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1:55 AM ET, January 7, 2020

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John Bolton PAC:
STATEMENT OF JOHN R. BOLTON  —  During the present impeachment controversy, I have tried to meet my obligations both as a citizen and as former National Security Advisor.  My colleague, Dr. Charles Kupperman, faced with a House committee subpoena on the one hand, and a Presidential directive …
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New York Times:
Mike Pompeo Is Said to Decide Against Running for Senate in Kansas  —  The secretary of state's decision most likely ends Republicans' hopes of securing a potentially dominant candidate for the open seat in Kansas, his home state.  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday told Mitch McConnell …
New York Times:
Bolton Is Willing to Testify in Trump Impeachment Trial, Raising Pressure for Witnesses  —  The former national security adviser, who has complied with a White House directive not to cooperate in the inquiry, said he would testify if the Senate subpoenaed him.
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Romney wants ‘to hear from John Bolton’ in impeachment trial  —  Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said on Monday that he wants to hear from John Bolton after the national security advisor offered to testify in President Trump's impeachment trial if subpoenaed.  —  Romney, leaving a briefing …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
John Bresnahan / Politico:
GOP moderates side with McConnell over Bolton testimony  —  Despite John Bolton's willingness to testify about the Ukraine scandal, the GOP-controlled Senate has no immediate plans to subpoena him in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial — a win for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the White House.
Washington Post:
Bolton's willingness to testify in Trump's impeachment trial ramps up pressure on Senate Republicans
Discussion: The Hill
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Pelosi's strategy pays off: Now bring in Bolton
Discussion: Politico, Raw Story and The Hill
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell has the votes to block Democrats' witness demands in Trump impeachment trial
Discussion: Redstate and JONATHAN TURLEY
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Murkowski: Decision on impeachment witnesses should wait until after start of trial
Discussion: Washington Post and Balloon Juice
Foreign Policy:
Trump Administration Blocks Iran's Top Diplomat From Addressing the U.N. Security Council  —  Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had sought to give a speech condemning the U.S. assassination of Qassem Suleimani.  —  The Trump administration is barring Iran's top diplomat from entering …
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New York Times:
Iranian-Americans Questioned at the Border: 'My Kids Shouldn't Experience Such Things'  —  Up to 200 people were held by border agents, with some of them reportedly asked to share their opinions about the situation in Iran and Iraq.  —  SEATTLE — Arriving at the United States border …
Discussion: Slate, CAIR, Daily Kos and Q13 FOX News
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
One of the worst outcomes with Iran would be for Trump to fail
Rohollah Faghihi / Foreign Policy:
Killing Suleimani Has United Iranians Like Never Before
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Trump, after Soleimani killing, may finally get his wish to end the Iran nuclear deal
Washington Post:
Trump administration begins drafting possible sanctions against Iraq following Trump's economic threat  —  No decision has been made on whether to implement the penalties, but aides scrambled following presidential warning to Baghdad  —  Senior administration officials have begun drafting sanctions …
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Gabby Orr / Politico:
Trump awaits Iranian retaliation as White House security tightens
Discussion: Fox News
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's Iran mess is getting worse. Here's Adam Schiff's idea on what to do about it.
New York Times:
Pentagon Rules Out Striking Iranian Cultural Sites, Contradicting Trump  —  The defense secretary acknowledged that “the laws of armed conflict” prohibited attacking antiquities and said the military had no plans to do so, even though the president declared them targets.
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Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Kellyanne Conway defends Trump threat to target Iranian cultural sites
Discussion: HuffPost
Eli Clifton / Responsible Statecraft:
U.S. Media Outlets Fail to Disclose U.S. Government Ties of ‘Iranian Journalist’ Echoing Trump Talking Points … The Trump administration is adamant that Iranians welcome the assassination of Qassem Soleimani.  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed Iraqis were “dancing in the street …
Discussion: NB Blog, The Daily Caller and Redstate
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New York Times:
Khamenei Wants to Put Iran's Stamp on Reprisal for U.S. Killing of Top General  —  In a departure from Iran's usual tactics of hiding behind proxies, the country's supreme leader wants any retaliation for the killing of a top military commander to be carried out openly by Iranian forces.
Irin Carmon / The Cut:
The 57-Page PowerPoint Harvey Weinstein's Team Is Sending Reporters  —  As New York prepared to publish this week's look at the coming trial of Harvey Weinstein, along with a portfolio of women who have made allegations against him, I reached out to his current publicist, Juda Engelmayer, for comment.
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
What Elizabeth Warren's statements on Qasem Soleimani really tell us  —  (CNN)On Thursday, when news of the killing of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani broke, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren took to Twitter to offer a response.  —  It went like this: “Soleimani was a murderer …
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James Barnett / The Hill:   Why Trump should fear Sanders much more than Warren in 2020
France 24:   Meant to cripple Iran's clout, US strike unites its allies
Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
Three ways the next 28 days could reset the Democratic primary  —  2020 Vision, the Yahoo News column covering the presidential race with one key takeaway every weekday and a wrap-up each weekend.  Reminder: There are 28 days until the Iowa caucuses and 302 days until the 2020 election.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Joe Lieberman Sad Democrats Aren't Supporting Trump's Iran War
Ariel Edwards-Levy / HuffPost:
Here's What Americans Think About Trump's Iran Policy
Discussion: The Hill and FiveThirtyEight
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
“The March to War Is a Hell of a Drug”: With Trump's Iran Conflict, the Media Is Under a Microscope  —  Still living down the 2003 Iraq war disgrace, under pressure from multiple sides, and dealing with a truth-challenged administration, anchors and reporters struggle to calibrate their coverage.
Discussion: Slate, Washington Post and Mediaite
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Albert Burneko / The Outline:
Remember when literally all of this happened already?
Discussion: American Greatness
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
2020 candidate Michael Bloomberg says he doesn't regret backing Iraq war
Discussion: The Week
Mark Binelli / Rolling Stone:
How Lindsey Graham Lost His Way  —  The senator once enjoyed respect on both sides of the aisle.  Why has he become a blind loyalist to Trump?  —  Lindsey Graham and Donald Trump were born nine years and one month apart.  Trump came first, but when they appear side by side …
Discussion: Raw Story
Tess Owen / VICE:
ICE Detention Center Captain Was on a Neo-Nazi Website and Wanted to Start a White Nationalist Group  —  A senior employee at a for-profit immigrant detention center in Nevada was active on the neo-Nazi site Iron March and aspired to establish a white nationalist chapter in his area.
Agence France-Presse:
Trump says Zuckerberg told him he's Facebook's ‘number one’  —  Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump boasted Monday that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told him at dinner he is “number one” on the global social media platform.  —  “I had dinner with Mark Zuckerberg the other day and he …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Come clean, CNN  —  Ninth in a series on the media's handling of the Steele dossier.  Please see Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.  —  “We stand by our reporting.”  That phrase is a go-to in media industry public relations, unleashed when events appear to debunk an outlet's precious scoop.
Discussion: Fox News
Justin Caruso / The Daily Caller:
Ann Coulter: ‘We Thought Trump Was Different’ About Starting Wars  —  Conservative author Ann Coulter bemoaned President Donald Trump's escalation of tensions with Iran in a tweet Monday, saying that his supporters thought he would be “different.”  —  “All Republican presidents run on keeping us …
 
