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Washington Post:
Scott Pruitt enlisted an EPA aide to help his wife find a job — at Chick-fil-A  —  Three months after Scott Pruitt was sworn in as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, his executive scheduler emailed Dan Cathy, chairman and president of the fast food company Chick-fil-A …
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Bloomberg:
Republican Senator Calls Pruitt ‘as Swampy as You Get’  —  Republican Senator Joni Ernst blasted allegations of ethical misconduct by EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, calling him “about as swampy as you get.”  —  Pruitt's tenure at the Environmental Protection Agency is under intensifying scrutiny …
Discussion: Political Wire
Jeff Tavss / WPLG-TV:
Family of Stoneman Douglas student advocate David Hogg ‘swatted’ at home  —  Hogg was not home at time of incident  —  CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - The family of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student David Hogg was “swatted” Tuesday morning, causing police to respond to their Parkland home.
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Johari Canty / WSVN-TV:
Home of teen activist David Hogg pranked with false SWAT call
Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:
Paul Manafort Loses His Cool  —  At the height of his powers as a political consultant, Paul Manafort was known for his cool.  In fact, the value of his counsel increased at moments of crisis.  While others panicked, Manafort rarely evinced a hint of frazzle.
Discussion: The Week
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Washington Post:
Judge gives Manafort team until Friday to reply to witness tampering allegation  —  A federal judge gave former Trump presidential campaign chairman Paul Manafort until Friday to respond to prosecutors' allegations that he attempted to tamper with witnesses in his conspiracy and money laundering case.
Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Mueller Accuses Paul Manafort of Attempted Witness Tampering
Washington Post:
Mueller accuses Paul Manafort of witness tampering
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Colleen Long / Associated Press:
Officials: Designer Kate Spade found dead in apartment
Discussion: RedState, Racked, Refinery29 and The Week
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Billionaire conservative donor David Koch to retire from Koch Industries, influential political network  — Billionaire industrialist, donor and political activist David Koch will retire from his roles at Koch Industries and other Koch-affiliated groups due to health reasons.
Discussion: USA Today, Breitbart, The Week, AOL and Mediaite
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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Conservative icon David Koch leaving business, politics  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire conservative icon David Koch is stepping down from the Koch brothers' network of business and political activities.  —  The 78-year-old New York resident is suffering from deteriorating health …
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
David Koch is leaving Koch Industries, stepping down from Americans for Prosperity
Philly.com:
Trump cancels Eagles' White House celebration on eve of visit after fewer than 10 players planned to attend  —  President Trump on Monday abruptly rescinded an invitation to host the Eagles at the White House, citing the “smaller delegation” that was planning to attend and again stoking …
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Nicole Darrah / Fox News:
Trump says Philadelphia Eagles won't attend White House ceremony amid national anthem dispute  —  President Trump announced Monday the Philadelphia Eagles will not visit the White House this week to celebrate the team's Super Bowl win amid the national anthem dispute.
Deana Gamble / Mayor Kenney's Statement …:
Mayor Kenney's Statement on Eagles' Cancelled White House Visit
Laura Nahmias / Politico:
Judge: Trump can be deposed in Summer Zervos lawsuit  —  A judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump can be deposed in a defamation lawsuit brought last year by Summer Zervos, a former contestant on “The Apprentice” who says Trump kissed and groped her after she appeared on the show.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Political Wire
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Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Trump must sit for deposition in Zervos defamation case: judge  —  President Trump must sit for a seven-hour deposition by Jan. 31, 2019, in a defamation case brought by former “Apprentice” contestant Summer Zervos, a Manhattan judge ruled Tuesday.  —  Trump's attorney Marc Kasowitz …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Sidelines Effort to Appoint Justice Department No. 3  —  Early potential candidates said they weren't interested in the position, which would oversee the Mueller probe if Rod Rosenstein were to depart  —  The Trump administration has put its search for the Justice Department's …
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Trump blames Sessions for Russia probe, suggests he could have shut it down
Discussion: Vox, Mediaite, Mother Jones and Politico
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Donald Trump Is Getting Away With the Biggest Scandal in American History  —  The other evening I was on a cable news show to cover the latest Russia news of the day—and I had an epiphany.  —  We were talking about a recent scoop from Michael Isikoff, the co-author of my latest book, Russian Roulette.
NBC News:
Hundreds of migrant kids separated from parents are stuck at border stations  —  WASHINGTON — Border agents and child welfare workers are running out of space to shelter children who have been separated from their parents at the U.S. border as part of the Trump administration's new …
Agence France-Presse:
Iran tells UN it will hike uranium enrichment capacity  —  An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspector in January 2014 disconnects cascades for 20 percent uranium production at the nuclear power plant of Natanz, some 300 kilometres south of Tehran
Discussion: Sean Hannity
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Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:   Iran Moves to Lift Its Nuclear Enrichment Capacity
Daily Mail:
The former president carried on a lengthy affair with Lewinsky, often trysting with her just steps from the Oval Office … Clinton was referring to the 1998 National Prayer Breakfast, where he said he was sorry for the affair that nearly ended his political career.
