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2:05 AM ET, January 26, 2019

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Gabby Orr / Politico:
‘All for nothing’: Trump's wall retreat bewilders allies  —  Before President Donald Trump finished speaking from the Rose Garden, putting a temporary end to the five-week government shutdown, a running group text between several of his former aides lit up with complaints.
Discussion: ABC News, USA Today and Breitbart
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
‘Complete, total surrender’: Why Trump waved the white flag  —  President Donald Trump touted GOP unity for 33 days of a partial government shutdown.  But by the 34th day, it was clearly gone — and so was the shutdown by the end of the 35th.  —  Senate Republicans had finally …
Washington Post:
‘Prisoner of his own impulse’: Inside Trump's cave to end shutdown without wall  —  His poll numbers were plummeting.  His FBI director was decrying the dysfunction.  The nation's air travel was in chaos.  Federal workers were lining up at food banks.  Economic growth was at risk of flatlining …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Politico
Washington Post:
Trump signs bill to open the government, ending the longest shutdown in history  —  President Trump on Friday agreed to temporarily reopen the federal government without getting any new money for his U.S.-Mexico border wall, retreating from the central promise of his presidency, for now, in the face of intense public anger.
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.
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 …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump just caved. Democrats can now take control of the immigration debate.
Discussion: Jamie Dupree - AJC
Washington Post:
Poll: Majority of Americans hold Trump and Republicans responsible for shutdown
Alex Wagner / The Atlantic:
Pelosi Won, Trump Lost
Discussion: VICE and AOL
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Shutdown blame stays on Trump, with his approval at a historic low
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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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.
Paul Seamus Ryan / Just Security:
Roger Stone Indictment Implicates Trump Campaign in Election Law Violations
John Podesta / Washington Post:
It might now be Roger Stone's time in the barrel
New York Times:
Indicting Roger Stone, Mueller Shows Link Between Trump Campaign and WikiLeaks
Power Line:
Roger Stone's Arrest: What's Scandalous, and What Isn't
Todd S. Purdum / The Atlantic:   Trumpworld Follows a Godfather Script—Literally
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
6 takeaways from the Roger Stone indictment
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Wire
Michael Kruse / Politico:
Roger Stone's Last Dirty Trick
Jared Holt / Right Wing Watch:
Alex Jones Says Roger Stone Contacted WikiLeaks at Jones' Behest While Seeking Infowars Job
Discussion: CNN, Politico and twitchy.com
New York Times:
Roger Stone's Dirty Tricks Put Him Where He's Always Wanted to Be: Center Stage
Discussion: Washington Press
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Roger Stone, Adviser to Trump, Is Indicted in Mueller Investigation
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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John Bresnahan / Politico:
'She's not one to bluff': How Pelosi won the shutdown battle  —  Two months ago, Nancy Pelosi was battling an internal Democratic rebellion trying to bar her from the speakership.  —  Pelosi faced doubts over whether she was the right person to lead the new Democratic majority …
Discussion: Boing Boing
Adam Green / Roll Call:
Democrats were ripe for division. Then the shutdown came along
Discussion: Raw Story and Hullabaloo
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 …
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Washington Post:
‘Trump caves’ or ‘Genius’: Right wing splits after Trump ends shutdown with no wall funding
Discussion: RT and Breitbart
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Huge Trove of Leaked Russian Documents Is Published by Transparency Advocates  —  A group of transparency advocates on Friday posted a mammoth collection of hacked and leaked documents from inside Russia, a release widely viewed as a sort of symbolic counterstrike against Russia's dissemination …
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 …
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 …
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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.
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Richard Ojeda Drops Out of Presidential Race  —  Former West Virginia State Sen. Richard Ojeda ended his long-shot presidential bid on Friday.  A leader of the state's teachers strikes last year, Ojeda concluded that the campaign ultimately wasn't winnable and told his supporters …
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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Richard Ojeda Becomes First 2020 Democrat to Drop Out of Race
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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 …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Arson Suspected at Comet Ping Pong, the D.C. Restaurant Made Famous by Pizzagate  —  The D.C. pizzeria targeted by far-right conspiracy theorists was on fire Thursday, cops said.  No one was injured.  —  An arsonist allegedly started a fire Thursday night at Comet Ping Pong, the Washington …
Discussion: Eschaton
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WTTG-TV:   Fire at Comet Ping Pong pizza shop was intentionally set, DC fire officials say
Media Matters for America:
Lou Dobbs slams Trump's shutdown cave: “Illegal immigrants are surely pleased”  —  VIDEO ››› January 25, 2019 ››› MEDIA MATTERS STAFF  —  From the January 25 edition of Fox Business News' Lou Dobbs Tonight:  —  Loading the player reg...
Discussion: twitchy.com
 
 
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Washington Post:
Even with shutdown deal, federal workers probably won't see back pay until next week
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
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