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BuzzFeed News:
Elizabeth Warren's Campaign Is Telling Key Supporters To De-Escalate The Fight With Bernie Sanders  —  CLIVE, Iowa — Elizabeth Warren's campaign is telling key online supporters that their “goal is de-escalation” and warning backers not to accuse Bernie Sanders of sexism …
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Matt Welch / Reason:
The Woke Primary Is Over and Everyone Lost  —  In the run-up to tonight's Democratic presidential debate in Iowa, the last such contest before primary voting begins, one of the big storylines is about who won't be among the half-dozen candidates on stage.  —  “This debate is so white …
Discussion: Politico
Amanda Seitz / Associated Press:
Warren, Sanders backers feud after ‘Pocahontas’ text message  —  A text message that referred to Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren as “Pocahontas” that was sent through rival Bernie Sanders' volunteer messaging system led to social media feuding and confusion among supporters of both candidates.
Eric S / PVA:
Expose2020 - PART 1: Bernie 2020 Field Organizer States “F***ing Cities Will Burn” if Trump …
Bryan Anderson / Sacramento Bee:   Joe Biden says he'd consider Kamala Harris ‘for anything’ she wants, including VP
Melissa Gomez / Los Angeles Times:
Sanders, Biden and Warren in three-way race in California as primary nears, poll shows
Discussion: KTLA
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Up to 10 GOP senators consider bucking Trump on war powers  —  As many as 10 Republican senators are considering bucking President Trump on a resolution that would limit his ability to take military action against Iran.  —  The increasing number is the latest sign of growing GOP frustration …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Nancy Pelosi may yet have the last laugh  —  Some voices in the punditocracy have insisted that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) “lost” in finally agreeing to send the articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate.  Pelosi has responded that the delay resulted in a bunch …
Discussion: MSNBC, Raw Story, Daily Kos and CNN
The Daily Beast:
Senator Predicts a Dozen GOPers Might Break with Trump over Iran
Discussion: Raw Story
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How GOP senators are already pre-spinning their coverup for Trump
New York Daily News:
Off-duty Secret Service agent shoots and kills dog on a leash in Brooklyn  —  An off-duty Secret Service agent fatally shot a dog being walked on a leash through a Brooklyn neighborhood Monday night, police sources and witnesses said.  —  The agent, whose name has not been released …
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New York Times:
Off-Duty Secret Service Agent Shoots and Kills Dog in Brooklyn  —  The agent told the police the animal had charged at him while he was walking in Windsor Terrace on Monday night.  —  An off-duty Secret Service agent shot and killed a dog that he told the police had charged at him while he was walking …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and CNN
Katherine Tully-McManus / Roll Call:
Impeachment trial security crackdown will limit Capitol press access  —  The Senate Sergeant-at-Arms and Capitol Police are launching an unprecedented crackdown on the Capitol press corps for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, following a standoff between the Capitol's chief security officials …
The Daily Beast:
Warren Calls for SEC Probe Into Whether Trump Tipped Off Mar-a-Lago Pals to Soleimani Attack  —  The president told Mar-a-Lago guests to expect a “big” response to Iranian provocation.  The senator wants financial regulators to see if any of those guests traded on that info.
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Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Did Mar-a-Lago Members Trade On Advance Knowledge Of Soleimani Attack?  —  Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) want to know whether any Mar-a-Lago members had advanced knowledge that the Trump administration would kill a top Iranian general — and whether they used that knowledge to game the stock market.
Zachary Petrizzo / Mediaite:
Fox News Guest Points Out No One Actually Cares About Vince Vaughn Shaking Trump's Hand  —  Is “cancel culture” real?  —  In the case of Actor Vince Vaughn shaking President Donald Trump's hand, Fox News led viewers to believe that the outrage and “cancel culture” calls were legitimate …
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Eric W. Dolan / Raw Story:
GOP lawmaker accuses Rep. Matt Gaetz of creating ‘a game’ where politicians get ‘points’ for sleeping with interns and married colleagues  —  In Florida politics, Rep. Matt Gaetz is not only known for getting into bitter arguments with Democrats — he is also known for his feuds with fellow Republicans.
Discussion: Tampa Bay Times and Mediaite
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
A modest proposal to save American democracy  —  In a democracy, neither one of these men would have their jobs.  Mark Wilson/Getty Images  —  A law journal just floated a wild idea to add 127 more states to the union.  And it's all constitutional.  —  American democracy is broken.
Discussion: Twitchy
Aaron Rupar / Vox:
Trump: Saudi Arabia paid the US $1 billion for more troops.  Pentagon: Eh, not quite.  —  President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump at the College Football Playoff national championship game in New Orleans on Monday.  Alika Jenner/Getty Images  —  Trump seemingly announced …
New York Times:
New Video Shows Two Iranian Missiles Hit Ukrainian Plane  —  Security camera footage verified by The New York Times shows that two missiles fired 30 seconds apart took down Flight 752, killing all aboard.  —  The New York Times has verified security camera footage on Tuesday that shows …
Bloomberg:
U.S. Considers New System for Releasing Key Economic Reports  — Labor Department plans to remove computers from media lockups  — Move could spur arms race among traders for access to numbers  —  The Trump administration plans to restrict the news media's ability to prepare advance stories …
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Wisconsin appeals court puts voter rolls purge on hold  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin appeals court on Tuesday put on hold an order to immediately remove up to 209,000 names from the state's voter registration rolls, handing Democrats who had fought the move a victory in the battleground state.
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Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:   The Democratic Presidential Candidates Need to Start Talking About the Supreme Court
Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
He thought his U.S. passport and letters to Trump would save him from dying in an Egyptian prison.  He was wrong.  —  CAIRO — As an American imprisoned in Egypt, Mustafa Kassem thought his government would come to his rescue from what he saw as his unjust incarceration.
