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8:40 PM ET, January 25, 2017

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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Trump's Voter Fraud Example?  A Troubled Tale With Bernhard Langer  —  WASHINGTON — On Monday, President Trump gathered House and Senate leaders in the State Dining Room for a get-to-know-you reception, served them tiny meatballs and pigs-in-a-blanket, and quickly launched into a story meant …
Discussion: Daily Kos, Mother Jones and alan.com
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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 …
Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Steve Bannon registered to vote in two states despite Trump's cries of ‘voter fraud’
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
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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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Read leaked drafts of 4 White House executive orders on Muslim ban, end to DREAMer program, and more  —  Apparent Trump administration drafts suggest a harsh crackdown on immigrants.  —  On Tuesday, Vox was given six documents that purported to be draft executive orders under consideration by the Trump administration.
Discussion: Politico
Associated Press:
Draft Order Would Halt Refugee Processing for Syrians  —  A draft executive order obtained by The Associated Press shows that President Donald Trump intends to stop accepting Syrian refugees and suspend the United States' broader refugee program for 120 days.
Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
Dems: Wall is ‘opposite of what America stands for’
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Trump to sign executive orders enabling construction of proposed border wall and targeting sanctuary cities
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.
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
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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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump: Torture ‘works’ … President Trump said Wednesday he believes that torture “works” and would consider reinstating banned interrogation methods depending on the advice of members of his national security team.  —  In an interview with ABC News, Trump indicated he wants to resume …
Discussion: RedState and ABC News
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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
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 …
Discussion: Politico and Business Insider
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
A white Trump voter explains why he left a black waitress a $450 tip with an uplifting note  —  When Jason White walked into Busboys and Poets Monday morning, a Washington restaurant that promotes social justice, he looked around and told his friend he might want to remove his red “Make America Great Again” cap.
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Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Awesome: Trump Fans Leave Huge Tip, Kind Note for Stunned Anti-Trump Waitress
Discussion: RedState
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
Bryan Lowry / Wichita Eagle:
Kobach says he advised Trump on voter fraud probe, immigration orders  —  Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach said Wednesday that he advised President Trump to investigate voter fraud and played a role in the early writing of expected executive orders on immigration policy.
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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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Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
The Time Elizabeth Warren Used Loophole to Avoid Disclosing $1.3M Line of Credit
WTKR-TV:
Bill would end Virginia's ‘winner take all’ electoral vote system
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Kos
Laurel Raymond / ThinkProgress:
Ben Carson sailed through his confirmation process. WTF.
Discussion: Vox and The Huffington Post
Associated Press:
Germany will abolish law against insulting foreign heads of state
Discussion: Mother Jones
Susan Page / USA Today:
Sen. Chuck Schumer ‘worries’ when it comes to Trump and facts
Russ Choma / Mother Jones:
Donald Trump's Foreign Business Partners Got VIP Treatment During the Inauguration
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Adele M. Stan / American Prospect:
Hold the Mansplaining: The Resistance Is Being Led by Women
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: Daily Kos and The Week
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Poll: Voters liked Trump's inaugural address
Discussion: Power Line, The Daily Caller and IJR
 

 
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