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11:05 AM ET, January 29, 2018

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New York Times:
Secret Memo Hints at a New Republican Target: Rod Rosenstein  —  WASHINGTON — A secret, highly contentious Republican memo reveals that Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein approved an application to extend surveillance of a former Trump campaign associate shortly after taking office last spring …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
An Article of Impeachment Against Donald J. Trump  —  There are good reasons to be wary of impeachment talk.  Congressional Republicans show zero interest, and they're the ones in charge.  Democrats, for their part, need to focus on retaking Congress, and railing about impeachment probably won't help them win votes.
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Memo claims Rosenstein approved application to extend surveillance of Carter Page: report  —  approved an application last year to extend surveillance of former Trump campaign associate Carter Page, a secret Republican memo claims, The New York Times reported.
Discussion: RedState
Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
NYT: GOP Memo Reveals Rosenstein Approved Surveillance Of Carter Page
Discussion: Shakesville and Politico
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
House Intel meets Monday and could vote on memo release — is Jeff Sessions softening his stance?
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 …
Washington Post:
'He's not God': In the wake of porn-star allegations, most evangelicals stand by Trump … When news first broke this month about President Trump's alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels, it seemed the kind of story that would devastate a group of voters once known as “The Moral Majority.”
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Katie Leslie / Dallas Morning News:
Beto O'Rourke outraises Cruz again, taking in $2.4M in latest quarter  —  Updated at 10:50 p.m. to include the latest fundraising figures from Sen. Ted Cruz.  —  WASHINGTON — The Texas Democrat hoping to oust Sen. Ted Cruz is posting his largest campaign fundraising haul yet: $2.4 million.
Discussion: Weekly Standard
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
With $2.4 million haul, Beto O'Rourke easily outraised Texas Sen. Ted Cruz to close out 2017
Discussion: New Republic and The Week
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: Hullabaloo, CANNONFIRE and Raw Story
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Expect Trump's inside voice at tomorrow's State of the Union
Discussion: Business Insider and AOL
Brian Porreca / Hollywood Reporter:
Omarosa Goes From White House to Cast of ‘Celebrity Big Brother’  —  The former ‘Apprentice’ star, and adviser to President Trump, was the shock addition to the new season of CBS' reality show.  —  Omarosa Manigault, who left the White House under dramatic circumstances at the tail end of last year …
Discussion: Raw Story and twitchy.com
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Travis M. Andrews / Washington Post:
Omarosa Manigault Newman: From the White House to the ‘Big Brother’ house
Discussion: CBS Los Angeles
Wall Street Journal:
Melania Trump's Military Flights Before Her Move to Washington Cost More Than $675,000  —  First lady flew 21 flights in three-month period while living in New York after President Donald Trump's inauguration  —  First lady Melania Trump took 21 flights in a three-month period on Air Force jets …
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Trump is winning  —  Trump is making us a little more like him, and politics a little more like the tribal clash he says it is.  —  There are two Trump presidencies.  —  One of them is the official presidency of Donald Trump, leader of the Republican Party, driver of the legislative agenda, head of the executive branch.
Leonid Ragozin / Bloomberg:
When Russian Officials ‘Nightmare’ Your Business, You Can Lose Everything—Even Your Life  —  If a well-connected rival wants somebody's law practice or tech startup, there's a fair chance he can get it.  Here's the latest twist on these assaults.  —  Late last year, Moscow news media reported …
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Daniel Hoffman / Wall Street Journal:
The Steele Dossier Fits the Kremlin Playbook
Discussion: Power Line
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Troubled Los Angeles Times Picking New Editor Amid Unrest  —  In an attempt to calm rising newsroom tensions at The Los Angeles Times, the paper was expected to name Jim Kirk, a veteran journalist and former editor and publisher of The Chicago Sun-Times, as its next editor in chief on Monday, according to two company officials.
Discussion: Deadline and NPR, more at Mediagazer »
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Jim Kirk to replace Lewis D'Vorkin as editor in chief of the Los Angeles Times
Discussion: Politico and L.A. Times Guild
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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USA Today:
Trump abuses show we must turn traditions into laws: Bharara and Whitman  —  It's not enough to fret.  We're launching a bipartisan project to mend the gaps in our system and make sure our government is competent and trustworthy.  —  One year into the Trump presidency …
Josh Gabbatiss / The Independent:
Donald Trump appears to misunderstand basic facts of climate change in Piers Morgan interview  —  US President also expressed willingness to ‘go back in’ Paris climate agreement, but only if US is given ‘a good deal’  —  Newcastle make move for Liverpool striker Sturridge
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Ros Krasny / Bloomberg:
Trump Says Ice Caps ‘Setting Records’ as He Mulls Climate Accord
Tal Kopan / CNN:
Reality sets in that DACA deal might not get done  —  Washington (CNN)After months of rhetoric and negotiations on immigration with the parties barely any closer to each other, the reality is beginning to dawn that there may be no deal to be had.  —  Stakeholders working toward a deal …
Discussion: New Republic, KTLA and Washington Post
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Lawmakers call on Trump to drop bid for legal immigration cuts
Axios:
New book by “Clinton Cash” author targets “vast corruption” in D.C.  —  Peter Schweizer, author of the bestselling “Clinton Cash,” is headed to Capitol Hill this week to tell senators and House members about his new book, out March 20, “Secret Empires: How Our Politicians Hide Corruption and Enrich Their Families and Friends.”
Discussion: Breitbart and Political Wire
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Hillary Clinton Roasts Trump at the Grammys by Narrating ‘Fire and Fury’ … Save the white roses artists wore in support of the Time's Up movement, a vague Kesha-introducing speech by Janelle Monae about the scourge of inequality women face (that somehow failed to mention the alleged cycle …
 
 
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