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9:10 PM ET, January 26, 2018

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Murray Waas / Foreign Policy:
Trump Launched Campaign to Discredit Potential FBI Witnesses  —  The president targeted three bureau officials who could provide key testimony in the Mueller probe.  —  President Donald Trump pressed senior aides last June to devise and carry out a campaign to discredit senior FBI officials …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Lawyers, Seeking Leverage in Russia Probe, Comb '90s Court Ruling  —  White House legal team may look to delay, limit or avoid a possible interview of the president by Mueller  —  President Donald Trump's legal team has been studying a 1990s federal court ruling that could be the basis for delaying …
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.
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 …
CNN:   Frustrated by Russia investigation, Trump turns ire toward Rosenstein
Karen Freifeld / Reuters:   White House counsel was ‘fed up’ with Trump: source
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump Will Try to Fire Mueller. Again.
Fresno Bee:
Rep. Devin Nunes, Trump's stooge, attacks FBI
Discussion: Bloomberg and Raw Story
Josh Gerstein / Politico:   Sessions pledges to depoliticize Justice Department
CNN:
Grassley: Trump should let Mueller investigation ‘work its course’
Discussion: WTVR-TV and Talking Points Memo
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.
Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed:
Republicans Dragged Democrats Over Harvey Weinstein. Now They Have A Problem Of Their Own.
Discussion: Politico
The Daily Beast:
RNC Silent So Far About Contributions From Steve Wynn After Allegations He Forced Women Into Sex
Discussion: New York Magazine
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
These 6 GOP tweets just became very awkward
Discussion: Washington Press
German Lopez / Vox:
Steve Wynn, Republican finance chair and Vegas mogul, is accused of sexually abusing employees
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Business Insider
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.
Chris Solari / Detroit Free Press:
Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis steps down in wake of Larry Nassar scandal
Discussion: TheBlaze and myfox8.com
Will Hobson / Washington Post:
USA Gymnastics announces entire board of directors will resign in wake of Larry Nassar scandal
Discussion: Vox
Nicole Auerbach / The Athletic:   NCAA president Mark Emmert was alerted to Michigan State sexual assault reports in 2010
Matt Mencarini / Lansing State Journal:
MSU hid full conclusions of 2014 Nassar report from victim
Reuters:
USA Gymnastics board to resign amid sex abuse scandal: spokeswoman
Discussion: NPR and The Daily Caller
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.
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.
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.
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Melania Trump has been spending nights at a posh D.C. HOTEL since the president was accused of having a fling with porn star Stormy Daniels - before the first lady unexpectedly flew to Palm Beach  — Melania Trump has been spending time away from Trump and the White House since news …
Discussion: Politico and Washington Press
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.
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: 24Ahead and 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, The Week and Raw Story
Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Fox News hits peak Trump sycophancy, as opinion hosts disregard the network's own reporting  —  In the hours after the New York Times reported on Thursday night that President Trump tried to fire special counsel Robert S. Mueller III last June, journalists at other news outlets scrambled to confirm the story independently.
Discussion: Mediaite and ThinkProgress
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 …
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
Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
Tucker Carlson: When Concerns Of Foreigners Take Precedence Over Americans, Government Is Betraying Us  —  Tucker Carlson responds to critics like MSNBC's Joy Reid and Bill Kristol who have called him a racist.  Carlson lays out his position on immigration and what proponents of more immigration must do to make their case.
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: CNBC and Axios
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Trump divorce lawyer penning ‘tell-all’ book  —  's divorce lawyer — who the commander in chief once called his “most important” attorney — is penning a “tell-all” book.  —  Jay Goldberg, who worked on the headline-grabbing 1992 divorce battle between Trump and his first wife, Ivana …
Discussion: Page Six, IJR and RedState
 
 
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Greg Norman / Fox News:
Kim Jong Un's slush fund running out of fuel after numerous missile, nuclear tests, report says
Discussion: Axios, Mediaite and AOL
Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Grassley calls out FBI lovers' use of ‘private’ devices during Clinton email probe
Discussion: Daily Wire
Associated Press:
Sessions: Justice Department criticism may be deserved
CNN:
Supreme Court stays execution of inmate who lawyers say is not competent
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Root
Virginia Postrel / Bloomberg:
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NPR:
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Linh Ta / Des Moines Register:
Racist chant targets Iowa high school basketball players
Discussion: Raw Story
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Democrats Paid a Huge Price for Letting Unions Die
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Jordan Peterson Moment
Kim Willsher / The Guardian:
Paris zoo shut after 50 baboons escape
Discussion: Gizmodo, Atlas Obscura and The Week
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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:
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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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