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Des Moines Register:
The Register's editorial: Steve King should resign for the good of Iowa — Some may argue that 4th District voters are getting what they deserve. But the entire state needs a healthy rural economy. Low commodity prices and President Trump's tariffs have hit farmers hard. — CONNECT
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Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
NBC News Tells Staffers Not To Call Steve King's Racist Remarks Racist (UPDATE: NBC Changes Guidance) — The news organization issued further guidance Tuesday afternoon, saying that it was, in fact, fair to describe King's comments that way. — UPDATE: 2:15 p.m. Shortly after this story …
Michael Gors / siouxcityjournal.com:
OUR OPINION: Steve King should resign — It's time for Steve King to go. He should resign his seat in the U.S. House. A new election should be held for voters in Iowa's 4th Congressional District to choose a replacement. — After near-universal condemnation from both sides of the political aisle …
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Axios
Rebecca Klein / HuffPost:
Karen Pence Is Working At A School That Bans Gay Employees And Kids — The school discriminates against LGBTQ people in its job application and says LGBTQ kids aren't welcome. — Karen Pence, wife of Vice President Mike Pence, started at a job this week teaching art at Immanuel Christian School in Northern Virginia.
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The Daily Beast, USA Today, Splinter and Boing Boing
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Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
The school that hired Karen Pence requires applicants to disavow gay marriage, trans identity — The school where Vice President Pence's wife, Karen Pence, has accepted a part-time job teaching art requires potential employees to affirm certain religious beliefs that seek to exclude homosexual …
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Shutdown's Economic Damage Starts to Pile Up, Threatening an End to Growth — WASHINGTON — The partial government shutdown is inflicting far greater damage on the United States economy than previously estimated, the White House acknowledged on Tuesday, as President Trump's economists doubled projections …
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Mediaite
Lili Bayer / Politico:
German minister says UK should be given more time on Brexit — Berlin is signaling that London should be given more time to figure out its position after the crushing rejection of Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal by the House of Commons. — “The first conclusion I can draw …
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New York Times:
After Her Brexit Deal Is Crushed in Parliament, Theresa May Faces a No-Confidence Vote
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EU Press Room, Women in the World, Outside the Beltway, The Guardian and Althouse
Elizabeth Dexheimer / Bloomberg:
Ocasio-Cortez Said Poised to Join Panel Overseeing Wall Street — Socialist Democrat recommended for House finance committee — 29-year-old New Yorker has called for breakup of biggest banks — Wall Street, get ready for a lot more scrutiny from U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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The Hill:
Ocasio-Cortez to join House panel overseeing financial sector — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is slated to join the committee leading the House's oversight of U.S banks, lenders and financial markets. — Ocasio-Cortez has been recommended by Democratic leaders for a spot …
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Front Page Magazine, Townhall, Washington Times and Liberty Unyielding
Matthew Sheffield / The Hill:
Poll: A majority of Americans support raising the top tax rate to 70 percent
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Hot Air, Common Dreams, Raw Story and Liberty Unyielding
Pardes Seleh / Mediaite:
CNN Analyst Calls Out Fox News' David Webb On-Air For ‘White Privilege’. Webb Informs Her He's Black. — 2019 is so woke that you don't even need to be white to be accused of “white privilege” anymore. — CNN analyst Areva Martin accused Sirius XM radio and Fox Nation host David Webb of benefitting from …
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RT, Hot Air, IJR, TheBlaze, Sara A. Carter, Daily Wire and Washington Free Beacon
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Brian Flood / Fox News:
CNN legal analyst Areva Martin accuses David Webb of ‘white privilege’ before learning he's black
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The Gateway Pundit, Fox News Insider and Liberty Unyielding
Amber Athey / The Daily Caller:
CNN Analyst Accuses Black Conservative Radio Host Of ‘White Privilege’
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Instapundit
Lindsey McPherson / Roll Call:
Trump invites moderate Dems to WH for shutdown meeting — but some decline — President Donald Trump has invited some more moderate House Democrats to the White House Tuesday to discuss border security and how to end the partial government shutdown, but at least two of the invited members do not plan to attend.
