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11:05 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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Erin Cunningham / Washington Post:
Iraq's prime minister says ‘urgent measures’ should be taken to remove foreign forces  —  ISTANBUL — Iraq's prime minister Sunday urged parliament to take “urgent measures” to force the withdrawal of foreign forces following a U.S. drone strike that killed a senior Iranian commander and key Iraqi militia leader in Baghdad last week.
Discussion: Politico, Axios, IRNA English, YouTube and Slate
The National:
Iraqi parliament votes to end US troop presence  —  Iraq's parliament held an extraordinary session on Sunday with Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi in attendance  —  Iraq's parliament voted on Sunday in favour of the withdrawal of thousands of US troops from military bases in the country following …
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
In confrontation with Iran, Trump wrestles with the shadow of Obama, ‘the metric he has to beat’  —  As President Trump's allies rushed to defend his decision to authorize a drone strike that killed Iran's top military commander, many have focused less on Qasem Soleimani than another once-prominent actor …
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 …
Associated Press:
The Latest: Iraq parliament votes to expel US military  —  BEIRUT (AP) — The latest on U.S.-Iran tensions (all times local):  —  Iraq's parliament has voted to expel the U.S. military from the country.  —  Lawmakers voted Sunday in favor of a resolution that calls for ending foreign military presence in the country.
CNN:
Exclusive: Supreme Leader's military adviser says Iran's response will be ‘against military sites’  —  Tehran, Iran (CNN)The military adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader said Sunday that his country's response to the killing by the United States of one its most influential commanders will certainly …
ABC News:
World is safer because of Iranian commander's death: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo  —  “We're having to clean up their mess,” Pompeo said of the Obama administration  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday on ABC's “This Week,” that the world is a safer place as a result of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani's death.
Valerie Edwards / Daily Mail:   Rockets launched at US Embassy in Baghdad and military airbase housing American soldiers
Sun-Sentinel:   As tensions with Iran escalated, Trump opted for an extreme measure.  Pentagon officials were stunned.
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Conflict With Iran Threatens Fight Against ISIS
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Kayla Epstein / Stamford Advocate:   Could the strike on an Iranian general trigger a draft? The Selective Service, explained.
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
The White House has formally notified Congress of the Soleimani strike
Susan E. Rice / New York Times:   The Dire Consequences of Trump's Suleimani Decision
Erin Cunningham / Washington Post:
Iran's new Quds Force commander brings continuity to the post held by his slain predecessor
Discussion: Althouse
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Fox's Tucker Carlson breaks with colleagues and criticizes Trump's strike on Iranian general
Discussion: Mediaite
CBS News:
Sanders starts 2020 in strong position in Iowa and New Hampshire — CBS News Battleground Tracker  —  The New Year opens with Bernie Sanders in his best standing yet against the field in Iowa and New Hampshire.  He's in a first-place tie with Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg in Iowa.
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Harry Enten / CNN:
It's not just the polls that show Biden and Sanders leading the primary  —  (CNN)We have less than a month until the primary season, and it's becoming more apparent that former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont are the candidates to beat.  It's not just that they are Nos. 1 and 2 in the national polling.
Elena Schneider / Politico:   Iran situation casts Buttigieg's candidacy in a different light
Trent Spiner / Politico:   Flush with cash, Yang wrestles with where to spend it
ABC News:
Nearly 3 months after heart attack, Bernie Sanders in ‘good health’: Physicians
Discussion: NBC News
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Enter here to explore the alternate universe of right-wing media  —  Howard Polskin woke up the day after President Trump's election with a powerful feeling that he had missed something important.  —  “I thought I was a smart guy, but I felt very dumb on Nov. 9, 2016,” he told me.
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?
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Elizabeth Winkler / Wall Street Journal:
The Pollster Who Figured Out Iowa's Quirky Caucuses  —  J. Ann Selzer, who spotted Barack Obama's historic 2008 surge, sees ‘a wish to calm things down’ in her 2020 data  —  In 2008, J. Ann Selzer made a prediction that no other pollster foresaw.  Her data showed that voters would turn …
New York Times:
Weinstein Heads to Trial in a Case Seen as Larger Than One Man  —  Since the Harvey Weinstein story broke more than two years ago, everything about it has been outsized: the scope of the allegations of sexual harassment and assault, stretching back decades; the number of his accusers …
Discussion: Vanity Fair and VICE
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Tal Kopan / San Francisco Chronicle:
Rudy Giuliani mixed White House role, personal business in cybersecurity  —  WASHINGTON — Rudy Giuliani's mixing of his business interests, closeness with President Trump and involvement in government actions involving Ukraine is the subject of much attention from Congress as the impeachment case …
 
 
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New York Times:
Tensions Abroad Stir a Whirlwind at Fort Bragg as Soldiers Deploy
Nathan Robinson / The Guardian:
Stop saying Biden is the ‘most electable’. Trump will run rings round him
Discussion: Viking Pundit and Fox News
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Small cracks have appeared in GOP unity on impeachment trial
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
To Produce Citizenship Data, Homeland Security To Share Records With Census
New York Times:
'It's an Atomic Bomb': Australia Deploys Military as Fires Spread
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Fact check: Biden's account of his advice on the bin Laden raid has changed over time
Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
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Discussion: Twitchy
Will Wright / Lexington Herald-Leader:
A Second Amendment sanctuary movement is sweeping through Kentucky. Here's why.
Discussion: Breitbart
David Garrick / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Controversial fence revives battle over marijuana dispensaries near churches
 

 
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In a lawsuit, Indian news agency ANI accuses OpenAI of exploiting its news content in an unauthorized manner for commercial gain

Reuters:
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