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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Anthony Scaramucci Is Telling Pals That Donald Trump Wants Him Back … Losing your job in a fit of self-immolation after a mere ten days may seem like the type of professional stumble that doesn't lend itself to a comeback. But Anthony Scaramucci, a.k.a. the Mooch, appears to be positioning himself to give politics another go.
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
White House aides already anxious about 2018 — President Donald Trump returned to Washington from his sunny holiday break in Florida in an upbeat mood, relaxed and rested — but many of his top aides are dreading what's to come in 2018. — After ending their first year on a high …
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
AND WE'RE BACK: Washington kicks into gear for bruising January ... ADVANTAGE DEMOCRATS? — TRUMP losing ground in Iowa — SCARAMUCCI telling people TRUMP wants him back — B'DAY: Mike Zapler — DRIVING THE DAY — Good Tuesday morning. THIS WEEK: The Senate is out. The House is in.
Washington Post:
The West should support the protesters in Iran — FIVE DAYS of street protests in cities across Iran have underlined the fundamental weakness of a regime sometimes portrayed in Washington as a regional juggernaut. Despite the lifting of most Western economic sanctions after 2015 …
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Michael Georgy / Reuters:
Iranian protesters attack police stations, raise stakes in unrest — DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian protesters attacked police stations late into the night on Monday, news agency and social media reports said, as security forces struggled to contain the boldest challenge to the clerical leadership since unrest in 2009.
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Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:
Iranians Protest Across Country, Defying a Crackdown
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Colorado shooting suspect was an Iraq War vet who posted alt-right ‘Pepe’ memes on social media — Matthew Riehl, the man accused of killing a suburban Denver sheriff's deputy and wounding four others, is a veteran of the Iraq War who is also fond of posting alt-right memes on his Facebook account.
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Raf Sanchez / Telegraph:
Defiant Iran protesters steal Revolutionary Guard's trousers even as death toll mounts — The Basij militiaman, a paramilitary storm trooper of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, was reportedly swinging an electric shock baton when the crowd of angry protesters closed in around him.
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Sue Surkes / The Times of Israel:
Kuwaiti report: US gives Israel go-ahead to kill powerful Iranian general
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Bwittes / Lawfare:
Why Trump's War on the Deep State Is Failing—So Far — In May of 2016, when Donald Trump was still a long-shot candidate for president, I warned with some specificity about what he would try to do to the U.S. Department of Justice and the law enforcement apparatus of the United States:
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
GOP lawmakers surprised to learn no black soldiers served under Confederacy in South Carolina — The justification for building a monument to black Confederate soldiers is crumbling as historians point out there's no evidence such combatants ever existed. — State Rep. Bill Chumley …
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
As the Dossier Scandal Looms, the New York Times Struggles to Save Its Collusion Tale — The totality of the evidence undermines the Times' collusion narrative. — rump Adviser's Visit to Moscow Got the F.B.I.'s Attention. " That was the page-one headline the New York Times ran on April 20 …
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Theodoric Meyer / Politico:
Tax overhaul means years of paydays for K Street — 'It's a giant present to the tax lobbying community,' said one lobbyist. — President Donald Trump just signed into law the biggest tax overhaul in a generation, but that means more work — not less — for Washington's tax lobbyists.
Associated Press:
Pence's office says VP visit to Israel remains in plans — JERUSALEM (AP) — Mike Pence's office on Monday said the U.S. vice president still plans on visiting Israel this month, despite an apparent delay in the schedule. — Pence had been scheduled to come during the week of Jan. 14.
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Robin Pogrebin / New York Times:
Peter Martins Retires From New York City Ballet After Misconduct Allegations — After accusations of sexual harassment and physical and verbal abuse, Peter Martins, the powerful leader of New York City Ballet who shaped the company for more than three decades, has decided to retire.
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
John Dean: Nixon 'Might Have Survived If There'd Been a Fox News' — The star witness of the Watergate investigation says the Russia scandal is far from over, but Trump has advantages his predecessor didn't. — John Dean, the former Nixon White House counsel, has a stark warning …
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A. G. Sulzberger / New York Times:
A Note From Our New Publisher — IN 1896 my great-great-grandfather left his hometown, Chattanooga, and traveled north to purchase a small, fading newspaper in New York. — The moment was not unlike our own. Technological, economic and social turmoil were upending the traditions of the country.
David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
Emboldened Israeli Right Presses Moves to Doom 2-State Solution — JERUSALEM — An emboldened Israeli right wing is moving quickly in the new year to make it far more difficult to create a Palestinian state, signaling its intention to doom hopes for a two-state solution to the conflict.
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Warren positions herself for potential 2020 run — The Massachusetts senator has made a series of under-the-radar moves last year that would help her if she challenges Donald Trump. — Elizabeth Warren has spent the past year making a series of below-the-radar moves that would put …
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
GOP Obamacare quandary — easy to hate, hard to kill — The repeal debate may fester in 2018 as Republicans split on strategy. — Republicans start the year divided over whether to tear down or prop up Obamacare, a split that could derail their legislative agenda leading up to the 2018 midterm elections.
Kelly Heyboer / New Jersey Online:
Teen killed parents, sister, family friend with semi-automatic rifle, cops say — Gallery: Investigators at crime scene, teen accused of killing parents, sister, family friend with semi-automatic — A 16-year-old armed with a semi-automatic rifle shot and killed his parents …
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Chris Swendeman / Office of the Monmouth …:
Four Dead Following Shooting Inside Long Branch Home
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NBC News:
Kim Jong Un highlights his ‘nuclear button,’ offers Olympic talks — SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un used his New Year's Day address to warn the U.S. not to test him while striking a softer tone with South Korea, including the possibility of sending a delegation to next month's Winter Olympics.
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