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1:50 PM ET, January 9, 2018

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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Joe Arpaio running for Senate in Arizona  —  Republican Joe Arpaio, a close ally of President Trump and former sheriff known for his provocative approach to combatting illegal immigration, is running for Senate in Arizona.  —  The 85-year-old Arpaio could shake up the late August Republican primary …
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
If Russia probe goes near Trump's finances, 'he's sunk,' ‘Fire and Fury’ author Michael Wolff says  —  People around President Donald Trump think that if the Russia investigation touches the president's finances, it could take the president down, the author of an explosive tell-all book claimed Tuesday.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Wolff: WH officials think if Mueller targets Trump's finances, 'he's sunk'  —  Author Michael Wolff said people in the White House believe that if special counsel Robert Mueller  —  's finances in the Russia probe, the president is “sunk.”  —  “People don't think in the White House …
Discussion: Political Wire
Cristian Farias / New York Magazine:
No Sane Lawyer Would Let Trump Sit for an Interview With Mueller  —  When fired FBI director James Comey torched the White House last summer for spreading falsehoods about his leadership of the Bureau and the morale among its ranks — “Those were lies, plain and simple,” he told Congress …
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Michael Wolff: People close to Trump ‘afraid’ for the country
Discussion: RedState
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
Is Trump Really Crazy?  —  Michael Wolff's sensational exposé …
Discussion: American Digest
CNN:
'It's a mess': DACA negotiations hit a snag ahead of White House meeting  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Republicans and Democrats will sit down with President Donald Trump in a bipartisan meeting Tuesday aimed at moving closer to protecting hundreds of thousands of immigrants from deportation …
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Republicans: Budget deal prospects are dimming
Manu Raju / CNN:   Trump a genius? Hill Republicans not so sure
CBS News:   Commentary: A government shutdown would be a loser for Democrats
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
The political stakes of the immigration fight
Discussion: TheBlaze, ImmigrationProf Blog and IJR
New York Times:
Trump Plans to Attend the World Economic Forum in Davos  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump is expected to attend the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, in the coming weeks, an administration official said Tuesday.  —  In a statement, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary …
Discussion: Vox, Axios, Breitbart and Political Wire
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Decline of Anti-Trumpism  —  Let me start with three inconvenient observations, based on dozens of conversations around Washington over the past year:  —  First, people who go into the White House to have a meeting with President Trump usually leave pleasantly surprised.
Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
John Dickerson Of CBS's ‘Face The Nation’ Is Set To Replace Charlie Rose  —  Rose was fired by CBS following allegations of sexual misconduct.  —  John Dickerson, anchor of the CBS Sunday news program “Face the Nation,” is set to replace Charlie Rose on “CBS This Morning,” three sources familiar with the decision tell HuffPost.
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CBS News:
John Dickerson named new “CBS This Morning” co-host  —  CBS News anchor John Dickerson has been named co-host of “CBS This Morning,” joining Gayle King and Norah O'Donnell on the network's critically acclaimed and award-winning broadcast.  It was announced Tuesday by David Rhodes, president of CBS News.
Andy Pasztor / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Spy Satellite Believed Lost After SpaceX Mission Fails  —  Secret payload code-named Zuma failed to reach orbit after Sunday launch; industry officials estimate satellite worth billions  —  An expensive, highly classified U.S. spy satellite is presumed to be a total loss after it failed …
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Bloomberg:
SpaceX-Launched Satellite for the U.S. Military May Be Lost, Officials Say
Discussion: Mashable and BuzzFeed
Eric Berger / Ars Technica:
It's not official, but sources say the secretive Zuma satellite was lost
Discussion: The Atlantic, NPR and FOX2now.com
KATC-TV:
Teacher removed from Vermilion school board meeting in handcuffs  —  The superintendent of Vermilion Parish schools says the board won't press charges against a teacher who was removed from the board's special meeting Monday night.  —  Deyshia Hargrave, an English language arts teacher …
Annie Karni / Politico:
Ivanka tries to have it both ways: Trump's daughter and #MeToo supporter  —  Days after her father's inauguration last January, new-to-Washington Ivanka Trump tweeted a picture of herself clad in a $5,000 silver Carolina Herrera gown, en route to a black-tie dinner.
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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Sessions' DOJ Charged A White Supremacist With Terrorism.  They Just Didn't Tell Anyone.  —  The Justice Department's handling of the federal terrorism case against Taylor Michael Wilson is indicative of the government's approach to domestic terrorism.  —  WASHINGTON Usually …
