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4:10 PM ET, February 16, 2017

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Numbers / Pew Research Center:
In First Month, Views of Trump Are Already Strongly Felt, Deeply Polarized  —  Opposition to Trump's refugee policy; improved views of economy  —  Less than a month after Donald Trump took office, the public's initial impressions of the new president are strongly felt, deeply polarized and far more negative than positive.
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Pew Research Center:
1. Early public attitudes about Donald Trump  —  Overall, 39% say they approve of how Trump is handling his job as president, while 56% say they disapprove and 6% do not offer a view.  Job ratings for Trump are more negative than for other recent presidents at similar points in their first terms.
Discussion: Mother Jones
Rasmussen Reports:
in Politics  —  The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows that 55% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump's job performance.  Forty-five percent (45%) disapprove.  —  The latest figures include 38% who Strongly Approve of the way Trump is performing and 36% who Strongly Disapprove.
Wall Street Journal:
Spies Keep Intelligence From Donald Trump  —  U.S. intelligence officials have withheld sensitive intelligence from President Donald Trump because they are concerned it could be leaked or compromised, according to current and former officials familiar with the matter.
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New York Times:
White House Plans to Have Trump Ally Review Intelligence Agencies  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to assign a New York billionaire to lead a broad review of American intelligence agencies, according to administration officials, an effort that members of the intelligence community fear …
Ashley Dejean / Mother Jones:
Exclusive: Classified Memo Tells Intelligence Analysts to Keep Trump's Daily Brief Short  —  Keep it short and free of nuance—that is the new guidance that has recently circulated to some intelligence analysts who compile materials for the President's Daily Brief on security threats around the globe.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Madeline Conway / Politico:
Trump says he called Justice Department to ask them to investigate leaks  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday said he called the Department of Justice to ask officials to investigate the source of recent leaks about his administration to the news media.  —  “Yes, we're looking at them very …
Discussion: RedState and ABC News
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Trump names Alexander Acosta as labor secretary nominee
Discussion: RedState and New York Magazine
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump complains that he ‘inherited a mess’ in rant against media
Discussion: Gothamist
Tara Golshan / Vox:
A guide to what the GOP-led House Oversight Committee will and won't investigate on Trump
Discussion: Daily Wire and Washington Post
Donovan Slack / USA Today:
Trump to name Alexander Acosta as new Labor secretary nominee
Discussion: Infowars
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Leaked Emails Show Justice Clarence Thomas's Wife Pushing Travel Ban  —  Justice Clarence Thomas's wife is organizing in support of President Donald Trump's agenda.  And it might make her husband's life a little complicated.  —  In an email sent to a conservative listserv on Feb. 13 …
Discussion: Daily Kos, The Root, Raw Story and Axios
New York Times:
Transcript and Video: Trump News Conference  —  President Trump on Thursday announced his new nominee for labor secretary, Alexander Acosta, during a news conference at the White House.  Following is a partial transcript of that event, as prepared by the Federal News Service.
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Philip Elliott / TIME:
Inside Donald Trump's White House Chaos  —  For two years, Donald Trump mastered the art of disruption.  Name a political precept and he probably broke it during his improbable march to the White House.  But disruption in government—the rulemaker breaking the rules—turns out to be more costly.
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Jon Schwarz / The Intercept:
Carter Page, at Center of Trump Russian Investigation, Writes Bizarre Letter to DOJ Blaming Hillary Clinton  —  Carter Page, briefly a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump's presidential campaign, sent a peculiar, rambling letter this week to the Department of Justice, asking it to review …
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PBS NewsHour:
CARTER PAGE: Yes.
Discussion: Washington Times
Bloomberg:
Kremlin Tells Media to Cut Back on Fawning Trump Coverage, Sources Say  —  Order comes as hopes fade for improved relations with U.S.  —  Trump was garnering more media mentions in Russia than Putin  —  The Kremlin ordered state media to cut way back on their fawning coverage of President Donald Trump …
Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:
Trump's F-35 Calls Came With a Surprise: Rival CEO Was Listening  —  Boeing CEO said to be in room as Trump phoned program chief  —  Lockheed has faced Trump attacks over cost of F-35 contract  —  Days before taking office, President-elect Donald Trump made two surprise calls …
Chicago Tribune:
Former Obama aide fined $90,000 for illegally lobbying Emanuel on Uber's behalf  —  David Plouffe speaks before United States President Barack Obama appears at campaign fundraiser at Navy Pier in Chicago, IL on April 14, 2011.  —  A former senior executive for Uber who once served …
Discussion: Axios
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Admit it: Trump is unfit to serve  —  Let's not mumble or whisper about the central issue facing our country: What is this democratic nation to do when the man serving as president of the United States plainly has no business being president of the United States?
