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12:40 PM ET, January 24, 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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Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway allegedly punched a man in the face at President Trump's inaugural ball  —  Top Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway allegedly punched a tuxedo-clad man at an exclusive inauguration ball just hours after the new commander-in-chief was sworn in, according to a witness.
Discussion: Political Wire and LGBTQ Nation
Charles Gasparino / Facebook:
re-posting this because there are some erroneous reports out there on the inaugural incidents-\-\More detail on my post trump inaugural fun and games: first met my pal Scott baio outside the victory ball.  We said hello when a bunch of anarchist thugs began to descend on us screaming “hey Chachi are u fascist?”
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump assembles a shadow Cabinet  —  The White House is installing senior aides atop major federal agencies to shadow the administration's Cabinet secretaries, creating a direct line with loyalists who can monitor and shape White House goals across the federal bureaucracy.
Mike Allen / Axios:
The Trump show: a new drama
Discussion: ABC News, Politico and Political Wire
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Senate Democrats set to unveil a Trump-size infrastructure plan  —  A group of senior Senate Democrats on Tuesday plan to unveil their own $1 trillion plan to revamp the nation's airports, bridges, roads and seaports, urging President Trump to back their proposal, which they say would create 15 million jobs over 10 years.
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Brad Plumer / Vox:
Senate Democrats call Trump's bluff on infrastructure with a new $1 trillion plan
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Erik Loomis / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Is Our Democrats Learning?  —  With the exception of Kirsten Gillibrand, evidently not.
Discussion: CNN and Balloon Juice
ProPublica:
Trump Administration Imposes Freeze On EPA Grants and Contracts  —  The Trump administration has imposed a freeze on grants and contracts by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a move that could affect a significant part of the agency's budget allocations and even threaten …
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Kate Sheppard / The Huffington Post:
EPA Freezes Grants, Tells Employees Not To Talk About It, Sources Say  —  It's unclear whether the freeze is temporary or indefinite.  —  WASHINGTON The Environmental Protection Agency has frozen its grant programs, according to sources there.  —  EPA staff has been instructed to freeze …
Bloomberg:
Trump Advancing Keystone, Dakota Oil Pipelines Today, Source Says  —  Pipelines are flashpoints among environmentalists, activists  —  Dakota Access was stalled by Obama administration in September  —  President Donald Trump intends to take action today to advance construction of the Keystone XL …
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Tom DiChristopher / CNBC:
Trump to advance Keystone, Dakota pipelines with executive order on Tuesday: NBC
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 …
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Without evidence, Trump tells lawmakers 3 million to 5 million illegal ballots cost him the popular vote
New York Times:
Trump Is Said to Keep James Comey as F.B.I. Director  —  WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, told his top agents from around the country that he had been asked by President Trump to stay on the job running the federal government's top law enforcement agency, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump keeping Comey as FBI head: report
Discussion: Axios and twitchy.com
Federal Register:
Special Observances: National Day of Patriotic Devotion (Proc.  9570)  —  An unpublished Presidential Document by the Executive Office of the President on 01/24/2017  —  This document is unpublished.  It is scheduled to be published on 01/24/2017.  —  Once it is published it will be available on this page in an official form.
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CNBC:
Trump tells US automakers he'll cut taxes and regulations, says environmentalism is out of control
Discussion: Mediaite and Business Insider
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump 101: What he reads and watches  —  President Trump spends substantial time and energy ridiculing the media.  He spends even more time consuming —and obsessing about — it.  —  Print copies of three newspapers.  When Billy Bush was on, “Access Hollywood” every night.
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Conservative Colorado judge emerges as a top contender to fill Scalia's Supreme Court seat  —  Neil Gorsuch, 49, was among 21 potential high court candidates circulated by Trump's team during the campaign (Lauren Victoria Burke / For the Denver Post)  —  Judge Neil M. Gorsuch …
Discussion: Instapundit
Wall Street Journal:
Health Secretary Nominee Tom Price Proposed Bill Benefiting His Puerto Rico Investments  —  Three months after investing in four companies with manufacturing plants in Puerto Rico, President Donald Trump's pick for Health and Human Services secretary introduced legislation that would directly benefit those companies.
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Associated Press:
Trump's Pick for Health Secretary Faces New Senate Hearing
Discussion: The Guardian, Politico and Axios
Grabien News RSS:
DNC Chair Candidates Bash White People in Racially-Charged Forum  —  ‘My job is to shut other white people down’  —  Candidates aspiring to take over as chairman of the Democratic National Committee met Monday night to discuss what went wrong in 2016 and how to get the party back on track.
Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
Breitbart national security editor and Fox News contributor expected to join Trump White House  —  Sebastian Gorka, the Breitbart national security editor and a Fox News contributor, is expected to join President Donald Trump's White House, a source familiar with the matter told Business Insider.
Paul Caron / TaxProf Blog:
The U.K.'s Threat To Weaponize Tax Is No Bluff  —  Bloomberg View: The U.K.'s Threat to Weaponize Tax Is No Bluff, by Mark Gilbert:  —  The U.K. government is threatening to give its post-Brexit economy a shot in the arm by reducing corporate taxes to become a sort of “Singapore-on-Thames …
CBO's Publications:
The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2017 to 2027  —  If current laws remained generally unchanged, deficits would follow an upward trajectory over the next decade, driving up federal debt.  CBO projects moderate economic growth during that period.  —  View by Chapter
Dara Lind / Vox:
Trump's flurry of day one policies had some surprising omissions  —  Donald Trump made a lot of promises on the campaign trail about what he'd do on day one of his presidency.  Now day one is over — and after the first full weekday of the Trump administration, what Trump hasn't done is just as notable as what he has.
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
OMB Nom Signals Difference With Trump On Not Cutting Social Security, Medicare  —  During his confirmation hearing on Tuesday morning, Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Budget and Management, signaled that he will not fall in line with Trump's views …
Discussion: The Week
Axios:
John Thune: What's coming on tech legislation  —  South Dakota Republican John Thune has emerged as a major voice on tech issues since becoming chair of the Senate Commerce Committee in 2014.  In an interview with Axios, Thune said he hopes to reach a deal on net neutrality …
Discussion: Politico
 
 
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TMZ.com:
Obamas Leave Palm Springs, Presumably For Richard Branson's Island (PHOTO)
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Moira Weigel / The Atlantic:
How Ultrasound Became Political
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Spencer Woodman / The Intercept:
Lawmakers in Eight States Have Proposed Laws Criminalizing Peaceful Protest
Discussion: New Urban Legends and The Slot
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Oscar Nominations 2017: 14 for ‘La La Land,’ and 6 for Black Actors
Discussion: CBS Philly and Althouse
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
FBI found no wrongdoing in Flynn's calls with Russia: report
Rebecca Traister / New York Magazine:
The Future of the Left Is Female
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Ricardo Lopez / Star Tribune:
Dayton's message cut short by collapse during State of State address
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
White House Shuts Down Phone Comment Line, Tells Callers to Use Non-Existent Facebook Messenger Account Instead
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
How Trump Could Shrink the Government (While Still Keeping the Good Stuff)
Matthew Dessem / Slate:
Oh, Saturday Night Live, Honey, No
Discussion: Hit & Run and Politico
Ashley Feinberg / The Slot:
Melania Trump Definitely Loves Her Husband and Is Very Happy to Be Here
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump's latest hire alarms allies of Ryan — and bolsters Bannon
Henry Farrell / Washington Post:
This is how Donald Trump engineers applause