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10:10 AM ET, February 2, 2017

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Greg Miller / Washington Post:
‘This was the worst call by far’: Trump badgered, bragged and abruptly ended phone call with Australian leader  —  It should have been one of the most congenial calls for the new commander in chief — a conversation with the leader of Australia, one of America's staunchest allies, at the end of a triumphant week.
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Vivian Salama / Associated Press:
TRUMP TO MEXICO: TAKE CARE OF ‘BAD HOMBRES’ OR US MIGHT  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump threatened in a phone call with his Mexican counterpart to send U.S. troops to stop “bad hombres down there” unless the Mexican military does more to control them, according to an excerpt …
Mark Kenny / Sydney Morning Herald:
Malcolm Turnbull's approach vindicated by President Donald Trump's madness  —  Malcolm Turnbull, who has spent much of this week defending government secrecy over his phone conversation with Donald Trump, has just been done a favour by the forces of media scrutiny and public accountability.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
CNN:
Refugee deal  —  The disagreement came as the two leaders discussed …
Public Affairs / Berkeley News:
Milo Yiannopoulos event canceled after violence erupts  —  Amid an apparently organized violent attack and destruction of property at UC Berkeley's Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union, the UC Police Department (UCPD) determined it was necessary to evacuate controversial speaker Milo Yiannopoulos …
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CBS San Francisco:
Riot Forces Cancellation Of Yiannopoulos Talk At UC Berkeley  —  BERKELEY, Calif. (CBS SF/AP) — Protesters armed with bricks and fireworks mounted an assault on the building hosting a speech by polarizing Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos Wednesday night, forcing the event's cancellation.
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Today and Tomorrow at UC Berkeley (Updated)
Discussion: Breitbart
New York Times:
Raid in Yemen: Risky From the Start and Costly in the End  —  WASHINGTON — Just five days after taking office, over dinner with his newly installed secretary of defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, President Trump was presented with the first of what will be many life-or-death decisions …
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Ayesha Rascoe / Reuters:
U.S. military probing more possible civilian deaths in Yemen raid  —  The U.S. military said on Wednesday it was looking into whether more civilians were killed in a raid on al Qaeda in Yemen on the weekend, in the first operation authorized by President Donald Trump as commander in chief.
Sen. Ron Wyden / National Review:
Senator Wyden Must Resign  —  ‘O tempora, o mores’  —  I have disagreed with Senator Ron Wyden on practically every political question there is, but he always has struck me as a decent and honest man, and so it is with a heavy heart that I write these words: Senator Wyden must resign his seat …
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Radley Balko / Washington Post:
In Gorsuch, Trump gave Democrats a gift. They should take it.
Sarah Posner / The Nation:
Leaked Draft of Trump's Religious Freedom Order Reveals Sweeping Plans to Legalize Discrimination  —  If signed, the order would create wholesale exemptions for people and organizations who claim religious objections to same-sex marriage, premarital sex, abortion, and trans identity.  —  By ,
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Rick Klein / ABC News:
Trump Executive Order Draft Could Curtail LGBT Rights
Discussion: Advocate
Lawrence K. Altman / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Longtime Doctor Says President Takes Hair-Growth Drug  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump takes medication for three ailments, including a prostate-related drug to promote hair growth, Mr. Trump's longtime physician, Dr. Harold N. Bornstein, said in a series of recent interviews.
Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
JK Rowling roasts former fans who threatened to burn her books over Trump criticism  —  J.K. Rowling ripped one of her former fans who tweeted that she burned all her “Harry Potter” books because of the author's criticism of President Trump.  —  “[J]ust burned all my Harry Potter books after being a fan for 17 years.
Discussion: Raw Story and Polygon
David Von Drehle / TIME:
Is Steve Bannon the Second Most Powerful Man in the World?  —  Most modern Presidents chart their opening moves with the help of a friendly think tank or a set of long-held beliefs.  —  Donald Trump's first steps had the feel of a documentary film made by his chief strategist …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Anthony Scaramucci Won't Join White House, Official Says
Discussion: Washington Post
Fox News:
DHS secretary: Border wall should be finished in two years  —  MCALLEN, Texas - EXCLUSIVE: In his first television interview as Homeland Security secretary, retired four-star Marine Gen. John F. Kelly told Fox News he wants the U.S.-Mexico border wall finished in two years …
New York Times:
Trump Pushes Dark View of Islam to Center of U.S. Policy-Making  —  WASHINGTON — It was at a campaign rally in August that President Trump most fully unveiled the dark vision of an America under siege by “radical Islam” that is now radically reshaping the policies of the United States.
Discussion: VDARE and Washington Post
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Federal workers turn to encryption to thwart Trump  —  Federal employees worried that President Donald Trump will gut their agencies are creating new email addresses, signing up for encrypted messaging apps and looking for other, protected ways to push back against the new administration's agenda.
Discussion: The Week
Timothy Poon / Polygon:
Oculus lawsuit ends with half billion dollar judgment awarded to ZeniMax  —  Luckey pays $50M, Iribe pays $150M  —  A Dallas, Texas jury today awarded half a billion dollars to ZeniMax after finding that Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey, and by extension Oculus, failed to comply with a non-disclosure agreement he signed.
Arit John / Bloomberg:
Obama Gun Rule Among First Regulations Targeted by GOP Congress  —  Republicans launching effort to undo late Obama regulations  —  Rule aimed to bolster mental health part of background checks  —  Republicans in Congress will begin a process Thursday of rescinding a federal rule aimed …
Kara Swisher / Recode:
Google, Apple, Facebook, Uber plan to draft a joint letter opposing Trump's travel ban  —  It's the first joint effort from big U.S. businesses to try to support immigration.  —  Alphabet, Apple, Facebook, Uber, Stripe, along with a consumer packaged goods company and others are working together …
Nik DeCosta-Klipa / Boston Globe:
Read the full transcript of President Trump's unusual Black History Month remarks here  —  President Donald Trump raised more than a few eyebrows with his remarks Wednesday — the first day of Black History Month — during an “African American History Month Listening Session” at the White House.
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Joel Rubin / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. federal judge orders a temporary halt to Trump's travel ban  —  U.S. District Judge Andre Birotte Jr., in his prior job as the U.S. attorney for the Central District of California.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)  —  A federal judge in Los Angeles has added another legal challenge …
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Jennifer Medina / New York Times:   Judge Orders U.S. to Let In Immigrant Visa Holders
 
 
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The Hill:
Put the American people first: Keep the anti-corruption rule
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Fox News:
Christian persecution seen in more locations across the globe, new report shows
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Betsy McCaughey / New York Post:
How Trump's refugee order targets educational injustice
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Eyeing the House, Democrats move to hire operatives in 20 GOP-held districts
Discussion: Political Wire
Salena Zito / New York Post:
Grassroots rage and the Democrats' crackup
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Bloomberg:
Republicans Rebrand Obamacare Strategy From ‘Repeal’ to ‘Repair’
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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Reddit Bans Alt-Right Group
Jedediah Purdy / New Republic:
America's New Opposition  —  From Occupy Wall Street …
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