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4:55 PM ET, December 29, 2017

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Daniel Dale / Toronto Star:
Donald Trump made 25 false claims in his latest New York Times interview  —  Trump made nearly one false claim per minute in the 30-minute interview in Florida on Thursday.  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump sat down Thursday for a rare interview with a media outlet other than Fox News …
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Incoherent, authoritarian, uninformed: Trump's New York Times interview is a scary read  —  The president of the United States is not well.  —  The president of the United States is not well.  That is an uncomfortable thing to say, but it is an even worse thing to ignore.
New York Times:
Excerpts From Trump's Interview With The Times  —  President Trump spoke on Thursday with a reporter from The New York Times, Michael S. Schmidt.  The interview took place in the Grill Room of his golf club in West Palm Beach, Fla., whose noise made some portions at times hard to hear.
Dylan Scott / Vox:
Association health plans: Trump's attack on Obamacare, explained
Discussion: Daily Kos and Talking Points Memo
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Trump: Even if there was collusion with Russia, 'it's not a crime'
Discussion: RedState, Daily Kos, Raw Story and Mediaite
Martin Gould / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: White power at the White House - Trump intern flashes ‘alt-right’ symbol used by notorious extremists during group photo with the president  — Former White House intern Jack Breuer held up a ‘white power’ sign during a photo-op with President Trump and fellow interns in the East Room in November
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Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:
White House Intern Accused Of White Nationalism Clears The Air  —  The former White House intern accused of flashing a white power symbol in a group photo with the president was simply mimicking Trump's signature “OK” hand gesture and denies any association with far right groups, he tells The Daily Caller.
Discussion: Washington Times
Nichole Manna / Wichita Eagle:
Call of Duty gaming community points to ‘swatting’ in deadly Wichita police shooting  —  Online gamers have said in multiple Twitter posts that the shooting of a man Thursday night by Wichita police was the result of a “swatting” prank involving two gamers.  —  Swatting is an internet prank …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump unchained: staff leaves, hardline ideas rise  —  If you ask some close to President Trump what worries them most about 2018, it's not Robert Mueller's probe.  It's that establishment guardrails of 2017 come down — and Trump's actual instincts take over.
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New York Times:
Trump Says Russia Inquiry Makes U.S. ‘Look Very Bad’  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump said Thursday that he believes Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel in the Russia investigation, will treat him fairly, contradicting some members of his party who have waged a weekslong campaign …
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Trump's ‘No collusion!’ cry is getting increasingly desperate  —  You know how if you repeat a word over and over, eventually it starts to sound strange to your ear, like merely a random collection of sounds?  That is apparently what President Trump is doing with the word “collusion.”
Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
Trump fires all members of HIV/AIDS council without explanation  —  With no explanation, the White House has terminated members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS amid widespread discontent with President Trump's approach to the epidemic.  —  After six members of PACHA resigned in June …
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Callum Paton / Newsweek:
TRUMP FIRES HIV/AIDS COUNCIL IN ITS ENTIRETY BY FEDEX LETTER, REPORT CLAIMS  —  President Donald Trump fired the remaining members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) Wednesday, reportedly informing them without explanation with a letter delivered by FedEx.
Discussion: PinkNews and Splinter
The Daily Beast:
Trump Reportedly Fires HIV/AIDS Panel Without Explanation
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
The Weather Channel:
Trump Tweets About the Bitter Cold and Global Warming, Confusing Weather and Climate  — President Trump tweeted about the cold snap hitting the East Coast.  — He seemed to confuse the difference between weather and climate.  —  President Donald Trump tweeted Thursday that …
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Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
Weather Channel Schools Trump On Difference Between Weather, Climate
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
CNN:
No, Trump's approval rating hasn't caught up to Obama's  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump claimed Friday that his approval ratings at this point in his presidency rival those of Barack Obama, citing a report from “Fox & Friends.”  —  “While the Fake News loves to talk …
BBC:
Iran cities hit by anti-government protests  —  Anti-government demonstrations that began in one city on Thursday have now spread to several major cities in Iran.  —  Large numbers reportedly turned out in Rasht, in the north, and Kermanshah, in the west, with smaller protests in Isfahan, Hamadan and elsewhere.
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
'Don't screw with me on this': Mattis defends U.S. efforts to prevent civilian casualties in Yemen  —  Defense Secretary Jim Mattis gave a full-throated defense Friday of U.S. efforts to prevent civilian casualties in the conflict in Yemen, making the case that without American involvement, there would be more.
David Wasserman / NBC News:
Key races for control of the House as Democrats take slight edge into 2018  —  WASHINGTON — Democrats ended 2016 dejected and despondent after Donald Trump shocked Hillary Clinton — and the world — by a tiny combined margin of 77,744 votes in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to win the presidency.
Discussion: NBC News
Sam Amick / USA Today:
Warriors coach Steve Kerr: There's an ‘assault on our institutions and on our core values’  —  SAN FRANCISCO - Outspoken Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr sat down with USA TODAY Sports recently following a tour of the team's Chase Center construction site.
Discussion: Raw Story
Chris Smith / Vanity Fair:
“They'll Have to Destroy Him”: Why Trump's Legal Team Will Turn on Flynn  —  Is there a second, secret plea agreement between Flynn and Mueller, one that contains more explosive evidence of a conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia?  —  In a year of the nonstop bizarre …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post
Makini Brice / Reuters:
Trump targets Amazon in call for postal service to hike prices  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump targeted online retailer Amazon(AMZN.O) on Friday in a call for the country's postal service to raise prices of shipments in order to recoup costs.
Discussion: CNBC and The Root
Mike Allen / Axios:
A rising White House power: true-believer Stephen Miller  —  Guess who's likely to stick around for all four or eight years, and will be empowered in 2018?  Stephen Miller, the true-believer senior policy adviser, who trumps Trump on hardline immigration views — and may outlast almost everyone.
Alexandra Glorioso / Politico:
Billionaire kingmakers swarm Florida governor's race after Trump endorsement  —  After Donald Trump appeared to endorse Ron DeSantis' campaign for Florida governor last week, a handful of the biggest and most influential billionaires in Republican politics threw their support behind …
Discussion: Axios and Raw Story
Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Heckler of Donald Trump Animatronic at Disney World Responds to Haters: ‘Check Your Privilege’  —  “I wanted to show their kids what a protest looks like before Trump destroys democracy,” Jay Malsky says after disrupting performance at theme park's Hall of Presidents
Discussion: RedState
Brian M. Rosenthal / New York Times:
The Most Expensive Mile of Subway Track on Earth … An accountant discovered the discrepancy while reviewing the budget for new train platforms under Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan.  —  The budget showed that 900 workers were being paid to dig caverns for the platforms as part …
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Trump to repeal Obama fracking rule  —  The Trump administration will take its final step to repeal the Obama administration's 2015 rule setting standards for hydraulic fracturing on federal land.  —  A formal notice from the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) …
Discussion: Splinter
Eugene Volokh / Reason:
California Prosecuting Man for Insulting Posts on Islamic Center's Facebook Page  —  In September 2016, Mark Feigin posted five insulting comments on the Islamic Center of Southern California's Facebook page (before he was finally blocked by the ICSC from commenting):
Discussion: RedState and Popehat
 
