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4:50 PM ET, January 1, 2019

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Joe Heim / Washington Post:
Jerry Falwell Jr. can't imagine Trump 'doing anything that's not good for the country'  —  He lives with his wife, Becki, in Bedford County, Va.  —  You said recently that conservatives and Christians should stop electing nice guys.  Aren't Christians supposed to be nice guys?  —  Of course, of course.
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Trump goes after retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal for ‘big, dumb mouth’  —  President Donald Trump took on retired four-star Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal today, saying he “got fired like a dog” and is known for his “big, dumb mouth” — comments that come on the heels of the general criticizing the president.
Politico:
Trump invites congressional leaders to White House for wall briefing  —  The meeting would be the first time the president has sat down with Democrats since the shutdown started.  —  President Donald Trump has invited congressional leaders to a Wednesday afternoon briefing on the border wall …
Discussion: Axios, CNBC and Raw Story
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John T. Bennett / Roll Call:   Trump: No Money for Wall, No Signature on Bill to Fund Government
Daily Mail:
'I'm embarrassed for America': Puzzled viewers slam NBC for its ‘train-wreck’ New Year's Eve coverage after it failed to show the ball drop and aired Chrissy Teigen talking about ‘vaginal steaming’  — Angry viewers described it as a ‘train-wreck’ after the network failed to show …
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Associated Press:   Strategic Command apologizes for tweet about dropping bomb
Ahmed Al Omran / Financial Times:
Netflix pulls episode of comedy show in Saudi Arabia  —  Netflix has removed an episode of a comedy show critical of Saudi Arabia after the internet streaming service received a complaint from the kingdom, renewing concerns about government control over freedom of expression on online platforms.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
MSNBC is surging  —  MSNBC host Rachel Maddow can speak at length on many topics.  The whims and demographics of her cable-news audience, however, are not among them.  “I think I may just be lucky that we're at a time in the news cycle where there is an appetite for that kind of explanatory work …
Discussion: Instapundit
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Donald Trump ends 2018 with a Fox News interview — his 41st since inauguration  —  New York (CNN Business)President Donald Trump rang in the new year with his friends at Fox News — literally.  —  He wrapped up 2018 by chatting with one of his most loyal supporters on Fox, Pete Hegseth.
Travis Waldron / HuffPost:
Brazil Is About To Show The World How A Modern Democracy Collapses  —  Far-right president Jair Bolsonaro is a threat to Brazilian democracy — and a model for authoritarianism that leaders around the world will follow.  —  RIO DE JANEIRO — The tanks began to roll into Rio de Janeiro …
Discussion: New York Times
New York Times:
How Biden Has Paved the Way for a Possible Presidential Run  — A series of careful financial decisions and the creation of nonprofits and academic centers staffed by close advisers would help a campaign-in-waiting for Joseph R. Biden Jr.  — He is expected to reveal his plans early this year.
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Beyond ‘no comment’: The White House has no response — at all — to many media questions  —  The New York Times published a powerful story last week about President Trump's growing isolation in the White House, with colorful details such as Trump's tendency to interrupt advisers during meetings to call them …
Discussion: Raw Story
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
American Accused of Spying in Russia Is a Marine Veteran, Family Says  —  LONDON — The American man who was arrested last week in Russia on a spying charge is a Marine Corps veteran who was in Moscow to attend a wedding, his family said on Tuesday.  —  Russia's Federal Security Service …
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Amie Ferris-Rotman / Washington Post:
Family of American arrested in Russia on spy charges fears for his safety
Joanna Weiss / Politico:
How Trump Got Bad at Twitter  —  The late-December tweet from @RealDonaldTrump was brief and absurd: “Farm Bill signing in 15 minutes!  #Emmys #TBT.”  It was accompanied by a clip from the 2005 Emmy awards in which the future leader of the free world, wearing a straw hat and overalls …
Discussion: Raw Story
Bernie Becker / Politico:
How the shutdown is reaching a breaking point  —  Nine federal departments haven't received a cent in federal funding in more than a week.  —  They've limped along on leftover money, coasted through the quiet days of the holidays and paid staff with checks already prepped before the lapse.
Discussion: The Guardian
Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Why the West Coast Is Suddenly Beating the East Coast on Transportation  —  [What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.]  —  When New York City's transportation commissioner returned from a recent trip to California, she seemed downright jealous.
Ariel Edwards-Levy / HuffPost:
These 16 Polls Show How American Thinking Has (And Hasn't) Changed In 80 Years  —  Generations past and present weigh in on everything from hitchhikers to financial windfalls to the honesty of Congress.  —  For more than 80 years, pollsters have been asking Americans from all walks of life …
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Elizabeth Warren, who just announced plans to explore presidential bid, will visit Iowa  —  Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren will make her first trip to Iowa as a potential 2020 presidential candidate just days after formally launching a committee to explore a White House bid.
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Paul Greenberg / New York Times:
In Search of Lost Screen Time
Eric W. Dolan / Raw Story:
Alan Dershowitz: Anyone who compares Trump to Hitler is a Holocaust denier
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Welcome to 2019. ‘JUST CALM DOWN AND ENJOY THE RIDE.’
David Brooks / New York Times:
2019: The Year of the Wolves  —  Can the Constitution withstand the partisans?
 Earlier Items: 
AFGE:
American Federation of Government Employees and Kalijarvi, Chuzi, Newman & Fitch Sue the Government Over Shutdown
Wall Street Journal:
'We Do All We Can So That People Don't Kill Each Other': The Experiment to Stop Latin America's Carnage
Discussion: Marginal REVOLUTION
Emily Yahr / Washington Post:
To understand culture in 2018, you must understand Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson
men:
Manchester Victoria stabbing: Eyewitness claims attacker shouted ‘Allah’
Discussion: Breitbart and Front Page Magazine
Joseph Cox / Motherboard:
Hackers Threaten to Dump Insurance Files Related to 9/11 Attacks
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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