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10:30 PM ET, January 22, 2018

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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: FBI director threatened to resign amid Trump, Sessions pressure  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions — at the public urging of President Donald Trump — has been pressuring FBI Director Christopher Wray to fire Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, but Wray threatened to resign if McCabe was removed …
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Fox News:
More than 50,000 texts exchanged between FBI officials Strzok and Page, Sessions says  —  More than 50,000 texts were exchanged between two FBI officials who have come under fire for exchanging anti-Trump messages during the 2016 election, Attorney General Jeff Sessions revealed Monday.
Associated Press:
Justice Dept. to leave ‘no stone unturned’ to find texts
Discussion: Politico
Sharyl Attkisson / The Hill:
Was Lynch coordinating with Comey in the Clinton investigation?
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Chuck Ducks / The Daily Beast:
Dems Fold on This Shutdown, but the Next One Could Be Worse … Two truths emerged from a deal that the Senate cut on Monday to re-open the federal government after a weekend-long shutdown.  The first is that Democrats caved.  The second is that they find themselves somewhat better positioned …
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Elana Schor / Politico:
Congress votes to end shutdown  —  In a dramatic turnaround, Senate Democrats voted to reopen the government on Monday after receiving a commitment from Republicans to hold a vote on immigration legislation — paving the way to end the three-day shutdown.  —  The Senate voted 81-18 …
Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:
'It's Morally Reprehensible': Liberals Livid With Senate Dems Over Shutdown Deal
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Week
Joy-Ann Reid / The Daily Beast:
Democrats' Bold Fold Shifts the Pressure Onto Trump and His GOP Enablers
Dara Lind / Vox:
The immigration negotiations Congress just gave itself 3 weeks to do, explained
Discussion: HuffPost, The Week and NPR
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
House votes to end government shutdown, sending legislation to Trump
T.A. Frank / Vanity Fair:
Will Democrats Lose the Government Shutdown?
CNN:
Susan Collins had senators in bipartisan meetings use talking stick  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)During bipartisan talks between senators to discuss passing a funding bill to end the government shutdown, Sen. Susan Collins whose office was being used for the negotiations, figured out a civil way to create discussion.
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Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Senator using ‘talking stick’ breaks Collins' glass elephant during shutdown talks: reports  —  A senator inadvertently broke a glass elephant belonging to Sen. Susan Collins  —  (R-Maine) after throwing a “talking stick” during bipartisan shutdown talks in her office, according to multiple reports.
Discussion: Fox News Insider and thecut
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“I've Got Another Nut Job Here Who Thinks He's Running Things”: Are Trump and Kelly Heading for Divorce?  —  With the president and his chief of staff arguing in public, Ivanka Trump takes charge of finding a replacement.  —  Donald Trump's relationship with John Kelly, his chief of staff …
Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Watchdog group files complaint against Trump campaign over reported payout to Stormy Daniels  —  The confidentiality settlement reportedly paid to an adult-film star who said she had an affair with Donald Trump years before he became president may have violated campaign finance laws, a watchdog group alleged Monday.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Taxes Solar Imports in Biggest Blow to Renewables Yet  —  President approves four years of tariffs starting at 30%  —  Tariffs set to gradually decline to 15 percent in fourth year  —  In the biggest blow he's dealt to the renewable energy industry yet, President Donald Trump decided …
Discussion: CNBC, NPR, Grist and Axios
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New York Times:
Trump Slaps Steep Tariffs on Foreign Washing Machines and Solar Products
Discussion: The Verge
Eric Wolff / Politico:   Trump imposes tariffs on solar imports
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
George Papadopoulos is the ‘John Dean’ of the Russia investigation, his fiancee says  —  He has been mocked by President Trump as a “low level volunteer” and “proven to be a liar.”  —  But the fiancee of George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign adviser who pleaded guilty in October …
Sam Levine / HuffPost:
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down State's Congressional Map, Saying It Illegally Benefits GOP  —  Republicans had consistently received a 13-5 advantage in the state's congressional delegation since 2012.  —  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the state's congressional map went …
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court just gave Democrats a big win on redistricting