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Axios, Shareblue Media, Florida Politics, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite and Hot Air
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Joshua Caplan / Breitbart:
Nancy Pelosi Refuses to Meet with Angel Moms Protesting Inside Her Office
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Daily Wire, Fox News Insider, illegal immigration … and Women Vote Trump
Justin Sink / Bloomberg:
Trump's Attempt to Bypass Democratic Leaders on Wall Falls Flat
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Politico
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Pelosi shuts outspoken critic out of Judiciary slot — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi exacted revenge against one of her most outspoken detractors Tuesday night, blocking Rep. Kathleen Rice from landing a seat on the high-profile House Judiciary Committee. — Pelosi lobbied for other members …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump and Putin Have Met Five Times. What Was Said Is a Mystery. — WASHINGTON — The first time they met was in Germany. President Trump took his interpreter's notes afterward and ordered him not to disclose what he heard to anyone. Later that night, at a dinner …
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CNN, Front Page Magazine, The Atlantic, Center for Security Policy, Townhall and USA Today
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Republicans Break Ranks Over Move to Lift Sanctions on Russian Oligarch's Firms — WASHINGTON — A group of 11 Republican senators broke ranks with their leadership and the administration on Tuesday to side with Democrats in a showdown over sanctions on Russia, underscoring the political sensitivity …
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
El Chapo Trial: Former Mexican President Peña Nieto Took $100 Million Bribe, Witness Says — Former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto took a $100 million bribe from international drug traffickers, according to a witness at the trial of Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the infamous crime lord known as El Chapo.
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Townhall, Daily Wire and Althouse
Fox News Insider:
Tucker Carlson Battled Obama Adviser Over Trump Bashing NATO, Russia — Tucker Carlson debated an Obama foreign policy adviser over whether it is a civic offense to consider withdrawing the United States from NATO or discussing whether the alliance should be altered.
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Wall Street Journal:
Mueller Probe Likely to Restrict Michael Cohen's Testimony — Trump's former lawyer may be barred from discussing matters related to talks with the special counsel and Manhattan federal prosecutors — WASHINGTON—The testimony of Michael Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer …
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Talking Points Memo, The Week and Raw Story
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Senate Republicans stand with McConnell on the sidelines of shutdown fight — The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights — Mitch McConnell paused as he searched for the words to sum up the early days of 2019. — “So, I would say this is a little bit of a …
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Wall Street Journal, The Week, Politico and Joe.My.God.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
William Barr tries to clean up his Clinton comments — but stumbles into a new Mueller problem — A newly released email makes clear Barr thought Clinton probes were more warranted than Mueller's collusion probe. — Attorney general nominee William P. Barr's comments about special counsel …
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The Daily Signal, Raw Story and Mediaite
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court Just Handed a Big, Unanimous Victory to Workers. Wait, What? — On Tuesday, the Supreme Court handed a victory to American workers, ruling unanimously that independent contractors who work in transportation may not be forced into mandatory arbitration.
Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed News:
Sherrod Brown Is Taking His Possible Presidential Campaign To The Early Primary States — Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio is taking a big step toward running for president, with plans to visit the all-important early voting states: Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina.
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
My Mother Worked to Make America Great. She Lived to See Trump Make It Worse. — No, she was no president or business titan. She was just a fierce woman of the greatest generation who embodied and lived values that will long outlast Trump. — BEAST INSIDE
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Kirsten Gillibrand launches presidential exploratory committee — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand launched a presidential exploratory committee Tuesday night, joining the crowded Democratic hunt to win the White House in 2020. — The New York Democrat, a longtime advocate for women in politics …
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NBC News, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, ABC News and One America News Network
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Kirsten Gillibrand, New York Senator, Joins Democratic Race for President
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Marcy Gordon / Associated Press:
The IRS is recalling 46,000 workers to handle tax returns — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service is recalling about 46,000 of its employees furloughed by the government shutdown — nearly 60 percent of its workforce — to handle tax returns and pay out refunds. The employees won't be paid.
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Splinter
Ali Dukakis / ABC News:
Mueller plows ahead, issuing more subpoenas to associates of conservative commentator — Special counsel Robert Mueller has zeroed in on at least three new witnesses associated with a conservative commentator connected to former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone, signaling …
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What The Fuck … and Talking Points Memo
Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter:
Congress Wants Info: Former Top FBI Lawyer Being Investigated For Leaks — James Baker, the former top lawyer for the FBI, has been under a Department of Justice investigation since 2017, for allegedly leaking sensitive national security information to the media.
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