The Factor began with the just-released decision from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld a lower court ruling overturning the temporary travel ban from seven nations. Here are some excerpts from the Talking Points Memo:

"The Trump administration believes that terrorists from nations with no central control can get to the USA in a way that is far too dangerous. Hypothetically, an ISIS killer could board a plane in Libya with a fake passport, fly to Paris and then to New York City. The president wants to impose stronger security oversight on Libya and six other nations that are essentially in chaos. Federal law seems to favor the president, so he suspended immigration from seven countries for 90 days. Washington and Minnesota challenged the travel ban, saying it harmed businesses and individuals and was unconstitutional because it targeted Muslims. A federal judge blocked President Trump's order and the Federal Appeals Court has just upheld that block. The three appeals judges essentially ruled that there is no urgency to stop travel from those countries and that there are strong arguments on both sides of the argument. The judges also ruled that no irreparable injury would be caused by a stay of the president's order. Talking Points believes there is more than a little political motivation in this case. Minnesota and Washington joined because of liberal politics, they believe President Trump is anti-Muslim. As for the Appeals Court, it is impossible to say what motivated its decision. President Trump says his Justice Department will take it to the Supreme Court, and I say good! Let's see if federal law as written means anything. In the meantime, anyone coming here from the seven nations cited by President Trump can expect a substantial wait at the airport."

The Factor spoke about the ruling with former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. "When this is all said and done," he predicted, "President Trump will win overwhelmingly because of the breadth of his authority in this area. This court has essentially violated the separation of powers by restraining that authority." But liberal attorney Elizabeth Wydra argued that President Trump's travel ban far exceeds his power. "Both you and Mr. Cuccinelli left out the Constitution. While it's true that the president has authority over national security and immigration, he must exercise that in compliance with the Constitution. That was one of the most important messages from the 9th Circuit Court. The Supreme Court has declared that the due process clause applies to citizens and non-residents alike."

Judge Jeanine Pirro entered the No Spin Zone with more on the decision by Nordstrom to stop carrying Ivanka Trump's signature line of clothing. "Nordstrom is responding to demands of a group on social media that hates the Trumps," she theorized. "The brand was selling very well for many years and then all of a sudden it's going down and other companies are joining Nordstrom. They are caving to the far left and Nordstrom acted at their peril. The Factor agreed, saying, "Many Trump supporters are not going to Nordstrom and this is not going to help them."

When far left Senator Elizabeth Warren attacked Senator Jeff Sessions by reading from a 30-year-old letter, she was told she was violating a Senate rule that prevents one member from impugning the motives of another. The Factor spoke about the controversy with Warren supporter Kerry Kennedy, daughter of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. "She was examining the appropriateness of Jeff Sessions being named Attorney General," Kennedy said, "and she was bringing legitimate questions and should not have been silenced. The rule was put into place so that senators would not attack each other, but in this case she was talking about a candidate for Attorney General." The Factor argued that Senator Warren clearly violated Senate rules, saying "She wanted to grandstand for her own constituency."

A grand jury in Washington DC has been indicting people who committed acts of violence on Inauguration Day. FNC's Eric Shawn entered the No Spin Zone with the bottom line. "So far 230 people have been charged," he reported, "and 209 have been indicted. This is very serious because these are felony rioting charges with a possible sentence of ten years and a $20,000 fine. They are getting tough on these types of anarchist protests." Shawn added that the Wounded Warrior Project has received a clean bill of financial health from both the Better Business Bureau and Charity Navigator. Trish Regan of the Fox Business Network turned to a new poll showing that Democrats and Republicans vary widely on as to whether Islam encourages violence. "66% of Democrats believe that Islam is no more violent than any other religion," she said. "Part of it is the political correctness and the efforts by President Obama to say it's not 'Islamic' terrorism. People don't want to believe that it could have anything to do with the religion."

There has been a rash of totally bogus news reports that are put out and believed by many people. Bernie Goldberg elaborated on the danger of these manufactured stories. "This can have a very negative effect on straight news," he said. "Any time you mix something that is fake with something that is real, whether it is art or money or news, you don't know what to believe when the fake looks real. As it pertains to news, this stuff starts out in the sewer and, in the blink of an eye, it's everywhere. That erodes the credibility of real news." The Factor reiterated a stern warning, saying, "Do not take your news from the Internet!"

Hundreds of high school students walked out of class in New York City this week to protest President Trump's temporary travel ban. Jesse Watters spoke with a few of them, who had this to say: "I'm cutting my calculus class, and if the teacher fails me, he's an a******" ... "The travel ban is un-American" ... "He wants to ban people from this country" ... "I'm not completely sure which countries are on the list" ... "America is a haven of terrorism!" Watters concluded that, of the dozen or so students he spoke with, approximately zero had any real clue about the subject they were protesting.

Bryan Krahel, Huntington, NY: "Mr. O, I am a proud public school teacher and I know you were a teacher as well. However, I find it appalling that you embrace Betsy DeVos. Charter schools are not a panacea to the problems of inner city schools."

Chris Doty, Grapevine, TX: "Senator Franken may have taken big money from the teachers' unions but Ms. DeVos has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Republicans. Shame on you, O'Reilly."

John Meola, Mamaroneck, NY: "Al Franken for president and Jill Stein for vice president. The Frankenstein ticket!"

Pete Lehle, Houston, TX: "Bill, you and Miller don't know who took Tom Brady's jersey? Putin has it."

A new book called 'Imperator, Deus' tells the remarkable story of Constantine the Great and the early Christian Church. The author, John Prann, just happens to be the proud father of Fox News correspondent Elizabeth Prann.