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5:30 PM ET, January 26, 2018

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Issie Lapowsky / Wired:
Mueller's Team Has Interviewed Facebook Staff as Part of Russia Probe  —  THE DEPARTMENT OF Justice's special counsel Robert Mueller and his office have interviewed at least one member of Facebook's team that was associated with President Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Discussion: Axios, Reuters, Political Wire and The Verge
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New York Times:
Trump Ordered Mueller Fired, but Backed Off When White House Counsel Threatened to Quit  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump ordered the firing last June of Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel overseeing the Russia investigation, according to four people told of the matter …
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Key Republican Dials Back Effort to Protect Robert Mueller From Donald Trump … One of the first Senate Republicans to call for legislation protecting special counsel Robert Mueller has stopped actively pushing that effort, sources on Capitol Hill say.  —  Sen. Thom Tillis …
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump Will Try to Fire Mueller.  Again.  —  The president clearly believes he can do whatever he wants.  Including obstruct justice.  —  Last summer, the president of the United States, who is the nation's chief law-enforcement officer, tried to fire the federal appointee overseeing …
Murray Waas / Foreign Policy:
Trump Launched Campaign to Discredit Potential FBI Witnesses
Discussion: New York Times
Fresno Bee:
Rep. Devin Nunes, Trump's stooge, attacks FBI
Discussion: Bloomberg and Raw Story
Tim Weiner / Politico:   Donald Trump Wants to Fight the FBI? It's a Suicide Mission.
Wall Street Journal:
Dozens of People Recount Pattern of Sexual Misconduct by Las Vegas Mogul Steve Wynn  —  Wynn Resorts employees and others described a CEO who sexualized his workplace and pressured workers to perform sex acts.  Mr. Wynn responded: ‘The idea that I ever assaulted any woman is preposterous.’
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Steve Wynn, RNC finance chairman, faces allegations of sexual misconduct  —  Casino mogul Steve Wynn has no immediate plans to relinquish his role as finance chairman of the Republican National Committee in the wake of reports detailing decades of alleged sexual misconduct, according to a company spokesman.
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:   These 6 GOP tweets just became very awkward
German Lopez / Vox:
Steve Wynn, Republican finance chair and Las Vegas mogul, accused of sexually abusing employees
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Chose to Shield a Top Adviser Accused of Harassment in 2008  —  WASHINGTON — A senior adviser to Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign who was accused of repeatedly sexually harassing a young subordinate was kept on the campaign at Mrs. Clinton's request, according to four people familiar with what took place.
ESPN:
OTL: Michigan State secrets extend far beyond Larry Nassar case  —  MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY administrators have long claimed, to the federal government and public, that they have handled sexual assault, violence, and gender discrimination complaints properly.
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Rachael Denhollander / New York Times:
The Price I Paid for Taking On Larry Nassar  —  On Jan. 16, women and girls from across the country began congregating in a courtroom in Lansing, Mich. Some of us were athletes; some of us were not.  Some of us were white; some of us were black.  Some of us were married; some of us were still in high school.
Matt Mencarini / Lansing State Journal:   MSU hid full conclusions of 2014 Nassar report from victim
msuspartans.com:
Statement From Mark Hollis
Discussion: FOX6Now.com, Axios and AOL
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
An affair with Trump?  Nikki Haley on ‘disgusting’ rumors and her rise to a top foreign policy role  —  NEW YORK — Nikki Haley became a trusted member of Donald Trump's inner circle over the past year, but she's recently refamiliarized herself with a downside of professional success …
Alan Gomez / USA Today:
Jeb Bush warns Trump's character may drag down GOP in 2018 elections  —  MIAMI — Former Florida governor Jeb Bush warns that Republicans are in for a beating in the fall elections if congressional races focus on the rhetoric and character of President Trump.
Discussion: Florida Politics and The Week
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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:   Jeb Bush Reams Marco Rubio on Immigration: ‘God Forbid’ You Do Anything Controversial
Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Exclusive: ICE is about to start tracking license plates across the US  —  The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has officially gained agency-wide access to a nationwide license plate recognition database, according to a contract finalized earlier this month.
Kim Janssen / Chicago Tribune:
