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New York Times:
Trump Says He Is Willing to Speak Under Oath to Mueller — WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Wednesday that he was willing to speak under oath to Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Ryan Goodman / New York Times:
Seeing Through the Fog in the Mueller Russia Probe — What is signal and what is noise in the news and developments coming out of the Russia investigation led by Robert Mueller, the special counsel? President Trump said Wednesday he would “love to” testify under oath in the investigation.
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Just Security, NBC News, The Gateway Pundit, The Atlantic and Business Insider
CNN:
Trump says he wants to talk to Mueller, would do so under oath — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he would talk to special counsel Robert Mueller under oath and looks forward to the opportunity, but that he will listen to the advice of his lawyers.
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Daily Wire, LewRockwell, RedState, Business Insider, Washington Press, Raw Story, TheBlaze, Talking Points Memo and Axios
Washington Post:
Trump says he would speak to Mueller under oath in Russia investigation … President Trump said Wednesday he is “looking forward” to testifying before special counsel Robert S. Mueller III and that he would speak under oath. — “I would love to do it, and I would like to do it as soon as possible,” Trump said at the White House.
Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says He Is Willing to Testify Under Oath in Mueller Probe — President's remarks seemed to surprise White House aides; lawyers working out details for interview — WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was willing to testify under oath in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation …
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USA Today and The Daily Caller
CNN:
Mueller gives Trump's attorneys possible topics for interview
Mueller gives Trump's attorneys possible topics for interview
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Washington Press, Talking Points Memo and Daily Wire
Elana Schor / Politico:
Judiciary Democrats want to share Trump Jr. testimony with Mueller
Judiciary Democrats want to share Trump Jr. testimony with Mueller
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Palmer Report and Axios
Rick Klein / ABC News:
The Note: Davos will test dealmaker in chief's ability to negotiate fractured global relationships
The Note: Davos will test dealmaker in chief's ability to negotiate fractured global relationships
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East Bay Times
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Russia probe's most popular lawyer risks conflicts
Mike Levine / ABC News:
Exclusive: The full ‘secret society’ text between FBI agents: Was it meant in jest? — For the past 24 hours, a number of Republican lawmakers have been suggesting that a months-old text message between two FBI officials reveals a “secret society” of federal law enforcement officials clandestinely plotting …
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Texts and Dueling Memos Escalate Fight Over Russia Inquiry — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department warned the House Intelligence Committee chairman on Wednesday that it was “extraordinarily reckless” for Republicans to push to release a committee memo that draws on classified information …
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CNN
The Daily Beast:
Devin Nunes' Anti-FBI Memo Names James Comey, Rod Rosenstein, and Andrew McCabe … A controversial Republican memo alleging surveillance abuse specifically names GOP bêtes noires in the Justice Department and FBI, The Daily Beast has learned. Two current top officials …
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The White House, The Gateway Pundit, bizpacreview.com, Washington Press, Raw Story and Mediaite
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
‘Hide the ball’ — On Capitol Hill, growing frustration with FBI secrecy
Mike Levine / ABC News:
DOJ warns House Intel chairman about purported secret memo on FBI
DOJ warns House Intel chairman about purported secret memo on FBI
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The Gateway Pundit, The Week and ThinkProgress
New York Times:
Trump Says He Is Open to a Path to Citizenship for ‘Dreamers’ — WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Wednesday that he is open to a path to citizenship after 10 to 12 years for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children, days after rejecting …
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Washington Post, FOX 61, The Week, Power Line, Breitbart and Mother Jones
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John Verhovek / ABC News:
Mayors of 3 largest US cities snub WH meeting after DOJ immigration threat
Mayors of 3 largest US cities snub WH meeting after DOJ immigration threat
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Politico, Breitbart, United States Conference …, twitchy.com, Washington Free Beacon and Axios
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Mayors' group calls off Trump meeting after Justice Department threatens sanctuary cities
Mayors' group calls off Trump meeting after Justice Department threatens sanctuary cities
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Washington Examiner, Washington Free Beacon, IJR, USA Today, Axios, New York Times, Shareblue Media, The Week and CBS New York
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans Are Using the Russian Playbook on the FBI — Odds are, you don't remember any of the particular revelations contained in the stolen emails from John Podesta and the Democratic National Committee. But when WikiLeaks published them two years ago, they created a furor.
