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9:55 AM ET, February 3, 2017

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CBS News:
Americans sharply divided along partisan lines over travel ban, Trump: CBS News poll  —  Two weeks into Donald Trump's presidency, the country remains sharply divided along partisan lines.  A large majority of Republicans approves of President Trump and his recent executive order temporarily restricting entry …
Discussion: Political Wire and Politico
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Ed Whelan / National Review:
FakeNews on Gorsuch on Imaginary ‘Fascism Forever’ Club
Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Plans to Undo Dodd-Frank Law, Fiduciary Rule  —  President Donald Trump on Friday plans to sign an executive action to scale back the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial-overhaul law, in a sweeping plan to dismantle much of the regulatory system put in place after the financial crisis.
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Bloomberg:
Trump to Order Review of Dodd-Frank, Halt Obama Fiduciary Rule  —  Move delays April implementation of rule prohibiting conflicts  —  Moves emphasize removal of regulatory burdens: Official  —  President Donald Trump will order a sweeping review of the Dodd-Frank Act rules enacted in response …
Alex Guillén / Politico:
Senate sends SEC disclosure rule to the dust bin  —  The Senate Friday gave its thumbs up to a resolution to nullify a SEC rule requiring oil, gas and mining companies to reveal their payments to foreign governments.  —  It was the second time this week lawmakers sent President Donald …
Discussion: RedState and Politicus USA
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:   Trump plots overhaul of financial market rules
Kim Hjelmgaard / USA Today:
Kellyanne Conway invents ‘Bowling Green massacre’ to defend refugee ban  —  Kellyanne Conway, President Trump's former campaign manager and now an adviser in his administration, defended the White House's refugee ban with an assertion that appears to be factually indefensible: She made up a “massacre.”
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Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
Kellyanne Conway cites ‘Bowling Green massacre’ that never happened to defend travel ban  —  Kellyanne Conway has taken “alternative facts” to a new level.  —  During a Thursday interview with MSNBC's Chris Matthews, the counselor to the president defended President Trump's travel ban related to seven majority-Muslim countries.
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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New York Times:
New Yorker and Vanity Fair Pull Out of Correspondents Dinner Parties  —  NEW YORK — The White House Correspondents Dinner has gone from a hoary ritual to the apex of Washington's social calendar, replete with Hollywood A-listers, tuxedoed television stars and live coverage on the major news networks.
Tom Roussey / WJLA-TV:
Former Norwegian Prime Minister held for questioning at Dulles Airport  —  A former prime minister of Norway tells ABC7 he was questioned and prevented from leaving Dulles Airport for about an hour Tuesday, apparently because he had visited Iran in 2014.  —  Kjell Magne Bondevik served …
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: BizPac Review and RedState
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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.
New York Post:
Protesters storm NYU over conservative speaker's seminar  —  The NYPD was out in full-force at NYU on Thursday night as protesters gathered to voice their disgust with conservative actor and Vice Media co-founder Gavin McInnes, who was inside holding a seminar for the school's College Republicans.
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump's Mar-a-Lago getaway could cost taxpayers more than $3 million  —  President Donald Trump's trip to his luxury resort in Mar-a-Lago this weekend could saddle taxpayers with a bill upwards of $3 million and is already drawing the type of scrutiny Trump and other Republicans regularly heaped upon former President Barack Obama.
Discussion: The Week
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump vows to ‘destroy’ law limiting political activity by churches  —  President Trump on Thursday vowed to “destroy” the Johnson Amendment, which prevents religious groups and churches from engaging in political activities.  —  “I will get rid of and totally destroy the Johnson Amendment …
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNNMoney:
Howard Stern: Trump wants to be loved, presidency will be ‘detrimental’ to his mental health  —  Donald Trump's crude talk on The Howard Stern Show  —  Howard Stern said on his program Wednesday that Trump will hate being president and the role will be detrimental to his mental health.
Discussion: alan.com
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Uber C.E.O. to Leave 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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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump Thinks He Can Endure More Controversy And Pain Than You  —  The fear, for Democrats, is that he's absolutely right.  —  Just two weeks into his administration, Donald Trump's presidency is off to a rapid pace.  But even by his standards, Monday was especially frenzied.
Kristine Marsh / NewsBusters:
Joy Behar Begs Dr. Phil to Diagnose Trump as a Narcissist Unfit to Be President  —  The View, host Joy Behar begged guest Dr. Phil to diagnose President Donald Trump with a mental disorder.  As soon as he appeared at the table, Behar's first question was if Trump had narcissism and if that made him “fit” to be President.
Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and IJR
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 …
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
These Are the Groups Behind Those ‘Spontaneous’ Anti-Trump-Ban Protests  —  On the dark and cloudy morning in Brooklyn after Donald Trump's Election Night upset, 20 members of the nonprofit Make the Road New York gathered in the conference room of their office for an all-hands emergency meeting.
 
 
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CNN:
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James B. Stewart / New York Times:
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Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
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Dana Goldstein / New York Times:
Betsy DeVos, Pick for Secretary of Education, Is the Most Jeered
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Associated Press:
AP Source: US Preparing New Iran Sanctions Over Missile Test
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Alex Emmons / The Intercept:
Press Secretary Sean Spicer Falsely Accuses Iran of Attacking U.S. Navy Vessel, an Act of War
Victoria Kim / Los Angeles Times:
An assault on an elderly Korean woman that went viral on Facebook is not being investigated as hate crime
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Ryan starts stockpiling for 2018
Discussion: Politico
Daily Express:
Shouts of ‘Allahu Akbar’ erupt in court as Rotherham men JAILED for child sex abuse
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