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1:40 PM ET, January 22, 2018

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New York Times:
A President Not Sure of What He Wants Complicates the Shutdown Impasse  —  WASHINGTON — When President Trump mused last year about protecting immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, calling them “these incredible kids,” aides implored him privately to stop talking about them so sympathetically.
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Talking Points Memo:
Democrats Poised To Accept Deal To End Shutdown  —  Senate Democrats are on the brink of accepting a deal to end the government shutdown in exchange for the promise of a vote on the DREAM Act in the coming weeks, three sources tell TPM.  —  The details of the deal aren't yet clear.
Elana Schor / Politico:
Senate votes to end shutdown  —  In a dramatic turnaround, Senate Democrats voted to re-open the government on Monday after receiving a commitment from Republicans to hold a vote on immigration legislation — paving the way to end the three-day shutdown.  —  The Senate voted 81-18 to move forward …
CBS News:
Senate leaders reach deal to reopen government  —  The Senate overwhelmingly advanced a three-week spending bill Monday afternoon that would reopen the government.  Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said ahead of the vote that he had reached a deal with Republican leaders and that Democrats would vote in favor of the bill.
CNN:
Senate to vote on Monday on ending shutdown  —  Washington (CNN)Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pledged Sunday to take up legislation to address the expiring Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program if enough Democrats vote to re-open the government, and scheduled a key vote for noon Monday.
Wall Street Journal:   Working for the Weekend, Lawmakers Dress Down
CNN:
Senate to vote at noon on whether to end government shutdown
Associated Press:
The Latest: Dems align on plan to fund gov't, end shutdown
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
Sofi Sinozich / ABC News:
Democrats solidify their lead in midterm elections matchup (POLL)  —  Democrats have solidified their position in the November midterm elections in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, maintaining a 12-point lead among registered voters while improving to a wide 14-point advantage among likely voters in congressional preference.
Discussion: Shareblue Media and Taylor Marsh
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Elena Gaona / Center for American Progress …:
RELEASE: Most Americans Blame President Trump and Republicans in Congress for the Government Shutdown, New Poll Shows  —  Washington, D.C — Two days into the government shutdown, Americans clearly blame President Trump and congressional Republicans for the closure, a new poll released tonight finds.
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Democrats Are Right — and Should Settle  —  The government shutdown is overwhelmingly the fault of Republican leaders.  They, not Democrats, are the ones trying to make sharp changes in federal policy, like reduced legal immigration and a border wall.  Democrats are largely trying …
Scott Clement / Washington Post:
Women and independents drive advantage for Democrats ahead of midterm elections, Post-ABC poll finds
Discussion: Jezebel, Vox, Hit & Run and The Week
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Poll: Almost half of voters question Trump's mental stability
Discussion: The Week, Taylor Marsh and ABC News
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Week and Mediaite
Associated Press:
The Latest: Pence calls report on Trump affair baseless  —  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on Vice President Mike Pence's interview with The Associated Press (all times local):  —  Vice President Mike Pence says reports that an adult film star had an alleged affair with President Donald Trump are “baseless allegations.”
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Matt Lauer's wife kicks him out of Hamptons house  —  Disgraced anchor Matt Lauer has been kicked out of his home by his furious wife after multiple women came forward with allegations of his “inappropriate sexual behavior.”  —  Lauer's wife of nearly two decades, Dutch former model Annette Roque …
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
‘Defiance Disorder’: Another new book describes chaos in Trump's White House  —  In late July, the White House had just finished an official policy review on transgender individuals serving in the military and President Trump and his then-chief of staff, Reince Priebus, had agreed to meet …
Sonam Sheth / Business Insider:
It looks like Jeff Sessions is taking Trump's cues to clean house at the FBI  — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is pushing FBI director Christopher Wray to replace deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe and former FBI general counsel James Baker.  — President Donald Trump has accused McCabe …
Discussion: IJR
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Trump election fraud commission bought Texas election data flagging Hispanic voters  —  President Donald Trump's election fraud commission asked every state and the District for detailed voter registration data, but in Texas's case it took an additional step: it asked to see Texas records …
Discussion: Raw Story
CNN:
2 IEDs explode at Florida mall, police say  —  (CNN)Police are looking for a man they're describing as a person of interest after two improvised explosive devices detonated at a Florida mall on Sunday.  No one was injured.  —  At 5:22 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to a smoke alarm call …
Discussion: The Week
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Wfla Web / WFLA-TV:
FBI: 2 flares ignited at Eagle Ridge Mall, not pipe bombs
Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
ICE detains a Polish doctor and green-card holder who has lived in the U.S. for nearly 40 years  —  Lukasz Niec was 5 years old when his parents brought him and his sister to the United States from Poland.  With two suitcases in tow, his parents — both doctors — left behind a country on the verge of social turmoil.
Discussion: Hit & Run, Jezebel, Eschaton and WCMH-TV
Dean Balsamini / New York Post:
Police union slashes number of ‘get out of jail free’ cards issued  —  The city's police-officers union is cracking down on the number of “get out of jail free” courtesy cards distributed to cops to give to family and friends.  —  Patrolmen's Benevolent Association boss Pat Lynch slashed …
Facebook:
Hard Questions: Social Media and Democracy  —  For the next topic of our Hard Questions series, we decided to confront an issue that has been top of mind for many of us here, including myself: What effect does social media have on democracy?  —  As someone who has worked for over 14 years …
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Samidh Chakrabarti / Facebook:
Hard Questions: What Effect Does Social Media Have on Democracy?
Discussion: The Guardian and FOX6Now.com
New York Times:
Here Are the Senators Trying to Find a Bipartisan Solution to the Government Shutdown  —  WASHINGTON — On the second day of the shutdown, a bipartisan group of senators emerged as a primary force behind the effort to end the gridlock and reopen the government.
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
The #SchumerShutdown Hashtag Is Getting A Big Boost From Russian Bots  —  The GOP slogan is now the top trending hashtag being promoted by Russian influence operators on Twitter.  —  WASHINGTON As lawmakers wage a messaging war over who caused the government shutdown, Republicans …
Discussion: Shareblue Media and The Week
Tommy Hicks / The Hill:
Schumer's shutdown reveals: Democrats will destroy America just to spite Trump  —  BY TOMMY HICKS, JR., OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 01/21/18 06:30 AM EST THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL  —  Donald Trump was inaugurated one year ago after promising to make America great again.
 
 
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Common Cause:
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Lyndsay Winkley / Los Angeles Times:
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Trump Kept One Promise. The Shutdown Is Proof.
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Dan Diamond / Politico:
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Discussion: NewsBusters
Larry Elliott Economics / The Guardian:
Inequality gap widens as 42 people hold same wealth as 3.7bn poorest
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Team Trump Bypassed DHS Analysts to Produce Bogus Terror Report
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
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From Mediagazer:

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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