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1:05 PM ET, January 19, 2016

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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:

How Donald Trump defeats Hillary Clinton — If Donald Trump becomes the next president of the United States, there will be plenty of surprises along the way. One of the biggest will be the help he gets from black voters. — According to Republican pollsters and Trump's allies …

Discussion: Instapundit, Washington Monthly, Mashable and Trail Blazers Blog

Benjamin Ginsberg / Politico:

Why the GOP Primary Could Be Even Crazier Than You Think — Welcome to a 2016 Republican presidential primary unlike any other. A crowded field, angry electorate and uncharacteristically divided establishment, not to mention the wild-card role of super PACs, have already made this nominating contest …

ABC News:
The Note: Cruz Takes On Trump

Discussion: Politico, RedState and Political Wire

Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Gets Set for a Long Slog Against Bernie Sanders

Discussion: CNN, NBC News, Politico, National Review, Political Wire, The Week, iPolitics, Bloomberg Business, Washington Free Beacon and VICE

Nick Gass / Politico:

Cruz aide: ‘Deeply disappointed’ if Palin endorsed Trump — A Sarah Palin endorsement of Donald Trump would do more damage to Palin's conservative credentials than it would to Ted Cruz, the candidate's communications director said Tuesday, remarking that he would be “deeply disappointed.”

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Bloomberg.com, RedState, Talking Points Memo, Telegraph, The Week, The Slot, Balloon Juice, addictinginfo.org, Washington Post, Daily Kos and Mediaite

Molly Ball / The Atlantic:

The Religious Right's Donald Trump Dilemma — There were many unbelievable moments over the course of Donald Trump's speech on Monday at Liberty University, the evangelical college founded by the late Jerry Falwell. — There was his citation of the Bible: “Two Corinthians 3-17, that's the whole ball game. ...

Discussion: Washington Monthly, New York Times, Mother Jones, Mediaite and CANNONFIRE

Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Why so many evangelicals have faith in Donald Trump

Discussion: blogs.cbn.com, NBC News, Political Insider … and CNN

Gromer Jeffers Jr / Dallas Morning News:
Even in less evangelical New Hampshire, Ted Cruz sticking to religion

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Clayton Cramer

Jon Ward / Yahoo Politics:
At Liberty University, Donald Trump again stumbles when discussing religion

Discussion: Hullabaloo, NPR, Hot Air and Steve Deace

Caleb Howe / RedState:
Documents Show Donald Trump's New York Values Do NOT Include Giving To 9/11 Charities

Discussion: Betsy's Page, Raw Story and Mediaite

Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Trump: Christianity ‘under siege’

Discussion: TIME, rubber hose, addictinginfo.org, Washington Monthly and Politico

Eli Stokols / Politico:
In Iowa, it's down to Trump and Cruz

Discussion: Fusion

Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Cruz blasts Trump's ties to Democrats

Discussion: Fox News, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Atlantic

Josh Gerstein / Politico:

Supreme Court to rule on Obama immigration orders — The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will take up a case challenging the legality of President Barack Obama's executive actions aimed at granting quasi-legal status and work permits to up to five million people who entered …

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, National Review, Allen B. West and The Right Scoop

New York Times:

Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Obama Immigration Actions — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Tuesday that it would consider a legal challenge to President Obama's overhaul of the nation's immigration rules. The court, which has twice rejected challenges to Mr. Obama's health care law …

Discussion: Power Line, Mother Jones, Weasel Zippers, PoliticusUSA, Althouse, The Daily Caller and ACS Blog

Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court to take up Obama immigration actions

Discussion: Mediaite and New Jersey News …

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg Business:
Obama's Immigration Plan Gets Review From U.S. Supreme Court

Discussion: Bloomberg View

Mark Murray / NBC News:

Trump, Clinton Still Way Ahead, Weekly Tracking Poll Shows — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton continue to lead their respective fields nationally, according to the NBC| SurveyMonkey weekly online tracking poll. — In the GOP race, it's Trump at 38 percent among Republican and Republican-leaning voters …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Politico, NBC News and Political Wire

Alice Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
First Republican Candidate Asked About Flint Crisis Says He Doesn't Know Much About It

Discussion: Detroit News, AMERICAblog NewsAMERICAblog …, addictinginfo.org, Washington Post and Daily Kos

New York Times:

Film Shows Clinton Aide's Own Struggle With Anthony Weiner Scandal — In May 2013, Huma Abedin and Anthony D. Weiner allowed filmmakers full access to his mayoral campaign with the hopes that the end result would document a spectacular political comeback, with Mr. Weiner being sworn in as mayor …

Discussion: Yahoo Politics, Talking Points Memo, Sundance Institute, The Week and Althouse

David Brooks / New York Times:

Time for a Republican Conspiracy! — Members of the Republican governing class are like cowering freshmen at halftime of a high school football game. Some are part of the Surrender Caucus, sitting sullenly on their stools resigned to the likelihood that their team is going to get crushed.

Discussion: FiveThirtyEight, The Week, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, Daily Kos and bradford-delong.com

Guy Benson / Townhall.com:

Oh My: Palin to Endorse Trump in Iowa Today? — I'll admit it — when this speculation began mounting yesterday, I wasn't remotely sold on the idea that Palin was poised jump aboard the Trump Train when so many influential figures within the conservative talk radio constellation are at long …

Discussion: Telegraph, Hot Air, The Daily Caller and The Right Scoop

Jeremy Gray / al.com:

On bitterly cold night, Birmingham's homeless warming station used for Sanders rally — With temperatures in Birmingham expected to dropped to 20 overnight Monday — the lowest temperature thus far in 2016 — the place where the city's homeless usually go to seek shelter from the cold was unavailable.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, The Right Scoop and The Gateway Pundit

David Folkenflik / NPR:

Area Satirical Publication The Onion Sold To Univision (Seriously) — Univision Communications Inc., the parent company to the nation's leading Spanish-language broadcast channel, has acquired a controlling stake in the satiric news site The Onion, NPR has learned.

Discussion: New York Times, Mediaite, Mashable, Wall Street Journal, The Week and The Verge, more at Mediagazer »

Fox News:

Building where Bill of Rights was born partially demolished — A building where the Bill of Rights is believed to have been born was partially demolished. (Michael Bupp, The Sentinel) — It was a historic mistake. — A Pennsylvania building believed to be the birthplace of the Bill …

Discussion: Patterico's Pontifications and Mediaite

Gdrosenblum / CBS San FranciscoCBS San Francisco:

Black Lives Matters Demonstrators Block Bay Bridge; Dozens Arrested — YERBA BUENA ISLAND (CBS SF) — All lanes of the Bay Bridge reopened about an hour and a half after protesters shut down blocked all westbound traffic just east of Treasure Island Monday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Discussion: Daily Wire, Mediaite, The Daily Caller and Truth Revolt

TMZ.com:

Glenn Frey — Eagles Guitarist Dead At 67 — EAGLES GUITARIST DEAD AT 67 — EXCLUSIVE — Glenn Frey, co-founder and guitarist for the Eagles, has died ... TMZ has learned. — We're told the cause of death was a combination of complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis, and pneumonia.