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5:50 AM ET, February 3, 2017

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Michael O'Loughlin / americamagazine.org:
No, Neil Gorsuch did not start a ‘Fascism Forever’ club at his Jesuit high school  —  As a student at the tony, Jesuit-run Georgetown Preparatory School, Neil Gorsuch, the son of a Reagan administration official, was known as something of a conservative firebrand among the mostly center-left student body and faculty.
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Ed Whelan / National Review:
FakeNews on Gorsuch on Imaginary ‘Fascism Forever’ Club
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Joe.My.God.
Alana Goodman / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump's Supreme Court pick Neil Gorusch founded and led club called 'Fascism Forever …
Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Neil Gorsuch started Fascism Forever Club in high school
Discussion: IJR
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  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump, after promising a radical break with the foreign policy of Barack Obama, is embracing key pillars of the former administration's strategy, including warning Israel to curb construction of settlements …
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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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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Erik Hayden / Hollywood Reporter:
Bob Iger Won't Attend Trump White House Meeting
Kara Swisher / Recode:
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick leaves President Trump's advisory council
Discussion: The Verge and Axios
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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Daily Wire:
IMPLOSION: ‘Clock Boy’ Lawsuit Against Shapiro Dismissed, Shapiro Awarded Attorneys' Fees  —  On Thursday, the 162nd District Court of Texas ruled decisively against Mohammed Mohammed, father of Ahmed “Clock Boy” Mohammed, dismissing Mohammed's complaint against Daily Wire editor-in-chief Ben Shapiro …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and TheBlaze
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.
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CNN:
Still no executive order on voter fraud, as Trump moves on
Discussion: Mediaite and Hot Air
Tim Devaney / The Hill:
House votes to overturn Obama gun rule  —  The House on Thursday struck down an Obama-era regulation that could block some recipients of disability benefits from buying guns.  —  The House voted 235-18 to roll back a rule that required the Social Security Administration to report people …
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Ted Barrett / CNN:
House rolls back rule restricting gun sales to severely mentally ill
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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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.
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Linda Girardi / Chicago Tribune:
Rep. Roskam's office cancels Obamacare meeting when reporter shows up
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 …
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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Victoria Kim / Los Angeles Times:
An assault on an elderly Korean woman that went viral on Facebook is not being investigated as hate crime  —  An elderly Korean woman was assaulted in Koreatown Wednesday afternoon, in an attack that one social media post alleged was racially motivated.  —  An 83-year-old Korean woman …
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Discussion: Axios
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
 
 
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Daily Express:
Shouts of ‘Allahu Akbar’ erupt in court as Rotherham men JAILED for child sex abuse
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Andrew Wolfson / Courier-Journal:
Navy: Special forces flew Trump flag in convoy
Discussion: Indivisible Kentucky
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
Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards: We're Non-Partisan, Ready To Make Deal With Trump
Discussion: MichelleMalkin.com and twitchy.com
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Freia Lobo / Mashable:
Facebook's Friends Day reactions monster is here to terrify us all
Discussion: FOX31 Denver
Abigail Geiger / Pew Research Center:
The changing face of Congress in 5 charts
Discussion: Washington Post and The Week
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
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Shouting match over Russia erupts at House hearing
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
America's Leading Authoritarian Intellectual Is Working for Trump
Discussion: Daily Wire