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2:55 PM ET, January 23, 2017

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CNBC:
Trump to sign executive order to renegotiate NAFTA and intent to leave TPP  —  U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday intends to sign an executive order that will put in motion the renegotiation of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).  —  President Trump is also expected to sign …
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CNN:
TPP withdrawal Trump's first executive action Monday, sources say  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's first executive action on Monday will be to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, two sources familiar with matter told CNN.  —  That withdrawal is consistent with campaign promises Trump made.
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Trump tells business leaders he wants to cut regulations by 75% or ‘maybe more’
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Abandons Trans-Pacific Partnership, Obama's Signature Trade Deal
Discussion: Techdirt
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Sanders, joined by rust belt Democrats, praises Trump for nixing TPP
Discussion: Vox and Jamie Dupree
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump to CEOs: Stay here, and I'll wipe out 75 percent of regulations, fast-track factories
Discussion: Daily Kos
Bloomberg:
Trump to Sign Executive Orders on Nafta, TPP Trade Deals, Official Says
Discussion: Politico, Business Insider and AOL
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 …
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.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Rubio to vote for Tillerson
Discussion: ABC News and Political Wire
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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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Put on Your Big-Boy Pants, Journos
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Lauren Dezenski / Politico:
Poll shows Warren is no sure bet for re-election next year
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Why BuzzFeed News Published the Dossier  —  Since BuzzFeed News published a 35-page dossier of unverified allegations about ties between President Donald J. Trump and Russia, I've heard a chorus of criticism from journalists who say we abdicated our role as gatekeeper, and a chorus of thanks …
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Revenge of the bureaucrats  —  President Donald Trump is setting himself up for a messy clash with the country's 2.1 million federal employees as his administration quietly preps plans to cut the size of the government workforce.  —  As one of his first acts Monday, Trump signed an executive order freezing most federal hiring.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Trump reinstates ban on US funds promoting abortion overseas  —  President Trump on Monday morning signed an executive order blocking foreign aid or federal funding for international nongovernmental organizations that provide or “promote” abortions.  —  The order comes one day after the 44th anniversary …
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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 …
BBC:
Madonna says White House comments ‘taken out of context’  —  A row has erupted over Madonna's comments about US President Donald Trump during a speech at the weekend.  —  While taking part in a protest march in Washington DC on Saturday, the singer said she had thought “an awful lot about blowing up the White House”.
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Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
Doomsday Prep for the Super-Rich  —  Some of the wealthiest people in America—in Silicon Valley, New York, and beyond—are getting ready for the crackup of civilization.  —  Steve Huffman, the thirty-three-year-old co-founder and C.E.O. of Reddit, which is valued at six hundred million dollars …
Discussion: Business Insider
Stephen Rodrick / Rolling Stone:
The Radical Crusade of Mike Pence  —  He's trampled on the rights of women, LGBTQ folks and the poor.  Then there's the incompetence.  Meet, quite possibly, the next president  —  During his time as Indiana governor, Mike Pence made a name for himself as virulently anti-abortion and anti-LGBT.
Discussion: The Week
Judith Thurman / New Yorker:
Philip Roth E-Mails on Trump  —  In 2004, the writer published “The Plot Against America,” about an election that upends the country.  Has it happened here?  —  In 2004, Philip Roth published “The Plot Against America.”  The four main characters of the novel, which takes place between June …
Discussion: Liberal Values, Hullabaloo and Axios
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 …
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Republicans: Schumer Broke His Word on Pompeo Confirmation  —  An inside look at the behind-the-scenes drama.  —  Rep. Mike Pompeo, R-Kan., nominee for director of the Central Intelligence Agency, testifies during his Senate Select Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen Building, January 12, 2017.
Sasha Savitsky / Fox News:
NBC won't comment on ‘SNL’ writer's controversial Barron Trump tweet  —  NBC won't comment on a “Saturday Night Live” writer's tweet that went after President Donald Trump's youngest son Barron.  —  Katie Rich said Friday in a now-deleted tweet that Barron Trump “will be this country's first homeschool shooter.”
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.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Week
 
 
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Kristen A. Graham / Philly.com:
Philly teachers plan Black Lives Matter week — not all are happy
Discussion: The Daily Caller
William Maclean / Reuters:
Glad to see Obama go, Gulf Arabs expect Trump to counter Iran
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Looking for a Spanish version of WhiteHouse.gov? No existe — todavia
Andrea Ruth / RedState:
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump's D.C. hotel lost $1.1 million in Sept., Oct.
Discussion: Mediaite
Paul McLeary / Foreign Policy:
Putin Signs Long-Term Basing Deal With Syria
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Michelle Goldberg / Slate:
The Trump Resistance Will Be Led by Angry Women
 Earlier Items: 
Fox News:
Online Ugliness: Inauguration sparks anti-Trump vitriol on social media
Discussion: Mediaite
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Trump's biggest donors consider abandoning new political arm
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
How Sean Spicer messed up, and how he can make it right — from a guy who's been there
Jerry Oppenheimer / New York Post:
Could Caroline Kennedy be the baggage-free Hillary Clinton?
Discussion: Political Wire
Robin Wright / New Yorker:
Trump's Vainglorious Affront to the C.I.A.
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
GOP senators to introduce ObamaCare replacement plan
Discussion: RedState
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Trump's Health Plan Would Convert Medicaid to Block Grants, Aide Says
Discussion: Vox, ThinkProgress and Daily Kos
 

 
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