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8:30 PM ET, January 3, 2020

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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Thinks Attacking Iran Will Get Him Reelected.  He's Wrong.  —  Beginning in 2011, and continuing through the next year, Donald Trump began obsessively predicting that President Obama would start a war with Iran in order to be reelected.  Trump stated it publicly, on at least a half-dozen occasions …
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
How Trump decided to kill Iran's Soleimani  —  Hours before the U.S. military sent a Reaper drone to kill one of the most wanted men on the planet, President Donald Trump was relaxing at his palatial Florida properties.  In the morning, he played 18 holes at Trump International, his West Palm Beach golf club.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement on Airstrike in Iraq Against High-Level Iranian Military Officials  —  Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Trump Administration conducted a deadly airstrike targeting Iranians and Iraqis at the Baghdad International Airport:
Wesley Clark / Washington Post:
Killing a top Iranian military leader was a whack-for-tat move  —  Soleimani was no stateless outlaw like Osama bin Laden.  This U.S. action sets us on a dangerous path of escalation.  —  Like the killing of Osama bin Laden, the strike on Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad …
The Daily Beast:
Trump Told Mar-a-Lago Pals to Expect ‘Big’ Iran Action ‘Soon’  —  Attendees of a closed-door Senate briefing didn't get much more clarity than the club guests did.  Instead, officials spun Soleimani's slaying as a way to “de-escalate” tensions.  —  In the five days prior to launching …
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
Soleimani posted memes antagonizing Trump on social media  —  Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Iraq early Friday, wasn't just an infamous terrorist organizer and one of the regime's most powerful officials — he was also one of President Trump's social media antagonists.
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
For Trump, a Risky Gamble to Deter Iran  —  The goal was to prove American resolve in the face of Iranian attacks.  Now, American officials have no doubt the Iranians will respond — but they don't know how quickly, or how furiously.  —  President Trump's decision to strike and kill …
Robin Wright / New Yorker:
The Killing of Qassem Suleimani Is Tantamount to an Act of War  —  On orders from President Trump, the United States killed Major General Qassem Suleimani, the leader of Iran's élite Quds Force and the mastermind of its military operations across the Middle East, in an overnight air strike at Baghdad's International Airport.
Newsweek:
Iraqi militia leader may be among six killed in another U.S. drone strike in Baghdad  —  Six members of the Popular Mobilization Forces, an official Iraqi militia organization with ties to Iran, were killed in another U.S. drone strike in northern Baghdad on Friday, multiple officials told Newsweek.
Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
Four Years Ago, Trump Had No Clue Who Iran's Suleimani Was.  Now He May Have Kicked Off WWIII.  —  President Donald Trump makes a video call to the troops stationed worldwide at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 24, 2019.  —  Photo: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images
Suzanne Maloney / Washington Post:   Iran knows how to bide its time. Don't expect immediate retaliation for Soleimani.
Marc Champion / Bloomberg:
Iran Options Seem Narrow as It Seeks to Avenge Slain General
Discussion: DNyuz
Ryan C. Brooks / BuzzFeed News:
Trump's Strike Has Drawn A Sharp Line Between The Democrats Running For President
Discussion: IJR and The Week
Noga Tarnopolsky / Los Angeles Times:
Israel had advance notice of U.S. plan to kill Iranian general Suleimani, report says
Discussion: Raw Story
Richard Sisk / Military.com:
Thousands More US Troops Deploying to Middle East in Response to Iranian Threats
Discussion: Task & Purpose
New York Times:
Qassim Suleimani, Master of Iran's Intrigue, Built a Shiite Axis of Power in Mideast
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Trump has considered killing Iran's Soleimani since last summer, sources say
Discussion: Raw Story
Nancy Dillon / New York Daily News:
Ex-Fox News reporter Courtney Friel claims Donald Trump invited her to Trump Tower to ‘kiss’  —  Former Fox News reporter Courtney Friel says Donald Trump called her with a creepy come-on before he became president — while they were both married.  —  Friel, who sometimes worked as a fill …
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Ex-Fox Reporter Says Trump Asked Her to Visit His Office for a ‘Kiss’
Discussion: Mediaite
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:   Former Fox News reporter says Trump invited her to his office ‘so we can kiss’
Washington Post:
Escalating U.S.-Iran tensions scramble the politics of Trump's impeachment  —  President Trump's order to kill an Iranian commander responsible for hundreds of American deaths has scrambled the politics of impeachment, putting Democrats on the defensive in their bid to remove Trump during a possible escalation into war.
