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Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
Trump signs orders on border wall, immigration enforcement  —  President Trump on Wednesday signed two executive orders on immigration, including one that directs federal agencies to begin construction of a wall on the border with Mexico, his signature campaign promise.
Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Trump to sign executive orders enabling construction of proposed border wall and targeting sanctuary cities  —  President Trump is planning to sign executive orders on Wednesday enabling construction of his proposed border wall, and targeting cities where local leaders refuse to hand …
New York Times:
Trump to Order Mexican Border Wall and Curtail Immigration
CNN:
Trump orders construction of border wall, moves to increase deportations
Discussion: The Atlantic and The Week
The White House:
Executive Order: Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements
Discussion: Fox News, Politico and Associated Press
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Nina Burleigh / Newsweek:
Trump White House senior staff have private RNC email accounts  —  U.S. DONALD TRUMP RNC  —  Senior Trump administration staffers including Kellyanne Conway, Jared Kushner, Sean Spicer and Steve Bannon have active accounts on a Republican National Committee email system, Newsweek has learned.
Robert Frank / CNBC:
Mar-a-Lago membership fee doubles to $200,000  —  Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach resort owned by the Trump Organization, doubled its initiation fee to $200,000 following the election of Donald Trump as president.  —  People close to the Florida resort said the increase took effect Jan. 1.
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Hui-Yong Yu / Bloomberg:
Trump Hotels CEO Plots U.S. Expansion With Foreign Plans Shelved  —  Luxury hotels targeted for big cities, resort destinations  —  First of new lower-priced Scion hotels to debut this year  —  President Donald Trump's hotel-management company wants to expand its namesake luxury hotels across …
New York Times:
Mar-A-Lago Doubles Its Initiation Fee as Membership Interest Swells  —  The Mar-a-Lago resort doubles its initiation fee — to $200,000 — leading to charges that the Trump Organization is cashing in on its founder's power.  —  By President Trump's definition of voter fraud, his senior adviser …
Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Steve Bannon registered to vote in two states despite Trump's cries of ‘voter fraud’  —  President's senior adviser is registered in both New York and Florida, as president falsely claims in tweet that such an arrangement amounts to fraud  —  A senior White House adviser to Donald …
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Jillian Kay Melchior / Heat Street:
EXCLUSIVE: Tiffany Trump Is Currently Registered to Vote in Two States  —  Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he would request an investigation into voter fraud, “including those registered to vote in two states.”  But the new president's own daughter Tiffany Trump is registered to vote …
CNN:
Trump cabinet nominee Steven Mnuchin is also registered to vote in two states
Discussion: IJR
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Stephen Bannon was registered to vote in two states - despite his efforts to take himself off the rolls in Florida
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Trump Poised to Lift Ban on C.I.A. ‘Black Site’ Prisons  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing a sweeping executive order that would clear the way for the Central Intelligence Agency to reopen overseas “black site” prisons, like those where it detained and tortured terrorism suspects …
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Virginia Heffernan / New York Times:
Mary Tyler Moore, Who Incarnated the Modern Woman on TV, Dies at 80  —  Mary Tyler Moore, whose witty and graceful performances on two top-rated television shows in the 1960s and '70s helped define a new vision of American womanhood, died on Wednesday in Greenwich, Conn. She was 80.
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TMZ.com:
Mary Tyler Moore — In Grave Condition  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Mary Tyler Moore is in grave condition at a Connecticut hospital ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources close to the family tell us her condition is so grim family members are coming to the hospital to say goodbye.
Discussion: Mashable and Mediaite
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump's voter fraud claims undermine the democratic process and his presidency  —  There is no benign explanation for President Trump's false assertion that millions of people voted illegally in the last election.  It is either a deliberate attempt to undermine faith in the democratic process …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
After His Claim of Voter Fraud, Trump Vows ‘Major Investigation’
Susan Page / USA Today:
Sen. Chuck Schumer ‘worries’ when it comes to Trump and facts
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
Max Fisher / New York Times:
Trump Prepares Orders Aiming at Global Funding and Treaties  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing executive orders that would clear the way to drastically reduce the United States' role in the United Nations and other international organizations, as well as begin a process …
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Poll: Voters liked Trump's inaugural address  —  Dark.  Negative.  Divisive.  That's was the immediate narrative about President Donald Trump's inaugural address.  —  But many Americans liked it.  —  A new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll shows that the new president's message is resonating with voters …
Discussion: Power Line, The Daily Caller and IJR
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Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
Trump's Protectionist Pledge Resonates With Voters
Discussion: Heat Street, The Federalist and Hot Air
U.S. House of Representatives Permanent Selection …:
Joint Statement on Progress of Bipartisan HPSCI Inquiry into Russian Active Measures  —  f t # e  —  Washington, D.C. - Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes and Ranking Member Adam Schiff released the following statement:
CNN:
Secret Service looking at agent who suggested she wouldn't defend Trump from bullet  —  Washington (CNN)The Secret Service said Tuesday it is taking “appropriate action” after one of its agents suggested on Facebook that she would not defend President Donald Trump should someone try to shoot him.
Adele M. Stan / American Prospect:
Hold the Mansplaining: The Resistance Is Being Led by Women  —  (Photo: Sipa USA via AP/Albin Lohr-Jones)  —  Hundreds of thousands marched in the streets of Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2017.  —  The contrast couldn't have been greater: a soulless inauguration ceremony …
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
EPA spokesman: No plan to take down climate webpages  —  An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) spokesman said the Trump administration is not currently planning to take down website content regarding climate change.  —  Doug Ericksen, spokesman for the so-called beachhead team working …
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
A white Trump voter explains why he left a black waitress a $450 tip with an uplifting note  —  When Jason White walked into Busboys and Poets Monday morning, a Washington restaurant that promotes social justice, he looked around and told his friend he might want to remove his red “Make America Great Again” cap.
 
 
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The Daily Beast:
He Claimed There Were 3 Million ‘Illegal Voters.’ Now He Says He May Name Them.
Discussion: TheBlaze and Raw Story
WTKR-TV:
Bill would end Virginia's ‘winner take all’ electoral vote system
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Kos
Laurel Raymond / ThinkProgress:
Ben Carson sailed through his confirmation process. WTF.
Discussion: Vox and The Huffington Post
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Universal Wins Bidding War for Michael Bay-Produced Script About Trump-Like Dystopia (Exclusive)
Discussion: Hot Air, Gizmodo and The Guardian
Associated Press:
Germany will abolish law against insulting foreign heads of state
Discussion: Mother Jones
Russ Choma / Mother Jones:
Donald Trump's Foreign Business Partners Got VIP Treatment During the Inauguration
Discussion: Raw Story
Meenal Vamburkar / Bloomberg:
Environmental Activists Prep for Battle as Trump Pushes Projects
Discussion: Business Insider and Heat Street
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Richard Gonzales / NPR:
NPR And The Word ‘Liar’: Intent Is Key
The Huffington Post:
Democrats Want To Pick Their Battles With Trump. Their Base Wants All-Out War.
Discussion: The Week and Daily Kos
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Agency Deletes Listing For Joint Paid Speeches By Robby Mook And Corey Lewandowski
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

 
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