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4:35 PM ET, January 24, 2018

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Carol E. Lee / NBC News:
Flynn kept FBI interview concealed from White House, Trump  —  WASHINGTON — A year ago today, Donald Trump's newly sworn-in national security adviser, Michael Flynn, met privately in his West Wing office with FBI investigators interested in his communications with Russia's ambassador …
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Washington Post:
Trump asked the acting FBI director whom he voted for during Oval Office meeting … Shortly after President Trump fired his FBI director in May, he summoned to the Oval Office the bureau's acting director for a get-to-know-you meeting.  —  The two men exchanged pleasantries, but before long …
CNN:
Mueller set to question Bannon on Flynn and Comey  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller's team wants to question former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon about the firings of national security adviser Michael Flynn and FBI Director James Comey …
Reuters:
Mueller asked U.S. intelligence officials about Trump: sources
Discussion: Political Wire
Jake Gibson / Fox News:
Thousands of FBI cellphones affected by glitch that lost Strzok-Page texts, officials say  —  EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of FBI cellphones were affected by the technical glitch that the DOJ says prevented five months' worth of text messages between FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page …
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Evidence suggests a massive scandal is brewing at the FBI  —  During the financial crisis, the federal government bailed out banks it declared “too big to fail.”  Fearing their bankruptcy might trigger economic Armageddon, the feds propped them up with taxpayer cash.
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Clinton-Obama Emails: The Key to Understanding Why Hillary Wasn't Indicted
New York Times:
More than 160 women say Larry Nassar sexually abused them.  Here are his accusers in their own words.  —  He was lauded as a must-see doctor for the United States' best gymnasts.  Now Lawrence G. Nassar will spend the rest of his life in prison.  Over seven days, women recounted his sexual abuse …
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Eric Levenson / CNN:
Larry Nassar sentenced to up to 175 years in prison for decades of sexual abuse
Graham Couch / Lansing State Journal:   Michigan State's callous response to Nassar victims rightfully catches NCAA's eye
Indianapolis Star:   Rachael Denhollander's brave journey: Lone voice to ‘army’ at Larry Nassar's sentencing
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Report: Felons, people under foreign influence got national security clearances  —  WASHINGTON — A Defense Department report obtained by NBC News found that 165 defense contractors had their initial security clearances revoked last year after further investigation linked the recipients …
Discussion: IJR
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Louis Nelson / Politico:   Sanders: White House to unveil immigration framework next week
Associated Press:
The Latest: White House to unveil immigration plan Monday
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
USA Today:
Mayors may boycott Trump meeting on infrastructure because of ‘sanctuary cities’ move
BuzzFeed:
Cecile Richards Plans To Step Down As President Of Planned Parenthood, After More Than A Decade  —  Richards greatly expanded Planned Parenthood's political prominence, as well as its organizing and fundraising capacities, during her time leading the organization.  —  Reporting From Washington, DC
Bloomberg:
Inside the Dysfunctional Relationship of Donald Trump and Theresa May  —  When Theresa May returned to the grandeur of the British Embassy on Washington's Massachusetts Avenue in January last year, her aides had no idea how spectacularly awry her visit to Donald Trump's White House had gone.
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Chao rebuffs Trump critics in Davos: 'Those who don't want to listen to him can leave'  —  Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao had a clear message Wednesday for critics of President Donald Trump during his trip to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland: If you don't want to hear from him, you can leave.
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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Trump will tell globalists at Davos that his nationalist agenda is working
Discussion: Associated Press
Tory Newmyer / Washington Post:   Corker: Trump's unpredictability is working
U.S. Department of Justice:
Justice Department Demands Documents and Threatens to Subpoena 23 Jurisdictions As Part of 8 U.S.C. 1373 Compliance Review  —  The Department of Justice today sent the attached letters to 23 jurisdictions, demanding the production of documents that could show whether each jurisdiction …
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CNN:
Democratic mayors blast Trump, decline White House invite
Discussion: Axios and Washington Free Beacon
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Potential citizenship question in 2020 Census could shift power to rural America  —  A request by the Justice Department to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census could shift the nation's balance of political power from cities to more rural communities over the next decade and give Republicans …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Balkinization
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Sessions congratulates Trump for ending imaginary crime wave  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions is crediting President Trump for leading an effort to end a violent crime wave in America.  There's just one problem — that crime wave never existed in the first place.
