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9:35 AM ET, January 6, 2019

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Times Argus:
Don't run  —  That is an unfavorable opinion, especially among most Vermonters and progressives who support the platform that has come to define him.  But at this point, there are more things about another Sanders run at the White House that concern us than excite us.
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Boris Sanchez / CNN:
Trump inclined to declare national emergency if talks continue to stall  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump is inclined to declare a national emergency to secure military funding for his long-promised southern border wall if talks between administration officials and top lawmakers from both parties continue …
Harry Enten / CNN:
Donald Trump is less popular than Nancy Pelosi for the first time during his presidency  —  Trump faces new opposition as Dems take charge  —  (CNN)First things first: The theme song of the week is The Blind Boys of Alabama's Way Down in the Hole from The Wire.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Axios:
Inside Trump's fake news recidivism  —  With the departure of White House chief of staff John Kelly, the misinformation emanating from President Trump has only escalated.  —  What's happening: Alumni of this White House see a possible reason.  Although Kelly was thwarted in many of his efforts …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Axios AM  —  Subscribe  —  Good Sunday morning.  I hope you'll sign up for two newsletters we're launching tomorrow morning, written by new in-house experts: Axios Markets and Axios Sports.  —  1 big thing: Inside Trump's fake news recidivism  —  With the departure of White House chief …
Discussion: The Atlantic and The Guardian
Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
Trump aide: Syria withdrawal waiting on ‘conditions’  —  JERUSALEM (AP) — President Donald Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, said Sunday that the U.S. military withdrawal from northeastern Syria is conditioned on defeating the remnants of the Islamic State group …
Discussion: Political Wire, The Week and NBC News
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Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
Bolton Says U.S. Withdrawal From Syria Is Conditional  —  National security adviser said the withdrawal is pending assurances that Turkey will protect America's Kurdish allies  —  JERUSALEM—The Trump administration won't withdraw U.S. forces from northern Syria unless Turkey offers …
Jerusalem Post:
U.S. ambassador to Israel: Trump's peace plan delayed ‘for several months’  —  The comments came during National Security Advisor John Bolton's visit to Israel this week.  —  US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said Sunday that the Trump administration's Israeli-Palestinian peace plan …
Margaret Talev / Bloomberg:   U.S. to Protect Kurds From Turks in Syria Exit, Bolton Says
New York Times:
The Border Wall: How a Potent Symbol Is Now Boxing Trump In  —  WASHINGTON — Before it became the chief sticking point in a government shutdown drama that threatens to consume his presidency at a critical moment, President Trump's promise to build a wall on the southwestern border was a memory trick for an undisciplined candidate.
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Laredo Morning News:   After years of Trump's dire warnings, a ‘crisis’ has hit border but generates little urgency
Denise Lu / New York Times:   The Border Wall: What Has Trump Built So Far?
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Biden: Rush Limbaugh and the ‘conservative blonde woman’ to blame for shutdown
Discussion: Townhall and twitchy.com
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Warren regains footing in Iowa blitz  —  DES MOINES, IOWA — Just two months ago, Sen. Elizabeth Warren risked political backlash here by opting to avoid a trip to Iowa during the critical midterm elections — the only major potential 2020 candidate to do so.
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Washington Post:
Iowa Democrats fill events to the rafters with 13 months left before the 2020 caucuses  —  SIOUX CITY, Iowa — People stood in parking lots, jostled into front yards and packed into the rafters to witness Sen. Elizabeth Warren's inaugural appearances here in the first presidential caucus state.
Discussion: Althouse and ABC News
Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
Warren tests anti-corruption theme to cheers in Iowa debut
Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
Elizabeth Warren talks Trump in Iowa: 'I can't stop him from hurling racial insults'
Discussion: Breitbart
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Economics of Soaking the Rich  —  What does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez know about tax policy?  A lot.  —  I have no idea how well Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will perform as a member of Congress.  But her election is already serving a valuable purpose.  You see, the mere thought of having a young …
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
AOC: How About A Tax Rate Of 70% To Fund My Green New Deal?
Matt Bruenig / People's Policy Project:
Sweden Has a 70 Percent Tax Rate and It Is Fine
Discussion: Washington Post
Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
AOC: Shadow Speaker
Discussion: RedState and Fox News
Laura Kayali / Politico:
Theresa May urges MPs to back Brexit deal ahead of perilous vote  —  U.K. prime minister Theresa May used a television and print media blitz Sunday to reject calls for the second referendum on Britain's EU membership.  —  May urged members of parliament to back the Brexit deal she negotiated …
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Ryan Heath / Politico:
UK Labour support to crash if it supports Brexit: poll
Reuters:
No breakthrough in U.S. shutdown talks, Pelosi plans new legislation  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democrats would pass new legislation to try to reopen parts of the government next week after talks between the Trump administration and Democratic negotiators …
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Washington Post:
Pence and White House officials leave meeting with congressional aides with no end to shutdown
Fin Gomez / CBS News:
Trump asked Pelosi why everyone wants to impeach him, source says
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Peter S. Goodman / New York Times:
Trump Has Promised to Bring Jobs Back.  His Tariffs Threaten to Send Them Away.  —  HOLLAND, Mich. — Plants in every direction shut down and moved their operations to Mexico, succumbing to the relentless pressure to cut costs in an age of globalization.  Not EBW Electronics.
Discussion: Raw Story
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The People vs. Donald J. Trump  —  He is demonstrably unfit for office.  What are we waiting for?  —  The presidential oath of office contains 35 words and one core promise: to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”  Since virtually the moment Donald J. Trump took …
 
 
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Langston Taylor / miamiherald:
Most ex-felons can register to vote Tuesday if all terms of their sentence are met
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Harold Brown, Defense Secretary in Carter Administration, Dies at 91
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Why the world should be paying attention to Putin's plans for Belarus
Grace Wyler / BuzzFeed News:
A Man Has Been Arrested And Charged With The Fatal Shooting Of 7-Year-Old Jazmine Barnes
Discussion: The Root
Reuters:
Iran plans naval drills with Russia in Caspian Sea
Michael Wear / Washington Post:
Rashida Tlaib's profanity about Trump is wrong — it harms the Democratic Party's policy and political objectives
Washington Post:
Our privacy regime is broken. Congress needs to create new norms for a digital age.
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Pentagon chief of staff Kevin Sweeney resigns
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
RFE / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Bartholomew Signs ‘Tomos’ Granting Independence To New Orthodox Church In Ukraine
BBC:
Two British soldiers injured in Islamic State attack in Syria
Associated Press:
Shutdown spares federal park rangers at site in Trump hotel
Scott Martelle / Los Angeles Times:
If Trump thinks migrants in the U.S. illegally are dangerous, why has he hired so many of them?
New York Times:
'There's a Real Tension.' Democrats Puzzle Over Whether a Woman Will Beat Trump
David Badash / Raw Story:
Trump administration did not understand chaos they would create before president shut it down: report
Discussion: Splinter and Vox
Robert Windrem / NBC News:
All three CIA directorates will now be headed by women
 

 
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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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