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8:15 AM ET, January 29, 2017

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Mother Jones:
A Federal Judge Just Issued a Stay Against Donald Trump's “Muslim Ban”  —  A federal judge in Brooklyn issued an emergency stay Saturday night against President Donald Trump's executive order banning immigration from certain predominantly Muslim countries, temporarily allowing people …
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Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Facing intense criticism, some Republicans are speaking out against Trump's refugee ban.  Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell aren't among them.  —  Facing intense criticism and dramatic news coverage of chaos and protests at airports worldwide, several congressional Republicans …
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Donald Trump, the refugee ban, and the triumph of cruelty  —  Trump's immigration crackdown is an exercise in government cruelty.  —  On Friday, Donald Trump made the most plainly indefensible promise of his presidential campaign a reality.  He suspended all refugee admissions to the US for 120 days …
Sfrantzman / Seth J. Frantzman:
Obama's administration made the “Muslim ban” possible and the media won't tell you  —  I was outraged by the ban on refugees from war-torn countries in the Middle East.  I've covered refugees fleeing war in Iraq and Syria over the last two years, meeting families on the road in Greece …
Reuters:
Chaos, anger as Trump order halts some Muslim immigrants
Discussion: Raw Story and USA Today
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Trump's Immigration Ban Draws Deep Anger and Muted Praise
Bryan Llenas / Fox News:
12 refugees detained under ban after Trump's order; one released as protests grow
Doina Chiacu / Reuters:
Green card holders included in Trump ban -Homeland Security
CNN:
Inside the confusion of the Trump executive order and travel ban  — Trump's unilateral moves reflect the President's desire to quickly make good on his campaign promises  — But they also encapsulate the pitfalls of an administration largely operated by officials with scant federal experience
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Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
Malevolence Tempered by Incompetence: Trump's Horrifying Executive Order on Refugees and Visas  —  The malevolence of President Trump's Executive Order on visas and refugees is mitigated chiefly—and perhaps only—by the astonishing incompetence of its drafting and construction.
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump orders ISIS plan, talks with Putin and gives Bannon national security role … President Trump on Saturday ordered the Joint Chiefs of Staff to devise a strategy to defeat the Islamic State and restructured the National Security Council to include his controversial top political adviser …
David Ferguson / Raw Story:
Trump boots top officials — but includes Steve Bannon — in reshuffled National Security Council  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  In another series of executive orders on Saturday, Pres. Donald Trump restructured the National Security Council (NSC) and created a position …
Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Federal court halts Trump's immigration ban  —  Step one in a long fight to come  —  The federal court for the Eastern District of New York issued an emergency stay halting President Donald Trump's executive order banning entry to the US from seven majority-Muslim countries tonight …
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Federal judge blocks Trump immigration order: report  —  The federal court for the Eastern District of New York has issued an emergency stay halting President Trump's executive order banning immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S, The Verge reported Saturday night.
The White House:
Executive Order: ETHICS COMMITMENTS BY EXECUTIVE BRANCH APPOINTEES  —  ETHICS COMMITMENTS BY EXECUTIVE BRANCH APPOINTEES  —  By the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3 …
Discussion: NPR, Washington Post and Politico
Jake Tapper / CNN:
WH: No mention of Jews on Holocaust Remembrance Day because others were killed too  —  Washington (CNN)The White House statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day didn't mention Jews or anti-Semitism because “despite what the media reports, we are an incredibly inclusive group …
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Federal Judges Push Back Against Trump Order, Stopping Deportations Nationwide  —  Less than 36 hours passed after President Trump signed his executive order on Friday restricting immigration on several fronts before four federal judges had issued rulings in quick succession blunting the effect …
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New York Times:
Banned From U.S.: ‘You Need to Go Back to Your Country’
Doug P. / twitchy.com:
D'OH!  NY Times WH correspondent asks for fact check on terrorism claim, tweeters oblige  —  This is an embarrassing tweet.  Journalist, smfh. http://twitter.com/... — Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) January 28, 2017  —  New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman …
Discussion: Power Line
David Brody / CBN.com:
Brody File Exclusive Interview: President Trump Relying On God Now More Than Ever  —  In an exclusive interview with The Brody File, President Donald Trump says becoming President of the United States has made him rely on God more than ever.  “I would say that the office is so powerful …
 
 
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Countries where Trump does business are not hit by new travel restrictions
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Senate Democrats have the power to stop Trump. All they have to do is use it.
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Anti-choice advocate admits to Joy Reid her ultimate goal is to make birth control illegal
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Justin Glawe / The Daily Beast:
Refugee Family's Grandmother Detained on Trump's Orders
Discussion: Al Jazeera English and Daily Kos
Mike Giglio / BuzzFeed:
We Talked To People Who Fought For ISIS. This Is How They Plan To Use Trump.
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