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7:45 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” …
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.
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Hope Hicks fled the room after Trump called her ‘the best piece of tail’ Lewandowski will ever have: report  —  Bombshell reports from Michael Wolff's new Fire and Fury book continued to roil President Donald Trump's White House as even more revelations are reported.
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.
Bloomberg:
Trump Says Bannon ‘Lost His Mind’ After Leaving White House
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:   NeverTrump Celebrates Donald Trump Attack on Steve Bannon
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Bannon said there's ‘zero’ chance Trump didn't know about Don Jr.'s Russia meeting: report
Discussion: RedState
Scott Wong / The Hill:
Rosenstein meeting with Paul Ryan about Russia investigation  —  (R-Wis.) on Wednesday about the House Russia investigation, a GOP aide confirmed.  —  Rosenstein walked by a number of reporters who were staking out budget negotiations between top White House officials and top congressional leaders.
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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 …
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Manafort sues Mueller, Justice Department
Discussion: Axios
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Deputy AG, FBI director make unannounced visit to Paul Ryan's office
Discussion: Axios and The Daily Signal
Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Paul Manafort Sues Mueller and Asks a Judge to Narrow the Russia Investigation
Discussion: The Guardian
Washington Post:
Ex-Trump campaign chairman Manafort challenges his indictment in Russia probe by filing lawsuit against Mueller
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Evan Perez / CNN:
Manafort sues DOJ, Mueller over Russia probe authority
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Paul Manafort files lawsuit against Justice Department, Mueller
Discussion: Vox, Reuters and Washington Press
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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Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:
Waiting for the Bomb to Drop  —  The decision to move the American embassy to Jerusalem makes a war in Korea more likely.  Not because there is any direct connection between the two, nor because it was a bad idea, recognizing as it did the simple fact that the western part of Jerusalem …
Ankit Panda / The Diplomat:
When a North Korean Missile Accidentally Hit a North Korean City
Discussion: Gizmodo, The Daily Caller and The Week
New York Times:
Researchers Discover Two Major Flaws in the World's Computers  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Computer security experts have discovered two major security flaws in the microprocessors inside nearly all of the world's computers.  —  The two problems, called Meltdown and Spectre, could allow hackers …
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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.
Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed:
Peter Thiel Is Exploring The Creation Of A Conservative Cable News Network  —  Venture capitalist Peter Thiel addresses the final night of the 2016 Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.  —  Robyn Beck / AFP / Getty Images
Discussion: The Verge
Daniel Friedman / Mother Jones:
Sen. Feinstein Says Trump's Social-Media Guru “May Have Corresponded With Russian Nationals”  —  President Donald Trump's social-media manager, Dan Scavino, “may have corresponded with Russian nationals regarding Trump campaign social media efforts,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) …
Discussion: Washington Press
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Sam Thielman / Talking Points Memo:
Russian Social Media Giant Gave Info on Trump Contacts to Senate Probe
Discussion: Raw Story
Greg Bluestein / Political Insider:
Trump plans to attend Georgia-Alabama football championship game  —  President Donald Trump is planning to attend the national college football championship game between Georgia and Alabama on Monday in Atlanta, according to three people with direct knowledge of his plans.
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 …
Politico:
Trump disbands voter fraud commission  —  President Donald Trump is dissolving a controversial commission that was charged with investigating his unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud during the 2016 election, the White House said Wednesday.  —  Trump asked the Department of Homeland Security to look into the issue instead.
Ben A. Potter / Nature:
Terminal Pleistocene Alaskan genome reveals first founding population of Native Americans  —  Abstract  —  Despite broad agreement that the Americas were initially populated via Beringia, the land bridge that connected far northeast Asia with northwestern North America during the Pleistocene epoch …
Telegraph:
‘Dirty, bloody and lots of sex’: how Denis Villeneuve's Cleopatra will rip up Hollywood's rule book  —  One of the greatest classics of cinematic history is being given a Game of Thrones-style makeover by a Hollywood screenwriter.  —  David Scarpa has said he would remake the Elizabeth Taylor …
Discussion: Breitbart
CNN:
Winter ‘bomb cyclone’ threatens East Coast, bringing temps colder than Mars  —  (CNN)A massive “bombogenesis” — an area of rapidly declining low pressure — will wreak havoc on the Northeast this week, threatening hurricane-force winter wind gusts in a region already crippled by deadly cold.
 
 
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Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:
As Iran Erupts in Protest, Tehran Is Notably Quiet
Katia Dmitrieva / Bloomberg:
Manufacturing in the U.S. Just Accelerated to Its Best Year Since 2004
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Associated Press:
White House, congressional leaders open talks on spending
Discussion: Politico
Matt Bruenig / People's Policy Project:
The State And Local Tax Deduction Is Bad Policy
Discussion: New York Times and Washington Post
Sam Levine / HuffPost:
The DOJ Wants A Citizenship Question On The Census. That Could Blow Up The Whole Survey
Discussion: Common Dreams and IJR
Ricochet Audio Network / Q & A, Hosted:
Ep. 149: What Does It Mean to Be a Conservative?
Discussion: National Review
Maxwell Tani / Business Insider:
Vox employees are going on a ‘Slack Strike’ to push for a union
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 Earlier Items: 
CNN:
Rep. Blake Farenthold has not yet paid back $84K for settlement
Discussion: New York Magazine and TheBlaze
John DiStaso / WMUR:
NH Senate passes voting residency requirement bill 14-9, along party lines
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Daniel Engber / Slate:
We've been told that facts have lost their power, that debunking lies only makes them stronger …
Discussion: Hit & Run
Ronald L. Rubin / Weekly Standard:
Donald Trump Evicted Elizabeth Warren from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Eric Bradner / CNN:
The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2018
Discussion: RedState
Paul Musgrave / Washington Post:
There is no secret master plan. Trump is the WYSIWYG president.
 

 
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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

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK
 
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