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New York Times:
How Trump's Rush to Enact an Immigration Ban Unleashed Global Chaos — WASHINGTON — As President Trump signed a sweeping executive order on Friday, shutting the borders to refugees and others from seven largely Muslim countries, the secretary of homeland security was on a White House conference call getting …
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
How Many Lawyers Actually Looked At Trump's Executive Order Before It Was Signed? — WASHINGTON — After President Trump on Friday signed a sweeping immigration executive order, federal employees, lawyers, and many others scrambled overnight and into the weekend to understand what exactly parts of it meant.
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Washington Post, Daily Kos, The Moderate Voice and Lawfare
Jake Tapper / CNN:
White House discussing asking foreign visitors for social media info and cell phone contacts
White House discussing asking foreign visitors for social media info and cell phone contacts
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Axios, ImmigrationProf Blog, AOL and Media Matters for America
New York Times:
Bannon Is Given Security Role Usually Held for Generals — WASHINGTON — The whirlwind first week of Donald J. Trump's presidency had all the bravura hallmarks of a Stephen K. Bannon production. — It started with the doom-hued inauguration homily to “American carnage” …
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David Ferguson / Raw Story:
Democrats and Republicans can't believe Trump put ‘Nazi’ Steve Bannon on National Security Council — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — On Saturday, Pres. Donald Trump announced that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the national director of intelligence will no longer be included …
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New York Daily News
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McCain blasts Bannon placement on National Security Council
McCain blasts Bannon placement on National Security Council
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NPR, New York's PIX11, IJR and Joe.My.God.
Kevin Dougherty / Reuters:
Five dead in Quebec City mosque shooting: mosque president — Five people were killed after gunmen opened fire in a Quebec City mosque during evening prayers, the mosque's president told reporters on Sunday. — Earlier, a witness told Reuters that up to three gunmen fired on about 40 people inside …
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CBC News:
Multiple dead, 2 arrested after shooting at Quebec City mosque — Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard calls shooting an act of terrorism — Quebec City Police say several people are dead after shots were fired inside a mosque on Sunday night during evening prayers. — Multiple people are also feared wounded.
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Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
Multiple people reported killed and injured by gunmen at Quebec City mosque
Multiple people reported killed and injured by gunmen at Quebec City mosque
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Guns.com, Telegraph, New York Times, NBC News, IJR, KTLA and The Times of Israel
Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
Jihadist groups hail Trump's travel ban as a victory — Jihadist groups on Sunday celebrated the Trump administration's ban on travel from seven Muslim-majority countries, saying the new policy validates their claim that the United States is at war with Islam.
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Washington Monthly, Foreign Policy, Jerusalem Post, Axios, Politicus USA, Daily Kos and The Daily Caller
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Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Officials worry that U.S counterterrorism defenses will be weakened by Trump actions — Though cast as measures meant to make the country safe, the Trump administration's moves during its first week in office are more likely to weaken the counterterrorism defenses the United States has erected …
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Jonathan S. Tobin / New York Post:
Why the Supreme Court fight is sure to go nuclear — President Trump is scheduled to announce his nominee for the vacant US Supreme Court seat Thursday. There should be no illusions about the confirmation battle that will follow. — No matter what Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer …
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
The Supreme Court Nomination Fight Might Now Be About Trump's Ban
The Supreme Court Nomination Fight Might Now Be About Trump's Ban
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Cyra Master / The Hill:
Trump warns senators ‘looking to start World War III’ — defended his executive order on immigration and refugee policy Sunday afternoon in two tweets, posted at around the same time the White House released a statement from the president. — The statement stressed the importance of keeping …
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mccain.senate.gov:
STATEMENT BY SENATORS McCAIN & GRAHAM ON EXECUTIVE ORDER ON IMMIGRATION
STATEMENT BY SENATORS McCAIN & GRAHAM ON EXECUTIVE ORDER ON IMMIGRATION
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Growing Number of G.O.P. Lawmakers Criticize Trump's Refugee Policy
Growing Number of G.O.P. Lawmakers Criticize Trump's Refugee Policy
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Weekly Standard:
The Final Obama Scandal — Closing the book on a deceptive narrative about the al Qaeda threat — Less than 24 hours before the official end of the Obama presidency, while White House staffers were pulling pictures off the walls and cleaning out their desks, the Office of the Director …
Starbucks Newsroom:
Message from Howard Schultz to Starbucks Partners: Living Our Values in Uncertain Times — Starbucks chairman and ceo sent the following message to all partners (employees) on January 29, 2017 — I write to you today with deep concern, a heavy heart and a resolute promise.
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Bloomberg:
Trump's Next Move on Immigration to Hit Closer to Home for Tech — President Donald Trump's clash with Silicon Valley over immigration is about to become even more contentious. — After the new president banned refugees and travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries, Google …
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Axios
Jon Swartz / USA Today:
Exclusive: Google creates $4 million crisis fund for immigration cause — SAN FRANCISCO — Google executives are matching their deeds with donations. — The search-engine giant has created a $2 million crisis fund that can be matched with up to $2 million in donations from employees …
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FiveThirtyEight, Business Insider, Mashable, The Verge and Axios
Margaret Wente / Globe and Mail:
Ladies, check your privilege — It isn't always fun to be a man these days. (Especially a straight, white one.) You get blamed for everything. Manshaming is practically obligatory, especially among the educated young, where the vicious nature of men is blamed for everything from mass shootings and rape culture to mansplaining.
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Denver police to protesters: ‘Stop doing anything that could be construed as free speech’ — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Protesters at the Denver airport over the weekend were told by police that it was illegal to exercise “free speech without a permit.”
Scott Adams / Scott Adams' Blog:
Scott Adams' Blog — President Trump has issued temporary immigration orders that ban citizens from several Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States. This is a good opportunity to test the Persuasion Filter against what you might call the Hitler Filter.