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12:20 PM ET, January 25, 2019

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CNN:
Roger Stone indicted on charges brought by special counsel  —  (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 from WikiLeaks that could damage Trump's opponents …
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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 …
Washington Post:
Longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone indicted by special counsel in Russia investigation  —  Roger J. Stone Jr., a longtime informal adviser to President Trump, was arrested by the FBI on Friday after being indicted in the investigation by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III.
Bloomberg:
Trump Associate Roger Stone Arrested in Florida as Part of Special Counsel Probe  — Roger Stone was arrested in Florida on seven-count indictment  — Counts include witness tampering and making false statements  —  Roger Stone, a longtime Republican strategist and sometime confidant …
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Steve Bannon is the ‘high-ranking’ Trump official in Roger Stone indictment who asked about future WikiLeaks releases in October 2016  — Former White House chief strategist and Trump campaign CEO Steve Bannon is the “high-ranking Trump campaign official” in special counsel Robert Mueller's indictment of Roger Stone, CNBC has learned.
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
What the Roger Stone indictment tells us about the Trump campaign  —  Roger Stone's indictment by the Mueller investigation reveals a series of alleged conversations between the Republican operative and Trump campaign officials regarding the timing and content of Wikileaks' email dumps during …
Discussion: NBC News
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:   New Roger Stone indictment penetrates deep into Trump's inner circle
Sara Murray / CNN:
As Stone waits for Mueller, he's back to going out for pizza on Fridays
Talking Points Memo:
Roger Stone Indicted By Mueller Grand Jury
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Who Directed ‘Senior’ Trump Campaign Official To Contact Stone About WikiLeaks?
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
NBC News:
Officials rejected Jared Kushner for top secret security clearance, but were overruled  —  Jared Kushner was rejected for a top secret clearance by 2 career security specialists, but their supervisor overruled them and approved him, say sources.  —  WASHINGTON — Jared Kushner's application …
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Washington Post:
‘This is your fault’: GOP senators clash over shutdown inside private luncheon  —  Republican senators clashed with each other and confronted Vice President Pence inside a private luncheon on Thursday, as anger hit a boiling point over the longest government shutdown in history.
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:   A crisis of conservatism creates gridlock on both sides of the Atlantic
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Trump White House grows eager to escape losing shutdown fight
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The losing move
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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Axios:
FAA limits flights to 3 major airports over shutdown staff shortage  —  The Federal Aviation Administration has begun to limit flights to New York City's LaGuardia Airport along with Newark and Philadelphia, citing staff shortages for air traffic controllers.
Discussion: Politico
Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill:
FAA briefly halts flights into LaGuardia amid staffing shortages, shutdown
Discussion: The Atlantic, ThinkProgress and Vox
Lori Aratani / Washington Post:
FAA delays flights at New York's LaGuardia airport, citing staffing shortages amid government shutdown
Discussion: Curbed NY, Gizmodo and CBS Philly
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Zuckerberg Plans to Integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's chief executive, plans to integrate the social network's messaging services — WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger — asserting his control over the company's sprawling divisions …
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Washington Post:
At least 14,000 unpaid IRS workers did not show up for work as broad shutdown disruption hits tax agency, according to House aides  —  At least 14,000 unpaid workers in the Internal Revenue Service division that includes tax processing and call centers did not show up for work this week despite orders …
Discussion: Axios, Politico and Mediaite
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Bloomberg says Trump, at this point, ‘cannot be helped’  —  Potential Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg said Friday that Donald Trump's presidency “cannot be helped” and was “dangerous” for the country.  —  The former New York City mayor also described the partial government shutdown …
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
Jon Ostrower / The Air Current:
Trump Administration memo opens door to mass sickout by ATC  —  This is a developing story and will be updated.  —  A sharp increasing in staffing issues at ATC centers around the U.S. may signal a tipping point in the month-long partial government shutdown.
WCPO:
Nicholas Sandmann's family hires ‘attorney for the damned’ specializing in libel, slander  —  SCOTTSDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 8: Republican presidential candidate and former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain waits as his lawyer speaks at a press conference November 8, 2011 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:   Black Children Don't Have Nick Sandmann's Rights
Rich Lowry / Politico:
In Defense of the MAGA Hat
CNN:
Exclusive: White House preparing draft national emergency order, has identified $7 billion for wall  —  Washington (CNN)The White House is preparing a draft proclamation for President Donald Trump to declare a national emergency along the southern border and has identified more than $7 billion …
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Trump Just Lost His Leverage for Building a Wall
Marc Caputo / Politico:
'Florida is Trump's state to lose'  —  The nation's biggest swing state looks even more like Trump Country heading into 2020.  —  Newly released Florida voter data suggest President Donald Trump will begin his reelection campaign as the favorite in a state that offers a windfall of 29 electoral votes.
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Rachel Bitecofer / New York Times:
Why Trump Will Lose in 2020  —  The president is running hard …
Discussion: Raw Story
Rachael Larimore / The Bulwark:
Darwin Is Coming for the GOP  —  A new survey of Generation Z shows that the Republican party is going to have to adapt or die.  —  In 1964, 80 percent of Republican House members and 82 percent of Republican senators voted for the Civil Rights Act.  In 1980, GOP presidential candidates spoke …
Nick Anderson / Washington Post:
Johns Hopkins to buy Newseum building in D.C. as journalism museum plans to relocate  —  The $372.5 million deal will give the university a prime Pennsylvania Avenue address for graduate programs in international relations and other fields.  —  Johns Hopkins University is buying …
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
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Washington Post:
Paul Manafort in court to face Mueller probe allegations he lied after pleading guilty
Sabrina Siddiqui / The Guardian:
Leading liberal thinktank will no longer accept funds from UAE
Gabby Orr / Politico:
‘People dying in a ditch’: Trump demanded ‘horrifying’ anti-opioid ads, new book says
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Associated Press:
Backed by military, Venezuela's Maduro hits back at rival
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Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
School-Safety Panel Said to Pull Punches, Fearing ‘Racist’ Tag
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Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
If Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were a conservative
Discussion: Jacobin and Grist
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Mark Warner's Enablers
Fareed Zakaria / Washington Post:
Davos is a microcosm of the world — and the outlook is grim
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
A Rival Who Can Flummox Trump: A Powerful Woman Named Nancy Pelosi
Washington Post:
Wilbur Ross says furloughed workers should take out a loan.  His agency's own credit union is charging nearly 9 percent
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

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

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV
 
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