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Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Appeals court rejects Trump administration's request to restore travel ban — A federal appeals court early Sunday rejected the Department of Justice's (DOJ) request to restore President Trump's travel ban on immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries.
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Laura Jarrett / CNN:
DOJ appealing travel ban ruling — Friday night, federal Judge James Robart, halted the enforcement of Trump's order, effective nationwide — The Justice Department is expected to file its brief laying out its legal argument later Saturday night — Washington (CNN)The Justice Department …
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Robert Barnes / LawNewz:
On Trial: Why Trump's Immigration Ban Will Win Over Seattle Judge's Nationwide Order — Opening Statement — On Friday, a Boston federal judge issued a 21 page decision debunking the arguments against Trump's Executive Order suspending migration from certain countries pending further review.
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Hot Air, The Last Refuge and The Gateway Pundit
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Appeals Court Rejects Request to Immediately Restore Travel Ban — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A federal appeals court early Sunday rejected a request by the Justice Department to immediately restore President Trump's targeted travel ban, deepening a legal showdown over his authority to tighten …
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Appeals Court Denies Request For “Immediate” Order Bringing Back Trump's Travel Ban
Appeals Court Denies Request For “Immediate” Order Bringing Back Trump's Travel Ban
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Power Line and Politicus USA
Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
Pence Defends Trump ‘Speaking His Mind’ About Federal Judge, Promises ‘All Legal Means’ to Challenge Ruling
Pence Defends Trump ‘Speaking His Mind’ About Federal Judge, Promises ‘All Legal Means’ to Challenge Ruling
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Avi Selk / Washington Post:
Meet the Bush-nominated federal judge who halted Trump's executive order
Meet the Bush-nominated federal judge who halted Trump's executive order
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New York Times, Occupy Democrats, RedState, Patterico's Pontifications, Mediaite, TheBlaze, NBC News, BizPac Review, ABC News, Daily Kos, Balloon Juice, IJR, NPR and Politicus USA
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
State Dept. reverses visa revocations, allows barred travelers to enter U.S.
State Dept. reverses visa revocations, allows barred travelers to enter U.S.
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Politico, The Hill, The Week, Hot Air, Raw Story, CBS Los Angeles, Business Insider, The Guardian, CBS Boston, ThinkProgress, The Atlantic, Refinery29, France 24 and CNN
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Democrats aim to make Steve Bannon a scarier Karl Rove — Democrats spent years turning George W. Bush strategist Karl Rove into a bogeyman whose mere mention sent liberals' blood boiling. Now, members of Congress are doing the same to top Trump hand Steve Bannon — but in much darker terms.
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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Steve Bannon's Book Club — On the day after Christmas, I was walking through Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport when I caught sight of a slightly rumpled man waiting for a flight. He seemed familiar, the way figures in dreams do. — It was, I thought, Stephen K. Bannon …
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Axios
Angela Hart / Sacramento Bee:
McClintock exits with police escort after raucous town hall meeting in Roseville — Facing a packed auditorium and raucous crowd, Republican Rep. Tom McClintock on Saturday defended his party's national agenda and voiced strong support for President Donald Trump's controversial executive actions …
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Power Line, 6, The Hill, Occupy Democrats, Washington Post, Daily Kos and RedState
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Victoria Colliver / Politico:
Republicans face anger over Obamacare repeal during town halls
Republicans face anger over Obamacare repeal during town halls
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ThinkProgress
Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
Errors From The Press Are Piling Up In The Opening Weeks Of The Trump Administration — Journalists can't seem to get their stories straight in the opening weeks of the Trump administration, whether in tweets or in articles where falsehoods have been spread almost daily.
Adam Gopnik / New Yorker:
Trump's Radical Anti-Americanism — As the President rejects our foundational principles, all we can turn to is our instinct for shared defiance. — Beate and Serge Klarsfeld, the couple who did so much to bear witness to the terrible truths of the Second World War, came to town last week …
Derek Hunter / The Daily Caller:
Google Redefines The Word ‘Fascism’ To Smear Conservatives, Protect Liberal Rioters — Has Google, the world's most popular search engine, changed the definition of the word “fascism” to protect liberal mobs using violence to silence those who disagree with them politically? The evidence suggest they have.
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Colbert I. King / Washington Post:
AME bishops sound a battle cry against the Trump administration — Has anything like this ever occurred with a newly elected president? Less than two weeks after Donald Trump's inauguration, the Council of Bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, “the first protestant denomination formed …
Lisa Riley Roche / Deseret News:
Mitt Romney: No regrets about criticizing Trump, but time to recognize his ‘strong start’ — PARK CITY — Mitt Romney said Friday he has no regrets about criticizing then candidate Donald Trump in a stinging speech last year but now sees the new president as having “obviously gotten off to a very strong start.”
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Washington Examiner, RedState and Mediaite
Fox News Insider:
PREVIEW: Trump Tells O'Reilly He ‘Respects’ Putin in Super Bowl Interview — On Sunday, Bill O'Reilly will hold a special Super Bowl pre-game interview with President Trump at 4 p.m. ET on your local FOX broadcast station. — In a special preview, Trump revealed his plans for dealing with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, The Guardian, Washington Post, New York Times, Joe.My.God., BizPac Review, NBC News and Business Insider
Isaac Arnsdorf / Politico:
Pence leaves door open to easing Russia sanctions — Vice President Mike Pence said President Donald Trump will decide in the coming months whether to relieve sanctions on Russia in exchange for coordinating efforts against ISIS. — Pence did commit to keeping the sanctions as long as Russia violates the cease-fire in Ukraine.
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ABC News
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs Committee Members Compromised By Rogue IT Staff — Three brothers who managed office information technology for members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and other lawmakers were abruptly relieved of their duties on suspicion …
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Doug Ross, The Last Refuge, The Gateway Pundit, Liberty Unyielding and TheBlaze