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Bwittes / Lawfare:
How to Read (and How Not to Read) Today's 9th Circuit Opinion — Today's 9th Circuit decision is a bit less of a big deal than it will play in the press tomorrow; it will play big both of the high stakes of the current litigation and because of some rhetorical excess in the opinion itself.
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Eugene Kontorovich / Washington Post:
The 9th Circuit's dangerous and unprecedented use of campaign statements to block presidential policy — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has just upheld a nationwide temporary injunction on President Trump's executive order relating to refugees and visas from certain countries.
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MelaniePhillips.com and Power Line
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
3 key Trump mistakes that led to the travel ban court defeat — President Donald Trump's three-week-old administration took a thrashing from a federal appeals court Thursday as a panel of three judges unanimously rejected his request to resume enforcement of his controversial travel ban executive order.
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Washington Monthly, New York Times, Associated Press and Axios
Fox News:
Republicans push bill to split up ‘nutty 9th Circuit’ — As judges on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals weigh the legality of President Trump's immigration executive order, a Republican push to split up the controversial court — and shrink its clout — is gaining steam on Capitol Hill.
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Above the Law, The Gateway Pundit, TheBlaze and rubber hose
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Federal appeals court rules 3 to 0 against Trump on travel ban — A federal appeals panel has maintained the freeze on President Trump's controversial immigration order, meaning previously barred refugees and citizens from seven majority-Muslim countries can continue entering the United States.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Court Refuses to Reinstate Travel Ban, Dealing Trump Another Legal Loss
Court Refuses to Reinstate Travel Ban, Dealing Trump Another Legal Loss
Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
Why The Ninth Circuit Ruled Against Trump's Refugee Order
Why The Ninth Circuit Ruled Against Trump's Refugee Order
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Power Line and MichelleMalkin.com
CNN:
Threats against judges in immigration ban cases leads to increased security
Threats against judges in immigration ban cases leads to increased security
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MyNorthwest.com and TheBlaze, more at Mediagazer »
James Piereson / The New Criterion:
The president should withdraw his executive order
The president should withdraw his executive order
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Power Line
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
National security adviser Flynn discussed sanctions with Russian ambassador, despite denials, officials say — National security adviser Michael Flynn privately discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with that country's ambassador to the United States during the month before President Trump took office …
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New York Times:
Flynn Is Said to Have Talked to Russians About Sanctions Before Trump Took Office — WASHINGTON — Weeks before President Trump's inauguration, his national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, discussed American sanctions against Russia, as well as areas of possible cooperation …
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Washington Post, Just Security and Mother Jones
CNN:
Anger erupts at Republican town halls — Murfreesboro, Tennessee (CNN)More than seven years after angry anti-Obamacare town halls erupted across the country, raw emotions are boiling over again — this time, as the Republican Party under President Donald Trump gears up to dismantle Barack Obama's legacy.
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Washington Post and ACASignups.net
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The Salt Lake / Salt Lake Tribune:
Watch: Utahns instigate while Chaffetz rebuffs their calls to investigate — Amid constant booing, the Republican has a hard time trying to answer questions about public lands, Trump and immigration. — Rep. Jason Chaffetz tried to respond to questions, but many of his answers went unheard.
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Talking Points Memo and Balloon Juice
Karoli Kuns / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Jason Chaffetz Town Hall Filled With Over 1000 Angry Constituents — Jason Chaffetz is having a rough week, capped off with an angry town hall meeting tonight with the venue filled to capacity and more chanting outside. — First, he was called to [the principal's] Trump's office …
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Protesters swarm Chaffetz town hall
Protesters swarm Chaffetz town hall
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RedState, Joe.My.God., Political Insider blog, Business Insider and New York Magazine
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump vexed by challenges, scale of government — Being president is harder than Donald Trump thought, according to aides and allies who say that he's growing increasingly frustrated with the challenges of running the massive federal bureaucracy. — In interviews, nearly two dozen people who've spent …
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Raw Story, Axios, The Week and New York Magazine, more at Mediagazer »
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Americans Now Evenly Divided on Impeaching Trump — PPP's new national poll finds that Donald Trump's popularity as President has declined precipitously just over the last two weeks. On our first poll of his Presidency voters were evenly divided on Trump, with 44% approving of him and 44% also disapproving.
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Solidcore gym founder calls out Ivanka Trump after workout — The owner of trendy Washington-area gym chain Solidcore lashed out at Ivanka Trump over Facebook on Thursday after finding out the president's eldest daughter took her exercise class. — “What you do when you find out Ivanka Trump just took …
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Associated Press:
UNDER FIRE, CONWAY MAINTAINS SUPPORT OF THE PRESIDENT
UNDER FIRE, CONWAY MAINTAINS SUPPORT OF THE PRESIDENT
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ABC News and Associated Press
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Top oversight lawmakers ask ethics office to recommend discipline for Conway
Top oversight lawmakers ask ethics office to recommend discipline for Conway
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TVNewser, RedState and The American Conservative
Haaretz:
Le Pen: French Jews Will Have to Give Up Israeli Citizenship — Asked specifically about Jews and Israel, she said: 'Israel isn't an EU member.' — In a France ruled by the far-right Marine Le Pen, Jewish citizens will be forced to give up their Israeli citizenship, the Front National party leader said on Thursday.
CBS News:
Mexican foreign minister helped Jared Kushner re-write Trump border wall speech — Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray personally made changes to President Donald Trump's speech announcing an executive order calling for the construction of a border wall, according to Mexican officials.
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Balloon Juice
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New York Times:
Trump Tells Xi Jinping U.S. Will Honor ‘One China’ Policy — WASHINGTON — President Trump told President Xi Jinping of China on Thursday evening that the United States would honor the “One China” policy, reversing his earlier expressions of doubt about the longtime diplomatic understanding …
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Axios, Political Wire, Reuters, The Daily Caller, BostonGlobe.com, Mother Jones, Politico, The Week, Mediaite, Instapundit and Bloomberg
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Courtney Reagan / CNBC:
Online sales for the Ivanka Trump brand fell 26 percent in January — While Nordstrom dropping Ivanka Trump merchandise got a lot of headlines, it's not the top online retail partner for the brand. — According to an analysis of email receipts by Slice Intelligence, online …
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Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
Polarizing HHS nominee confirmed by Senate on party-line vote — A polarized Senate voted early Friday morning to confirm Tom Price, the conservative Georgia congressman who has been one of Congress's most vehement opponents of the Affordable Care Act, as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Week
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Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:
Exclusive: Syria's Assad tells Yahoo News some refugees are ‘definitely’ terrorists — Weighing in on one of the most contentious issues in American politics — the danger posed to host countries by the 4.8 million people who have fled from Syria's civil war — Syrian President Bashar Assad told Yahoo News …
Jose Moran:
Time for Tesla to Listen — I'm proud to be part of a team that is bringing green cars to the masses. As a production worker at Tesla's plant in Fremont for the past four years, I believe Tesla is one of the most innovative companies in the world. We are working hard to build the world's #1 car—not just electric, but overall.
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Gizmodo, Axios, The Verge, CBS San Francisco and Business Insider
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Cooper withdraws from solicitor general consideration — Chuck Cooper, the conservative Supreme Court litigator, is withdrawing his name from consideration to be the next solicitor general, opening the door for the husband of Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway to be appointed to the role.
Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
CNN host Chris Cuomo says ‘fake news’ insult is ‘equivalent of the n-word for journalists’ — CNN host Chris Cuomo said on Thursday that he believes hurling the “fake news” insult at journalists is similar to when individuals use racial slurs against minorities.