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3:25 PM ET, December 26, 2017

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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Exclusive: Iconic White House tree to be cut down  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)The south facade of the White House will undergo a dramatic change this week: the historic Jackson Magnolia, a tree that has been in place since the 1800s, is scheduled to be cut down and removed.
Discussion: RedState, Axios and Althouse
Tom Newton Dunn / The Sun:
TRUMP SNUB FEAR Government pleads with Prince Harry not to invite Barack Obama to his wedding  —  Prince, 33, became friends with former US President after bonding with them at the Invictus Games  —  GOVERNMENT mandarins are urging Prince Harry not to invite the Obamas to his wedding for fear of infuriating Donald Trump.
Emily Holden / Politico:
Where is Trump's Cabinet?  It's anybody's guess.  —  The Cabinet members carrying out President Donald Trump's orders to shake up the federal government are doing so under an unusual layer of secrecy — often shielding their schedules from public view, keeping their travels under wraps …
Discussion: Shareblue Media and Raw Story
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Associated Press:
Secret Service interviews person over manure sent to Mnuchin
Discussion: The Week and Law & Crime
Dan Zak / Washington Post:
What's a Wendy's doing there?  The story of Washington's weirdest traffic circle.  —  First things first.  There's a Wendy's in the middle of the intersection.  Hard to get around that.  —  It's been there since the mid-'80s, on a wedge of land bordered by First Street NE and Florida …
Sattkisson / Sharyl Attkisson:
Investigating the Investigators at DOJ and FBI  —  Why do heads seem to be rolling—or at least tilting—at the Department of Justice and FBI?  —  Eight high ranking Department of Justice and FBI officials have been removed, reassigned or are rumored to be leaving.
New York Times:
New York's Attorney General in Battle With Trump  —  Eric Schneiderman, New York's attorney general, reached a milestone of sorts recently.  —  By moving to sue the Federal Communications Commission over net neutrality this month, his office took its 100th legal or administrative action …
Associated Press:
13 Days in July: The Trump White House's crucible  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — They were the 13 days that transformed the White House.  —  Even for an administration that spent most of 2017 throwing off headlines at a dizzying pace, events in the second half of July unfolded at breakneck speed.
Discussion: Raw Story
Annie Karni / Politico:
What happens when Trump targets you on Twitter  —  Five Americans named by the president on social media talk about the unexpected fallout in their real lives. … It was a fitting way to end the first year of his presidency, which has been punctuated by his targeting of individuals …
Discussion: Mediaite
Reuters:
China halts oil product exports to North Korea in November as sanctions bite  —  Ryan Woo, Muyu Xu  —  BEIJING (Reuters) - China exported no oil products to North Korea in November, Chinese customs data showed, apparently going above and beyond sanctions imposed earlier this year …
Discussion: Axios
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Reuters:   North Korea likely to pursue talks, South says in rosy New Year forecast
John R. Kasich / Washington Post:
Loose talk about war with North Korea is irresponsible
Discussion: National Review
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker calls for ‘purge’ of FBI … (R-Fla.) on Tuesday called for a “purge” of the FBI, warning of “deep state” figures at work in the agency.  —  Rooney said during an interview on MSNBC that the American people have “very high standards” for the country's government agencies, and suggested they aren't being met.
Discussion: RedState, IJR, Mediaite and The Week
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
What's Bill de Blasio's Problem?  —  DES MOINES—The website for the Progressive Agenda Committee that Bill de Blasio launched in 2014 is now just an error message.  —  The mayors of Detroit, Chicago, New Orleans and Boston all declined or didn't return several requests seeking comment on him.
Michael Morell / Washington Post:
Russia never stopped its cyberattacks on the United States  —  Michael Morell is a former deputy director and twice acting director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2010 to 2013.  Mike Rogers, a Republican from Michigan, served in the House from 2001 to 2015 and was chairman of the Intelligence Committee from 2010 to 2015.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
America Is Not Yet Lost  —  Many of us came into 2017 expecting the worst.  And in many ways, the worst is what we got.  —  Donald Trump has been every bit as horrible as one might have expected; he continues, day after day, to prove himself utterly unfit for office, morally and intellectually.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump: GOP and Dems ‘will eventually come together’ on new health care plan  —  President Donald Trump said Tuesday morning that Republicans and Democrats “will eventually come together” to create a new health care plan as a result of the recently passed tax reform bill.
Discussion: The Root
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Associated Press:   Trump predicts GOP and Dems will agree on health care plan
Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Hatch tweets praise for editorial criticizing him for ‘utter lack of integrity’  —  (R-Utah) on Monday tweeted praise for a newspaper editorial that harshly criticized him and called for him to retire.  —  “Grateful for this great Christmas honor from the Salt Lake Tribune,” Hatch tweeted …
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Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Utah paper tells Hatch to ‘call it a career’ in blistering editorial
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Trump's first year was even worse than feared  —  Grit your teeth.  Persevere.  Just a few more days and this awful, rotten, no-good, ridiculous, rancorous, sordid, disgraceful year in the civic life of our nation will be over.  Here's hoping that we all — particularly special counsel Robert S. Mueller III — have a better 2018.
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Daily Kos and Raw Story
Chris Perez / New York Post:
United apologizes to passenger booted for congresswoman  —  United Airlines has apologized to a female passenger and given her a $500 travel voucher after she accused the company of giving away her first-class seat to a Texas congresswoman, an airline spokesperson said Monday.  —  SEE ALSO
 
 
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Associated Press:
Cities sue Defense Dept. over gun-check system failures
Discussion: Politico and Axios
Ezra Klein / Vox:
The inside story of Doug Jones's win in Alabama
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Coal company downplays role in Trump pro-coal rule
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Reuters:
Exclusive: Federal agents found fetuses in body broker's warehouse (Warning: Graphic images)
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Impeachment debate divides Democrats as 2018 wave builds
Discussion: IJR
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
US home prices surge 6.2 percent, outpacing wage growth
Discussion: The Week and The Daily Caller
New York Times:
Kimmel, Covfefe, ‘Wonder Woman’: Washington's Views on Pop Culture in 2017
Josh Delk / The Hill:
Appeals court rejects challenge to Trump voter fraud panel
Discussion: Axios
 Earlier Items: 
Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Neighbors are fed up with ‘crazy’ lawyer's nonstop screaming
Discussion: Law & Crime
Pamela Constable / Washington Post:
‘We are many, and God is with us’: Christmas spirit shines in Pakistan despite church bombing
Tracy Wilkinson / Los Angeles Times:
Trump claims he's boosting U.S. influence, but many foreign leaders see America in retreat
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump lawyers looking forward to ‘expeditious’ end to Russia probe
Discussion: Politicus USA and IJR
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Big Tech: The New Predatory Capitalism
Eduardo Porter / New York Times:
Incomes Grew After Past Tax Cuts, but Guess Whose
Discussion: Raw Story