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3:30 AM ET, January 29, 2017

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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 …

Discussion: USA Today, Townhall.com, New York's PIX11, NBC News, Above the Law, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Mediaite, Little Green Footballs, Washington Post and Balloon Juice

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 …

Discussion: Sun Journal, New York Times, Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo, Vox, No More Mister Nice Blog and Daily Kos

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 …

Discussion: ACLU, Joe.My.God., Axios, Daily Kos, Gothamist and The Talking Dog

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.

Discussion: IJR and Balloon Juice

Sfrantzman / Seth J. Frantzman:
Obama's administration made the “Muslim ban” possible and the media won't tell you

Discussion: CNN, The Guardian, Hullabaloo, Daily Kos, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Vox Popoli and Instapundit

Reuters:
Chaos, anger as Trump order halts some Muslim immigrants

Discussion: USA Today and Raw Story

Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Trump's Immigration Ban Draws Deep Anger and Muted Praise

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Mark Zuckerberg, Mashable, Business Insider, AOL, Heat Street and The Guardian

Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani / ThinkProgress:
Here's your list of all the protests happening against the Muslim Ban

Discussion: National Review, The Verge, New York Times, Daily Kos, New Urban Legends and Mother Jones

Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump's immigration ban sends shockwaves

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Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Judge halts deportations as refugee ban causes worldwide furor

Discussion: Business Insider, Daily Kos, Vox, The Gateway Pundit, alan.com, The Moderate Voice and Reuters

USA Today:
Trump immigration ban blocks migrants from boarding jets, leads to airport detentions

Discussion: Telegraph, Business Insider, Corrente, The Gateway Pundit and Mother Jones

Bryan Llenas / Fox News:
12 refugees detained under ban after Trump's order; one released as protests grow

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New York Times:
Refugees Detained at U.S. Airports, Prompting Legal Challenges to Trump's Immigration Order

New York Times:
Banned From U.S.: ‘You Need to Go Back to Your Country’

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Margaret Gonzales / ACLU:
ACLU and Other Groups Challenge Trump Immigration Ban After Refugees Detained at Airports Following Executive Order

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Reuters:
Iran says to ban U.S. visitors in retaliation to Trump move

Discussion: The Times of Israel, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, TheBlaze and Hot Air

Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
President Trump's Muslim ban excludes countries linked to his sprawling business empire

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Washington Post and alan.com

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

Discussion: Mother Jones, Washington Post, Vox, The Daily Caller and NPR

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.

Discussion: Washington Post, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Toronto Star, CNN, New York Times, Business Insider, New York's PIX11, AOL, The Verge, Vox, Shadowproof, ThinkProgress and Talking Points Memo

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 …

Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Los Angeles Times, Political Wire, Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit

Marcelo Rochabrun / ProPublica:
Trump Executive Order Could Block 500,000 Legal U.S. Residents From Returning to America From Trips

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Doina Chiacu / Reuters:
Green card holders included in Trump ban -Homeland Security

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Tamer El-Ghobashy / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Visa Ban Also Applies to Citizens With Dual Nationality, State Department Says

Discussion: neo-neocon, The Hill and Raw Story

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: Politico, NPR and Washington Post

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 and Raw Story

Rebecca Morin / Politico:

Trump: New York Times is ‘fake news’ — President Donald Trump on Saturday railed against the New York Times and the Washington Post on Twitter, continuing his longstanding assault on media outlets. — The president labeled the Times as “fake news,” and said that it and the Washington Post's coverage …

Discussion: Political Wire, Axios, AOL, TheBlaze, Mediaite, Raw Story and alan.com, more at Mediagazer »

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 …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and TheBlaze

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 …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Times of Israel, The Guardian, Politico, Washington Free Beacon, ThinkProgress and The White House

Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:

Anti-choice advocate admits to Joy Reid her ultimate goal is to make birth control illegal — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — An interview on the women's march in Washington last week took a bizarre turn when an anti-choice advocate told MSNBC host Joy Reid that birth control …

Discussion: Joe.My.God.

Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:

Donald Trump's Start is Rocky, But Far Better Than Many Skeptics Hoped, Which Brings Me to Evan McMullin — There have been problems, and I have publicly disagreed with several things the new administration has done this week, but Donald Trump's first week in office should reassure skeptics …

Discussion: IJR