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7:45 AM ET, January 23, 2017

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New York Times:
Rocky First Weekend for Trump Troubles Even His Top Aides  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's first weekend in office unfolded much the way things often did during his campaign: with angry Twitter messages, a familiar obsession with slights and a series of meandering and at times untrue statements …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump struggles to shake his erratic campaign habits  —  That Donald Trump chose to spend the first 48 hours of his presidency feuding with the news media over crowd sizes, crowing about his win in front of a wall of killed CIA agents, spreading inaccurate information and firing off tweets didn't shock his supporters or critics.
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Eyes Michael Flynn's Links to Russia  —  U.S. counterintelligence agents have investigated communications that President Donald Trump's national security adviser had with Russian officials.  Michael Flynn is the first person inside the White House whose links are known to have faced scrutiny …
New York Times:
Foreign Payments to Trump Firms Violate Constitution, Suit Will Claim  —  WASHINGTON — A team of prominent constitutional scholars, Supreme Court litigators and former White House ethics lawyers intends to file a lawsuit Monday morning alleging that President Trump is violating the Constitution …
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
CIA officers give mixed reviews of Trump's strange visit  —  President Trump's visit to the CIA on his first day in office shocked some agency veterans because of its combative, political tone.  But several said they were glad that Trump seemed to have stopped demonizing the intelligence community …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Politico
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Will Marco Rubio defy President Trump on his pick for secretary of state?  —  Republican Sens. John McCain and Lindsey O. Graham said Sunday that they will back the nomination of Rex Tillerson, clearing the way for the oil executive to become secretary of state and leaving just one drama unresolved: What will Marco Rubio do?
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump Changes Course After Denouncing Protesters
Discussion: Politico
NBC News:
Meet The Press 01/22/17  —  CHUCK TODD:  —  This Sunday a divided country on a split-screen weekend.  It began with the inauguration of a new president.  —  PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP:  —  And yes, together, we will make America great again.  —  CHUCK TODD:  —  That brought out hope to some.
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Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Conway: 'We're going to have to rethink our relationship' with press
Discussion: RedState
Politico:
WikiLeaks calls out Trump for refusing to release tax returns
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Trump's Health Plan Would Convert Medicaid to Block Grants, Aide Says  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's plan to replace the Affordable Care Act will propose giving each state a fixed amount of federal money in the form of a block grant to provide health care to low-income people on Medicaid …
Nicholas Fondacaro / NewsBusters:
CNN: Is Dictator Trump Making You ‘Doubt Your Own Eyes’ to Truth?  —  “Do citizens in dictatorships recognize what's happening right here right now,” he sneered, “Are they looking at the first two days of the Trump administration and saying, 'Oh, that's what my leader does?'”
Kyle Olson / The American Mirror:
VIDEO: Passengers cheer as woman berating Trump supporter is kicked off plane  —  An elderly woman demanded a Donald Trump supporter seated next to her be moved, but she quickly found out that's not how the world works.  —  Scott Koteskey, in a window seat, posted video on Saturday showing …
Discussion: The Geller Report
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Hillary Clinton plots her next move  —  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — In a series of private meetings and phone calls at their home in Chappaqua, in New York City and in Washington, Bill and Hillary Clinton are slowly starting to puzzle through their political future, according to over a dozen people …
Discussion: Political Wire
Tim Alberta / Politico:
Meet the ‘New Ted Cruz’  —  It was a sleepy Wednesday morning last June when Ted Cruz tipped his hand.  —  John McCain had sponsored an amendment to expand the FBI's online surveillance capabilities, and it was a no-brainer for the many devout constitutionalists on Cruz's Senate staff.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Breitbart writer expected to join White House staff  —  Julia Hahn, a staff writer at Breitbart News, is expected to join the White House - a move that further underscores Breitbart's influence in the new administration.  —  According to two sources briefed on the move …
YouTube:
McCain: ‘I Do Not Know’ If I Have Confidence In Trump … Sunday on ABC's “This Week,” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said he did not know when asked if he has “confidence” in President Donald Trump.  —  McCain said, “I do not know George.  I do not know because has made so many comments that are contradictory.
Discussion: Political Wire
 
 
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That time I caught Sean Spicer making a blatantly false claim
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Katie Hopkins / Daily Mail:
It's hard to argue with a million pussy-marchers …
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