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3:16 AM ET, January 5, 2020

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New York Times:
As Tensions With Iran Escalated, Trump Opted for Most Extreme Measure  —  While senior officials argue the drone strike was warranted to prevent future attacks, some in the administration remain skeptical about the rationale for the attack.  —  WASHINGTON — In the chaotic days leading …
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Sun-Sentinel:
As tensions with Iran escalated, Trump opted for an extreme measure.  Pentagon officials were stunned. … In the chaotic days leading to the death of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iran's most powerful commander, top American military officials put the option of killing him …
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Skepticism mounts over evidence of ‘imminent’ threat that Trump says justified Soleimani killing  —  Washington (CNN)Top US national security officials continue to defend the Trump administration's claim that it killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani in response to an imminent threat …
Discussion: HuffPost and Foreign Policy
John McLaughlin / OZY:
Iran Will Retaliate in Wake of Soleimani Killing
Discussion: HuffPost, Bloomberg and Greenwich Time
Susan E. Rice / New York Times:   The Dire Consequences of Trump's Suleimani Decision
Reuters:
Inside the plot by Iran's Soleimani to attack U.S. forces in Iraq
Discussion: Mother Jones
Angelo Codevilla / American Greatness:
War With Iran?  —  Does the U.S. armed forces' killing …
Discussion: Instapundit
Vanessa Allen / Daily Mail:   Tracked for years...wiped out by a drone: How Qassem Soleimani was targeted by 230mph laser …
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Fox's Tucker Carlson breaks with colleagues and criticizes Trump's strike on Iranian general  —  New York (CNN Business)On Friday afternoon President Trump praised Tucker Carlson along with other conservative Fox News stars.  “We have great people,” Trump said.
Discussion: Mediaite
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement on White House's War Powers Act Notification of Hostilities Against Iran  —  San Francisco - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the White House notified the Congress of the initiation of hostilities against Iran, pursuant to the War Powers Act of 1973 …
Discussion: Politico, The Gateway Pundit and Axios
Kayla Epstein / Stamford Advocate:
Could the strike on an Iranian general trigger a draft?  The Selective Service, explained.  —  In the hours since the Trump administration announced that the high-ranking Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani had been killed in a U.S. airstrike, Americans wondered: Does this mean war?
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
The White House has formally notified Congress of the Soleimani strike  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —The White House delivered to Capitol Hill on Saturday a formal notification of the drone strike that killed Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani as required under the War Powers Act, according …
New York Times:
White House Notifies Congress of Suleimani Strike Under War Powers Act  —  The notification, required within 48 hours of introducing United States armed forces into hostilities, contained only classified information, a senior congressional aide said.  —  The White House sent Congress …
Discussion: The Hill and Axios
Gerrard Kaonga / Daily Express:   WATCH Terrifying moment Iran unveils red flag at Mosque warning of severe battle to come
Public Radio International:   Gen. Petraeus on Qasem Soleimani's killing: 'It's impossible to overstate the significance'
Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
On foreign policy, Trump flouts risks that gave others pause
Discussion: Common Dreams, WSPA-TV and KTLA
Thom Tillis:
Happy Birthday, Eric Trump!  —  Join Me In Wishing Eric Trump A Happy Birthday  —  We're so thankful for Eric Trump's work in fighting for America.  —  That's one reason our team is putting together a birthday card for this American Patriot.  —  Will you join me in celebrating his birthday by signing his birthday card?
Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian:
Fresh Cambridge Analytica leak ‘shows global manipulation is out of control’  —  Company's work in 68 countries laid bare with release of more than 100,000 documents  —  An explosive leak of tens of thousands of documents from the defunct data firm Cambridge Analytica is set to expose …
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Crowded Democratic presidential field sprints toward ‘jump ball’ in crucial Iowa caucuses  —  The Bernie Sanders campaign plans to knock on half a million Iowa doors in January.  Elizabeth Warren's team is asking supporters for spare couches to house out-of-state volunteers.
Discussion: Breitbart
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Benjamin Fearnow / Newsweek:   Joe Biden brushes off Sanders' criticism over Iraq War: 'Bernie's got enough baggage'
Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
Right-Wing Views for Generation Z, Five Minutes at a Time  —  Dennis Prager believes teenagers are more open to conservative ideas than millennials.  With PragerU, he's making a play to get around their professors.  —  BERKELEY, Calif. — Will Witt walked through the University …
Discussion: Twitchy
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Twitter slammed for letting Trump threaten to commit war crimes: 'He's using your network to start a war'  —  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was harshly criticized for allowing President Donald Trump to threaten to commit war crimes in Iran.  —  Conservative Charles Johnson, the founder …
Sharareh Drury / Hollywood Reporter:
Weinstein Attorney Says Accuser Annabella Sciorra “Has Spent an Entire Life Acting for a Living”  —  “The public's biggest misconceptions come from the assumptions that have been made through the help of media,” Weinstein wrote in an email interview with CNN.
Discussion: Law & Crime
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Will Wright / Lexington Herald-Leader:
A Second Amendment sanctuary movement is sweeping through Kentucky.  Here's why.  —  Adorned in military-pattern camouflage from head to toe, David Johnson stood in front of a packed courthouse in Letcher County this week and proclaimed his support for a local resolution to designate Letcher County a “2nd Amendment Sanctuary.”
Discussion: Breitbart
Erin Cunningham / Washington Post:
Iran's new Quds Force commander brings continuity to the post held by his slain predecessor  —  ISTANBUL — Just hours after a U.S. drone strike killed Iran's charismatic elite Quds Force commander in Baghdad early Friday, Tehran announced it had named a successor: the force's little-known deputy chief, Brig. Gen. Ismail Qaani.
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Associated Press:
Iran general steps out of Soleimani's shadow to lead proxies
Discussion: NPR
Rodney Jefferson / Yahoo Finance:
Fear Hits Tehran Over What Might Come Next
Discussion: Bloomberg
David Garrick / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Controversial fence revives battle over marijuana dispensaries near churches  —  Applicant built fence to skirt San Diego's 1,000-foot separation rule  —  Local controversy over marijuana dispensaries opening near churches took a new turn recently, when a man proposing a dispensary …
 
 
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Howie Carr / Boston Herald:
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Discussion: CNN
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New York Times:
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New York Times:
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