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Jim Sciutto / CNN:
Senior US officials say there is widespread opposition within the Trump administration to targeting cultural sites in Iran  —  Washington (CNN)Two senior US officials on Sunday described widespread opposition within the administration to targeting cultural sites in Iran should the United …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Threatens Iranian Cultural Sites, and Warns of Sanctions on Iraq  —  The president threatened Iran over potential retaliation for the death of a top general, and Iraq over the potential expulsion of United States troops.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump on Sunday evening doubled …
Washington Post:
Killing of Soleimani follows long push from Pompeo for aggressive action against Iran, but airstrike brings serious risks  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo woke on Tuesday to a 4 a.m. call alerting him to a large protest outside the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump officials tried to stop Iraqi expulsion vote  —  The Trump administration tried, unsuccessfully, to persuade top Iraqi officials to kill a parliamentary effort to force the U.S. military out of Iraq, according to two U.S. officials and an Iraqi government official familiar with the situation.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Trump, the Burden May Be Proving This Is Not the Moment His Critics Predicted  —  The president and his allies dismiss the criticism about Iran as partisan blowback from political adversaries too timid to take strong action against foreign enemies.  —  WASHINGTON — For three years …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Washington Post
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 …
Murtaza Hussain / The Intercept:
Secret Iranian Spy Cables Show How Qassim Suleimani Wielded His Enormous Power in Iraq
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Washington returns to a world in crisis
Discussion: New York Times
New York Times:
Iran Challenges Trump, Announcing End of Nuclear Restrictions
Human Rights Watch:
US: Trump Threatens War Crimes Against Iran
Sam Adams / Slate:
Ricky Gervais' Golden Globes Jokes, Ranked In Order of Dickishness  —  Going into the Golden Globes, the biggest question was not who will win the night's biggest awards but how much of a jerk Ricky Gervais would be.  Over the course of his four previous hosting gigs, Gervais has cultivated …
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Katie Kilkenny / Hollywood Reporter:
Ricky Gervais Tells Hollywood to “F*** Off” in Expletive-Filled Golden Globes Monologue  —  During his monologue, the ‘Office’ creator also took shots at Felicity Huffman and Jeffrey Epstein.  —  Ricky Gervais, once again, did not shy away from hot-button topics in his Golden Globes monologue …
Lauren Piester / E! Online:   Ricky Gervais Truly Didn't Care As He Hosted the 2020 Golden Globes
Dominic Patten / Deadline:   Golden Globes TV Review: Ricky Gervais' Return Flounders On Night Of Big Wins For ‘1917’ …
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:   Ricky Gervais' Golden Globes Monologue Mocks Hollywood's Jeffrey Epstein Ties
BuzzFeed News:
US Citizens From Iran Were Stopped And Questioned At The US Border While Returning From Canada  —  The questioning was the basis of viral social media claims that the US was detaining Iranians at border crossings.  Customs and Border Protection said it was operating with …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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New York Times:
U.S. Stops Dozens of Iranian-Americans Returning From Canada
Discussion: The Intercept
Andy Blatchford / Politico:
Border stops for people of Iranian descent spark outrage
Discussion: Law & Crime
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
A Democrat Who Can Beat Trump  —  Why Amy Klobuchar still has a chance.  —  If you're like a lot of Democrats, you worry that Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are too liberal — or at least that other voters think so.  You're also not buying the Pete Buttigieg hype.
CBS News:
60 Minutes investigates the death of Jeffrey Epstein  —  Jeffrey Epstein was a convicted sex offender and a wealthy financier with powerful friends.  60 Minutes examines the circumstances surrounding his death in a Manhattan federal jail cell.  Warning: This report contains graphic images.
Discussion: Law & Crime, CBS New York and Mediaite
Ted Nesi / WPRI-TV:
Chafee files to run for president again  —  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Former Gov. Lincoln Chafee is taking steps to make a second run for president, this time under a different party banner.  —  Chafee filed paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission on Sunday creating a Lincoln Chafee …
Discussion: The Week and CNN
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
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
A Typical Trump Vacation, With a Momentous Result  —  For three years, President Trump's winter visits to Mar-a-Lago, his private club, have allowed him time to combine his personal and presidential business.  But the juxtaposition this year was something quite different.
Discussion: Raw Story
David Siders / Politico:
The very real scenario of a protracted, ‘bizarro world’ Democratic primary  —  The dynamics have changed so much that states voting after Super Tuesday are suddenly taking on new prominence.  —  Michael Bloomberg, a late entrant to the Democratic race, campaigns in North Carolina.
Discussion: NBC News
Associated Press:
Extremists attack Kenya military base, 3 Americans killed  —  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Al-Shabab extremists overran a key military base used by U.S. counterterror forces in Kenya before dawn Sunday, killing three American Department of Defense personnel and destroying several U.S. aircraft …
Discussion: Slate, Redstate and WGN-TV
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Max Bearak / Washington Post:
Al-Shabab attacks airstrip in Kenya, killing three Americans
Discussion: The Week and Townhall
Sean Neumann / People.com:
Why Judge Judy Is Endorsing Mike Bloomberg for President Against Donald Trump  —  “I have carefully stayed away from politics for 50 years, except to vote,” she's said.  “But times have changed in our country”  —  FB  —  Judge Judy is playing back the tape and again endorsing former …
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Graham gives Pelosi ultimatum, proposes Senate rule change to remove her from impeachment process  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., insists that if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi does not deliver articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate by the end of the week, the Senate should “take matters in our own hands.”
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Axios:
“No decision made” by Pelosi on sending impeachment articles
Discussion: NPR, The Daily Signal and CNN
 
 
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David Gura / MSNBC:
Fmr. Iran Hostage: Does Trump care about Iran or just undoing Obama's work?
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Iran Lacks Allies in Confronting the U.S.
The Boston Globe:
Kennedy outpaced Markey in Senate fund-raising race in final months of 2019
Derrick Bryson Taylor / New York Times:
Army Officer Says His Mother's Deportation Is ‘Completely Inhumane’
Joanna Tan / CNBC:
Trump threatens to slap sanctions on Iraq 'like they've never seen before'
Bloomberg:
Gulf States Move to Prevent Escalation After Soleimani's Killing
Discussion: The Week
 Earlier Items: 
Agence France-Presse:
Iran ex-Guards chief vows to turn Tel Aviv ‘to dust’
Deadline:
Golden Globes Security On “High Alert” As Tensions Rise Over Iranian General Drone Strike Death
Yahoo Finance:
Iran's Cyber Attack on Billionaire Adelson Provides Lesson on Strategy
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
The unsinkable Joe Biden? Many months and many gaffes later, Biden is still ahead
Joe Lieberman / Wall Street Journal:
The Democrats and Iran
Discussion: New York Sun