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1:15 PM ET, January 25, 2017

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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 …

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 …

Discussion: Vox, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Shakesville, Washington Times, Niskanen Center, neo-neocon, Corrente and Gothamist

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 …

Discussion: Gizmodo, Informed Comment, No More Mister Nice Blog, ImmigrationProf Blog, IJR, Refugee Resettlement Watch, The Gateway Pundit, Vox Popoli, Little Green Footballs, Politicus USA, TheBlaze, Axios and The Daily Caller

CNN:
Trump to direct federal resources toward building a border wall on Wednesday

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Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Trump expected to sign order funding border wall

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Bloomberg:
Trump to Unveil Mexico Border Wall Plans in Security Push

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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 …

Discussion: Politico, The Hill, Salon, Taylor Marsh, Outside the Beltway, NBC News, Fox News, The Atlantic and Talking Points Memo

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.

Discussion: The Guardian, Washington Post, Althouse, The Atlantic, Sputnik International, Mediaite, Business Insider, Fox17, Jamie Dupree, The Daily Caller and alan.com, more at Mediagazer »

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 …

CNN:
Trump calls for ‘major investigation’ into voter fraud

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Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Steve Bannon registered to vote in two states despite Trump's cries of ‘voter fraud’

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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Trump Won't Back Down From His Voting Fraud Lie. Here Are the Facts.

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ABC News:
The Note: President Trump Takes On Immigration

Discussion: Politico and Right Wing Watch

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 …

Discussion: The Hill, Talking Points Memo, ThinkProgress, alan.com, Hit & Run, Business Insider, Vox, Associated Press, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, BizPac Review, Washington Post, The Week, BuzzFeed and EcoWatch

Nathan Rott / NPR:
EPA Scientists' Work May Face ‘Case By Case’ Review By Trump Team, Official Says

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Verge and Media Matters for America

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

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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 …

Discussion: Mother Jones, Politico, Hit & Run, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, The Week, Common Dreams and Axios

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.

Discussion: Mediaite, The Verge, The Week, Business Insider, Axios and twitchy.com

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

Anna Palmer / Politico:
Hidden stars: Melania and Ivanka Trump are well-liked, poll finds

Discussion: Axios and The Daily Caller

Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:

Agency Deletes Listing For Joint Paid Speeches By Robby Mook And Corey Lewandowski — The Washington speaking agency Leading Authorities deleted marketing material from its website on Wednesday morning that advertised joint paid appearances featuring Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's respective campaign managers.

Discussion: Politico, The Atlantic, twitchy.com, The Week and Eschaton

Callum Borchers / Washington Post: Buzzkill: Corey Lewandowski and Robby Mook are not teaming up, after all

Hui-Yong Yu / Bloomberg:

Trump Hotels CEO Plots U.S. Expansion With Foreign Plans Shelved — Luxury hotels targeted for big cities, resort destinations — First of new lower-priced Scion hotels to debut this year — President Donald Trump's hotel-management company wants to expand its namesake luxury hotels across …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Politico, Political Wire, Washington Post, Business Insider and The Week

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 and Axios

WTTW Chicago Tonight / Chicago Tonight:
Emanuel: Illinois ‘Rudderless’ Under Rauner

Discussion: NPR, Politico, CNN, Hot Air and Politicus USA

Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Trump threatens to ‘send in the Feds’ to Chicago

Discussion: The Hill, alan.com, RedState, Real Clear Politics, Washington Monthly, Media Matters for America, Washington Post, Hit & Run, FiveThirtyEight, Politicus USA, Hullabaloo and Political Wire

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 …

Discussion: RedState, New York Times, AOL, ThinkProgress, The Slot and Hit & Run, more at Mediagazer »

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.

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Fox News Insider, Hot Air, BizPac Review, Guns.com, Raw Story, CBS Philly, Washington Post, Mediaite, The Federalist, The Daily Caller, CBS Denver, TheBlaze and Washington Free Beacon

The Huffington Post:

Democrats Want To Pick Their Battles With Trump. Their Base Wants All-Out War. — Senators get that progressives want a fight, but they want to be pragmatic. — White House and Congressional Reporter, The Huffington Post — WASHINGTON Shortly after the November election …

Discussion: Daily Kos