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Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
Trump Administration Won't Back Up President's Terror Claim  —  Data provided by his own administration shows that the issue is more complex than he implied in pushing for the border wall.  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday cited the recent apprehension of ten suspected terrorists …
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Pelosi privately disses Trump's manhood after White House meeting  —  Nancy Pelosi was on fire with her fellow Democrats.  —  Minutes after a very public showdown with Donald Trump over his border wall with Mexico, the California Democrat returned to the Capitol and railed against the president …
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Kelly to remain as White House chief of staff through Jan. 2 or longer, official says  —  White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly will remain in the job through at least Jan. 2 to ensure “a very peaceful and pragmatic transition” for his successor, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said Tuesday.
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump: “I'm proud to shut down the government” over border wall  —  Prior to his meeting with Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Chuck Schumer, President Trump brought reporters into the Oval Office and — in an extended, heated exchange before the cameras — clashed with the two Democratic leaders …
Washington Post:
Trump, Pelosi and Schumer have on-camera shouting match as wall talks break down  —  President Trump, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer clashed Tuesday over funding for the border wall, an explosive Oval Office encounter that ended with Trump declaring …
Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:
Trump Throws Down With Pelosi and Schumer Over Border Wall: ‘I Am Proud to Shut Down the Government’
Discussion: Dan Bongino
Daily Mail:
You've hired me before, Mr President, so hire me again.  I'm the one person whose reputation can't be tarnished by becoming your Chief of Staff and I'm perfectly qualified for the job!  —  I wish to formally apply to be your new Chief of Staff.  —  You might not immediately recognize …
Discussion: Mediaite, Raw Story and AOL
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump allies becoming increasingly aware of his legal and political jeopardy  —  Last week's stunning court filings detonated what one official calls a “reality tremor” that has White House officials and key allies increasingly aware of President Trump's rising legal and political vulnerability.
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
‘A lot of friends of mine want it’: Trump says chief of staff is a hot job
Discussion: ABC News
New York Times:
After Ayers Turns Down Chief of Staff Job, Trump Is Left Without a Plan B
Alex Daugherty / miamiherald:
Frederica Wilson never got an apology from John Kelly. She got nooses from critics.
Discussion: Roll Call and Splinter
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Kellyanne Conway: Rep.-elect Ocasio-Cortez 'doesn't seem to know much about anything'
Discussion: Politico and Fox News
Associated Press:
Some Trump allies starting to worry about investigations
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Beto O'Rourke narrowly tops wide-open MoveOn 2020 presidential straw poll; Biden runner up  —  The progressive group had backed Bernie Sanders in 2016 over Hillary Clinton.  —  An early straw poll of members of the progressive group MoveOn.org shows a wide-open competition for liberal voters …
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Juleanna Glover / Politico:
Biden Should Run on a Unity Ticket With Romney  —  Last summer, John McCain told the world that he regretted not picking Joe Lieberman, the former senator and Democrat, to be his vice presidential running mate in the 2008 presidential election.  A McCain/Lieberman ticket might not have won the White House …
The Daily Beast:   Tulsi Gabbard Is Reaching Out to Staffers for Possible 2020 Run
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: Welcome to divided government  —  WE'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE.  PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP opened part of his meeting with SENATE MINORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER and HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADER NANCY PELOSI, and it was a useful reminder of how messy divided government will be.
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Jim Mone / National Journal:   Emmer, NRCC Start to Rebuild for 2020
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
'I wasn't asking for permission': GOP women put leaders on notice
Discussion: Townhall and Raw Story
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
House Republicans clash over Trump's role in downfall, look to 2020
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Gap continues to widen between Trump and intelligence community on key issues  —  President Trump continues to reject the judgments of U.S. spy agencies on major foreign policy fronts, creating a dynamic in which intelligence analysts frequently see troubling gaps between the president's public statements …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Akbar Shahid Ahmed / HuffPost:
Trump Likes The US-Saudi Status Quo. Thanks To The CIA, Congress Wants It Upended.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The CIA persuaded senators of Saudi prince's guilt. Kushner says no conclusion has been reached.
