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Washington Post:
House Democrats splinter over response to Rep. Omar's alleged anti-Semitism  —  House Democrats argued acrimoniously Wednesday over whether to rebuke Rep. Ilhan Omar for alleged anti-Semitic remarks, forcing party leaders to confront a growing rift over race and religion that threatened to hamstring the newfound majority.
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The Daily Beast:
Democrats Plan to Condemn ‘All Hate’ After Backlash Over Planned Ilhan Omar Rebuke  —  Democrats originally moved to formally admonish the freshman lawmaker for her perceived anti-Semitic comments, but many lawmakers now want all forms of hate to be included.
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Democrats Put Off Anti-Semitism Resolution After Fierce Backlash  —  WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders have put off a vote on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and bigotry after a backlash from rank-and-file lawmakers who said Representative Ilhan Omar, whose comments gave rise to the measure, was being unfairly singled out.
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Tensions flare as Dems struggle to calm furor over Omar  —  House Democratic leaders are struggling to contain the controversy over Rep. Ilhan Omar's comments about Israel, with the caucus fighting behind closed doors over whether — and how — to respond.  —  Tensions ran high …
Yascha Mounk / Slate:
Ilhan Omar Shouldn't Get a Pass
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Democratic National Committee rejects Fox News for debates, citing New Yorker article  —  The Democratic National Committee has decided to exclude Fox News Channel from televising any of its candidate debates during the 2019-2020 cycle as a result of published revelations detailing …
KNSD-TV:
Source: Leaked Documents Show the U.S. Government Tracking Journalists and Immigration Advocates Through a Secret Database  —  The documents detail an intelligence-gathering effort by the United States and Mexican authorities, targeting more than 50 people including journalists, an attorney, and immigration advocates
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:
Kirstjen Nielsen Says 'We Don't Use Cages for Children'—After U.S. Put Migrant Kids in Cages
Discussion: ABC News and Breitbart
Colleen Long / Associated Press:
Sen. McSally, ex-Air Force pilot, says officer raped her  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Martha McSally, the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, said Wednesday that she was raped in the Air Force by a superior officer.  —  The Arizona Republican, a 26-year military veteran …
Discussion: Slate, Axios and twitchy.com
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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:
Sen. Martha McSally reveals she was raped by superior officer while in the Air Force  —  A year after saying she was sexually abused in high school, Sen. Martha McSally revealed during a congressional hearing Wednesday that she was raped by a superior officer while she was in the Air Force.
Discussion: NPR and Daily Wire
Elizabeth McLaughlin / ABC News:
Sen. Martha McSally says she was raped by a senior officer while in Air Force
Discussion: Washington Post
CNN:
GOP senator reveals she was sexually assaulted when she served in the military
Discussion: Townhall and The Daily Caller
Eliana Larramendia / ABC News:
Lawyers claiming ties to Rudy Giuliani approached Michael Cohen after FBI raids; investigators looking at contacts  —  In the weeks following the federal raids on former Michael Cohen's law office and residences last April, President Donald Trump's former lawyer and confidant was contacted …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Salon
YouTube:
A Message From Alex Trebek |  JEOPARDY!  —  Jeopardy! … Add to  —  Share More  —  823 4  —  “Hi everyone, I have some news to share with all of you and it's in keeping with my longtime policy of being open and transparent with our Jeopardy! fan base.
New York Times:
In the Middle of His Official Business, Trump Took the Time to Send Checks to Michael Cohen  —  WASHINGTON — On a busy day at the White House, President Trump hosted senators to talk about tax cuts, accused a Democratic congresswoman of distorting his condolence call to a soldier's widow …
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Martin J. Sheil / Just Security:
Can Trump Organization Executives be Prosecuted for Money Laundering?
Discussion: Slate, Vanity Fair and Contemptor
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg says he'll reorient the company toward encryption and privacy  —  The firm's focus will shift from a social network in which people broadcast information to large groups of people to one in which people communicate with smaller groups and their content disappears after a short period.
more at Techmeme »
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Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook:
A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking
Caleb Melby / Bloomberg:
Trump Fussed Over Tablecloths and Rockettes for the Inauguration  —  It was Christmas Day 2016, and President-elect Donald Trump had the Rockettes on his mind.  —  A few days earlier, James Dolan, chief executive officer of Madison Square Garden, had announced that the famous New York dance troupe …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Politico
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
‘It gets real personal, real fast’: Dems fear targeting Trump kids could backfire
Discussion: The Daily Beast
The White House:
Executive Order on Revocation of Reporting Requirement  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:  —  Section 1.  Findings.  (a) Section 3 of Executive Order 13732 of July 1, 2016 …
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Margaret Talev / Bloomberg:   Trump Cancels U.S. Report on Civilian Deaths in Drone Strikes
David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
Trump promised to shrink the trade deficit.  Instead it exploded.  —  BREAKING NEWS: U.S. posted record-breaking $891.2 billion merchandise trade deficit in 2018, despite Trump's ‘America First’ policies  —  President Trump's tariffs and tough policies have failed to shrink a trade gap …
Hollywood Reporter:
“I Need to Be Careful”: Texts Reveal Warner Bros. CEO Promoted Actress Amid Apparent Sexual Relationship  —  Hundreds of leaked text messages between Kevin Tsujihara, actress Charlotte Kirk and partners Brett Ratner and James Packer show the powerful executive, under pressure …
Washington Post:
The president's sons entrusted their private hunting retreat to a caretaker.  He was working in the country illegally.  —  WINGDALE, N.Y. — One morning last May, Eric Trump sent a text message to the caretaker of the shooting range he and his brother own in Upstate New York.
Discussion: CNN, Daily Kos, Slate and Raw Story
CNN:
Cohen gives documents to House panel on Trump attorney alleged changes to 2017 testimony  —  (CNN)Michael Cohen on Wednesday provided the House Intelligence Committee with new documents showing edits to the false written statement he delivered to Congress in 2017 about the Trump Organization's pursuit …
Isaac Arnsdorf / ProPublica:
Trump Mar-a-Lago Buddy Wrote Policy Pitch.  The President Sent It to VA Chief.  —  In late 2017, on one of President Donald Trump's retreats to Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Palm Beach, Florida, he caught up with an old friend: Albert Hazzouri.  —  When Hazzouri is not at Mar-a-Lago …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Jason Meisner / Chicago Tribune:
Prosecutors in Chicago to drop charges against former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock if he pays back IRS, campaign  —  Federal prosecutors in Chicago have agreed to drop all charges against former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock if he pays back money he owes to the Internal Revenue Service and his campaign fund.
Discussion: Washington Post and Queerty
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
I am sick of hearing about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from myself, talking about her  —  Enough is enough!  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez needs to stop inserting herself into our every waking moment!  —  I am sick of hearing about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from my voice talking about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Slate
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Justice Dept. to Step Up Enforcement of Foreign Influence Laws  —  NEW ORLEANS — The Justice Department will escalate its crackdown on illegal foreign influence operations in the United States, a senior Justice Department official said on Wednesday, violations that prosecutors have targeted with renewed vigor in recent years.
Discussion: Raw Story
Los Angeles Times:
White House prepares for Robert Mueller's report — whatever it says … The White House made a quiet but notable personnel change a few weeks ago, moving a veteran staff attorney to a press office that is preparing a response to the much-anticipated final report from special counsel Robert S. Mueller III …
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
CBS News:
R. Kelly breaks his silence on sexual abuse claims: “I have been assassinated”  —  In an explosive interview, R. Kelly is breaking his silence about the sexual abuse charges that landed him in jail last month.  The embattled R&B singer spoke with “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King for nearly 80 minutes Tuesday.
Taylor Swift / ELLE:
30 Things I Learned Before Turning 30  —  According to my birth certificate, I turn 30 this year.  It's weird because part of me still feels 18 and part of me feels 283, but the actual age I currently am is 29.  I've heard people say that your thirties are “the most fun!”
Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
Alex Jones Replaces Lawyers As Depositions Loom In Sandy Hook Cases  —  The Infowars conspiracy theorist has replaced his lawyers with two controversial figures: Robert Barnes and Norman Pattis.  —  Alex Jones, a conspiracy theorist who falsely claimed the Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax …
Discussion: Raw Story
Drew Magary / Deadspin:
Stop Enabling Barstool's Shit  —  Barstool Sports, a site for boys who wanna grow up to be Donald Trump Jr., is getting shit on this week.  This is a justified shitting-on, because comedian Miel Bredouw called out the site for using a video that she made without giving her credit—in fact …
Mark Mellman / The Hill:
What's socialism anyway?  —  View Latest Opinions >>  —  Suddenly we seem preoccupied with socialism.  —  It's understandable.  For the first time in decades, serious people like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) willingly subscribe to that label.
WPLG-TV:
Local 10 reporter Cody Weddle detained in Venezuela  —  Journalist's home raided by government officials, sources say  —  VENEZUELA - Local 10 reporter Cody Weddle has been detained by government officials in Venezuela and is currently in custody.  —  Sources say Weddle's home in Caracas …
Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
Yes, Let's Defeat or Impeach Donald Trump.  But What If He Refuses to Leave the White House?  —  It is a question that has been bothering me for many months now: What if Donald Trump is defeated in November 2020, or impeached before then, but refuses to leave office?
Discussion: CNN
Betsy Klein / CNN:
What does Ivanka Trump do?  —  Washington (CNN)Ivanka Trump became a full-time adviser to the President in March 2017 after informally advising her father, Donald Trump, during the first two months of his administration.  —  Critics point out her lack of government experience …
 
