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7:50 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 …
National Review:   Why Yates Had to Go  —  It is a very simple proposition.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump fires acting attorney general: “betrayed”
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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
Daily Mail:
NEXT SUPREME COURT JUSTICE?  William Pryor of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals …
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.
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
White House says LGBT protections for federal workers will remain
Jeff Taylor / LGBTQ Nation:
Sources: Trump executive order allowing anti-LGBTQ discrimination is coming soon
Discussion: Daily Kos and Joe.My.God.
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Angry Republicans lash out at Trump for not consulting them on travel ban
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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, The Week, AOL and IJR
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump Leaves Intact LGBTQ Work Protections  —  The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):  —  The White House says President Donald Trump will leave intact a 2014 executive order that protects federal workers from anti-LGBTQ discrimination.
Discussion: Politico
The Intercept:
Suspect in Quebec Mosque Attack Quickly Depicted as a Moroccan Muslim.  He's a White Nationalist.  —  A mass shooting at a Quebec City mosque last night left six people dead and eight wounded.  The targeted mosque, the Cultural Islamic Center of Quebec, was the same one at which a severed pig's head was left during Ramadan last June.
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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.
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Can Jared and Ivanka Outrun Donald Trump's Scandals?  —  Less than a fortnight into his new post, Kushner appears unable to control his father-in-law—and is “furious” that his efforts are being undermined.  —  On Friday afternoon, Donald Trump descended upon the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes flanked …
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Associated Press:
In New White House, a Look at Trump's Inner Circle
Discussion: Politico
Julia Edwards Ainsley / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump administration to allow 872 refugees into U.S. this week - document  —  The U.S. government has granted waivers to let 872 refugees into the country this week, despite President Donald Trump's executive order on Friday temporarily banning entry of refugees from any country …
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CNN:
How the Trump administration chose the 7 countries in the immigration executive order
Jon Finer / Foreign Policy:
Sorry, Mr. President: The Obama Administration Did Nothing Similar to Your Immigration Ban
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Republican Fausts  —  Many Republican members of Congress have made a Faustian bargain with Donald Trump.  They don't particularly admire him as a man, they don't trust him as an administrator, they don't agree with him on major issues, but they respect the grip he has on their voters …
Discussion: Discourse.net and The Week
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Kasich to publish ‘Two Paths,’ a book offering a contrast to Trump's America  —  Ohio Gov. John Kasich is publishing a book this spring that outlines his vision for an America based on tolerance and inclusion, which is expected to draw sharp contrasts with the state of the country under President Trump.
Discussion: Political Wire
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.
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Associated Press:
Boy Scouts to allow transgender children who identify as boys to enroll
Discussion: The Week and RedState
 
 
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump ridicules Democrats for equipment failure at rally
Discussion: Axios
Extra:
Arnold Schwarzenegger Weighs In on President Trump's Immigration Ban: 'It's Crazy'
Discussion: Political Wire and Politico
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
New York Times:
Republicans Have One Big Incentive to Stick With Trump
Discussion: Washington Post
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