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New York Times:
After 2 Weeks, Trump's Bungles Have Aides Rethinking Strategy — WASHINGTON — President Trump loves to set the day's narrative at dawn, but the deeper story of his White House is best told at night. — Aides confer in the dark because they cannot figure out how to operate the light switches in the cabinet room.
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Mother Jones, Little Green Footballs, The Daily Beast, The Week, Raw Story, Unfogged, Axios and Balloon Juice
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.
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CNN, Washington Post, Taylor Marsh and NPR
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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.
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Washington Post
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
9th Circuit Court declines to quickly reinstate travel ban
9th Circuit Court declines to quickly reinstate travel ban
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ABC News, Hit & Run, Daily Wire, New York Times, NPR, The Guardian, Booman Tribune, Mediaite and Hot Air
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Schumer slams Trump for attacking federal judge
WREG-TV:
Town rallies after being forced to remove Christian flag — RIENZI, Miss. — More than 100 supporters showed up to a rally in a small Mississippi town Saturday to fight back after being forced to remove a Christian flag flying over Veterans Memorial Park. — One organization stepped …
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Washington Examiner, RedState, TheBlaze and The Daily Caller
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.
Michael Sainato / The New York Observer:
Chelsea Clinton Is the Last Thing the Democratic Party Needs — The only positive would be for Chelsea to lose a congressional race, teaching Dems a lesson they've continuously failed to learn — Since Hillary Clinton's presidential election loss, rumors have circulated that speculate about what she will do next.
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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Washington Times, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and TheBlaze
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Politico:
McConnell rebukes Trump's judge attack
McConnell rebukes Trump's judge attack
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WCCO | CBS Minnesota and Talking Points Memo
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Sanders on Trump: ‘This guy is a fraud’
Sanders on Trump: ‘This guy is a fraud’
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ABC News and Political Wire
Ned Resnikoff / ThinkProgress:
Mike Pence defends Trump's attacks on the legitimacy of the judicial branch
Mike Pence defends Trump's attacks on the legitimacy of the judicial branch
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Washington Post, The Hill, Daily Kos, AOL, Talking Points Memo, Gothamist, New York Times, IJR, ABC News and BizPac Review
Burgess Everett / Politico:
‘The Senate is coming apart’ — The Senate is barely functioning. And the future looks even bleaker. — Showdowns, government shutdown threats and “nuclear options” will loom over the chamber in the coming months. In fact, the tumultuous first month of President Donald Trump's administration …
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Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Uber, Twitter, Netflix and other tech giants to call travel ban ‘unlawful’ in rare coordinated legal action — Silicon Valley is stepping up its confrontation with the Trump administration. — On Sunday night, Uber, Twitter, Netflix and other prominent tech companies are planning …
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.”
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Raw Story
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.”
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Fox News:
Pence: Will use ‘all legal means at our disposal’ to reinstate immigration ban — Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday that the federal judge who halted President Trump's temporary immigration ban “made the wrong decision” and vowed to use “all legal means at our disposal” to protect Americans.
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News, ABC News and The Week
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.
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twitchy.com and Balloon Juice
Associated Press:
For Trump Foes, Democratic Gains May Remain Elusive in 2018 — Passionate protests against Donald Trump's presidency have swelled the ranks of Democratic activists, but their new enthusiasm faces a hard reality: Republicans remain well-positioned to retain their grip on power in the 2018 elections.
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PoliPundit.com
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.