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9:10 PM ET, January 4, 2017

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Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Attacks of U.S. Intelligence on Russia Unnerve Lawmakers  —  President-elect increases criticism of agencies on Twitter, cites Wikileaks editor Julian Assange over Russian involvement  —  WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump's increasingly heated attacks against U.S. intelligence agencies …
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Trump in 2010: WikiLeaks ‘disgraceful,’ there ‘should be like death penalty or something’  — Trump called WikiLeaks “disgraceful” and suggested there be a “death penalty” for their actions during a 2010 interview.  — His 2010 comments are in sharp contrast to his decision Wednesday morning …
Sarah Palin / Facebook:
To Julian Assange: I apologize.  —  Please watch Sean Hannity's interview with Julian Assange (Wikileaks).  —  Exposing the truth re: the Left having been oh-so-guilty of atrocious actions and attitudes of which they've falsely accused others.  The media collusion that hid what many on the Left have been supporting is shocking.
Lindsey McPherson / Roll Call:
Ryan Bucks Trump, Says Congress Will Not Raise Tariffs
Daily Mail:
Assange says a 14-year-old could have hacked Democratic emails as he reveals John Podesta's password was ‘password’
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Trump plans executive actions for ObamaCare repeal  —  House Republicans are planning to get an ObamaCare repeal bill on President Trump's desk by Feb. 20, according to two Republican lawmakers.  —  The date was put forward by incoming House Budget Committee Chairman Diane Black
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Trump's “if you like your insurance, you can keep it” moment  —  One of Trump's top advisers just made repealing Obamacare much, much harder.  —  On Monday, Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway was on Morning Joe and was asked about Obamacare.  Her recitation of her boss's position likely filled congressional Republicans with dread.
Discussion: Washington Post
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Repealing Obamacare Could Be Trump's First Lesson in the Glacial Pace of Congress  —  Repeal bill may not be ready for Trump signature in first week  —  Pence and Obama meet lawmakers Wednesday to talk health care  —  Donald Trump promised voters an immediate repeal of Obamacare …
CNN:
Obama tells Democrats: 'Don't rescue' Republicans on ‘Trumpcare’
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Manchin says he won't attend Obama's Capitol Hill meeting
Lisa Chavarria / WFLD:
Chicago Police: 4 in custody after man tied up, tortured on Facebook Live  —  FOX 32 NEWS - Investigators are looking into a Facebook Live video shot on the West Side that shows a group of people holding a young man hostage.  —  Chicago police told FOX 32 that four people are currently in custody.
Ali Watkins / BuzzFeed:
The FBI Never Asked For Access To Hacked Computer Servers  —  The Democratic National Committee tells BuzzFeed News that the bureau “never requested access” to the servers the White House and intelligence community say were hacked by Russia.  —  WASHINGTON — The FBI did not examine the servers …
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Darren Sands / BuzzFeed:
Omarosa Angers Black Republicans With Invite-Only Meeting
Discussion: Raw Story
CRFB Papers and Blog Posts:
The Cost of Full Repeal of the Affordable Care Act  —  According to our latest estimates, repealing the ACA in its entirety would cost roughly $350 billion through 2027 under conventional scoring and $150 billion using dynamic scoring.  —  In this paper, we offer rough estimates for a variety of full and partial repeal options.
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Jonathan Oosting / Detroit News:
Snyder fights for Medicaid plan in Obamacare repeal
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
How to Stop a Trump Supreme Court Nominee  —  President-elect Donald Trump will soon announce his nominee to replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court.  Once he does, we'll know within just a few hours whether there is any chance that the Senate will reject his choice.
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Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
McConnell: Americans ‘will not tolerate’ Dems blocking SCOTUS nominee … said Wednesday that Republicans will not accept any Democratic efforts to block a Supreme Court nominee chosen by President-elect Trump.  —  “Apparently there's yet a new standard now to not confirm a Supreme Court nominee at all,” McConnell said.
