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9:25 AM ET, December 31, 2017

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Lee Smith / Tablet Magazine:
Why Can't the American Media Cover the Protests in Iran?  —  As widespread anti-regime protests in Iran continue on into their third day, American news audiences are starting to wonder why the US media has devoted so little coverage to such dramatic—and possibly history-making—events.
Discussion: Instapundit
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Philip Gordon / New York Times:
How Can Trump Help Iran's Protesters?  Be Quiet.  —  WASHINGTON — As anti-government rallies gather momentum across Iran — taking outside analysts and the Iranian government alike by surprise — President Trump and his foreign policy advisers are likely asking what they can do to support the protesters.
BBC:
Iran protests: ‘Iron fist’ threatened if unrest continues  —  Iran's Revolutionary Guards have warned anti-government protesters they will face the nation's “iron fist” if political unrest continues.  —  Three days of demonstrations over falling living standards have become the biggest show …
Farnaz Fassihi / Wall Street Journal:
Five Things to Know About the Iranian Protests  —  Protesters bypass demands for reform, call for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to step down  —  Protesters in Iran are challenging the nearly four-decade clerical rule of the Islamic Republic.  The protests—the largest …
Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:
Iran Confronts 3rd Day of Protests, With Calls for Khamenei to Quit  —  Iran's leaders were confronted by unauthorized protests in major cities for the third straight day on Saturday, with crowds aiming their anger at the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and some demanding that he step down.
Maziar Bahari / Washington Post:
A second revolution in Iran? Not yet.
Discussion: Weekly Standard and CNN
Josh Delk / The Hill:
Trump campaign aide prompted Russia investigation in drunken revelation: report  —  Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos  —  reportedly prompted the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election by drunkenly revealing knowledge of Russian opposition research …
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New York Times:
How the Russia Inquiry Began: A Campaign Aide, Drinks and Talk of Political Dirt  —  WASHINGTON — During a night of heavy drinking at an upscale London bar in May 2016, George Papadopoulos, a young foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign, made a startling revelation to Australia's top diplomat …
Daniella Diaz / CNN:   NYT: Former Trump campaign adviser told Australian diplomat Russia had dirt on Clinton
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Devin Nunes, targeting Mueller and the FBI, alarms Democrats and some Republicans with his tactics  —  Rep. Devin Nunes, once sidelined by an ethics inquiry from leading the House Intelligence Committee's Russia probe, is reasserting the full authority of his position as chairman …
Rachel Levin / New York Times:
Taking Out the Trash?  That's Still a Man's Job, Even for the Liberal Coastal Elite  —  On a recent Monday night in San Francisco, as I lounged in the living room watching “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” out of the corner of my eye I also watched my husband, Josh, march around our house …
New York Times:
Judge Says Pennsylvania Election Districts Give Republicans an Edge, but Are Not Illegal  —  A Pennsylvania judge said Friday the state's Congressional districts were drawn to give Republicans an advantage, but they did not violate the state Constitution, ruling in a high-profile gerrymandering case …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's Way: For Trump, a Year of Reinventing the Presidency  —  For Trump, a Year of Reinventing the Presidency  —  In ways that were once unimaginable, President Trump has discarded the conventions and norms established by his predecessors.  Will that change the institution permanently?
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
The top 10 governor's races of 2018  —  The battle over the House majority has taken center stage in Washington.  But Democrats face another critical test at the state level in 2018, with the party hoping to rebuild its power in governor's mansions around the country after several years of decline.
Katie Halper / New York Magazine:
Erica Garner Never Stopped Fighting  —  In July 2014, when Erica Garner was 23 years old, her father was killed by police officers on Staten Island.  In a video taken by an onlooker, white NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo places Eric in a chokehold, pressing his face to the ground while he is handcuffed …
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CNN:
Police kill a man at his home while responding to a fake call  —  (CNN)A prank call to police led to a man's death at a home in Wichita, Kansas — and a man in California has been arrested in connection with the crime.  —  It's another example of swatting, or a prank in which people falsely …
Discussion: Washington Post, The Week, KAKE-TV and KTLA
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Republican Attacks on Mueller and F.B.I. Open New Rift in G.O.P.  —  WASHINGTON — A growing campaign by President Trump's most ardent supporters to discredit the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, and the law enforcement agencies assisting his investigation is opening new fissures …
Discussion: Axios and Politicus USA
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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