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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 because 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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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Betsy's Page and The Week
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 and Axios
Fox News:
Republicans push bill to split up ‘nutty 9th Circuit’
Republicans push bill to split up ‘nutty 9th Circuit’
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The Gateway Pundit, TheBlaze and rubber hose
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Federal appeals court rules 3 to 0 against Trump on travel ban
Federal appeals court rules 3 to 0 against Trump on travel ban
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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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Hot Air, Power Line and MichelleMalkin.com
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
David French / National Review:
The Ninth Circuit Just Issued a Dangerous Ruling against Donald Trump's Immigration Order
The Ninth Circuit Just Issued a Dangerous Ruling against Donald Trump's Immigration Order
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Power Line
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
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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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Protesters swarm Chaffetz town hall — (R-Utah) on Thursday faced a flood of protesters during a town hall in his home state. — Demonstrators repeatedly disrupted the House Oversight Committee chairman, challenging him over his treatment of President Trump.
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ThinkProgress, Politico, RedState, New York Magazine, Vox and Raw Story
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 Town Hall Filled With Over 1000 Angry Constituents
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Greg Bluestein / Political Insider blog:
Anti-Trump protesters pack Perdue, Isakson event
Anti-Trump protesters pack Perdue, Isakson event
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Raw Story
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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RedState, Washington Post, NBC News, Just Security and Mother Jones
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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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.
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RedState, Political Wire, Daily Kos and Politicus USA
Associated Press:
UNDER FIRE, CONWAY MAINTAINS SUPPORT OF THE PRESIDENT — WASHINGTON (AP) — Kellyanne Conway, the high-profile White House counselor, has come under fire from Democratic and Republican lawmakers, fact checkers and the media. But she's so far maintained the support of her boss, President Donald Trump.
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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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CNN:
Kellyanne Conway apologized to Donald Trump after Ivanka clothing line comments
Kellyanne Conway apologized to Donald Trump after Ivanka clothing line comments
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Mediaite, TheBlaze, AOL, The Week and Business Insider
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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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Jared Kushner proves to be a shadow diplomat on U.S.-Mexico talks
Jared Kushner proves to be a shadow diplomat on U.S.-Mexico talks
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Political Wire
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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Art Swift / Gallup:
Americans See US World Standing as Worst in a Decade — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans believe the world at large sees the U.S. more unfavorably (57%) than favorably (42%), their worst assessment of the country's image in 10 years. A year ago, Americans' perceptions were more positive than negative.
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Vox
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.
Scott Wong / The Hill:
GOP frets over too-high expectations — President Trump and GOP leaders on Capitol Hill have promised voters that 2017 will bring the repeal and replacement of ObamaCare, a long-awaited overhaul of the tax code and funding for a “great wall” along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Raw Story
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Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
French manicures, Bud Light and fly fishing: How Trump staffers are changing Washington
French manicures, Bud Light and fly fishing: How Trump staffers are changing Washington
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The Week
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Taboo Italian Thinker Is Enigma to Many, but Not to Bannon — ROME — Those trying to divine the roots of Stephen K. Bannon's dark and at times apocalyptic worldview have repeatedly combed over a speech that Mr. Bannon, President Trump's ideological guru, made in 2014 to a Vatican conference …
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The Atlantic and Raw Story
Michelle Moons / Breitbart:
Kamala Harris's First Bill: Lawyers for Border Detainees — California's newest U.S. Senator, Kamala Harris, revealed her first piece of legislation on Thursday, the Access to Counsel Act, which targets President Donald Trump's travel restriction executive order by providing lawyers …
israelhayom.com:
'I won't condemn Israel, it's been through enough' — “I understand Israel very well and I respect Israel. ... I would like to see peace [between Israel and the Palestinians] and beyond,” U.S. President Donald Trump told Israel Hayom in an exclusive interview Thursday …
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Politico and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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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