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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
President Trump Tells ABC News' David Muir: Construction of Border Wall Will Begin in ‘Months’ — In his first one-on-one television interview since being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, President Donald Trump told ABC News anchor David Muir that Mexico would be paying …
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President Trump Tells ABC News' David Muir Alleged Voter Fraud Probe Has ‘a Lot to Look Into’ — In an exclusive interview with ABC News, President Trump insisted there is “a lot to look into” as he said he will call for an investigation into alleged voter fraud following his unsubstantiated claim …
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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.
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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 …
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump Orders Mexican Border Wall to Be Built and Is Expected to Block Syrian Refugees
Trump Orders Mexican Border Wall to Be Built and Is Expected to Block Syrian Refugees
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Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Tiffany Trump is registered to vote in two states: report — President Trump's younger daughter, Tiffany Trump, is registered to vote in two different states, reports revealed Wednesday after her father categorized being registered in two states as “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’ — 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 …
Jillian Kay Melchior / Heat Street:
EXCLUSIVE: Tiffany Trump Is Currently Registered to Vote in Two States — Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he would request an investigation into voter fraud, “including those registered to vote in two states.” But the new president's own daughter Tiffany Trump is registered to vote …
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Chris Anderson / Sarasota Herald:
Column: Does Stephen Bannon live in Sarasota County? Because he's registered to vote here
Column: Does Stephen Bannon live in Sarasota County? Because he's registered to vote here
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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.
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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 …
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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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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Khizr Khan: Trump's immigration plans ‘disturbing’ — Khizr Khan, the father of a Muslim American soldier killed in Iraq, said President Trump's expected executive actions on immigration are alarming. — Trump reportedly plans on limiting U.S. entry for refugees and others …
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Read leaked drafts of 4 White House executive orders on Muslim ban, end to DREAMer program, and more
Read leaked drafts of 4 White House executive orders on Muslim ban, end to DREAMer program, and more
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Jessica Schulberg / The Huffington Post:
Trump Prepares To Halt Syrian Refugee Admissions, Limit Muslim Entry
Trump Prepares To Halt Syrian Refugee Admissions, Limit Muslim Entry
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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 …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
After His Claim of Voter Fraud, Trump Vows ‘Major Investigation’
After His Claim of Voter Fraud, Trump Vows ‘Major Investigation’
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Bryan Lowry / Wichita Eagle:
Kobach says he advised Trump on voter fraud probe, immigration orders
Kobach says he advised Trump on voter fraud probe, immigration orders
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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 …
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The Daily Beast:
He Claimed There Were 3 Million ‘Illegal Voters.’ Now He Says He May Name Them. — Gregg Phillips might be changing his mind about releasing the names of about 3 million people he claims are illegal immigrants who voted in November to everyone on the internet.
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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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