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8:20 PM ET, January 27, 2018

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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
RNC finance chair Steve Wynn resigns after sexual harassment allegations  —  Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn on Saturday stepped down as Republican National Committee finance chairman, according to three senior Republicans briefed on the decision.  —  The decision followed a Friday report …
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Washington Post:
Steve Wynn resigns as RNC finance chair, GOP official says. …
Discussion: RedState
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Republicans are urged to return their own scandal-engulfed major donor's money
Discussion: twitchy.com and The Week
CNN:
Republican official: Wynn stepping down from RNC
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Trump sought release of classified Russia memo, putting him at odds with Justice Department … On Wednesday, as Republicans were clamoring to make public a secret document that they think will undercut the investigation into Russian meddling, President Trump made clear his desire: release the memo.
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:   Who is the White House counsel who reportedly threatened to resign?
Emily Goodin / ABC News:
President Trump will offer bipartisanship, unifying tone in State of the Union Address
Discussion: Axios
New York Times:
The Follower Factory  —  Everyone wants to be popular online.  —  Some even pay for it.  —  Inside social media's black market.  —  Celebrities, athletes, pundits and politicians are buying millions of fake followers.  —  While the world's social media platforms look the other way.
Courier-Journal:
Reporter rushes to Kentucky school shooting - and learns the alleged gunman is her son … BENTON, Ky. — It was a journalist's worst nightmare.  —  The editor of the Marshall County Daily Online raced to the county's high school Tuesday morning after reports that shots had been fired.
Krystie Lee Yandoli / BuzzFeed:
Exclusive: Three More Women Are Accusing Jeremy Piven Of Sexual Misconduct  —  Three more women shared their stories about the Entourage actor with BuzzFeed News, bringing the total number of public accusations of sexual misconduct against him to eight.  Piven has denied all the allegations …
Discussion: AOL and IndieWire
Donie O'Sullivan / CNNMoney:
Russian bots retweeted Trump nearly 500,000 times in final weeks of 2016 campaign  —  Russian-linked automated Twitter accounts, or bots, retweeted Donald Trump almost half a million times in the final weeks before the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, Twitter told the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Bloomberg:   Twitter Says Russian Bots Retweeted Trump 470,000 Times
Susannah Bryan / Sun-Sentinel:
Mayor sought illegal funds for political allies, records allege  —  Sun Sentinel  —  Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy Cooper, who was removed from office Friday after being snared in an FBI sting, solicited illegal campaign contributions not only for herself but for two political allies, court documents say.
Discussion: Washington Post and TheBlaze
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Fox News:
Florida Democrat removed from office, faces corruption charges following FBI sting  —  FBI sting operation busts Hallandale Beach mayor.  —  A Florida mayor was removed from office Friday after she was arrested and charged with three felony corruption charges.
Discussion: Sun-Sentinel and IJR
Jordan Bhatt / International Business Times:
Donald Trump tells Theresa May he won't visit the UK unless she bans protests  —  Trump sets no-protest condition for visit to UK.  —  Donald Trump is refusing to visit the UK unless Theresa May can ensure that he is not met with protests.  —  Bloomberg revealed that Trump complained …
Discussion: Political Wire
Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Rep. Devin Nunes' hometown paper nails him for being “Trump's stooge”  —  The Fresno Bee, a daily newspaper in Fresno, CA, issued a savage takedown of GOP Rep. Devin Nunes on Friday, blasting the congressman for being “Trump's stooge” and “doing the dirty work” of the White House.
Discussion: Washington Press
Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Maxine Waters set to respond to Trump after State of the Union  —  (D-Calif.) is slated to deliver a televised address immediately following President Trump  —  's State of the Union speech on Tuesday.  —  Waters, one of Trump's most vocal critics, will appear on “Angela Rye's State of the Union” on BET, according to BuzzFeed News.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and NewsBusters
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CNN:
Exclusive: Data shows Trump's DC hotel was pricier and emptier than peers in 2017  —  Washington (CNN)Just a few months before President Donald Trump moved into the White House, his presence was already firmly established in downtown Washington, just a few blocks from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue …
Arizona Capitol Times:
Legislative staffers say pro-Trump supporters called them ‘illegal’ for being dark-skinned  —  Navajo legislator also says protesters asked him if he is in the U.S. illegally  —  Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include strong denials from pro-Trump protesters of allegations …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Press
Associated Press:
Court rules Kushner firm can't keep business partners secret  —  NEW YORK — A federal judge ruled Friday that the family company once run by Jared Kushner isn't allowed to keep secret the identity of its business partners in several Maryland properties.  The decision means the company tied …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:   Judge rejects secrecy in suit over Kushner-owned apartments
Carolina A. Miranda / L.A. Times Guild:
Tronc execs need to come clean about their plans for the LA Times  —  Dear Colleagues:  —  As journalists, we demand transparency from the people we cover.  As employees of the Los Angeles Times, we demand the same of the executives who run our company.  —  This week, various media reports …
New York Times:
'It's a Massacre': Blast in Kabul Deepens Toll of a Long War  —  KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban drove an ambulance packed with explosives into a crowded Kabul street on Saturday, setting off an enormous blast that killed at least 95 people and injured 158 others, adding to the grim toll …
Discussion: The Atlantic and Common Dreams
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
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Maggie Astor / New York Times:
She Boarded a Plane to See Her Dying Mother. Then Her Ticket Was Canceled.
Discussion: Boing Boing
New York Post:
Michael Wolff's ugly, sexist smear of UN Ambassador Nikki Haley
Discussion: Power Line
Rudi Keller / Columbia Daily Tribune:
McCaskill hammers Greitens over sex scandal
Bob Wojnowski / Detroit News:
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 Earlier Items: 
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
‘Scumbag and liar’: Ex-White House ethics chief hammers Trump apologist Jack Kingston …
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Source: Strzok Hadn't Seen Evidence Of Collusion After 10 Months On Russia Probe
Discussion: Instapundit
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
The G.O.P.'s Bonfire of the Sanities
Amy Sullivan / Politico:
Millions of Americans Believe God Made Trump President
Discussion: The Week
WPIX 11 New York:
2 dads nabbed by ICE as they drop off kids at NJ school; 3rd takes shelter in church
Discussion: Asbury Park Press
 

 
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Jason Cowley, the editor-in-chief of UK magazine the New Statesman, is stepping down from the position at the end of December after 16 years

The New York Times Company:
The New York Times names Dick Stevenson as Washington bureau chief; Stevenson has been at the paper for nearly 40 years and Washington editor since 2021

Ayodeji Rotinwa / Columbia Journalism Review:
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