Morning
President Trump defends immigration executive order (@realDonaldTrump)
Finance Committee approves Price and Mnuchin with no Democrats present (Townhall)
Jeff Sessions approved by Senate Judiciary Committee (@AP)
Texas Governor Greg Abbott cuts off funding to Travis County over sanctuary policy (Texas Tribune)
UAE defends Trump Administration travel ban, says it is not anti-Muslim (International Business Times)
Ohio paster Dr. Darrell Scott says that Chicago gang leaders have expressed interest in working with President Trump to curb violent crime (CBS Chicago)
President Trump comments on potential meeting with Chicago gangs as a “great idea” (Chicago Sun Times)
President Trump knocks CNN at Black History Month event, calls it “fake news” (The Hill)
Afternoon
Man who claimed mother died due to Trump immigration ban found to be lying (FOX2 Detroit)
Rex Tillerson fully confirmed by Senate for Secretary of State (CNBCnow)
National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, “we are putting Iran on notice” (Mediaite)
Press Secretary Sean Spicer holds press briefing, first time with four “Skype seats” (YouTube)
Reuters Editer-in-Chief Steve Adler addresses staff to change the manner in which they would cover the Trump Administration (Reuters)
Private payrolls grow in January (CNBC)
President Trump and daughter Ivanka make unannounced visit to honor fallen Navy SEAL (AP)
Brexit Bill PASSED by MPs, 498-114 (Daily Mail)
British PM Theresa May defends President Trump during Prime Minister’s questions (YouTube)
Evening
Nancy Pelosi attacks newly nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch (YouTube)
Republicans rebrand their attack on Obamacare, now want to “repaire,” not “repeal” (Bloomberg)
Woman’s Activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali calls women’s march against President Trump “fake feminism” (YouTube)
Swearing in of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (YouTube)
Leaked executive order reveals Trump Administration’s plans for H-1B visas (ZeroHedge)
Excerpt of President Trump’s phone call leaked to the AP claims Trump threatened to send troops into Mexico. White House spokesman did not respond to request for comment, Mexican Foreign Relations Department denied “the negative statements [the AP] refer to” (AP News)
Additional leaked transcripts include President Trump’s phone conversation with Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull. According to the Washington Post, the phone call was a brief and blunt exchange, with Trump blasting Turnbull over refugee agreement. (Washington Post)
Los Angeles Federal Judge orders temporary halt to President Trump’s travel ban (LA Times MSN)
President Trump tweets calling out Iran for positioning Iraq into their sphere of influence (@realDonaldTrump)
UC Berkely campus erupts into violent protests over arrival of Brietbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos (Periscope feed, riots begin at 59 minute mark) (Protesters chased and beaten, YouTube) (girl being interviewed gets peppersprayed) (live YouTube video of riots) (Driver runs through protest crowd with people on his/her car)
President Trump says he will study the “dumb deal” set by the Obama Administration to take in illegal immigrants from Australia (@realDonaldTrump archive)
Former comedian Sarah Silverman urges followers to “join the resistance,” and wait for the military to turn against President Trump (@SarahKSilverman archive)
DHS Secretary says border wall should be complete in two years (Fox News)
President Trump's First 100 Days 