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8:45 PM ET, January 29, 2018

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Carol E. Lee / NBC News:
Trump's gripes against McCabe included wife's politics, Comey's ride home  —  WASHINGTON — The day after President Donald Trump fired James Comey, he became so furious watching television footage of the ousted FBI director boarding a government-funded plane from Los Angeles back to Washington …
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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
On Flight to Davos, Trump Erupted Over DOJ Role in Russia Probe  —  President is said to be angered by Justice Department warning  —  Kelly reproached officials in meetings, calls last week  —  President Donald Trump's frustrations with the Russia investigation boiled over on Air Force …
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
House Republicans Vote to Release Secret Memo on Russia Probe  —  WASHINGTON — Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee, apparently disregarding Justice Department warnings that their actions would be “extraordinarily reckless,” voted Monday evening to release a contentious secret memorandum …
New York Times:
Taunted by Trump and Pressured From Above, McCabe Steps Down as F.B.I. Deputy  —  WASHINGTON — Andrew G. McCabe abruptly stepped down on Monday as the F.B.I.'s deputy director after months of withering criticism from President Trump, telling friends he felt pressure from the head of the bureau to leave …
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump told McCabe to ask his wife how it felt to be a loser: report  —  reportedly told then-acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe that he should ask his wife, who had lost a bid for political office in Virginia, how it felt to be a loser, NBC News reported Monday.
NBC News:
FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe stepping down  —  WASHINGTON — FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe stepped down Monday, multiple sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.  —  McCabe will remain on the FBI payroll until he is eligible to retire with full benefits in mid-March, the sources said.
Fox News:
FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe ‘removed’ from the bureau
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House panel votes to release secret memo
Discussion: Axios
CBS News:
Andrew McCabe steps down as deputy FBI director amid pressure
Discussion: Shakesville and Mother Jones
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
House Intel votes to make Nunes memo public  —  The House Intelligence Committee on Monday evening voted to make public a GOP-crafted memo alleging what some Republicans say are “shocking” surveillance abuses at the Department of Justice (DOJ).  —  At the same time, the committee voted …
Discussion: RedState, Breitbart and Politicus USA
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Jeremy Herb / CNN:
House Intel committee could vote on Nunes memo as soon as Monday  —  House intel could vote to release Nunes memo  —  Washington (CNN)The House Intelligence Committee could vote as early as Monday evening to publicly release the Republican memo alleging abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Alex Pappas / Fox News:
House Intel votes to release controversial surveillance memo to the public
Matt Viser / BostonGlobe.com:
Republicans give voice to audacious effort to discredit FBI, Mueller
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
THE MORNING PLUM:  —  The Sunday shows confirmed an alarming …
New York Times:
Melania Trump, Out of Sight Since Report of Husband's Infidelity, to Attend State of the Union  —  WASHINGTON — Over the past week, Melania Trump, a notoriously private first lady, made three very public decisions: She canceled a trip abroad with the president, made an impromptu visit …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
CNN's Jeffrey Toobin: ‘I regret my role’ in Hillary Clinton false equivalence … So long as President Trump continues disgracing the Oval Office, thoughtful people will probe their own role in helping him get there.  —  Such appeared to be the motivation behind a mea culpa issued …
New Jersey Online:
Chris Christie joins ABC News as a contributor  —  Chris Christie: Thanks for the Memories  —  Former Gov. Chris Christie has landed a TV gig, NJ Advance Media has learned.  —  Christie has been hired as an occasional contributor to ABC News, according to sources familiar with the discussions.
Ben Collins / The Daily Beast:
Julian Assange Thought He Was Messaging Sean Hannity When He Offered ‘News’ on Democrat Investigating Trump-Russia … At about 4 a.m. on Saturday morning, a couple hours after she started pretending to be Sean Hannity, Dell Gilliam says she got a direct message back from the head of Wikileaks, Julian Assange.
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Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
Mark Warner: 'We've Had New Information That Raises More Questions'  —  Congress late last year received “extraordinarily important new documents” in its investigation of President Donald Trump and his campaign's possible collusion with the 2016 Russian election hacking …
David Waldstein / New York Times:
Indians Will Abandon Chief Wahoo Logo Next Year  —  The Cleveland Indians will stop using the Chief Wahoo logo on their uniforms beginning in 2019, according to Major League Baseball, which said the popular symbol was no longer appropriate for use on the field.
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Senate defeats Trump-backed 20-week abortion ban  —  The Senate on Monday blocked a bill, backed by President Donald Trump, to ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy.  —  The procedural vote, designed to put pressure on red-state Democrats who are up for reelection this fall …
Paul Heintz / News + Opinion, Seven Days:
Sanders Backs Out of Interview After Failing to Dictate Conditions  — Congressman Peter Welch and Sen. Bernie Sanders at a press conference Monday morning at Burlington International Airport  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) backed out of an interview with Seven Days Monday morning …
Stefanie Tuder / Eater NY:
Jared Kushner Played a Role in Guy Fieri's Restaurant Closure  —  His company was the landlord for the Times Square grill  —  Turns out President Trump son-in-law and senior advisor Jared Kushner was Guy Fieri's landlord at the now-shuttered Guy's American Kitchen & Bar …
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House GOP chairman in competitive district announces retirement  —  (R-N.J.), the chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, announced Monday that he will not seek reelection in an increasingly competitive district.  —  “I have worked in a bipartisan manner …
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Oops: House issues tickets for State of the ‘Uniom’  —  President Donald Trump may declare the state of the union to be strong in his address to Congress on Tuesday night.  But Trump would instead tout the state of the “uniom,” according to a picture of official tickets set to be distributed to House guests.
Cato Institute:
White House Plan Bans 22 Million Legal Immigrants over 5 Decades  —  The White House released another immigration framework Thursday.  Like its past efforts, this plan calls on Congress to enact draconian restrictions on legal immigrants.  Members of Congress will have to flesh out the details …
Reuters:
Few U.S. adults report bonuses, raises from Republican tax law  —  WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two percent of U.S. adults said they had gotten a raise, bonus or other additional benefits due to the Republican tax law enacted a month ago by President Donald Trump, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Monday.
Rachel Aviv / New Yorker:
What Does It Mean to Die?  —  When Jahi McMath was declared brain-dead by the hospital, her family disagreed.  Her case challenges the very nature of existence.  —  Before having her tonsils removed, Jahi McMath, a thirteen-year-old African-American girl from Oakland, California …
Discussion: National Review
Emily Stewart / Vox:
The Trump administration's surprising idea to nationalize America's 5G network, explained  —  Nobody thinks it's a good idea, including the FCC.  —  National security officials are reportedly considering a plan to nationalize the United States' next-generation 5G wireless network in an effort …
Patrick Ryan / USA Today:
Grammys president: Women need to ‘step up’ after men sweep this year's awards  —  #GrammysSoMale?  —  That's the hashtag brewing after Sunday's Grammy Awards, where only one of the nine main prizes presented during the telecast was won by a woman.  —  That would be 21-year-old Alessia Cara …
Discussion: Breitbart and NBC News
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Tom Hanks to Play Mr. Rogers In Biopic ‘You Are My Friend’ (EXCLUSIVE)  —  TriStar Pictures has landed worldwide distribution rights to the Mr. Rogers biopic “You Are My Friend,” with Tom Hanks attached to play the iconic TV personality.  —  “Diary of a Teenage Girl” director Marielle Heller …
 
