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7:20 AM ET, January 30, 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 Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee, 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 …
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 …
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump told McCabe to ask his wife how it felt to be a loser: report
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:   Rod Rosenstein Is Shirking His Duty to Supervise Robert Mueller
Bwittes / Lawfare:
Big Lies, Law Enforcement, and the Defense of Rod Rosenstein
Washington Post:
Republicans vote to release memo alleging FBI missteps in surveillance of Trump campaign operative
Matt Viser / BostonGlobe.com:
Republicans give voice to audacious effort to discredit FBI, Mueller
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
House Republicans Declare War on FBI, Vote to Spill Its Secrets and Investigate It
Jeremy Herb / CNN:
House Intel committee could vote on Nunes memo as soon as Monday
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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Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Trump's GOP: A Conspiracy of Dunces
CNN:
Trump admin declines to impose new Russia sanctions  —  US-Russia relations after Trump's first year  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)The Trump administration has declined to impose sanctions against companies and foreign countries doing business with blacklisted Russian defense and intelligence entities.
Discussion: The Week
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Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:
Trump Administration Baffles and Enrages Lawmakers With Latest Punt on Russia Sanctions … Lawmakers were blindsided and outraged on Monday after the Trump administration said it would neither announce nor implement new sanctions against Russia.  —  After briefing senators in a classified setting …
Elana Schor / Politico:
White House to Congress: Russia sanctions not needed now
Discussion: Weekly Standard and The Week
Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Trump gives in to Putin, refuses to impose America's sanctions on Russia
Discussion: Politico and Daily Kos
Reuters:   Trump Administration Signals It Is Not Imposing New Sanctions On Russia
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Names of campaign donors to be flashed during live stream of Trump's State of the Union speech  —  President Trump is seeking to parlay his first State of the Union address on Tuesday into cash for his reelection campaign by offering supporters a chance to see their name flashed on the screen during a broadcast of the speech.
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Please Don't Call Him Presidential  —  After a tumultuous and divisive year in office, Donald Trump has the opportunity for a fresh start with his first State of the Union address on Tuesday.  The president can surprise those who think the worst of him, and prove that he's been underestimated.
Discussion: Politico, ABC News, AOL and Business Insider
Emily Goodin / ABC News:
5 things to watch for in President Trump's State of the Union Address  —  President Donald Trump has made headlines on everything from immigration reform to the NFL, from Russia to the border wall.  —  But which of these topics will come up when he gives his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night?
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
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Nancy Cook / Politico:   5 things to watch at Trump's first State of the Union
ABC News:
Trump to herald economic progress in State of the Union
Discussion: Associated Press
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 …
Danielle Paquette / Washington Post:
Humane Society CEO is subject of sexual harassment complaints from three women, according to internal investigation … An internal investigation by a law firm hired by the Humane Society of the United States has identified three complaints of sexual harassment by chief executive Wayne Pacelle …
Discussion: HumaneWatch and The Week
Bari Weiss / New York Times:
The Slut-Shaming of Nikki Haley  —  Imagine this: The author of the most popular book in the country goes on Bill Maher's show and says the following about President Barack Obama: “There is something in the book that I was absolutely sure of but it was so incendiary that I just didn't have the ultimate proof,” he says.
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Top DNC official out after less than a year on the job  —  WASHINGTON — The CEO of the Democratic National Committee is leaving after less than a year on the job, NBC News has learned.  —  Veteran Democrat operative Jess O'Connell took the helm of the DNC last May with a mandate …
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.
Gordon Corera / BBC:
Russia ‘will target US mid-term elections’ says CIA chief  —  The director of the CIA expects that Russia will target the US mid-term elections later this year.  —  Mike Pompeo told the BBC there had been no significant diminishing of Russian attempts at subversion in Europe and the US.
Hadley Freeman / The Guardian:
What does Hollywood's reverence for child rapist Roman Polanski tell us?  —  It's 40 years this week since the director and convicted sex offender went on the run.  What does his continued success reveal about the film world's true attitude towards sexual assault?
Discussion: Mashable and Decider
Adrian Florido / NPR:
FEMA To End Food And Water Aid For Puerto Rico  —  In the days after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, residents of some of the hardest hit rural areas found themselves stranded — cut off from more populated areas by mudslides, crumbled roads and bridges, and toppled trees and power lines.
Rebecca Downs / Live Action News:
U.S. Senate votes against protecting pain-capable preborn children  —  On January 29, the U.S. Senate voted 51-46 on the question of whether to proceed with the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.  The bill needed 60 votes cast to continue, but failed to find that number.
Discussion: RedState
 
 
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The White House:
President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump Announce Special Guests for the State of the Union Address
Discussion: New York Times, NPR and IJR
Nora Gámez Torres / miamiherald:
19 American travelers to Cuba report symptoms similar to those suffered by diplomats
Discussion: Front Page Magazine
Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:
Tired of Their Veils, Some Iranian Women Stage Rare Protests
Aaron E. Carroll / New York Times:
Preventive Care Saves Money? Sorry, It's Too Good to Be True
Discussion: Althouse
Jeryl Bier / Wall Street Journal:
The Dems' Farrakhan Problem
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Maura Dolan / Los Angeles Times:
Immigrant children aren't entitled to government-paid lawyers in deportation hearings, court rules
Courtney Shaw / WLKY-TV:
Community outraged over church sign in Jeffersonville
Discussion: AOL, The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Patrick Ryan / USA Today:
Grammys president: Women need to ‘step up’ after men sweep this year's awards
Discussion: Variety, Breitbart and NBC News
 Earlier Items: 
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Senate defeats Trump-backed 20-week abortion ban
Discussion: The Hill, Washington Post and Breitbart
CNN:
Russian jet flies within 5 feet of US Navy plane, Pentagon says
Discussion: Business Insider
Paul Heintz / News + Opinion, Seven Days:
Sanders Backs Out of Interview After Failing to Dictate Conditions
David Waldstein / New York Times:
Indians Will Abandon Chief Wahoo Logo Next Year
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
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