memeorandum: No deal reached as Schumer, Trump meet to avert government shutdown (Reuters)

5:55 PM ET, January 19, 2018

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CNN:

CNN poll: DACA not worth a shutdown, except to Democrats — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Which is more important... avoiding a shutdown or continuing DACA? — A majority of Americans says it supports keeping the government open over finding a solution for the DACA program. — Avoiding a — 56%

Discussion: National Review, Political Wire, The Daily Caller, NTK Network and Mediaite

Scott Clement / Washington Post:

More blame Republicans than Democrats for potential government shutdown, Post-ABC poll finds — By a 20-point margin, more Americans blame President Trump and Republicans rather than Democrats for a potential government shutdown, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

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Gary Langer / ABC News:

Americans more likely to blame Trump, Republicans if government shuts down: Poll — A new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds substantially greater Republican risk in a government shutdown, with Americans by a 20-point margin saying they're more likely to blame Donald Trump and the Republicans …

Discussion: The Rush Limbaugh Show, Towleroad, Politico and Washington Times

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:

Shutdowns Are Part of the GOP Brand. Of Course They Get the Blame. — A new poll from The Washington Post shows that the public overwhelmingly blames Trump and the GOP for what seems to be an imminent government shutdown. 48% blame Trump and Republicans, 28% blame Democrats.

Discussion: Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com and The Mahablog

Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:

Republican senator blames possible shutdown on Trump listening to Tom Cotton, Stephen Miller — The White House and many Congressional Republicans attempted Friday to pin the potential government shutdown on Senate Democrats, trying to name it the “Schumer Shutdown” after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).

Discussion: Business Insider, CBS News, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times and Mediaite

John Bresnahan / Politico:
House Republicans stay in D.C. after all

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New York Times:
Here's Another Fine Mess They've Gotten Us Into

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Washington Post:
Looming shutdown raises fundamental question: Can GOP govern?

Discussion: The Week, The Federalist, Shakesville and Vox

Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Inside the Oval Office Immigration Meeting That Left a Senator Stunned

Discussion: Hullabaloo and Washington Post

Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Government shutdown looms as senior Republican signals vote within hours

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Reuters:
No deal reached as Schumer, Trump meet to avert government shutdown

Discussion: RedState

Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
White House moves to distance Trump from shutdown

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In Touch Weekly:

Stormy Daniels' Explosive Full Interview on Donald Trump Affair: “I Can Describe His Junk Perfectly” (EXCLUSIVE) … IT: When was the first time you met Donald Trump? — Stormy: It was a charity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe. I guess he was there to play golf, and I was there because the company …

Callum Borchers / Washington Post:

'I'll give her a week' to lose the baby weight, Trump said of Melania, months before alleged tryst with porn star — Seven months before an alleged tryst with porn star Stormy Daniels, Donald Trump told radio host Howard Stern that he would give his pregnant wife, Melania, a couple of days …

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Molly Roberts / Washington Post:
What should scare us about Trump's porn star scandal

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Twitter:

Update on Twitter's Review of the 2016 U.S. Election — When we appeared before the United States Congress last fall, Twitter publicly committed to regularly updating both congressional committees and the public on findings from our ongoing review into events surrounding the 2016 U.S. election.

Discussion: The Hill

Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:

Russia-linked Twitter accounts are working overtime to help Devin Nunes and WikiLeaks — Twitter accounts linked to Russian influence operations have begun promoting the hashtag #ReleaseTheMemo. — It's a reference to a document written by Rep. Devin Nunes that purports to show abuse …

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Ali Breland / The Hill:
Russian Twitter accounts pushing for release of ‘shocking’ surveillance memo

Discussion: RedState and Breitbart

Mark Zuckerberg:

Continuing our focus for 2018 to make sure the time we all spend on Facebook is time well spent... Last week I announced a major change to encourage meaningful social interactions with family and friends over passive consumption. As a result, you'll see less public content, including news, video, and posts from brands.

