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10:40 AM ET, January 9, 2018

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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Wolff: WH officials think if Mueller targets Trump's finances, 'he's sunk'  —  Author Michael Wolff said people in the White House believe that if special counsel Robert Mueller  —  's finances in the Russia probe, the president is “sunk.”  —  “People don't think in the White House …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
If Russia probe goes near Trump's finances, 'he's sunk,' ‘Fire and Fury’ author Michael Wolff says  —  People around President Donald Trump think that if the Russia investigation touches the president's finances, it could take the president down, the author of an explosive tell-all book claimed Tuesday.
Discussion: Raw Story
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Michael Wolff: People close to Trump ‘afraid’ for the country
Discussion: RedState
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
From ‘Fire and Fury’ to Political Firestorm
Discussion: The Guardian
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Gorka says he was told to cooperate with Wolff book
Bloomberg:   In Defense of Robert Mueller
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Decline of Anti-Trumpism  —  Let me start with three inconvenient observations, based on dozens of conversations around Washington over the past year:  —  First, people who go into the White House to have a meeting with President Trump usually leave pleasantly surprised.
Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
Oprah Winfrey for President: Have We All Gone Bonkers?  —  Have we all gone bonkers?  —  On Sunday evening, #Oprah2020 began trending on social media after Oprah Winfrey delivered a rousing speech against misogyny and racism at the Golden Globe Awards.  While Oprah has in the past ruled …
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Kyle Smith / National Review:
About That Golden Globes Fiasco
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Talk of Oprah running for president captivates Democrats
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Week
Matthew Chapman / Shareblue Media:
Trump booed on live TV at Alabama-Georgia championship football game  —  Donald Trump is used to surrounding himself with adoring fans at political rallies.  —  But when he steps outside of that pre-scripted setting to attend events open to the public, he is met with derision and protests …
Discussion: Vox, Politicus USA and Breitbart
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Chris Chavez / SI.com:
Watch: Bo Scarbrough Yells ‘F— Trump’ Before National Championship Game
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Republicans: Budget deal prospects are dimming  —  Congressional Republicans and White House officials are increasingly skeptical that they'll reach a long-term budget agreement with Democrats in the next 11 days, accusing progressives of slow-walking a spending deal until they get what they want on immigration.
Discussion: The Week
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Bernie Sanders / Washington Post:   It's on Republicans to stop a shutdown
CNN:
'It's a mess': DACA negotiations hit a snag ahead of White House meeting
Discussion: KTLA
Manu Raju / CNN:   Trump a genius? Hill Republicans not so sure
CBS News:
Commentary: A government shutdown would be a loser for Democrats
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Sessions' DOJ Charged A White Supremacist With Terrorism.  They Just Didn't Tell Anyone.  —  The Justice Department's handling of the federal terrorism case against Taylor Michael Wilson is indicative of the government's approach to domestic terrorism.  —  WASHINGTON Usually …
Discussion: Splinter
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Republicans scrutinize FBI's media contacts in Russia case  —  Broadening their political counterattack in defense of the White House, President Donald Trump's allies in Congress are placing new scrutiny on contacts between top Justice Department officials and reporters covering the Trump-Russia investigation.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Beast
Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
John Dickerson Of CBS's ‘Face The Nation’ Is Set To Replace Charlie Rose  —  Rose was fired by CBS following allegations of sexual misconduct.  —  John Dickerson, anchor of the CBS Sunday news program “Face the Nation,” is set to replace Charlie Rose on “CBS This Morning,” three sources familiar with the decision tell HuffPost.
KATC-TV:
Teacher removed from Vermilion school board meeting in handcuffs  —  The superintendent of Vermilion Parish schools says the board won't press charges against a teacher who was removed from the board's special meeting Monday night.  —  Deyshia Hargrave, an English language arts teacher …
Discussion: KFOR-TV and Raw Story
Andy Pasztor / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Spy Satellite Believed Lost After SpaceX Mission Fails  —  Secret payload code-named Zuma failed to reach orbit after Sunday launch; industry officials estimate satellite worth billions  —  An expensive, highly classified U.S. spy satellite is presumed to be a total loss after it failed …
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Bloomberg:
SpaceX-Launched Satellite for the U.S. Military May Be Lost, Officials Say
Discussion: The Verge
Ron Nixon / New York Times:
To Pay for Wall, Trump Would Cut Proven Border Security Measures  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration would cut or delay funding for border surveillance, radar technology, patrol boats and customs agents in its upcoming spending plan to curb illegal immigration — all proven security measures …
Jimmy Vielkind / Politico:
The impending GOP catastrophe in Trump's backyard  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — Two potential candidates for New York governor against incumbent Andrew Cuomo have dropped out in the past week.  No candidate against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has gotten beyond the whisper phase.
Discussion: RRH Elections
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William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
Andrew Cuomo Goes to War
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:
Secret Pro-Life Meeting With Mike Pence Killed Obamacare Fix—For Now … A bipartisan effort to stabilize the health insurance markets collapsed last month after anti-abortion groups appealed directly to Vice President Mike Pence at the 11th hour, The Daily Beast has learned.
Discussion: Political Wire
Mark Minton / The Garden City Telegram:
Rep. Steve Alford cites belief blacks more susceptible to marijuana  —  During Saturday's Legislative Coffee session at St. Catherine Hospital, State Rep. Steve Alford, R-Ulysses, made an ostensibly racist comment when citing domestic Jim Crow-era drug policies.
Washington Post:
The White House struggles to silence talk of Trump's mental fitness … The White House is struggling to contain the national discussion about President Trump's mental acuity and fitness for the job, which has overshadowed the administration's agenda for the past week.
Associated Press:
Tillerson tells AP Cuba still risky; FBI doubts sonic attack  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States would be “putting people intentionally in harm's way” if it sent diplomats back to Cuba, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says in an Associated Press interview, even as a new FBI report casts doubt …
Discussion: Axios
Annie Correal / New York Times:
In Deepest Cold, a Subway Car Becomes the Shelter of Last Resort  —  With temperatures in the single digits over the weekend, the E train turned into a rolling refuge for the homeless.  —  Early Sunday morning, with temperatures in the single digits in the city, the subway became the shelter …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: WaPo hits 2nd year of profitability, plans expansion  —  The Washington Post will celebrate its second consecutive year as a profitable company by adding to its business and technology teams in 2018, according to a memo to staff from Post Publisher Fred Ryan obtained by Axios.
 
