memeorandum: The Democrat Trumpworld fears most (Annie Karni/Politico)

8:30 AM ET, January 16, 2018

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Inside the tense, profane White House meeting on immigration … When President Trump spoke by phone with Sen. Richard J. Durbin around 10:15 a.m. last Thursday, he expressed pleasure with Durbin's outline of a bipartisan immigration pact and praised the high-ranking Illinois Democrat's efforts …

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, The Week, Talking Points Memo, Notes, ABC News, Axios, IJR, Mediaite and The Hill

New York Times:

As Shutdown Talk Rises, Trump's Immigration Words Pose Risks for Both Parties — WASHINGTON — President Trump's incendiary words about immigration have dampened the prospects that a broad spending and immigration deal can be reached by the end of the week, raising the possibility …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, IJR, Axios, Politico, Jamie Dupree - AJC, Politicus USA, Washington Press, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo and The Last Tradition

Mike Allen / Axios:

The recidivism presidency — After a triumphant end to 2017, White House sources tell Axios that they see a dangerous pattern forming for this year: a backslide into bad habits of the chaotic early days of the Trump presidency. — Be smart: The White House should be making the best use …

Discussion: Raw Story and The Week

CNN:

Hope Hicks expected to talk to Hill committee — Who is Hope Hicks? — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)White House Communications Director Hope Hicks is expected to meet with the House Intelligence Committee as soon as this week, making her one of President Donald Trump's closest confidantes …

Discussion: Weekly Standard, Fox News, Raw Story and AOL

Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Shutdown looms as Republicans seek short-term spending deal for government

Discussion: Reuters, The Week, Jamie Dupree - AJC, New York Magazine, RedState, Breitbart, Politicus USA, IJR, CNN, The Daily Caller, The Hill, Fox News Insider and Washington Press

Wall Street Journal:

U.S. Warned Jared Kushner About Wendi Deng Murdoch — Officials said the businesswoman could be trying to further Beijing's interests, people familiar with the matter say — WASHINGTON—U.S. counterintelligence officials in early 2017 warned Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, Breitbart, AOL, New York Magazine, Splinter, CNBC, The Week, Washington Press, Raw Story and Axios

Daniel Lippman / Politico: THREE DAYS until a shutdown, and we break down the stakes …

Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
US officials warned Kushner about friendship with Wendi Deng Murdoch: report

Discussion: RedState

Bari Weiss / New York Times:

Aziz Ansari Is Guilty. Of Not Being a Mind Reader. — I'm apparently the victim of sexual assault. And if you're a sexually active woman in the 21st century, chances are that you are, too. — That is what I learned from the “exposé” of Aziz Ansari published this weekend …

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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:

The President and the Porn Star — In 1998, the professional moral scold William Bennett published a book titled “The Death of Outrage: Bill Clinton and the Assault on American Ideals.” In it, Bennett described blasé attitudes toward presidential adultery as corrosive.

Discussion: babe, Daily Wire, Washington Post and Refinery29

Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Babe editor stands by Aziz Ansari story

Discussion: New York Post, Washington Post, Mediaite, babe and Althouse

Matthew Haag / New York Times:

13 Siblings, Some Shackled to Beds, Were Held Captive by Parents, Police Say — A 17-year old girl who said she was being held captive by her parents in her home in Perris, Calif., escaped on Sunday and alerted the authorities, who then rescued her 12 siblings — several of whom were found shackled …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Kelly Whitney / NBC Southern California:

13 Children Hospitalized, Parents Jailed on Torture Charges — At the home, deputies found children shackled to beds in “dark and foul-smelling surroundings” — 13 Children Found Tortured, Starved and Shackled — A Perris, California, mother and father are behind bars Monday …

Discussion: fox5sandiego.com, Breitbart, Daily Wire and TheBlaze

abc7.com:

13 victims, ages 2 to 29, kept shackled in foul Perris home by parents, officials say … <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc7.com/video/embed/?pid= 2948829" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> — Thirteen victims, ranging in age from 2 to 29 years old …

Discussion: IJR

Tracybloomktla / KTLA:
Teen's Escape Leads to Discovery of 13 Malnourished Victims Held Captive in Perris Home …

Discussion: CNN, CBS Los Angeles, WNEP-TV, The Gateway Pundit, twitchy.com, NPR, 89.3 KPCC, FOX59 and FOX40

Annie Karni / Politico:

