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11:25 PM ET, January 18, 2018

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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Lawyer Used Private Company, Pseudonyms to Pay Porn Star ‘Stormy Daniels’  —  President Donald Trump's lawyer used a private Delaware company to pay a former adult-film star $130,000 in return for her agreeing to not publicly discuss an alleged sexual encounter with Mr. Trump …
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Daniel Friedman / Mother Jones:
Stormy Daniels Once Claimed She Spanked Donald Trump With a Forbes Magazine  —  Last week, the Wall Street Journal triggered a new scandal for President Donald Trump when it reported that his lawyer, Michael Cohen, had paid porn star Stormy Daniels $130,000 to keep quiet about a decade-old sexual relationship …
John Bowden / The Hill:
Trump lawyer used private company to pay adult film star: report
Discussion: RedState and In Touch Weekly
Elise Young / Bloomberg:
Mortal Again: Christie Blocked at VIP Entrance to Newark Airport  —  Police officer sends him to Terminal B with rest of nobodies  —  Three days out of office and Port Authority ends prized perk  —  Meet Chris Christie, former New Jersey governor and current nobody at Newark Liberty International Airport.
Discussion: Splinter, Washington Press and IJR
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:   On Stage Was Springsteen, in the Audience, Chris Christie
Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter:
A Bombshell House Intelligence report exposing extensive FISA abuse could lead to the removal of senior government officials  —  A review of a classified document outlining what is described as extensive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act abuse was made available to all House members Thursday …
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Murray Waas / Foreign Policy:
Trump Ordered Bannon to Limit Testimony  —  The president relied on a key legal advisor, but his advice could have a downside  —  President Donald Trump personally made the decision to curtail the testimony of former chief White House political strategist Steve Bannon before the House …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
House committee takes step toward making Trump dossier findings public
Discussion: RedState, Sara A. Carter and Power Line
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Trump appointee Carl Higbie resigns as public face of agency that runs AmeriCorps after KFile review of racist, sexist, anti-Muslim and anti-LGBT comments on the radio  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)WARNING: This story contains graphic language.  —  Trump administration appointee Carl …
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Congress hurtles toward shutdown  —  Updated 10:30 p.m.: The Senate adjourned late Thursday without taking a key vote to keep the government funded through Feb. 16.  The chamber will convene Friday morning, hours before a midnight deadline to head off a government shutdown.  —  Original story:
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
How Trump's TV habits raised the risk of a shutdown
Discussion: twitchy.com
The Daily Beast Latest Articles:
Trump's Shutdown Plan Is Pretty Much: Jesus, Take the Wheel
Discussion: Raw Story and abc7chicago.com
New York Times:
House Passes Short-Term Spending Bill, Setting Up Shutdown Battle in Senate
Alice Ollstein / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Blows Up Republican Plan To Blame Democrats For Blocking CHIP
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Accusations Of ‘Frat House’ Behavior Trail ‘LA Times’ Publisher's Career  —  The Los Angeles Times has given prominent coverage to recent revelations of sexual harassment of women by prominent men, particularly in entertainment and media.  Yet a review by NPR finds that the newspaper's own CEO and publisher …
Hayes Brown / BuzzFeed:
Hungarian Police Have A Warrant Out For Former Trump Adviser Sebastian Gorka  —  Gorka's warrant on gun charges was in effect the entire time he was in the White House.  —  Former Trump White House staffer Sebastian Gorka has an active warrant out for his arrest in Hungary, according to the Hungarian police's website.
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
FBI investigating whether Russian money went to NRA to help Trump  —  WASHINGTON  —  The FBI is investigating whether a top Russian banker with ties to the Kremlin illegally funneled money to the National Rifle Association to help Donald Trump win the presidency, two sources familiar with the matter have told McClatchy.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court blocks order to redraw North Carolina congressional map  —  The Supreme Court has blocked a lower court's order requiring North Carolina's legislature to redraw the state's congressional district boundaries for this year's elections.  —  The justices appear to have split …
Discussion: Washington Post and RedState
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to immediately accept DACA case
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrew Chung / Reuters:
Supreme Court blocks redrawing of North Carolina congressional maps
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump to Mark One-Year Anniversary With Gala at Mar-a-Lago  —  Tickets for dinner event start at $100,000 per couple  —  Unclear whether governmnent shutdown would affect travel plans  —  President Donald Trump will mark the first anniversary of his inauguration on Saturday with a celebration …
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Conservative Ed Martin Out as CNN Contributor  —  The pundit was brought on by CNN to help replace Jeffrey Lord, whom the network fired in August.  —  Former Missouri politician and reliable Trump supporter Ed Martin is out as a CNN contributor, a network spokesperson confirmed Thursday to The Hollywood Reporter.
