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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: FBI director threatened to resign amid Trump, Sessions pressure — Attorney General Jeff Sessions — at the public urging of President Donald Trump — has been pressuring FBI Director Christopher Wray to fire Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, but Wray threatened to resign if McCabe was removed …
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Fox News:
More than 50,000 texts exchanged between FBI officials Strzok and Page, Sessions says — More than 50,000 texts were exchanged between two FBI officials who have come under fire for exchanging anti-Trump messages during the 2016 election, Attorney General Jeff Sessions revealed Monday.
Washington Post:
Tensions swell between Sessions and FBI over senior personnel from Comey era
Tensions swell between Sessions and FBI over senior personnel from Comey era
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The Gateway Pundit
Jgoldsmith / Lawfare:
Power and Integrity at the FBI: Chris Wray Stands Up to the President and the Attorney General
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
FBI head threatened to resign after Sessions pressured him to fire deputy director: report
FBI head threatened to resign after Sessions pressured him to fire deputy director: report
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Palmer Report and RedState
Jonathan Carlson / WGCL-TV:
Feds: Man threatened to kill CNN employees — A Michigan man was arrested after an FBI investigation, accused of threatening to travel to Atlanta to commit mass murder at CNN headquarters. — According to federal court documents, the man, from a Detroit suburb, made 22 calls to CNN about a week ago.
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Man arrested, accused of threatening to kill CNN employees — A Michigan man was arrested after allegedly threatening to shoot and kill CNN employees, WGCL-TV reported Monday. — The FBI launched an investigation after the man, who is unnamed in the CBS report, reportedly called CNN 22 times about a week ago.
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Darran Simon / CNN:
Michigan man arrested after caller threatens to kill CNN employees
Michigan man arrested after caller threatens to kill CNN employees
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Raw Story
New York Times:
Senate Democrats' Vote to End Shutdown Infuriates Some on the Left — WASHINGTON — The decision by Senate Democrats to end the government shutdown on Monday in exchange for a promised immigration vote enraged liberals, who accused the lawmakers of betrayal and threatened to mount primaries against some of the Democrats who voted yes.
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Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
The Case For The Democratic ‘Cave’ — It's not really a cave if you're just continuing the fight. — WASHINGTON After Senate Democrats voted for a three-week government funding extension Monday, Republicans and liberal progressives seemed to agree about one thing: Democrats had caved.
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New York Times and Washington Post
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
GOVERNMENT OPEN ... SCALISE talks to Playbook about what's next …
GOVERNMENT OPEN ... SCALISE talks to Playbook about what's next …
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New York Times
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Support for Democrats' DACA Strategy Grew During Government Shutdown, Polls Show
Joy-Ann Reid / The Daily Beast:
Democrats' Bold Fold Shifts the Pressure Onto Trump and His GOP Enablers
Democrats' Bold Fold Shifts the Pressure Onto Trump and His GOP Enablers
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Common Dreams, Washington Post, Washington Free Beacon and The Federalist
T.A. Frank / Vanity Fair:
Will Democrats Lose the Government Shutdown?
Will Democrats Lose the Government Shutdown?
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Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:
'It's Morally Reprehensible': Liberals Livid With Senate Dems Over Shutdown Deal
'It's Morally Reprehensible': Liberals Livid With Senate Dems Over Shutdown Deal
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New York Times, The Week and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Kate Bennett / CNN:
Melania Trump will no longer join the President in Davos — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)First lady Melania Trump, in a change of plans, will not be joining President Donald Trump on his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, later this week.
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Peter S. Goodman / New York Times:
Populism Is Waning, Which Is Reason to Party in Davos
Populism Is Waning, Which Is Reason to Party in Davos
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The Week and Washington Post
CNN:
Susan Collins had senators in bipartisan meetings use talking stick — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)During bipartisan talks between senators to discuss passing a funding bill to end the government shutdown, Sen. Susan Collins whose office was being used for the negotiations, figured out a civil way to create discussion.
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Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Senator using ‘talking stick’ breaks Collins' glass elephant during shutdown talks: reports
Senator using ‘talking stick’ breaks Collins' glass elephant during shutdown talks: reports
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Fox News Insider and thecut
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
With Talking Stick in Hand, Moderate Senators Broke the Shutdown
With Talking Stick in Hand, Moderate Senators Broke the Shutdown
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Coffee House and Politico
Emily Guskin / Washington Post:
Most Americans don't trust President Trump with the ‘nuclear button’ — A slim majority of Americans are concerned that President Trump might launch a nuclear attack without justification, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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Allison De Jong / ABC News:
Majority distrusts Trump with nuclear authority (POLL)
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
George Papadopoulos is the ‘John Dean’ of the Russia investigation, his fiancee says — He has been mocked by President Trump as a “low level volunteer” and “proven to be a liar.” — But the fiancee of George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign adviser who pleaded guilty in October …
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Palmer Report, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, Mediaite, Shareblue Media and Axios
Rachel Louise Ensign / Wall Street Journal:
Bank of America: No More Free Checking for Customers With Low Balances — eBanking customers switched into accounts that typically require direct deposit or a minimum balance to avoid $12 monthly fee — Bank of America Corp. BAC .69% has eliminated a free checking account popular …
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The Charlotte Observer, The Week and ThinkProgress
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Tony Perkins: Trump Gets ‘a Mulligan’ on Life, Stormy Daniels — Donald Trump is still the answer to many conservative evangelical leaders' prayers. Or at least to their continuing grievances. — They embrace Trump the policymaker, says Family Research Council president Tony Perkins, despite being uneasy about Trump as a man.
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Raw Story and Political Wire
Bloomberg:
Trump Taxes Solar Imports in Biggest Blow to Renewables Yet — President approves four years of tariffs starting at 30% — Tariffs set to gradually decline to 15 percent in fourth year — In the biggest blow he's dealt to the renewable energy industry yet, President Donald Trump decided …
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“I've Got Another Nut Job Here Who Thinks He's Running Things”: Are Trump and Kelly Heading for Divorce? — With the president and his chief of staff arguing in public, Ivanka Trump takes charge of finding a replacement. — Donald Trump's relationship with John Kelly, his chief of staff …
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Noor Al-Sibai / Raw Story:
WATCH: Hot mic catches GOP senator ogling ‘beautiful’ teenaged girls with fellow lawmaker — As the Senate prepared to pass the continuing resolution that would re-open the government, a Mississippi Republican was caught on a hot mic making comments about the appearances of high-school aged pages.
Christina Caron / New York Times:
No Passport or Ticket: How a Woman Evaded Airport Security and Flew to London — With neither a ticket nor a passport, Marilyn Hartman slipped into Chicago O'Hare International Airport last week, sneaked onto a British Airways flight and traveled to London, where she was apprehended by customs officials …
Peter Spiliakos / National Review:
Tom Cotton, Lindsey Graham, and the Future of the GOP — 1. Tom Cotton has strengthened his chances of being the Republican presidential nominee someday. He was the most effective Trump surrogate and has earned the “fighter” reputation that Cruz wanted so desperately.
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Mother Jones
Margalit Fox / New York Times:
Naomi Parker Fraley, the Real Rosie the Riveter, Dies at 96 — Unsung for seven decades, the real Rosie the Riveter was a California waitress named Naomi Parker Fraley. — Over the years, a welter of American women have been identified as the model for Rosie, the female war worker …
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The Week, thecut and CBS Los Angeles
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Advice to Young Ladies in This Very, Very Stupid Era — Some of you misguided young women (the non-misguided ones can ignore me) will resist the obvious fact that you need the romantic advice of a married, 53-year old retired Army officer who identifies as male.
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