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Alana Goodman / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump's Supreme Court pick Neil Gorusch founded and led club called ‘Fascism Forever’ against liberal faculty at his elite all-boys DC prep school  — DailyMail.com reveals how Gorsuch set up club called ‘Fascism Forever’ at his prep school outside D.C. in protest at staff's left-wing tendencies
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Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
As a Student, SCOTUS Nominee Gorsuch Held Dim View Of Campus Protesters
Discussion: RedState and Mediaite
Sen. Ron Wyden / National Review:   Senator Wyden Must Resign
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Distrust in Trump's White House spurs leaks, confusion  —  A feeling of distrust has taken hold in the West Wing of Donald Trump's White House and beyond, as his aides view each other and officials across the federal government and on Capitol Hill with suspicion.
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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 …
CNN:
Still no executive order on voter fraud, as Trump moves on  —  Fact-checking Trump's claims on voter fraud  —  Washington (CNN)A full week has passed since President Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order opening a Justice Department investigation into his unsubstantiated claim …
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump aide: Bannon's experience crushing ‘left-wing rivals’ an asset on NSC
Discussion: RedState
CNN:
Refugee deal  —  The disagreement came as the two leaders discussed an agreement, reached under the Obama administration, for the US to accept refugees from Australia who are living on islands in detention centers off the mainland due to strict government policies.
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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: The Atlantic
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
‘This was the worst call by far’: Trump badgered, bragged and abruptly ended phone call with Australian leader
Vivian Salama / Associated Press:
WHITE HOUSE: TRUMP COMMENTS ON MEXICO ‘LIGHTHEARTED’
Discussion: Althouse
Reuters:
U.S. makes limited exceptions to sanctions on Russian spy agency  —  The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday adjusted sanctions on Russian intelligence agency FSB, making limited exceptions to the measures put in place by former President Barack Obama over accusations Moscow tried to influence …
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Cory Bennett / Politico:
Treasury tweaks Russia sanctions for tech products
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Axios
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
The US Treasury just amended Obama's sanctions order to ‘authorize certain transactions’ with Russia's FSB
Discussion: Mother Jones and Lawfare
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump Vows to ‘Destroy’ Law Banning Political Activity by Churches  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump vowed Thursday to overturn a law restricting political speech by churches, a potentially huge victory for the religious right and a gesture to his political base.
Discussion: ABC News, Daily Kos and Political Wire
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CNN:
Trump at National Prayer Breakfast: ‘Pray for Arnold’
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump opens National Prayer Breakfast with talk about TV ratings
Discussion: Politico and RedState
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
After 2 Weeks, Voters Yearn For Obama  —  Less than 2 weeks into Donald Trump's tenure as President, 40% of voters already want to impeach him.  That's up from 35% of voters who wanted to impeach him a week ago.  Only 48% of voters say that they would be opposed to Trump's impeachment.
Discussion: Politicus USA and WNCN
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 …
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Shouting match over Russia erupts at House hearing  —  A routine House Oversight Committee hearing Thursday turned into a shouting match between the Republican chairman and the ranking Democrat over Russian interference in the presidential election.  —  In a fight that exposed bitter …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
America's Leading Authoritarian Intellectual Is Working for Trump  —  The most intellectually important essay of the 2016 election cycle, and possibly of the whole political era that has begun, is “The Flight 93 Election.”  Its previously anonymous author turns out to be former Bush …
Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Trump World — Including Steve Bannon — Is Already Looking At The 2018 Midterms  —  WASHINGTON — Well before President Trump's inauguration, his top adviser Steve Bannon met with a few top-tier donors — the kind of donors capable of writing million-dollar checks.
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.
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Matt Hamilton / Los Angeles Times:
Violent protests force cancellation of speech by Breitbart's Milo Yiannopoulos at Berkeley
Christine Rousselle / Townhall.com:
Oh, Okay: Man Who Claimed Mother Died In Iraq Due To Travel Ban Lied  —  They say that a lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has the chance to put its shoes on.  In this case, a lie went viral, was one of the top stories on Reddit, and was used to slander a president before the truth came out.
Brad Plumer / Vox:
After a massive backlash, a Republican yanks his bill to sell off public lands  —  In January, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) introduced a bill in the House that would direct the Bureau of Land Management to sell off 3.3 million acres of federally owned lands — an area the size of Connecticut.
Discussion: Occupy Democrats and ThinkProgress
Linda Girardi / Chicago Tribune:
Rep. Roskam's office cancels Obamacare meeting when reporter shows up  —  A group spills out of the lobby of U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam's office in West Chicago Wednesday after the planned meeting was called off.  (Linda Girardi / The Beacon-News)  —  Privacy Policy
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Scott Pruitt, Trump's E.P.A. Pick, Is Approved by Senate Committee  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans pressed forward on Thursday with the confirmation of President Trump's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, suspending the Environment and Public Works Committee's rules …
Discussion: Common Dreams, Hot Air and The Guardian
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 …
Piers Morgan / Daily Mail:
Trump's no monster... and he's not mad either: While the liberal elites literally lose their minds the polls show that common-sense people quite like the big bad boy in the White House  —  TRUMP'S A MONSTER!  —  There's the popular global narrative for you after just ten days of Donald Trump's tenure …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and neo-neocon
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Foreign policy insider: ‘No readout of Trump-Putin call because White House turned off recording’  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Ilan Berman, vice president of the conservative American Foreign Policy Council think tank, reported that the White House turned off …
Discussion: Politicus USA and Daily Kos
Matt Hamilton / Los Angeles Times:
Iranian man barred from entering U.S. is expected to land at LAX; first to return after court order  —  Hundreds sit Sunday in on the departure level of the Tom Bradley International Terminal to protest President Trump's travel restrictions.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Nicole Duran / Washington Examiner:
Ryan: I've spoken more to Trump in 1 month than I did to Obama in 8 years  —  House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said he and President Trump have talked more in one month than he and former President Barack Obama did throughout the entire Obama presidency.  —  “I spoke to him twice yesterday …
Discussion: Political Wire
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: Polygon and Raw Story
 
 
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump 101: The producer of his own epic film
Discussion: AOL and The Daily Caller
KPTV-TV:
Family of 4-month-old set to have surgery at OHSU impacted by Trump's executive order
Discussion: Salon and Hullabaloo
Reuters:
Iran tested nuclear-capable cruise missile: German newspaper
Discussion: IJR
Bloomberg:
Trump Pentagon Chief Mattis Seeks to Reassure Allies on East Asia Trip
Discussion: ABC News and The Diplomat
Bloomberg:
Trump Raised Record $6.5 Million in Weeks After Winning Election
Associated Press:
Tillerson: Diplomats Must Be a Team Despite Personal Beliefs
Discussion: Politico
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
TX Gov blocks funding over sanctuary policy
 Earlier Items: 
The Hill:
Democrats plot protest for Trump's speech to Congress
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Federal workers turn to encryption to thwart Trump
Timothy Poon / Polygon:
Oculus lawsuit ends with half billion dollar judgment awarded to ZeniMax
Salena Zito / New York Post:
Grassroots rage and the Democrats' crackup
Discussion: Washington Post, Instapundit and IJR
Sarah Posner / The Nation:
Leaked Draft of Trump's Religious Freedom Order Reveals Sweeping Plans to Legalize Discrimination