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7:45 AM ET, January 9, 2017

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Patrick Healy / New York Times:

Donald Trump Says He's Not Surprised by Meryl Streep's Golden Globes Speech — President-elect Donald J. Trump dismissed Meryl Streep as “a Hillary lover” early Monday morning after the actress, in a speech at the Golden Globes award ceremony, denounced him as a bully who disrespected and humiliated others.

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New York Times:

Meryl Streep's Golden Globes Speech — Turning attention away from her and toward Donald J. Trump, Meryl Streep used her acceptance speech for the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes to call out the president-elect for mocking a disabled New York Times reporter in 2015, and warned that a free press would need to be defended.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Political Wire, The Gateway Pundit, The Guardian, The Moderate Voice, twitchy.com and Mashable

Toni Clarke / Reuters:

Senate to act this week on Obamacare repeal, McConnell says — The U.S. Senate will take its first steps toward repealing President Barack Obama's signature healthcare reform act by the end of the week, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday.

Discussion: Political Wire

Christian Datoc / The Daily Caller:
McConnell: ‘First Steps’ In Obamacare Repeal Coming ‘By The End Of This Week’ [VIDEO]

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and ThinkProgress

David / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Reince Priebus: 'There's No Reason' To Do Background Checks On Trump's Cabinet Picks

Discussion: AOL and Hullabaloo

Seung Min Kim / Politico:
McConnell: We won't delay hearings

Discussion: The Week, New York Times, Washington Post and Media Matters for America

Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump Revives Argument on Wall on Mexican Border

Discussion: Politico

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

UK prime minister: Trump's comments about groping women ‘unacceptable’ — British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday criticized President-elect Donald Trump — for the lewd comments he was heard making about women in a 2005 tape that surfaced last year. — “I think that's unacceptable,” May said in an interview with Sky News.

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Theresa May says Donald Trump's lewd remarks about women ‘unacceptable’

Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite

Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
Pro-Trump Californians hope his victory can fuel a GOP revival in the Golden State

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Heat Street:

ABC Enrages NFL Viewers With Anti-Trump ‘Black-ish’ Promo — The liberal ABC-Disney Television Network generated outrage during its televised coverage of the Houston Texans' victory over the Oakland Raiders Saturday night in the Wild Card round of the AFC Playoffs, but it had nothing to do with the football.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

TMZ.com:

Ft. Lauderdale Shooting — Video of First Shots Fired — The Ft. Lauderdale Airport shooter walked casually through baggage claim before suddenly pulling his gun out and wreaking havoc. — TMZ has obtained video of the shooting ... we are only showing the seconds leading up to the first shots fired and the panic that ensued.

Discussion: WSVN-TV, NBC News, CBS Baltimore, twitchy.com and Mediaite

Howie Carr / Boston Herald:

Globe gobbledygook memo ominous sign — Like Chipotle, the Cleveland Browns and the Democratic Party, the bust-out Boston Globe is trying to “reinvent” itself. — In a memo to his decimated staff this week, editor Brian McGrory says the Globe will no longer be the “paper of record” (as if it ever was).

Discussion: Instapundit

Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:

Obama retools his political operation for another run — Barack Obama doesn't want his post-presidency to be all about Donald Trump, but he knows some of it's going to have to be. — Trump's win upended his plans for life after leaving office, and people who've been talking to him say he's …

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Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
President Obama Says He and Donald Trump ‘Are Sort of Opposites’

Discussion: Political Wire, BizPac Review, Business Insider and AOL

New York Times:

F.B.I. Arrests Volkswagen Executive on Conspiracy Charges in Emissions Scandal — The Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Volkswagen executive who faces charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, two people with knowledge of the arrest said on Sunday …

Discussion: RT, The Verge and Automotive News Automaker

The Hill:

What Trump can accomplish on day one — Judging by his campaign promises, Donald Trump — will be a busy man on his first day in the Oval Office. — Trump has pledged to take sweeping, unilateral actions on Jan. 20 to roll back President Obama's policies and set the course for his administration.

Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:

The ‘Keepin’ it 1600' Guys Launch Crooked Media to Counter Trump — With Donald Trump about to enter the White House, they just don't feel like “keepin' it 1600” anymore. — Just before Christmas, former Obama administration staffers Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor recorded …

Discussion: New York Magazine

David Mack / BuzzFeed:

“Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli Suspended From Twitter After Harassing A Teen Vogue Writer — This is journalist Lauren Duca. — Last month, Duca had a massive viral hit when she penned a Teen Vogue opinion piece that argued Donald Trump had conned the American public.

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New York Times:

Hillary Clinton Receives Ovation at ‘The Color Purple’ — Hillary Clinton, who has kept a relatively low public profile since losing the presidential election two months ago, on Sunday showed up at the final performance of a revival of “The Color Purple” on Broadway.

Discussion: Washington Post, New York Magazine, The Week, twitchy.com and The Daily Caller

RT:

From Istanbul to Moscow, cold snap wreaks havoc across Europe (PHOTOS) — Bone-freezing cold, heavy snowstorms, and floods have been plaguing the European continent this week, causing power outages, traffic jams, cancelled flights, and even a stream of plastic eggs with toys washing up on a German island.

Discussion: The Deplorable Climate …