 
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Names of campaign donors to be flashed during live stream of Trump's State of the Union speech
Discussion: Raw Story and Shareblue Media
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Records show EPA chief's role in removing climate web pages
Discussion: IJR
Courtney Shaw / WLKY-TV:
Community outraged over church sign in Jeffersonville
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Raw Story and AOL
New York Times:
How the Finance Industry Is Trying to Cash In on #MeToo
Harriet Torry / Wall Street Journal:
With Stocks Surging, Americans Are Saving at 12-Year Low
Discussion: Mother Jones
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
In Age of Trump, Political Reporters Are in Demand and Under Attack
CNN:
Russian jet flies within 5 feet of US Navy plane, Pentagon says
Discussion: Business Insider
 Earlier Items: 
Dell Cameron / Gizmodo:
Eighth State Quietly Quit Free Anti-Voter-Fraud Program Over Security Concerns and ‘Unreliable’ Results
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
In ‘Brave,’ Rose McGowan Exposes Hollywood Exploitation
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and East Bay Times
NBC News:
Poll: Millennials say the country is on the wrong track, but they're not
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
Nico Hines / The Daily Beast:
Trump Tower Russian Lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, Exposed in Swiss Corruption Case
Washington Post:
'He's not God': In the wake of porn-star allegations, most evangelicals stand by Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK
 
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