Appeals court hears arguments on Trump’s travel ban

https://twitter.com/JamesFallows/status/829108849613287428

Earlier, billionaire Republican donor Betsy DeVos was confirmed as Education Secretary. In an unprecedented occurrence, the Vice-President had to break a tie in the Senate, with Mike Pence securing the confirmation after a 50-50 vote.

https://twitter.com/jbarro/status/829049594793295872

https://twitter.com/gabrielsnyder/status/829102659416244226

https://twitter.com/TheDairylandDon/status/829048868675391488

Elsewhere in Trumpworld..

and lest you thought the practice was somehow restricted to the south…

https://twitter.com/joshgreenman/status/829075331604762628

and although this might seem funny, it’s really not..

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And in BREXIT BRITAIN

https://twitter.com/philippesands/status/829104415000973312

 

‘Dishonest press not reporting terror attacks’ Trump tells troops

Update:

https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/828769886071578625

https://twitter.com/pierre/status/828860866892173312

https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/828787089458208768

and, away from doing the White House’s bidding,

Earlier:

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‘If something happens, blame him..’

Fallout continues from two pretty jaw-dropping statements from the commander-in-chief; one a tweet, one a response to a pre-Super Bowl interview question from Bill O’Reilly…

https://twitter.com/fmanjoo/status/828353518268329984

https://twitter.com/StephensWSJ/status/828047211762155520

https://twitter.com/michaelcrowley/status/828283263957479424

Thread..

https://twitter.com/AdamWeinstein/status/828281630431277058

What’s happening is no joke, but this is hilarious..

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Meanwhile, in France…

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It’s the Super Bowl…

https://twitter.com/rezaaslan/status/827629905156247553

 

 

 

 

Judge blocks Trump travel ban

Update 2.30 am London time

https://twitter.com/jenniferbeals/status/827704335874170880

 

Earlier: Ryan says Iran deal ‘likely to stay’ despite fresh sanctions

Iran said it would take reciprocal steps after the US imposed fresh sanctions, calling them the acts of “an inexperienced person.” Meanwhile, House Speaker Paul Ryan told NBC’s ‘Meet The Press’ that  while he supported the new sanctions, the nuclear deal with Iran negotiated under President Obama was likely set to stay in place.

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https://twitter.com/AlumniUSC/status/827585842843488256

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https://twitter.com/GallahersBlues/status/827640705799565312

Finally…

https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/827598387071512578

 

 

 

 

Dear God…

The National Prayer Breakfast in Washington is apparently now the arena to discuss television criticism and analyze the latest ratings.

Now, all of that might be marginally amusing if this wasn’t happening at the same time…

https://twitter.com/Max_Fisher/status/827249728987475968

and

https://twitter.com/samueloakford/status/827222339150557188

Wait, what..?

Meanwhile back in….

BREXIT BRITAIN

But hey, looks like there’s an upside after all…

 

 

MPs set Article 50 in motion

The House of Commons easily passed the first reading of the government’s bill enabling the activation of Article 50 to trigger Britain’s exit from the EU.

https://twitter.com/DRUDGE_REPORT/status/826908173080555520

https://twitter.com/ezlusztig/status/826919944998756357

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TRUMP’S AMERICA

aaaand, right on cue….

https://twitter.com/jeffmueller/status/826920269491085317

Senate fight looms over Trump’s Supreme Court pick Gorsuch

https://twitter.com/Anthony/status/826647137001824256

https://twitter.com/jadewalker/status/826648163612258305

https://twitter.com/kevinroose/status/826630781892251648