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5:20 PM ET, January 9, 2018

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Washington Post:
Fusion GPS founder told Senate investigators the FBI had a whistleblower in Trump's network … The ex-British spy who authored a dossier of allegations against then-presidential candidate Donald Trump was told the FBI had someone inside Trump's network providing agents with information …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Senate Democrats just released full testimony on the Trump-Russia dossier.  Here's what's in it  — Sen. Dianne Feinstein released the full transcript of Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson's testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee.  — Simpson touched on a wide array of topics …
The Daily Beast:
Democrats Release the Fusion GPS Testimony on Trump and Russia  —  Senate Democrats on Tuesday released the transcripts from a closed-door Senate Judiciary interview with Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson as part of the committee's Russia probe.  Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), a Republican …
Discussion: RedState, Axios and Raw Story
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Human source’ in Trump orbit contacted FBI, Fusion GPS co-founder told senators  —  Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Tuesday unexpectedly released the transcript of congressional investigators' August 2017 interview with Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson, whose firm was behind …
Discussion: Raw Story
Alex Pappas / Fox News:
'Somebody's already been killed' because of Trump dossier, Fusion GPS rep revealed
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Feinstein posts testimony of Fusion GPS co-founder
Discussion: Axios
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Steve Bannon to Step Down From Breitbart Post  —  WASHINGTON — Stephen K. Bannon is stepping down from his post as executive chairman of Breitbart News, the company will announce on Tuesday.  —  Mr. Bannon's departure, which was forced by a onetime financial patron, Rebekah Mercer …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Steve Bannon out at Breitbart
Discussion: New York Magazine and Breitbart
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Steve Bannon leaves Breitbart after blow-up over comments in Trump book
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Joe Arpaio running for Senate in Arizona  —  Republican Joe Arpaio, a close ally of President Trump and former sheriff known for his provocative approach to combatting illegal immigration, is running for Senate in Arizona.  —  The 85-year-old Arpaio could shake up the late August Republican primary …
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USA Today:
In extraordinary public negotiation with Congress, Trump promises to sign DACA bill  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump promised Tuesday to sign what he called a “bill of love” to extend protections to 800,000 immigrants who entered the United States illegally as children — if Congress can work out the details.
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump Appears to Endorse Path to Citizenship for Millions of Immigrants
Discussion: Business Insider and The Week
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump says he'll ‘take the heat’ over immigration reform
Discussion: Business Insider
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Republicans: Budget deal prospects are dimming
Discussion: Breitbart and The Week
Khorri Atkinson / Axios:
McConnell: DACA deal will be separate from spending bill
Discussion: ThinkProgress
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
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Michael Wolff: People close to Trump ‘afraid’ for the country
Discussion: Hullabaloo and RedState
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:   Wolff: WH officials think if Mueller targets Trump's finances, 'he's sunk'
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.
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
“I sometimes wonder if the Invisible White House has learned to use the Potemkin White House …
Discussion: JustOneMinute
New York Times:
Trump Plans to Attend the World Economic Forum in Davos  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump is expected to attend the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, in the coming weeks, an administration official said Tuesday.  —  In a statement, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary …
Discussion: Vox, Breitbart and Axios
Los Angeles Times:
At least 5 dead as heavy rains trigger flooding, mudflows and freeway closures across Southern California … At least five people were killed Tuesday when a rainstorm sent mud and debris coursing through Montecito neighborhoods and left rescue crews to scramble through clogged roadways and downed trees to search for victims.
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: IJR and Splinter
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Marvel creator Stan Lee, 95, is accused of groping nurses and demanding oral sex in the shower at his $20m Los Angeles home - but says he is victim of a ‘shake down’  — Stan Lee, the 95-year-old comic book legend who co-created Spider Man, the X-Men, The Incredible Hulk and other characters is accused of sex abuse
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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Eric Berger / Ars Technica:
It's not official, but sources say the secretive Zuma satellite was lost
Discussion: The Atlantic, KQED News and FOX2now.com
Bloomberg:
SpaceX-Launched Satellite for the U.S. Military May Be Lost, Officials Say
Discussion: Mashable and BuzzFeed
Taylor Lorenz / The Daily Beast:
This Is the Data Snapchat Doesn't Want You to See … Snapchat takes its secrecy seriously.  Very, very seriously.  —  Take the case of one former Snapchat employee.  On his first day, he was forced to sit through an ominous orientation where he was threatened with termination …
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.
Emily Stewart / Vox:
Ivanka Trump tries to hop on Oprah's #MeToo message.  #MeToo says no thanks.  —  The president's daughter is trying to piggyback on Oprah Winfrey's Golden Globes speech.  —  Ivanka Trump praised Oprah Winfrey's viral Golden Globes speech and tried to hop on the Time's Up movement of women speaking up against sexual misconduct.
Discussion: Washington Post and The Hill
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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 …
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Success: EPA set to reduce staff 50% in Trump's first term  —  The Environmental Protection Agency, seen by President Trump as a bloated bureaucratic whale, is on schedule to fulfill his promise to reduce its staff nearly in half by the end of his first term mostly through retirements, not cuts, according to officials.
Discussion: Common Dreams and The Daily Signal
Daniel Roberts / Yahoo! Finance:
Poll: 33% of NFL fans ‘purposely stopped watching’ this season  —  television ratings have declined and fans, TV pundits, and reporters have speculated as to  —  the biggest cause.  On social media, many people railed that players protesting during the national anthem led outraged Americans to boycott.
Discussion: TheBlaze, IJR and Breitbart
Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
Republicans have already made their 2018 election bets  —  Competency questions: Wolff's book puts Trump on the defensive  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Congressional Republicans spent last weekend huddling with President Trump at Camp David to frame their legislative agenda in 2018.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
 
 
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Dem to introduce ‘Stable Genius Act’ requiring presidential candidates to take mental exam
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James Damore sues Google, alleging intolerance of white male conservatives
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New US ambassador to Netherlands regularly made unsubstantiated ‘no-go zones’ …
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Secret Pro-Life Meeting With Mike Pence Killed Obamacare Fix—For Now
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

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The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
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