Discussion: New York Times and IJR
Rachel Louise Ensign / Wall Street Journal:
Bank of America: No More Free Checking for Customers With Low Balances  —  eBanking customers switched into accounts that typically require direct deposit or a minimum balance to avoid $12 monthly fee  —  Bank of America Corp. BAC .69% has eliminated a free checking account popular …
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Trump voting commission bought Texas election data flagging Hispanic voters  —  President Trump's voting commission asked every state and the District for detailed voter registration data, but in Texas's case it took an additional step: It asked to see Texas records that identify all voters …
Christina Caron / New York Times:
No Passport or Ticket: How a Woman Evaded Airport Security and Flew to London  —  With neither a ticket nor a passport, Marilyn Hartman slipped into Chicago O'Hare International Airport last week, sneaked onto a British Airways flight and traveled to London, where she was apprehended by customs officials …
Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNNMoney:
Budweiser falls off the list of America's three favorite beers  —  Tapping into craft beer's online potential  —  Budweiser is no longer one of America's three most popular beers.  —  Before 2001, Budweiser was the top-selling U.S. beer, but it relinquished that crown to Bud Light.
Discussion: Business Insider and WTVR-TV
Keith Bradsher / New York Times:
At Davos, 6 Feet of Snow Brings Limousines to a Crawl  —  DAVOS, Switzerland — It may be tempting fate to try to gather 60 heads of state and hundreds of global business leaders in the dead of winter in a Swiss mountain valley.  This year, the World Economic Forum's luck seems to have run out.
Discussion: thecut
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Andrew Mayeda / Bloomberg:
IMF Says Global Growth Picking Up as U.S. Tax Cuts Take Hold
Discussion: The Daily Caller and NTK Network
Margalit Fox / New York Times:
Naomi Parker Fraley, the Real Rosie the Riveter, Dies at 96  —  Unsung for seven decades, the real Rosie the Riveter was a California waitress named Naomi Parker Fraley.  —  Over the years, a welter of American women have been identified as the model for Rosie, the female war worker …
Discussion: The Week, thecut and CBS Los Angeles
Ben Sales / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
A Jewish journalist is confronting Trump's immigration advisers with their own immigrant histories  —  NEW YORK (JTA) — During a combative news conference in early August, White House adviser Stephen Miller told reporters that the United States should prioritize immigrants who speak English.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Read the draft White House infrastructure plan  —  Below is a leaked draft document with plans for the White House infrastructure plan, a key campaign priority of President Trump.  —  Comment from White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters: “We are not going to comment on the contents …
Discussion: Vox, CNBC, The Week and Mediaite
Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
Montana Governor Signs Order to Force Net Neutrality  —  WASHINGTON — Most efforts underway to restore so-called net neutrality face big obstacles and would take many months, if not years, to succeed.  —  But in Montana, the governor has used the stroke of a pen to bring the rules to broad parts of his state.
Noor Al-Sibai / Raw Story:
WATCH: Hot mic catches GOP senator ogling ‘beautiful’ teenaged girls with fellow lawmaker  —  As the Senate prepared to pass the continuing resolution that would re-open the government, a Mississippi Republican was caught on a hot mic making comments about the appearances of high-school aged pages.
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump waives dozens of environmental rules to speed up construction of border wall  —  The Trump administration is waiving dozens of environmental regulations to speed up construction of President Trump  —  's proposed wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kirsten Nielsen …
 
 
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Amanda Erickson / Washington Post:
Ecuador's president calls Julian Assange ‘more than a nuisance’
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Colin Wilhelm / Politico:
Puerto Rico's governor plans to privatize electric utility
Ilya Zhegulev / BuzzFeed:
Inside The Fight For The Soul Of Kaspersky Lab
Bruce Vielmetti / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
David A. Clarke a no-show at federal civil rights trial over his Facebook posts
Discussion: The Hill, RedState and IJR
Tony Diver / Telegraph:
Oxford University gives women more time to pass exams
 Earlier Items: 
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Alleged payment to porn star was illegal donation to Trump campaign, watchdog says
New York Times:
There's a Surprise in the Government Funding Bill: More Tax Cuts
Discussion: twitchy.com
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Publisher pulls former Trump appointee Carl Higbie's book from market over racist remarks
Sofi Sinozich / ABC News:
Democrats solidify their lead in midterm elections matchup (POLL)
 

 
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Kate Kelly / New York Times:
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