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8:25 PM ET, January 28, 2018

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Liz Sly / Washington Post:
U.S. soldiers are revealing sensitive and dangerous information by jogging  —  BEIRUT — An interactive map posted on the Internet that shows the whereabouts of people who use fitness devices such as Fitbit also reveals highly sensitive information about the location and activities of soldiers …
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Alex Hern / The Guardian:
Fitness tracking app Strava gives away location of secret US army bases  —  Data about exercise routes shared online by soldiers can be used to pinpoint overseas facilities  —  Sensitive information about the location and staffing of military bases and spy outposts around the world has been revealed by a fitness tracking company.
Helena Andrews-Dyer / Washington Post:
No, Ivanka Trump didn't stop José Andrés from getting into a party.  Here's what really happened.  —  If there's a simple lesson in all of this, said Cafe Milano owner Franco Nuschese, it's talk before you tweet.  —  On Saturday night, Nuschese's fellow restaurateur José …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump team considers nationalizing 5G network  —  Trump national security officials are considering an unprecedented federal takeover of a portion of the nation's mobile network to guard against China, according to sensitive documents obtained by Axios.
Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:
The Plot Against America  —  I. The Wisdom of Friends  —  The clinic permitted Paul Manafort one 10-minute call each day.  And each day, he would use it to ring his wife from Arizona, his voice often soaked in tears.  “Apparently he sobs daily,” his daughter Andrea, then 29, texted a friend.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:   INSIDE the Alfalfa dinner — JOSE ANDRES vs. IVANKA TRUMP — REMEMBERING Ed Lorenzen …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
White House perjury panic  —  I can't overstate the level of anxiety among sources close to Trump after the president told the NYT's Maggie Haberman last week he was willing and eager to submit himself to a live interview under oath with Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Discussion: Raw Story, Politico and Joe.My.God.
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Patrick Temple-West / Politico:
GOP's Gowdy says he supports Mueller ‘100 percent’
Discussion: IJR, Daily Kos and The Gateway Pundit
Ros Krasny / Bloomberg:
Trump Says Ice Caps ‘Setting Records’ as He Mulls Climate Accord  —  Any return to Paris agreement has to be ‘a good deal’ for U.S.  —  President casts doubt on climate change in ITV interview  —  Donald Trump cast doubt on the science of climate change even while saying he'd be open …
Discussion: Politicus USA
Fox News:
Joy Villa turns heads with pro-life outfit at the Grammys  —  NEW YORK CITY - Joy Villa turned up at the 60th Grammy Awards in a dress meant to make a statement.  The singer wore a white wedding dress that she hand-painted with the image of a fetus surrounded by a rainbow paired with a purse that read “choose life.”
Discussion: The Daily Caller, IJR, TheBlaze, Mediaite and AOL
Maggie Severns / Politico:
Kochs find areas of agreement with Trump  —  INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — The powerful political network helmed by brothers Charles and David Koch appears to be settling into a steady — if uneasy — working relationship with the Trump White House.  —  Koch officials were quick to praise …
Discussion: Washington Post
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Katie Glueck / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Koch-aligned group already prepping for next Supreme Court fight
Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Russians Brave Icy Temperatures to Protest Putin and Election  —  MOSCOW — Protesters across Russia braved icy temperatures on Sunday to demonstrate against the lack of choice in the March election that is virtually certain to see President Vladimir V. Putin chosen for a fourth term.
Discussion: NPR
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miamiherald:
Rubio fires chief of staff for improper relations with lower level employees  —  WASHINGTON  —  Senator Marco Rubio fired his chief of staff on Saturday night after determining his top staffer engaged in inappropriate behavior with subordinates.  —  Rubio said Clint Reed …
Kira Davis / RedState:
Gonzo Street Artist Challenges Grammys Hypocrisy With Racy Posters  —  WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES NSFW (images are censored but still contain material that may be offensive to some readers)  —  Conservative street artist Sabo is known for his gonzo artwork that typically takes aim at Hollywood hypocrisy.
Kansas City Star:
Kansas intern confidentiality rule: What happens in a lawmaker's office stays there  —  TOPEKA  —  Interns in the Kansas Statehouse are required to sign a sweeping confidentiality agreement that employment law attorneys warn could have a chilling effect on their willingness to report harassment or illegal activity.
Albert R. Hunt / Bloomberg:
Republicans Aim to Stop a Democratic Wave Right Here  —  Western Pennsylvania was Trump country in 2016.  A March special congressional election will test whether it still is.  —  Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, whose population peaked about the time native son Perry Como left in the 1930s, is Trump country.
Discussion: New York Magazine
Fox News:
Marc Short talks Trump's agenda for 2018; Rep. Gowdy on Russia investigation, claims of FBI misconduct  —  House Oversight Committee chair weighs in on ‘Fox News Sunday.’ … CHRIS WALLACE, “FOX NEWS SUNDAY” HOST: I'm Chris Wallace.  —  President Trump gets set to announce his 2018 agenda …
CBS News:
Former Colorado GOP chairman sentenced for voter fraud  —  GREELEY, Colo. — The former chairman of the Colorado Republican Party was sentenced to four years of probation and 300 hours of community service for voter fraud.  Steve Curtis blamed a “major diabetic episode” …
Discussion: CBS Denver
Washington Post:
It could soon be a crime to blame Poland for Nazi atrocities, and Israel is appalled … JERUASALEM — A diplomatic crisis between Israel and Poland appeared to be deepening on Sunday as Poland's deputy chief of mission, Piotr Kozowski, was summoned to Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Pence to headline Trump hotel dinner to raise money for GOP candidates  —  Vice President Mike Pence, looking to buttress his party ahead of what is shaping up to be a difficult midterm election season, will headline a high-dollar fundraising dinner Monday that is expected to net about $500,000 …
Discussion: Axios
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Kerry jokes he wants to see Trump's ‘girth certificate’  —  joked that he wanted to see President Trump  —  's “girth certificate,” a reference to the president's weight, during a speech at the annual Alfalfa Club dinner in Washington, D.C.  —  “Despite the pressure he's under …
Discussion: RedState, Breitbart, Axios, The Week and IJR
Elise Labott / CNN:
Exclusive: Lawmakers want answers after State Department employees claim ‘political retribution’  —  (CNN)Key Democratic lawmakers are calling on the State Department's watchdog to conduct an “immediate review” of personnel practices after a number of employees told CNN they were unlawfully targeted …
Discussion: RedState
 
 
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