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11:05 AM ET, January 31, 2017

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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Hill staffers secretly worked on Trump's immigration order  —  Senior staffers on the House Judiciary Committee helped Donald Trump's top aides draft the executive order curbing immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations, but the Republican committee chairman and party leadership were not informed …
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New York Times:
Trump Fires Acting Attorney General Who Defied Him  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump fired his acting attorney general on Monday night, removing her as the nation's top law enforcement officer after she defiantly refused to defend his executive order closing the nation's borders to refugees …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
I Smell Fake News  —  Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, an Obama holdover, thrills her future employers by refusing to put the weight of the DoJ behind Trump's travel ban.  Even the Times admits this gesture is somewhat symbolic since she is on her way out and Jeff Sessions is on his way in, but they include this odd detail:
Mike Allen / Axios:
Under fire, Trump weighs new changes to refugee ban  —  Republican sources tell us that the Department of Homeland Security may issue “implementation guidance” that would allow for softening, and even policy changes, to President Trump's travel restrictions on migrants.
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Trump has fired the acting attorney general who ordered Justice Dept. not to defend president's travel ban  —  President Trump fired Acting Attorney General Sally Yates Monday night, after Yates ordered Justice Department lawyers Monday not to defend his immigration order temporarily banning entry …
Los Angeles Times:
White House aides who wrote Trump's travel ban see it as just the start
Discussion: Mother Jones
National Review:   Why Yates Had to Go  —  It is a very simple proposition.
Louis Nelson / Politico:   Rep. Gohmert calls Sally Yates a ‘political hack’
Evan Perez / CNN:
First on CNN: Justice Dept. will not defend executive order on travel restrictions
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Watch Sally Yates answer the question that got her fired by President Trump
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Angry Republicans lash out at Trump for not consulting them on travel ban
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Politico
CNN:
Democrats consider backing off big battle over Trump's Supreme Court pick  —  Washington (CNN)Senate Democrats are weighing whether to avoid an all-out war to block President Donald Trump's upcoming Supreme Court pick, instead considering delaying that battle for a future nomination …
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Hot Air and Daily Kos
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Scott Johnson / Power Line:
What's next?  —  You have to wonder what comes next after the hysteria manifested by the Democrat/Media Axis in the first 10 days of the Trump administration.  They have turned up the “resistance” to 11, Spinal Tap style.  —  Democrats vow to filibuster Trump's Supreme Court nominee, whoever he is.
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump ridicules Democrats for equipment failure at rally
Discussion: Axios
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Can Jared and Ivanka Outrun Donald Trump's Scandals?  —  Less than a fortnight into his new post, Kushner appears unable to control his father-in-law—and is “furious” that his efforts are being undermined.  —  On Friday afternoon, Donald Trump descended upon the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes flanked …
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
White House: Trump will enforce LGBTQ workplace protections  —  The White House said early Tuesday that President Trump will continue to enforce an Obama-era executive order protecting the rights of the LGBTQ community in the workplace.  —  “President Donald J. Trump is determined to protect …
Discussion: RedState
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Associated Press:
The Latest: House Speaker Ryan Defends Trump on Travel Ban
Discussion: Politico
Kate Brannen / Foreign Policy:
Steve Bannon Is Making Sure There's No White House Paper Trail, Says Intel Source  —  The Trump administration's chief strategist has already taken control of both policy and process on national security.  —  If there was any question about who is largely in charge of national security behind …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Republican Fausts  —  Many Republican members of Congress have made a Faustian bargain with Donald Trump.  They don't particularly admire him as a man, they don't trust him as an administrator, they don't agree with him on major issues, but they respect the grip he has on their voters …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Team Hillary blames Obama more than Putin  —  The worst-kept secret inside Democratic circles is how bitter Hillary Clinton's team is at President Obama over her election loss.  We have heard from numerous, anguished people in Clinton-land blaming Obama — more than Putin, FBI Director James Comey or …
Discussion: NBC News and The Daily Caller
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
How Obama will take on Trump  —  Barack Obama and his aides expected to take on President Donald Trump at some point, but they didn't think it would happen this quickly.  —  Now they're trying to find the right balance on issues that demand a response, and how to use Obama to deliver the selective pushback.
Discussion: Althouse
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Indivisible Kentucky:
Military Flying TRUMP FLAG in Louisville, KY  —  RESIST!!!  —  This video from yesterday morning captures the video of the United States Military flying a TRUMP flag in place of the United State flag.  This is a fascist tactic.  This is not acceptable.  RESIST!!!  —  Larger Image click here.
CBS Los Angeles:
Calif. To Consider Enacting Statewide Sanctuary  —  SACRAMENTO (CBSLA.com/AP) — California may prohibit local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities, creating a border-to-border sanctuary in the nation's largest state as legislative Democrats ramp up their efforts …
Alice Speri / The Intercept:
The FBI Has Quietly Investigated White Supremacist Infiltration of Law Enforcement … White supremacists and other domestic extremists maintain an active presence in U.S. police departments and other law enforcement agencies.  A striking reference to that conclusion, notable for its confidence …
Discussion: Boing Boing
Globe and Mail:
Quebec City mosque attack suspect known for right-wing online posts  —  The suspect in the deadly attack on a Quebec City mosque was known in the city's activist circles as a right-wing troll who frequently took anti-foreigner and anti-feminist positions and stood up for U.S. President Donald Trump.
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The Intercept:
Suspect in Quebec Mosque Attack Quickly Depicted as a Moroccan Muslim. He's a White Nationalist.
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
DeVos questionnaire appears to include passages from uncited sources  —  President Trump's nominee for education secretary, in written responses to questions from senators, appears to have used several sentences and phrases from other sources without attribution — including from a top Obama administration civil rights official.
Discussion: RedState and Raw Story
 
 
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
The tale of a Trump falsehood: How his voter fraud claim spread like a virus
KOIN-TV:
'Portland's Resistance' co-leader charged with sex abuse
Discussion: Heat Street and Infowars
New York Post:
Priest tells anti-Trump protesters to commit suicide
Aliaksandr Kudrytski / Bloomberg:
Battle Rages Amid East Ukraine's Bloodiest Fighting in Weeks
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Trump urges Rick Scott to run for prized Florida Senate seat
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Axios
 Earlier Items: 
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Kasich to publish ‘Two Paths,’ a book offering a contrast to Trump's America
Discussion: Political Wire and WDTN-TV
David Frum / The Atlantic:
How to Build an Autocracy  —  It's 2021, and President Donald …
New York Times:
Republicans Have One Big Incentive to Stick With Trump
Discussion: Washington Post
Rasmussen Reports:
Most Support Temporary Ban on Newcomers from Terrorist Havens
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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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

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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