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5:25 AM ET, January 31, 2017

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New York Times:
Trump Fires Acting Attorney General Who Defied Him  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump fired his acting attorney general on Monday night, removing her as the nation's top law enforcement officer after she defiantly refused to defend his executive order closing the nation's borders to refugees …
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Evan Perez / CNN:
First on CNN: Justice Dept. will not defend executive order on travel restrictions  —  Federal lawsuit filed against travel ban  —  Washington (CNN)The acting Attorney General Sally Yates has told Justice Department lawyers not to make legal arguments defending President Donald Trump's executive order …
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Trump has fired the acting attorney general who ordered Justice Dept. not to defend president's travel ban  —  President Trump fired Acting Attorney General Sally Yates Monday night, after Yates ordered Justice Department lawyers Monday not to defend his immigration order temporarily banning entry …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
I Smell Fake News  —  Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, an Obama holdover, thrills her future employers by refusing to put the weight of the DoJ behind Trump's travel ban.  Even the Times admits this gesture is somewhat symbolic since she is on her way out and Jeff Sessions is on his way in, but they include this odd detail:
Discussion: New York Times and RedState
JGoldsmith / Lawfare:
Quick Thoughts On Sally Yates' Unpersuasive Statement  —  Acting Attorney General Sally Yates—who was Barack Obama's Deputy Attorney General and has been running DOJ until Jeff Sessions is confirmed—today sent a letter to top Justice Department officials announcing that she will …
New York Times:
Letter From Sally Yates  —  Sally Yates, the acting attorney general and a holdover from the Obama administration, sent this letter on Monday to top lawyers at the Justice Department, directing them not to defend the White House's executive order on immigration during her remaining time at the department.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump fires acting attorney general: “betrayed”
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
The Guardian:
Trump fires acting attorney general who said travel ban was unlawful - live
Discussion: Power Line, Discourse.net and Big Think
CNN:
Democrats consider backing off big battle over Trump's Supreme Court pick  —  Washington (CNN)Senate Democrats are weighing whether to avoid an all-out war to block President Donald Trump's upcoming Supreme Court pick, instead considering delaying that battle for a future nomination …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senate Dems will filibuster Trump's Supreme Court nominee  —  Senate Democrats are going to try to bring down President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick no matter who the president chooses to fill the current vacancy.  —  With Trump prepared to announce his nominee on Tuesday evening …
Daily Mail:
NEXT SUPREME COURT JUSTICE?  William Pryor of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals …
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Hill staffers secretly worked on Trump's immigration order  —  Senior staffers on the House Judiciary Committee helped Donald Trump's top aides draft the executive order curbing immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations, but the Republican committee chairman and party leadership were not informed …
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Angry Republicans lash out at Trump for not consulting them on travel ban
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Obama's Protections for L.G.B.T. Workers Will Remain Under Trump  —  WASHINGTON — The White House said on Monday that President Trump would leave in place a 2014 Obama administration order that created new workplace protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Joe.My.God.
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Jeff Taylor / LGBTQ Nation:
Sources: Trump executive order allowing anti-LGBTQ discrimination is coming soon
Discussion: Daily Kos and Joe.My.God.
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
White House considers reversing LGBT protections for federal workers
Globe and Mail:
Quebec City mosque attack suspect known for right-wing online posts  —  The suspect in the deadly attack on a Quebec City mosque was known in the city's activist circles as a right-wing troll who frequently took anti-foreigner and anti-feminist positions and stood up for U.S. President Donald Trump.
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The Intercept:
Suspect in Quebec Mosque Attack Quickly Depicted as a Moroccan Muslim. He's a White Nationalist.
David Frum / The Atlantic:
How to Build an Autocracy  —  It's 2021, and President Donald Trump will shortly be sworn in for his second term.  The 45th president has visibly aged over the past four years.  He rests heavily on his daughter Ivanka's arm during his infrequent public appearances.
Department of Homeland Security:
Statement from Secretary Kelly on the President's Appointment of Thomas D. Homan as Acting ICE Director  —  WASHINGTON - Today, the president appointed Mr. Thomas D. Homan acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).  —  Since 2013, Mr. Homan has served …
Discussion: Washington Post, IJR, NBC News, AOL and The Week
CNN:
How the Trump administration chose the 7 countries in the immigration executive order  —  (CNN)The seven Muslim-majority countries targeted in President Trump's executive order on immigration were initially identified as “countries of concern” under the Obama administration.
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Julia Edwards Ainsley / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump administration to allow 872 refugees into U.S. this week - document
Jon Finer / Foreign Policy:
Sorry, Mr. President: The Obama Administration Did Nothing Similar to Your Immigration Ban
New York Times:
Republicans Have One Big Incentive to Stick With Trump  —  Despite the growing protests against President Trump's executive action on refugees and other people from seven predominantly Muslim countries, relatively few members of his party have spoken out against the policy — a familiar pattern since the election.
Discussion: Washington Post
Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:
Boy Scouts, Reversing Century-Old Stance, Will Allow Transgender Boys  —  Reversing its stance of more than a century, the Boy Scouts of America said on Monday that the group would begin accepting members based on the gender listed on their application, paving the way for transgender boys to join the organization.
Discussion: Washington Post, NPR and TheBlaze
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Associated Press:
Boy Scouts to allow transgender children who identify as boys to enroll
Discussion: Associated Press, The Week and RedState
 
 
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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Can Jared and Ivanka Outrun Donald Trump's Scandals?
Discussion: Slate
The Independent:
Donald Trump's ban on travel to the US from some Muslim-majority countries has been denounced …
Discussion: Business Insider
Wall Street Journal:
Homeland Security Chief and White House Clash
Discussion: Political Wire
Associated Press:
In New White House, a Look at Trump's Inner Circle
Discussion: Politico
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Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Samantha Bee to Roast Trump on Same Night as Correspondents' Dinner
Bwittes / Lawfare:
BREAKING NEWS: Full Text of Draft Dissent Channel Memo on Trump Refugee and Visa Order
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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Ben Smith / Semafor:
Sources: Nicholas Carlson, who has been the global editor-in-chief of Business Insider since 2017, is expected to leave the publication later this summer
 
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