The Democrat Trumpworld fears most — In early December, as President Donald Trump's approval rating reached a new low of 32 percent, the commander-in-chief was rating the 2020 Democratic field from behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders …

Discussion: The Week, The Hill, Political Wire, Raw Story and Politicus USA

Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Perez: GOP Must Answer for ‘Appalling Silence’ on Trump

Discussion: Washington Times

Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
DNC overhaul struggles as Sanders-Clinton rivalries persist

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Jose Lambiet / miamiherald:

Trump's Mar-a Lago cited by state inspectors for poor maintenance — A year after the discovery of foods that could sicken people at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, his Winter White House was just cited by inspectors for poor maintenance.

Discussion: Shareblue Media, AOL, Washington Press, Raw Story and Politicus USA

Brian Fung / Washington Post:

The Senate's push to overrule the FCC on net neutrality now has 50 votes, Democrats say — Fifty senators have endorsed a legislative measure to override the Federal Communications Commission's recent decision to deregulate the broadband industry, top Democrats said Monday.

Discussion: Engadget and TheBlaze

Niraj Warikoo / Detroit Free Press:

After 30 years in U.S., metro Detroit immigrant deported to Mexico — After 30 years of living in the U.S, a 39-year-old Lincoln Park man was deported this morning from Detroit Metro Airport to Mexico as family and friends wiped away tears. — Jorge Garcia was brought to the U.S …

Discussion: The Resurgent, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Raw Story

Richard Johnson / Page Six:

Ivanka and Jared ‘love it in Washington’ — Ivanka Trump just finished decorating her apartment on the Upper East Side, but she doesn't do much entertaining there. — “Whenever she invites people, they all want to come see her in Washington,” a friend said after seeing Trump at Mar-a-Lago.

Washington Post:

Kevin McCarthy relishes role as Trump's fixer, friend and candy man … President Trump and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) were alone in the presidential suite on Air Force One, flying east toward Washington in early October, when the president reached for a handful of Starbursts …

Discussion: The Hill, Business Insider, Politicus USA, Shareblue Media, Washington Press, Mediaite, New York Magazine, No More Mister Nice Blog, Mashable, Washington Free Beacon, twitchy.com and The Daily Caller

The Cranberries / BBC:

Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan dies suddenly aged 46 — The Cranberries lead singer Dolores O'Riordan has died suddenly at the age of 46, her publicist has confirmed. — The Irish musician, originally from Limerick, led the band to international success in the 90s with singles including Linger and Zombie.

Discussion: New York Times, The Guardian, Women in the World, Refinery29, The FADER, TheBlaze, Washington Post and Consequence of Sound

Steven Shepard / Politico:

Trump's first-year report card: Voters say he's no genius — Donald Trump's quarterly report card is in — and if he were back in school, he'd find himself on academic probation. — More voters give Trump a failing grade for his first year as president than think he deserves an “A” or …

Discussion: Political Wire

Kurt Erickson / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

Amid scandal, Greitens puts off public appearances, pledges to move ahead with tax overhaul — • A statewide tour to promote a Trump-style overhaul of Missouri's tax system has fallen victim to the scandal enveloping Gov. Eric Greitens. — But Greitens' spokesman Parker Briden told …

Discussion: CNN and Raw Story

New York Times:

Trump Comments, Infuriating Africans, May Set Back U.S. Interests — CAPE TOWN — South Africa and Nigeria have joined a chorus of nations condemning President Trump's inflammatory remarks on immigration, as Africa experts warned that the controversy threatened to set back American interests across …

Discussion: PressTV

Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:

Twitter Says No, Hundreds Of Twitter Employees Are Not Reading Your DMs — On Monday, conservative activist and filmmaker James O'Keefe published undercover footage of Twitter engineers alleging the social network has hundreds of employees reading “everything you post online” — including direct messages.

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Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:

President Nobama — Trump is commonsensically undoing, piece by piece, the main components of Obama's legacy. — Donald Trump continues to baffle. Never Trump Republicans still struggle to square the circle of quietly agreeing so far with most of his policies, as they loudly insist …

Jamie Lovegrove / Post and Courier:

Graham: 'My memory hasn't evolved' on meeting where others say Trump referred to ‘shithole countries’ — COLUMBIA — After taking the weekend to reflect on a combative White House meeting in which President Donald Trump reportedly referred to African countries as “shithole countries,” …