Discussion: New York Magazine, Boing Boing, The Week, The Verge, BloombergQuint, Engadget, Mediaite and Gizmodo

Deepa Seetharaman / Wall Street Journal:

Facebook to Rank News Sources by Quality to Battle Misinformation — Tech giant will rely on user surveys of trustworthiness to try to preserve objectivity — Facebook Inc. FB 0.83% plans to start ranking news sources in its feed based on user evaluations of credibility …

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Facebook:
News Feed FYI: Helping Ensure News on Facebook Is From Trusted Sources

Discussion: Politico, Business Insider, The Daily Caller and Engadget

New York Daily News:

Former Trump aide Omarosa may have taped White House discussions, fears Mueller wants to talk to her — Former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault-Newman may have taped confidential West Wing conversations and fears being caught up in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe, sources told the Daily News on Thursday.

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Tamara Keith / NPR:
Turnover In Trump's White House Is ‘Record-Setting,’ And It Isn't Even Close

Discussion: Washington Post, Brookings and New York Times

Lorraine Woellert / Politico:

Sotomayor at work after health scare — Paramedics were called to the Washington home of Justice Sonia Sotomayor Friday morning, but a Supreme Court spokeswoman said the justice was not hospitalized and went to work Friday after being treated for low blood sugar.

Discussion: Washington Post, The Daily Caller and Washington Free Beacon

New York Times:
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks North Carolina Gerrymandering Ruling

Discussion: VICE, Hullabaloo, Splinter and Mother Jones

Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court to Consider Challenge to Trump's Latest Travel Ban

Discussion: Above the Law, Political Wire, The Week and Pacific Standard

Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court to rule on Trump's powers to ban foreign travelers

Discussion: Politico

Mark Murray / NBC News:

Poll: More than half of Americans strongly disapprove of Trump — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ends his first year in office with 39 percent of Americans approving of his job performance, according to the latest national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll — the lowest mark …

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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:

Trump is historically unpopular. But the intensity gap should really terrify Republicans. — With the anniversary of Donald Trump's inauguration coming tomorrow, there's a raft of new polls out assessing what the American people think of the president, and the big story is that …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, CNN, Bloomberg and Pew Research Center

David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
As Trump's first year in office ends, his support base has eroded and the opposition is energized

Discussion: Hullabaloo and No More Mister Nice Blog

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:

Schumer after Trump meeting: Progress but no deal yet — Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer — (N.Y.) said Friday there are still “a good number of disagreements” with President Trump — on immigration and spending with a government shutdown set to go into effect at midnight.

Discussion: National Review

New York Times:
Trump and Schumer End Private Talks With ‘Progress,’ but No Deal

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Jason Riley / WDRB 41 Louisville News:

Prospect assistant police chief told LMPD recruit to ‘shoot’ black people — LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) - The former assistant police chief of Prospect told a Louisville Metro Police recruit that in a situation in which he caught juveniles smoking marijuana, “if black shoot them,” according to documents released Friday.

Discussion: Washington Press and Raw Story

Jason Del Rey / Recode:

Amazon is raising the price of Prime monthly memberships by nearly 20 percent — From $10.99 to $12.99 — Amazon Prime memberships are getting more expensive — for those customers who want the flexibility to pay for the speedy shipping and media streaming program on a monthly basis.

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Louise Boyle / Daily Mail:

EXCLUSIVE: Megyn Kelly Today staffer is FIRED after claiming show is ‘toxic and demeaning’, rife with bullying and its two bosses abuse their assistants and ‘scapegoat’ the staff — Kevin Bleyer was fired as head writer of Megyn Kelly Today earlier this week after making complaints about bullying by its two top bosses

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Susan Scutti / CNN:

Michael Phelps: ‘I am extremely thankful that I did not take my life’ — (CNN)Far from the familiar waters of an Olympic pool, swimmer Michael Phelps shared the story of his personal encounter with depression at a mental health conference in Chicago this week.

Discussion: Mashable and The Comeback

Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:

New Zealand's prime minister is pregnant. ‘I am not the first woman to multitask,’ she says. — Hours after 37-year-old Jacinda Ardern was elected leader of New Zealand's Labour Party in August, two television hosts asked about her plans for a family. One of the hosts specifically asked whether …

Discussion: NBC News, Women in the World, Jezebel and Mashable

Alec Tyson / Pew Research Center:

Public backs legal status for immigrants brought to U.S. illegally as children, but not a bigger border wall — The American public has clear-cut opinions on both issues at the center of the current debate on immigration policy. A large majority (74%) favors granting permanent legal status …