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Washington Post:
U.S. officials knew Iranian missiles were coming hours in advance  —  The Iranian missile strike on U.S. bases in Iraq on Tuesday was a calibrated event intended to cause minimal American casualties, give the Iranians a face-saving measure and provide an opportunity for both sides to step …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's deepening Iran morass all started with one big lie  —  As we await President Trump's response to Iran's missile attack, one word is everywhere: confusion.  —  There's confusion over Trump's rationale for assassinating Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani.  Confusion over Trump's broader strategic goals.
CNN:
Top US general says Iran tried to kill US troops as some administration officials believe they purposely missed
Olivia Altman / Politico:
POLITICO / Morning Consult Poll: Voters Back Trump's Decision to Kill Top Iranian Military Commander
Discussion: The Daily Caller
USA Today:
President Donald Trump addresses nation after Iran's attack - latest updates
Discussion: NATSECTACULAR and The Week
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘Their undoing will inevitably come’: Rev. William Barber explains why Trump-loving evangelicals are doomed
Discussion: The Guardian
NBC News:
‘Insulting and demeaning’: Two GOP lawmakers rip Trump administration after Iran briefing  —  “It was probably the worst briefing I've seen at least on a military issue in the nine years I've served” in the Senate, said GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah.  —  WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on both sides …
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement on Vote on War Powers Resolution  —  Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement announcing the upcoming vote on a War Powers Resolution to limit the President's military action regarding Iran:  —  “Last week, the Trump Administration conducted a provocative …
Emily Singer / The American Independent:
GOP senator says Iran briefing so ‘insulting’ he'll vote to curb Trump  —  Utah Sen. Mike Lee said the Trump administration's briefing on the strike that killed an Iranian general was the worst he's attended in his nine years serving in the Senate.  —  Republican Sen. Mike Lee (UT) …
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Pelosi Announces Vote to Limit Trump's War-Making Power Against Iran
Discussion: National Review
CNN:   'The worst briefing I've had': Senate Iran briefing gets heated
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:   GOP Sen. Mike Lee RAGES at ‘Insulting’ Military Briefing on Iran Crisis: ‘Probably the Worst’ I've Ever Seen
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
‘Absolutely insane’: Mike Lee rips Iran briefing as GOP unites behind Trump
Discussion: Townhall
CNN:
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg is trying to check the conservative majority  —  Washington (CNN)Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is in the liberal minority on the Supreme Court but has a way of steering the debate on a case.  —  Ginsburg spoke to CNN in a rare interview in her chambers this week.
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Senate Democrats break with Pelosi over impeachment trial  —  Democrats are finally acknowledging that their efforts to extract concessions from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on President Donald Trump's impeachment trial are coming to an end.  —  Though Speaker Nancy Pelosi …
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:   Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she is cancer-free
Bloomberg:
McConnell Moves to Bolster GOP Odds in 2020 Kansas Senate Race
Discussion: Kansas City Star and Roll Call
Associated Press:
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle ‘to step back’ as senior members of royal family … In a stunning declaration, Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, said they are planning “to step back” as senior members of the royal family and “work to become financially independent.”
Discussion: The Wrap and Mediaite
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Henry Austin / NBC News:
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to ‘step back as senior members of the Royal Family’  —  Royal couple say they will “work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen.”  —  LONDON — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said Wednesday that they …
Dominic Green / Spectator USA:
Megxit: Harry and Meghan are doomed  —  Never mind World War Three.  How about the implosion of the world's most glamorous couple?  Welcome to Megxit.  —  Harry and Meghan think they're going to escape press intrusion and live a more meaningful life by ‘stepping back’ from the British royal family …
Washington Post:
Mnuchin seeks delay of proposed disclosure of Secret Service spending on presidential travel until after election  —  The Trump administration is seeking to delay a Democratic effort to require the Secret Service to disclose how much it spends protecting President Trump and his family when they travel …
Damien Cave / New York Times:
How Rupert Murdoch Is Influencing Australia's Bushfire Debate  —  Critics see a concerted effort to shift blame, protect conservative leaders and divert attention from climate change.  —  WOMBEYAN CAVES, Australia — Deep in the burning forests south of Sydney this week …
New York Times:
The Mystery of Teen Vogue's Disappearing Facebook Article  —  The online magazine deleted a glowing story about Facebook after questions were raised about whether it was an ad.  —  On Wednesday, Teen Vogue published an article on Facebook's efforts to safeguard political speech.
Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
Did Donald Trump and Iran Use Twitter to Prevent a War?  —  Tweets from US president Donald Trump and Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif Tuesday offered a fascinating glimpse at how world leaders can communicate more quickly and directly than ever in times of crisis.