ProPublica:
How the IRS Was Gutted  —  An eight-year campaign to slash the agency's budget has left it understaffed, hamstrung and operating with archaic equipment.  The result: billions less to fund the government.  That's good news for corporations and the wealthy.  —  In the summer of 2008 …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Erica Orden / CNN:
How Michael Cohen could help the feds get the Trump Organization  —  Feds: Cohen broke the law at Trump's direction  —  New York (CNN)In most respects, Michael Cohen was a frustrating witness for New York investigators.  —  He toyed with, but wouldn't commit to, “full cooperation” with prosecutors, according to court filings.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:   Trump Can't Stop Confessing
Chris Mooney / Washington Post:
The Arctic is in even worse shape than you realize  —  The Arctic Ocean has lost 95 percent of its oldest, thickest ice.  If this thinning trend continues, scientists fear an added boost to global warming.  —  Over the past three decades of global warming, the oldest and thickest ice …
Washington Post:
We are former senators.  The Senate has long stood in defense of democracy — and must again.  —  By 44 Former U.S. Senators  —  As former members of the U.S. Senate, Democrats and Republicans, it is our shared view that we are entering a dangerous period, and we feel an obligation to speak …
Reuters:
Former Canadian diplomat detained in China: sources  —  SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - A former Canadian diplomat has been detained in China, two sources said on Tuesday, and his current employer, the International Crisis Group, said it was seeking his prompt and safe release.
Tim Stelloh / NBC News:
Time's 2018 ‘Person of the Year’ is killed and imprisoned journalists  —  Time magazine is spotlighting a handful of journalists who have one thing in common: They were targeted for their work.  —  “The Guardians.”  —  That's what Time magazine is calling the journalists behind 2018's …
Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
The foundation of Trump's coalition is cracking  —  (CNN)Cracks have emerged in Donald Trump's hold on his core constituency of white working class voters, new data from the 2018 election reveals.  —  Though Republican candidates almost everywhere registered large margins among white voters without …
Bob Davis / Wall Street Journal:
China Agrees to Reduce Tariffs on U.S. Autos  —  China agreed to reduce tariffs on U.S. autos to 15%, down from 40% currently  —  China agreed to reduce tariffs on U.S. autos to 15%, down from 40% currently, during a phone call with U.S. officials that opened the latest round of trade talks aimed …
Discussion: The Rush Limbaugh Show and CNBC
Rich Lowry / New York Post:
How Theresa May blew Brexit  —  Shakespeare famously wrote of the “sceptered isle” of Britain acting as a moat “against the envy of less happier lands.”  Lately, the less happier lands are winning in a rout.  —  Britain is suffering a political meltdown as it struggles to make good on a historic vote …
Discussion: Instapundit
Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
Slate's Newly Unionized Writers and Editors Give OK to Strike  — Outlet's editorial staff authorize walkout by 52 to 1 vote  — Company's “right-to-work” stance riles its employees  —  Writers and editors at Slate have voted nearly unanimously to green-light a strike …
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: Americans Want Trump To Compromise On Border Wall To Avoid Possible Shutdown  —  As President Trump continues to threaten to potentially shut down the government over his border wall, Americans would prefer to see him compromise to prevent gridlock, according to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll.
Annie Snider / Politico:
Trump proposes to roll back decades of water protections  —  The Trump administration on Tuesday initiated the biggest rollback of Clean Water Act protections since shortly after the statute became law in 1972, proposing to remove federal pollution safeguards for tens of thousands of miles of streams and millions of acres of wetlands.
Discussion: ABC News and Associated Press
CNN:
CNN Poll: Approval ratings for Trump, Mueller fall  —  WASHINGTON (CNN)As Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election inches closer to the President, approval of Donald Trump's handling of the investigation has fallen, matching its all-time low in CNN polling.
Discussion: Feeds
 
 
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Cara Buckley / New York Times:
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Helena Horton / Telegraph:
Church of England to offer baptism-style services to transgender people to celebrate their new identity for first time
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Media Conventional Wisdom On The Russia Investigation Is Uninformed And Idiotic
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PolitiFact:
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