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9:30 PM ET, January 5, 2018

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New York Times:
Republican Senators Recommend Charges Against Author of Trump Dossier  —  WASHINGTON — More than a year after Republican leaders promised to investigate Russian interference in the presidential election, two influential Republicans on Friday made the first known congressional criminal referral …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Senate Republicans become Trump accomplices in manipulating the system  —  The Post reports: … This is an outrageous political stunt, one with no legal ramifications and obviously designed to take the heat off the White House as damning reports bolstering an obstruction-of-justice claim …
Washington Post:
The FBI is investigating the Clinton Foundation … The FBI has been quietly investigating the Clinton Foundation for months, reviving a probe that was dialed back during the 2016 election amid tensions between Justice Department prosecutors and FBI agents about the politically charged case, according to people familiar with the matter.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans Are Weaponizing Law Enforcement Against Trump's Enemies  —  There are two ways for a president to corrupt the vast powers of federal law enforcement.  The one that has commanded the greatest attention so far is the defensive corruption of curtailing investigations into the administration …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Schiff: The case that Trump obstructed justice just got stronger
The Guardian:   Republican senators want ex-British spy behind Trump dossier to be investigated
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
GOP Senators Hand Trump Defenders Some Talking Points
Discussion: Mediaite
Anna Claire Vollers / al.com:
Roy Moore accuser's Gadsden home burns; arson investigation underway  —  Roy Moore accuser Tina Johnson lost her home Tuesday in a fire that is now under investigation by the Etowah County Arson Task Force.  —  Tina Johnson, who first came to public notice for accusing Senate candidate Roy Moore …
Mike Allen / Axios:
The Wolff lines on Trump that ring unambiguously true  —  There are definitely parts of Michael Wolff's “Fire and Fury” that are wrong, sloppy, or betray off-the-record confidence.  But there are two things he gets absolutely right, even in the eyes of White House officials …
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Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Trump White House Asks to Screen Steven Spielberg's ‘The Post’ (Exclusive)  —  The period drama about ‘The Washington Post’ stars two of Trump's Hollywood critics, Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks.  —  This weekend, filmmaker Steven Spielberg's The Post expands into additional theaters — including the White House.
Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Michael Wolff says he ‘absolutely’ spoke to President Trump for his tell-all book
Kieran Corcoran / Business Insider:
The author of the explosive new Trump book says he can't be sure if parts of it are true
Kimberly Leonard / Washington Examiner:
Michael Wolff: Trump had little interest in repealing Obamacare, floated ‘Medicare for All’
Discussion: NewsBusters, The Week and Common Dreams
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Trump campaign digital director: ‘Not one person made a decision’ without Kushner and Eric Trump's ‘approval’  — The digital director of the Trump campaign on Friday painted Jared Kushner and Eric Trump as “joint deputy campaign managers.”  — Brad Parscale's statement came amid …
Discussion: Washington Press
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Steve Bannon was warned  —  Friends and allies of Steve Bannon had been warning him for weeks to lay off Jared Kushner — telling him that President Trump would turn against him if he kept publicly attacking the son-in-law.  —  What we're hearing: Tommy Hicks, a Trump campaign fundraiser …
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Read the Trump Atonement That Steve Bannon Was Going to Release—Until Trump Dropped a Bomb on Him
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Steve Bannon's strange “obsession” with Andrew Weissmann
Discussion: Mediaite
Twitter:
World Leaders on Twitter  —  There's been a lot of discussion about political figures and world leaders on Twitter, and we want to share our stance.  —  Twitter is here to serve and help advance the global, public conversation.  Elected world leaders play a critical role in that conversation …
David Wroe / Sydney Morning Herald:
‘Romantic encounter’ set off Australia's role in triggering Donald Trump investigation  —  It was a chance romantic encounter by George Papadopoulos that set in train the events that led to the Australian government tipping off Washington about what it knew of Russian hacking efforts to swing the US presidential election.
Kevin Johnson / USA Today:
FBI documents: Andrew McCabe had no conflict in Hillary Clinton email probe  —  WASHINGTON — FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, whom President Trump has blamed for influencing the decision not to criminally charge Hillary Clinton for her use of private email server, did not oversee that inquiry …
Discussion: The Week
David Remnick / New Yorker:
The Increasing Unfitness of Donald Trump  —  The West Wing has come to resemble the dankest realms of Twitter, in which everyone is racked with paranoia and everyone despises everyone else.  —  What made the Emperor Nero tick, Suetonius writes in “Lives of the Caesars,” was …
CNN:
