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4:30 PM ET, January 3, 2018

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Michael Wolff / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump Didn't Want to Be President  —  One year ago: the plan to lose, and the administration's shocked first days.  —  Election Night: It “looked as if he had seen a ghost.”  —  On the afternoon of November 8, 2016, Kellyanne Conway settled into her glass office at Trump Tower.
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David Smith / The Guardian:
Trump Tower meeting with Russians ‘treasonous’, Bannon says in explosive book … Donald Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon has described the Trump Tower meeting between the president's son and a group of Russians during the 2016 election campaign as “treasonous” and “unpatriotic” …
New York Times:
The Republicans' Fake Investigations  —  A generation ago, Republicans sought to protect President Richard Nixon by urging the Senate Watergate committee to look at supposed wrongdoing by Democrats in previous elections.  The committee chairman, Sam Ervin, a Democrat, said that would be …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Steve Bannon touches the third rail of Trumpworld  —  Steve Bannon gave an interview to author Michael Wolff that is jaw dropping — even by Bannon's extreme standards.  —  Why this matters: Bannon's comments won't surprise anyone who's spoken to him, but as on the record statements they are shocking sources close to the president.
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
NeverTrump Celebrates Donald Trump Attack on Steve Bannon  —  Members of NeverTrump — conservative pundits who said they would never vote for Donald Trump — are celebrating President Donald Trump's attack Wednesday on Breitbart News executive chairman Steve Bannon.
Bloomberg:
Trump Says Bannon ‘Lost His Mind’ After Leaving White House  —  President breaks from strategist considered campaign architect  —  Bannon is said to have disparaged Trump and his family  —  President Donald Trump denounced his former top strategist, Steve Bannon, on Wednesday, saying that he …
Washington Post:
Trump slams Bannon: ‘When he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind’ … President Trump unleashed on his former chief strategist and campaign manager Wednesday, issuing a long and unusual statement questioning Stephen K. Bannon's mental stability, honesty and political influence.
Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Donald Trump Furious: Steve Bannon ‘Not Only Lost His Job, He Lost His Mind’
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Melania Trump's office says she was ‘confident’ husband would win election
Discussion: Axios, Business Insider and IJR
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Bannon said there's ‘zero’ chance Trump didn't know about Don Jr.'s Russia meeting: report
Discussion: RedState
Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Trump asked who John Boehner was the day after the election: report
Discussion: RedState, Axios and Business Insider
Alexandra DeSanctis / National Review:
Trump Blasts Bannon in Official Statement: ‘He Lost His Mind’
Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
WAR: Bannon Goes To War With Trump, Calls Trump-Russia Campaign Activities ‘Treasonous’
Discussion: IJR
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The scary reality behind Trump's long Tuesday of weird tweets  —  He's relying on Fox News for all his information.  —  As many of the people I follow on social media headed to bed on January 2 alarmed by President Donald Trump's decision to tweet out a penis size comparison challenge …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Some White House officials fear accidental war  —  President Trump's boast last night that he has a “bigger & more powerful” Nuclear Button (caps, Trump's) than North Korea has some administration insiders worried that we could blunder into war.  —  What they're saying …
Paul Musgrave / Washington Post:
There is no secret master plan. Trump is the WYSIWYG president.
CNN:
North Korea calls hotline to South Korea in diplomatic breakthrough
Ankit Panda / The Diplomat:
When a North Korean Missile Accidentally Hit a North Korean City
Discussion: Gizmodo, The Week and The Daily Caller
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Manafort sues Mueller, Justice Department  —  's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort  —  , has filed a lawsuit challenging the authority of special counsel Robert Mueller  —  In a court filing, lawyers for Manafort argue that the order establishing Mueller's investigation is overly broad …
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
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Tucker Higgins / CNBC:
Trump ex-campaign chair Manafort sues Mueller, Rosenstein, and Department of Justice  —  Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has sued special counsel Robert Mueller, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and the U.S. Department of Justice.  —  The suit alleges that Mueller …
Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:   Paul Manafort Sues Mueller and Asks a Judge to Narrow the Russia Investigation
lohud.com:
Fire reported at Hillary and Bill Clinton's house in Chappaqua  —  New Castle police have confirmed a fire at the Clintons' home in Chappaqua.  —  Police declined to give further details on the fire at 15 Old House Lane where Bill and Hillary Clinton have lived for nearly 20 years after buying it for $1.7 million in 1999.
TMZ.com:
Paul Sorvino Says About Harvey Weinstein, ‘I Will Kill That MF’ for Blacklisting Mira  —  Paul Sorvino seems to prefer street justice to the whole judicial thing ... because he wants revenge against Harvey Weinstein in the worst way.  —  Sorvino was leaving Bristol Farms in WeHo Tuesday night …
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Sen. Orrin Hatch talks about his decision to not seek another term … Utah Senator Orrin Hatch joined Brian and Amanda on Utah's Morning News to talk about his decision not to seek another term in office.  He also discussed the possibility of Mitt Romney running and the conflicts between Romney and President Trump.
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:   Sen. Orrin Hatch: Romney will ‘have my support’ if he runs for Senate
Cara Buckley / New York Times:
Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks on Power and the #MeToo Moment  —  In a wide-ranging conversation, the stars discuss President Trump, the fallout from the Harvey Weinstein case and why they hadn't worked together until “The Post.”  —  “The Post” tells of the tense days leading …
CNN:
Rep. Blake Farenthold has not yet paid back $84K for settlement  —  Ex-Farenthold aide felt pressured, source says  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Disgraced Rep. Blake Farenthold has not yet repaid $84,000 in taxpayer money for a settlement reached with a former aide who accused …
James Risen / The Intercept:
My Life as a New York Times Reporter in the Shadow of the War on Terror … I was sitting in the nearly empty restaurant of the Westin Hotel in Alexandria, Virginia, getting ready for a showdown with the federal government that I had been trying to avoid for more than seven years.
Business Wire:
Essence Ventures Announces Acquisition of Essence Communications from Time Inc.  —  NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Essence Ventures LLC, an independent African-American owned company focused on merging content, community and commerce, today announced its acquisition of multi-platform media company …
Discussion: The Root
Eric Bradner / CNN:
The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2018  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)The most interesting Senate race in 2018 might have nothing to do with whether Republicans or Democrats control the chamber after this year's midterm elections.  —  The decision Tuesday by Sen. Orrin Hatch …
Discussion: RedState
 
 
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Luis Martinez / ABC News:
What does Trump's “nuclear button” really mean
Discussion: Raw Story
John DiStaso / WMUR:
NH Senate passes voting residency requirement bill 14-9, along party lines
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Daniel Friedman / Mother Jones:
Sen. Feinstein Says Trump's Social-Media Guru “May Have Corresponded With Russian Nationals”
Daniel Engber / Slate:
We've been told that facts have lost their power, that debunking lies only makes them stronger …
Discussion: Hit & Run
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Changes to Presidential Job Approval Tracking and Reporting
Discussion: Politico
Ronald L. Rubin / Weekly Standard:
Donald Trump Evicted Elizabeth Warren from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Evan Perez / CNN:
Trump lawyers talked with special counsel team
Discussion: Washington Press
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Powerful yet addicted to power: Why the New York Times is in the hot seat so often
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Trump UN pick who praised Milo Yiannopoulos among nominations sent back to White House
Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
‘THEY SAID THIS DAY WOULD NEVER COME’  —  Ten years ago today …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Ex-Homeland Security Officials Urge Faster Action on DACA
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Daily Kos
New York Times:
Florida's 1.5 Million Missing Voters
Discussion: Business Insider
 

 
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