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5:50 PM ET, January 15, 2018

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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Warned Jared Kushner About Wendi Deng Murdoch  —  Officials said the businesswoman could be trying to further Beijing's interests, people familiar with the matter say  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. counterintelligence officials in early 2017 warned Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son …
Discussion: Axios, CNBC 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: Obsidian Wings and Raw Story
Gil Troy / The Daily Beast:
When Trump Hatchet-Man Roy Cohn Sued Martin Luther King for Libel
Discussion: Instapundit and 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’
Discussion: Axios, Politico and Breitbart
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,” …
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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 …
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 …
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
Niraj Warikoo / Detroit Free Press:
After 30 years in U.S., metro Detroit immigrant deported to Mexico  —  After 30 years of living in the U.S, a 39-year-old Lincoln Park man was deported this morning from Detroit Metro Airport to Mexico as family and friends wiped away tears.  —  Jorge Garcia was brought to the U.S …
Discussion: Raw Story
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?
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
Dov Lieber / The Times of IsraelDov Lieber:
Bitter Abbas to Trump: We reject your peace ‘deal of the century’  —  PA president categorically dismisses US president's proposal before it has even been presented, says only ‘international’ mediation acceptable  —  Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday said a peace plan …
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David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
Abbas Calls Oslo Accords Dead and Blasts U.S.: ‘Damn Your Money!’
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Caitlin Flanagan / The Atlantic:
The Humiliation of Aziz Ansari  —  Sexual mores in the West have changed so rapidly over the past 100 years that by the time you reach 50, intimate accounts of commonplace sexual events of the young seem like science fiction: You understand the vocabulary and the sentence structure, but all of the events take place in outer space.
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: Political Wire and Raw Story
Timothy Meads / Townhall.com:
Rand Paul: Trump Cares ‘Very Deeply’ About Haiti, Financed Medical Mission Trip  —  Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) told NBC's “Meet the Press” that charges of racism against President Donald J. Trump are unfounded in part because of the 45th president's large financial contribution to Dr. Paul's2015 Haiti medical mission trip.
Discussion: Breitbart
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Kyle Feldscher / Washington Examiner:   Rand Paul: Trump isn't prejudiced against Haiti because he helped fund my medical mission trip there
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.
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
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
Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
Centrist Dems Launch Smear Campaign Against Young Trans Woman, All to Keep an Old Straight White Man in Power  —  Over the weekend, Chelsea Manning announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate by posting a video outlining the broad themes of her campaign.  Manning, a whistleblower …
Discussion: Power Line and The Guardian
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.”
Timothy Meads / Townhall.com:
Jeff Flake Compares Trump to Joseph Stalin  —  U.S. Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) compared President Donald J. Trump's animus towards the media to totalitarian dictator Joseph Stalin's propaganda on ABC News' ‘This Week’.  —  While discussing a series of speeches the soon-to-be-retired Senator …
 
 
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Boom: 164 companies give bonuses, lower fees to millions, citing Trump tax cuts
Discussion: The Daily Caller and TheBlaze
Nicole LaPorte / Fast Company:
Three Tactics Cecile Richards Employs To Power Planned Parenthood
Heather Mac Donald / City Journal:
Policing Sexual Desire
Michael Bastasch / The Daily Caller:
NAACP Says MLK's Vision Can't Be Achieved Without Fighting Global Warming
Andrew Byrne / Financial Times:
George Soros fights back against populist foes
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Darren Sands / BuzzFeed:
John Lewis Says He Gets Taunted By People Who Yell “Trump!” At Him
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Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
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Chinese ‘rainbow dinosaur’ had iridescent feathers like hummingbirds
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Rich Lowry / National Review:
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Discussion: Power Line and NBC News
New York Times:
50 Years Later, It Feels Familiar: How America Fractured in 1968
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
House GOP sets fundraising record, in ‘great shape’ to keep majority
Discussion: Breitbart
Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Something special on the pillows for newly sworn in Virginia governor
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Mediaite
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Justice Scalia Spoke Favorably of Trump's Presidential Run, Author Bryan Garner Says
Don Walton / Lincoln Journal Star:
Hagel says Trump ‘an embarrassment’
Discussion: Politico, AOL and CNN