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10:05 AM ET, January 29, 2017

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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.
The White House:
Presidential Memorandum Plan to Defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria  —  NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM - 3 MEMORANDUM FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY
Discussion: Infowars and Washington Post
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
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 …
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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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.
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 …
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 …
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Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Facing intense criticism, some Republicans are speaking out against Trump's refugee ban.
Jim VandeHei / Axios:
The Trump bulldozer  —  We can't stress this enough: Watch closely the specific, substantive moves of the Trump White House.  Try to block out the white noise of outlandish statements and unforced errors, and the hyperventilating they provoke.  —  Otherwise, you miss the big — and in some cases, radical — changes coming our way.
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Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Judge halts deportations as refugee ban causes worldwide furor
New York Times:
Banned From U.S.: ‘You Need to Go Back to Your Country’
Charles Ornstein / ProPublica:
Hours After Landing in U.S., Cleveland Clinic Doctor Forced to Leave by Trump's Order  —  Dr. Suha Abushamma's flight back to Saudi Arabia took off minutes before a federal judge ordered such forced removals to stop.  “She was basically racing against Trump,” a colleague and friend said.
Discussion: Informed Comment
Ryan Browne / CNN:
US servicemember killed in raid on al Qaeda in Yemen  —  Yemenis look at the wreckage of a vehicle on February 9, 2016, in the aftermath of clashes between forces loyal to Saudi-backed President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi and al-Qaeda members in the Mansura suburb of Aden.
Discussion: Axios
Derek Hunter / Townhall.com:
The Media Honestly Doesn't Get It  —  In 1968, if you'd railed endlessly about how the United States would never, ever send men to the moon, you would've had some crow to eat the following year.  —  If you made your declarations not in your local pub, but on television and in the newspaper …
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 …
 
 
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Kit Daniels / Infowars:
SANCTUARY SHERIFF FACES REMOVAL FROM OFFICE FOR AIDING CRIMINAL ILLEGALS
David Barstow / New York Times:
‘Up Is Down’: Trump's Unreality Show Echoes His Business Past
Discussion: Axios
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Countries where Trump does business are not hit by new travel restrictions
Adam Jentleson / Washington Post:
Senate Democrats have the power to stop Trump. All they have to do is use it.
David Brody / CBN.com:
Brody File Exclusive Interview: President Trump Relying On God Now More Than Ever
The White House:
Executive Order: ETHICS COMMITMENTS BY EXECUTIVE BRANCH APPOINTEES
Discussion: Politico, NPR and Washington Post
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Anti-choice advocate admits to Joy Reid her ultimate goal is to make birth control illegal
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
 Earlier Items: 
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump: New York Times is ‘fake news’
Discussion: TheBlaze, Mediaite, Political Wire, Axios and AOL
Doug P. / twitchy.com:
D'OH! NY Times WH correspondent asks for fact check on terrorism claim, tweeters oblige
Discussion: Power Line
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.
Discussion: Mother Jones and Political Wire
Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
Donald Trump's Start is Rocky, But Far Better Than Many Skeptics Hoped, Which Brings Me to Evan McMullin
Discussion: IJR
James Delingpole / Breitbart:
Donald Trump is Going to Make the European Union History
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Secret Service agent critical of Trump put on paid leave: report
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK
 
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