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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 …
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CNN:
'The worst briefing I've had': Senate Iran briefing gets heated — Trump: Iran standing down after revenge strike — (CNN)Senate Democrats — and two key GOP senators — slammed a classified briefing Wednesday on the strike that killed Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani …
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
GOP Sen. Mike Lee RAGES at ‘Insulting’ Military Briefing on Iran Crisis: ‘Probably the Worst’ I've Ever Seen — Members of Congress were briefed today on Iran, and Senator Mike Lee (R- UT) wanted to make it clear to reporters afterwards that he was pissed off.
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Angry GOP Senator Trashes ‘Insulting’ Trump Administration Briefing On Iran
Angry GOP Senator Trashes ‘Insulting’ Trump Administration Briefing On Iran
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The Gateway Pundit and HillReporter.com
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Pelosi Announces Vote to Limit Trump's War-Making Power Against Iran
Pelosi Announces Vote to Limit Trump's War-Making Power Against Iran
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National Review
Emily Singer / The American Independent:
GOP senator says Iran briefing so ‘insulting’ he'll vote to curb Trump
GOP senator says Iran briefing so ‘insulting’ he'll vote to curb Trump
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Talking Points Memo, National Review and Alternet.org
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 …
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CANNONFIRE and The National Interest
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Geoff Brumfiel / NPR:
Satellite Photos Reveal Extent Of Damage From Iranian Strike On Air Base In Iraq — Satellite photos taken Wednesday show that an Iranian missile strike has caused extensive damage at the Ain al-Assad air base in Iraq, which hosts U.S. and coalition troops.
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Responsible Statecraft, The Week, The National Interest, Alternet.org, Twitchy, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE and UPI
Meg Cunningham / ABC News:
Sen. Chris Murphy says Trump's moves in Iran will cause ‘catastrophic’ damage to US
Sen. Chris Murphy says Trump's moves in Iran will cause ‘catastrophic’ damage to US
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Joanna Piacenza / Morning Consult:
Can You Locate Iran? Few Voters Can.
Can You Locate Iran? Few Voters Can.
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Helen Murphy / People.com:
Cardi B Says She's ‘Filing for My Nigerian Citizenship’ Amid Growing U.S. Tension with Iran
Cardi B Says She's ‘Filing for My Nigerian Citizenship’ Amid Growing U.S. Tension with Iran
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Olivia Altman / Politico:
POLITICO / Morning Consult Poll: Voters Back Trump's Decision to Kill Top Iranian Military Commander
POLITICO / Morning Consult Poll: Voters Back Trump's Decision to Kill Top Iranian Military Commander
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The Daily Caller
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
If this was Iran's response, then killing Soleimani was a major victory for Trump
If this was Iran's response, then killing Soleimani was a major victory for Trump
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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 …
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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.”
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 …
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.
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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Trump Has a Bizarre Idea of Winning
Trump Has a Bizarre Idea of Winning
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Washington Post, Raw Story and The American Spectator
CNN:
Top US general says Iran tried to kill US troops as some administration officials believe they purposely missed
Top US general says Iran tried to kill US troops as some administration officials believe they purposely missed
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
In strange speech, Trump appears to back off escalation with Iran
In strange speech, Trump appears to back off escalation with Iran
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Washington Post, NBC News and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Zach Dorfman / Foreign Policy:
Iran's Revenge Plans Are Bigger Than Missile Strikes
Iran's Revenge Plans Are Bigger Than Missile Strikes
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Lawfare
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 …
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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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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 …
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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.
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David Harsanyi / National Review:
Yes, Obama Helped Fund the Iranian Regime — In his address to the nation this morning, Donald Trump asserted that the ballistic missiles that targeted the al-Assad and Erbil bases in Iraq yesterday were paid for using “funds made available by the last administration.”
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Washington Post, Washington Free Beacon, The White House and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump to make statement on Iranian missile strikes, assures nation ‘All is well’
Trump to make statement on Iranian missile strikes, assures nation ‘All is well’
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Rep. Will Hurd / Washington Examiner:
Iran is not a victim — After almost a decade as an undercover officer …
Iran is not a victim — After almost a decade as an undercover officer …
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The Hill and Foreign Policy
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 …
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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.
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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 …
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Public Policy Polling:
Democratic Unity Will Determine Trump's Fate — Over the last couple weeks PPP did polls testing the leading Democratic contenders for President against Donald Trump in both Arizona and Iowa. — On the surface the numbers are decent but not amazing for Democrats. Donald Trump won Arizona by 4 points in 2016.
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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 …
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Above the Law
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.
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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.
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Joseph Spector / USA Today:
After decrying drunken driving, New York lawmaker accused of DWI blamed crash on wife, court papers say — ALBANY, N.Y. - Assemblyman Brian Kolb allegedly told a tow truck driver his wife was to blame when his state-owned vehicle was found in a ditch near his home on New Year's Eve, according to court papers.
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Gothamist
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 …
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency
BuzzFeed News:
Trump's Favorite Fox News Hosts Haven't All Been Rushing Him To Go To War With Iran — Fox News personalities by and large supported President Trump's confrontation with Iran over the past week. But between the lines, even the most ardent Trump supporters on Fox's opinion side …
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.
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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 …
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