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12:55 PM ET, January 5, 2019

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The Daily Beast:
Trump Referred to Shutdown as ‘Strike’ in Profanity-Laced Meeting With Democratic Leaders  —  The president also dropped three f-bombs and claimed Democrats wanted him impeached.  —  During Friday's meeting at the White House over the ongoing shutdown standoff, President Donald Trump …
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:   Congress isn't feeling the pressure for a fast deal to end the shutdown — yet
Richard Escobedo / CBS News:   Democrats sound off on impeachment, Tlaib remark
David Perdue / Washington Post:
Sen. David Perdue: Mitt Romney makes the same mistake that cost him the White House  —  David Perdue, a Republican, is a U.S. senator from Georgia.  —  In a recent op-ed for The Post, “The president shapes the public character of the nation.  Trump's character falls short,” …
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump claims support from past presidents for the wall: Clinton, Bush and Obama beg to differ  —  President Donald Trump claimed without evidence on Friday that past presidents have privately confided to him that they regret not building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Mediaite
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Politico:
Shutdown negotiations drag on  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI won't be changing her flying habits now that she has regained the speaker's gavel.  The California Democrat “intends to travel commercially,” according to her deputy chief of staff Drew Hammill.
Discussion: Longreads
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
FBI Investigating Fake Texts Sent to GOP House Members
Discussion: CNN and Mediaite
Anne Helen Petersen / BuzzFeed News:
How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation  —  I couldn't figure out why small, straightforward tasks on my to-do list felt so impossible.  The answer is both more complex and far simpler than I expected.  —  “I tried to register for the 2016 election, but it was beyond the deadline …
Washington Post:
Millions face delayed tax refunds, cuts to food stamps as White House scrambles to deal with shutdown's consequences  —  Food stamps for 38 million low-income Americans face severe reductions and more than $140 billion in tax refunds are at risk of being frozen or delayed if the government shutdown stretches …
Discussion: Political Wire and The Guardian
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Ocasio-Cortez wants higher taxes on very rich Americans.  Here's how much money that could raise.  —  With the help of tax experts, we produced some back-of-the-envelope estimates.  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) floated a 60 to 70 percent tax rate on the richest Americans …
Mark Osborne / ABC News:
President Trump, senior White House staff head to weekend retreat at Camp David  —  President Donald Trump and his senior staff are headed on a group vacation — all at the direction of new acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney.  —  White House senior staffers will spend the weekend at Camp David in Hauvers …
Discussion: NBC News
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Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
Pelosi, Nielsen clashed during border-security meeting: ‘I reject your facts,’ House speaker said, according to report
Discussion: RedState and Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal:
Trump, Democrats Split Over Shutdown Talks Progress
Discussion: CNN and IJR
Roger Kimball / American Greatness:
The Character That Matters  —  A few days ago, American Greatness published some thoughts of mine about Jonah Goldberg's contention that “President Trump is not a man of good character” and that, consequently, his administration “will end poorly.”  —  “Character,” Jonah says, “is destiny.”
Elena Schneider / Politico:
‘The new straw poll’: 2020 candidates race to build small-donor armies  —  Democratic presidential contenders are already locked in an important battle to showcase their viability, racing to build digital armies to power their campaigns.  —  Online support is set to play a pivotal role …
Discussion: East Bay Times
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MJ Lee / CNN:
Elizabeth Warren nabs Obama's chief digital strategist, beefs up national staff
Discussion: Political Wire
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Campaigns in Iowa: ‘This is How It Starts’
Discussion: Associated Press
Maxim Rodionov / Reuters:
Moscow accuses Washington of detaining Russian citizen after arresting ex-U.S. Marine  —  MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday the United States had detained a Russian citizen, days after Moscow arrested the former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan on suspicion of spying.
Gallup:
Record Numbers of Americans Want to Leave the U.S.  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — While Donald Trump has spent much of his presidency focused on the number of people who want to get into the U.S., since he took office, record numbers of Americans have wanted to get out.