Discussion: IJR and Talking Points Memo
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Impeachment impasse deepens as McConnell rejects Pelosi's bid to shape trial: ‘Their turn is over’
Discussion: Redstate and The Hill
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Trump Rule Would Exclude Climate Change in Infrastructure Planning  —  WASHINGTON — Federal agencies would no longer have to take climate change into account when they assess the environmental impacts of highways, pipelines and other major infrastructure projects, according to a Trump administration plan …
Discussion: Mother Jones and Axios
Julie Zauzmer / Washington Post:
United Methodist Church is expected to split over gay marriage, fracturing the nation's third-largest denomination  —  Church leaders said Friday they had agreed to spin off a “traditionalist Methodist” denomination, and allow the remainder of the denomination to permit same-sex marriage …
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Politico:
The Hill's owner seeks potential buyers, investors  —  Under fire for its role in promoting alleged Ukraine conspiracy theories, the D.C.-based publication faces new questions about its future.  —  Jimmy Finkelstein in 2012.  Jimmy Finkelstein, owner of The Hill, is shopping his publication …
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Wall Street Journal:
Carlos Ghosn Sneaked Out of Japan in Box Used for Audio Gear  —  Two men, providing names matching those of private security contractors, flew with Ghosn to Turkey  —  A pair of men with names matching those of American security contractors accompanied former auto executive Carlos Ghosn …
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
D.N.C. Tells Pollsters to Do More Polls  —  There hasn't been a single poll in weeks that could help the Democratic presidential candidates qualify for the next debate.  The party blames the polling organizations.  —  NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — The morning after the Democrats' last debate in December …
Discussion: Washington Post
Sarah Gamard / delawareonline:
Two Delaware GOP leaders under fire for Facebook posts called ‘homophobic,’ ‘anti-Semitic’  —  Two of Delaware's Republican leaders are under fire after posting comments on Facebook that fellow party members have deemed “homophobic” and “anti-Semitic.”  —  New Castle County Republican Party …
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Harmeet Kaur / CNN:
Two Delaware GOP leaders are facing backlash over homophobic and anti-Semitic comments
United States Department of State:
Senior State Department Officials On the Situation in Iraq  —  WASHINGTON, D.C.  —  MODERATOR: So I'm going to have [Senior State Department Official One] start out and just give a very - a very - we actually mostly want to make this Q&A, so [Senior State Department Official One] is just going to have a few remarks here.
 
 
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Top Trump donors gather to celebrate massive fundraising totals
Discussion: Raw Story
Will Steakin / ABC News:
Trump to campaign for evangelical support amid escalating Iran conflict
Discussion: The Hill
Chidinma Irene Nwoye / Quartz:
A surprise provision in a Trump defense bill has granted a path to citizenship for 4,000 Liberians
Nick Reisman / NY State of Politics:
Molinaro Says He Isn't Running For Congress
Jane Coaston / Vox:
The conspiracy theories behind the anti-Semitic violence in New York
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FBI raids home, office of lobbyist Michael Esposito
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Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
Potential buyer emerges for Trump's D.C. hotel lease
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Hill
The Daily Beast:
Trump Considers Pardoning Blackwater Mercenary Convicted of Murder
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Raw Story and emptywheel
FiveThirtyEight:
Our Poll Finds A Majority Of Americans Think The Evidence Supports Trump's Removal
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