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4:45 PM ET, January 11, 2018

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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  —  Conservative institutions have embraced Bannon's political slaughter not for his past sins but because he criticized the president.  That's chilling.  —  Steve Bannon — the loathed architect …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Bannon to appear before House committee for Russia probe: report
Discussion: RedState
Reuters:
Bannon to appear before Congress committee for Russia probe
Discussion: New Republic
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Bannon hires lawyer as he prepares for Russia-related congressional testimony
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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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
EXCLUSIVE: Missouri Gov. Accused Of Blackmail Allegedly Slapped Ex-Lover
Discussion: Political Wire, IJR and Daily Wire
Kansas City Star:
Gov. Greitens faces calls for investigation, resignation over blackmail allegations
Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Signals Openness to North Korea Diplomacy in Interview  —  President cites a positive relationship with nation's leader; also accuses Steve Bannon of betrayal  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump suggested he has developed a positive relationship with North Korea's leader despite …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Senators reach preliminary Dreamers deal, but Trump hasn't signed off  —  The tentative agreement includes $1.6 billion for wall planning and construction.  —  A bipartisan group of six senators has reached a deal that would shield Dreamers from deportation and make other changes …
Discussion: CNBC, Bloomberg, New York Magazine and Axios
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
White House: No deal yet on immigration
Discussion: Politico and Mother Jones
Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:   Take DACA Off the Table
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Flake: Senators on verge of bipartisan deal for ‘Dreamers’
Discussion: The Daily Beast and IJR
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 …
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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 …
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.
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Robert Mackey / The Intercept:   Dutch Reporters Stun Trump's Ambassador by Pressing Him to Admit He Lied About “No-Go Zones”
CNN:
Trump allies urge him not to talk to Mueller  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)Close advisers and friends of President Donald Trump are warning him not to sit for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller, with some expressing skepticism that there would be any circumstance …
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NBC News:
Mueller has not requested interview with Pence
Discussion: Feeds and NBC News
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 …
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 …
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Michael Kruse / Politico:
Heartland Democrats to Washington: 'You're Killing Us'  —  New report blames elitist national party for alienating voters, and threatening the party's chances in 2020.  —  AUSTIN, Ind.—Steering his white Dodge Ram while wearing a tan knit cap, a drab green Carhartt coat and a smear …
The Hill:
Exclusive: Issa mulls running in neighboring district  —  , who said Wednesday he is not seeking reelection in California's 49th district, has been discussing with colleagues the possibility of running in a neighboring San Diego district if embattled Rep. Duncan Hunter  —  (R-Calif.) resigns, multiple sources told The Hill.
Discussion: Axios, IJR and Times of San Diego
New York Times:
House Votes to Renew Surveillance Law, Rejecting New Privacy Protections  —  WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives voted on Thursday to extend the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance program for six years with minimal changes, rejecting a yearslong effort by a bipartisan group …
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The Hill:
Trump rips FISA ahead of House vote after White House calls for bill's passage
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Trump lauded delivery of F-52s to Norway.  The planes only exist in ‘Call of Duty.’  —  President Trump's announcement of U.S-made F-52s fighter aircraft delivered to Norway may have rattled its neighbor Russia, the source of rising tension among NATO allies.
Discussion: The Verge, The Root and Raw Story
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 …
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
New tax guidelines rely on workers to double-check their paychecks  —  Millions of Americans will need to use a new Internal Revenue Service online calculator to ensure their new paychecks are accurate, Trump administration officials said Thursday as they issued guidelines for implementing the recently passed tax law.
HuffPost:
Exclusive: Mira Sorvino's Open Letter To Dylan Farrow  —  “I send you love and inclusion and admiration for your courage all this time.”  —  Dear Dylan,  —  Hello.  I apologize for this being the first time I address you in print, what will be the first of several apologies today.
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 …
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
Bloomberg:
Uber's Secret Tool for Keeping the Cops in the Dark  —  At least two dozen times, the San Francisco headquarters locked down equipment in foreign offices to shield files from police raids.  —  In May 2015 about 10 investigators for the Quebec tax authority burst into Uber Technologies Inc.'s office in Montreal.
 
 
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Schiff: It would be ‘valuable’ if Ivanka Trump testified in Russia probe
Discussion: Politicus USA
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Jay Leno Opens Up About the “Depressing” Nature of Late-Night Today
Discussion: IJR, Daily Wire and Washington Times
Josh Cornfield / Associated Press:
Local governments won't say what they're offering Amazon
Discussion: RedState and Bangor Daily News
Kate Aronoff / The Intercept:
Armed Federal Agents Enter Warehouse in Puerto Rico to Seize Hoarded Electric Equipment
Discussion: Mother Jones and Grist
Tarek Amara / Reuters:
Tunisia deploys army, makes 300 arrests as violent unrest persists
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
ACLU:
A Fourth Young Immigrant Woman Is Being Blocked by the Trump Administration From Obtaining an Abortion
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Mother Jones
TIME:
The Unpresident: Why Donald Trump Will Never Change
Discussion: Raw Story and Mashable
 Earlier Items: 
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
In blow to Trump, GOP Rep. Kevin Cramer will not run for Senate in North Dakota
Discussion: Political Wire
Eric Boehlert / Shareblue Media:
Coal miners turn on Trump after they gain fewer jobs than a local Sam's Club
Discussion: CNNMoney
Dana Ferguson / Argus Leader:
Interfaith day marked by outburst in the Capitol
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Trump administration freezes database of addiction and mental health programs
Discussion: The Week, Warren Throckmorton and STAT
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Sessions tries to impress Trump with moves at Justice. It hasn't worked.
 

 
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