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10:50 PM ET, February 2, 2017

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Alana Goodman / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump's Supreme Court pick Neil Gorusch founded and led club called ‘Fascism Forever’ against liberal faculty at his elite all-boys DC prep school  — DailyMail.com reveals how Gorsuch set up club called ‘Fascism Forever’ at his prep school outside D.C. in protest at staff's left-wing tendencies
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Ed Whelan / National Review:
FakeNews on Gorsuch on Imaginary ‘Fascism Forever’ Club  —  The Daily Mail and the New York Post (parroting the Daily Mail) are trumpeting a ridiculous claim that Neil Gorsuch, while he was a high-school student, founded a student club named “Fascism Forever.”
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Joe.My.God.
Fusion:
This is what Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch was like in college  —  When President Donald Trump announced that he had nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, conservatives cheered.  Gorsuch has been widely described as a natural successor to the man he's replacing, the late Antonin Scalia.
Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Neil Gorsuch started Fascism Forever Club in high school
Discussion: IJR
Michael Crowley / Politico:
White House nixed Holocaust statement naming Jews  —  The State Department drafted its own statement last month marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day that explicitly included a mention of Jewish victims, according to people familiar with the matter, but President Donald Trump's White House blocked its release.
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Distrust in Trump's White House spurs leaks, confusion  —  A feeling of distrust has taken hold in the West Wing of Donald Trump's White House and beyond, as his aides view each other and officials across the federal government and on Capitol Hill with suspicion.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Hullabaloo
CNN:
Still no executive order on voter fraud, as Trump moves on
Discussion: Hot Air and Mediaite
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump aide: Bannon's experience crushing ‘left-wing rivals’ an asset on NSC
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Uber C.E.O. Leaves Trump Advisory Council After Criticism  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Travis Kalanick needed everyone to take a deep breath.  —  The chief executive of Uber was holding a regularly scheduled all-hands meeting on Tuesday at the ride-hailing company's San Francisco headquarters …
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Kara Swisher / Recode:
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick leaves President Trump's advisory council  —  Kalanick had faced criticism for trying to work with Trump.  —  Travis Kalanick is leaving President Donald Trump's advisory council, sources say.  —  The Uber CEO had faced criticism from Silicon Valley insiders …
Discussion: The Verge and Axios
Erik Hayden / Hollywood Reporter:
Bob Iger Won't Attend Trump White House Meeting
Jerusalem Post:
Trump warns Israel: Stop announcing new settlements  —  White House official tells ‘Post’ all parties should cease ‘unilateral actions,’ affirms two-state solution.  —  WASHINGTON - The White House warned Israel on Thursday - in a surprising statement - to cease settlement announcements that are …
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
White House: Israeli settlement construction ‘may not be helpful’ for peace  —  The White House on Thursday declared that Israeli settlement construction beyond the country's current borders “may not be helpful” in achieving peace — a statement that represented a break from President Donald …
New York Times:
Trump Embraces Pillars of Obama's Foreign Policy
New York Times:
G.O.P. Campaign to Repeal Obamacare Stalls on the Details  —  WASHINGTON — Congress's rush to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, once seemingly unstoppable, is flagging badly as Republicans struggle to come up with a replacement and a key senator has declared that the effort is more a repair job than a demolition.
Discussion: Political Wire and The Hill
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Linda Girardi / Chicago Tribune:
Rep. Roskam's office cancels Obamacare meeting when reporter shows up
Ted Barrett / CNN:
House rolls back rule restricting gun sales to severely mentally ill  —  Washington (CNN)The Republican-led House voted Thursday to repeal an Obama-era Social Security Administration regulation to keep people with severe mental illnesses from buying guns.  —  The vote was 235-180.
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi slams Bannon: ‘White supremacist’ now on security council  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) slammed Stephen Bannon on Thursday, saying President Trump's senior adviser is a racist who has no business sitting on the National Security Council (NSC).
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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Reuters:
U.S. makes limited exceptions to sanctions on Russian spy agency  —  The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday adjusted sanctions on Russian intelligence agency FSB, making limited exceptions to the measures put in place by former President Barack Obama over accusations Moscow tried to influence …
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Bloomberg:
Nordstrom Says It's Cutting Ivanka Trump Brand Due to Poor Sales  —  Chain was targeted by anti-Trump campaign Grab Your Wallet  —  Retailer cites the brand's performance in making the decision  —  Nordstrom Inc. will stop selling the controversial Ivanka Trump brand this season …
Discussion: The Hill, New York Times and Raw Story
BBC:
Russian critic Vladimir Kara-Murza suffers sudden organ failure  —  A prominent Russian opposition activist has been hospitalised with organ failure, two years after he almost died of suspected poisoning.  —  Journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza, who works for pro-democracy group Open Russia, fell ill at about 05:00 local time (02:00 GMT).
Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Ben Shapiro Crushes Clock Boy in Court  —  On Thursday afternoon a Texas Judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro by Mohammed Mohammed, the father of “clock boy” Ahmed Mohammed.  —  Claiming defamation, Mohammed filed the lawsuit in October 2015 …
Discussion: RedState
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
After 2 Weeks, Voters Yearn For Obama  —  Less than 2 weeks into Donald Trump's tenure as President, 40% of voters already want to impeach him.  That's up from 35% of voters who wanted to impeach him a week ago.  Only 48% of voters say that they would be opposed to Trump's impeachment.
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Shouting match over Russia erupts at House hearing  —  A routine House Oversight Committee hearing Thursday turned into a shouting match between the Republican chairman and the ranking Democrat over Russian interference in the presidential election.  —  In a fight that exposed bitter …
Daily Express:
Shouts of ‘Allahu Akbar’ erupt in court as Rotherham men JAILED for child sex abuse  —  A WOMAN who was sexually exploited by a number of men in Rotherham from the age of 11 and made pregnant when she was 12 has watched as five of her abusers were given jail sentences of up to 20 years.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Ryan starts stockpiling for 2018  —  Paul Ryan had a big fundraising month in January.  He transferred $3.4 million to the House Republicans' campaign committee — the NRCC.  That's impressive for an off year, and well exceeds the $2.5 million he transferred in January 2016 to kick off the election year.
Discussion: Politico
Julie Zauzmer / Washington Post:
Trump said he'll ‘totally destroy’ the Johnson Amendment.  What is it and why should people care?  —  In his address at the National Prayer Breakfast this morning, President Trump made one clear policy declaration: “I will get rid of and totally destroy the Johnson Amendment.”  —  What is that?
 