Discussion: HuffPost, New York Times, Fox News and NPR
Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Lev Parnas Shown in Photo With Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner  —  HELLO  —  Lev Parnas met Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, according to a previously unreleased photo shared with The Daily Beast by Parnas' attorney Joseph Bondy.  The picture, published here for the first time …
Discussion: Raw Story
Alyssa Vaughn / Boston Magazine:
John Lewis, Joaquin Castro, and 16 Other Dems Just Endorsed Joe Kennedy  —  The representative is ramping up his Senate campaign against Ed Markey.  —  To kick off 2020, Joe Kennedy is ramping up his campaign to unseat incumbent Senator Ed Markey—and today, the 4th district rep's campaign shared …
Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
James Murdoch Slams Fox News and News Corp Over Climate-Change Denial  —  Rupert Murdoch's younger son and his wife issued a rare public rebuke of the family's media empire and its promotion of climate-change skeptics during Australia's bushfire crisis.  —  In a long-simmering rift between factions …
CNBC:
Elizabeth Warren says her plan to eliminate student loan debt can bypass Congress  — Presidential contender Sen. Elizabeth Warren said on Tuesday that she would begin to eliminate student loan debt on the first day of her administration, using legal tools that would allow her to bypass Congress.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
It Was Always About Supporting Trump  —  One of the truisms of the last three years — most often spoken by Democrats — is that everyone has an interest in preventing future Russian interventions in U.S. elections because next time it could be Republicans who are the target rather than Democrats.
Charles Sykes / Politico:
Dear Dems, Don't Walk Into Trump's Foreign Policy Trap  —  The president is trying to box his opponents into playing familiar roles in the debate over Iran.  —  President Trump has stepped back from the brink of his own war with Iran, but the incoherence of his foreign policy remains on full display.
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
What the State Department Legal Adviser Promised Congress on Iran  —  On Wednesday, Jan. 15, the State Department's Acting Legal Adviser Marik String is scheduled to join a delegation of U.S. officials to provide another classified briefing to the Senate on Iran.
Discussion: CNN
Associated Press:
Questions of racism linger as Harry, Meghan step back  —  LONDON (AP) — When accomplished, glamorous American actress Meghan Markle married Prince Harry in 2018, she was hailed as a breath of fresh air for Britain's fusty royal family.  That honeymoon didn't last.
Discussion: Washington Post and BuzzFeed News
New York Times:
Who Controls Trump's Environmental Policy?  —  Among 20 of the most powerful people in government environment jobs, most have ties to the fossil fuel industry or have fought against the regulations they now are supposed to enforce.  —  A small number of people at a few federal agencies …
The Daily Beast:
The Untold Story of How Trump's Fixers Silenced Stormy Daniels Just Days Before the 2016 Election  —  A new book exposes for the first time the extraordinary efforts by Michael Cohen, David Pecker, and others to hush up a porn star about her sexual fling with the future president.
Discussion: Raw Story
Cmte Intelligence (D) RSS Articles:
Four Chairs Statement on Transmission of Additional Evidence as Part of Impeachment Inquiry  —  f t # e  —  Washington, DC - Today, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Committee on Foreign Affairs provided additional evidence …
Anna Merlan / VICE:
46% of Americans Are ‘Unsure’ if Vaccines Cause Autism.  They Don't  —  Misinformation has a powerful half-life, particularly when it comes to public health.  In the latest demonstration of this, a new Gallup poll shows that there's still “substantial uncertainty” among Americans …
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Congress Seeks Investigation Into Pro-Iran Lobby Group Tied to Tehran Regime  —  NIAC long accused of serving as Iran's U.S. lobbying arm  —  Congressional leaders have petitioned the Trump administration to investigate a pro-Iran lobbying organization that has long faced accusations of acting …
Issues & Insights:
Hillary Clinton Vindicated On Corruption Charges?  Hardly  —  Last week, the Washington Post reported that the Justice Department had wound down a Hillary Clinton-related inquiry after finding “nothing of consequence.”  That set off a series of Hosannas from the allegedly non-partisan press …
Discussion: Instapundit
Politico:
Trump plot to ‘steal’ $7.2B for border wall puts GOP lawmakers in a pickle  —  President Donald Trump has put his Republican comrades in another politically tricky position as they await his latest scheme to snub Congress in shifting billions of dollars toward the border wall.
Discussion: ABC News, Vox and CNN
 
 
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Gabby Orr / Politico:
Trump looks to reward conservative Catholics for their loyalty
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Wall Street Journal:
Another FISA Fiasco
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Daniel Burke / CNN:
Every Catholic bishop in Texas is slamming Gov. Abbott's decision to bar refugees
Discussion: Daily Kos and HuffPost
Matt Ford / New Republic:
The Plot to Level the Administrative State
Kate Payne / NPR:
Despite Election Security Fears, Iowa Caucuses Will Use New Smartphone App
Discussion: The Hill
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John Bowden / The Hill:
‘Homeland’ star accuses Trump of trying to ‘have it both ways’ on intelligence
Nick Squires / Yahoo News:
Catholic Church criticises The New Pope for scene of nuns in nighties dancing beneath crucifix
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Doctored images have become a fact of life for political campaigns. …
Discussion: Breitbart, The Guardian and The Hill
Christopher Carbone / Fox News:
Top-secret UFO files could ‘gravely damage’ US national security, Navy says
Discussion: CBS News and HuffPost
Amber Athey / The Daily Caller:
LSU Coach Ed Orgeron Gives Props To Trump After College Football Championship Win
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