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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Obstruction Inquiry Shows Trump's Struggle to Keep Grip on Russia Investigation  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump gave firm instructions in March to the White House's top lawyer: stop the attorney general, Jeff Sessions, from recusing himself in the Justice Department's investigation into whether …
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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.
John Solomon / The Hill:
FBI launches new Clinton Foundation investigation  —  The Justice Department has launched a new inquiry into whether the Clinton Foundation engaged in any pay-to-play politics or other illegal activities while Hillary Clinton  —  served as Secretary of State, law enforcement officials and a witness tells The Hill.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Why Trump and Sessions are now in a heap of legal trouble  —  Michael S. Schmidt's report in the New York Times contains so many blockbusters that it's hard to know where to begin.  Here are the most critical claims:  — Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has evidence …
CNN:
Feds actively investigating Clinton Foundation  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  — The investigation, led by the FBI field office in Little Rock, Arkansas, is being overseen by the US attorney's office in the state  —  (CNN)Federal authorities are actively investigating allegations of corruption related …
Discussion: Mediaite
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Schiff: The case that Trump obstructed justice just got stronger  —  THE MORNING PLUM:  —  The New York Times's blockbuster new report last night adds extensive new detail to our understanding of just how far President Trump and the White House went to try to derail the probe into Russian sabotage …
CNN:
Ryan backed Nunes in spat with Justice Dept. over Russia documents, sources say  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)House Speaker Paul Ryan backed his fellow congressional Republican, House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes, during a meeting over the Russia investigation Wednesday …
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
AP Source: Trump had lawyer urge AG against Russia recusal
Discussion: New York Magazine
Jake Gibson / Fox News:
Justice Department investigating Clinton Foundation over ‘pay to play’ allegations
Discussion: bizpacreview.com and Daily Wire
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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Kimberly Leonard / Washington Examiner:
Michael Wolff: Trump had little interest in repealing Obamacare, floated ‘Medicare for All’  —  A book detailing the first year of President Trump's time in office claims he floated the idea of covering all Americans through Medicare and had little interest in repealing Obamacare.
Discussion: Common Dreams
Sarah Rumpf / RedState:
Furious Trump Fires Off Tweet With New Nickname for Bannon  —  President Donald Trump seems absolutely furious about the upcoming Michael Wolff book, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, and he's making sure everyone knows it, firing off another tweet not only attacking the book …
Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
I asked Trump a blunt question: Do you read?
Discussion: The Mahablog and Hullabaloo
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Everyone in Trumpworld Knows He's an Idiot
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
‘Fire and Fury’ author Wolff calls Trump least credible person who has ever walked on earth
Margaret Carlson / The Daily Beast:
The Worst Thing Donald Trump Says in Michael Wolff's Book
Discussion: Politico
John Cassidy / New Yorker:
Michael Wolff's Withering Portrait of President Donald Trump
Discussion: Daily Kos
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Michael Wolff, fabulist
Discussion: Hit & Run and Washington Post
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Mercer issues rare public rebuke of former ally Bannon
Patterico / RedState:
Report: Sloppy Steve Was JUST ABOUT to Dispute Those Quotes...
Discussion: Politico
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump's legal threats backfire as Wolff book surges
Discussion: RedState, Politico and The Week
Natalie Kitroeff / New York Times:
U.S. Added 148,000 Jobs in December; Unemployment at 4.1%  —  The Labor Department released the latest figures on hiring and unemployment, with another gain capping a year of increasing opportunities for American workers.  —  The Numbers  —  • 148,000 jobs were added last month …
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Akin Oyedele / Business Insider:   Jobs report misses expectations, unemployment rate holds at 17-year low
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.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Steve Bannon's strange “obsession” with Andrew Weissmann  —  Sources who've spoken to Steve Bannon tell me they're perplexed by his apparent fixation on Andrew Weissmann — the Russia investigation prosecutor described as Robert Mueller's “pit bull.”  —  The intrigue: What's raised the eyebrows …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter:
Mueller's “Pit Bull” Andrew Weissmann under scrutiny as Rosenstein agrees to turn over documents to Nunes
Discussion: Front Page Magazine
Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Seeks $18 Billion Over Decade to Expand Border Wall  —  Expansion would cover about half of the entire southwest border, as described in document sent to senators  —  WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is asking Congress for nearly $18 billion to construct more than 700 miles …
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Ted Hesson / Politico:
Inside the faltering Dreamer talks
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Daily Kos
Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Tillis no longer involved in key Senate negotiations on Dreamers
Discussion: Breitbart
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 …
Apple Support:
About speculative execution vulnerabilities in ARM-based and Intel CPUs  —  Security researchers have recently uncovered security issues known by two names, Meltdown and Spectre.  These issues apply to all modern processors and affect nearly all computing devices and operating systems.
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.
The Hill:
New scrutiny for Trump's mental fitness after book, tweets  —  's mental fitness have burst into public view with the upcoming release of a new book detailing the chaotic early months of his presidency.  —  While the concerns are being voiced almost exclusively by Trump critics and media figures …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Eliza Barclay / Vox:
The psychiatrist who briefed Congress on Trump's mental state: this is “an emergency”
Lori Pilger / Lincoln Journal Star:
FBI accuses white supremacist of terror attack on Amtrak train in rural Nebraska  —  The FBI says an armed 26-year-old Missouri man who breached a secured area to stop an Amtrak train in southwest Nebraska in October has links to a white supremacist group and expressed an interest in …
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Andrew J. Nelson / Omaha World-Herald:
FBI: Man with white supremacist ties stopped train in rural Nebraska with intent to harm passengers
Discussion: New Republic
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.
Daphne Merkin / New York Times:
Publicly, We Say #MeToo.  Privately, We Have Misgivings.  —  You can be sure that this weekend at the Golden Globes, Hollywood celebrities, not exactly known for their independent thinking, will turn the red carpet into a #MeToo moment replete with designer duds.
Discussion: Splinter and Notes
 
 
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