Wall Street Journal:
Talking to Trump: A How-To Guide  —  Insights from more than 50 people the president met with in his first year in office  —  President Donald Trump has received huge public exposure in his first year through blanket TV coverage, speeches and tweets.  But what is he like in person?
Discussion: Raw Story and The Week
Fredreka Schouten / USA Today:
One year after Trump's inauguration, no one will say how they spent the extra money  —  WASHINGTON — Nearly a year after President Trump's inauguration, the committee that raised a record $106.7 million for the event has not disclosed how much surplus money it still has or provided a final accounting of its finances.
Discussion: New York Magazine
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Schumer slams Cotton in face-to-face with Trump  —  Cotton said Schumer did not want him the room for the Dreamers' talks ‘probably because I would get a good deal, and he wants a bad deal.’  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told President Trump this week that there will be no deal …
Discussion: Breitbart and Political Wire
Max Brantley / Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times:
Activists say Tom Cotton has issued do-not-call-or-write notice to some constituents.  UPDATE.  Such letters sent in ‘extreme circumstances’ says Cotton's office.  —  Ozark Indivisible, the activist group that has been pressing members of Congress from Arkansas on health care …
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Colin Firth says he will not work with Woody Allen again  —  Actor provides statement to Guardian on same day Dylan Farrow gives first televised interview accusing her adopted father of sexual assault  —  Colin Firth is the latest actor to publicly rebuke Woody Allen, telling the Guardian …
Discussion: Jezebel, Daily Wire and The A.V. Club
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CBS News:
Dylan Farrow details her sexual assault allegations against Woody Allen
The Guardian:
The boss, the boyfriend and the FBI: the Italian woman in the eye of the Trump-Russia inquiry  —  No wonder Robert Mueller's investigation came knocking  —  imona Mangiante never expected that a flirtation that began on LinkedIn would lead to a subpoena to appear before federal agents working …
Angela Hart / Sacramento Bee:
‘We will prosecute’ employers who help immigration sweeps, California AG says  —  The state's top cop issued a warning to California employers Thursday that businesses face legal repercussions, including fines up to $10,000, if they assist federal immigration authorities with a potential widespread immigration crackdown.
Donna Borak / CNNMoney:
Trump consumer protection chief requests $0 in funding  —  Mulvaney defends role at CFPB, promises changes  —  The Trump administration has requested zero funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the latest sign change may be coming to the agency.
Discussion: Washington Press
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Shutdown threat tanks West Wing morale  —  The first year of Donald Trump's presidency is coming to a close with administration officials exhausted and uncertain after two extraordinary weeks of chaos, even by the standards of this White House.  —  The drama underlines a fundamental truth …
Politico:
House panel releases transcript of interview with Fusion GPS co-founder  —  The co-founder of the firm behind a controversial Russia-related dossier urged lawmakers last year to look into what he said were ties between President Donald Trump and Russian money laundering …
Discussion: NPR
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The Daily Beast Latest Articles:   Fusion GPS: Kremlin ‘Purged’ Suspected Spies After Trump Dossier Release
Ted Barrett / CNN:
Feinstein warns people will die if the government shuts down  —  Hours before shutdown, Trump tweet creates confusion  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Sen. Dianne Feinstein warned Wednesday that when the federal government shuts down “people die, accidents happen” and it's hard to assess …
Maya Rajamani / Newsweek:
Hillary Clinton could still become president if Russia probe finds conspiracy evidence  —  Nearly a year after President Donald Trump's inauguration, a Harvard University professor says 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton could still become commander in chief.
 
 
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Will Women Lead the Democrats to Victory?
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Bannon tells Congress he called Trump Tower meeting ‘unpatriotic’: Sources
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Will Hobson / Washington Post:
At Larry Nassar sentencing hearing, a parade of horror and catharsis
Kori Schake / The Atlantic:
Rex Tillerson's Syria Policy Is Sensible—But It's Fanciful
Benjamin Weinthal / Fox News:
Germans want Senate action on Trump's pick for ambassador
Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Prosecutors drop charges against more than 100 inauguration riot defendants
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump evangelical board members unite with Pelosi on DACA
Associated Press:
Sen Cardin places a hold on a nomination over TPS
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Arizona Republic:
Phoenix police: Double-murder suspect tied to 7 other killings
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Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
The Map Has Changed, but the Math Remains the Same
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
NYPD officers raid Newsweek headquarters
Emily Heil / Washington Post:
Nancy Pelosi is going to be a guest judge on 'RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars'
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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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