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2:45 AM ET, January 19, 2018

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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Lawyer Used Private Company, Pseudonyms to Pay Porn Star ‘Stormy Daniels’  —  President Donald Trump's lawyer used a private Delaware company to pay a former adult-film star $130,000 in return for her agreeing to not publicly discuss an alleged sexual encounter with Mr. Trump …
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Daniel Friedman / Mother Jones:
Stormy Daniels Once Claimed She Spanked Donald Trump With a Forbes Magazine  —  Last week, the Wall Street Journal triggered a new scandal for President Donald Trump when it reported that his lawyer, Michael Cohen, had paid porn star Stormy Daniels $130,000 to keep quiet about a decade-old sexual relationship …
John Bowden / The Hill:
Trump lawyer used private company to pay adult film star: report
Discussion: RedState and In Touch Weekly
Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter:
A Bombshell House Intelligence report exposing extensive FISA abuse could lead to the removal of senior government officials  —  A review of a classified document outlining what is described as extensive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act abuse was made available to all House members Thursday …
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Murray Waas / Foreign Policy:
Trump Ordered Bannon to Limit Testimony  —  The president relied on a key legal advisor, but his advice could have a downside  —  President Donald Trump personally made the decision to curtail the testimony of former chief White House political strategist Steve Bannon before the House …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
House committee takes step toward making Trump dossier findings public
Discussion: Sara A. Carter, RedState and Power Line
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump personally made decision to limit Bannon testimony: report
Discussion: Raw Story
Elise Young / Bloomberg:
Mortal Again: Christie Blocked at VIP Entrance to Newark Airport  —  Police officer sends him to Terminal B with rest of nobodies  —  Three days out of office and Port Authority ends prized perk  —  Meet Chris Christie, former New Jersey governor and current nobody at Newark Liberty International Airport.
Discussion: Washington Press, Splinter and IJR
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Trump appointee Carl Higbie resigns as public face of agency that runs AmeriCorps after KFile review of racist, sexist, anti-Muslim and anti-LGBT comments on the radio  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)WARNING: This story contains graphic language.  —  Trump administration appointee Carl …
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Congress hurtles toward shutdown  —  Updated 10:30 p.m.: The Senate adjourned late Thursday without taking a key vote to keep the government funded through Feb. 16.  The chamber will convene Friday morning, hours before a midnight deadline to head off a government shutdown.  —  Original story:
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New York Times:
House Passes Short-Term Spending Bill, Setting Up Shutdown Battle in Senate
Burgess Everett / Politico:
How Trump's TV habits raised the risk of a shutdown
The Daily Beast Latest Articles:
Trump's Shutdown Plan Is Pretty Much: Jesus, Take the Wheel
Discussion: abc7chicago.com and Raw Story
Alice Ollstein / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Blows Up Republican Plan To Blame Democrats For Blocking CHIP
New York Times:
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks North Carolina Gerrymandering Ruling  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked a trial court's order requiring North Carolina lawmakers to produce a revised congressional voting map, making it likely that the midterm elections this year …
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court blocks order to redraw North Carolina congressional map
Discussion: Washington Post and RedState
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to immediately accept DACA case
Discussion: Raw Story
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Accusations Of ‘Frat House’ Behavior Trail ‘LA Times’ Publisher's Career  —  The Los Angeles Times has given prominent coverage to recent revelations of sexual harassment of women by prominent men, particularly in entertainment and media.  Yet a review by NPR finds that the newspaper's own CEO and publisher …
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Fusion GPS interview with House panel leaves huge pile of breadcrumbs for Trump-Russia investigators  — The House Intelligence Committee released the transcript of its interview with Glenn Simpson, the cofounder of the opposition research firm Fusion GPS.
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Politico:
House panel releases transcript of interview with Fusion GPS co-founder
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Conservative Ed Martin Out as CNN Contributor  —  The pundit was brought on by CNN to help replace Jeffrey Lord, whom the network fired in August.  —  Former Missouri politician and reliable Trump supporter Ed Martin is out as a CNN contributor, a network spokesperson confirmed Thursday to The Hollywood Reporter.
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump to Mark One-Year Anniversary With Gala at Mar-a-Lago  —  Tickets for dinner event start at $100,000 per couple  —  Unclear whether governmnent shutdown would affect travel plans  —  President Donald Trump will mark the first anniversary of his inauguration on Saturday with a celebration …
Discussion: The Week and Jamie Dupree - AJC
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Shutdown threat tanks West Wing morale  —  The first year of Donald Trump's presidency is coming to a close with administration officials exhausted and uncertain after two extraordinary weeks of chaos, even by the standards of this White House.  —  The drama underlines a fundamental truth …
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Joe Cunningham / RedState:
Wow!  Mark Steyn Defends White Supremacists In Anti-Hispanic Rant  —  Once upon a time, it used to be politically uncouth to offer any amount of public support to folks who believed in white supremacy and actively think that brown people have no place in this country.
Discussion: Mediaite
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Justin Baragona / Mediaite:   Mark Steyn Bashes Immigrants: At Least ‘White Supremacists are American Citizens’
Hayes Brown / BuzzFeed:
Hungarian Police Have A Warrant Out For Former Trump Adviser Sebastian Gorka  —  Gorka's warrant on gun charges was in effect the entire time he was in the White House.  —  Former Trump White House staffer Sebastian Gorka has an active warrant out for his arrest in Hungary, according to the Hungarian police's website.
Wall Street Journal:
Talking to Trump: A How-To Guide  —  Insights from more than 50 people the president met with in his first year in office  —  President Donald Trump has received huge public exposure in his first year through blanket TV coverage, speeches and tweets.  But what is he like in person?
Discussion: Raw Story and The Week
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Colin Firth says he will not work with Woody Allen again  —  Actor provides statement to Guardian on same day Dylan Farrow gives first televised interview accusing her adopted father of sexual assault  —  Colin Firth is the latest actor to publicly rebuke Woody Allen, telling the Guardian …
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CBS News:
Dylan Farrow details her sexual assault allegations against Woody Allen
Angela Hart / Sacramento Bee:
‘We will prosecute’ employers who help immigration sweeps, California AG says  —  The state's top cop issued a warning to California employers Thursday that businesses face legal repercussions, including fines up to $10,000, if they assist federal immigration authorities with a potential widespread immigration crackdown.
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
Trump Towers buyers in India offered chance to meet Donald Trump Jr., raising ethics concerns  —  GURGAON, India — Prospective buyers of luxury apartments in the new Trump Towers project outside India's capital are being lured with an unusual promise: If you buy a flat, we will fly you to the United States to meet Donald Trump Jr.
Discussion: Shareblue Media and New York Times
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Bannon tells Congress he called Trump Tower meeting ‘unpatriotic’: Sources
Discussion: Raw Story, CANNONFIRE, Hullabaloo and Salon
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Schumer slams Cotton in face-to-face with Trump  —  Cotton said Schumer did not want him the room for the Dreamers' talks ‘probably because I would get a good deal, and he wants a bad deal.’  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told President Trump this week that there will be no deal …
Discussion: Breitbart
Max Brantley / Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times:
Activists say Tom Cotton has issued do-not-call-or-write notice to some constituents.  UPDATE.  Such letters sent in ‘extreme circumstances’ says Cotton's office.  —  Ozark Indivisible, the activist group that has been pressing members of Congress from Arkansas on health care …
Fredreka Schouten / USA Today:
One year after Trump's inauguration, no one will say how they spent the extra money  —  WASHINGTON — Nearly a year after President Trump's inauguration, the committee that raised a record $106.7 million for the event has not disclosed how much surplus money it still has or provided a final accounting of its finances.
Discussion: New York Magazine
 
