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7:30 PM ET, February 5, 2017

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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump resumes Twitter attacks on judge  —  President Donald Trump on Sunday resumed tweeting against the judge who blocked his executive order on immigration, blaming the court system “if something happens” that could put the U.S. in “peril.”  —  “Just cannot believe a judge would put our country in such peril.
Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Why Judge Robart Blocked the Muslim Ban  —  There's no constitutional way to implement an unconstitutional order.  —  It's over—for now.  On Friday night, U.S. District Judge James Robart blocked the entirety of Donald Trump's de facto Muslim ban from taking effect.
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Schumer slams Trump for attacking federal judge  —  (D-N.Y.) on Saturday slammed President Trump for his tweet against the “so-called judge” who imposed a halt on his travel ban.  —  “The President's attack on Judge James Robart, a Bush appointee who passed with 99 votes …
Discussion: alan.com and Liberty Unyielding
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
9th Circuit Court declines to quickly reinstate travel ban  —  A federal appeals court early Sunday denied an initial bid by the Trump administration to restore its controversial immigration order that had barred refugees and those from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Pence: Judge ‘certainly’ has right to halt travel ban
Discussion: Mashable, AOL and Politicus USA
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Appeals court rejects Trump administration's request to restore travel ban
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Sanders on Trump: ‘This guy is a fraud’  —  Washington (CNN)Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders accused President Donald Trump of falling short of commitments to middle-class voters, pointing to his Cabinet and senior advisers' ties to Wall Street.  —  “This guy is a fraud,” Sanders told CNN's Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” Sunday.
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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Sanders on Trump: ‘This guy is a fraud’
Discussion: Political Wire
Isaac Arnsdorf / Politico:
McConnell rebukes Trump's judge attack
Ned Resnikoff / ThinkProgress:
Mike Pence defends Trump's attacks on the legitimacy of the judicial branch
Alberto Luperon / LawNewz:
Judge Wears Anti-Trump Pussy Hat to Court  —  Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt has been rocking headgear with strong anti-Trump symbolism: The Pussy hat.  To say it's politically charged is like saying third-rails are shocking: These hats are pointed symbols in opposition to President Donald Trump …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Gregory Locke / Facebook:
I got on the subway in Manhattan tonight and found a Swastika on every advertisement and every window.  The train was silent as everyone stared at each other, uncomfortable and unsure what to do.  —  One guy got up and said, “Hand sanitizer gets rid of Sharpie.  We need alcohol.”
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Columnist to CNN's Stelter: You're becoming ‘quite a ridiculous figure’  —  USA Today and Hollywood Reporter columnist Michael Wolff slammed CNN's Brian Stelter on his media affairs program Sunday, telling the host he was becoming “quite a ridiculous figure.”
Discussion: Raw Story
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Cancel dinner plans.  Send ‘nerd prom’ to the history books.  —  Once merely embarrassing and ridiculous, the annual White House correspondents' dinner is poised to tip over into journalistic self-abasement.  —  It's time to stick a silver-plated fork in it.
Discussion: IJR, more at Mediagazer »
Wall Street Journal:
Russian Arrests Spur Questions Over Links to U.S. Hacking  —  A series of high-profile arrests in Russia has intelligence officials on both sides of the Atlantic trying to unravel a mystery they suspect may be connected to Russian hacking in the U.S.
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Free Melania - From Our Expectations  —  WASHINGTON — Now, stacked on the Trump tower of petrifying things we have to worry about — war with Iran, war with China, war with Mexico, war with Islam, war with koala bears — there is yet another looming disaster.
Discussion: New Yorker
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
The Democrats face up to their Trump problem  —  Democrats don't know how long they'll be able to keep up the pace of protests against President Donald Trump — and they're worried Trump and his team are counting on them to run out of energy before the White House does.
Discussion: twitchy.com and Balloon Juice
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 …
Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
How far can protesters go before the government steps in?  —  The protests of 2016, against pipelines and police shootings and a presidential candidate, have sparked lawmakers in eight states to consider bills boosting penalties for unlawful demonstrations.  They include one that would protect drivers …
Discussion: Hot Air
Sophie Tatum / CNN:
Trump defends Putin: “You think our country's so innocent?”  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump appeared to equate US actions with the authoritarian regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview released Saturday, saying, “There are a lot of killers.  You think our country's so innocent?”
Discussion: The Week
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Fox News Insider:
PREVIEW: Trump Tells O'Reilly He ‘Respects’ Putin in Super Bowl Interview
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 boogeyman 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
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David Cohen / Politico:   Albright on Trump: Bannon ‘pulling the strings’
 
 
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Chris Tomlinson / Breitbart:
Facebook ‘Fake News’ Censor Correctiv Funded By Soros, Staffed By Left-Wing Establishment
Associated Press:
For Trump Foes, Democratic Gains May Remain Elusive in 2018
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Canada, Leading the Free World
Discussion: twitchy.com
Charles J. Sykes / New York Times:
Why Nobody Cares the President Is Lying
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Jason Pohl / Coloradoan Online:
Hundreds gather in Fort Collins Saturday to protest Betsy DeVos
Discussion: Common Dreams
CBS News:
Minnesota man who shot 5 Black Lives Matter protesters found guilty
John Daniel Davidson / The Guardian:
Trump is no fascist. He is a champion for the forgotten millions
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell: No federal money for voter fraud probe
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
 Earlier Items: 
The Irish Times:
Fintan O'Toole: Welcome to Trumperica
David Rose / Daily Mail:
Exposed: How world leaders were duped into investing billions over manipulated global warming data
CNN:
Gorsuch nomination meets with positive reception
Discussion: Washington Post
Tampa Bay Times:
A Bilirakis gathering turns out to be strongly pro-Obamacare
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Prosecute the Rioters
Patrick Maguire / The Guardian:
Two-thirds of Britons believe Trump is ‘threat to international stability’
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Wall Street Journal:
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Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
The US NHTSA suggests easing rules allowing for fully driverless cars and urges companies operating driverless cars to share more data for greater transparency

 
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