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2:40 PM ET, January 15, 2018

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New York Times:
Donald Trump's Racism: The Definitive List  —  Donald Trump has been obsessed with race for the entire time he has been a public figure.  He had a history of making racist comments as a New York real-estate developer in the 1970s and '80s.  More recently, his political rise was built …
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Trump Is a Racist. Period.
Discussion: Washington Times
Ibram X. Kendi / New York Times:
The Heartbeat of Racism Is Denial
Discussion: IJR and Raw Story
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
On MLK Day, President Trump visits Trump golf course  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump's first stop Monday was Trump International Golf Club, apparently beginning the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with golf rather than the charitable service the slain civil rights leader's family has urged as the best way to memorialize him.
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Steven W Thrasher / The Guardian:
If Martin Luther King Jr were alive today, politicians would denounce him  —  oday is the day American many politicians pretend to care about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr, one of the wisest souls who attempted to save this sorry nation.  Don't fall for their scams.
Discussion: Raw Story
Allie Yang / ABC News:
Rep. John Lewis on not meeting with Trump: Martin Luther King Jr. ‘would have taken the same position I did’  —  Rep. John Lewis, who boycotted President Donald Trump's inauguration last year, said Martin Luther King Jr. “would have taken the same position I did.”
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
Bloomberg:
Martin Luther King Day Is Now More Popular Than Presidents Day
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Axios
Jamie Lovegrove / Post and Courier:
Graham: 'My memory hasn't evolved' on meeting where others say Trump referred to ‘shithole countries’  —  COLUMBIA — After taking the weekend to reflect on a combative White House meeting in which President Donald Trump reportedly referred to African countries as “shithole countries,” …
Discussion: RedState, CNN, Politico and IJR
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Emily Tillett / CBS News:
Sen. Tom Cotton says Trump's words, sentiments on immigration were misrepresented
Discussion: ABC News, IJR, WCTX-TV and CNBC
HuffPost:
Here's What The FBI Lovers' Secret Texts Actually Say About Trump, Clinton And Leaks  —  Two FBI officials texted each other burns about politicians, but their main ideological commitment seems to be to the power and independence of the FBI.  —  WASHINGTON Last week, a story …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
The Full Transcript: Ben Rhodes and Samantha Power  —  Susan Glasser: So, this is Susan Glasser, and welcome back to The Global POLITICO.  Once again, our guests this week, we're very lucky to have both Ambassador Samantha Power, and Ben Rhodes joining us.  An unlikely buddy movie pair, as it were.
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Susan B. Glasser / Politico:   How Does Obama's Foreign Policy Look a Year Into Trump?
Washington Post:
Kevin McCarthy relishes role as Trump's fixer, friend and candy man … President Trump and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) were alone in the presidential suite on Air Force One, flying east toward Washington in early October, when the president reached for a handful of Starbursts …
Discussion: Mashable
Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
Highest GOP Satisfaction With U.S. Direction Since 2007  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — About six in 10 Republicans (61%) say they are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. — the party's highest level of satisfaction since February 2007.  This latest uptick comes on the heels …
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Incoming N.J. governor plans a swing to the left — and a model for the country  —  TRENTON, N.J. — Days before his inauguration as New Jersey's 56th governor, Phil Murphy had Hollywood on his mind.  The 60-year old Democrat had just read a headline about reshoots on “All the Money in the World …
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Caller
Tegna / WUSA:
‘Dehumanizing:’ Pastor denounces Trump's remarks during service attended by VP Pence … PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD. (WUSA9) - During a service attended by Vice President Mike Pence and his wife on Sunday morning, a pastor in Prince George's County denounced remarks made by President Trump earlier this week.
Discussion: Raw Story
Don Walton / Lincoln Journal Star:
Hagel says Trump ‘an embarrassment’  —  Chuck Hagel believes we have entered “a defining year, a year of volatility and uncertainty and great danger” for the United States and the world.  —  A year that will determine whether America continues to “walk away from its indispensable leadership position” in the world.
Discussion: AOL and CNN
Rich Lowry / National Review:
S***hole Politics  —  A few more thoughts on the controversy:  —  One benefit of a merit-based system is that it would move us away from special ethnic pleading in immigration policy.  The visa lottery began as affirmative action for Irish immigrants.  My understanding is that Dick Durbin …
Discussion: Power Line and NBC News
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Did Americans Turn to Opioids Out of Despair — or Just Because They Were There?  —  Between 1999 and 2013, the death rate for white, middle-aged, working-class Americans increased by 22 percent.  This explosion in premature deaths was driven by a surge in opioid overdoses, alcohol-related fatalities, and suicides.
Discussion: Mother Jones
Michael B. Kelley / Yahoo! Finance:
‘A very high level of confidence’  —  In August 2016, the Shadow Brokers began leaking classified NSA exploit code that amounted to hacking manuals.  In October 2017, U.S. officials told major U.S. newspapers that Russian intelligence leveraged software sold by Kaspersky to exfiltrate classified documents from certain computers.
New York Times:
50 Years Later, It Feels Familiar: How America Fractured in 1968  —  It was a violent year.  Liberals reeled, a war dragged on and protests raged.  People got all their news from radio, TV and newspapers.  But what if they'd had phones vibrating with modern news alerts?
Stan Collender / Forbes:
Trump May Need A Government Shutdown This Week...And Other Shutdown News  —  If Congress and the White House don't come to some kind of agreement on fiscal 2018 funding by this Friday at midnight, the federal government will turn into a pumpkin and most services will immediately cease.
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
'It's all explosive': Michael Wolff on Donald Trump  —  Speaking to the Guardian, author who shook the White House faces down critical fire and presidential fury and says: ‘I got to a truth no one else has gotten’ … A dinner of clams and Arctic char at Michael Wolff's Greenwich Village home set …
Discussion: Raw Story
Anna Codrea-Rado / New York Times:
Catherine Deneuve Apologizes to Victims after Denouncing #MeToo  —  The French actress Catherine Deneuve apologized to victims of sexual violence who decried a letter she signed with more than 100 other Frenchwomen denouncing the #MeToo movement and its French counterpart, #Balancetonporc, or “Expose Your Pig.”
 
 
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In planned speech, Sen. Jeff Flake compares Trump's media attacks to comments by Stalin
Alex Leary / Tampa Bay Times:
Calling Trump a racist and liar, Frederica Wilson says she'll boycott his speech
Discussion: The Daily Caller, IJR and Breitbart
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Discussion: The Daily Caller and Mediaite
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
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Will Wilkinson / New York Times:
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New York Times:
Military Quietly Prepares for a Last Resort: War With North Korea
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
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