Discussion: Splinter
Chris Chavez / SI.com:
Watch: Bo Scarbrough Yells ‘F— Trump’ Before National Championship Game  —  Bo Scarbrough denied that he had some harsh words for President Trump before the national championship game.  —  Alabama running back Bo Scarbrough was apparently seen yelling “F— Trump” before taking the field …
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Matt Richardson / Fox News:
Trump stands for national anthem at NCAA game; Alabama player heard saying ‘F— Trump’
Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
James Damore sues Google, alleging intolerance of white male conservatives  —  Class-action lawsuit led by fired engineer includes 100 pages of internal documents and claims conservatives are ‘ostracized, belittled, and punished’ … Google is facing renewed controversy …
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Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Government Violated Law in Mysterious Cuba Injuries Case, Rubio Says  —  Failed to set up review board in time  —  White House Reiterates Wall Demand Ahead of Key Meeting Trump Takes McConnell's Side in Republican Primaries Podcast: The Senate GOP's Math Problem  —  Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)
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Associated Press:
Tillerson tells AP Cuba still risky; FBI doubts sonic attack
Discussion: Axios and The Daily Caller
Ron Nixon / New York Times:
To Pay for Wall, Trump Would Cut Proven Border Security Measures  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration would cut or delay funding for border surveillance, radar technology, patrol boats and customs agents in its upcoming spending plan to curb illegal immigration — all proven security measures …
Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:
Secret Pro-Life Meeting With Mike Pence Killed Obamacare Fix—For Now … A bipartisan effort to stabilize the health insurance markets collapsed last month after anti-abortion groups appealed directly to Vice President Mike Pence at the 11th hour, The Daily Beast has learned.
Discussion: Shareblue Media and Political Wire
Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
Republicans have already made their 2018 election bets  —  Competency questions: Wolff's book puts Trump on the defensive  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Congressional Republicans spent last weekend huddling with President Trump at Camp David to frame their legislative agenda in 2018.
The News-Press:
FGCU police presence planned for start of ‘White Racism’ class  —  When a “White Racism” class meets Tuesday at Florida Gulf Coast University, at least two campus police officers will be on guard as a precaution.  —  Today marks the start of the spring semester at FGCU, and Tuesday will be the first time the class meets.
Discussion: bizpacreview.com, The Root, AOL and Splinter
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
New US ambassador to Netherlands regularly made unsubstantiated ‘no-go zones’ claims, speculated 15% of Muslims could be jihadists  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)The new US ambassador to the Netherlands, who was confronted last month by a Dutch reporter with comments he made in 2015 about Islamic …
Discussion: IJR
Wall Street Journal:
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Signals Greater Willingness to Use Death Penalty  —  He authorizes federal prosecutors to seek capital punishment in two murder cases and is said to be weighing it in others, including Manhattan terror attack  —  The Justice Department has agreed to seek …
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Axios, IJR and The Week
Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
North Korea to Send Olympic Athletes to South Korea, in Breakthrough  —  SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea agreed on Tuesday to send athletes to February's Winter Olympics in South Korea, a symbolic breakthrough after months of escalating tensions over the North's rapidly advancing nuclear and missile programs.
 
 
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Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Russell Simmons halts #NotMe campaign
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Congress let CHIP's funding expire 101 days ago, and it's a national disgrace
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Human Rights Watch:
Dark Side  —  Secret Origins of Evidence in US Criminal Cases
Discussion: Hit & Run and Just Security
Bill Bowden / Arkansas Online:
Arkansas man charged in wife's killing; she changed channel, police told
Discussion: Raw Story and KFOR-TV
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Trump systematically alienates the Latino diaspora — from El Salvador to Puerto Rico and Mexico
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Tom Metcalf / Bloomberg:
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Annie Correal / New York Times:
In Deepest Cold, a Subway Car Becomes the Shelter of Last Resort
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Interior puts science grants through political review
Discussion: Raw Story
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author Vance urged to run for Senate
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The White House struggles to silence talk of Trump's mental fitness
 

 
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