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Hullabaloo
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Jake Gibson / Fox News:
Thousands of FBI cellphones affected by glitch that lost Strzok-Page texts, officials say
Thousands of FBI cellphones affected by glitch that lost Strzok-Page texts, officials say
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Thomas Frank / BuzzFeed:
FBI Says Texts Are Missing From Thousands Of Its Phones, Not Just Strzok's
FBI Says Texts Are Missing From Thousands Of Its Phones, Not Just Strzok's
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Fox News Insider, American Greatness, Business Insider, The Gateway Pundit and Washington Press
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Conservative conspiracy theory about FBI texts is bullshit, according to ... Fox News
Conservative conspiracy theory about FBI texts is bullshit, according to ... Fox News
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Latest from Crooks and Liars, The Gateway Pundit and Towleroad
The State News:
SOURCE: MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon to step down before end of week — MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon will resign before the week is over, The State News has learned. — According to a knowledgable source to whom we have granted anonymity because the information was told in confidence …
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Detroit Free Press, Lansing State Journal, The Daily Beast, Vox, AOL, WOOD-TV, CBS Detroit, The Big Lead and Axios
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Mary Ann Georgantopoulos / BuzzFeed:
Here Are Powerful Quotes From More Than 100 Young Women Confronting The Doctor Who Sexually Abused Them
Here Are Powerful Quotes From More Than 100 Young Women Confronting The Doctor Who Sexually Abused Them
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Washington Post, CNN, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Indianapolis Star and SI.com
David Jesse / USA Today:
MSU President Lou Anna Simon steps down amid fallout from Larry Nassar case
MSU President Lou Anna Simon steps down amid fallout from Larry Nassar case
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New York Times, CBS Detroit, New York Magazine, NBC News, ThinkProgress, The Week, The Atlantic, Axios, Jezebel and TheBlaze
John Harwood / CNBC:
Bill Kristol takes on Fox News, Tucker Carlson: 'I don't know if it's racism exactly - but ethno-nationalism of some kind' — Bill Kristol was often a guest on Fox News, but he appeared gradually less on the network, he says, after he declined to do something for the late Fox News chief Roger Ailes.
New York Times:
As U.S. Trumpets ‘America First,’ Rest of the World Is Moving On — WASHINGTON — President Trump is arriving at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to explain his “America First” approach at a moment when the world is moving ahead with a trade agenda that no longer revolves around the United States.
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Peter S. Goodman / New York Times:
Europe Is Back. And Rejecting Trumpism.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Errant court filing suggests feds had informant at Manafort firm — A document that former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's attorneys appear to have accidentally filed in court Wednesday suggests that federal investigators had an informant inside Manafort's consulting firm who provided information about his financial dealings.
Nick Bilton / Vanity Fair:
“This Is Serious”: Facebook Begins Its Downward Spiral — Facebook was always famous for the sign that hung in its offices, written in big red type on a white background, that said “Move Fast and Break Things.” Every time I think about the company, I realize it has done just that—to itself.
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Crisis Magazine
David Yanofsky / Quartz:
If you're using an Android phone, Google may be tracking every move you make — Biking? Google probably knows you are. Up a mountain? It probably knows that, too. — The Alphabet subsidiary's location-hungry tentacles are quietly lurking behind some of the most innovative features of its Android mobile operating system.
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The Daily Caller
Sho Chandra / Bloomberg:
U.S. Heads for 3% Growth Trifecta on Spending, Investment Punch — Consumers, companies drive expansion in nation's GDP — Maintaining pace of gains may prove challenging in 2018 — The U.S. economy probably ended last year with the longest stretch of 3 percent-or-better growth since 2005.
Simon / Media Matters for America:
The sinister pro-Trump propaganda of Lou Dobbs — Tune in to Lou Dobbs Tonight for creepy adulation of Donald Trump and routine calls to imprison the president's opponents — At his New Year's Eve celebration at Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump grabbed a microphone and gave thanks …
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Raw Story and Media Matters for America
Samantha Cole / Motherboard:
We Are Truly Fucked: Everyone Is Making AI-Generated Fake Porn Now — In December, Motherboard discovered a redditor named ‘deepfakes’ quietly enjoying his hobby: Face-swapping celebrity faces onto porn performers' bodies. He made several convincing porn videos of celebrities …
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Ari Berman / Rolling Stone:
How the GOP Rigs Elections — With a combination of gerrymandering, voter-ID laws and dark money, Republicans have tipped the political scales in their favor. Will it be enough to keep Democrats from claiming victory in 2018? — On a quiet, tree-lined street in Racine, Wisconsin …
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Hullabaloo
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Murphy Brown’ Revival Set At CBS With Star Candice Bergen & Creator Diane English — Another beloved comedy series is coming back for a new installment on its original network. CBS has given a 13-episode series order to Murphy Brown, a revival of the 1988 sitcom with its creator Diane English …
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The Week