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1:20 AM ET, January 29, 2018

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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
White House perjury panic  —  I can't overstate the level of anxiety among sources close to Trump after the president told the NYT's Maggie Haberman last week he was willing and eager to submit himself to a live interview under oath with Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:   Republicans in Congress divided over protecting Mueller from being ousted by Trump
Patrick Temple-West / Politico:
GOP's Gowdy says he supports Mueller ‘100 percent’
Liz Sly / Washington Post:
U.S. soldiers are revealing sensitive and dangerous information by jogging  —  BEIRUT — An interactive map posted on the Internet that shows the whereabouts of people who use fitness devices such as Fitbit also reveals highly sensitive information about the location and activities of soldiers …
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Alex Hern / The Guardian:
Fitness tracking app Strava gives away location of secret US army bases  —  Data about exercise routes shared online by soldiers can be used to pinpoint overseas facilities  —  Sensitive information about the location and staffing of military bases and spy outposts around the world has been revealed by a fitness tracking company.
Helena Andrews-Dyer / Washington Post:
No, Ivanka Trump didn't stop José Andrés from getting into a party.  Here's what really happened.  —  If there's a simple lesson in all of this, said Cafe Milano owner Franco Nuschese, it's talk before you tweet.  —  On Saturday night, Nuschese's fellow restaurateur José …
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The Daily Beast:
Celebrity Chef and Trump Foe Jose Andres Says Ivanka Trump Had Him Booted From Event
Discussion: Daily Kos, Politico and Joe.My.God.
Brian Porreca / Hollywood Reporter:
Omarosa Goes From White House to Cast of ‘Celebrity Big Brother’  —  The former ‘Apprentice’ star, and adviser to President Trump, was the shock addition to the new season of CBS' reality show.  —  Omarosa Manigault, who left the White House under dramatic circumstances at the tail end of last year …
Discussion: Raw Story, Splinter and twitchy.com
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Troubled Los Angeles Times Picking New Editor Amid Unrest  —  In an attempt to calm rising newsroom tensions at The Los Angeles Times, the paper was expected to name Jim Kirk, a veteran journalist and former editor and publisher of The Chicago Sun-Times, as its next editor in chief on Monday, according to two company officials.
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Jim Kirk to replace Lewis D'Vorkin as editor in chief of the Los Angeles Times  —  In another dramatic shake-up at the Los Angeles Times, Chicago journalist Jim Kirk will be named editor in chief of the newspaper, replacing Lewis D'Vorkin, who will move to another position within the parent company.
Discussion: L.A. Times Guild
New York Times:
Secret Memo Hints at a New Republican Target: Rod Rosenstein  —  WASHINGTON — A secret, highly contentious Republican memo reveals that Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein approved an application to extend surveillance of a former Trump campaign associate shortly after taking office last spring …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump team considers nationalizing 5G network  —  Trump national security officials are considering an unprecedented federal takeover of a portion of the nation's mobile network to guard against China, according to sensitive documents obtained by Axios.
Discussion: CNBC and Mashable, more at Techmeme »
Andrew MacAskill / Reuters:
I tweet from bed sometimes, Trump says  —  LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, who has garnered a large following on social media with rambunctious postings, said he sometimes tweets from bed, though he occasionally allows others to post his words.
Discussion: The Week
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:   Lawmakers call on Trump to drop bid for legal immigration cuts
Reuters:
Democratic senator criticizes Pelosi's immigration comment
Discussion: TheBlaze
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Hillary Clinton Roasts Trump at the Grammys by Narrating ‘Fire and Fury’ … Save the white roses artists wore in support of the Time's Up movement, a vague Kesha-introducing speech by Janelle Monae about the scourge of inequality women face (that somehow failed to mention the alleged cycle …
Fox News:
Joy Villa turns heads with pro-life outfit at the Grammys  —  NEW YORK CITY - Joy Villa turned up at the 60th Grammy Awards in a dress meant to make a statement.  The singer wore a white wedding dress that she hand-painted with the image of a fetus surrounded by a rainbow paired with a purse that read “choose life.”
Discussion: IJR, The Daily Caller, TheBlaze, Mediaite and AOL
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
How the Koch network learned to thrive in the Trump era  —  INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — The Kochs have boarded the Trump train.  —  After pointedly declining to support Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign, billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch and their network …
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Maggie Severns / Politico:   Kochs find areas of agreement with Trump
Katie Glueck / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Koch-aligned group already prepping for next Supreme Court fight
Ros Krasny / Bloomberg:
Trump Says Ice Caps ‘Setting Records’ as He Mulls Climate Accord  —  Any return to Paris agreement has to be ‘a good deal’ for U.S.  —  President casts doubt on climate change in ITV interview  —  Donald Trump cast doubt on the science of climate change even while saying he'd be open …
Discussion: Politicus USA
Kira Davis / RedState:
Gonzo Street Artist Challenges Grammys Hypocrisy With Racy Posters  —  WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES NSFW (images are censored but still contain material that may be offensive to some readers)  —  Conservative street artist Sabo is known for his gonzo artwork that typically takes aim at Hollywood hypocrisy.
miamiherald:
Rubio fires chief of staff for improper relations with lower level employees  —  WASHINGTON  —  Senator Marco Rubio fired his chief of staff on Saturday night after determining his top staffer engaged in inappropriate behavior with subordinates.  —  Rubio said Clint Reed …
Lauren Gardner / Politico:
Trump's $1 trillion plan inspires ‘Hunger Games’ angst  —  The president's long-awaited infrastructure package will expect cities and states to pick up much more of the costs for their projects.  —  President Donald Trump won the White House promising a $1 trillion, 10-year blueprint to rebuild America …
Discussion: TheBlaze
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Kerry jokes he wants to see Trump's ‘girth certificate’  —  joked that he wanted to see President Trump  —  's “girth certificate,” a reference to the president's weight, during a speech at the annual Alfalfa Club dinner in Washington, D.C.  —  “Despite the pressure he's under …
Discussion: Axios, RedState, Breitbart, IJR and The Week
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Why Isn't 2018 Album of the Year Nominee Lorde Performing at the Grammys?  —  For a Grammy nominee who isn't performing at the Grammys, Lorde is certainly owning Grammy Week.  —  On Wednesday night she performed with Jack Antonoff at his fourth annual Ally Coalition benefit at New York's Town Hall …
Albert R. Hunt / Bloomberg:
Republicans Aim to Stop a Democratic Wave Right Here  —  Western Pennsylvania was Trump country in 2016.  A March special congressional election will test whether it still is.  —  Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, whose population peaked about the time native son Perry Como left in the 1930s, is Trump country.
Discussion: New York Magazine
 
 
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Pence to headline Trump hotel dinner to raise money for GOP candidates
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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Bluesky confirms Jack Dorsey left its board and says the public benefit company is searching for a new board member; Dorsey announced Bluesky in December 2019

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