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2:55 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 …
CNN:
Trump to direct federal resources toward building a border wall on Wednesday
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 …
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Greg Miller / Washington Post:
White House draft order calls for review on use of CIA ‘black site’ prisons overseas
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
It's No Trump Tower, but White House Has ‘Beautiful’ Phones  —  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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Nina Burleigh / Newsweek:
Trump White House senior staff have private RNC email accounts  —  U.S. DONALD TRUMP RNC  —  Senior Trump administration staffers including Kellyanne Conway, Jared Kushner, Sean Spicer and Steve Bannon have active accounts on a Republican National Committee email system, Newsweek has learned.
Discussion: Politicus USA and Raw Story
Robert Frank / CNBC:
Mar-a-Lago membership fee doubles to $200,000  —  Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach resort owned by the Trump Organization, doubled its initiation fee to $200,000 following the election of Donald Trump as president.  —  People close to the Florida resort said the increase took effect Jan. 1.
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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 …
New York Times:
The Twitter Rebellion Appears to be Spreading — to the Pentagon  —  The Twitter rebellion seems to be spreading as the Defense Department weighs in on Muslim refugees.  —  The Mar-a-Lago resort doubles its initiation fee — to $200,000 — leading to charges that the Trump Organization is cashing in on its founder's power.
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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Peter Baker / New York Times:
After His Claim of Voter Fraud, Trump Vows ‘Major Investigation’
Richard Gonzales / NPR:
NPR And The Word ‘Liar’: Intent Is Key
CNN:
Trump calls for ‘major investigation’ into voter fraud
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Trump Won't Back Down From His Voting Fraud Lie. Here Are the Facts.
Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Steve Bannon registered to vote in two states despite Trump's cries of ‘voter fraud’  —  President's senior adviser is registered in both New York and Florida, as president falsely claims in tweet that such an arrangement amounts to fraud  —  A senior White House adviser to Donald …
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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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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: IJR, The Daily Caller and Axios
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Anna Palmer / Politico:
Hidden stars: Melania and Ivanka Trump are well-liked, poll finds
Discussion: The Daily Caller
U.S. House of Representatives Permanent Selection …:
Joint Statement on Progress of Bipartisan HPSCI Inquiry into Russian Active Measures  —  f t # e  —  Washington, D.C. - Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes and Ranking Member Adam Schiff released the following statement:
Discussion: Politico
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Ned Resnikoff / ThinkProgress:
Democrats push for a broader inquiry into Russian electoral interference
Discussion: Daily Kos
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.
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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:   Buzzkill: Corey Lewandowski and Robby Mook are not teaming up, after all
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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