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New York Times:
Time for Congress to Investigate Mr. Trump's Ties to Russia
Discussion: Politico and The Week
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
G.O.P.'s Grand Visions for Congress Now Look Like a Mirage  —  WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans, who craved unified control of the government to secure their aggressive conservative agenda, have instead found themselves on a legislative elliptical trainer, gliding toward nowhere.
Discussion: Politico, Daily Kos and The Atlantic
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German Lopez / Vox:
Trump keeps lying about his Electoral College victory  —  He made two false claims about his win at a news conference on Thursday.  —  President Donald Trump made two false claims about his 2016 victory early in his news conference on Thursday: He said he won 306 Electoral College votes …
Discussion: Politico
Katie Mettler / Washington Post:
‘This is really unprecedented’: ICE detains woman seeking domestic abuse protection at Tex. courthouse  —  A hearing in El Paso County in Texas went from ordinary to “unprecedented” last week when half a dozen Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents showed up at a courthouse …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Hit & Run
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Marty Schladen / El Paso Times:
ICE detains domestic-violence victim in court
Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Martial arts academy posts how-to video for defending against Trump handshake  —  A mixed martial arts online magazine has posted a tutorial from a jiu-jitsu academy on how to defend against President Trump's handshakes.  —  Recent meetings with foreign leaders have brought attention to the president's handshake.
Discussion: RedState and Washington Post
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
About ‘The Press Conference’  —  This is that rare time when I think the cliched phrase is appropriate: That press conference speaks for itself.  There's very little I can think to add.  It all amounts to a confirmation of what most of us already know.  This man is not emotionally …
Discussion: RedState
Jim VandeHei / Axios:
The media IS the opposition party  —  President Trump claims traditional media represent a stronger, more effective opposition party than the Democrats.  So far, he's undeniably correct.  —  This has only a little to do with the Democrats.  They have no power in Congress …
Discussion: RedState
Richard Pollock / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: How The Nation's Spooks Played The Game ‘Kill Mike Flynn’  —  Ted Cruz Tries To Wreck Liz Warren's Legacy With One Sentence  —  Democrats Announce HUGE Show Of No-Confidence In Crucial Senate Race  —  Why Did The FBI Just Release Trump Real Estate Records From The 70s?  —  US |
Amir Tibon / Haaretz:
Former U.S. Ambassadors Urge Senate Not to Confirm Friedman as Trump's Israel Envoy  —  Five former U.S. ambassadors to Israel sent a letter on Wednesday to members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, urging them to reject the nomination of President Trump's candidate for ambassador to Israel …
Kurt Eichenwald / Newsweek:
U.S. ALLIES CONDUCT INTELLIGENCE OPERATION AGAINST TRUMP STAFF AND ASSOCIATES, INTERCEPTED COMMUNICATIONS  —  U.S. DONALD TRUMP RUSSIA  —  As part of intelligence operations being conducted against the United States for the last seven months, at least one Western European ally intercepted …
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Trump says ‘I inherited a mess,’ blasts media and detractors at combative news conference  —  President Trump on Thursday aired his grievances against the news media, the intelligence community and his detractors generally in a sprawling, stream-of-consciousness news conference …
Chris Brito / New York's PIX11:
Man found dead with zip-ties around neck inside TriBeCa jewelry store  —  TRIBECA, Manhattan - A man was found dead with zip-ties around his neck inside his TriBeCa jewelry store, NYPD sources said Thursday.  —  The grisly discovery was made around 6 p.m. Wednesday at the family-owned World …
Discussion: WTVR-TV and Gothamist
 
 
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Hannah Devlin / The Guardian:
Woolly mammoth on the verge of resurrection, scientists say
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David Brody / CBN.com:
This Just In From CNN: More Fake News!
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NBC News:
Trump Announces Alexander Acosta as New Labor Secretary Pick
Discussion: Above the Law
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump: Leakers will ‘pay a big price’
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
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Bloomberg:
Republicans Fret Over Slow Pace of Congress Early in Trump Term
Discussion: Washington Post and Rush
USA Today:
Eiffel Tower to be surrounded by $20M bulletproof glass wall by year's end
Discussion: The Week and The Daily Caller
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
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