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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

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The Times in Print for Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Trump Fires Acting Attorney General Who Defied Him

The acting attorney general, Sally Q. Yates, on Monday ordered government lawyers not to defend President Trump’s executive order on immigration in court.

State Dept. Officials Should Quit if They Disagree With Trump, White House Warns

It was yet another stark confrontation between the new president and a federal bureaucracy struggling with the jolting change of power in Washington.

In Ban on Migrants, Trump Supporters See a Promise Kept

President Trump’s new immigration policy has broad support among a broad and deep swath of the electorate that is anxious about terrorism.

For Leaders of U.S. Allies, Getting Close to Trump Can Sting

The leaders of Britain, Mexico, Japan, Canada and even Australia have been burned after what seemed like friendly interactions, causing political troubles.

Questions Raised About Brain Centers Backed by Betsy DeVos

A review of Neurocore’s claims and interviews with medical experts suggest its conclusions are unproven and its methods questionable.

Republicans’ Paths to Unraveling the Dodd-Frank Act

President Trump cannot unravel the law with a stroke of a pen, but congressional Republicans have multiple options for dismantling it.

Boy Scouts, Reversing Century-Old Stance, Will Allow Transgender Boys

The Boy Scouts of America said that the group would begin accepting members based on the gender listed on their application.

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Quotation of the Day
"We heard a Chinese president becoming the leader of the free world."
ANDRÉ LOESEKRUG-PIETRI, a Berlin-based private equity fund manager, on a speech at Davos by President Xi Jinping asserting that China will be a reliable champion of expanded trade if the United States steps back.

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