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Exclusive: New signs Gates may be negotiating with Mueller's team  —  Who is Rick Gates?  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  — At this stage, with Gates' charges filed and bail set, talks could concern the charges and Gates' plea  —  Washington (CNN)Former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates has quietly added …
Lauren Thomas / CNBC:
Toys R Us to close 180 stores across the US  — Toys R Us is planning to shutter roughly 180 stores across the country, or about one-fifth of its U.S. store fleet.  —  Toys R Us is planning to shutter roughly 180 stores across the country, or about one-fifth of its U.S. store fleet …
Leinz Vales / CNN:
Evangelical leader Franklin Graham says Trump is a ‘changed person’  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump is a “changed person” amid recent reports of an alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels, said the president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
Jane Coaston / Vox:
ReleaseTheMemo and the conservative war on the FBI, explained  —  How one four-page memo took Republicans — and Trump-Russia probe detractors — by storm.  —  Let's say there was a memo that would show, without a shadow of a doubt, that the investigation into the Trump presidential campaign's ties …
Nick Wadhams / Bloomberg:
Tillerson's Overhaul at State in Doubt as USAID Suspends Role  —  The U.S. Agency for International Development has suspended cooperation with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's bid to overhaul the State Department, a move that highlights rising discord and impatience with the top diplomat's signature initiative.
Andrea Drusch / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Democratic poll: O'Rourke within single digits of Cruz  —  WASHINGTON  —  Democrat Beto O'Rourke trails Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz by single digits — 45-37 percent — according to new internal polling released by a Democratic group aimed at keeping corporate money out of politics.
Discussion: Washington Examiner, Forbes and IJR
Kansas City Star:
With Pence breaking 49-49 tie, U.S. Senate advances Brownback's nomination  —  WASHINGTON  —  Kansas Republican Sam Brownback, one of the most unpopular governors in the country, is nearing the exit ramp from his controversial governorship.  —  By the slimmest of margins …
Discussion: Political Wire
David Marchese / Vulture:
In Conversation: Erykah Badu  —  “I'm gathering ideas,” says Erykah Badu, talking over dinner at a vegan restaurant in midtown Manhattan.  “I'm uploading.”  Badu, in a baggy sweater, oversized eyeglasses, and giant fedora, is talking about why she hasn't released an album of new material since 2010's …
Ryan Devereaux / The Intercept:
Eight Humanitarian Activists Face Federal Charges After Leaving Water for Migrants in the Arizona Desert  —  A faith-based humanitarian group that provides aid and shelter to undocumented migrants on the southwestern border fears it has become the latest target in the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration advocates.
Anna Palmer / Politico:
CORNYN: ‘At least two more’ CRs are coming — FLYNN kept FBI interview concealed from W.H. — TRUMP'S BUDGET coming no earlier than Feb. 12 — POPE FRANCIS: Fake news is ‘evil’  —  BUCKLE UP — @JenniferShutt: “.  @JohnCornyn says Congress will have to pass ‘at least two more continuing resolutions.’”
David Nather / Axios:
Senate confirms Azar as HHS secretary  —  The Department of Health and Human Services is about to have a permanent leader for the first time since September.  The Senate has confirmed Alex Azar, a former pharmaceutical executive, to be the next HHS secretary.
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
NY Times reporter called Trump ‘racist,’ said RNC staffers were ‘complicit’  —  Jonathan Martin, the national political correspondent of The New York Times, called Donald Trump a “racist” and “fascist” during two campaign conversations with a Republican National Committee staff member …
Discussion: Mediaite
Ben Caspit / Jerusalem Post:
Kerry to Abbas confidante: ‘Stay strong and do not give in to Trump’  —  The former US Secretary of State also surprised his interlocutor by saying he was seriously considering running for president in 2020.  —  While the White House confirms that since the “Jerusalem Declaration” …
Discussion: IJR, Elder Of Ziyon and Daily Wire
nsarchive.gwu.edu:
Rumsfeld Snowflakes Come in from the Cold  —  SecDef Said Biggest Threat on 9/10/2001: Pentagon Bureaucracy  —  Archive FOIA Lawsuit Wins Monthly Releases Thanks to Pro Bono Representation by Skadden Arps  —  READ the First Full Tranche of Snowflakes  —  Martin Hoffmann advises Rumsfeld that the …
Discussion: New Republic
New York Times:
Under Fire for Harassment, Congressman Says Aide ‘Invited’ Behavior  —  WASHINGTON — Under fire for using taxpayer money to settle a sexual misconduct complaint from a former aide, Representative Patrick Meehan, Republican of Pennsylvania, said Tuesday that the woman “specifically invited” …
 
 
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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
‘Totally improper’: Senators react to Trump's question to McCabe
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Lee Smith / Tablet Magazine:
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Laura J. Nelson / Los Angeles Times:
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vatican.va:
“The truth will set you free” (Jn 8:32).
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Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Jim Mattis watches as Indonesian troops drink snake blood, shoot wearing blindfolds and roll in glass
Ben Popken / NBC News:
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Ronen Bergman / New York Times:
How Arafat Eluded Israel's Assassination Machine
Emily Guskin / Washington Post:
Republicans fuel sharp rise in concerns about sexual harassment, Post-ABC poll finds
Discussion: CANNONFIRE