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12:30 PM ET, January 4, 2019

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Brian Manzullo / Detroit Free Press:
Rashida Tlaib on Donald Trump: We will ‘impeach the mother****er’  —  Well, this is one way to make your presence known on your first day in office.  —  Rashida Tlaib, who earlier Thursday was sworn in as one of Michigan's new Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives …
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
New Rep. Tlaib on Trump: ‘Impeach the motherf—er’  —  New Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on Thursday vowed to take on President Trump hours after she was sworn into office, saying before a crowd of supporters, “We're going to go in and impeach the mothef—er.”
Detroit Free Press:
Now is the time to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump  —  Learn the laws, steps and votes needed in the Presidential impeachment process.  An earlier version of this video incorrectly identified one of the president's who was impeached.  —  CONNECT
Daily Mail:   Tlaib doubled down on Friday, refusing to apologize and citing a non-specific 'constitutional crisis …
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Hours after making history, Rep. Rashida Tlaib profanely promises to impeach Trump
Discussion: Politico
Associated Press:
Impeachment now? Trump spins Democrats' talk as 2020 ploy
Discussion: Politico
New York Times:
McConnell Faces Pressure From Republicans to Stop Avoiding Shutdown Fight  —  WASHINGTON — For weeks, Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, has remained conspicuously on the sidelines, insisting that it was up to President Trump and Democrats to negotiate an end to the partial shutdown of the federal government.
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Mulvaney eggs Trump on in shutdown fight  —  President Donald Trump's new acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, is already putting his stamp on the West Wing after just a few days on the job.  —  While his recently departed predecessor, Gen. John Kelly, often tried to restrain President Donald Trump …
Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
Pelosi: Impeachment is ‘divisive,’ but colleague's coarse language is no worse than Trump's  —  In an MSNBC town hall, the newly elected House speaker said she has a “generational reaction” to the profane language a fellow Democrat used to describe the president.
Discussion: Axios and The Daily Beast
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
House Democrats unveil bill targeting Trump on tax returns and transparency
Discussion: Hill Reporter and Vox
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senators warm to immigration deal as shutdown solution
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Suggests Super Wealthy be Taxed Up to 70% to Fund ‘Green New Deal’  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sat with Anderson Cooper for an upcoming 60 Minutes interview set to air this Sunday, a portion of which has been released as a promotion.
Discussion: Politico, Breitbart and IJR
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CBS News:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “Call me a radical”  —  Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, talks to 60 Minutes about the Green New Deal and says only “radicals” have changed this country.  See the full interview, Sunday at 7 p.m. ET/PT on CBS
Discussion: Washington Times, CBS Boston and CNN
Louise Matsakis / Wired:
That Viral Video of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Dancing Is a Meta-Meme  —  THURSDAY MARKED ONE of the most important days in congressional history for diversity.  A record 102 women took office, 35 whom were newly-elected.  They include Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, the first Muslim women …
Discussion: New York Times, Splinter and CNN
Washington Post:
While federal workers go without pay, senior Trump administration officials are poised to get $10,000 raises.  —  While many federal workers go without pay and the government is partially shut down, hundreds of senior Trump political appointees are poised to receive annual raises of about $10,000 a year.
Discussion: Raw Story
Colm Ó Mongáin / RTÉ:
US citizen held in Moscow on espionage charges seeks Irish consular assistance  —  A former US Marine arrested last week on espionage charges in Russia has sought Irish consular assistance.  —  Canadian-born Paul Whelan is a US citizen and also holds an Irish passport.
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Kevin Rawlinson / The Guardian:
Ex-US marine accused of spying in Russia is British citizen  —  Paul Whelan revealed to be dual national after being arrested in Moscow for ‘act of espionage’  —  The former US marine who is being held in Moscow on charges of spying is a British citizen, it has emerged.
Discussion: The Week and ThinkProgress
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Cracked Afghan History  —  His falsehoods about allies and the Soviets reach a new low.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  President Trump's remarks on Afghanistan at his Cabinet meeting Wednesday were a notable event.  They will be criticized heavily, and deservedly so.
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Washington Post:
Fact-checking Trump's freewheeling Cabinet session
Washington Post:
Iran ‘can do what they want’ in Syria: Trump's comments defy the position of his top aides
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Run or retire?  Pat Roberts will announce his decision on 2020 Senate race Friday  —  Sen. Pat Roberts will announce Friday whether he plans to end his political career or kick off another campaign as he approaches his fourth decade in Congress.  —  Roberts, R-Kansas, will announce …
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Kansas City Star:
Kansas Republican Pat Roberts will retire, setting up open seat race for Senate
Discussion: Vox
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
