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5:30 PM ET, January 12, 2018

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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Lawyer Arranged $130,000 Payment for Adult-Film Star's Silence  —  Agreement just before election required woman to keep quiet about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump in 2006, people familiar with the matter say  —  A lawyer for President Donald Trump arranged a $130,000 payment …
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Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Lawyer paid $130k to silence adult-film star over sexual encounter with Trump: report
Discussion: Mediaite
NBC News:
Trump's history of breaking decorum with remarks on race, ethnicity  —  A career intelligence analyst who is an expert in hostage policy stood before President Donald Trump in the Oval Office last fall to brief him on the impending release of a family long held in Pakistan under uncertain circumstances.
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
The U.S. ambassador in London contradicted just about everything Trump said about the new embassy  —  The United States and United Kingdom have enjoyed close ties that Winston Churchill called “the special relationship” — a camaraderie that transcends the Atlantic and the roots of America as Britain's breakaway colony.
Harriet Alexander / Telegraph:
US ambassador to Panama resigns, saying he can no longer serve under Trump administration  —  US Ambassador to Panama John Feeley, a career diplomat and former Marine Corps helicopter pilot, has resigned, telling the State Department he no longer feels able to serve President Donald Trump.
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Trump denies Haiti slur amid fallout from ‘shithole’ comment  —  President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to deny he insulted Haiti and African nations as “shithole countries” but admitted he used “tough” language during a discussion about an immigration deal with lawmakers.
Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
'This is CNN Tonight.  I'm Don Lemon.  The president of the United States is racist.'  —  It's not every day you hear a television news anchor unabashedly calling a public figure “racist.”  Broadcast journalists tend to tread lightly when describing racism, using terms such as “racially charged” or “racially tinged.”
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
There's No Way Out  —  Last week, which brought the release of Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury, was rough for the White House.  But this week has been worse still, and the damage has been almost entirely inflicted by the president himself.  —  Consider the highlights:
Washington Post:
‘Here is what my #shithole looks like’: African countries and Haiti react to Trump's remark
Reuters:
U.S. ambassador to Panama resigns, says cannot serve Trump
Robert Johnson / London Evening Standard:
Our Nine Elms US embassy is the most advanced we've ever built
Discussion: The Atlantic
Jon Sharman / The Independent:   US ambassador to Panama resigns because he can ‘no longer work for Trump’
New York Times:
Trump Alarms Lawmakers With Disparaging Words for Haiti and Africa
Post and Courier:
Sen. Tim Scott: Graham says reports of Trump's ‘shithole countries’ comment ‘basically accurate’  —  U.S. Sen. Tim Scott said he talked to fellow South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham about hearing President Donald Trump's “shithole countries” comment and Graham confirmed to him the president said it.
Noreen Malone / thecut:
Exclusive: Watch Chris Matthews Joke About His ‘Bill Cosby Pill’ Before Interviewing Hillary Clinton  —  On January 5, 2016, MSNBC Hardball host Chris Matthews interviewed Hillary Clinton in an Iowa fire station during the Democratic primary season.  Network footage obtained by the Cut shows Matthews …
Thomas Frank / BuzzFeed:
Secret Money: How Trump Made Millions Selling Condos To Unknown Buyers  —  A BuzzFeed News review of every sale of a Trump-branded condominium in the United States provides the first comprehensive look at how many went to unidentified buyers who paid cash, an indication of possible money laundering.
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Time to Say It: Trump Is a Racist  —  When it comes to President Trump and race, there is a predictable cycle.  He makes a remark that seems racist, and people engage in an extended debate about whether he is personally racist.  His critics say he is.  His defenders argue for an interpretation …
Discussion: Shakesville
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Peter Baker / New York Times:   A President Who Fans, Rather Than Douses, the Nation's Racial Fires
ABC News:
Trump ignores shouted questions from reporters while signing MLK Day proclamation