Exclusive: Top Pence aides quietly depart in new year  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Vice President Mike Pence's chief lawyer and domestic policy director are leaving his office at the beginning of the New Year, according to four sources familiar with the staff turnover.
Philly.com:
Krasner fires 31 from Philly DA's Office in dramatic first-week shakeup  —  Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner asked 31 members of the office to resign Friday, a dramatic shake-up and the first major staffing decision announced by the city's new top prosecutor, just three days after he was sworn in.
Ciro Scotti / The Daily Beast:
The Trouble With Kirsten Gillibrand … Back when she had an A rating from the NRA, Kirsten Gillibrand used to brag that she and her family shot their own turkeys for Thanksgiving.  —  But in her relentless positioning for a possible presidential run in 2020, was she too quick on the trigger …
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
EPA chief Pruitt is said to be eyeing attorney general job  —  A nomination would face strong resistance from Democrats over his weakening of environmental protections.  —  Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, has told friends and associates that he's interested …
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Jgoldsmith / Lawfare:
Why Hasn't Rod Rosenstein Recused Himself from the Mueller Investigation?
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump cools to idea of taking on welfare programs, seeing little chance of success in Congress  —  President Trump has begun telling advisers that it will likely be impossible to advance legislation this year reducing welfare spending and enrollment — a priority he has previously embraced …
Discussion: Vox, Axios and USA Today
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CNBC:
'I'm here today, and I'm here next week': Gary Cohn responds to speculation about White House exit
Discussion: Business Insider
ESPN:
For Kraft, Brady and Belichick, is this the beginning of the end?  —  THE PROBLEM WITH living your life under the spotlight is that the camera captures only the public eruption, not the months of silent anger.  On Dec. 3, when the New England Patriots played the Buffalo Bills …
Scott Wartman / Cincinnati.com:
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel drops out of U.S. Senate race  —  Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel quit the race Friday, citing his wife's health.  —  He hoping to unseat U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat.  The Enquirer will update this story.
Discussion: Power Line and Shareblue Media
James Hibberd / EW.com:
Letterman Netflix series gets Obama as first guest: See trailer  —  Ready for your first look at David Letterman's new talk show?  —  Above is the first teaser trailer for the series, titled My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman.  —  That title suggests a show that's setting …
Discussion: NewsBusters, Shakesville and The Week
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Book: Clinton took secret trips outside White House to visit girlfriends  —  A new book from one of his former Secret Service officers claims that Bill Clinton often snuck away from his wife and out of the White House to cozy up with “well-known and lesser-known mistresses,” …
New York Times:
An Eyelash-Freezing ‘Icy Hell’: The One Spot That Could Feel Like Minus 100  —  GORHAM, N.H. — The moment you step out into the frozen air on the way up Mount Washington — considered the most frigid spot in the lower 48 — the icy wind steals your breath and freezes your eyelashes.  You can't blink.
Discussion: New York Post and The Daily Caller
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Wisconsin Is Quietly Becoming The Top Senate Race Of 2018  —  Sen. Tammy Baldwin is battling more outside spending by conservative groups than all of her Democratic colleagues.  Combined.  —  Ask a Democrat what Senate races worries them this year, and Missouri, Indiana, West Virginia and North Dakota will likely be near the top.
Matthew Gertz / Politico:
I've Studied the Trump-Fox Feedback Loop for Months.  It's Crazier Than You Think.  —  On Tuesday night, I, along with many Americans, was shocked when President Donald Trump tweeted that his “Nuclear Button” is “much bigger & more powerful” than North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's.
 
 
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Robert Siegel / NPR:
NPR Host Robert Siegel Signs Off
Washington Post:
Judge won't block Republican in tight Virginia House race tainted by ballot mix-up
Discussion: Daily Kos
Helena Bottemiller Evich / Politico:
Food lobby group's rolls further contract as Hershey and Cargill depart
Discussion: NPR
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
The Democrats' ‘Russian Descent’
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
The Bannon Fallacy  —  No one destroyed Bannon save Bannon himself.
Associated Press:
AP Interview: Tillerson eyes fix to keep US in Iran deal
Discussion: Politico
Kyle Swenson / Washington Post:
Rebekah Mercer, the billionaire backer of Bannon and Trump, chooses sides
 Earlier Items: 
Bruce Vielmetti / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
David Clarke to face trial Jan. 22 over airport incident, but most claims dismissed
Discussion: Washington Examiner and RedState
Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
Kobach is prosecuting this confused senior with four counts of felony voter fraud
 

 
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Bloomberg:
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