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12:35 PM ET, January 25, 2017

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New York Times:
Trump to Order Mexican Border Wall and Curtail Immigration  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday will order the construction of a Mexican border wall — the first in a series of actions this week to crack down on immigrants, including slashing the number of refugees who can resettle …
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Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Trump to sign executive orders enabling construction of proposed border wall and targeting sanctuary cities  —  President Trump is planning to sign executive orders on Wednesday enabling construction of his proposed border wall, and targeting cities where local leaders refuse to hand …
Julia Edwards Ainsley / Reuters:
Trump expected to order temporary ban on refugees  —  President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders starting on Wednesday that include a temporary ban on most refugees and a suspension of visas for citizens of Syria and six other Middle Eastern and African countries …
Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Trump expected to sign order funding border wall
Discussion: RedState, The Week and NPR
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump's voter fraud claims undermine the democratic process and his presidency  —  There is no benign explanation for President Trump's false assertion that millions of people voted illegally in the last election.  It is either a deliberate attempt to undermine faith in the democratic process …
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CNN:
Trump calls for ‘major investigation’ into voter fraud  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump called on Wednesday for “a major investigation” into voter fraud, following through with baseless claims he has made since November's election alleging millions of illegal votes during the general election without citing any evidence.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Vows ‘Major Investigation’ of His Claim of Voting Fraud  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump reiterated his false claim that at least 3 million illegal immigrants cast ballots for Hillary Clinton, calling on Wednesday for an investigation into voter fraud, even though his own legal team has argued that no such fraud occurred.
New York Times:
Trump Interrupts His Busy Day to Hail Dow's Milestone  —  President Trump takes time from a busy schedule to hail the Dow breaking through 20,000.  —  The Twitter rebellion seems to be spreading as the Defense Department weighs in on Muslim refugees.  —  Mr. Trump's threat to “send in the Feds …
ABC News:
The Note: President Trump Takes On Immigration
Discussion: Politico and Right Wing Watch
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Trump Won't Back Down From His Voting Fraud Lie. Here Are the Facts.
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Trump Poised to Lift Ban on C.I.A. ‘Black Site’ Prisons  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing a sweeping executive order that would clear the way for the Central Intelligence Agency to reopen overseas “black site” prisons, like those where it detained and tortured terrorism suspects …
Valerie Volcovici / Reuters:
Trump administration tells EPA to cut climate page from website: sources  —  U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has instructed the Environmental Protection Agency to remove the climate change page from its website, two agency employees told Reuters, the latest move by the newly minted leadership …
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Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Badlands National Park deletes tweets on climate change
Discussion: Common Dreams and Motherboard
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Information lockdown hits Trump's federal agencies
Claudia Koerner / BuzzFeed:
A National Park Deleted Tweets On Climate Change After Trump Silenced Federal Scientists
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Poll: Voters liked Trump's inaugural address  —  Dark.  Negative.  Divisive.  That's was the immediate narrative about President Donald Trump's inaugural address.  —  But many Americans liked it.  —  A new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll shows that the new president's message is resonating with voters …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Axios
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Anna Palmer / Politico:
Hidden stars: Melania and Ivanka Trump are well-liked, poll finds
Discussion: Axios and The Daily Caller
Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Four more journalists get felony charges after covering inauguration unrest  —  A documentary producer, a photojournalist, a live-streamer and a freelance reporter facing up to 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine if convicted  —  Four more journalists have been charged with felonies …
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Robby Mook And Corey Lewandowski Team Up For Paid Speeches  —  Rival campaign managers from Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's respective presidential bids are set to join forces on the lucrative paid speaking circuit.  —  In joint appearances across the country, Robby Mook and Corey Lewandowski …
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Trump's Chicago tweet is another response to cable news  —  Sean Spicer's defense  —  When President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Tuesday night and said he would send federal agents into Chicago if the city failed to address its growing violence, the threat seemed to emanate from nowhere.
Discussion: Salon, Politico and Axios
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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Trump threatens to ‘send in the Feds’ to Chicago
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
It's No Trump Tower, but New White House Resident Is All Praise  —  President Trump, who flew across the country on hundreds of nights during the 2016 campaign to sleep in his own bed, has now spent five straight days in the unfamiliar surroundings of the White House.
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Dino Grandoni / BuzzFeed:
Agriculture Department Lifts Clampdown On Its Science Division  —  On Tuesday evening a top USDA official told scientists the order “is hereby rescinded.”  —  The US Department of Agriculture rescinded an order stopping scientists and other employees at its main research division …
CNNMoney:
Publisher printing more copies of George Orwell's ‘1984’ after spike in demand  —  “Alternative facts” are lies  —  The book publisher Penguin is printing more copies of George Orwell's dystopian classic “1984” in response to a sudden surge of demand.  —  On Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning …
CNN:
Secret Service looking at agent who suggested she wouldn't defend Trump from bullet  —  Washington (CNN)The Secret Service said Tuesday it is taking “appropriate action” after one of its agents suggested on Facebook that she would not defend President Donald Trump should someone try to shoot him.
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Susan Crabtree / Washington Examiner:
Senior Secret Service agent suggests she wouldn't take ‘a bullet’ for Trump
 
 
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Chris Anderson / Sarasota Herald:
Column: Does Stephen Bannon live in Sarasota County? Because he's registered to vote here
Discussion: New York Magazine and Gothamist
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Did IUD insertions spike after Trump's election? A big new data set says yes.
NBC News:
Water Lead-Level Falls Below Federal Limit in Flint
Discussion: MLive.com, Motherboard and Mother Jones
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Prosperity Is Destiny  —  If the economy grows during Trump's …
Matt Egan / CNNMoney:
Boom: Dow hits 20,000 for first time ever
Discussion: RedState and The Week
Asma Khalid / NPR:
Democrats Try To Find A Future Post-Obama With Fault Lines Along Economics, Race
Emily Kaplan / SI.com:
Erin Andrews' secret battle with cervical cancer
Discussion: IJR and FOX News Radio
 Earlier Items: 
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Trump to sign orders advancing Keystone, Dakota pipelines
Discussion: The Week, Reuters and The Atlantic
Conrad Black / New York Sun:
Straggle on in Defeat
 

 
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The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney expects to spend $24B on content in 2025, up from $23.4B in 2024, due to sports programming expenses rising after NFL rate increases and NBA contracts

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