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7:40 PM ET, January 25, 2018

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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Grassley Says ‘Spooked’ Kushner Won't Agree to Russia Interview  —  Committee to release other transcripts on Trump Tower meeting  —  ‘That section of our investigation is done,’ senator says  —  A “spooked” Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser …
Discussion: Shareblue Media and Palmer Report
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Attorney Says No Decision to Talk to Mueller  —  John Dowd, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, told The Daily Beast on Wednesday he will be the one to decide whether or not Trump sits down for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller.  Dowd also said he hasn't made any decision …
Discussion: Palmer Report, Mediaite and Joe.My.God.
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
I've Watched Trump Testify Under Oath.  It Isn't Pretty.  —  In a 2007 deposition in my libel case (which he lost), he was underprepared and overconfident.  —  “There's been no collusion whatsoever.  There's been no obstruction whatsoever.”  —Donald Trump, Jan. 24, 2018
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Mueller Wasn't Interested in Bannon Until ‘Fire and Fury,’ Source Says
Discussion: RedState and Political Wire
The Daily Beast:
House Democrats Are Trying to Reveal 1,000 New Russian Troll Accounts
Discussion: Axios, Politico and New York Times
Lorraine Woellert / Politico:
White House jumps back into Dreamer battle with citizenship offer  —  President Donald Trump on Monday will propose a pathway to citizenship for 1.8 million undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children — a key concession to Democrats that he hopes will win their support for a massive border wall with Mexico.
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Tal Kopan / CNN:
White House proposes path to citizenship for 1.8 million people  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump is proposing giving 1.8 million young undocumented immigrants a pathway to citizenship in exchange for $25 billion for his long-promised wall and a host …
The Daily Beast:
White House Proposes Path to Citizenship for 1.8M Immigrants, Calls It ‘Dramatic Concession’ to Dems  —  But it's not without a price.  The president wants $25 billion for his wall and major changes to immigration policy elsewhere.  —  ANDREW DESIDERIO1.25.18 4:48 PM ET
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump supports path to citizenship for up to 1.8 million ‘dreamers’ in new White House proposal  —  President Trump's immigration proposal to Congress will include a path to citizenship for an estimated 1.8 million young undocumented immigrants, White House officials said Thursday …
New York Times:
Trump Immigration Plan Demands Tough Concessions From Democrats  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump proposed legislation on Thursday that provides a path to citizenship for as many as 1.8 million young, undocumented immigrants in exchange for an end to decades of family-based migration policies …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:
Cruz Blasts Citizenship Path for Dreamers Suggested by Trump
Paul Schwartzman / Washington Post:
The Trumps asked to borrow a Van Gogh for the White House.  The Guggenheim offered an 18K gold toilet instead.  —  The emailed response from the Guggenheim's chief curator to the White House was polite but firm: the museum could not accommodate a request to “borrow” a painting by Vincent Van Gogh …
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
‘Secret Society’ FBI Text Actually Began With A ‘Beefcake’ Putin Calendar  —  The backstory to the message that's been blowing up conservative media is pretty funny.  —  WASHINGTON It was hours after Donald Trump became the president-elect, and two FBI officials, like many of their fellow citizens, were flabbergasted.
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Fox News:
DOJ recovers missing text messages between anti-Trump FBI agents Strzok and Page
Mike Levine / ABC News:
The full ‘secret society’ text between FBI agents: Was it meant in jest?
David Shortell / CNN:
DOJ watchdog says missing texts recovered
Discussion: IJR and Mediaite
Avery Anapol / The Hill:
DOJ office says it has found missing text messages of FBI officials
Discussion: The Guardian, KQED News and RedState
David Edwards / Raw Story:
GOP Senate candidate flips out over 'women's rights': ‘I want to come home to a cooked dinner every night’  —  Republican U.S. Senate candidate for Missouri Courtland Sykes blasted “women's rights” this week.  —  In a statement posted to Facebook on Tuesday, Sykes said that he had been asked if he “supports women's rights.”
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Kansas City Star:
Senate candidate wants daughters to be homemakers, not ‘career obsessed banshees’
Discussion: Political Wire and thecut
Dell Cameron / Gizmodo:
Kris Kobach's Office Leaks Last 4 Social Security Digits of Nearly Every Kansas Lawmaker and Thousands of State Employees, Including Kris Kobach  —  This is starting to just get sad.  —  Prior to receiving notice from Gizmodo this morning, Kris Kobach's office was leaking sensitive information belonging …
Discussion: Mother Jones and New York Magazine
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Casey Affleck Withdraws From Oscars: Won't Present Best Actress Award  —  EXCLUSIVE: Casey Affleck has withdrawn from presenting the Best Actress Award at the upcoming Oscars, Deadline hears.  He has notified the Academy he will not be attending the event, sources said.
