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CNBC reports: President Donald Trump on Wednesday took to Twitter to voice his outrage at U.S. federal appeals court judges, who are weighing the temporary suspension of immigration restrictions order. “If the U.S. does not win this case as it so obviously should, we can never have the security and safety to which we are entitled. Politics!” he tweeted. The …

NBC News reports: Twitter, Uber, Google and Apple were among 97 companies to file a friend-of-the-court brief early on Monday with a federal appeals court hearing challenges to President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration. “The order effects a sudden shift in the rules governing entry into the United States, and is inflicting substantial harm on U.S. companies,” the amicus …

The Hill reports: White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Monday defended President Trump’s executive order on immigration after a federal judge issued a ruling halting the order. “The law is very clear that the president has broad powers to keep this country safe and limit access to people that can come into this country,” Spicer told Fox News. “He …

The Washington Post reports: President Trump on Saturday morning ripped into a federal judge’s decision to temporarily block enforcement of his controversial travel ban. “When a country is no longer able to say who can, and who cannot , come in & out, especially for reasons of safety &.security — big trouble!” Trump posted on Twitter. He also appeared to …

The Washington Post reports: Over 100,000 visas have been revoked as a result of President Trump’s ban on travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries, an attorney for the government revealed in Alexandria federal court Friday. The number came out during a hearing in a lawsuit filed by attorneys for two Yemeni brothers who arrived at Dulles International Airport last Saturday. …

The Hill reports: President Trump said Wednesday people could call his executive order barring refugees and people from seven predominately Muslim countries from entering the U.S. whatever they’d like amid questions over whether the measure is a “ban.” White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Tuesday said the president’s executive order is not a “travel ban.” Spicer blamed the media …

Politico reports: White House press secretary Sean Spicer insisted on Tuesday at his daily briefing that the executive order signed by the president last week does not constitute a “travel ban.” Just over an hour earlier, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said the same. Those statements put both men at odds with their boss, President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly …

The Hill reports: Former Speaker Newt Gingrich on Tuesday slammed Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) for his emotional reaction at a press conference following President Trump’s executive order on immigration. “It really bothered me that Chuck Schumer could bring up a few tears for people that are not being killed, not being shot, not being imprisoned, they are simply …

Salon reports: A day after signing the controversial executive order that barred travelers from Muslim-majority countries, President Donald Trump told a pool of reporters that he thought the execution on the ground, at the airports, “was working out very nicely.” Seth Meyers was having none of that. The “Late Night” host dedicated his “Closer Look” segment to the apparent Muslim …

The New York Times reports: President Trump fired his acting attorney general on Monday after she defiantly refused to defend his immigration executive order, accusing the Democratic holdover of trying to obstruct his agenda for political reasons. Taking action in an escalating crisis for his 10-day-old administration, Mr. Trump declared that Sally Q. Yates had “betrayed” the administration, the White …

The New York Times reports: Acting Attorney General Sally Q. Yates, a holdover from the Obama administration, ordered the Justice Department on Monday not to defend President Trump’s executive order on immigration in court. “I am responsible for ensuring that the positions we take in court remain consistent with this institution’s solemn obligation to always seek justice and stand for …

Politico reports: Former President Barack Obama’s office released a statement Monday supporting the protests going on around the country, and speaking out against discriminating against individuals because of their faith or religion, saying “American values are at stake.” Kevin Lewis, spokesman for Obama in his post-presidency, said that Obama — who has been threading the balance between the tradition of …

Minister Of Propaganda Kellyanne Conway battled George Stephanopoulos this morning over Trump’s tweeted claim that Lindsey Graham and John McCain want to start World War III. As she always does, Conway bobbed and weaved and shouted “SQUIRREL!” at every opportunity. Here’s a recap: “Kellyanne, these are Republican Senators!” Stephanopoulos shot back. Again, she invoked the beginning of Trump Tweets instead …

Mediaite reports: The son of one of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn seems to have lost his Twitter account. Michael Flynn Jr. works as a business partner and as personal chief of staff for his father. Flynn Jr. has drawn attention in recent weeks for his habit of spreading conspiracy theories among his usual promotions of President Trump‘s agenda. As …

The Huffington Post reports: President Donald Trump on Monday mocked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for shedding tears over the plight of refugees. “I don’t see him as a crier,” Trump said of Schumer, and asked whether the senator had hired an “acting coach.” “There’s about a 5 percent chance that it was real, but I think they were …

CBS News reports: Starbucks says it will hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years, a response to President Donald Trump’s indefinite suspension of Syrian refugees and temporary travel bans that apply to six other Muslim-majority nations. Howard Schultz, the coffee retailer’s chairman and CEO, said in a letter to employees Sunday that the hiring would apply to stores worldwide …

“A blanket ‘immigration ban’? No, it is not. That is a fake news headline. Even so-called conservative websites groveling for clicks are making more out of President Trump’s action to fully vet foreigners’ intentions upon U.S. entrance than it obviously is. Trump is doing what the majority recognized was necessary to secure our borders. Voters asked for it, he promised …

Slate reports: The American Civil Liberties Union broke all its fundraising records this weekend as it became the main group challenging President Donald Trump’s immigration restrictions. The ACLU raised $24,164,691 this weekend from 356,306 online donations after Trump signed the order suspending the country’s refugee program and banning entry into the United States of citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries. …

Fortune reports: President Donald Trump on Monday sought to deflect blame for the chaos and confusion that his executive order clamping down on immigration caused this weekend at airports around the country, wrongly blaming Delta Airlines in the wake of a “systems outage” that caused delays and cancelations. Delta’s snafu didn’t begin until after outrage over Trump’s order to bar …

The Hill reports: President Donald Trump defended his executive order on immigration and refugee policy Sunday afternoon in two tweets, posted at around the same time the White House released a statement from the president. The statement stressed the importance of keeping the country safe and denied that the order amounts to a Muslim ban. But the tweets were a …