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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.

Discussion: RedState and IJR

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 …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, Business Insider and TheBlaze

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.

Discussion: 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

Discussion: 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

Discussion: Axios, Hot Air, Politico, Mediaite, 6, Common Dreams, Mother Jones, The Week, Talking Points Memo, The Gateway Pundit, Little Green Footballs, Associated Press, Washington Post and Joe.My.God.

Avi Selk / Washington Post:
Meet the Bush-nominated federal judge who halted Trump's executive order

Discussion: New York Times, Occupy Democrats, RedState, Patterico's Pontifications, Mediaite, TheBlaze, NBC News, BizPac Review, ABC News, Daily Kos, NPR, IJR, Balloon Juice and Politicus USA

Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
State Dept. reverses visa revocations, allows barred travelers to enter U.S.

Discussion: Politico, The Hill, The Week, Raw Story, Hot Air, CBS Los Angeles, Business Insider, The Guardian, CBS Boston, ThinkProgress, The Atlantic, Refinery29, France 24 and CNN

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 …

Discussion: Axios

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.

Discussion: Political Wire

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 …

Discussion: Power Line, The Hill, Occupy Democrats, Washington Post, Daily Kos and RedState

Victoria Colliver / Politico: Republicans face anger over Obamacare repeal during town halls

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.

Discussion: New York Times, Breitbart, Liberty Unyielding, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Talking Points Memo, RedState, Politico, Hullabaloo, Mother Jones and The Week

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.”

Discussion: Washington Examiner, RedState and Mediaite

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 …

Discussion: Doug Ross, The Last Refuge, The Gateway Pundit, Liberty Unyielding and TheBlaze

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.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Washington Post, The Guardian, New York Times, Joe.My.God., BizPac Review, NBC News and Business Insider

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 …

Fox News:

Conway says she misspoke on Iraqi terrorists, calls some critics ‘haters’ — Kellyanne Conway admits she made a mistake in talking about a Kentucky massacre that never took place. But that's not all she has to say about it. — In an interview airing Sunday on “Media Buzz,” …

Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story, Mediaite and Politicus USA