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12:40 PM ET, January 11, 2018

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KMOV-TV:
Blackmail alleged as Governor Greitens admits to extramarital affair  —  ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) — Governor Eric Greitens on Wednesday night confirmed to News 4 he had an extramarital affair, an admission a months-long News 4 investigation prompted.  —  In a recording obtained by News 4 …
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Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens admits extramarital affair but denies reports he blackmailed woman with nude photo
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Greitens admits affair but denies related blackmail allegation
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump stuns Republican leaders with tweeted policy backflips  —  President Trump caught Republican leadership by surprise on Thursday morning with his tweets on FISA renewal, according to five sources close to the situation.  —  Why it matters: Sources in GOP leadership were horrified …
Discussion: Vox, New Republic and Bloomberg
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Confused Trump Tricked by Fox News Into Opposing His Own Surveillance Bill [Updated]  —  During his morning Executive Time, President Trump took a well-deserved break from his long hours of document study to watch Fox News.  The segment featured one of the talking heads urging Trump to oppose …
The Hill:
Trump rips FISA ahead of House vote after White House calls for bill's passage
Martin Matishak / Politico:
House passes extension of contested surveillance tools after Trump's mixed tweets
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Surveillance and Privacy Debate Reaches Pivotal Moment in Congress
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Rand Paul threatens to filibuster over FISA surveillance program
SHennessey / Lawfare:
Trump Tweets Against a Key National Security Priority
Discussion: USA Today and Daily Wire
Daniel Henninger / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Proves He's Sane
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon Lawyers Up... as Russia Investigators Get Ready to Pounce … Steve Bannon is lawyering up as he gets ready to face investigators looking into the Trump-Russia nexus.  —  The Daily Beast has learned that the former top White House strategist has retained Bill Burck, of the firm Quinn Emanuel.
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Cheri Jacobus / USA Today:
Bannon's brutal ouster from Trump and Breitbart circles should frighten Americans
Discussion: Raw Story
Christopher Buskirk / Washington Post:   Michael Wolff did Trump a big favor
Los Angeles Times:
Five women accuse actor James Franco of inappropriate or sexually exploitative behavior  —  It should have been a pure moment of triumph for James Franco.  He collected one of Hollywood's top prizes at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, validating an untraditional career in which he's …
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump Lawyer Sues BuzzFeed, Fusion GPS on Russia Dossier Claims  —  Cohen's lawsuit claims he was defamed by dossier's publication  —  Says he and Trump 'don't talk about' Russia investigations  —  Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen sued BuzzFeed Inc. and Fusion GPS for defamation …
Discussion: The Week, Breitbart, AOL, Vox and The Hill
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Moira Donegan / thecut:
I Started the Media Men List My name is Moira Donegan.  —  In October, I created a Google spreadsheet called “Shitty Media Men” that collected a range of rumors and allegations of sexual misconduct, much of it violent, by men in magazines and publishing.  The anonymous, crowdsourced document …
Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
Trump administration opens door to let states impose Medicaid work requirements  —  The Trump administration issued guidance to states early Thursday that will allow them to compel people to work or prepare for jobs in order to receive Medicaid for the first time in the half-century history …
Discussion: Vox, The Hill, IJR and Shakesville
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David Weigel / Washington Post:   Sanders will host health-care town hall, aiming for online audience bigger than cable
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
The truth about Walmart's new bonuses  —  Walmart is the latest company to make a flashy announcement: It will raise wages and provide bonuses of up to $1,000 to its employees as a result of the recent corporate tax cut.  —  “Tax reform gives us the opportunity to be more competitive globally …
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Sarah Nassauer / Wall Street Journal:
Wal-Mart to Raise Minimum U.S. Wage to $11 an Hour
Discussion: Mother Jones
Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
Walmart to raise starting hourly wage to $11, offer paid parental leave
Discussion: New York Magazine
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Democrats to invite sex misconduct victims to Trump's State of the Union  —  WASHINGTON — Some Democratic House members are planning to invite victims of sexual assault to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address later this month to highlight the issue, according to an aide …
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Associated Press:
Some legislatures lack sexual misconduct policies, training
Discussion: Axios
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Sessions tries to impress Trump with moves at Justice.  It hasn't worked.  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions is trying to find his way back into President Trump's good graces.  —  For months, Sessions has asked senior White House aides to make sure the president knows what he is doing …
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Reuters:
Attorney General Sessions sets up Hezbollah investigation team
Discussion: Axios
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Sessions telling allies he hopes recent moves get him back in Trump's good graces: report
Discussion: RedState
Kristen Jordan Shamus / Detroit Free Press:
Pink pussyhats: The reason feminists are ditching them  —  A year ago, they stormed the streets of big cities and small towns to make their views known: Women's rights are human rights.  Many wore on their heads what became the de-facto symbol of feminism in 2017, the pink pussyhat.
Washington Post:
Trump's Netherlands ambassador was asked to name a person ‘burned’ because of Islam.  He couldn't.  —  Peter Hoekstra, the newly minted U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands, held his first conference with the Dutch media at his new residence in the Hague Wednesday.  —  It did not go well.
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Democratic leaders face internal mutiny over Dreamers deal  —  Democratic leaders are facing a potential revolt within their ranks as they edge toward a deal with Republicans that would protect Dreamers from deportation but also include concessions to conservatives that many Democratic lawmakers say are unacceptable.
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The Voters Abandoning Donald Trump  —  A massive new source of public-opinion research offers fresh insights into the fault lines emerging in Donald Trump's foundation of support.  —  Previously unpublished results from the nonpartisan online-polling firm SurveyMonkey show Trump losing ground …
Discussion: New York Magazine
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Senior Pentagon soldier warns ISIS: Quit or be shot in the face, beaten with entrenching tools  —  The Pentagon's senior enlisted service member has issued a blunt warning to Islamic State fighters, saying in new social-media posts that they could either surrender or face death in a number of forms …
Joseph Cox / The Daily Beast:
Top U.S. Government Computers Linked to Revenge-Porn Site … Revenge porn, where people share intimate images of others in order to intimidate, harass, or embarrass, is rampant.  Now, data obtained by a security analyst and shared with The Daily Beast reveals the behind-the-scenes …
Discussion: The Week, Engadget, Defense One and Gizmodo
Washington Post:
Trump administration freezes database of addiction and mental health programs … Federal health officials have suspended a program that helps thousands of professionals and community groups across the country find effective interventions for preventing and treating mental illness and substance use disorders.
Discussion: The Week, Warren Throckmorton and STAT
 
 
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Aki Peritz / Washington Post:
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Discussion: Raw Story
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Discussion: RedState and IJR
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Seeks to Change Rules on Bank Lending to the Poor
Discussion: The Daily Caller