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1:35 AM ET, January 23, 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.
Jgoldsmith / Lawfare:   Power and Integrity at the FBI: Chris Wray Stands Up to the President and the Attorney General
Sharyl Attkisson / The Hill:
Was Lynch coordinating with Comey in the Clinton investigation?
Associated Press:
Justice Dept. to leave ‘no stone unturned’ to find texts
Discussion: Politico
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
FBI head threatened to resign after Sessions pressured him to fire deputy director: report
Discussion: RedState, Axios and Palmer Report
Kate Bennett / CNN:
Melania Trump will no longer join the President in Davos  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)First lady Melania Trump, in a change of plans, will not be joining President Donald Trump on his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, later this week.
Discussion: Business Insider and KTLA
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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.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Alleged payment to porn star was illegal donation to Trump campaign, watchdog says
Discussion: KTLA and ThinkProgress
Jonathan Carlson / WGCL-TV:
Feds: Man threatened to kill CNN employees  —  A Michigan man was arrested after an FBI investigation, accused of threatening to travel to Atlanta to commit mass murder at CNN headquarters.  —  According to federal court documents, the man, from a Detroit suburb, made 22 calls to CNN about a week ago.
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Man arrested, accused of threatening to kill CNN employees  —  A Michigan man was arrested after allegedly threatening to shoot and kill CNN employees, WGCL-TV reported Monday.  —  The FBI launched an investigation after the man, who is unnamed in the CBS report, reportedly called CNN 22 times about a week ago.
Discussion: RedState
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
Discussion: Fox News Insider and thecut
Elana Schor / Politico:
Congress votes to end shutdown
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Support for Democrats' DACA Strategy Grew During Government Shutdown, Polls Show  —  After funding expired, more voters said immigration issue was worth bringing government operations to a halt  —  Immigration activists rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood arrivals program during …
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Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:
'It's Morally Reprehensible': Liberals Livid With Senate Dems Over Shutdown Deal
Discussion: The Week and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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
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 …
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 …
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, Axios, Grist and NPR
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New York Times:
Trump Slaps Steep Tariffs on Foreign Washing Machines and Solar Products
Discussion: The Verge
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 …
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
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.
Peter Spiliakos / National Review:
Tom Cotton, Lindsey Graham, and the Future of the GOP  —  1. Tom Cotton has strengthened his chances of being the Republican presidential nominee someday.  He was the most effective Trump surrogate and has earned the “fighter” reputation that Cruz wanted so desperately.
Discussion: Mother Jones
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T.A. Frank / Vanity Fair:
Will Democrats Lose the Government Shutdown?
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
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 …
Discussion: NBC News
Peter S. Goodman / New York Times:
Populism Is Waning, Which Is Reason to Party in Davos  —  LONDON — The World Economic Forum has never suffered from a lack of extravagance.  But this year the champagne may be flowing even more freely than usual in the Swiss Alps resort of Davos, owing to a turn in the global situation pleasing …
Discussion: Washington Post
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Keith Bradsher / New York Times:
At Davos, 6 Feet of Snow Brings Limousines to a Crawl
Discussion: thecut
Sarah Maslin Nir / New York Times:
In New Proposed Subway Elevators, Some See a Terrorism Risk  —  To some, the prospect of adding new subway elevators not far from the World Trade Center is a godsend, a desperately needed portal for the disabled to a subway system that is among the least accessible in the nation.
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Advice to Young Ladies in This Very, Very Stupid Era  —  Some of you misguided young women (the non-misguided ones can ignore me) will resist the obvious fact that you need the romantic advice of a married, 53-year old retired Army officer who identifies as male.
Discussion: bizpacreview.com, USA Today and WTVR-TV
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
Office of Governor Phil Scott:
GOVERNOR PHIL SCOTT SIGNS H. 511  —  Governor Phil Scott has signed H. 511, An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older, into law.  —  Read his full message to the General Assembly below:  —  “Today, with mixed emotions, I have signed H. 511.
Discussion: RedState, Washington Post, MPP, Vox and Hit & Run
 
 
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Christopher Clarey / New York Times:
For Tennys Sandgren, Success Brings Scrutiny of His Political Views
Discussion: Mashable and The Guardian
David Lohr / HuffPost:
Report Shows Massive Increase In Anti-LGBTQ Violence Since Trump Took Office
Discussion: Advocate and Jezebel
Sean McElwee / The Nation:
How the Right's War on Unions Is Killing the Democratic Party
Discussion: The Stranger …
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and ‘The Game’ author Neil Strauss partnering on book
Discussion: Raw Story
Amanda Erickson / Washington Post:
Ecuador's president calls Julian Assange ‘more than a nuisance’
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump waives dozens of environmental rules to speed up construction of border wall
Ilya Zhegulev / BuzzFeed:
Inside The Fight For The Soul Of Kaspersky Lab
 Earlier Items: 
Bruce Vielmetti / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
David A. Clarke a no-show at federal civil rights trial over his Facebook posts
Discussion: The Hill, IJR and RedState
Ben Sales / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
A Jewish journalist is confronting Trump's immigration advisers with their own immigrant histories
New York Times:
There's a Surprise in the Government Funding Bill: More Tax Cuts
Discussion: twitchy.com
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Read the draft White House infrastructure plan
Discussion: Vox, CNBC, The Week and Mediaite
 

 
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Authentic Brands licenses Sports Illustrated's publishing rights to The Players' Tribune owner Minute Media for 10 years, with plans to keep the print edition

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ofcom rules that five GB News programs presented by Conservative politicians have broken its due impartiality rules and puts the channel “on notice”

Reuters:
After oral arguments, SCOTUS appeared wary of curbing US government contacts with social media platforms in the First Amendment case of Murthy v. Missouri

 
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