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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Megyn Kelly Is Said to Be Leaving Fox News for NBC — Megyn Kelly, who arrived at Fox News 12 years ago as a television news neophyte but rose to become one of its two biggest stars, has decided to leave the network to take on a broad new role at NBC News for an undisclosed amount, people briefed on the negotiations said on Tuesday.
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Megyn Kelly's Departure Is a Big Clue About the Future of Fox News — Megyn Kelly's decision to jump from Fox News to NBC resolves one of the last unanswered questions of the Roger Ailes scandal: Would she stay or would she go when her contract ended? With her last show set to air on Friday …
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Megyn Kelly / Facebook:
Over a dozen years ago I started at Fox News in a job that would change my life. Now, I have decided to end my time at FNC, incredibly enriched for the experiences I've had. I have agreed to join NBC News, where I will be launching a new daytime show Monday through Friday, along with a Sunday evening news magazine program.
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Erika Masonhall / press.nbcnews.com:
MEGYN KELLY JOINS NBC NEWS
MEGYN KELLY JOINS NBC NEWS
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
House GOP reverses course on gutting ethics panel — Following a public outcry, and tweeted criticism from President-elect Donald Trump, House Republicans reversed course Tuesday on a proposal to gut their own ethics watchdog. — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) …
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Nancyl / Washington Monthly:
What Republicans Have Promised on Health Care Reform
What Republicans Have Promised on Health Care Reform
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Norm Ornstein / The Atlantic:
The GOP's Ethics Disaster
The GOP's Ethics Disaster
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Lisa Mascaro / Los Angeles Times:
House Republicans vote behind closed doors to gut ethics office ahead of new Congress
House Republicans vote behind closed doors to gut ethics office ahead of new Congress
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Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Paul Ryan Elected House Speaker With Just A Single Republican Defection
Paul Ryan Elected House Speaker With Just A Single Republican Defection
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Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Senate Republicans just introduced an Obamacare repeal plan Democrats can't stop — The new Congress was sworn in on Tuesday, and the first thing it did was prepare to repeal Obamacare. — Senate Budget Committee Chair Michael Enzi (R-WY) introduced a budget resolution Tuesday that includes …
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Yashar Ali / New York Magazine:
Bill and Hillary Clinton Will Attend the Trump Inauguration — Bill and Hillary Clinton have decided to attend the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States, according to two sources with knowledge of their plans. The Clintons will join former Presidents George W. Bush …
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
George W. Bush to attend Trump's inauguration
George W. Bush to attend Trump's inauguration
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Los Angeles Times:
Mass murderer Charles Manson seriously ill, moved to hospital, sources say — Charles Manson and other members of his so-called family were convicted of killing actress Sharon Tate and six other people during a bloody rampage in the Los Angeles area during two August nights in 1969.
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CNBC:
Omarosa Manigault joining Trump's White House staff to focus on public engagement: AP — Omarosa Manigault is getting hired. — A memorable contestant in the first season of “The Apprentice,” Manigault is expected to join President-elect Donald Trump's White House staff, according to two people familiar with the decision.
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Marisa M. Kashino / Washingtonian:
Ivanka Trump Will Move into a House in Kalorama — Washington Fine Properties co-owner William F.X. Moody tells Washingtonian that Ivanka Trump has completed a deal for a house in DC. A team of Washington Fine Properties agents represented Trump. The firm also represented the house's owner in the transaction.
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Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
SEE IT: Donald Trump appears alongside convicted felon with mobster ties at New Year's Eve party — President-elect Donald Trump rang in the new year together with Joseph “Joey No Socks” Cinque — a convicted felon with ties to notorious Gambino crime family boss John Gotti, a recently released video has revealed.