 
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Andrew Wolfson / Courier-Journal:
Navy: Special forces flew Trump flag in convoy
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Associated Press:
Seasoned Spymaster Linked to Waterboarding Named CIA Deputy
Discussion: Politico
Streiff / RedState:
Trump's New Religious Freedom Executive Order Is Little Short Of Awesome
Discussion: The Daily Signal and LifeNews.com
Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards: We're Non-Partisan, Ready To Make Deal With Trump
Discussion: MichelleMalkin.com and twitchy.com
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
Here's The Justice Department Memo On Trump's Refugee And Travel Immigration Ban
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Us Weekly:
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Freia Lobo / Mashable:
Facebook's Friends Day reactions monster is here to terrify us all
Discussion: WTKR-TV
Abigail Geiger / Pew Research Center:
The changing face of Congress in 5 charts
Discussion: Washington Post and The Week
Adam Entous / Washington Post:
Obama's White House worked for months on a plan to seize Raqqa. …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Foreign policy insider: ‘No readout of Trump-Putin call because White House turned off recording’
Discussion: Daily Kos and Politicus USA
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
America's Leading Authoritarian Intellectual Is Working for Trump
Discussion: Daily Wire
Piers Morgan / Daily Mail:
Trump's no monster... and he's not mad either: While the liberal elites literally lose their minds …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and neo-neocon
 

 
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Financial Times:
Similarweb: Bluesky app usage in the US and UK grew ~300% to 3.5M DAUs after Nov. 5; Threads now has 1.5x Bluesky's DAUs in the US, down from 5x before Nov. 5

Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A US federal court allows The Intercept's claim that the DMCA stops OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but dismisses its claims against Microsoft

 
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