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2:35 PM ET, January 30, 2018

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The Guardian:
Second Trump-Russia dossier being assessed by FBI  —  Exclusive: memo written by former journalist Cody Shearer independently sets out some of the allegations made by ex-spy Christopher Steele  —  The FBI inquiry into alleged Russian collusion in the 2016 US presidential election has been given …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
The great disorientation machine  —  The coming release of a secret House memo, hotly sought by conservatives, will intensify the great muddying of the Russia investigation in the public's mind.  —  Why the memo matters: Trump's allies are betting that when all is said and done …
Mike Emanuel / Fox News:
Paul Ryan calls to ‘cleanse’ the FBI, backs surveillance memo release  —  House Speaker Paul Ryan called Tuesday to “cleanse” the FBI as he openly backed the release of a controversial memo that purportedly details alleged surveillance abuses by the U.S. government.  —  “Let it all out, get it all out there.
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Ryan urges Republicans to take caution with FBI memo
Discussion: CNBC, Breitbart and Daily Kos
Mike Allen / Axios:
10 undisputed facts behind the Russia probe
Discussion: RedState
John Hudson / BuzzFeed:
Trump Administration Admits It Cribbed Forbes Magazine To Create “Oligarch List”  —  The revelation is likely to invite criticism that a congressionally-mandated list designed to punish Russia for interfering in the US election is not being aggressively implemented.  —  Reporting From Washington, DC
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Sylvan Lane / The Hill:
Mnuchin promises more sanctions on Russia after outrage over report  —  said Tuesday the Trump administration will impose financial sanctions on dozens of wealthy Russians despite the president declining a congressional deadline to do so.  —  Mnuchin said that a report issued Monday …
Discussion: CNBC and Joe.My.God.
Leonid Bershidsky / Bloomberg:
The U.S. List of Russian Oligarchs Is a Disgrace
Discussion: Los Angeles Times, NPR and Mother Jones
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The Trump administration's weird explanation for withholding Russia sanctions
Discussion: Mother Jones
Brian Fung / Washington Post:
Here's what went wrong with that Hawaii missile alert, the FCC says … The emergency worker who sent a false public safety alert on Jan. 13 warning of an imminent ballistic missile attack against Hawaii believed that a ballistic missile was truly bound for the state after mishearing …
Discussion: Mashable and Joe.My.God.
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Cecilia Kang / New York Times:   Worker Who Sent False Hawaii Alert Thought Threat Was Real, F.C.C. Says
Associated Press:
The Latest: FCC: Errors led to false missile alert in Hawaii
Discussion: RedState
Margaret Harding McGill / Politico:
FCC: Official who sent false Hawaii missile alert believed it was real
Discussion: Axios
Washington Post:
Scott Pruitt once said Trump 'would be more abusive to the Constitution than Barack Obama — and that's saying a lot' … Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said in a 2016 interview that “Donald Trump in the White House would be more abusive to the Constitution than Barack Obama …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Raw Story
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Nick Surgey / Documented:
PRUITT CALLED TRUMP A THREAT TO CONSTITUTION IN 2016 INTERVIEW  —  In a stinging 2016 radio interview, Scott Pruitt lambasted then candidate Donald Trump, warning of the danger to the constitution should he become president.  —  “If Donald Trump is the nominee and eventually the president …
TMZ.com:
‘Glee’ Star Mark Salling Dead of Apparent Suicide  —  Mark Salling is dead of an apparent suicide, according to law enforcement ... TMZ has learned.  —  We're told his body was found near a riverbed in Sunland ... the area where he lived.  We do not yet know the manner of death.
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Paul Rosenzweig / The Atlantic:
There's No Way Mueller Will Indict Trump  —  The latest revelations about President Trump have, once again, excited the interest of the public, leading to speculation that Special Counsel Robert Mueller may have amassed sufficient evidence to charge the president with obstruction of justice.
Howard Fineman / NBC News:
The ‘state’ of Donald Trump?  He thinks it couldn't be better.  —  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is telling friends and aides in private that things are going great — for him.  —  Some reasons: He's decided that a key witness in the Russia probe, Paul Manafort, isn't going to “flip” and sell him out, friends and aides say.
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Some TRUTH TALK about SOTU — HOUSE DEM CANDIDATE on the border says ‘no way’ to wall, and ties GOP candidate to Trump — SPOTTED at the French embassy dinner for Charlie Rivkin  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — A Democrat running for the House on the Texas-Mexico border is running …
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Danielle Paquette / Washington Post:
Humane Society CEO is subject of sexual harassment complaints from three women, according to internal investigation
Discussion: thecut, AOL, HumaneWatch and The Week
Dylan Dethier / Golf.com:
LPGA star on golf with Trump: ‘He cheats like hell’  —  Stories of 2017: President Trump steals the spotlight at U.S. Women's Open  —  LPGA legend Suzann Pettersen is fond of the sitting U.S. president.  But she's not so sure about his handicap.  —  In an interview with Norwegian newspaper …
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Trump's Approval Highest in West Virginia, Lowest in Vermont  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's job approval rating averaged 38% throughout the U.S. in 2017, but at the state level it ranged from a high of 61% in West Virginia to a low of 26% in Vermont.
Discussion: WPRI-TV, Talking Points Memo and Vox
Bloomberg:
U.S. Probes Apple Over Updates That Slow Older iPhones  —  Apple said in December a software update affected some phones  —  Company cut price of replacement batteries after complaints  —  The U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating whether …
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Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Trump Turns GOP Into a Conspiracy of Dunces
FiveThirtyEight:
Why We Hate The State Of The Union.  And A Rebuttal.  —  The State of the Union address is preceded each year by another annual ritual: Several weeks of debate in the FiveThirtyEight newsroom about how much we should cover the State of the Union.  Is it all flash?  Does it really matter?
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Names of campaign donors to be flashed during live stream of Trump's State of the Union speech
Asha Rangappa / Just Security:
Five Questions the Nunes Memo Better Answer  —  The House Intelligence Committee has voted to release the Nunes Memo, which allegedly outlines widespread abuses by the DOJ and FBI in obtaining a surveillance order against former national security advisor to the Trump Campaign, Carter Page.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Balloon Juice
Janine Puhak / Fox News:
Woman denied emotional support peacock on United flight  —  Birds of a feather may flock together, but United Airlines recently shot down one traveler's request to bring her emotional support peacock on a flight departing Newark Liberty International Airport.
Discussion: Mashable, TheBlaze and The Federalist
Gordon Corera / BBC:
Russia ‘will target US mid-term elections’ says CIA chief  —  The director of the CIA expects that Russia will target the US mid-term elections later this year.  —  Mike Pompeo told the BBC there had been no significant diminishing of Russian attempts at subversion in Europe and the US.
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Who Really Writes Trump's Speeches?  The White House Won't Say  —  At the White House on Friday, with President Donald Trump traveling back from Davos, administration officials met with reporters to preview the State of the Union address.  Set for Tuesday night, early talking points suggest the speech …
 
 
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