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12:00 PM ET, February 10, 2017

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Bwittes / Lawfare:
How to Read (and How Not to Read) Today's 9th Circuit Opinion  —  Today's 9th Circuit decision is a bit less of a big deal than it will play in the press tomorrow; it will play big both because of the high stakes of the current litigation and because of some rhetorical excess in the opinion itself.
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Eugene Kontorovich / Washington Post:
The 9th Circuit's dangerous and unprecedented use of campaign statements to block presidential policy  —  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has just upheld a nationwide temporary injunction on President Trump's executive order relating to refugees and visas from certain countries.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
3 key Trump mistakes that led to the travel ban court defeat  —  President Donald Trump's three-week-old administration took a thrashing from a federal appeals court Thursday as a panel of three judges unanimously rejected his request to resume enforcement of his controversial travel ban executive order.
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Axios
Fox News:
Republicans push bill to split up ‘nutty 9th Circuit’
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Federal appeals court rules 3 to 0 against Trump on travel ban
Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
Why The Ninth Circuit Ruled Against Trump's Refugee Order
James Piereson / The New Criterion:
The president should withdraw his executive order
Discussion: Power Line
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
National security adviser Flynn discussed sanctions with Russian ambassador, despite denials, officials say  —  National security adviser Michael Flynn privately discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with that country's ambassador to the United States during the month before President Trump took office …
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New York Times:
Flynn Is Said to Have Talked to Russians About Sanctions Before Trump Took Office  —  WASHINGTON — Weeks before President Trump's inauguration, his national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, discussed American sanctions against Russia, as well as areas of possible cooperation …
CNN:
Anger erupts at Republican town halls  —  Murfreesboro, Tennessee (CNN)More than seven years after angry anti-Obamacare town halls erupted across the country, raw emotions are boiling over again — this time, as the Republican Party under President Donald Trump gears up to dismantle Barack Obama's legacy.
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The Salt Lake / Salt Lake Tribune:
Watch: Utahns instigate while Chaffetz rebuffs their calls to investigate  —  Amid constant booing, the Republican has a hard time trying to answer questions about public lands, Trump and immigration.  —  Rep. Jason Chaffetz tried to respond to questions, but many of his answers went unheard.
Karoli Kuns / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Jason Chaffetz Town Hall Filled With Over 1000 Angry Constituents
Greg Bluestein / Political Insider blog:
Anti-Trump protesters pack Perdue, Isakson event
Discussion: Raw Story
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump vexed by challenges, scale of government  —  Being president is harder than Donald Trump thought, according to aides and allies who say that he's growing increasingly frustrated with the challenges of running the massive federal bureaucracy.  —  In interviews, nearly two dozen people who've spent …
Associated Press:
UNDER FIRE, CONWAY MAINTAINS SUPPORT OF THE PRESIDENT  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Kellyanne Conway, the high-profile White House counselor, has come under fire from Democratic and Republican lawmakers, fact checkers and the media.  But she's so far maintained the support of her boss, President Donald Trump.
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Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Solidcore gym founder calls out Ivanka Trump after workout  —  The owner of trendy Washington-area gym chain Solidcore lashed out at Ivanka Trump over Facebook on Thursday after finding out the president's eldest daughter took her exercise class.  —  “What you do when you find out Ivanka Trump just took …
Discussion: Washington Times
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Cooper withdraws from solicitor general consideration
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Americans Now Evenly Divided on Impeaching Trump  —  PPP's new national poll finds that Donald Trump's popularity as President has declined precipitously just over the last two weeks.  On our first poll of his Presidency voters were evenly divided on Trump, with 44% approving of him and 44% also disapproving.
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Analysis: Ninth Circuit Would Allow 9/11 Hijacker to Sue to Come to U.S.  —  The judgment of the Ninth Circuit upholding the temporary restraining order (TRO) against President Donald Trump's recent executive order restricting travel from seven terror-prone countries would have allowed …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Court Refuses to Reinstate Travel Ban, Dealing Trump Another Legal Loss
David French / National Review:
The Ninth Circuit Just Issued a Dangerous Ruling against Donald Trump's Immigration Order
Discussion: Power Line
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Taboo Italian Thinker Is Enigma to Many, but Not to Bannon  —  ROME — Those trying to divine the roots of Stephen K. Bannon's dark and at times apocalyptic worldview have repeatedly combed over a speech that Mr. Bannon, President Trump's ideological guru, made in 2014 to a Vatican conference …
Discussion: The Atlantic and Raw Story
Art Swift / Gallup:
Americans See US World Standing as Worst in a Decade  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans believe the world at large sees the U.S. more unfavorably (57%) than favorably (42%), their worst assessment of the country's image in 10 years.  A year ago, Americans' perceptions were more positive than negative.
Discussion: Vox
CBS News:
Mexican foreign minister helped Jared Kushner re-write Trump border wall speech  —  Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray personally made changes to President Donald Trump's speech announcing an executive order calling for the construction of a border wall, according to Mexican officials.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Jared Kushner proves to be a shadow diplomat on U.S.-Mexico talks
Discussion: Political Wire
Gordon G. Chang / The Daily Beast:
China Hangs Tough.  Trump Folds.  China Ups the Ante.  —  On Thursday night, President Trump told his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, that he accepted the “One China” policy.  The acknowledgement, made during a phone conversation, appears to be a capitulation to Beijing's demands.
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New York Times:
Trump Tells Xi Jinping U.S. Will Honor ‘One China’ Policy
Haaretz:
Le Pen: French Jews Will Have to Give Up Israeli Citizenship  —  Asked specifically about Jews and Israel, she said: 'Israel isn't an EU member.'  —  In a France ruled by the far-right Marine Le Pen, Jewish citizens will be forced to give up their Israeli citizenship, the Front National party leader said on Thursday.
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
The Madness of King Donald  —  I guess I should start by saying this is not a blog.  Nor is it what one might call a column.  It's an experiment of sorts to see if there's something in between those two.  Most Fridays, from now on, I'll be writing in this space about, among other things …
Michelle Moons / Breitbart:
Kamala Harris's First Bill: Lawyers for Border Detainees  —  California's newest U.S. Senator, Kamala Harris, revealed her first piece of legislation on Thursday, the Access to Counsel Act, which targets President Donald Trump's travel restriction executive order by providing lawyers …
israelhayom.com:
'I won't condemn Israel, it's been through enough'  —  “I understand Israel very well and I respect Israel. ...  I would like to see peace [between Israel and the Palestinians] and beyond,” U.S. President Donald Trump told Israel Hayom in an exclusive interview Thursday …
TMZ.com:
Shia LaBeouf — ‘He Will Not Divide Us’ Protest Closed Due to Potential Violence  —  Shia LaBeouf vowed Donald Trump would not divide us, but the museum where he held the protest did — the 24/7 webcam has been shut down.  —  The Museum of the Moving Image in NYC says it turned off …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Jose Moran:
Time for Tesla to Listen  —  I'm proud to be part of a team that is bringing green cars to the masses.  As a production worker at Tesla's plant in Fremont for the past four years, I believe Tesla is one of the most innovative companies in the world.  We are working hard to build the world's #1 car—not just electric, but overall.
David Brooks / New York Times:
A Gift for Donald Trump  —  If you could give Donald Trump the gift of a single trait to help his presidency, what would it be?  —  My first thought was that prudence was the most important gift one could give him.  Prudence is the ability to govern oneself with the use of reason.
 
 
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