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11:35 PM ET, January 23, 2017

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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
The first days inside Trump's White House: Fury, tumult and a reboot  —  President Trump had just returned to the White House on Saturday from his final inauguration event, a tranquil interfaith prayer service, when the flashes of anger began to build.  —  Trump turned on the television …
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Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Spicer: ‘Negative’ Trump coverage is ‘demoralizing’  —  White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Monday pushed back at what he said was negative coverage of the Trump White House, describing the media narrative as “demoralizing.”  —  “It's not just about a crowd size.
Discussion: Politico
Louis Nelson / Politico:
White House press briefings to go virtual
Discussion: Political Wire and ABC News
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Sean Spicer's defense of himself and explanation of Donald Trump's sensitivity, annotated
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump takes aim at federal workers, trade deals as he settles into White House
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump repeats debunked voter fraud claim at meeting with Hill leaders  —  In his first meeting with congressional leaders of both parties since taking office, President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated a debunked claim that he lost the national popular vote only because of widespread voter fraud.
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New York Times:
Trump Repeats Lie About Popular Vote in Meeting With Lawmakers  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump used his first official meeting with congressional leaders on Monday to falsely claim that millions of unauthorized immigrants had robbed him of a popular vote majority, a return to his obsession …
Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Without evidence, Trump tells lawmakers 3 million to 5 million illegal ballots cost him the popular vote
Discussion: Axios
CBS News:
Sources say Trump's CIA visit made relations with intel community worse  —  U.S. government sources tell CBS News that there is a sense of unease in the intelligence community after President Trump's visit to CIA headquarters on Saturday.  —  An official said the visit …
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Henry Farrell / Washington Post:
This is how Donald Trump engineers applause  —  When Donald Trump visited the CIA over the weekend to make a speech, many commentators noted that his audience clapped and cheered enthusiastically.  Now, according to CBS News, intelligence sources are pushing back:
Jenna Lifhits / Weekly Standard:
Republicans Rethinking Relationship with Schumer after Pompeo Incident  —  Burr on Schumer: “He lied.”  —  Republican leadership is rethinking its relationship with Democratic minority leader Chuck Schumer after Schumer betrayed a promise to allow a vote last Friday on President Donald Trump's pick …
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Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Republicans: Schumer Broke His Word on Pompeo Confirmation
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Pompeo confirmed, sworn in as head of CIA
Discussion: Political Wire
Associated Press:   Former Congressman Mike Pompeo Sworn in as CIA Director
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Saturday Night Live’ Writer Katie Rich Suspended Over Barron Trump Tweet, Issues Apology  —  Katie Rich, writer for Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update, who sparked a backlash with a tweet targeting President Donald Trump's 10-year-old son Barron, is no longer working on NBC's veteran late-night sketch comedy show.
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Sean Langille / Washington Examiner:
Limo torched in DC protests belongs to Muslim immigrant, may cost $70,000 in damages  —  The limousine that was set on fire during the anti-Trump anarchist protest in downtown Washington on Inauguration Day is owned by a Muslim immigrant who says the damage could cost his company $70,000.
Discussion: MichelleMalkin.com and twitchy.com
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Siraj Hashmi / Red Alert Politics:   Anti-Trump protesters ruin Muslim immigrant's livelihood by torching limo
Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:
President Donald Trump Signs Executive Order to Defund International Planned Parenthood  —  President Donald Trump today signed an executive order to defund International Planned Parenthood.  —  Most pro-life Americans are anxiously awaiting Congress to pass a bill to defund the Planned Parenthood abortion business.
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CNN:
TPP withdrawal Trump's first executive action Monday, sources say
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Trump reinstates ban on US funds promoting abortion overseas
Michael Hiltzik / Los Angeles Times:
Column U.S. judge finds that Aetna misled the public about its reasons for quitting Obamacare  —  Aetna Chairman and CEO Mark Bertolini groused about the Department of Justice lawsuit blocking the company's merger with Humana in an interview this summer on Aetna's website.  (Aetna)
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Joe Davidson / Washington Post:
Trump's federal hiring freeze draws immediate fire from unions  —  Federal labor leaders were ready when President Trump froze government hiring Monday.  It was a campaign promise they criticized before the election and did so again shortly after he made good on the pledge.
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Revenge of the bureaucrats  —  President Donald Trump is setting …
Scott / Dippin' Dots:
An Open Letter to Sean Spicer from Dippin' Dots CEO Scott Fischer  —  We understand that ice cream is a serious matter.  And running out of your favorite flavor can feel like a national emergency!  We've seen your tweets and would like to be friends rather than foes.  After all, we believe in connecting the dots.
Emily Peck / The Huffington Post:
New York Times Apologizes For Much-Ridiculed Story About Fathers  —  “We blew it,” said Metro editor Wendell Jamieson.  —  The reporter and editor responsible for publishing a much-derided New York Times story about fathers are sorry for running the article, they told The Huffington Post Monday morning.
Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Trump names his Inauguration Day a ‘National Day of Patriotic Devotion’  —  President Trump has officially declared the day of his inauguration a national day of patriotism.  —  Trump's inaugural address on Friday frequently referred to patriotism as the salve that would heal the country's divisions.
Mike Allen / Axios:
The 1 thing: Trump's first acts  —  We have been leaked a list of the top executive order priorities for the Trump administration.  The Trump folks wanted to get these done immediately, but our Jonathan Swan is told the process is proving to be a little slower than some might have whimsically thought.
I believe the president is entitled to:
I believe the president is entitled to significant deference when it comes to his choices for the cabinet.  I also believe given the uncertainty surrounding the future direction of our foreign policy that a higher degree of scrutiny is justified in evaluating whoever is nominated to serve as secretary of state.
The Huffington Post:
Of Course The CIA Gave Trump Standing Ovations.  He Never Let Them Sit.  —  President Trump is bragging about his standing ovations, but he never asked CIA employees to take their seats.  —  S.V. Date  —  WASHINGTON - While President Donald Trump brags about how hundreds of CIA employees gave …
Tyler Cowen / Bloomberg:
Why Trump's Staff Is Lying  —  One of the most striking features of the early Trump administration has been its political uses of lying.  The big weekend story was the obviously false claim of Donald Trump's press secretary, Sean Spicer, that Trump pulled in the largest inauguration crowds in American history.
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
FBI reviewed Flynn's calls with Russian ambassador but found nothing illicit  —  The FBI in late December reviewed intercepts of communications between the Russian ambassador to the United States and retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn — national security adviser to then-President-elect Trump …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 
 
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Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Celebs Threatening Trump Doesn't Help
Discussion: Betsy's Page and Tennessean.com
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Former Iranian Official, Pro-Tehran Lobbyist Hosted at Obama White House Dozens of Times
Discussion: RedState
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Trump moves to put his own stamp on Voice of America
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Stephen Piggott / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Former Executive Director of Anti-Immigrant Hate Group FAIR Joins Trump Administration
Piers Morgan / Daily Mail:
Bomb threats don't Trump hate: PIERS MORGAN on the day Madonna and a bunch of famous …
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John Nolte / Daily Wire:
Response to Ben Shapiro: Five Reasons I Don't Care If Donald Trump Lies
Discussion: RedState
Stephen Rodrick / Rolling Stone:
The Radical Crusade of Mike Pence
Discussion: The Week
Judith Thurman / New Yorker:
Philip Roth E-Mails on Trump
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