Top Items:
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Trump, Angry Over Mattis's Rebuke, Considers Removing Him 2 Months Early — WASHINGTON — President Trump, angry over days of news coverage characterizing the resignation of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis as a rebuke of the president, has told administration officials that he is considering removing …
RELATED:
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump forces Mattis out two months early, names Shanahan acting defense secretary — President Trump, who aides said has been frustrated by news coverage of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis's scathing resignation letter, abruptly announced Sunday that he was removing Mattis two months …
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, Task & Purpose, Outside the Beltway and Joe.My.God.
David Brown / Politico:
Meet Trump's acting Pentagon chief — When Defense Secretary Jim Mattis wanted him to be his top deputy, Patrick Shanahan was instructed to focus “down and in,” as he describes the approach to managing the government's largest bureaucracy. — But the former Boeing executive who came to be known as …
Discussion:
Politico and The Daily Beast
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Mattis to leave two months early, as Trump announces Patrick Shanahan will replace him
Nancy A. Youssef / Wall Street Journal:
Departing Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to Leave Jan. 1
Discussion:
Raw Story, The Resurgent and ABC News
Kris Schneider / ABC News:
Mick Mulvaney says DHS can't ‘spend money from Mexico’ for wall: ‘We have to get it from the treasury’ — The president's incoming chief of staff said Sunday that any money for the border wall would have to come from the Treasury Department, saying “the Department of Homeland Security can't actually spend money from Mexico.”
Discussion:
The New Civil Rights Movement, POLITICUSUSA, Joe.My.God., The Daily Beast, Washington Times, Political Wire, Axios and CNN
RELATED:
USA Today:
Government shutdown, day 2: White House makes ‘counter-offer,’ asks for less than $5B for border wall funding
Discussion:
Fox News, The Hill, Wall Street Journal and The Root
David Cohen / Politico:
Merkley: Border wall ‘a fourth-century strategy’
Discussion:
ABC News and POLITICUSUSA
Washington Post:
‘Very possible’ shutdown could last into new year, White House budget director Mick Mulvaney says
Discussion:
Mother Jones and CNN
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 12-23-18: Mick Mulvaney and Sen. Jeff Merkley
Discussion:
POLITICUSUSA
Axios:
Trump says he had a “long” call with Turkish president Erdogan — Days after announcing the U.S. would exit Syria, President Trump tweeted: … Why it matters: Turkey is also the country that was most active in sharing information about the Saudi killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
Discussion:
CNN, Al Jazeera and One America News Network
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schiff: Democrats will subpoena Mueller report if Trump tries to hide it — Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the incoming chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, says Democrats will subpoena special counsel Robert Mueller's report if President Trump tries to invoke executive privilege to keep it secret.
Discussion:
Politico, Political Wire, Joe.My.God. and Breitbart
RELATED:
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Schiff: ‘Prepared’ to force Mueller report release if White House blocks
Discussion:
The Guardian, POLITICUSUSA and Axios
Christopher F. Schuetze / New York Times:
Der Spiegel to Press Charges Against Reporter Who Made Up Articles — HANOVER, Germany — Der Spiegel has announced that it will press charges against a former star reporter accused of systemically faking interviews and articles, in what might be the biggest journalism scandal …
Discussion:
Spiegel Online, twitchy.com, American Thinker, NewsBusters and Spectator USA, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
Trump forgets his base is populists and conservatives — When candidate Donald J. Trump steamrolled American politics in 2016, he seemed to understand the coalition available to him was an eclectic bunch that felt its issues had been ignored. — They were both populists and conservatives, and they placed him in office.
Discussion:
Booman Tribune
Washington Post:
Syria's once-teeming prison cells being emptied by mass murder — Assad's government is doubling down on the killing of political prisoners as the civil war heads toward its conclusion. — BEIRUT — As Syria's government consolidates control after years of civil war …
NBC News:
Inside Bernie-world's war on Beto O'Rourke — As the Texas congressman's star rises, Sanders supporters turn up the heat: 'Reading Karl Marx is cool. Doing a livestream while you're doing your laundry is a gimmick.' — WASHINGTON — Forces loyal to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are waging …
Discussion:
The Guardian
Niniek Karmini / Associated Press:
Tsunami set off by volcanic eruption kills 222 in Indonesia — CARITA BEACH, Indonesia (AP) — An eruption of one of the world's most infamous volcanic islands is believed to have triggered a tsunami that killed at least 222 people in Indonesia during a busy holiday weekend.
Discussion:
CNN, NPR, The Daily Caller, KTLA, Daily Wire and Splinter
RELATED:
Donna Borak / CNN:
Mnuchin speaks with US bank executives to reassure investors after Wall Street whiplash — When stock market swings should raise alarms — Washington (CNN)Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spent Sunday speaking with chief executives of large US banks in a bid to reassure investors that it's business as usual on Monday.
Farah Stockman / New York Times:
Women's March Roiled by Accusations of Anti-Semitism — Within days of Donald J. Trump's election, a diverse group of women united by their concern about the incoming administration gathered at a restaurant in New York to plan a protest march in Washington.
Discussion:
Front Page Magazine
Washington Post:
Trump can launch nuclear weapons whenever he wants, with or without Mattis — No defense secretary can stop an impulsive president. — The abrupt and pointed resignation of Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis on Thursday alarmed official Washington. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) called him an …
Discussion:
Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
New York Times:
Far-Right Proud Boys Reeling After Arrests and Scrutiny — After his appearance in Manhattan led to a brawl, the founder of a far-right group, the Proud Boys, said it was little more than a “fun, silly, men's club” that had defended itself against an attack by leftist protesters.
Susan E. Rice / New York Times:
The Threat in the White House — With the impetuous decisions that drove Jim Mattis into retirement, President Trump does more to undermine American national security than any foreign adversary. — Ms. Rice is a former national security adviser and a contributing opinion writer.
Commissioning Editor - Practical Law — 
Energy Markets Reporter, London — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Editor, MA — 
Team Editor - Breaking News, ON — 
Senior Reporter & Event Host, NY/CA — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
News Reporter, MA — 
Multimedia Journalist, PA — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
Senior Media Editor — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Staff Reporter, CA — 
Data Editor, NY — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