Trump EPA pick for Chicago office wore false nose to help me beat driving test, daughter says  —  Incoming Midwest Environmental Protection Agency chief Cathy Stepp faced a skeptical audience when she addressed her staff in Chicago for the first time earlier this month.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Schumer rejects Trump's immigration proposal  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer opposes the immigration framework released by the White House — a potentially fatal blow for the prospective legislation in the closely divided Senate.  —  The New York Democrat on Friday accused President Donald Trump …
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Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Trump is laughed at, booed in Davos  —  The president's attacks on “fake news” didn't go over well in Europe.  —  After delivering a speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Trump did a brief question-and-answer sessions with WEF Chair Klaus Schwab.
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Trump's latest interview shows he's not really the president  —  He's holding the office but not doing the job.  —  President Donald Trump's first non-Fox television interview in a long time, conducted with CNBC's Joe Kernen from Davos, Switzerland, is in many respects weirdly devoid of substance.
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CNBC:
The America First president comes to Davos: Read Trump's full interview with CNBC
Discussion: Mother Jones
Elise Labott / CNN:
Exclusive: Frustrated State Department employees hire attorneys, charging ‘political retribution’  —  Ex diplomat: US ability to ‘avert disasters’ at risk  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  — Several officials tell CNN they have retained attorneys after repeatedly trying unsuccessfully to raise concerns
Discussion: Axios and Raw Story
Kim Willsher / The Guardian:
Paris zoo shut after 50 baboons escape  —  Visitors to Paris Zoological Park evacuated as workers try to lure animals back to enclosures  —  The Paris Zoological Park has been evacuated and closed after dozens of baboons escaped their enclosure.  —  As zookeepers raced to round up the animals …
Discussion: Gizmodo
Richard Deitsch / SI.com:
Jemele Hill is Leaving SC6 for The Undefeated  —  ESPN's SportsCenter will need a new co-host as Jemele Hill is expected to leave the show for a position with The Undefeated.  —  ESPN SportsCenter anchor Jemele Hill is leaving the 6:00 p.m. SC6 edition of SportsCenter to join the staff of The Undefeated …
Ariel Zilber / Daily Mail:
'I'm basically a liberal Jew': Barack Obama makes rare public appearance at a New York synagogue and laments ‘truth decay’ in US politics while defending his record on Israel  — Former President Barack Obama gave an address to a packed synagogue in New York City on Wednesday
Washington Post:
Trump plans to ask for $716 billion for national defense in 2019 — a major increase … President Trump is expected to ask for $716 billion in defense spending when he unveils his 2019 budget next month, a major increase that signals a shift away from concerns about rising deficits, U.S. officials said.
Discussion: Axios and CNBC
Donald G. McNeil Jr / New York Times:
This Flu Season Is the Worst in Nearly a Decade  —  This year's flu season is now more intense than any since the 2009 swine flu pandemic and still getting worse, federal health officials said on Friday.  —  Nationally, the number of people falling ill with flu is increasing.
Discussion: Shareblue Media
NPR:
A Father, A Husband, An Immigrant: Detained And Facing Deportation  —  The day was going to be perfect.  —  Alex figured he would wake up at 6:30 a.m., help get his little brothers up and off to school and catch the bus by 7.  After school, the 14-year-old would do something …
Deanese Williams-Harris / Chicago Tribune:
Accused of assaulting 3 young girls, man says he's boy trapped in adult's body  —  A Chicago man accused of sexually assaulting three young girls told prosecutors he considered himself a boy in a man's body, according to Cook County court documents.  —  Joseph Roman, 38, is charged …
Virginia Postrel / Bloomberg:
Youth!  Street Life!  The Case for Crowded Neighborhoods  —  This Angeleno is thrilled with a plan to ease California's urban housing crisis.  —  California Sen. Scott Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat, has introduced a bill that could significantly ease the state's urban housing crisis.
 
 
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CNN:
Supreme Court stays execution of inmate who lawyers say is not competent
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Root
Dan Nowicki / Arizona Republic:
Draft GOP resolution would flatter Joe Arpaio, then urge him to quit Senate race
Discussion: Roll Call
Peggy McGlone / Washington Post:
National Gallery cancels Chuck Close, Thomas Roma shows; artists accused of sexual harassment
Nitasha Tiku / Wired:
The Dirty War Over Diversity Inside Google
Linh Ta / Des Moines Register:
Racist chant targets Iowa high school basketball players
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Democrats Paid a Huge Price for Letting Unions Die
Katelyn Burns / The Daily Beast:
Chelsea Manning on Her Alt-Right Partying: I Was a Spy, Not a Racist
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Deep in Clinton country, voters stand by their candidate
Chris Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
James Franco Was Scrubbed From Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue Cover
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Operation Sabotage the Memo
Discussion: Power Line
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks
 
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