 
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Washington Post:
‘Not my fault’: Trump struggles to defend his record amid setbacks on immigration, trade, North Korea
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
In a blow to conservatives, a national business group is staying out of the Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Hip-Hop Artists Give the Supreme Court a Primer on Rap Music
Vladimir Kara-Murza / Washington Post:
It's been four years since the murder of Boris Nemtsov. Russians haven't forgotten.
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
John Bolton Shows the Dangers of a Weak President
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post
Daniel Horowitz / Conservative Review:
12 astounding numbers that show the whole invasion of our border
Heather Long / Washington Post:
From $22 an hour to $11: GM job cuts in Ohio show a hot economy is still leaving parts of America behind
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
House Democrats take a big step toward passing $15 per hour US minimum wage
Discussion: Axios and The Daily Caller
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Marc Bennetts / The Guardian:
Russia passes law to jail people for 15 days for ‘disrespecting’ government
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Democrats have united around a plan to dramatically cut child poverty
Discussion: The Nation
Jen Gerson / New York Times:
Canadian Politics Aren't Cute. They're Corrupt.
Discussion: Washington Post and Bloomberg
Vicky Prodeline / Polls:
Impeachment Support Inches Up
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Media Matters for America:
CNN commentator Ben Ferguson's Facebook page is a cesspool of bigotry, false info, and fabricated quotes
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
The Mueller report no one's talking about
Discussion: Raw Story and Axios
 

 
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John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Facebook makes Views its primary metric for content, bringing it in line with Instagram; each time a piece of content appears on a screen, it counts as a View

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion
 
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