memeorandum: Pastor denounces President Trump's ‘s—thole’ comments with red-faced Vice President Pence in pews (Leonard Greene/New York Daily News)

1:05 PM ET, January 16, 2018

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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:

Bannon Is Subpoenaed in Mueller's Russia Investigation — WASHINGTON — Stephen K. Bannon, President Trump's former chief strategist, was subpoenaed last week by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, to testify before a grand jury as part of the investigation into possible links between …

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Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Bannon gives closed-door testimony to House Intel panel

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CNN: Steve Bannon to face House Russia investigators Tuesday

Washington Post:

Inside the tense, profane White House meeting on immigration … When President Trump spoke by phone with Sen. Richard J. Durbin around 10:15 a.m. last Thursday, he expressed pleasure with Durbin's outline of a bipartisan immigration pact and praised the high-ranking Illinois Democrat's efforts …

Mike Allen / Axios:

The recidivism presidency — After a triumphant end to 2017, White House sources tell Axios that they see a dangerous pattern forming for this year: a backslide into bad habits of the chaotic early days of the Trump presidency. — Be smart: The White House should be making the best use …

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Annie Karni / Politico:

The Democrat Trumpworld fears most — In early December, as President Donald Trump's approval rating reached a new low of 32 percent, the commander in chief was rating the 2020 Democratic field from behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders …

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Lauren Fox / CNN:
Clock ticking toward shutdown as Congress returns to one big spending mess

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New York Times:
As Shutdown Talk Rises, Trump's Immigration Words Pose Risks for Both Parties

Jill Filipovic / The Guardian:

The poorly reported Aziz Ansari exposé was a missed opportunity — t was bound to happen. In the midst of women sharing stories of harassment and assault via the #MeToo movement, and a brewing backlash of hand-wringers wondering if women have perhaps gone too far …

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Bari Weiss / New York Times:

Aziz Ansari Is Guilty. Of Not Being a Mind Reader. — I'm apparently the victim of sexual assault. And if you're a sexually active woman in the 21st century, chances are that you are, too. — That is what I learned from the “exposé” of Aziz Ansari published this weekend …

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Andrea Peyser / New York Post:

The #MeToo movement has officially jumped the shark — It's official. #MeToo has jumped the shark. — It happened with Saturday's brutal, public character assassination of actor Aziz Ansari — a dude who's laid claim to being one of Hollywood's good guys.

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Babe editor stands by Aziz Ansari story

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CBS News:

DHS Secretary on Trump's reported vulgar comments, DACA policy — Kirstjen Nielsen, President Trump's Homeland Security secretary, tells CBS News that immigrants in the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, need to follow the law.

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Rick Klein / ABC News:
The Note: Shutdown is the new ‘s-word’ as blame game begins

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Washington Post:
‘I did not hear that word used’: DHS Secretary Nielsen responds when asked about Trump's vulgar comments

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Bloomberg:

GOP Access to FBI Files Rattles Agents Caught in Political Fight — Sensitive sources or material may be exposed, agents say — Republicans question FBI amid probe into Russian collusion — The Justice Department's decision to give congressional Republicans access to documents …

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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump dossier probes now include possible State Department involvement

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Brian Fung / Washington Post:

The Senate's push to overrule the FCC on net neutrality now has 50 votes, Democrats say — Fifty senators have endorsed a legislative measure to override the Federal Communications Commission's recent decision to deregulate the broadband industry, top Democrats said Monday.

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John Bowden / The Hill:
Dems say they have 50 votes in Senate to overrule net neutrality repeal

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Jonathan Swan / Axios:

McMaster's secret San Francisco meeting on North Korean threat — H.R. McMaster was in San Francisco on Saturday and Sunday for secret meetings about North Korea. He met with Shotaro Yachi, the director of the Japanese national security council, along with the South Koreans.

Reuters:
Japan issues false alarm over missile launch, days after Hawaii alert gaffe

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Eric Talmadge / Associated Press:
North Korea scoffs at Trump's ‘nuclear button’ tweet

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abc7.com:

13 victims, ages 2 to 29, kept shackled in foul Perris home by parents, officials say … <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc7.com/video/embed/?pid= 2948829" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> — Thirteen victims, ranging in age from 2 to 29 years old …

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Matthew Haag / New York Times:
13 Siblings, Some Shackled to Beds, Were Held Captive by Parents, Police Say

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Kelly Whitney / NBC Southern California:
13 Children Hospitalized, Parents Jailed on Torture Charges

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Zac Auter / Gallup:

U.S. Uninsured Rate Steady at 12.2% in Fourth Quarter of 2017 — WASHINGTON, D.C. — The percentage of U.S. adults without health insurance was essentially unchanged in the fourth quarter of 2017, at 12.2%, but it is up 1.3 percentage points from the record low of 10.9% found in the last quarter of 2016.

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Toluse Olorunnipa / Bloomberg:

Sanders Says Trump Isn't Racist, Citing ‘The Apprentice’ — White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said claims that President Donald Trump is racist are “outrageous,” citing his success as a public figure and star turn on television as a host on NBC's reality show “The Apprentice.”

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U.S. Department of Justice:

DOJ, DHS Report: Three Out of Four Individuals Convicted of International Terrorism and Terrorism-Related Offenses were Foreign-Born — Departments of Justice and Homeland Security Release Data for the First Time on Terrorism-Related Activity — Today, the Department of Justice (DOJ) …

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Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:

BlackRock's Message: Contribute to Society, or Risk Losing Our Support — On Tuesday, the chief executives of the world's largest public companies will be receiving a letter from one of the most influential investors in the world. And what it says is likely to cause a firestorm …

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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 …

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Steven Shepard / Politico:

Trump's first-year report card: Voters say he's no genius — Donald Trump's quarterly report card is in — and if he were back in school, he'd find himself on academic probation. — More voters give Trump a failing grade for his first year as president than think he deserves an “A” or …

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Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:

Column What if diversity isn't America's strength? — Sen. Lindsey Graham says he scolded the president for saying something scatological about certain countries and their immigrants. “Diversity has always been our strength,” he allegedly said. By my count, this makes Graham …

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Niraj Warikoo / USA Today:

Too old for DACA, man who spent 30 years of his life in U.S. is deported … Jorge Garcia, 39, of Lincoln Park, hugs his wife and two kids before being escorted by ICE agents to be deported to Mexico, on Jan. 15, 2018, at Detroit Metro Airport. Erik Shelley

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