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1:45 PM ET, January 25, 2017

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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:
Trump Vows ‘Major Investigation’ of His Claim of Voting Fraud  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump reiterated his false claim that at least 3 million illegal immigrants cast ballots for Hillary Clinton, calling on Wednesday for an investigation into voter fraud, even though his own legal team has argued that no such fraud occurred.
New York Times:
Trump Interrupts His Busy Day to Hail Dow's Milestone  —  President Trump takes time from a busy schedule to hail the Dow breaking through 20,000.  —  The Twitter rebellion seems to be spreading as the Defense Department weighs in on Muslim refugees.  —  Mr. Trump's threat to “send in the Feds …
CNN:
Trump calls for ‘major investigation’ into voter fraud
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Trump Won't Back Down From His Voting Fraud Lie. Here Are the Facts.
Richard Gonzales / NPR:
NPR And The Word ‘Liar’: Intent Is Key
Chris Anderson / Sarasota Herald:
Column: Does Stephen Bannon live in Sarasota County? Because he's registered to vote here
Discussion: New York Magazine and Gothamist
ABC News:
The Note: President Trump Takes On Immigration
Discussion: Politico and Right Wing Watch
New York Times:
Trump to Order Mexican Border Wall and Curtail Immigration  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday will order the construction of a Mexican border wall — the first in a series of actions this week to crack down on immigrants, including slashing the number of refugees who can resettle …
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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 …
Julia Edwards Ainsley / Reuters:
Trump expected to order temporary ban on refugees
CNN:
Trump to direct federal resources toward building a border wall on Wednesday
Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Trump expected to sign order funding border wall
Discussion: ABC News, RedState, Mediaite and The Week
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
It's No Trump Tower, but White House Has ‘Beautiful’ Phones  —  President Trump, who flew across the country on hundreds of nights during the 2016 campaign to sleep in his own bed, has now spent five straight days in the unfamiliar surroundings of the White House.
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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Valerie Volcovici / Reuters:
Trump administration tells EPA to cut climate page from website: sources  —  U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has instructed the Environmental Protection Agency to remove the climate change page from its website, two agency employees told Reuters, the latest move by the newly minted leadership …
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Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Badlands National Park deletes tweets on climate change
Discussion: Common Dreams and Motherboard
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: IJR, The Daily Caller and Axios
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Anna Palmer / Politico:
Hidden stars: Melania and Ivanka Trump are well-liked, poll finds
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Axios
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 …
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Agency Deletes Listing For Joint Paid Speeches By Robby Mook And Corey Lewandowski  —  The Washington speaking agency Leading Authorities deleted marketing material from its website on Wednesday morning that advertised joint paid appearances featuring Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's respective campaign managers.
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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:   Buzzkill: Corey Lewandowski and Robby Mook are not teaming up, after all
Ben White / Politico:
Dow breaks 20,000 milestone  —  NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Industrial Average finally broke through the psychologically important 20,000 barrier for the first time Wednesday, continuing a sharp rally that began after Donald Trump's election as the nation's 45th president.
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Matt Egan / CNNMoney:
Boom: Dow hits 20,000 for first time ever
Discussion: RedState and The Week
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.
Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Four more journalists get felony charges after covering inauguration unrest  —  A documentary producer, a photojournalist, a live-streamer and a freelance reporter facing up to 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine if convicted  —  Four more journalists have been charged with felonies …
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.
The Huffington Post:
Democrats Want To Pick Their Battles With Trump.  Their Base Wants All-Out War.  —  Senators get that progressives want a fight, but they want to be pragmatic.  —  White House and Congressional Reporter, The Huffington Post  —  WASHINGTON Shortly after the November election …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Peter Hermann / Washington Post:
Meetings of activists planning to disrupt inauguration were infiltrated by conservative group
Discussion: Hot Air
U.S. House of Representatives Permanent Selection …:
Joint Statement on Progress of Bipartisan HPSCI Inquiry into Russian Active Measures
Discussion: Politico
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Did IUD insertions spike after Trump's election? A big new data set says yes.
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
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Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
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