 
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Gretchen Livingston / Pew Research Center:
They're Waiting Longer, but U.S. Women Today More Likely to Have Children Than a Decade Ago
Discussion: New York Post and TheBlaze
Sens. Tom Cotton / The Hill:
Any DACA deal must include an end to chain migration
Will Hobson / Washington Post:
At Larry Nassar sentencing hearing, a parade of horror and catharsis
Kori Schake / The Atlantic:
Rex Tillerson's Syria Policy Is Sensible—But It's Fanciful
Benjamin Weinthal / Fox News:
Germans want Senate action on Trump's pick for ambassador
Ted Barrett / CNN:
Feinstein warns people will die if the government shuts down
Donna Borak / CNNMoney:
Trump consumer protection chief requests $0 in funding
Discussion: Washington Press
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
The Map Has Changed, but the Math Remains the Same
 Earlier Items: 
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
NYPD officers raid Newsweek headquarters
Emily Heil / Washington Post:
Nancy Pelosi is going to be a guest judge on 'RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars'
Office of Civil Rights / Latest News Releases:
HHS Announces New Conscience and Religious Freedom Division
The Guardian:
The boss, the boyfriend and the FBI: the Italian woman in the eye of the Trump-Russia inquiry
Maya Rajamani / Newsweek:
Hillary Clinton could still become president if Russia probe finds conspiracy evidence
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
FBI investigating whether Russian money went to NRA to help Trump
 

 
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

 
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