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Schumer Says Democrats Willing To Keep Supreme Court Seat Empty
Discussion: neo-neocon, alan.com and RedState
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Ex-Congressman May Run for Governor of Virginia, Disrupting Democrats' Plans  —  WASHINGTON — Tom Perriello, the former congressman from Virginia, is considering a bid for governor, a move that would disrupt Democrats' well-laid plans in perhaps the highest-profile election in the country this year.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Will Kirby / Daily Express:
US sends troops to RUSSIAN BORDER as NATO becomes anxious of 'Vladimir Putin's aggression'  —  US SPECIAL Forces have been sent to Lithuania to bolster Western forces amid increasing tensions with ‘aggressive’ Russia.  —  GETTY  —  Fears of Russian aggression had led the US to deploy troops on the country's European border
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Mark Hodge / The Sun:
WAR GAMES US sends special forces to RUSSIAN BORDER as Nato is poised to strike back against …
Tom George / KTNV:
Man captures neighbor's racist rant on camera  —  LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - A Facebook video shot by a Las Vegas man has been shared thousands of times on social media, showing his neighbor going off on a racist rant.  —  The video all stemmed from an argument between Dexter Manawat and his next door neighbor over cleaning up leaves.
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Raw Story and The Root
Rachel Stockman / Mediaite:
Exclusive: Fox News Actually Offered Megyn Kelly $100 Million Package to Stay  —  Mediaite has learned that Fox News offered Megyn Kelly even more than has generally been reported, a whopping $100 million package to stay put at the network and continue hosting her highly-rated prime time cable news show.
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Paige Albiniak / Broadcasting & Cable:
Megyn Kelly's NBC Daytime Show to Replace Third Hour of ‘Today’
Discussion: Politico, TVNewser, Mediaite and Infowars
Jack Brammer / Lexington Herald-Leader:
Abortion ban after 20 weeks of pregnancy put on fast track in Kentucky Senate  —  FRANKFORT  —  Women would not be allowed to get an abortion in Kentucky if they are more than 20 weeks pregnant under a controversial bill filed Tuesday on the first day of the state's 2017 law-making session.
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Tom Loftus / Courier-Journal:
Ky's GOP era starts with abortion, right-to-work
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
WSJ editor Gerard Baker defends ‘lie’ comments from ‘Meet the Press’ appearance  —  In a editorial published Wednesday, Wall Street Journal editor Gerard Baker defended his hesitance to characterize untrue statements made by President-elect Donald Trump as “lies,” which drew ire from some journalists …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Mediaite
Gabriel T. Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Gather Ammo Against Treasury Pick Steven Mnuchin  —  Working to gather examples of aggressive foreclosure practices by his former bank  —  Liberal groups and Democratic senators are zeroing in on the record of Steven Mnuchin, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary …
 
 
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Peter Orsi / Associated Press:
SCUTTLED FORD PLANT HAS MEXICO FEARING MORE UNDER TRUMP
Discussion: Associated Press and IJR
Krystina Gustafson / CNBC:
Macy's posts disappointing holiday sales, likely to cut 10,000 workers and move forward with store closures
Discussion: WFLA-TV and WCMH-TV
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Trump's agenda would boost his bottom line
Discussion: Daily Kos
John Abraham / The Guardian:
New study confirms NOAA finding of faster global warming
Inae Oh / Mother Jones:
Read Deval Patrick's Scathing Indictment Against Jeff Sessions for Attorney General
 Earlier Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
New York City Crime Rate Falls to Lowest Recorded Level
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Eschaton
Rachel M. Cohen / American Prospect:
The War on Public Schools
Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Revenge porn victim to Google: Make me disappear
Discussion: Gothamist
Renae Merle / Washington Post:
Trump to tap Wall Street lawyer, Jay Clayton, to head SEC
James Hibberd / EW.com:
Mariah Carey breaks silence on New Year's mishap: ‘Mortified’
 

 
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Liam Scott / Voice of America:
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