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9:35 AM ET, January 30, 2018

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Carol E. Lee / NBC News:
Trump's gripes against McCabe included wife's politics, Comey's ride home  —  WASHINGTON — The day after President Donald Trump fired James Comey, he became so furious watching television footage of the ousted FBI director boarding a government-funded plane from Los Angeles back to Washington …
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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
On Flight to Davos, Trump Erupted Over DOJ Role in Russia Probe  —  President is said to be angered by Justice Department warning  —  Kelly reproached officials in meetings, calls last week  —  President Donald Trump's frustrations with the Russia investigation boiled over on Air Force …
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
House Republicans Vote to Release Secret Memo on Russia Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee, disregarding Justice Department warnings that their actions would be “extraordinarily reckless,” voted Monday evening to release a contentious secret memorandum …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Memo war: GOP to release memo aimed at Justice Department, while Dems push memo aimed at GOP  —  Yes, House Intelligence Committee Republicans voted Monday evening to release their so-called “FISA abuse” memo to the public, which will happen any day now, after President Trump gives the OK.
Discussion: Power Line
Mike Allen / Axios:
The great disorientation machine
New York Times:
Taunted by Trump and Pressured From Above, McCabe Steps Down as F.B.I. Deputy
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
How to Get a Wiretap to Spy on Americans, and Why That Matters Now
Matt Viser / BostonGlobe.com:
Republicans give voice to audacious effort to discredit FBI, Mueller
Ben Collins / The Daily Beast:
Julian Assange Thought He Was Messaging Sean Hannity When He Offered ‘News’ on Democrat Investigating Trump-Russia … At about 4 a.m. on Saturday morning, a couple hours after she started pretending to be Sean Hannity, Dell Gilliam says she got a direct message back from the head of Wikileaks, Julian Assange.
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Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Trump Turns GOP into a Conspiracy of Dunces … Secret societies, government agents of dubious loyalties, dark cabals who work from shadowy bureaucracies seeking to overthrow the president of the United States, sinister masterminds exercising fell powers to serve a diabolical conspiracy …
CNN:
Trump admin declines to impose new Russia sanctions  —  US-Russia relations after Trump's first year  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)The Trump administration has declined to impose sanctions against companies and foreign countries doing business with blacklisted Russian defense and intelligence entities.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Putin says US list of Russians is ‘hostile step’
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:   Trump Administration Baffles and Enrages Lawmakers With Latest Punt on Russia Sanctions
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Names of campaign donors to be flashed during live stream of Trump's State of the Union speech  —  President Trump is seeking to parlay his first State of the Union address on Tuesday into cash for his reelection campaign by offering supporters a chance to see their name flashed on the screen during a broadcast of the speech.
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Please Don't Call Him Presidential  —  After a tumultuous and divisive year in office, Donald Trump has the opportunity for a fresh start with his first State of the Union address on Tuesday.  The president can surprise those who think the worst of him, and prove that he's been underestimated.
Discussion: Mother Jones, Politico, ABC News, AOL and Axios
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.
New York Times:
Melania Trump, Out of Sight Since Report of Husband's Infidelity, to Attend State of the Union  —  WASHINGTON — Over the past week, Melania Trump, a notoriously private first lady, made three very public decisions: She canceled a trip abroad with the president, made an impromptu visit …
Bari Weiss / New York Times:
The Slut-Shaming of Nikki Haley  —  Imagine this: The author of the most popular book in the country goes on Bill Maher's show and says the following about President Barack Obama: “There is something in the book that I was absolutely sure of but it was so incendiary that I just didn't have the ultimate proof,” he says.
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Attacks Reveal What U.S. Won't: Victory Remains Elusive in Afghanistan  —  WASHINGTON — The Taliban are in retreat, the Afghan military is on the brink of assuming control of the country, and the government in Kabul is one step away from being able to provide security across the land.
Discussion: Washington Post and BBC
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Wall Street Journal:   U.S. Makes Afghan War Data Secret as Military Effort Intensifies
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 …
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Hillary's ‘Sure’ Victory Explains Most Everything  —  Stretching or breaking the law on her behalf would have been rewarded by a President Clinton.  —  What exactly were top officials in the FBI and DOJ doing during the election of 2016?  —  The Page-Strzok text exchanges might offer a few answers.
Hadley Freeman / The Guardian:
What does Hollywood's reverence for child rapist Roman Polanski tell us?  —  It's 40 years this week since the director and convicted sex offender went on the run.  What does his continued success reveal about the film world's true attitude towards sexual assault?
Discussion: Mashable and Decider
Chuck Schumer / Washington Post:
What I'm listening for in Trump's State of the Union  —  Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, is minority leader of the U.S. Senate.  —  When President Trump addresses the nation in his first official State of the Union on Tuesday night, he should urge Congress to deliver a substantial investment in our nation's infrastructure.
Discussion: Politico
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Sen. Mitch McConnell / Courier-Journal:
Trump and Republican Congress have plenty to brag about after first year | Mitch McConnell
Discussion: The Week
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Carl Bernstein Bashes ‘Enablers’ Putting Trump Over Country: McCabe Departure is ‘Monday Night Slaughter’  —  The way Carl Bernstein sees it, it's only a matter of time before people look back at Andrew McCabe's departure from the FBI and compare it to Richard Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre.
Adrian Florido / NPR:
FEMA To End Food And Water Aid For Puerto Rico  —  In the days after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, residents of some of the hardest hit rural areas found themselves stranded — cut off from more populated areas by mudslides, crumbled roads and bridges, and toppled trees and power lines.
Emily Goodin / ABC News:
5 things to watch for in President Trump's State of the Union Address  —  President Donald Trump has made headlines on everything from immigration reform to the NFL, from Russia to the border wall.  —  But which of these topics will come up when he gives his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night?
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
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Nancy Cook / Politico:   5 things to watch at Trump's 2018 State of the Union
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Top DNC official out after less than a year on the job  —  WASHINGTON — The CEO of the Democratic National Committee is leaving after less than a year on the job, NBC News has learned.  —  Veteran Democrat operative Jess O'Connell took the helm of the DNC last May with a mandate …
 
 
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Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
Federal judge blasts ICE for ‘cruel’ tactics, frees immigrant rights activist Ravi Ragbir
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Carolyn Y. Johnson / Washington Post:
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Bannon to testify before House Intel again on Wednesday
Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump's Presidency Is the Libertarian Moment
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Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
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Al Weaver / Washington Examiner:
Nancy Pelosi: GOP tax cuts a ‘dark cloud’ over the Capitol
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Alberto Nardelli / BuzzFeed:
This Leaked Government Brexit Analysis Says The UK Will Be Worse Off In Every Scenario
Nora Gámez Torres / miamiherald:
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Discussion: Front Page Magazine
Danielle Paquette / Washington Post:
Humane Society CEO is subject of sexual harassment complaints from three women, according to internal investigation
Discussion: The Week and HumaneWatch
Rebecca Downs / Live Action News:
U.S. Senate votes against protecting pain-capable preborn children
Discussion: RedState
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Rod Rosenstein Is Shirking His Duty to Supervise Robert Mueller