James Beal / The Sun US:
PRESIDENT AND THE ‘PIMP’ Bill Clinton poses with Epstein's ‘pimp’ Ghislaine Maxwell and a sex slave on board private jet the ‘Lolita Express’  —  BILL Clinton poses side-by-side with suspected pimp Ghislaine Maxwell - as the pair board pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's notorious private jet.
Ben Kesslen / NBC News:
Kentucky judge accused of courthouse threesome is suspended  —  Judge Dawn Gentry, who is facing nine counts of misconduct, denies engaging in sexual activity at the courthouse with two employees.  —  A Kentucky family court judge was suspended temporarily without pay after she was accused of misconduct …
Discussion: Above the Law
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
How Elizabeth Warren Is Being Squeezed by the Left and Center  —  Ms. Warren is figuring out what candidates like Beto O'Rourke, Kamala Harris and Kirsten Gillibrand have already learned: It's hard to appeal to the two main factions of the Democratic Party.  —  DAVENPORT, Iowa …
Discussion: The Atlantic
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Joshua Jamerson / Wall Street Journal:   Elizabeth Warren's Base Is Getting Anxious
Associated Press:
Ukrainian airplane crashes near Iran's capital, killing 176  —  SHAHEDSHAHR, Iran (AP) — A Ukrainian passenger jet carrying 176 people crashed on Wednesday, just minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital's main airport, turning farmland on the outskirts of Tehran into fields of flaming debris and killing all on board.
Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
Twitter will put options to limit replies directly on the compose screen  —  Several features inspired by Twitter's beta app are coming  —  Speaking today at a CES event in Las Vegas, Twitter's director of product management, Suzanne Xie, unveiled some new changes that are coming to the platform this year …
CNN:
Glacier National Park is replacing signs that predicted its glaciers would be gone by 2020  —  (CNN)The signs at Glacier National Park warning that its signature glaciers would be gone by 2020 are being changed.  —  The signs in the Montana park were added more than a decade ago …
Sam Zieve-Cohen / Jewish Insider:
Tom Cotton accuses a Koch and Soros-backed think tank of fomenting antisemitism  —  Cotton to call out Quincy Institute, NY Bail reform, and others in Senate floor speech  —  On Capitol Hill Wednesday afternoon, Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) will criticize the Quincy Institute and the BDS movement …
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Americans Aren't Rallying to Trump  —  So that was not exactly the Cuban missile crisis.  —  In apparent retaliation for the killing of Iran's top terror commander, Iran fired short-range ballistic missiles in the direction of military bases inside Iraq.  The missiles inflicted no casualties on U.S. or allied forces.
Associated Press:
Harvey Weinstein's lawyers want judge off rape case over texting jabs  —  Weinstein's lawyers sent a letter to Judge James Burke saying his comments Tuesday raised questions about his impartiality.  —  Harvey Weinstein's lawyers asked the judge in his New York City rape case to step aside Wednesday …
Discussion: New York Times and NBC News
Adam Rawnsley / The Daily Beast:
New York Post Reporter's Identity Hijacked to Spread Pro-Iran Propaganda  —  It's one of a number of bogus accounts that spread fake news about enemies of the Iranian regime.  —  Twitter suspended on Wednesday an account impersonating a New York Post reporter after it sent out a series …
 
 
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The Daily Beast:
FBI Got Warrants for ‘Unite the Right’ Organizer Jason Kessler, Antifa Activists
Vandana Rambaran / Fox News:
Iran's missiles intended to ‘kill personnel’ in Iraq, Pentagon says
Discussion: Politico
Star Tribune:
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NYPD Targets Blacks and Latinos for ‘Jaywalking’ Tickets
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Ronnie Koenig / TODAY.com:
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Craig Karmin / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Organization Sets Jan. 23 Deadline for Bids on Washington Hotel
Discussion: Alternet.org and The Hill
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
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Dalmeet Singh Chawla / Science:
Russian journals retract more than 800 papers after ‘bombshell’ investigation
Zach Dorfman / Foreign Policy:
Iran's Revenge Plans Are Bigger Than Missile Strikes
Discussion: Lawfare
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Trump's ‘crappy’ Iran speech torn to shreds after he spent much of it attacking Obama
Discussion: Alternet.org
Jacqueline Feldscher / Politico:
'It's terrible': Fears grow that Trump is kneecapping the Pentagon
Discussion: Raw Story
Public Policy Polling:
Democratic Unity Will Determine Trump's Fate