartbeat Protection Act.”  On January 11, a group led by Steve King of Iowa introduced a bill that would require doctors nationwide to “check for a fetal heartbeat” …
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Abortion Science: Heartbeats Are Imaginary, Unborn Babies Aren't Alive, And Ultrasounds Are Just Tools Of The Patriarchy
Discussion: The Atlantic
Julia Edwards Ainsley / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump expected to sign executive orders on immigration  —  President Donald Trump was expected to sign several executive orders restricting immigration on Thursday, at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, according to several congressional aides and immigration experts briefed on the matter.
Discussion: Axios and TheBlaze
BuzzFeed:
Mark Zuckerberg Says He's Not Running For President  —  “No,” the Facebook CEO told BuzzFeed News in response to a question about his political ambitions.  —  Mark Zuckerberg has no plans to run for president, the Facebook founder and CEO told BuzzFeed News Tuesday.
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Has Already Broken Promises on Immigration  —  Mark Krikorian is displeased.  —  Krikorian is one of the most influential advocates of stricter enforcement of U.S. immigration laws.  He's spent his career pushing for tougher border enforcement and lower levels of legal immigration …
PJ Huffstutter / Reuters:
USDA disavows gag-order emailed to scientific research unit  —  The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday that an internal email sent to staff at its Agricultural Research Service unit this week calling for a suspension of “public-facing documents,” including news releases and photos …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
New York Times:
Trump Is Said to Keep James Comey as F.B.I. Director  —  WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, told his top agents from around the country that he had been asked by President Trump to stay on the job running the federal government's top law enforcement agency, according to people familiar with the matter.
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Fox's Tucker Carlson nearly doubling Kelly's prime-time ratings  —  Fox News's Tucker Carlson is nearly doubling the ratings of his predecessor, Megyn Kelly, when compared to the same time period last year, according to Nielsen Media Research.  —  “Tucker Carlson Tonight” …
Paul Blumenthal / The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump's HHS Nominee Failed To Properly Disclose Purchase Of Discounted Stock  —  Rep. Tom Price never revealed the deal to the Office of Government Ethics.  —  Money in Politics Reporter, The Huffington Post  —  WASHINGTON Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), President Donald Trump's pick to head …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Fox News:
Gold Star family members say they were assaulted during inaugural ball festivities  —  A massive group of violent demonstrators spat on, assaulted and screamed obscenities at a Gold Star widow and sister Friday outside an inaugural ball honoring the military, one of the women told “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday.
 
 
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump team compiles infrastructure priority list
Discussion: Axios and Business Insider
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Cruz introduces bill letting states bar refugees
Discussion: RedState
Amity Shlaes / Bloomberg:
Defining ‘Forgotten Man’ Is Key to Trump's Presidency
Discussion: Above the Law
Micaiah Bilger / LifeNews.com:
Planned Parenthood Caught Denying Women Prenatal Care: 92 of 97 Abortion Clinics Turned Them Away
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House votes to permanently ban taxpayer funds for abortion
Discussion: Raw Story
Rasmussen Reports:
in Politics  —  The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll …
Discussion: Power Line
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
Facebook, Snapchat Deals Produce Meager Results for News Outlets
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Mary Louise Kelly / National Security:
President Trump Pays A Fence Mending Visit To The CIA
Discussion: Raw Story and alan.com
Erik Loomis / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Is Our Democrats Learning?  —  With the exception of Kirsten Gillibrand, evidently not.
Discussion: CNN and Balloon Juice
Paul Caron / TaxProf Blog:
The U.K.'s Threat To Weaponize Tax Is No Bluff
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
‘La La Land’ and Diversity in Oscar Nods
Discussion: The Week, CBS Philly and Althouse
 

 
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The Hollywood Reporter:
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UnHerd:
Scientific American EIC Laura Helmuth is stepping down, following criticism for her social media posts suggesting Trump voters were racist, sexist, and fascist
 
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