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12:30 PM ET, February 1, 2017

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Neal K. Katyal / New York Times:
Why Liberals Should Back Neil Gorsuch  —  I am hard-pressed to think of one thing President Trump has done right in the last 11 days since his inauguration.  Until Tuesday, when he nominated an extraordinary judge and man, Neil Gorsuch, to be a justice on the Supreme Court.
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President Trump had the chance to select:
President Trump had the chance to select a consensus nominee to the Supreme Court.  To the surprise of absolutely nobody, he failed that test.  —  Instead, he carried out his public promise to select a nominee from a list drawn up by far right activist groups that were financed by big business interests.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Make Republicans Nuke the Filibuster to Confirm Neil Gorsuch  —  Once Mitch McConnell blockaded Barack Obama's last Supreme Court nomination, and then Donald Trump carried the Electoral College, the chance that Republicans would fill the vacancy rose to 100 percent.
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump to McConnell: Go nuclear if necessary … President Trump on Wednesday urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell  —  (R-Ky.) to abolish the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees if Democrats block his nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch.  —  “If we end up with that gridlock …
Discussion: CNN, Political Wire and Axios
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Sen. Manchin on Gorsuch: 'Let's give the man a chance'  —  Sen. Joe Manchin, considered one of the most imperiled lawmakers in the upcoming 2018 midterm elections, said Tuesday that he is “anxious” to meet with Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and that Democrats should not launch an all-out effort …
Fox News:
Ted Cruz reportedly says nuclear option is on table in Supreme Court pick
Discussion: Politico, Instapundit and ABC News
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Warren says she'll oppose Trump's Supreme Court nominee
New York Times:
Neil Gorsuch, the Nominee for a Stolen Seat
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Who is Neil Gorsuch?
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Trump Goes With Gorsuch
New York Times:
Trump Nominates Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
THE BACKSTORY: How Trump got to yes on Gorusch …
Discussion: RedState
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
How Trump kept Gorsuch nomination a secret until the clock struck 8
CNN:
Republicans vote to suspend committee rules, advance Mnuchin, Price nominations  —  (CNN)Senate Republicans took an extraordinary step Wednesday to move forward with two of President Donald Trump's top Cabinet nominees after confronting a boycott from Democrats across the aisle.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
‘Idiots’ — Senate tensions boil over  —  The Senate has become embroiled in bitterness and name-calling less than two weeks after Inauguration Day.  —  The usually genteel chamber of Congress has been anything but recently amid controversial directives from the White House …
Discussion: alan.com
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
GOP changes rules to push through nominees after Dem boycott  —  Senate Republicans pushed through a pair of President Trump's Cabinet nominees Wednesday, upending standard committee rules to circumvent a Democratic boycott.  —  The Senate Finance Committee advanced a pair of Trump's nominees …
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Dems boycott confirmation votes for Trump nominees
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Dems boycott committee vote on Trump's EPA pick
Discussion: Political Wire
Adam Cancryn / Politico:   GOP forces Mnuchin, Price vote to Senate floor
Us Weekly:
First Lady Melania Trump May Stay in NYC Permanently and Never Move Into the White House  —  President Donald Trump may have 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue all to himself.  —  Though Donald, 70, and his wife Melania announced in November that the first lady would relocate from New York City …
Discussion: Althouse, Raw Story and AOL
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J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
REPORT: Melania Trump ‘Will Reevaluate’ Plans, May Not End Up Moving Into White House After All
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Poll: 1-in-4 voters believe Trump's vote-fraud claims  —  One in four voters believe President Donald Trump's unsupported claim that millions of votes were illegally cast in the 2016 election, but more people believe that Trump benefited from any electoral malfeasance instead of Hillary Clinton.
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Poll: If There Was Voter Fraud, Trump Benefited Most
Discussion: Politicus USA and Washington Times
Adriano Udani / Washington Post:   Who believes in voter fraud? Americans who are hostile to immigrants
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
AP NewsBreak: Clinton will reflect on 2016 race in new book  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton has a lot of plans for 2017, including some reflections on her stunning loss last fall to Donald Trump.  —  The former secretary of state, senator and first lady is working on a book of personal essays …
Discussion: AOL, Refinery29 and The Daily Caller
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Corporate Communications / News and Corporate …:
Hillary Rodham Clinton to Author New Book of Personal Essays for Simon & Schuster
Discussion: Politico and The Week
Alan M. Dershowitz / The Hill:
Sally Yates was wrong and should have resigned  —  Sally Yates is neither a hero, nor a villain.  She made an honest mistake when she instructed the entire Justice Department not to defend President Trump's wrong-headed executive order on immigration.  The reasons she gave in her letter referred …
Discussion: Salon, Associated Press and twitchy.com
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Resistance from within: Federal workers push back against Trump
Discussion: Vox, TheBlaze and New York Times
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
DNC boots candidate from chairmanship race for criticizing Ellison's Islamic faith  —  The Democratic National Committee is kicking a candidate out of the chairmanship race after he told The Hill that Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) should not be the party's next leader because he is a Muslim.
Bethany Mandel / The Federalist:
Facebook Dead At 12, A Victim Of 2016  —  If I were to write an obituary for Facebook, it might look something like this: … The Facebook, known as Facebook or FB for short, was invented as a tool to connect users with friends, family, and occasionally brands.
Amy Lange / WJBK-TV:
Detroit family caught in Iraq travel ban, mom dies waiting to come home  —  DETROIT (WJBK) - A local business owner flies to Iraq to bring his mother back home to the US for medical treatment.  But under President Trump's ban on immigration and travel from seven predominately Muslim nations, he was forced to leave his family behind.
Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
Dem: Trump could be impeached over immigration order  —  Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) says Congress should consider impeaching President Trump if he orders federal agencies to ignore the a judge's stay on parts of his controversial immigration order.  —  If Trump orders the Customs …
Discussion: RedState
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John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Congressman Says Trump Could Be Impeached If He Overstepped Authority On Travel Ban
Discussion: Raw Story
Goldie Blumenstyk / Chronicle of Higher Education:
Jerry Falwell Jr. Says He Will Lead Federal Task Force on Higher-Ed Policy  —  Jerry L. Falwell Jr., president of Liberty University, has been asked by President Trump to head up a new task force that will identify changes that should be made to the U.S. Department of Education's policies and procedures …
 
 
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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:
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Discussion: Politicus USA
The Guardian:
Eight-year-old American girl ‘killed in Yemen raid approved by Trump’
New York Times:
Trump Aide's Deal With Chinese Firm Raises Fear of Tangled Interests
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
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