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11:55 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 …
Lindsey McPherson / Roll Call:
Ryan Bucks Trump, Says Congress Will Not Raise Tariffs
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.
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CBS Chicago:
Chicago Police Investigate Live-Streamed Torture  — Four people are in custody after video was streamed online showing a duct-taped teen being tortured.  —  Police say the 18-year-old victimized in the video is a northwest suburban resident with special needs who had been reported missing.
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
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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
CNN:
Obama tells Democrats: 'Don't rescue' Republicans on ‘Trumpcare’
Jonathan Oosting / Detroit News:
Snyder fights for Medicaid plan in Obamacare repeal
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
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
Melanie Mason / Los Angeles Times:
California Legislature enlists former U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric Holder to defend against Trump  —  Eric H. Holder Jr. in Washington in 2015.  —  Bracing for an adversarial relationship with President-elect Donald Trump, the California Legislature has selected former U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr …
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Calif. lawmakers hire Eric Holder to fight Trump  —  The California Legislature hired former Attorney General Eric Holder  —  as it prepares for expected battles with President-elect Donald Trump  —  's administration, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
Discussion: MichelleMalkin.com
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.
Discussion: Althouse, Rewire, NBC News and SCOTUSblog
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Schumer Says Democrats Willing To Keep Supreme Court Seat Empty
Discussion: neo-neocon, RedState and alan.com
Richard A. Arenberg / New York Times:
Why Republicans Shouldn't Weaken the Filibuster
Charisse Jones / USA Today:
Macy's closing 68 stores; job cuts total 10,100  —  After seeing sales drop during the holidays, Macy's said Wednesday it has either closed or will shutter 68 stores and cut an additional 6,200 positions at a time when shoppers are going online to buy everything from scarves to lipstick.
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Jackie Wattles / CNNMoney:
Macy's is closing 68 stores, cutting 10,000 jobs
Discussion: The Week and KTLA
Krystina Gustafson / CNBC:
Macy's posts disappointing holiday sales, likely to cut 10,000 workers and move forward with store closures
Discussion: NBC News, WCMH-TV and WFLA-TV
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.
Brian Maloney / Media Equalizer:
Move comes depite anchor's own past ethics issues  —  Raising eyebrows among some critics, former CBS anchor Dan Rather is now teaching an online course focused on ethics in journalism.  —  Called “Journalism & Finding the Truth in the News” and offered through Udemy, the class is aimed …
Discussion: Power Line, The Lid and RedState
David Haskell / Washington Post:
Liberal churches are dying.  But conservative churches are thriving.  —  Doing away with old-fashioned theology hasn't helped mainline congregations.  In fact, it may have hastened their decline.  —  Mainline Protestant churches are in trouble: A 2015 report by the Pew Research Center found …
Discussion: Da Tech Guy Blog and Instapundit
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 …
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Watch A Bunch Of Journalists Freak Out After Being Asked If They Know Anybody Who Drives A Truck  —  Even after a presidential election in which scores of media personalities were shown to be entirely disconnected from the country and people they report on, the liberal media bubble is alive and well.
Discussion: alicublog, Mediaite and Instapundit
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, The Root and Raw Story
 
 
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Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
WSJ editor Gerard Baker defends ‘lie’ comments from ‘Meet the Press’ appearance
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Mediaite
Peter Orsi / Associated Press:
SCUTTLED FORD PLANT HAS MEXICO FEARING MORE UNDER TRUMP
Discussion: Associated Press and IJR
John Abraham / The Guardian:
New study confirms NOAA finding of faster global warming
 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
NBC News:
Trump Takes Jab at ‘Intelligence’ Officials for Allegedly Delaying ‘Russian Hacking’ Briefing
Renae Merle / Washington Post:
Trump to tap Wall Street lawyer, Jay Clayton, to head SEC