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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 …
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
It wasn't about her.  It was about us.  —  I loved Oprah's Golden Globes speech on Sunday.  It was mesmerizing, pitch perfect, and gave voice to many lifetimes of frustration and vindication with eloquence and a full authority she has earned.  But I found the strange Facebook response of …
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
The Case Against President Oprah  —  Nope-rah?  —  BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief  —  When Donald Trump was elected in the fall of 2016, some analysts saw the end of normal politics and the rise of a new wave of celebrity candidates.  —  “Voters have demonstrated their thirst for the Big Gulp …
CNN:
Read Oprah Winfrey's rousing Golden Globes speech
Brian Flood / Fox News:
NBC slammed for ‘stunningly unprofessional’ tweet declaring Oprah Winfrey ‘our’ next president
Kevin Fallon / The Daily Beast:
Oprah for President? Why Oprah Winfrey's Golden Globes Stump Speech Just Changed Everything
Sebastian Gorka / The Hill:
Don't believe Michael Wolff's book about Trump if you want the truth  —  BY SEBASTIAN GORKA, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 01/08/18 12:00 PM EST THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL  —  When I worked in the White House, I was viewed as strange by many of my colleagues on Sean Spicer
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
From ‘Fire and Fury’ to Political Firestorm  —  Inside the Trump White House  —  312 pp.  Henry Holt & Company.  $30.  —  He is a New Yorker in Washington, far more consumed with the news media and personalities than policy issues.  He elides facts, fudges the specifics and dispenses …
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Gorka says he was told to cooperate with Wolff book
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.
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Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
‘We will lose practically everything’: Salvadorans devastated by TPS decision
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Daily Caller
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
200,000 Salvadorans may be forced to leave the U.S. as Trump ends immigration protection
Department of Homeland Security:
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen Announcement on Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador
Washington Post:
200,000 Salvadorans will be forced to leave the U.S. or face deportation as Trump administration …
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Mueller likely to interview Trump as part of Russia probe; questioning could happen within weeks, according to a person close to the president  —  Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has raised the likelihood with President Trump's legal team that his office will seek an interview with the president …
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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 …
CNN:
Bannon group shopped anti-Trump document in 2015  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)Before Donald Trump and Steve Bannon were enemies, they were allies.  And not long before that, Bannon was part of an effort to sink Trump's presidential hopes — even if Trump didn't know it.
Discussion: RedState, Mediaite and Politicus USA
Edward Luttwak / Foreign Policy:
It's Time to Bomb North Korea  —  Destroying Pyongyang's nuclear arsenal is still in America's national interest.  —  Nothing can be known about this week's talks between North and South Korea other than their likely outcome.  As in every previous encounter, South Korea …
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Gerald F. Seib / Wall Street Journal:
Amid Signs of a Thaw in North Korea, Tensions Bubble Up  —  Trump administration weighs a risky strategy as Seoul and Pyongyang prepare to meet  —  As one sign of how fraught the confrontation with North Korea remains despite the tentative onset of diplomatic activity, consider this …
Discussion: Business Insider, Axios and TheBlaze
Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed:
Google Memo Author James Damore Sues Company For Discrimination Against White Males  —  The author of a controversial memo that sparked debates about gender and diversity at Google sued his former employer on Monday, alleging that the company discriminates against politically conservative white men.
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Robert Anglen / Arizona Republic:
Cliven Bundy to walk free as federal judge dismisses Bundy Ranch standoff case  —  LAS VEGAS — Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, his two sons and a militia member will not face a retrial on charges that they led an armed rebellion against federal agents in 2014.
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Kirk Johnson / New York Times:
Charges Against Bundys in Ranch Standoff Case Are Dismissed
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.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Allow us to figure out just how much of your life is spent on Trump's ‘executive time’
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Committee on Foreign Affairs:
Chairman Ed Royce Statement  —  Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement:
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
House Foreign Affairs Committee chair Royce to retire
Discussion: Associated Press and Axios
Associated Press:
Tillerson tells AP Cuba still risky; FBI doubts sonic attack  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States would be “putting people intentionally in harm's way” if it sent diplomats back to Cuba, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says in an Associated Press interview, even as a new FBI report casts doubt …
Discussion: Axios
Mark Minton / The Garden City Telegram:
Alford cites '30s-era belief blacks more susceptible to marijuana  —  During Saturday's Legislative Coffee session at St. Catherine Hospital, State Rep. Steve Alford, R-Ulysses, made an ostensibly racist comment when citing domestic Jim Crow-era drug policies.
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Puzder resurfaces in Trump's White House in spite of the #MeToo movement  —  The #MeToo movement has created an atmosphere of zero tolerance for any claims of sexual harassment involving prominent men in entertainment, the media, business and Congress—but so far it seems that rule doesn't apply in the Trump administration.
Discussion: Political Wire and Splinter
Wall Street Journal:
Mike Pence Plans Active Role in GOP's 2018 Campaign  —  Republicans face headwinds as voters say in poll they want Democrats to run Congress  —  WASHINGTON—Vice President Mike Pence is jumping into the midterm elections, planning visits soon to Nevada and Pennsylvania and helping recruit …
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
Peter Beaumont / The Guardian:
Netanyahu son bragged about gas deal outside strip club, tape reveals  —  While on tour of clubs with minder in tow, Yair Netanyahu is heard telling friend: ‘My dad made an awesome deal for your dad’ … Lawyers for Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanayhu, tried to stop the broadcast …
Kansas City Star:
Brownback to get another shot at Trump administration job  —  McClatchy Washington Bureau and The Kansas City Star  —  WASHINGTON  —  Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is going to get another chance to join the Trump administration.  —  President Donald Trump will formally renominate …
Discussion: New York Times and Political Wire
Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Democrats must play Republican-style hardball in 2018  —  Oppose, oppose, oppose, just like the GOP.  Unless they can notch big, clear wins, Democrats should shelve compromise until 2019 or 2021.  —  There's no need for Democrats to overthink 2018.  It's very simple: At every decision point …
 
 
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump revives controversy over NFL player protests ahead of college championship game
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Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
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Tal Kopan / CNN:
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Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Supreme Court refuses to hear challenge to Miss. LGBT law
Discussion: RedState
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Romney treated over the summer for prostate cancer: reports
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Sarah Mulholland / Bloomberg:
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Discussion: Business Insider
The Nation:
How the Tax Bill Will Doom Republicans This November
Discussion: Business Insider
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Strong Economies Lift Presidents. Trump Seems an Exception.
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Here's a novel idea: If you don't like Jeff Session's marijuana decision, change the law
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January
 
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