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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 …
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Disgraced ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio is officially running for Senate
Discussion: IJR and The Week
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Joe Arpaio, controversial sheriff pardoned by Trump, enters Arizona Senate race
Discussion: Washington Post and IJR
Ted Hesson / Politico:
Arpaio running for Senate in Arizona
Discussion: RedState and Shareblue Media
Washington Post:
Fusion GPS founder told Senate investigators the FBI had a whistleblower in Trump's network … The ex-British spy who authored a dossier of allegations against then-presidential candidate Donald Trump was told the FBI had someone inside Trump's network providing agents with information …
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The Daily Beast:
Democrats Release the Fusion GPS Testimony on Trump and Russia  —  Senate Democrats on Tuesday released the transcripts from a closed-door Senate Judiciary interview with Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson as part of the committee's Russia probe.  Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), a Republican …
Discussion: RedState and Axios
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Senate Democrats just released full testimony on the Trump-Russia dossier.  Here's what's in it  — Sen. Dianne Feinstein released the full transcript of Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson's testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee.  — Simpson touched on a wide array of topics …
USA Today:
In extraordinary public negotiation with Congress, Trump promises to sign DACA bill  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump promised Tuesday to sign what he called a “bill of love” to extend protections to 800,000 immigrants who entered the United States illegally as children — if Congress can work out the details.
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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 …
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 …
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump Appears to Endorse Path to Citizenship for Millions of Immigrants
Discussion: The Week
Manu Raju / CNN:
Trump a genius? Hill Republicans not so sure
Discussion: Business Insider
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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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:   Wolff: WH officials think if Mueller targets Trump's finances, 'he's sunk'
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Michael Wolff: People close to Trump ‘afraid’ for the country
Discussion: Hullabaloo and RedState
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.
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
“I sometimes wonder if the Invisible White House has learned to use the Potemkin White House to deke us while it changes the country.”  —  Writes anti-Trumper David Brooks in “The Decline of Anti-Trumpism.” … As to why anti-Trumpism is in decline, the proudly elitist Brooks blames “lowbrowism”:
Discussion: JustOneMinute
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
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Is Oprah the Un-Trump, or the Un-Clinton?  —  The metabolism of the media is such that we moved, within 20 hours, from the exhortation that Oprah Winfrey run for president (roughly 11 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Sunday) to the reading of rune stones about whether she'd be game (8 a.m. Monday) …
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump on possible Oprah presidential bid: 'I don't think she's going to run.'
Discussion: ABC News, Politico and Breitbart
Emily Stewart / Vox:
Ivanka Trump tries to hop on Oprah's #MeToo message. #MeToo says no thanks.
Discussion: Politico and The Guardian
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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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, KQED News and FOX2now.com
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
Bernie Sanders / Washington Post:
It's on Republicans to stop a shutdown  —  Bernie Sanders, an independent, represents Vermont in the U.S. Senate.  —  I do not know why President Trump and the Republican Party — which controls the White House, the Senate and the House — are so willing to shut down the government.
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Republicans: Budget deal prospects are dimming
Discussion: Axios, Breitbart 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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Andrew Jeong / Wall Street Journal:
North Korea to Send Delegation to Winter Olympics, Refuses to Discuss Weapons
Discussion: Axios, BBC and TheBlaze
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.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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
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
John Bowden / The Hill:
Dem to introduce ‘Stable Genius Act’ requiring presidential candidates to take mental exam  —  A Democratic lawmaker says that he will introduce legislation that would require presidential candidates to undergo a mental health examination following a tweet from President Trump
Discussion: IJR
 
 
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Sarah Rumpf / RedState:
Why is Teen Vogue Sexualizing a 9-Year-Old Boy?
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Leo Shane III / Military Times:
New Trump order focused on preventing suicide among new vets
Discussion: Washington Post and IJR
Daniel Roberts / Yahoo! Finance:
Poll: 33% of NFL fans ‘purposely stopped watching’ this season
Discussion: IJR and Breitbart
Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
James Damore sues Google, alleging intolerance of white male conservatives
Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Government Violated Law in Mysterious Cuba Injuries Case, Rubio Says
 Earlier Items: 
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
New US ambassador to Netherlands regularly made unsubstantiated ‘no-go zones’ …
Discussion: IJR
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
Chris Chavez / SI.com:
Watch: Bo Scarbrough Yells ‘F— Trump’ Before National Championship Game
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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