Mike Allen / Axios:
The force that could end the shutdown  —  Asked during a Rose Garden news conference yesterday about a safety net for furloughed federal workers, President Trump replied: … Why it matters: A strong border doesn't pay the rent.  Republican sources tell me that although they don't see an imminent solution …
Los Angeles Times:
3 shot dead, 4 injured at Torrance bowling alley  —  Three men were fatally shot and four were injured late Friday at a Torrance bowling alley, police said, and relatives and friends wept and shouted outside as they awaited word on the victims.  —  The shooting, which was apparently preceded by a fight …
Robin Abcarian / Los Angeles Times:
Can you admire an anti-Semite and advance the cause of women?  Maybe so.  Life is full of contradictions  —  It's been a long two years since millions converged on Washington, D.C., for the Women's March, an idea that grew out of a suggestion Teresa Shook, a Hawaii lawyer and educator, spontaneously made to some friends.
Discussion: The Advocate
Washington Post:
Three dead in national parks as shutdown wears on  —  Trump administration officials decided to leave the scenic parks open even as the Interior Department has halted most of its operations — a departure from previous extended shutdowns  —  Three days after most of the federal workforce …
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Washington Post:   Three have died in accidents in national parks since shutdown began. …
Robert Windrem / NBC News:
All three CIA directorates will now be headed by women  —  CIA Director Gina Haspel has named Cynthia “Didi” Rapp deputy director for analysis, making her the agency's top analyst.  —  CIA Director Gina Haspel has appointed another woman to the top level of the agency, naming Cynthia “Didi” …
CNN:
First on CNN: Hundreds of TSA screeners, working without pay, calling out sick at major airports  —  Where can't you travel during the shutdown?  —  Washington (CNN)Hundreds of Transportation Security Administration officers, who are required to work without paychecks through …
Cameron Cawthorne / Washington Free Beacon:
Pelosi Responds to Black Lives Matter Question: ‘I Think That All Lives Matter’  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) said that she believes “all lives matter” in response to a question Friday about the “Black Lives Matter” movement.  —  At a town hall that aired Friday night on MSNBC …
Andy Campbell / HuffPost:
Proud Boys Founder Gavin McInnes Can Get Back To Antifa After He Battles His Neighbors  —  McInnes is complaining that his neighbors' anti-hate yard signs are an attack on him and his family.  —  Gavin McInnes' ongoing fight against his detractors has spilled over into his tony neighborhood outside …
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Disturbing Video of Drake Fondling and Kissing 17-Year-Old Girl Surfaces
Discussion: The Root
Carl Zimmer / New York Times:
The Sounds That Haunted U.S. Diplomats in Cuba? Lovelorn Crickets, Scientists Say
Discussion: bioRxiv
Laura Barrón-López / Politico:
House Democrats prepare to probe disputed North Carolina election
Star Parker / Boston Herald:
Trump using American capitalism to lift up the poor
David Nather / Axios:
Republicans are way more optimistic about the stock market than Democrats
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Former Weekly Standard staffers find new home at The Bulwark, a conservative site unafraid to take on Trump
Discussion: The Daily Caller
New York Times:
The Price of Trump's Migrant Deterrence Strategy: New Chaos on the Border
 Earlier Items: 
WDIV-TV:
Rep. Rashida Tlaib doubles down after explicit Trump comment: ‘President has met his match’
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Congress Is Examining Decision to Lift Sanctions on Russian's Firms
Discussion: Raw Story
Tim Fitzsimons / NBC News:
Transgender pride flag hung in Congress by Rep. Jennifer Wexton
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Fact Check: Did the U.S. catch 4,000 terrorists at the southern border in 2018?
Discussion: Washington Post
Associated Press:
Children heading to Disney World in church van among 7 victims in fiery I-75 crash
Jose Lambiet / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘They got nothing!’ …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Michael Shepherd / Bangor Daily News:
Recently re-elected Maine lawmaker quits Republican Party
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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