 
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Megan Mineiro / courthousenews.com:
Feds to Hand Over Roger Stone Records to Media Outlets
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
The Washington Post — message board for the Deep State
Discussion: Washington Post
Matt O'brien / Associated Press:
CES Gadget Show: Surveillance is in - and in a big way
Noga Tarnopolsky / The Daily Beast:
Netanyahu Distances From Soleimani Slaying, Says Israel Shouldn't Be ‘Dragged’ Into It: Report
Washington Post:
Facebook to ban deepfakes, sources say, but new policy may not cover controversial Pelosi video
Walter Russell Mead / Wall Street Journal:
Pompeo Explains the Iran Policy
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U.S. to start collecting DNA from people detained at border
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
IRS Personal Income-Tax Audits Drop to Lowest Level in Decades
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The Desperate Trail to Safe-Haven Abortions in Colorado
Patrice Taddonio / FRONTLINE:
Exclusive: A Child Held at Border Patrol's Troubled Clint Facility Shares Her Story
Matt London / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Lara Logan confronts alleged Mexican cartel doctor accused of torturing DEA agent
Discussion: New York Post
Stephanie Pagones / Fox Business:
Hunter Biden linked to 2016 identity theft involving deceased brother
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Theodore Schleifer / Vox:
Inside the secretive Silicon Valley group that has funneled over $20 million to Democrats
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Riot Games says it spent $250M on an unusual deal to finance two seasons of League of Legends show Arcane on Netflix; sources: there was no plan to recoup costs

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
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