President Trump, meet the resistance

View this email in your browser Brought to you by USATODAY.com Just another manic Monday New presidents are known for starting off with moves to show a new person is in charge, but not until President Trump has there been such a whirlwind of action that has so disrupted the political order. The heart of the upheaval is a ban that blocks refugees from entering the United States and temporarily bars citizens from seven Muslim-majority nations. Trump defended his policy by claiming it's similar to President Obama's plan in 2011, but facts show  the Obama administration's actions were limited to one country and in response to a specific threat. Trump's order on Friday drew thousands of protesters to airports, city halls and town squares across the nation. (Obama chimed in to say he likes that.) Advocacy groups are fighting the travel ban and raising money in  record  numbers. Starbucks pledged to hire 10,000 refugees in the 75 countries where it operates, and Google created a $4 million crisis fund to fight Trump's immigration order. Meanwhile, the White House said it ain't no thing  that Trump gave his chief strategist Steve Bannon a seat on the National Security Council. Spokesman Sean Spicer said the administration is just being super transparent. Critics have called for Bannon's removal. Tuesday promises to be just as eventful when Trump announces his nomination for the Supreme Court. Our earliest known human ancestor lacked something pretty essential A freaky-looking creature that lived about 450 million years ago and now takes the prize as humanity's earliest ancestor had a massive mouth and no detectable anus, according to a study released Monday.  Yup, that means it may have eaten and excreted through its mouth. Scientists believe "Saccorhytus" was a common ancestor of many species and the earliest step yet found on the evolutionary path that eventually led to humans hundreds of millions of years later. The creature was probably no more than a millimeter in size, and likely lived between grains of sand on the seabed. When it comes to the Pats, haters really hatin' Any team that wins as much as the New England Patriots is going to draw its share of haters, but controversy and scandal have swelled the ranks of the Pats' detractors. "Deflategate" and "Spygate" added to the perception of head coach Bill Belichick as an evil genius and helped make the team  second-to-last in USA TODAY's likability ranking. Quarterback Tom Brady's public friendship with President Trump hasn't helped matters. Brady may not see why it's "such a big deal," but USA TODAY's Nancy Armour says  that after this weekend, when "the country boiled over in rage and indignation at Trump's decision to turn America's back on refugees" Brady no longer gets a free pass on the issue. "Brady inserted himself into the national firestorm," she writes, and he should expect plenty of Trump-related questions as the Patriots head into their seventh Super Bowl in 16 seasons. The Internet is feeling things about Ivanka's $5,000 dress Timing is everything. As chaos swirled over President Trump's immigration order, his daughter Ivanka posted pictures  of herself and husband Jared Kushner dressed to the nines — she in a $5,000 silvery gown by Carolina Herrera. The photo's timing lit a fuse. Twitter called her tone-deaf. Users compared her gown to trauma blankets worn by refugees. There were also some not-so-subtle references to French Queen Marie Antoinette who supposedly said, "Let them eat cake." The latest on the deadly Quebec mosque shooting Authorities have charged Alexandre Bissonnette with six counts of first- degree murder in the attack Sunday at a Quebec City mosque — a rare mass shooting in Canada and the country's first lethal attack on a mosque. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called it an act of terror. Want the Short List delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up! This is a compilation of stories from across USA TODAY Contributing: Associated Press Invite others to enjoy The Short List newsletter. Thank you for subscribing to the The Short List. Got some feedback, a tip or just want to say hello? Email us at newsletters@e.usatoday.com. USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Unsubscribe from the The Short List Why did I get this? Update my subscription preferences USA TODAY 7950 Jones Branch Drive McLean, VA 22102

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