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8:15 PM ET, January 25, 2019

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Jeremy Herb / CNN:
How CNN captured video of the Roger Stone raid  —  (CNN)The rare, dramatic video from CNN Friday capturing the early morning FBI raid of longtime Donald Trump confidante Roger Stone's Florida home was the product of good instincts, some key clues, more than a year of observing comings …
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CNN:
Mueller indicts Roger Stone, says he was coordinating with Trump officials about WikiLeaks' stolen emails  —  (CNN)Roger Stone has been indicted by a grand jury on charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller, who alleges that the longtime Donald Trump associate sought stolen emails …
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Roger Stone, Adviser to Trump, Is Indicted in Mueller Investigation  —  WASHINGTON — Roger J. Stone Jr., a longtime informal adviser to President Trump who has spent decades plying the dark arts of scandal-mongering and dirty tricks to help influence American political campaigns …
Matt Ford / New Republic:
Uh-Oh  —  Criminal indictments are typically written in the dry, terse active voice of American legalese.  Special counsel Robert Mueller's criminal indictment of Roger Stone, who was arrested by FBI agents in the wee hours on Friday, is no different—with one notable exception.
New York Times:
Indicting Roger Stone, Mueller Shows Link Between Trump Campaign and WikiLeaks  — The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, revealed the most direct link yet between the Trump campaign's and WikiLeaks' parallel efforts in the 2016 campaign.  — An indictment disclosed evidence …
Paul Seamus Ryan / Just Security:
Roger Stone Indictment Implicates Trump Campaign in Election Law Violations  —  A federal grand jury has indicted Roger Stone for obstructing the federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, making false statements to the federal government, and witness tampering.
Todd S. Purdum / The Atlantic:
Trumpworld Follows a Godfather Script—Literally
Discussion: Political Wire
Michael Kruse / Politico:
Roger Stone's Last Dirty Trick
Discussion: CNN, USA Today and Vox
Jared Holt / Right Wing Watch:
Alex Jones Says Roger Stone Contacted WikiLeaks at Jones' Behest While Seeking Infowars Job
Discussion: CNN, twitchy.com and Politico
Washington Post:
Longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone indicted by special counsel in Russia investigation
New York Times:
Roger Stone's Dirty Tricks Put Him Where He's Always Wanted to Be: Center Stage
Discussion: Washington Press
Washington Post:
House approves bill to reopen the government, sends measure to Trump for his signature  —  Congress sent legislation to President Trump on Friday to temporarily reopen the government, ending the longest shutdown in history while handing Democrats a major political victory in the protracted standoff.
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New York Times:
Trump Announces Deal to Reopen Government, in Surprise Retreat From Wall  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump agreed Friday to reopen the federal government for three weeks while negotiations proceeded over how to secure the nation's southwestern border, backing down after a monthlong standoff failed …
Washington Post:
Poll: Majority of Americans hold Trump and Republicans responsible for shutdown  —  Public disapproval of President Trump has swelled five points to 58 percent over three months as a majority of Americans continue to hold him and congressional Republicans most responsible …
Alex Wagner / The Atlantic:
Pelosi Won, Trump Lost  —  On Friday afternoon, President Donald Trump walked into the Rose Garden to announce, effectively, that he was throwing in the towel.  After shutting down the government as part of a 35-day executive tantrum to secure funding for his proposed border wall with Mexico …
Discussion: VICE
New York Times:
Trump Likely to Announce Deal to End Government Shutdown for Three Weeks
Discussion: American Prospect and Contemptor
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Longest shutdown in history ends after Trump relents on wall
Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Post
Wall Street Journal:
Trump, Congress Reach Tentative Deal to Reopen Government for Three Weeks
Discussion: Daily Wire
Hunter Walker / Yahoo News:
Bernie Sanders set to announce 2020 presidential run  —  WASHINGTON—Three years after fighting a surprisingly competitive Democratic primary race against Hillary Clinton, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is making another run for the White House.  —  Two sources with direct knowledge …
Ben Collins / NBC News:
4chan trolls flood laid off HuffPost, Buzzfeed reporters with death threats  —  The threats are part of a coordinated campaign organized on the far-right message board.  —  Shortly after he tweeted the news of his own layoff, Nick Wing checked his inbox at the Huffington Post and saw an email with a few pictures from a troll.
