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11:40 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’
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’
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
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
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
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 and WTKR-TV
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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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
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 …
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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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Watch A Bunch Of Journalists Freak Out After Being Asked If They Know Anybody Who Drives A Truck
Discussion: alicublog, Mediaite and Instapundit
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
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
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The Hollywood Reporter:
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Liam Scott / Voice of America:
Reporters Without Borders sues X in France for “complicity in disseminating false information”, after X failed to block a fake video with RSF's logo
 
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