Huib Modderkolk / De Volkskrant:
Dutch agencies provide crucial intel about Russia's interference in US-elections  —  Hackers from the Dutch intelligence service AIVD have provided the FBI with crucial information about Russian interference with the American elections.  For years, AIVD had access to the infamous Russian hacker group Cozy Bear.
Johnny Manziel / ESPN:
Vince McMahon: XFL to return in 2020 without gimmicks  —  WWE founder and chairman Vince McMahon announced Thursday he is giving a professional football league another go.  —  It will be called the XFL, the same name of the league McMahon and NBC tried for one season in 2001 …
Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
The Photo That Never Saw The Light of Day: Obama With Farrakhan In 2005  —  A journalist announced last week that he will publish a photograph of then-Illinois Sen. Barack Obama (D) and Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan that he took in 2005 at a Congressional Black Caucus meeting …
Ian Kerner / CNN:
Cuckolding can be positive for some couples, study says  —  (CNN)In our current political climate, the term “cuck” — short for “cuckservative” — has become an insult of the so-called alt-right, aimed at men they view as spineless and emasculated.  The slur has its roots in the concept of cuckolding, or having an adulterous partner.
Angus Deaton / New York Times:
The U.S. Can No Longer Hide From Its Deep Poverty Problem  —  You might think that the kind of extreme poverty that would concern a global organization like the United Nations has long vanished in this country.  Yet the special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston …
Discussion: Splinter
Kate Bennett / CNN:
Melania Trump skips Davos, visits museum and heads to Florida  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)First lady Melania Trump's plane arrived in West Palm Beach, Florida, Thursday, the same week she cancelled her planned trip with her husband to Davos, Switzerland, at the last minute.
John Nolte / Breitbart:
CNN's Climate of Hate Comes Home to Roost  —  For nearly five years, going all the way back to the Trayvon Martin uproar, Breitbart News has aggressively documented CNN's devolution into a 24/7 hate network.  This week, CNN's climate of hate finally came home to roost when a Michigan man …
Discussion: Mediaite
Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
Oprah addresses running for president  —  (CNN)Oprah Winfrey is downplaying her interest in a presidential run in a new interview, saying she doesn't “have the DNA” for a run.  —  “I've always felt very secure and confident with myself in knowing what I could do and what I could not,” Winfrey explained to InStyle Magazine.
Bloomberg:
Putin Family Split Offers Peek at Secret Dealings of Russia Inc.  —  During his courtship and marriage, Kirill Shamalov catapulted into the ranks of the super-rich with a little help from some of the closest allies of his father-in-law: Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Discussion: 444 and The Week
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Nikki Haley skewers Mahmoud Abbas at UN Security Council meeting  —  U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley launched a broadside Thursday at Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, accusing him of indulging in “outrageous” conspiracy theories about Israel and lacking what is needed to secure peace in the region.
Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
Be Smart: Mike Allen Wrote The Rules Of Washington And Now Donald Trump's Destroying Them  —  Every morning, Washington wakes up to Axios AM — Mike Allen's top 10 stories of the day, filled with short bits of breaking news, feuding White House insiders, and, some days, sober, moral pronouncements on how weird the Trump era is.
Bloomberg:
Mueller Almost Done With Obstruction Part of Trump Probe, Sources Say  —  Other portions of investigation could last months: officials  —  Intelligence officials, Trump aides interviewed in past weeks  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller is moving at a far faster pace than previously known …
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
Iran's Fast Boats Stop Harassing U.S. Navy, Baffling Military
The Hill:
More than 30 senators join push for immigration deal
Discussion: Washington Post and Breitbart
Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
Harvey Weinstein's Ex-Assistant Sues for Harassment, Says He Regularly Dictated Emails Naked
CNN:
First they were burned and whipped, then their families were sent the videos
Discussion: theGrio
Seth A. Richardson / Plain Dealer:
Poll shows Richard Cordray narrowly leading wide-open Democratic race, DeWine up big
Discussion: Political Wire
Paula LavigneESPN / ESPN:
Michigan State sought to end federal oversight, delayed sending Nassar files
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge seems open to emoluments suit against Trump
Discussion: Washington Post
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
Why Democrats Won't Get Their Way on Immigration
 Earlier Items: 
Jonathan Tamari / Philly.com:
Rep. Pat Meehan will have to step aside, Republican insiders say
Discussion: twitchy.com and Business Insider
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Rubio rejects bipartisan immigration gang
Discussion: New York Magazine and Breitbart
Alyssa Rosenberg / Washington Post:
In three years, LGBT Americans have gone from triumph to backlash
Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
Their school deleted an article on a teacher's firing. So these teens published it themselves.
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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

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
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