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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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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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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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Charles Gasparino / Facebook:
re-posting this because there are some erroneous reports out there on the inaugural incidents-\-\More detail on my post trump inaugural fun and games: first met my pal Scott baio outside the victory ball. We said hello when a bunch of anarchist thugs began to descend on us screaming “hey Chachi are u fascist?”
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump assembles a shadow Cabinet — The White House is installing senior aides atop major federal agencies to shadow the administration's Cabinet secretaries, creating a direct line with loyalists who can monitor and shape White House goals across the federal bureaucracy.
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: The sorest winner of all time cannot stop whining
The Daily 202: The sorest winner of all time cannot stop whining
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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 …
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Kate Sheppard / The Huffington Post:
EPA Freezes Grants, Tells Employees Not To Talk About It, Sources Say
EPA Freezes Grants, Tells Employees Not To Talk About It, Sources Say
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump hangs portrait of inauguration crowd in WH press hall — President Trump on Tuesday shared an image of a panoramic portrait illustrating the size of his inauguration crowd that has been put on display in the White House press hall. — Trump tweeted a photo of the portrait …
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Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
Breitbart national security editor and Fox News contributor expected to join Trump White House — Sebastian Gorka, the Breitbart national security editor and a Fox News contributor, is expected to join President Donald Trump's White House, a source familiar with the matter told Business Insider.
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Madeline Conway / Politico:
Spicer defends Trump for claiming millions voted illegally
Spicer defends Trump for claiming millions voted illegally
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Kellyanne Conway gets Secret Service protection
Kellyanne Conway gets Secret Service protection
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump's latest hire alarms allies of Ryan — and bolsters Bannon
Trump's latest hire alarms allies of Ryan — and bolsters Bannon
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Senate Democrats unveil a Trump-size infrastructure plan — A group of senior Senate Democrats on Tuesday unveiled their own $1 trillion plan to revamp the nation's airports, bridges, roads and seaports, urging President Trump to back their proposal, which they say would create 15 million jobs over 10 years.
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Trump's down to three in Supreme Court search
Trump's down to three in Supreme Court search
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Brad Plumer / Vox:
Senate Democrats call Trump's bluff on infrastructure with a new $1 trillion plan
Senate Democrats call Trump's bluff on infrastructure with a new $1 trillion plan
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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
Trump signs five more orders on pipelines, steel and environment
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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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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
OMB Nom Signals Difference With Trump On Not Cutting Social Security, Medicare
OMB Nom Signals Difference With Trump On Not Cutting Social Security, Medicare
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Federal Debt Projected to Grow by Nearly $10 Trillion Over Next Decade
Federal Debt Projected to Grow by Nearly $10 Trillion Over Next Decade
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Conservative Colorado judge emerges as a top contender to fill Scalia's Supreme Court seat — Neil Gorsuch, 49, was among 21 potential high court candidates circulated by Trump's team during the campaign (Lauren Victoria Burke / For the Denver Post) — Judge Neil M. Gorsuch …
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Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
Trump meets Senate leaders on U.S. Supreme Court pick
Trump meets Senate leaders on U.S. Supreme Court pick
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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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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.
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DNC Chair Candidates Bash White People in Racially-Charged Forum — ‘My job is to shut other white people down’ — Candidates aspiring to take over as chairman of the Democratic National Committee met Monday night to discuss what went wrong in 2016 and how to get the party back on track.
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Sessions: No plan to recuse from DOJ Trump probes — (R-Ala.), President Trump's nominee for attorney general, does not plan to recuse himself from potential Justice Department investigations connected to Trump, Politico reported. — Sessions said in written responses to members …
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Senate delays Sessions' confirmation vote
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump 101: What he reads and watches — President Trump spends substantial time and energy ridiculing the media. He spends even more time consuming —and obsessing about — it. — Print copies of three newspapers. When Billy Bush was on, “Access Hollywood” every night.
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Bloomberg:
China Eager to Fill Political Vacuum Created by Trump's TPP Withdrawal — China is now championing an alternative Asia trade pact — TPP was centerpoint of Obama's foreign policy focus on Asia — U.S. President Donald Trump's withdrawal from a long-planned Pacific trade pact creates …
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Dara Lind / Vox:
Trump's flurry of day one policies had some surprising omissions
Trump's flurry of day one policies had some surprising omissions
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