 
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Natalie Kitroeff / New York Times:
Tax Law May Send Factories and Jobs Abroad, Critics Say
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Trump systematically alienates the Latino diaspora — from El Salvador to Puerto Rico and Mexico
CNN:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with clerk hires, signals desire to outlast Trump
Discussion: Refinery29 and Outside the Beltway
Los Angeles Times:
California Republican Rep. Ed Royce won't seek reelection, creating bigger opening for Democrats
Discussion: Axios, IJR and The Week
Tom Metcalf / Bloomberg:
Jeff Bezos Is Now Worth More Than Bill Gates Ever Was
Discussion: Axios and WGN-TV
Andrew Marantz / New Yorker:
How “Fox & Friends” Rewrites Trump's Reality
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Interior puts science grants through political review
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Charles Gasparino / New York Post:
On the economy, Trump has been crazy like a fox
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
How Do You Parody a Reality That Already Feels Like a Parody?
Discussion: Raw Story
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author Vance urged to run for Senate
Discussion: Splinter, AOL and The Week
Wall Street Journal:
Mike Pence Plans Active Role in GOP's 2018 Campaign
Discussion: Axios and Politico
 

 
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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD reports a $86M profit in Q1 for its DTC unit, which includes streaming, up from $50M in Q1 2023, and 99.6M streaming subscribers, up from 97.7M in Q4 2023

Sara Fischer / Axios:
Vice Media plans to create a joint venture with Savage Ventures, which will invest “tens of millions of dollars”, to relaunch its sites, including Vice.com

Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Gannett fires an experienced editor overseeing 26 community newspapers for “sharing proprietary information” with a “competing media company”, which was Poynter

 
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