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6:35 AM ET, March 1, 2017

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CNN:
7 in 10 Speech-Watchers Say Trump Boosted Optimism  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's first address to Congress received largely positive reviews from viewers, with 57% who tuned in saying they had a very positive reaction to the speech, according to a new CNN/ORC poll of speech-watchers.
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
A Great Night For Trump and Republicans  —  I don't have much to say about President Trump's speech to Congress tonight, beyond the obvious.  The speech itself was tremendous, and Trump delivered it effectively, often passionately.  It was an interesting reminder of how much better Trump is …
CNN:
Donald Trump's Congress speech (full text)  —  PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP'S ADDRESS TO A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS  —  TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:  —  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and Citizens of America:
Discussion: The Resurgent, KFOR-TV and The Nation
ABC News:
Trump gives GOP leaders rallying cry, roadmap for change  —  President Donald Trump gave Republican congressional leaders a rallying cry and even a roadmap as they try to push through a sweeping and divisive agenda on health care, taxes and more.  —  In his first address to a joint session of Congress …
Discussion: Axios, Politico and Associated Press
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Key moments from Trump's speech  —  President Donald Trump, who only Monday described the experience of his new job as “surreal,” stood in the well of the House Tuesday night and addressed a joint session of Congress about his plans — and hopes — for the months ahead.
Discussion: Washington Post
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Congressional Republicans Were Desperately Hoping For More Information From Trump.  He Gave Them None.
Discussion: Vox
Aidan Quigley / Politico:
Trump's speech by the numbers
Discussion: Washington Post
CNN:
Source: Trump would like to see compromise immigration bill  —  Official: Trump eager for immigration bill  — The President envisions a bill where those who haven't committed any serious crimes could stay in the US legally  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump is eager to pass an immigration bill …
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BuzzFeed:
Trump Gets Anonymity After Dissing Anonymous Sources  —  On Friday, Trump said the media “shouldn't be allowed to use sources unless they use somebody's name.”  On Tuesday, he spoke as a “senior administration official” in stories.  —  Donald Trump on Friday railed against the media's use of anonymous sources in stories.
Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Donald Trump Lunches with Jake Tapper, George Stephanopoulos, Chuck Todd
Facebook:
Trump Says “Sometimes It's The Reverse,” When Asked About Anti-Semitic Threats And Attacks  —  WASHINGTON — Asked about the recent wave of anti-Semitic attacks and threats across the nation, President Trump on Tuesday told a group of state attorneys general that “sometimes it's the reverse …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump may be hinting that anti-Semitic incidents are false flags. It wouldn't be the first time.
Adam Edelman / New York Daily News:
President Trump suggests anti-Semitic threats across U.S. are coming from within Jewish community
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Democratic women plan to wear white to Trump's address  —  Women in the House Democratic Caucus will be wearing white during President Trump's joint address to Congress on Tuesday in honor of women's suffrage.  —  Dozens of the female lawmakers were spotted wearing white …
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Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
Pelosi: Why Yes-We're Looking At Ways To Impeach Trump
Discussion: Power Line
Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
FBI once planned to pay former British spy who authored controversial Trump dossier  —  The former British spy who authored a controversial dossier on behalf of Donald Trump's political opponents alleging ties between Trump and Russia reached an agreement with the FBI a few weeks before the election …
Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg:
In Video, Uber CEO Argues With Driver Over Falling Fares  —  Travis Kalanick tells a driver to take responsibility for his problems and boasts about a tough culture.  —  by  —  When Uber Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick takes an Uber, he prefers a black car, the high-end service his company introduced in 2010.
Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Trump passes blame for Yemen raid to his generals: ‘They lost Ryan’  —  Weeks after a U.S. naval officer was killed in a covert mission in Yemen, Trump has resisted accepting responsibility for authorizing the mission and the subsequent death of Senior Chief Petty Officer William “Ryan” Owens.
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Trump is performing the role of president, not doing the job  —  He doesn't want to be president, he just wants to play one on TV.  —  The Donald Trump Show is getting stale, old, and, frankly, a little bit boring.  —  President Trump's big speech before Congress on Tuesday night was the epitome of the show.
Lindsey Bever / Washington Post:
‘I certainly meant no disrespect’: Kellyanne Conway addresses her pose in the Oval Office photo  —  Amid a debate over a photo showing White House adviser Kellyanne Conway's casual posture while sitting on an Oval Office couch, she stressed to The Washington Post on Tuesday that the focus …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The Conway picture is only a small error in Trump's swing-and-a-miss black college event
Daniel Nussbaum / Breitbart:
Report: Leonardo DiCaprio Flew ‘Eyebrow Artist’ 7,500 Miles for Oscars  —  Leonardo DiCaprio apparently spared no expense while getting ready for last weekend's Academy Awards — the Oscar-winning actor and environmental activist reportedly flew a renowned “eyebrow artist” …
Jeet Heer / New Republic:
The Failure of Pro-Trump Intellectualism  —  The new American Affairs journal whitewashes the president's politics and aims to hoodwink elite conservatives into believing that he's just like them.  —  President Donald Trump doesn't care much for reading, but he does like magazines—when his face is on the cover.
Politico:
Excerpts: Trump's address to Congress  —  Excerpts from President Donald Trump's Tuesday remarks to Congress as prepared for delivery .  —  Each American generation passes the torch of truth, liberty and justice - in an unbroken chain all the way down to the present.
New York Times:
Trump, in Optimistic Address, Asks Congress to End ‘Trivial Fights’  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump, in his first address to a joint session of Congress, defended his tumultuous presidency on Tuesday and said he was eager to reach across party lines and put aside “trivial fights” to help ordinary Americans.
New York Times:
Fact Check: Trump's First Address to Congress  —  Reporters from The New York Times are fact checking President Trump's first address to Congress.  Watch live video and get real-time updates, too.  —  Families of people killed by undocumented immigrants have been “ignored by our media.”
Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
President plans to issue new executive order restricting travel at White House Wednesday  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump plans to sign a revised executive order banning travel Wednesday, which is likely to apply only to future visa applicants from seven majority Muslim countries tabbed as terror risks …
Tom Newton Dunn / The Sun:
DONALD DUCKS VISIT Donald Trump postpones state visit to Britain in attempt to avoid controversy after protests and MPs' objections  —  The US President and PM Theresa May agreed to delay the visit in the hope that outrage over Trump's travel ban would die down
Brian Bennett / Los Angeles Times:
The real goal of Trump's executive orders: Reduce the number of immigrants in the U.S.  —  President Trump ordered a vast overhaul of immigration law enforcement during his first week in office.  Here are Trump's deportation orders by the numbers.  (Feb. 6, 2017)
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Holder: Obama is ‘ready to roll’  —  Barack Obama is getting closer to making his public reappearance in politics, his friend and former Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday.  —  Holder said he's been talking to the former president about ways — including fundraising and interacting …
Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
Trump to remove Iraq from travel ban list in revised executive order: report  —  A forthcoming executive order from the Trump administration banning travel from predominantly Muslim countries will no longer include Iraq, according to the Associated Press.  —  The order is a revision …
Discussion: Politico
 
 
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