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3:15 AM ET, January 7, 2019

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Anderson Cooper / CBS News:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: The rookie congresswoman challenging the Democratic establishment  —  The youngest woman ever elected to Congress tells 60 Minutes she thinks President Trump is racist and responds to criticisms she could be pushing the Democratic Party too far to the left
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
EXCLUSIVE: Yorktown Elitist and Bronx Hoaxer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Went by “Sandy” Well into College at Boston U (VIDEO)  —  Congresswoman and Democrat-Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez grew up and attended school in affluent Westchester, New York but likes to pretend like she grew up in the Bronx.
Eliza Relman / INSIDER:
THE TRUTH ABOUT ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ: The inside story of how, in just one year, Sandy the bartender became a lawmaker who triggers both parties  — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was a bartender when she pulled together a scrappy populist campaign for US Congress and stunned the political world …
Kolbe Nelson / CBS News:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says “no question” Trump is a racist in 60 Minutes interview  —  The congresswoman says the president uses words “which are historic dog whistles of white supremacy”  —  In a 60 Minutes interview that touched on a number of subjects, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said there's …
Theresa Braine / New York Daily News:   She went there — Ocasio-Cortez calls Trump a racist on ‘60 Minutes’
Christopher Dale / New York Post:   This socialist wants AOC to quit tweeting and get to work
Washington Post:
As shutdown drags on, Trump officials make new demands, seek novel ways to cope with its impacts  —  Trump administration officials began taking extraordinary steps to contain the fallout from the partial federal government shutdown Sunday, as the budget impasse between the president …
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Park Service takes ‘extraordinary step’ of dipping into entrance fees to bolster operations at popular sites  —  Critics say the unprecedented move, which comes as trash and other problems mount, could be illegal.  —  The National Park Service will take the unprecedented step of tapping entrance fees …
New York Times:
Biden Sees Himself as Democrats' Best Hope in 2020, Allies Say  —  WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is in the final stages of deciding whether to run for president and has told allies he is skeptical the other Democrats eyeing the White House can defeat President Trump …
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Susan Zirinsky will replace David Rhodes as CBS News president, becoming first woman to lead division  —  Longtime producer Susan Zirinsky is replacing CBS News President David Rhodes in March, becoming the first woman to lead the storied division in the network's history.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:   Susan Zirinsky Replaces David Rhodes as CBS News President
Rukmini Callimachi / New York Times:
American ISIS Member Caught on Syrian Battlefield, Militia Says  —  A 34-year-old man from Houston who is said to have sent a résumé and cover letter seeking a job with the Islamic State has been seized on a battlefield in Syria, an American-backed militia fighting the militants said Sunday.
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New York Times:
Bolton Puts Conditions on Syria Withdrawal, Suggesting a Delay of Months or Years
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Bolton promises no troop withdrawal from Syria until ISIS contained, Kurds' safety guaranteed
Carol E. Lee / NBC News:
No Syria withdrawal without Turkish pledge not to attack Kurds, Bolton says
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Week
Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters:
WikiLeaks tells reporters 140 things not to say about Julian Assange  —  LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks on Sunday advised journalists not to report 140 different “false and defamatory” statements about its founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in the Ecuadorean embassy in London since June 2012.
Bloomberg:
Trump Eyes Radical Move to Escape Impasse Over Wall and Shutdown  — Reiterated threat of declaring national emergency to fund wall  — Move would prompt immediate legal challenge by Democrats  —  Donald Trump edged closer toward a radical move to fund his border wall after the prospect …
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Washington Post:
Trump sticks to demand for border wall funding as shutdown drags on
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Trump says he's ‘in no hurry’ to replace acting Cabinet members
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Axios
Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
‘I been eatin like a boss’: Federal prisoners served steak by unpaid guards during shutdown  —  With the federal government shutdown solidly into its third week, there is no shortage of hypocritical or ironic or just plain sad moments to further enrage apoplectic taxpayers:
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NBC News:   Hard to digest: Inmates eat holiday steak during shutdown while prison workers go unpaid
Yahoo News:
Thailand says Saudi woman in asylum case to be sent back  —  Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI and Dene-Hern CHEN  —  A Saudi woman being held at Bangkok airport is to be sent back, Thai authorities said Monday, after she made a desperate plea for asylum, saying she feared for her life after escaping an abusive family.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Fox's Chris Wallace Repeatedly Nails Sarah Sanders on Bogus Border Terror Threat Claims  —  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders ran into a buzzsaw Sunday morning when Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace challenged the Trump administration's repeated false claims about terrorism …
John F. Harris / Politico:
Jerry Brown's Midnight in America  —  SACRAMENTO—Nearly a half-century on the national stage surely entitles a leader to some valedictory words, and if Jerry Brown were a conventional politician one could easily imagine what those words might be:  —  Though the sun is setting …
Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
No, it's not sexist to call Elizabeth Warren ‘unlikable’  —  In 2020, all women will be likable.  They have to be, since the charge of “unlikable” is now, yes, sexist.  —  A recent Politico article wondered whether Sen. Liz Warren's newly announced 2020 bid was going to remind people …
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Jess Bidgood / BostonGlobe.com:   Iowa women meet Warren and wonder anew about the glass ceiling
Ian Sample / The Guardian:
‘Sonic attack’ on US embassy in Havana could have been crickets, say scientists  —  Noise which saw diplomats complaining of headaches and nausea could be song of Indies short-tailed cricket  —  The US embassy in Havana more than halved its staff in 2017 when diplomats complained of headaches …
Discussion: The Week and Gizmodo
Inc.com:
In an Astonishing Letter, Delta and United Airlines Pilots Just Told President Trump To Stop and Think  —  Airline pilots are very worried about the government shutdown.  —  Will he react?  —  By Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Deadline:
Golden Globes Security Ramped Up After European Terror Attacks  —  EXCLUSIVE: The sun is out for today's Golden Globes but so is the bomb squad and more security than ever before.  —  In the wake of last month's gunman attack at a Christmas market in Strasbourg, France and the New Year's Eve knifing rampage …
Discussion: Breitbart
 