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Brendan Gauthier / Salon:
Donald Trump spends New Year's Eve with convicted felon, Dubai billionaire: “The taxes are coming down”
Donald Trump spends New Year's Eve with convicted felon, Dubai billionaire: “The taxes are coming down”
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Jen Juneau / People.com:
Janet Jackson Welcomes Son Eissa — It's a boy! — Janet Jackson and husband Wissam Al Mana welcomed their first child, a son, on Tuesday, Jan. 3, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively. — “Janet Jackson and husband Wissam Al Mana are thrilled to welcome their new son Eissa Al Mana into the world …
Kaitlin Menza / Marie Claire:
Rockette Management Tells Dancers to “Tolerate Intolerance” — In the wake of more inauguration backlash, Madison Square Garden executive chairman James Dolan calls a meeting with the Rockettes to make his stance clear. — There's been an unusual amount of turmoil behind the scenes at Radio City Music Hall this Christmas season.
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Eugene Scott / CNN:
Schumer: I wish we hadn't triggered ‘nuclear option’ — Washington (CNN)Sen. Chuck Schumer lamented Tuesday the Democrats' move to diminish the number of senators needed to confirm Cabinet picks from 60 votes to 51, because the new rule now hurts his party. — “I argued against it at the time.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senate push for new Russia hacking probe fizzles — John McCain and Lindsey Graham are backing off of their push for a select committee on cybersecurity after Russian interference in the election, bowing to the political reality that the Senate Republican Conference largely does not back their idea.
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KFTC-TV:
Family: Soldier attacked after Mummers Parade — PHILADELPHIA (WTXF) - A soldier's mom is speaking out after a brutal attack on her son. The serviceman became a target for a violent group after the Mummers parade. He is now in the hospital with a long recovery ahead of him. — “He's such a good kid.
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John Kopp / PhillyVoice:
Investigation continues into mob attack on local serviceman after Mummers Parade
Investigation continues into mob attack on local serviceman after Mummers Parade
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Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
More than 1,100 law school professors nationwide oppose Sessions's nomination as attorney general — A group of more than 1,100 law school professors from across the country is sending a letter to Congress on Tuesday urging the Senate to reject the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) for attorney general.
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Howard Koplowitz / al.com:
NAACP occupies Jeff Sessions' Mobile office in protest of AG nomination
NAACP occupies Jeff Sessions' Mobile office in protest of AG nomination
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Aleksandra Sandstrom / Pew Research Center:
Faith on the Hill — The religious composition of the 115th Congress — The share of U.S. adults who describe themselves as Christians has been declining for decades, but the U.S. Congress is about as Christian today as it was in the early 1960s, according to a new analysis …
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
U.S. Conservatives Outnumber Liberals by Narrowing Margin — PRINCETON, N.J. — Many more Americans have considered themselves politically conservative than liberal since the early 1990s. That remained the case in 2016, when an average of 36% of U.S. adults throughout the year identified themselves as conservative and 25% as liberal.
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CNNMoney:
Ford cancels Mexico plant. Will create 700 U.S. jobs in ‘vote of confidence’ in Trump — Ford CEO: U.S. plant expansion is ‘vote of confidence’ in Trump — Ford is canceling plans to build a new plant in Mexico. It will invest $700 million in Michigan instead, creating 700 new U.S. jobs.
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Congress to Freeze StateDepartment Funds Until U.S. Embassy Moves to Jerusalem — A delegation of Republican senators is moving forward with an effort to freeze some funding to the State Department until the U.S. embassy in Israel is formally moved to Jerusalem, according to new legislation.
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
GOP senators offer bill to move US Embassy to Jerusalem
GOP senators offer bill to move US Embassy to Jerusalem
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Lindy West / The Guardian:
I've left Twitter. It is unusable for anyone but trolls, robots and dictators — deactivated my Twitter account today. It was more of a spontaneous impulse than a New Year resolution, although it does feel like a juice cleanse, a moulting, a polar-bear plunge, a clean slate …
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Zeeshan Aleem / Vox:
Why Trump's pick for US trade representative, Robert Lighthizer, is a big deal — Lighthizer shares similar views to Trump on trade — and has the expertise to act on them. — Donald Trump is continuing to show signs that he's serious about transforming the way America does business in the global arena …
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