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11:25 AM ET, January 8, 2018

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Libby Hill / Los Angeles Times:
Oprah at the Golden Globes: Is she running for president?  She should!  —  Oprah Winfrey for president was something of a running theme throughout the Golden Globes on Sunday, beginning with Seth Meyers' opening monologue.  He jokingly forbade Winfrey from considering the presidency.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Sources: Oprah Winfrey ‘actively thinking’ about running for president  —  Oprah Winfrey in 96 seconds  —  Oprah Winfrey is “actively thinking” about running for president, two of her close friends told CNN Monday.  —  The two friends, who requested anonymity in order to speak freely …
McKenna Aiello / E! Online:
Connie Britton Wears “Poverty Is Sexist” Shirt to 2018 Golden Globes: What It Means  —  Connie Britton is flexing her activist spirit at the 2018 Golden Globes.  —  The actress joined a bevy of stars in wearing black to support the Time's Up initiative, but she also shined light …
Anousha Sakoui / Bloomberg:
Oprah Denies Presidential Ambition After Golden Globes Speech  —  Minutes after giving a rousing speech at the Golden Globes Awards that promised “a new day” for women, minorities and the downtrodden, Oprah Winfrey said she has no ambitions to run for president.
Kevin Fallon / The Daily Beast:
Oprah for President? Why Oprah Winfrey's Golden Globes Stump Speech Just Changed Everything
Discussion: Shakesville, IndieWire and Mashable
Shane Savitsky / Axios:
Instantly, Oprah 2020 erupts
Discussion: The Daily Beast and The Guardian
Maureen Callahan / New York Post:
The post-Weinstein Golden Globes was an exercise in hypocrisy
Discussion: The Atlantic and Betsy's Page
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Seth Meyers Savages Sexual Predators Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey in Golden Globes Monologue
Discussion: Breitbart
Linette Lopez / Business Insider:
Stephen Miller had to be escorted off CNN's set after his interview with Jake Tapper went off the rails  — Stephen Miller needed to be escorted off a CNN set on Sunday.  — His appearance on “State of the Union” ended abruptly after host Jake Tapper pressed him on damaging claims about President Donald Trump.
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NBC News:
Initial talks underway about Trump interview in Mueller Russia probe  —  WASHINGTON — Anticipating that Special Counsel Robert Mueller will ask to interview President Donald Trump, the president's legal team is discussing a range of potential options for the format, including written responses …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's secret, shrinking schedule  —  President Trump is starting his official day much later than he did in the early days of his presidency, often around 11am, and holding far fewer meetings, according to copies of his private schedule shown to Axios.
Washington Post:
200,000 Salvadorans will be forced to leave the U.S. or face deportation as Trump administration ends immigration protection  —  The Department of Homeland Security will not renew the Temporary Protected Status designation that has allowed the Salvadorans to remain in the United States since at least 2001 …
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Daily Caller
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Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
Trump Administration Rules That Nearly 200,000 Salvadorans Must Leave, Officials Say  —  LOS ANGELES — Nearly 200,000 people from El Salvador who have been allowed to live in the United States for more than a decade must leave the country, two government officials familiar with the decision said on Monday.
Discussion: Washington Post
Heather Caygle / Politico:   Trump to end protected status for Salvadorans
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
We're still better off with Trump than Clinton  —  Now that Steve Bannon has carried his political jihad to its logical conclusion, martyrdom never looked so meaningless.  A bright and talented man has sacrificed himself over nothing more significant than anger and vanity.
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Bannon finds his regrets aren't good enough for Trump
Discussion: Raw Story and The Week
Greta Gerwig / CBS News:
Fire breaks out at Trump Tower in NYC  —  NEW YORK — The Fire Department of New York says it's at the scene of a fire at Trump Tower in Manhattan.  The department says it was called around 7 a.m. Monday for a report of a fire on the top floor.  —  Aerial views showed firefighters on the roof …
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New York Daily News:
Fire breaks out on roof of Trump Tower
Discussion: Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
Lindsey Bever / Washington Post:
Trump Tower rooftop fire ‘under control,’ authorities say
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Two injured in fire at Trump Tower in New York
Discussion: Breitbart
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Tom Steyer will plow $30 million into midterms, but won't run for office in 2018  —  Democratic donor Tom Steyer, who has spent more than $100 million since 2016 on political campaigns, will forgo any run for office this year and focus instead on ending Republican control of the House of Representatives.
Discussion: Axios and CNBC
Shaun King / The Intercept:
ACLU Says New Jersey Prisons' Banning of “The New Jim Crow” Is Unconstitutional  —  America's jails and prisons have long since banned and censored books that the institutions determined posed a material danger to the safety of inmates and employees.  There is a logic, at least …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Acclaimed book The New Jim Crow banned in some New Jersey prisons
Discussion: HuffPost, Splinter and The Root
David Benoit / Wall Street Journal:
iPhones and Children Are a Toxic Pair, Say Two Big Apple Investors  —  Two activist shareholders want Apple to develop tools and research effects on young people of smartphone overuse and addiction  —  The iPhone has made Apple Inc. AAPL 1.14% and Wall Street hundreds of billions of dollars.
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Jane Wester / The Charlotte Observer:
This woman's mugshot got compliments, so she turned it into an ad for her business  —  When Shia Yearwood was arrested and charged with violating a domestic protective order in Mecklenburg County on Wednesday, it seemed like a rough start to the new year.  —  Shia Yearwood, 24 …
Discussion: The Root
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Condé Nast Chooses a Digital-First Editor to Run Glamour  —  When Samantha Barry was growing up in Ireland, she and her family would gather around the television to watch the 6 o'clock news.  They also told stories around the dinner table and read a number of newspapers and magazines, including Vogue and old issues of Time.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's “The Wall” moment  —  President Trump plans to visit the concrete-and-steel prototypes of his beloved border wall in San Diego after his State of the Union address on Jan. 30, sources tell Axios.  —  Why it matters: Trump insiders say that as they think about 2020, no promise is more vital in Trump Country.
Discussion: Breitbart
 
 
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New York Times:
Losing Faith in the State, Some Mexican Towns Quietly Break Away
Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Refugee Admissions to U.S. Off to Slow Start in Fiscal Year 2018
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Week
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Here's a novel idea: If you don't like Jeff Session's marijuana decision, change the law
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans' Identification as Independents Back Up in 2017
Sarah Stillman / New Yorker:
When Deportation Is a Death Sentence
Discussion: Axios
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
As influx of Puerto Ricans continues, Koch-backed group starts seeking them out in Florida
Discussion: Political Wire
John Hudson / BuzzFeed:
Trump Administration Set for Broad Engagement with Russia in Early 2018
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