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5:05 PM ET, January 5, 2020

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New York Times:
Iran Shifts on a Landmark Nuclear Deal: Live Updates  —  The announcement followed a vote in Iraq's Parliament to expel American troops, in response to the killing of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, a top Iranian commander, in Baghdad.  —  RIGHT NOW Tehran said in a statement that its nuclear program would …
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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.
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.
New York Times:
Iran Ends Nuclear Limits as Killing of Iranian General Upends Mideast  —  The consequences of the American assassination of a senior Iranian commander are mounting.  —  BEIRUT — The consequences of the American assassination of a top Iranian general rippled across the Middle East and beyond on Sunday …
New York Times:
U.S.-Led Coalition Halts ISIS Fight as It Steels for Iranian Attacks  —  American forces in Iraq and Syria will now focus on protecting themselves.  —  WASHINGTON — The American-led coalition in Iraq and Syria has halted its yearslong mission of attacking the Islamic State and training local forces …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The folks who lied about Iraq and Afghanistan are lying about Iran.  We must stop a new war  —  If you're a citizen like me — a baby boomer who started kindergarten one month after the Vietnam War-triggering lies of 1964′s Gulf of Tonkin incident — then continual warfare is pretty …
Discussion: USA Today, The Root and Mediaite
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Trump faces Iran crisis with fewer experienced advisers and strained relations with traditional allies  —  Presidents on the brink of war tend to rely on an array of Oval Office assets: teams of experienced advisers, trusted sources of intelligence, strong ties with U.S. allies and credibility with the broad American public.
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
HUGE — BREAKING NEWS: Iranian Regime Offers $80 MILLION for President Trump's Head!  —VIDEO  —  On Friday morning the United States killed General Qassim Soleimani, a top commander of Iran's al-Quds Force, in an airstrike at Baghdad's International Airport.
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 …
David French / TIME:   President Trump's Bold, Justified Gamble in Killing Soleimani May Just Pay Off
Lara Seligman / Foreign Policy:   Pentagon Chief Kept Tight Circle on Suleimani Strike
Aya Batrawy / Associated Press:
Trump's threats draw Iran's cultural sites into tensions
Discussion: Axios
Washington Post:   Hezbollah says retribution for Soleimani's death must target U.S. military, not civilians
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Why lying about an ‘imminent’ attack would matter
Discussion: Raw Story and Reason
Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
The key word in U.S. justifications for the killing of Iranian general: ‘Imminent’
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:   Mike Pompeo Insists U.S. Safer but There May Be a ‘Little Noise’ in Interim
ABC News:
World is safer because of Iranian commander's death: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Rebecca Klar / The Hill:
Schiff: I haven't seen intelligence that ‘taking out’ Soleimani would ‘stop the plotting’
Discussion: NBC News and Breitbart
New York Times:
As Tensions With Iran Escalated, Trump Opted for Most Extreme Measure
Liz Sly / Washington Post:
Iran has vowed revenge against the U.S. But it seems to be in no hurry.
Discussion: Althouse
Isabel Coles / Wall Street Journal:
Iraqi Parliament Votes in Favor of Expelling U.S. Troops
Discussion: CNBC and Townhall
Associated Press:
Iran takes general's body on unprecedented public mournings tour
Discussion: Washington Times
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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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:   Buttigieg's Bet: After Iran Strike, Military Experience Matters Even More
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Deceased GOP Strategist's Daughter Makes Files Public That Republicans Wanted Sealed  —  More than a year after his death, a cache of computer files saved on the hard drives of Thomas Hofeller, a prominent Republican redistricting strategist, is becoming public.
Discussion: Raw Story
Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
Top Republican suggests changing Senate rules to begin Trump impeachment trial within days  —  Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey O. Graham suggested Sunday that Republicans should try to change Senate rules governing impeachment if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi continues to withhold …
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Dems say no rush to turn over articles of impeachment, but wait won't be ‘indefinite’
Discussion: Politico, The Hill and Breitbart
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Graham gives Pelosi ultimatum, proposes Senate rule change to remove her from impeachment process
Discussion: Redstate and The Hill
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:   Small cracks have appeared in GOP unity on impeachment trial
Ibrahim Hooper / CAIR:
BREAKING: CAIR-WA Assisting Iranian-Americans Detained at U.S. Border  —  (SEATTLE, WA, 1/5/20) - The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA) is assisting more than 60 Iranians and Iranian-Americans of all ages who were detained at length and questioned …
Washington Post:
Venezuela's last democratic institution falls as Maduro stages de facto takeover of National Assembly  —  CARACAS, Venezuela — The government of President Nicolás Maduro staged a de facto takeover of Venezuela's legislature on Sunday, swearing in its own candidate as head …
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.
 
 
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