Day 13 – February 2nd, 2017

– Uber Technologies CEO Travis Kalanick Leaves President’s Business Council – Ride sharing company faced criticism for appearing to align with President Donald Trump https://goo.gl/dVI1iq

– Donald Trump often tweets about terror and violence, but said nothing about an attack on Muslims in Quebec City https://goo.gl/PNYr7U

– Questions mount over botched Yemen raid approved by Trump
US military officials say Trump approved counter-terrorism operation without sufficient intelligence or ground support https://goo.gl/fApGKm

– Nordstrom Said to Wind Down Relationship With Ivanka Trump Brand https://goo.gl/ReBKFI

– Senate Democrats’ misleading language on a 60-vote ‘standard’ for Supreme Court nominees https://goo.gl/i1GebQ

– ‘Watching with bated breath’: Massive iceberg set to break off Antarctica https://goo.gl/ZRzm99

– Trump hints at cutting federal funds to UC Berkeley after violent protests over Milo Yiannopoulos https://goo.gl/qwIdrn

– US plans to impose sanctions on multiple Iranian entities, sources say https://goo.gl/A9FfX0

– GOP lawmakers offer bill to repeal law restricting churches’ political activity https://goo.gl/q89iDV

– After Missile Test, a War of Words Erupts Between Trump and Iran https://goo.gl/HqBC1h

– U.S. eases sanctions on Russian intelligence agency https://goo.gl/Bu8DeX

– Trump renews promise to roll back law limiting political activity by churches https://goo.gl/fZd402

– Trump on combative calls with foreign leaders: ‘Don’t worry about it’ – The president is under fire after leaks emerged about his aggressive phones calls with U.S. allies Mexico and Australia. https://goo.gl/hbeIBq

– America’s president – An insurgent in the White House (Great read centered on foreign policy) https://goo.gl/4X2cFu

– Trump at National Prayer Breakfast: Pray for Arnold Schwarzenegger https://goo.gl/fWCD0n

– Steve Bannon: ‘We’re going to war in the South China Sea … no doubt’ https://goo.gl/LGTFVi

– Trump ratchets up rhetoric against Iran in early morning tweets https://goo.gl/nsxZvx

– Mexican government says Trump never threatened to send troops to Mexico https://goo.gl/X0fAa5

– U.N. braces as Trump’s detente with Russia upsets balance of power https://goo.gl/lHxzzZ

– Milo Yiannopoulos event canceled after violence erupts, instigated by a group of about 150 masked agitators who came onto campus and interrupted an otherwise non-violent protest. https://goo.gl/nkvGJg

– Trump Twitter Bursts Throw Decades-Old Alliances Into Disarray https://goo.gl/wnDDr1

– Trump plans to reshape counter-extremism program to focus on Islam: report https://goo.gl/73TsoT

– Matthew McConaughey to Hollywood: ‘It’s time to embrace’ Trump https://goo.gl/Cj1OwY