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3:40 PM ET, February 6, 2017

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Kristen Mascia / Cosmopolitan:
That MSNBC Interview Was Not the First Time Kellyanne Conway Referred to the “Bowling Green Massacre”  —  Conway used the same wording in a conversation with Cosmopolitan.com on Jan. 29.  —  Kellyanne Conway took to Twitter on Friday to walk back her comments on MSNBC's Hardball …
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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Kellyanne Conway Referenced ‘Bowling Green Attack’ in TMZ Interview  —  Kellyanne Conway referred to a fictitious “Bowling Green attack” to defend President Donald Trump's ban on travel and immigration days before she said she misspoke on MSNBC's Hardball.  —  During a brief video interview …
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
CNN considers permanent ban for Kellyanne Conway over ‘serious questions’ about credibility: report
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
The Massacre That Wasn't, and a Turning Point for ‘Fake News’
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:   Sean Spicer Says ‘SNL’ Is Mean
The Independent:
Donald Trump will effectively be blocked from addressing Parliament on his state visit to the UK, the Speaker of the House of Commons has said.  —  John Bercow, the Speaker, said he was “strongly opposed” to Mr Trump speaking in the Commons and that being invited was “not an automatic right” but “an earned honour”.
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BBC:
Speaker Bercow: Trump should not speak in Parliament  —  House of Commons Speaker John Bercow has said he would be “strongly opposed” to US President Donald Trump addressing the Houses of Parliament during his state visit to the UK.  —  Mr Bercow told MPs that “opposition to racism and sexism” were “hugely important considerations”.
Charlie Cooper / Politico:
Donald Trump not welcome at UK parliament, says Speaker
Discussion: Axios
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 …
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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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Trump's continued defense of Putin confounds Republicans
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Kremlin: O'Reilly's comments about Putin unacceptable, insulting
Discussion: RedState and The Week
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 …
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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Sen. Mitch McConnell / Politico:
Give Neil Gorsuch an Up-Or-Down Vote
John Fund / National Review:
Trump's Best Asset May Be His Unhinged Opponents
Discussion: CNN
Kimberly Hefling / Politico:
Senate Democrats plan to debate all night in hopes of stopping DeVos  —  Senate Democrats will take to the floor throughout the day and night Monday to voice their opposition to Betsy DeVos for Education secretary — a Hail Mary effort to convince one more Republican to join them so they can thwart her confirmation.
Discussion: ABC News, Raw Story and The Week
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Democrats plan all-night protest ahead of DeVos vote
Discussion: Washington Post, The Slot and IJR
Mother Jones:   Democrats Are Holding the Senate Floor for 24 Hours to Protest Betsy DeVos' Nomination
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi: No grounds for impeaching Trump  —  Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Monday that President Trump's first weeks in office have been deeply troubling, but offer no grounds for impeachment.  —  The House minority leader was responding to recent comments from Rep. Maxine Waters …
Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Pelosi: Trump hasn't committed impeachable offense yet
Discussion: CBS Los Angeles and The Week
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.
JGoldsmith / Lawfare:
Does Trump Want to Lose the EO Battle in Court?  Or is Donald McGahn Simply Ineffectual (or Worse)?  —  I'm starting to believe that either Donald Trump wants courts to strike down the Immigration Executive order, or that his White House Counsel is incompetent or ineffectual.
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Discussion: Business Insider and BizPac Review
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Trump's first health care action may be to let insurers charge older people more for insurance  —  On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order instructing his agencies to dismantle the Affordable Care Act “to the maximum extent permitted by law.”
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.”
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Trump urged to put GPS trackers on refugees until travel ban decided  —  President Trump and his Justice Department are being urged to go slow on appealing a court's rejection of their travel ban and follow Germany's example and put GPS ankle bracelets on visitors from the seven targeted nations until a final decision is made.
 
 
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