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2:45 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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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?”
Bristol Palin:
Is THIS Why People Don't like Cruz?  —  Is my Mom going to endorse Donald Trump for President of the United States?  —  That's the rumor, and I've been too busy with diapers to delve too much into politics these days.  But the rumors were enough to cause staffers from Ted Cruz's office to slam my mom.
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.
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 …
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Cruz aide ‘deeply disappointed’ if Palin endorses Trump  —  A top aide to Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) said Tuesday that he would be “deeply disappointed” if Sarah Palin endorsed his Republican presidential rival Donald Trump.  —  Cruz communications director Rick Tyler unloaded on Trump during …
Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
Sarah Palin Expected to Continue Endorsing Sarah Palin Today  —  Donald Trump has been teasing a “major endorsement” that he is scheduled to release today in Iowa, and the rampant speculation is that it will be Sarah Palin's.  I don't really know if this particular speculation is true …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Hot Air
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 …
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
Eli Stokols / Politico:
In Iowa, it's down to Trump and Cruz
Discussion: The Hill, The Week and Fusion
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 …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge rejects Obama's executive privilege claim over Fast and Furious records  —  A federal judge has rejected President Barack Obama's assertion of executive privilege to deny Congress access to records pertaining to Operation Fast and Furious, a gunrunning probe that allegedly allowed thousands …
Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller
Ann Althouse / Althouse:   “The Supreme Court said Tuesday that it would consider a legal challenge to President Obama's overhaul …
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court to take up Obama immigration actions
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: President Obama's Immigration Policy In Question As Supreme Court Takes Up Case
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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Nick Gass / Politico:
Poll: Clinton has a better shot at beating Trump than Sanders
Discussion: ABC News and Bloomberg.com
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 …
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: TIME, Hullabaloo, Politico, NPR, Hot Air and The Hill
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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.
Des Moines Register:
Last Slide  —  Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad said Tuesday he would like to see Texas Republican Ted Cruz defeated in Iowa.  —  Speaking to reporters at the Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit, Branstad said Iowans would make a mistake in supporting Cruz, the current Iowa frontrunner and staunch opponent of the Renewable Fuel Standard.
 
 
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Dan Hodges / Telegraph:
The election polls weren't wrong because of mistakes - pollsters deliberately cheated
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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’
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Election-year rift opens in GOP
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Fox News:
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
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Financial Times:
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