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1:45 PM ET, January 5, 2017

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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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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Vicious Hate Crime In Chicago Whitewashed By Press [Updated]  —  This is the Associated Press's innocuous report on a crime that occurred in Chicago on Tuesday, in its entirety: … Note that the AP makes no reference to the races of the people involved, and says it is too soon to tell whether the assault was racially motivated.
Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
4 held after Facebook video shows torture of disabled man by group railing against Trump, whites
Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Pro-Trump narratives converge in one awful attack streamed on Facebook
New York Times:
4 Questioned After Video Shows Racially Charged Beating in Chicago
Discussion: JustOneMinute
CBS Chicago:
Chicago Police Investigate Live-Streamed Torture
Washington Post:
House Republicans revive obscure rule that could allow them to slash the pay of individual federal workers to $1  —  House Republicans this week reinstated an arcane procedural rule that enables lawmakers to reach deep into the budget and slash the pay of an individual federal worker …
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
The GOP's quickly learning that governing is difficult — as is working with Donald Trump  —  Even though the GOP is about to control both the White House and Congress, they're still not free to do whatever they want.  As they were reminded this week, congressional Republicans could still …
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
GOP revives rule allowing $1 salaries for government employees  —  House Republicans this week reinstated a procedural rule created in 1876 that allows lawmakers to cut the pay of individual federal workers down to $1, The Washington Post reported Thursday.  —  The Holman Rule allows members …
Discussion: The Week
Reuters:
U.S. obtained evidence after election that Russia leaked emails: officials  —  U.S. intelligence agencies obtained what they considered to be conclusive evidence after the November election that Russia provided hacked material from the Democratic National Committee to WikiLeaks through a third party …
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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 …
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Five things to watch for in Russia hearings
Discussion: Politico
Ali Watkins / BuzzFeed:
The FBI Never Asked For Access To Hacked Computer Servers
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:   FBI never examined hacked DNC servers itself: report
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Don't Forget That Megyn Kelly Is a Racial Demagogue  —  The recent flattering coverage of her move to NBC leaves out the ugliest episodes of her work at Fox.  —  Megyn Kelly had a good 2016.  Between her news-making stint as a Fox News debate moderator, a flattering profile in Vanity Fair …
Discussion: RedState, theGrio and The Root
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Drudge Report:
TUCKER NEW CABLE KING GETS 9 PM FOXNEWS  —  2017 starts off with a BANG! as FOX NEWS executives will announce Tucker Carlson replaces the vacating Megyn Kelly at 9 PM ET, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.  —  The dramatic move caps Carlson's rapid rise at the nation's top-rated cable channel.
Larry J. Sabato / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
2017: At the Dawn of the Age of Trump  —  It's already clear that the very strange political year of 2016 is bleeding over into the New Year.  How could it be otherwise?  President-elect Donald Trump, loved and hated by about equal numbers of Americans, continues to ignore or break with convention in a wide variety of areas.
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Clare Foran / The Atlantic:   The Democratic Party Faces a Daunting Future
Warner Todd Huston / Breitbart:
President Obama Awards Himself Distinguished Public Service Medal  —  On Wednesday, President Obama added another prestigious medal to his Nobel Prize collection when he had Defense Secretary Ash Carter award him with the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service.
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Associated Press:
Obama calls for seamless transition for US military to Trump
Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet:
At Least 50 Trump Electors Were Illegitimately Seated as Electoral College Members  —  More evidence surfaces as calls mount to challenge congressional ratification of Electoral College vote.  —  More than 50 Electoral College members who voted for Donald Trump were ineligible to serve …
Drew Altman / New York Times:
The Health Care Plan Trump Voters Really Want  —  This week Republicans in Congress began their effort to repeal and potentially replace the Affordable Care Act.  But after listening to working-class supporters of Donald J. Trump — people who are enrolled in the very health care marketplaces created …
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
GOP to defund Planned Parenthood in ObamaCare repeal  —  (R-Wis.) said Thursday that defunding Planned Parenthood will be included as part of a bill to repeal ObamaCare.  —  Ryan said cutting off federal funds to the organization will be included in a “reconciliation” bill that also repeals the core of ObamaCare.
Discussion: RedState
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Kelly Cohen / Washington Examiner:
Repeal Obamacare when a replacement is ready
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Ben Collins / The Daily Beast:
The Media's Favorite ‘Millennial’ Is 55 Years Old  —  Last week, it happened again.  This time it was Forbes, smack dab in the headline.  —  “Millennial Dan Nainan Left Intel To Make His Millions Entertaining Others With Comedy.”  —  Millennial Dan Nainan has been the go-to millennial …
Discussion: Boing Boing
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
GOP aims to rein in liberal cities  —  After consolidating power in Washington, D.C. and state capitals under President-elect Donald Trump  —  , Republicans are moving to prevent large cities dominated by Democrats from enacting sweeping liberal agendas.  —  Republican state legislatures …
Discussion: Political Wire
Scott Malone / Reuters:
Massachusetts sheriff offers prison inmates to build Trump's wall  —  A Massachusetts county sheriff has proposed sending prison inmates from around the United States to build the proposed wall along the Mexican border that is one of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's most prominent campaign promises.
Discussion: RedState
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Jackie Wattles / CNNMoney:
Macy's is closing 68 stores, cutting 10,000 jobs  —  Macy's CEO on Black Friday frenzy, Trump clothing line  —  Macy's said Wednesday it's shutting down 68 stores and cutting more than 10,000 jobs.  —  The announcement was issued alongside an unfavorable earnings report, showing comparable store sales dipped 2.1% last quarter.
Discussion: neo-neocon, TheBlaze and The Week
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Andrea Ruth / RedState:
China Tells Trump to Cut the Crap with ‘Twitter Diplomacy’
Discussion: CNN, AOL and Telegraph
Paul Caron / TaxProf Blog:
Kuehn:Law Schools Do Not Adequately Prepare Students For Legal Practice
Discussion: Chicago Boyz
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Snapchat Has Been Faking Growth Numbers, Ex-Employee Alleges
Discussion: The Next Web
Rasmussen Reports:
Cable News Viewers Still Turn To Fox First
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump sits for sworn deposition in Trump Tower
Discussion: Raw Story and Law News
 Earlier Items: 
Tonyheller / The Deplorable Climate Science Blog:
Earth Cooling At The Fastest Rate On Record
New York Times:
Intelligence Chief Criticizes ‘Disparagement’ of Findings on Russian Hacking
Discussion: Washington Post and The Week
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
GOP senator: Let's cut Obama regulations ‘24/7’