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1:25 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 …
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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
Nick Gass / Politico:
Palin tweets: 'Is THIS Why People Don't like Cruz?'  —  As rumors swirled on Tuesday over her possible endorsement of GOP poll-leader Donald Trump, Sarah Palin tweeted a link to a blog post by her daughter Bristol with the headline, “Is THIS Why People Don't like Cruz?”
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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.
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Why so many evangelicals have faith in Donald Trump
Gromer Jeffers Jr / Dallas Morning News:
Even in less evangelical New Hampshire, Ted Cruz sticking to religion
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Cruz blasts Trump's ties to Democrats
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 …
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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 …
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court to take up Obama immigration actions
Discussion: Mediaite and New Jersey News …
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: President Obama's Immigration Policy In Question As Supreme Court Takes Up Case
Discussion: The Bob and Chez Show
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 …
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Alice Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
First Republican Candidate Asked About Flint Crisis Says He Doesn't Know Much About It  —  Florida Senator and presidential contender Marco Rubio told reporters Monday night that he has not been “focusing on” the lead contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan, which has left tens of thousands …
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 …
Stephen Galloway / Hollywood Reporter:
“For 20 opportunities to celebrate actors of color, actresses of color, to be missed last year is one thing; for that to happen again this year is unforgivable."  —  Actor David Oyelowo — who was famously overlooked for playing Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma when the Oscar nominations …
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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.
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.
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 …
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.
CBO's Publications:
Summary of The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2016 to 2026 … In 2016, the federal budget deficit will increase, in relation to the size of the economy, for the first time since 2009, according to the Congressional Budget Office's estimates.  If current laws generally remained unchanged …
Discussion: Politico, Washington Post and The Week
Jon Ward / Yahoo Politics:
At Liberty University, Donald Trump again stumbles when discussing religion  —  If you grew up going to an evangelical church, as I did, chances are you attended youth groups at which a leader asked everyone to name their favorite Bible verse.  —  When I was in middle school …
Discussion: Hullabaloo, NPR, Hot Air and Steve Deace
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Danielle Scruggs / FOX2now.com:
Original “Aunt Viv” slams Jada Pinkett Smith's plan to boycott the Oscars
Discussion: KFOR-TV and CNN
Dan Hodges / Telegraph:
The election polls weren't wrong because of mistakes - pollsters deliberately cheated
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Des Moines Register:
Last Slide  —  Gladbrook, Ia.  — Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum …
John Hayward / Breitbart:
Trump: Obama ‘Has Done a Terrible Job For African-Americans’
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Gateway Pundit
David Brody / CBN.com:
Exclusive: Does Donald Trump Cry? Watch His Answer
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Election-year rift opens in GOP
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Charlotte Garden / The Atlantic:
Why Some States Want Strong Public-Sector Unions
Discussion: SCOTUSblog
Fox News:
Building where Bill of Rights was born partially demolished
 Earlier Items: 
Zeke J Miller / TIME:
Exclusive: Chris Christie Says Marco Rubio Can't Handle Hillary Clinton
Gerald F. Seib / Wall Street Journal:
Election 2016: The Search for Simple Answers to Complex Problems
Discussion: Washington Post
Robert O'Harrow Jr / Washington Post:
Trump's bad bet: How too much debt drove his biggest casino aground
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Chelsea Handler / The Daily Beast:
I Can't Sit Indian-Style Anymore
Ellen Barry / New York Times:
Desperate for Slumber in Delhi, Homeless Encounter a ‘Sleep Mafia’
Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Gas Price Hits 47 Cents a Gallon in Michigan After Price War
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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