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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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Michael G. Mullen / New York Times:
I Was on the National Security Council. Bannon Doesn't Belong There. — In his first weeks in office, President Trump has outlined plans to reorganize the White House's National Security Council. This is in keeping with tradition: New presidents regularly reconfigure the council to fit …
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Politico, Politicus USA and Mediaite
John Yoo / New York Times:
Executive Power Run Amok — Berkeley, Calif. — Faced with President Trump's executive orders suspending immigration from several Muslim nations and ordering the building of a border wall, and his threats to terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement, even Alexander Hamilton …
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Talking Points Memo and emptywheel
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Torture Memos author John Yoo says Trump has gone too far — John Yoo, a former Justice Department attorney known for writing legal memorandums on enhanced interrogation tactics known as the Torture Memos, says President Donald Trump — has gone too far in his use of executive power.
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RedState
Maria Tsvetkova / Reuters:
Kremlin says it wants apology from Fox News over Putin comments — The Kremlin said on Monday it wanted an apology from Fox News over what it said were “unacceptable” comments one of the channel's presenters made about Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump.
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The Daily Caller, TheBlaze, The Week and The Gateway Pundit, more at Mediagazer »
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Patricia Laya / Bloomberg:
Trump Speaks of ‘Strong Support’ for NATO in Call With Leader
Trump Speaks of ‘Strong Support’ for NATO in Call With Leader
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The Daily Caller
Maria Tsvetkova / Reuters:
Kremlin says it disagrees with Trump's assessment of Iran
Kremlin says it disagrees with Trump's assessment of Iran
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The American Conservative and Politico
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Justice Department demolishes case against Trump order — James Robart, the U.S. district judge in Washington State, offered little explanation for his decision to stop President Trump's executive order temporarily suspending non-American entry from seven terror-plagued countries.
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The Other McCain, Daily Wire and The Last Refuge
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
The President Has Much Power Over Immigration, but How Much?
The President Has Much Power Over Immigration, but How Much?
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Althouse, Hit & Run, ThinkProgress and New York Times
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Why Judge Robart Blocked the Muslim Ban
Why Judge Robart Blocked the Muslim Ban
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Bloomberg, CNN, Taylor Marsh and Washington Post
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Former top diplomats, tech giants blast immigration order as court showdown looms
Former top diplomats, tech giants blast immigration order as court showdown looms
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump resumes Twitter attacks on judge
Trump resumes Twitter attacks on judge
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Washington Post, Political Wire, NPR and The Guardian
John Fund / National Review:
Trump's Best Asset May Be His Unhinged Opponents — Permanent outrage and hysterical doom-mongering do not attract moderate voters. — The good news for Democrats is that the apathy of many of their voters — which contributed to Hillary Clinton's losing in November — is gone now that Donald Trump is president.
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Washington Post and CNN
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Trump sets Democratic field ablaze with anger
Trump sets Democratic field ablaze with anger
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Political Wire
Brad Stone / Bloomberg:
Uber Hires Veteran NASA Engineer to Develop Flying Cars — The man who inspired Google's co-founder will join the ride-hailing startup's nascent project. — by — In 2010, an advanced aircraft engineer at NASA's Langley Research Center named Mark Moore published a white paper outlining …
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The Verge
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Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
Does Trump Actually Want to Succeed? — HOUSTON—Democrats and Republicans agree on one thing: James A. Baker III was the gold standard when it came to running a White House. And so far he's not overly impressed when it comes to the troubled kickoff of the Trump administration.
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Raw Story
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Bracing for Trump's Revenge — Donald Trump has never made a secret of his penchant for personal vengeance. He boasts about it, tweets about it, tells long, rambling stories about it on the transcontinental speaking circuit. When, last year, he was asked to identify a favorite Bible passage, he cited “an eye for an eye.”
Fox News:
Trump: Leaked transcripts of Mexico, Australia calls ‘disgraceful’ — PALM BEACH, Fla. - President Trump on Saturday denounced the leaks of transcripts of his telephone conversations with leaders of Australia and Mexico as “disgraceful” and said his administration was searching “very, very hard” for the leakers.
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Talking Points Memo, Political Wire and The Daily Caller
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
The Trump administration has sprung a leak. Many of them, in fact.
The Trump administration has sprung a leak. Many of them, in fact.
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The Week
Wall Street Journal:
Few Recall Gorsuch's Volunteer Work at Harvard — Questions arise over Trump Supreme Court pick's level of participation in programs to help less fortunate while in law school — When President Donald Trump introduced his Supreme Court pick on live television last week, he said Neil Gorsuch had …
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Raw Story and SCOTUSblog
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump 101: he is definitely not a health nut — Aides who travelled with Donald Trump during the campaign marveled at the lax health habits of a 70 year-old obsessed with appearance. Here was a man fixated on his personal brand and look like nobody they'd ever seen.
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Business Insider
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
The Massacre That Wasn't, and a Turning Point for ‘Fake News’ — There were so many instant internet spoofs making fun of Kellyanne Conway's now-famous “Bowling Green Massacre” that it's hard to pick a favorite. Gun to my head, I'd say mine was the Twitter meme that showed a brass plaque dedicated …
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Business Insider, The Week, twitchy.com, Washington Post, AOL, BizPac Review and TheBlaze, more at Mediagazer »
Extra:
Exclusive: White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer Reacts to Melissa McCarthy's ‘SNL’ Skit — On Sunday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer spoke to “Extra's” AJ Calloway exclusively at the Super Bowl in Houston. — The White House Press Secretary gave his take on Melissa McCarthy's impression …
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The Daily Beast, Mediaite, CNNMoney, The Week and Joe.My.God.
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.
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The Daily Caller and Instapundit
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Abdul-Jabbar, Chelsea Handler bring star power to Democratic retreat
Abdul-Jabbar, Chelsea Handler bring star power to Democratic retreat
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Axios