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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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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Court Refuses to Reinstate Travel Ban, Dealing Trump Another Legal Loss — WASHINGTON — A three-judge federal appeals panel on Thursday unanimously refused to reinstate President Trump's targeted travel ban, delivering the latest and most stinging judicial rebuke to his effort …
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Reuters, Boing Boing, Corey Robin, Engadget, Balkinization, Taylor Marsh, Liberal Values, Media Matters for America and Mother Jones
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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The Gateway Pundit and TheBlaze
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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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Cruz: Supreme Court ‘likely’ to uphold Trump order
Cruz: Supreme Court ‘likely’ to uphold Trump order
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Daily Wire, The Atlantic, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, CBS Dallas, The Guardian, ABC News and RedState
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
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
3 key Trump mistakes that led to the travel ban court defeat
3 key Trump mistakes that led to the travel ban court defeat
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Talking Points Memo
Associated Press:
The Latest: Justice Department Says It's Weighing Options
The Latest: Justice Department Says It's Weighing Options
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ABC News and Joe.My.God.
Associated Press:
Federal Appeals Court Refuses to Reinstate Trump Travel Ban
Federal Appeals Court Refuses to Reinstate Trump Travel Ban
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The Atlantic, ABC News, Associated Press, Politico and Axios
Bloomberg:
Appeals Court Keeps U.S. Doors Open During Immigration Fight
Appeals Court Keeps U.S. Doors Open During Immigration Fight
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Liberty Unyielding, New York Times, ThinkProgress, The Week, The American Mirror and Vox Popoli
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
9th Circuit rules against reinstating travel ban
9th Circuit rules against reinstating travel ban
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neo-neocon, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and TheBlaze
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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The Guardian, The Daily Caller, The Week, Lawfare, alan.com, Mother Jones and Political Wire
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Reuters:
Exclusive: In call with Putin, Trump denounced Obama-era nuclear arms treaty - sources — In his first call as president with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump denounced a treaty that caps U.S. and Russian deployment of nuclear warheads as a bad deal for the United States …
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 …
David Corn / Mother Jones:
The Mysterious Disappearance of the Biggest Scandal in Washington
The Mysterious Disappearance of the Biggest Scandal in Washington
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emptywheel and Daily Kos
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Democrat moves to force House debate on Trump's alleged business conflicts and Russia ties
Democrat moves to force House debate on Trump's alleged business conflicts and Russia ties
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Balloon Juice and Talking Points Memo
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
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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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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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.
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Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit, AOL, TheBlaze, twitchy.com and Talking Points Memo
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Top oversight lawmakers ask ethics office to recommend discipline for Conway — The two top lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee on Thursday called on the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) to recommend disciplinary action against White House counselor Kellyanne Conway for publicly promoting Ivanka Trump's clothing line.
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TVNewser, The American Conservative and RedState
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Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:
Cummings Asks Chaffetz to Refer Top Trump Aide for Potential Disciplinary Action
Cummings Asks Chaffetz to Refer Top Trump Aide for Potential Disciplinary Action
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Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
CREW FILES ETHICS COMPLAINTS AGAINST KELLYANNE CONWAY
CREW FILES ETHICS COMPLAINTS AGAINST KELLYANNE CONWAY
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The Independent:
Donald Trump has signed three executive orders to deal with “public safety”, including handing more authority to the police. — At the formal ceremony to appoint Jeff Sessions as Attorney General, the President outlined the new mandate that Mr Sessions would have, including tackling crime, drug cartels and terrorism.
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The White House, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Hit & Run, The Atlantic and AOL
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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.
Ben Solis / cm-life.com:
Anti-Semitic Valentine's Day card sparks controversy; Ross issues statement condemning card's message — Central Michigan University President George Ross issued a statement Thursday that criticized a Valentine's Day card handed out by a member of the College Republicans at CMU on Wednesday.
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Raw Story, The Root and Occupy Democrats
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Lindsey Bever / Washington Post:
A Hitler Valentine's Day card was handed out on campus. University officials want to know why.
A Hitler Valentine's Day card was handed out on campus. University officials want to know why.
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Occupy Democrats
Lisa Yanick-Jonaitis / The Morning Sun:
Bigoted Valentine card causes uproar, anger at CMU student group
Bigoted Valentine card causes uproar, anger at CMU student group
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Associated Press
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 …
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Zack Whittaker / ZDNet:
Secrecy surrounds White House cybersecurity staff shakeup — The Obama-appointed chief information security officer was charged with keeping the president and his staff safe from cyber-threats posed by hackers and nation-state attackers. — The chief information security officer …
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Raw Story, New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo and Gizmodo
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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Mother Jones, BostonGlobe.com, Politico, The Week, Political Wire, Bloomberg and Reuters
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 …
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Gateway Pundit and The Last Refuge
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump falsely accuses senator of misrepresenting Gorsuch criticism — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump falsely accused a Democratic senator Thursday of misrepresenting his Supreme Court nominee's words, according to several familiar with the incident.
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Gorsuch's Trump criticism might help his confirmation chances
Gorsuch's Trump criticism might help his confirmation chances
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Washington Post, ABC News, The Hill, The Mahablog and Political Wire