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Pro-Trump Media Stars Despair After Trump Caves on Shutdown  —  ‘Trump is a broken man,’ lamented Mike Cernovich, while Ann Coulter called the president a ‘the biggest wimp.’  —  President Trump's top supporters among right-wing media despaired on Friday after he agreed to a three-week deal …
Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Anti-Maduro coalition grew from secret talks  —  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The coalition of Latin American governments that joined the U.S. in quickly recognizing Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim president came together over weeks of secret diplomacy that included whispered messages …
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Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Rep. Ilhan Omar faces backlash after claiming Trump is backing ‘coup’ in Venezuela
Discussion: Breitbart, The New Neo and twitchy.com
Ezra Klein / Vox:
The vindication of Nancy Pelosi  —  How Pelosi delivered Trump the most humiliating loss of his presidency.  —  Flashback 40 days and Nancy Pelosi's return to the speakership was a hard-won prize marred by Democratic grumbling.  —  After the midterm elections, 15 House Democrats signed …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Kremlin-linked contractors help guard Venezuela's Maduro - sources  —  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Private military contractors who do secret missions for Russia flew into Venezuela in the past few days to beef up security for President Nicolas Maduro in the face of U.S.-backed opposition protests …
Discussion: Front Page Magazine
Federal Bureau of Investigation:
Video Message to Employees from Director Wray  —  Message to employees from FBI Director Wray regarding government shutdown.  —  Video Transcript  —  Hi Everyone.  —  We're now five weeks and two missed paychecks into this mess, and I wanted to touch base with all of you again.
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
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Mark Berman / Washington Post:
FBI director blasts ‘mind-boggling’ shutdown impact in message to unpaid employees
Discussion: Mother Jones
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Shutdown blame stays on Trump, with his approval at a historic low  —  Blame for the partial government shutdown continues to focus on President Donald Trump and his party in Congress, with the president's overall job approval rating the lowest on record for any president after two years in office.
Discussion: Shareblue Media
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Caves, Ends Longest Government Shutdown in History Without His Precious Wall
Discussion: ABC News and Joe.My.God.
WTTG-TV:
Fire at Comet Ping Pong pizza shop was intentionally set, DC fire officials say  —  WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - Fire officials say a minor fire at D.C. pizzeria that has been a popular target for conspiracy theorists was intentionally set.  —  The fire was reported on Wednesday around 9:20 p.m. Investigators …
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Arson Suspected at Comet Ping Pong, the D.C. Restaurant Made Famous by Pizzagate
Discussion: Eschaton
Mary Schlangenstein / Bloomberg:
LaGuardia Flights Halted as Shutdown Hits Air-Traffic Staffing  —  The Federal Aviation Administration halted flights into New York's LaGuardia Airport because of a shortage of air-traffic control staff, escalating the pressure on President Donald Trump and lawmakers to end the government shutdown.
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Alex Pareene / Columbia Journalism Review:
The digital winter turns apocalyptic  —  This week, as a long-predicted collapse seemed to hit digital media, we saw a few of the tried-and-true ways managers use to explain to employees why they're laying them off.  —  BuzzFeed chose the language of corporation-as-family …
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Zombies Applaud as He Lights Himself on Fire  —  It was funny, watching Trump trying to persuade America that this wasn't a colossal failure for which he alone was responsible.  But it wasn't fun.  —  Michael Tomasky  —  What a joke.  What a fraud.  As Bugs Bunny used to say, what a maroon.
 
 
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Raphael Satter / Associated Press:
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Derek M. Norman / New York Times:
The Half King Is Dead. Long Live the Half King.
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Richard Ojeda Becomes First 2020 Democrat to Drop Out of Race
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press:
Tom Raum, versatile Washington reporter for AP, is dead
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Democrats Ducking Vote on Rejecting Anti-Semitism
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Kris Kobach Wants to Build the Wall His Way, and Says He Has the President's Blessing
Nick Anderson / Washington Post:
Johns Hopkins to buy Newseum building in D.C. as journalism museum plans to relocate
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Bloomberg says Trump, at this point, ‘cannot be helped’
Discussion: Politico
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Stephen Alpher / CoinDesk:
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