US employers added a stellar 312,000 jobs in December  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers dramatically stepped up their hiring in December, adding 312,000 jobs in an encouraging display of strength for an economy in the midst of a trade war, slowing global growth and a partial shutdown of the federal government.
Discussion: CNBC, IJR and twitchy.com
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Friday's solid jobs report should heat up tensions between Trump and the Fed
Discussion: Daily Wire and Outside the Beltway
Washington Post:   U.S. economy added 312,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate was 3.9%, marking a strong finish to 2018
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Mainstream Media Is Blowing Its Coverage Of Elizabeth Warren's DNA Test  —  Tribal leaders and Native people say the senator is an ally — and they support her look at her ancestry.  But hardly anyone asked them.  —  WASHINGTON Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) was positioned to make a strong bid …
Discussion: New Yorker
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump Was Never Vetted  —  “When a man becomes president,” said Rudy Giuliani not long ago, “he shouldn't be subject to a review of his entire life.”  Putting aside for the moment whether such a review should or should not take place, Giuliani has correctly identified what is happening.
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Fed chair Jerome Powell says he won't resign if Trump asks  —  Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said on Friday at the American Economic Association that he would not resign if President Trump asked him to, and that he has meeting scheduled with the President.
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Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Powell Says Fed Prepared to ‘Shift’ Path as Economic Data Warrant
Discussion: Politico
Stuff.co.nz:
Apple's stark warning may be ominous news for China  —  ANALYSIS: For most of the past two decades, China - with 400 million middle-class consumers growing richer by the day - was a one-way bet for the world's corporations and a driver of the global economy.
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Kara Swisher / New York Times:
Is This the End of the Age of Apple?
Discussion: TheBlaze and Axios, more at Techmeme »
Washington Post:
Trump's sons are running the business — and their big hotel expansion is at a standstill  —  Shortly after Donald Trump entered the White House, his eldest sons announced ambitious plans to open a new line of hotels called Scion that would target young, hip customers mostly in places where their father had proven popular with voters.
Discussion: Hill Reporter and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
The $9 Billion Upcharge: How Insurers Kept Extra Cash From Medicare  —  CVS, UnitedHealth, Humana and other health insurers' bids to manage Part D prescription-drug plans for seniors have been consistently off in ways that benefit the companies at the expense of taxpayers
Alex Berenson / Wall Street Journal:
Marijuana Is More Dangerous Than You Think  —  As legalization spreads, more Americans are becoming heavy users of cannabis, despite its links to violence and mental illness  —  Over the past 30 years, a shrewd and expensive lobbying campaign has made Americans more tolerant of marijuana.
Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:
House Democrats Introduce Their Sweeping New Reform Bill  —  The legislation would make it easier to vote, create publicly financed elections, rein in corruption and restore voting rights to millions.  —  House Democrats unveiled Friday the For the People Act, a comprehensive package …
Discussion: Common Dreams and Feeds
Ella Nilsen / Vox:
House Democrats officially unveil their first bill in the majority: a sweeping anti-corruption proposal  —  Democrats will take up voting rights, campaign finance reform, and a lobbying crackdown — all in their first bill of the year.  —  House Democrats will unveil full details …
Rich Lowry / New York Post:
Forget the wall — Democrats now hate the border itself  —  It's a wonder that Democrats haven't staked out a negotiating position demanding the ­destruction of already-existing barriers along the US-Mexico border.  —  Their opposition to President Trump's border wall — or, more properly …
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Racists explode after Democratic House member is sworn in with Thomas Jefferson's copy of the Koran  —  The decision by Michigan Democrat Rashida Tlaib to be sworn into the House using a Koran once owned by President Thomas Jefferson was met with fire and fury from internet racists who seem to believe she is an enemy of the state.
 
 
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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
US halts cooperation with UN on potential human rights violations
Discussion: RedState and Common Dreams
Joel Rose / NPR:
‘An Irony’: Shutdown Fight Over Border Security Takes Toll On Immigration Enforcement
Discussion: CNN
Amanda Jackson / CNN:
Muslim and Jewish holy books among many used to swear-in Congress
Discussion: The Guardian
New York Times:
Los Angeles Accuses Weather Channel App of Covertly Mining User Data
CNN:
House Democrats file court motion to defend Obamacare
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
 Earlier Items: 
Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
Inside the Failed Mission to Get Trump to Care About Afghanistan
Discussion: Raw Story
Ben Eisen / Wall Street Journal:
More First-Time Home Buyers Are Turning to the Bank of Mom and Dad
Raleigh News & Observer:
NC man accused of murder-for-hire plot tied to a Russian indicted for election tampering
Kevin Baron / Defense One:
Trump Just Killed His Own Defense Strategy
Tosten Burks / SPIN:
Judge Rules Ed Sheeran Maybe Plagiarized Marvin Gaye's “Let's Get It On”
Discussion: Consequence of Sound
James Stavridis / TIME:
Why Trump's Generals Have Abandoned Ship
 

 
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