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
CBS News:
White House struggles with muting function for 22 minutes on Iran conference call with reporters  —  It took the White House twenty-two minutes to figure out how to enable the “listening only” feature on a conference call on Thursday in which senior administration officials announced …
Raphael Satter / Associated Press:
Cybersecurity firm: US Senate in Russian hackers' crosshairs  —  PARIS (AP) — The same Russian government-aligned hackers who penetrated the Democratic Party have spent the past few months laying the groundwork for an espionage campaign against the U.S. Senate, a cybersecurity firm said Friday.
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
How The Alt-Right — And Paul Ryan's Challenger — Coordinate To Fight The “Jewish Media”  —  When Steve Bannon, Breitbart, and other conservatives cut ties with far-right activist and congressional candidate Paul Nehlen, he turned to his private Twitter direct message group, CityRevoltVoteNehlen.
Ben White / Politico:
Demoralized Trump aides grapple with 'shithole'-gate  —  White House aides were demoralized on Thursday night, watching the word “shithole” slink across the cable news chyrons.  —  In the wake of the administration's tax reform coup, Fiat Chrysler had just announced it planned to spend …
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Eve Peyser / VICE:
Biden Trashes Millennials in His Quest to Become Even Less Likable  —  In an apparent effort to make himself an even less appealing 2020 contender, former Vice President Joe Biden had some harsh words for millennials while promoting his new book on Wednesday.  Here's what he said in a conversation with Patt Morrison of the LA Times:
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and thecut
CNN:
President Trump today: Live updates  —  President Trump is facing backlash for his “shithole countries” slur as he's set to undergo a physical today.  Follow here for live updates.
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Reporter asks Trump ‘Are you a racist?’ after MLK event
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Root
Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
Tax officials reduce Trump's tax bill on D.C. hotel by nearly $1 million  —  President Trump's D.C. hotel received a $53.6 million reduction in its 2018 assessment from the District of Columbia tax office, saving his company nearly $1 million.  —  The District tax office initially valued …
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Nick Wingfield / New York Times:
Jeff Bezos Jumps Into ‘Dreamer’ Fight With Gift for Scholarships
Discussion: Splinter and Politico
Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Trump waives Iran sanctions for what administration says is last time  —  will again waive sanctions against Iran that were lifted as part of the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, the White House said Friday.  —  But the Trump administration is imposing new, nonnuclear sanctions in response …
Discussion: Daily TIP and IJR
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Dan Alexander / Forbes:
New Filing Shows Eric Trump Raised Millions, Lied About His Foundation's Expenses
David French / National Review:
Trump's ‘Sh**hole’ Comments Double Down on Identity Politics
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
The Top 10 Most Obsequious Comments Letterman Made to Obama During Their Netflix Interview
Discussion: New Yorker and Deadline
Jun Yin / Nature:
Diurnal cloud cycle biases in climate models
Discussion: Power Line and The Daily Caller
Fast Company:
The Other Scary Foreign Hacking Threat Trump Is Ignoring
Jessica Chasmar / Washington Times:
Terry McAuliffe says he'd punch Trump: 'You'd have to pick him up off the floor'
Discussion: RedState
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
The Dossier Rehab Campaign
Greg Bluestein / politics.myajc:
AJC poll: Trump's approval ratings in Georgia erode
Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
The Same Democrats Who Denounce Donald Trump as a Lawless, Treasonous Authoritarian Just Voted …
Discussion: Splinter and Detroit Free Press
Jesse Singal / New York Times:
Social Media Is Making Us Dumber. Here's Exhibit A.
Mark Oppenheimer / Politico:
How to Turn a Red State Purple (Democrats Not Required)
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
JUST when you thought things were calming, TRUMP's THURS was wild from wire to wire …
 

 
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John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Facebook makes Views its primary metric for content, bringing it in line with Instagram; each time a piece of content appears on a screen, it counts as a View

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion
 
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