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12:40 PM ET, February 4, 2017

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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Inside the White House-Cabinet battle over Trump's immigration order  —  On the evening of Saturday, Jan. 28, as airport protests raged over President Trump's executive order on immigration, the man charged with implementing the order, Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly, had a plan.
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Politico:
Trump officials slow-walked court orders on travel ban  —  Hours after a federal judge ordered customs officers to provide lawyers to travelers detained at Dulles airport last Saturday, senior Trump administration officials instructed the guards to give the travelers phone numbers …
Discussion: Mother Jones
CNN:
Federal judge temporarily halts Trump travel ban nationwide  —  Washington (CNN)A federal judge temporarily halted President Donald Trump's immigration executive order effective nationwide Friday, a significant setback for the controversial travel ban.  —  Federal Judge James Robart …
Cyra Master / The Hill:
Report: Customs and Border Protection tells airlines ‘back to business as usual’  —  Customs and Border Protection told major U.S. airlines Friday night they should go “back to business as usual” after a federal judge issued a temporary nationwide restraining order stopping President Trump's …
Associated Press:
Trump Lashes out a Federal Judge Over Ruling on Travel Ban  —  President Donald Trump lashed out Saturday at “this so-called judge” who put a nationwide hold on his executive order denying entry to the U.S. to refugees and people from seven predominantly Muslim countries.
Discussion: Townhall.com, Politico and Mother Jones
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump's entry order nationwide  —  A federal judge in Washington state declared Friday that he would temporarily block enforcement of President Trump's controversial ban on entry to the United States — a ruling that appears to be broader than others before it …
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Trump lashes out at ‘so-called judge’ who temporarily blocked travel ban
Alan Yuhas / The Guardian:
Travel ban in disarray as airlines told they can board barred passengers - reports
Discussion: Associated Press and alan.com
Christine Wang / CNBC:
Seattle federal judge grants temporary restraining order on immigration ban on nationwide basis
Discussion: ABC News, KTLA and Axios
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump lashes out at judge as travel ban is put on ice
Discussion: Politicus USA and Hot Air
Tristan Lejeune / The Hill:
BuzzFeed sued over unverified Trump dossier  —  BuzzFeed faces a new lawsuit over its publication of an unverified dossier of claims against President Trump and others, McClatchy reported Friday evening.  —  McClatchy says XBT Holdings, a tech firm with Russian ties named in the document …
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Jose Pagliery / CNNMoney:
Russian tech exec sues Buzzfeed for publishing unverified Trump dossier
Leo Shane III / Military Times:
Trump's pick for Army Secretary drops out  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Army abruptly withdrew his name from consideration late Friday night, citing his inability to get around strict Defense Department rules concerning his family businesses.
The Daily Caller:
Look Who Funds The Group Behind The Call To Arms At Milo's Berkeley Event  —  The left-wing group that helped organize the violent shut down of the Milo Yiannopoulos event at the University of California, Berkeley on Wednesday is backed by a progressive charity that is in turn funded by George Soros …
Austin Wright / Politico:
DeVos opposition snowballs into avalanche  —  Adversaries of Betsy DeVos are mounting a furious last-minute bid to sink her nomination for Education secretary, with tactics that include a “tie-breaker telethon” in Alaska, a flood of emails to U.S. senators and celebrity appeals to millions of Twitter followers.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Maggie Hassan / New York Times:
Why I Won't Vote for Betsy DeVos
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's First Weeks Leave Washington— and the White House Staff—Panting  —  President's freewheeling style and a torrent of meetings and executive orders created turmoil, forcing him to clarify staff roles; 'we're cracking some eggs here'  —  President Donald Trump wasn't happy.
Discussion: Axios
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Trump's pick for CIA No. 2 prompts fears  —  Senate Democrats and human rights activists are rallying against Donald Trump  —  's selection of an officer linked to the CIA's controversial enhanced interrogation program to take the number-two seat at the agency.
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Michael J. Morell / The Cipher Brief:
Why Haspel Makes Sense as the Deputy CIA Director
Discussion: The Guardian and New York Times
Eli Stokols / Politico:
The method to President Trump's madness  —  Donald Trump's first two weeks have been a frenetic sprint that has unsettled Washington and left a rattled world wondering what's next.  —  Trump's White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is the provocateur who has engineered …
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Trump aides hold ‘Kumbaya meeting’ with reporters
Discussion: The Atlantic and AOL
Anna Palmer / Politico:
TV networks hiking ad rates for shows Trump watches  —  MSNBC and Fox News are capitalizing on President Donald Trump's TV watching habits, dramatically increasing issue advocacy advertising rates in recent weeks as companies and outside groups try to influence Trump and his top lieutenants.
New York Times:
Trust Records Show Trump Is Still Closely Tied to His Empire  —  Just days before his inauguration, President-elect Donald J. Trump stood beside his tax lawyer at a Midtown Manhattan news conference as she announced that he planned to place his vast business holdings in a trust …
Discussion: Washington Post
Howard Fischer Capitol / Arizona Daily Sun:
GOP lawmakers look to penalize refugee resettlement charities  —  PHOENIX — Unable to block the federal government from sending refugees to Arizona, six Republican lawmakers want to penalize the charities that help them resettle here.  —  Sen. Judy Burges of Sun City West, who is leading the effort …
Discussion: Political Wire and Politicus USA
Associated Press:
The Latest: Homeland Security: Visa-Holders Can Fly to US  —  The Latest on the reaction to a court order blocking U.S. President Donald Trump's ban on travelers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries (all times Eastern):  —  A Somali refugee says about 140 refugees whose resettlement …
Discussion: ABC News
Joe Coscarelli / New York Times:
Kellyanne Conway Admits ‘Bowling Green Massacre’ Error  —  Kellyanne Conway, the adviser to President Trump who coined the phrase “alternative facts,” is facing another firestorm of criticism and fact-checking after she falsely spoke of a “Bowling Green massacre” by Iraqi refugees.
 
 
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Karin Brulliard / Washington Post:
USDA abruptly purges animal welfare information from its website
Discussion: Gizmodo
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump missing top lieutenants across federal government
Discussion: Political Wire
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
U.S. Gained 5,000 Manufacturing Jobs in January, Lost 10,000 Government Jobs
NPR.org:
Trump Assistant On President's Foreign Policy
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Sarah Mervosh / Dallas Morning News:
Damning texts between ex-Baylor coach Briles, other officials revealed in new court records
Discussion: Blogcritics and Mediaite
Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios:
uBeam finally shows off its wireless charging tech
Discussion: The Verge
Brian Fung / Washington Post:
The FCC is stopping 9 companies from providing federally subsidized Internet to the poor
 Earlier Items: 
Barbara Demick / Los Angeles Times:
In an age of ‘alternative facts,’ a massacre of schoolchildren is called a hoax
Danny Vinik / Politico:
The little-noticed bombshell in Trump's immigration order
Discussion: Raw Story and Politicus USA
Amy Brittain / Washington Post:
Eric Trump's business trip to Uruguay cost taxpayers $97,830 in hotel bills
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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