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6:20 PM ET, January 25, 2017

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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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Peter Baker / New York Times:
After His Claim of Voter Fraud, Trump Vows ‘Major Investigation’  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump reiterated his false claim that at least three 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.
Jillian Kay Melchior / Heat Street:
EXCLUSIVE: Tiffany Trump Is Currently Registered to Vote in Two States
Arlette Saenz / ABC News:   President Trump Tells ABC News' David Muir Alleged Voter Fraud Probe Has ‘a Lot to Look Into’
CNN:
Trump cabinet nominee Steven Mnuchin is also registered to vote in two states
Discussion: IJR
Susan Page / USA Today:
Sen. Chuck Schumer ‘worries’ when it comes to Trump and facts
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Stephen Bannon was registered to vote in two states - despite his efforts to take himself off the rolls in Florida
Discussion: ThinkProgress
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Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
Trump signs orders on border wall, immigration enforcement  —  President Trump on Wednesday signed two executive orders on immigration, including one that directs federal agencies to begin construction of a wall on the border with Mexico, his signature campaign promise.
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 …
New York Times:
Trump to Order Mexican Border Wall and Curtail Immigration
CNN:
Trump orders construction of border wall, moves to increase deportations
Discussion: The Atlantic and The Week
The White House:
Executive Order: Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements
Discussion: Fox News, Politico and Associated Press
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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.
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:
Mar-A-Lago Doubles Its Initiation Fee as Membership Interest Swells  —  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.  —  By President Trump's definition of voter fraud, his senior adviser …
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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Virginia Heffernan / New York Times:
Mary Tyler Moore, Who Incarnated the Modern Woman on TV, Dies at 80  —  Mary Tyler Moore, whose witty and graceful performances on two top-rated television shows in the 1960s and '70s helped define a new vision of American womanhood, died on Wednesday in Greenwich, Conn. She was 80.
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TMZ.com:
Mary Tyler Moore — In Grave Condition
Discussion: Mashable and Mediaite
Max Fisher / New York Times:
Trump Prepares Orders Aiming at Global Funding and Treaties  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing executive orders that would clear the way to drastically reduce the United States' role in the United Nations and other international organizations, as well as begin a process …
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: Power Line, The Daily Caller and IJR
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Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
Trump's Protectionist Pledge Resonates With Voters
Discussion: Heat Street, The Federalist and Hot Air
Laurel Raymond / ThinkProgress:
Ben Carson sailed through his confirmation process.  WTF.  —  The Senate Banking Committee, which includes 11 Democrats, unanimously approved his nomination.  —  In November, reports circulated that Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon who was a brief front-runner for the GOP nomination …
Discussion: Vox and The Huffington Post
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Universal Wins Bidding War for Michael Bay-Produced Script About Trump-Like Dystopia (Exclusive)  —  ‘Little America’ is set in a future where a U.S. president has bankrupt America and China has called in its debts.  —  Universal has won a heated bidding war to pick up the rights to Little America …
Discussion: Raw Story, Hot Air, Gizmodo and The Guardian
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:
 
 
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The Daily Beast:
He Claimed There Were 3 Million ‘Illegal Voters.’ Now He Says He May Name Them.
Discussion: TheBlaze and Raw Story
WTKR-TV:
Bill would end Virginia's ‘winner take all’ electoral vote system
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Kos
Associated Press:
Germany will abolish law against insulting foreign heads of state
Discussion: Mother Jones
Russ Choma / Mother Jones:
Donald Trump's Foreign Business Partners Got VIP Treatment During the Inauguration
Discussion: Raw Story
Adele M. Stan / American Prospect:
Hold the Mansplaining: The Resistance Is Being Led by Women
Will Cathcart / Facebook:
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Richard Gonzales / NPR:
NPR And The Word ‘Liar’: Intent Is Key
The Huffington Post:
Democrats Want To Pick Their Battles With Trump. Their Base Wants All-Out War.
Discussion: The Week and Daily Kos
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Agency Deletes Listing For Joint Paid Speeches By Robby Mook And Corey Lewandowski
 

 
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