 
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David E. Kendall / Washington Post:
Leave Robert Mueller alone
Discussion: Townhall.com
The News-Press:
In Q&A, Sen. Marco Rubio lauds child tax credit expansion, wants Mueller probe to continue
Discussion: Orlando Weekly
Alexandra Mester / Toledo Blade:
Second dog rescued
Discussion: New York's PIX11 and AOL
Lawrence Bonk / Mediaite:
President Trump Golfs For FOURTH Day in a Row After Tweeting It Was ‘Back to Work’
Elizabeth Bruenig / Washington Post:
No, the Vanity Fair staffers behind the Clinton video shouldn't be fired
 Earlier Items: 
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Star Wars’ Franchise Crosses $4 Billion, Eclipsing Disney's Lucasfilm Price
Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
Rooftop Snipers. Helicopters. A Hostage Team. Las Vegas Gears Up for New Year's Eve.
Discussion: Business Insider
Joshua Hoyos / ABC News:
100 days after Hurricane Maria, San Juan mayor thanks Americans, slams Trump as ‘disaster-in-chief’
Discussion: Axios and Mediaite
Danny Vinik / Politico:
138 things Trump did this year while you weren't looking
Washington Examiner:
In 2017, the media flunked the Trump challenge
Discussion: Power Line
Dorsa Derakhshani / New York Times:
Why I Left Iran to Play Chess in America
Discussion: Washington Post
Tim Starks / Politico:
The latest 2018 election-hacking threat: 9-month wait for government help
Discussion: Axios and Raw Story
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix will host NFL Christmas games, including Beyonce's Halftime show, for only three hours after streaming them live; replays will be available on NFL+

New York Times:
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