Discussion: Townhall, Refinery29 and The Atlantic
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Rebecca Traister / The Cut:   Time's Up, Bill  —  Bright and early Monday morning …
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions On Children Separated From Parents At Border, F-1 Visas For PRC Students, And Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision  —  U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions joined me this morning to discuss the Administration's policies at the border vis-a-vis children, whether unaccompanied or with a parent:
Amanda Mull / Racked:
Body Positivity Is a Scam  —  How a movement intended to lift up women really just limits their acceptable emotions.  Again.  —  In the beginning, there was the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty.  It started innocuously enough, with a 2004 photography show in Toronto, then expanded to billboards …
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
Sources: Wasserman Schultz Screamed At House Officials To Kill Hacking Probe, Intervened In Pakistani Criminal Matter  —  Ex-Democratic National Committee head Debbie Wasserman Schultz said she intervened in a Pakistani land deal involving her then-IT aide Imran Awan, according to two House employees.
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Charlottesville Hate Marcher Elected by Republican Party … An affiliate of a “pro-white” group who marched in Charlottesville last year was elected to a Republican Party post in Washington state last week, part of his campaign to take over the GOP for the alt-right.
Discussion: Shakesville and Political Wire
Pew Research Center:
Almost seven-in-ten Americans have news fatigue, more among Republicans  —  If you feel like there is too much news and you can't keep up, you are not alone.  A sizable portion of Americans are feeling overwhelmed by the amount of news there is, though the sentiment is more common on the right side …
Joseph Cox / Motherboard:
Hacked: 92 Million Account Details for DNA Testing Service MyHeritage  —  On Monday MyHeritage announced a security researcher had uncovered tens of millions of account details for recent customers, including email addresses and hashed passwords.  —  When you sign up to a website handling …
Discussion: STAT, more at Techmeme »
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Another Trump Campaign Aide Was Invited To Cambridge Event Where ‘Spygate’ Started  —  Carter Page was not the only Trump campaign adviser invited to a July 2016 event at the University of Cambridge, the storied British institution where “Spygate” is believed to have originated.
Yahoo:
Calls grow in Germany for expulsion of disputed US envoy  —  Berlin (AFP) - Leading politicians of Germany's left-wing parties on Tuesday called for the US ambassador to be expelled, after the staunch defender of Donald Trump was accused of meddling in domestic politics and aggravating already tense ties.
Catherine Thorbecke / ABC News:
Miss America is scrapping its swimsuit competition, will no longer judge based on physical appearance  —  Miss America is scrapping its swimsuit competition and will no longer judge contestants based on physical appearance, the organization announced Tuesday.
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Elites Value Mellifluous Illegality over Crass Lawfulness  —  Obama defies the Constitution but sounds ‘presidential.’ Trump follows it but sounds like a loudmouth from Queens.  —  Donald Trump blusters nonstop.  He offers contrasting messages about whether, on any given day …
Discussion: Althouse
The Moscow Times:
Swiss Banks Freeze $1Bln of Russian Oligarch's Accounts Over U.S. Sanctions Fears  —  Swiss banks have reportedly frozen $1 billion in the accounts of Russian metals tycoon Viktor Vekselberg over fears that they may be fined following U.S. sanctions against the businessman.
Justin Worland / TIME:
Here's the Campaign Howard Schultz Could Run for President  —  Starbucks Executive Chairman Howard Schultz's announcement that he will leave the company at the end of the month prompted immediate speculation about a potential political future for the man who built Starbucks into a global behemoth.
President of Russia:
Interview with Austrian ORF television channel … Moscow  —  Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) news presenter Armin Wolf: Mr President, your first foreign visit takes you to Austria.  Is this is a kind of incentive for a benevolent policy towards Russia on the part of the Austrian Government …
Patricio G. Balona / Daytona Beach News-Journal:
Police: S. Daytona man follows up on racial slur by burning neighbor's car  —  A South Daytona man is accused of setting his neighbor's car on fire after making disparaging racial comments but police said Monday there is not enough evidence to charge him with a hate crime.
Discussion: The Root and Raw Story
Ken Klippenstein / The Daily Beast:
Inside the Mysterious Intelligence Firm Now in Mueller's Sights … In the fall of 2016, Donald Trump Jr. and other key aides to the future president reportedly met in Trump Tower with Joel Zamel, the founder of a company called Wikistrat.  —  Wikistrat bills itself as a “crowdsourced” …
Discussion: Bloomberg.com
Associated Press:
Immigration Agents Arrest 114 in Landscaper Sting  —  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (JOHN MINCHILLO and ELLIOT SPAGAT)  —  Sandusky, Ohio (AP) — U.S. immigration agents made more than 100 arrests Tuesday at an Ohio gardening and landscaping company, one of the largest such stings in recent years …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 
 
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Steven F. Hayward / Wall Street Journal:
Climate Change Has Run Its Course
Discussion: Power Line and Daily Wire
WCCO | CBS Minnesota:
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Wall Street Journal:
China Offers to Buy Nearly $70 Billion of U.S. Products to Fend Off Trade Tariffs
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
Gay adoption fight looms after Supreme Court's cake ruling
Wall Street Journal:
Saudi Arabian Arrest Wave Shows Crown Prince's Bid to Control Change
Associated Press:
UN calls on US to halt separations of migrant families
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David A. Hopkins / Honest Graft:
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Discussion: Bloomberg
Washington Post:
Post-U. Md. poll: Jealous, Baker lead in Democratic race overshadowed by Hogan
Discussion: Political Wire
Dominique Jackson / Raw Story:
Ted Cruz awkwardly pauses for 20 seconds before refusing to answer question on Trump's pardon tweets
Discussion: Joe.My.God.