 
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Nick Eardley / BBC:
Brexit: PM warns of ‘uncharted territory’ if MPs reject deal
Discussion: Bloomberg
Patrick Poole / PJ Media Home:
Two American ISIS Fighters Captured in Syria
Discussion: Front Page Magazine
Grace Segers / CBS News:
Millions could face severe cuts to food stamps due to government shutdown
Discussion: Splinter
CBS News:
Transcript: Sen. Lindsey Graham on “Face the Nation,” January 6, 2019
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Milan Schreuer / New York Times:
Belgium Bans Religious Slaughtering Practices, Drawing Praise and Protest
Thor Hogan / Washington Post:
Democrats, don't impeach Donald Trump
Xavier Hamilton / Complex:
R. Kelly Says He Didn't Watch ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ But Plans to ‘Sue Everybody’
Discussion: TMZ.com and The Root
 Earlier Items: 
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Schiff to target potential perjury during Congress' Russia probe
Jacob Magid / The Times of Israel:
Detained Jewish teenagers suspected of murdering Palestinian woman — Shin Bet
Discussion: MelaniePhillips.com
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Tucker Carlson's Monologue Insults His Viewers
Maureen Callahan / New York Post:
TV special glosses over the truth behind JFK Jr.'s doomed flight
Neil Dwyer / Washington Examiner:
We need more GOP women, but not in the mold of Rep. Elise Stefanik
Washington Times:
NAACP blames ‘white supremacy’ for Portland earthquake signs
Discussion: Front Page Magazine
James Vincent / The Verge:
Kohler's smart toilet promises a ‘fully-immersive experience’
 

 
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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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