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3:15 PM ET, January 3, 2017

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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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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
With No Warning, House Republicans Vote to Hobble Independent Ethics Office  —  House Republicans, defying their top leaders, voted Monday to significantly curtail the power of an independent ethics office set up in 2008 in the aftermath of corruption scandals that sent three members of Congress to jail.
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Jack Abramoff slams GOP over House ethics changes  —  Jack Abramoff, the disgraced former lobbyist whose felony crimes eventually helped lead to the creation of the independent Office of Congressional Ethics, ripped House Republicans for their move to gut the independent watchdog.
Norm Ornstein / The Atlantic:
The GOP's Ethics Disaster  —  I have rarely been more angry or dismayed at the conduct of Congress than I was Monday night with the unconscionable, deplorable, underhanded move by Representative Bob Goodlatte to eviscerate and undermine the Office of Congressional Ethics.
Washington Post:
Republicans back off gutting of House ethics office after critical Trump tweet
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
House Republicans back off gutting ethics watchdog after backlash from Trump
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump slaps GOP for vote on ethics watchdog
Sarah Mimms / BuzzFeed:
Here Are 6 Things House Republicans Want Ethics Investigators To Stop Doing
Discussion: Hot Air and Shareblue
Melanie Zanona / The Hill:
Pence to huddle with House GOP on ObamaCare
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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Erika Masonhall / press.nbcnews.com:
MEGYN KELLY JOINS NBC NEWS … JANUARY 3, 2017 — Megyn Kelly, one of America's most prominent news anchors, will join NBC News, it was announced today by Andrew Lack, Chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group.  —  Kelly will become anchor of a new one hour daytime program that she will develop closely with NBC News colleagues.
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.
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  —  Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura Bush, will attend President-elect Donald Trump  —  's inauguration this month.  —  In a statement Tuesday, Bush's office said the couple is “pleased to be able to witness the peaceful transfer of power …
Discussion: RedState and Politico
CNN:
Bill, Hillary Clinton to attend Trump Inauguration
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Week
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.
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Ryan reelected Speaker in near-unanimous GOP vote  —  (R-Wis.) on Tuesday won reelection as Speaker of the House in a near-unanimous GOP vote that reflected a unified Republican party dead set on dismantling the past eight years of the Obama administration.  —  Conservative Rep. Thomas Massie …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Paul Ryan Elected House Speaker With Just A Single Republican Defection
Discussion: The Week
Mike Debonis / Washington Post:   Paul Ryan is easily reelected House speaker
Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
Ex-CIA agent on Spicer: ‘What the hell is that dude talking about?’  —  A former CIA operative on Tuesday slammed incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer for saying there is “zero evidence” of Russian interference in last year's election.  —  “What the hell is that dude talking about?”
Discussion: RedState
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Former CIA operative …
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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Seung Min Kim / Politico:   Schumer regime promises a sharp break from Reid
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Inside Trump's strategy to remodel the Supreme Court  —  Donald Trump has narrowed his short list for his first Supreme Court pick down to roughly a half-dozen finalists but the president-elect and his top advisers are already thinking about a second selection, as they seek to quickly remodel …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Houman Salem / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed Leaving for Las Vegas: California's minimum wage law leaves businesses no choice  —  The “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign on July 14, 2009.  (Sarah Gerke / Sarah Gerke)  —  Houman Salem  —  California's minimum wage jumped to $10.50 an hour at the start of the new year.
Discussion: RedState
Timothy W. Martin / Wall Street Journal:
The Champions of the 401(k) Lament the Revolution They Started  —  The dominant vehicle for retirement savings has fallen short of its early backers' rosy expectations; longer life spans, high fees and stock-market declines  —  Herbert Whitehouse was one of the first in the U.S. to suggest workers use a 401(k).
Discussion: Mother Jones and FiveThirtyEight
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Celebs call on Congress to ‘Stand Up’ to Trump  —  #StandUpForUS from Art Not War on Vimeo.  —  A slew of high-profile stars — including Sally Field, former “The View” co-host Rosie Perez, “Westworld's” Jeffrey Wright, Keegan-Michael Key and “Boardwalk Empire” actor Steve Buscemi …
Donn Marten / Downtrend:
Kaepernick's Foolish Crusade Ends Up Costing 49ers Coach and General Manager Their Jobs  —  San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly has now officially become collateral damage due to Colin Kaepernick's season long campaign against the cops and the flag.  The organization pulled the flush chain …
 
 
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Katie McHugh / Breitbart:
Kicking Money Out of Politics: Trump Boots Koch Brother from Golf Course
Rebecca Taylor / Daily Mail:
Student union bans use of ‘he’ and ‘she’ - because they 'don't want to make assumptions about gender'
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
The Democratic Party builds a war room to battle Trump
Discussion: Daily Kos
Mother Jones:
I Was a Terrorist...Seriously!  —  Ex-jihadist Kamal Saleem tells tales …
Discussion: Right Wing Watch
Garry Kasparov / Washington Post:
The U.S. doesn't have a problem with Russia. It has a problem with Vladimir Putin.
Discussion: RedState and Politicus USA
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GM defends practices after Trump tweet
Deborah Cole / Yahoo:
Hitler's ‘Mein Kampf’ becomes German bestseller
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