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9:50 AM ET, January 4, 2019

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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.
Discussion: The Week and Politico
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senator calls on Congress to end shutdown without border deal  —  Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), who faces a potentially tough reelection in 2020, says Congress should re-open the federal government, even without a deal on funding President Trump's border wall.
Washington Post:
House Democrats vote to reopen government, defying Trump's veto threat  —  House Democrats have passed legislation that would provide stopgap funding for the Department of Homeland Security, reopening the department but denying President Trump the more than $5 billion he's demanding for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Bloomberg:
House Votes to End Shutdown Amid Trump Veto Threat Over Wall
Discussion: Townhall
Washington Post:
U.S. economy added 312,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate was 3.9%, marking a strong finish to 2018  —  The future is more uncertain. … The December numbers follow a year of steady growth across industries — particularly manufacturing, which had its biggest boost in about a decade.
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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.
Sho Chandra / Bloomberg:   U.S. Payrolls Rise 312,000 as Wage Gains Exceed Forecasts
Natalie Kitroeff / New York Times:
U.S. Added 312,000 Jobs in December; Unemployment at 3.9%
Discussion: CNN
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
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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.
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 …
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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.
Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Lawmakers hail a new ‘sisterhood’ as more than 100 women take their seats in the House
Discussion: Politico and Vox
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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Terry Glavin / Macleans.ca:   The terrifying depths of Donald Trump's ignorance, in a single quote
New York Times:
White House Mulls Jim Webb, Ex-Democratic Senator, as Next Defense Secretary  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering Jim Webb, a former Democratic senator and Reagan-era secretary of the Navy, to be the next defense secretary, according to three officials …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Romney gets seat on Foreign Relations committee
Discussion: The Last Refuge
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Jim Webb emerges as candidate for Defense secretary
Discussion: Breitbart
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 …
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senators warm to immigration deal as shutdown solution  —  Lawmakers are opening the door to reviving deeply polarizing immigration negotiations as they search for a way out of the partial government shutdown, which hit the two-week mark on Friday.  —  An agreement to overhaul …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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Washington Post:   Trump proves an enigmatic negotiator as government shutdown continues with no end in sight
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Mulvaney eggs Trump on in shutdown fight
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, Breitbart and Daily Wire
David Brock / NBC News:
Bernie Sanders' fans can't be allowed to poison another Democratic primary with personal attacks  —  Bashing Beto O'Rourke (and every other Democrat) doesn't help liberals' cause in 2020.  It only helps Trump.  —  I'm hardly the only political observer who blames Hillary Clinton's general election defeat …
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Washington Post:
Before you run against Trump, you have to run against Hillary (if you're a woman)
Discussion: Axios and The Week
David Siders / Politico:   New Democratic kingmaker: Ratings surge positions Maddow to boost favorite candidates
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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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Hours after making history, Rep. Rashida Tlaib profanely promises to impeach Trump  —  Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) made history Thursday afternoon for being the first Palestinian American woman sworn into Congress.  —  Hours later, she made headlines for simply swearing at a Washington, D.C. bar.
Washington Post:
Iran ‘can do what they want’ in Syria: Trump's comments defy the position of his top aides  —  In his first Cabinet meeting of the year, President Trump stuck a dagger in a major initiative advanced by his foreign policy team: Iran's leaders, the president said, “can do what they want” in Syria.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Washington Press
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Bloomberg:   Bolton, Pompeo to Travel to Mideast to Reassure U.S. Allies
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: Axios, more at Techmeme »
James Stavridis / TIME:
Why Trump's Generals Have Abandoned Ship  —  After a couple of tumultuous years, President Donald Trump seems to have reached the conclusion that he has had quite enough of generals.  Now, as a retired admiral, I have certainly been annoyed over the years by a number of generals.
Jason Meisner / Chicago Tribune:
Feds charge powerful Ald.  Edward Burke with attempted extortion  —  Ald.  Edward Burke has been charged with attempted extortion after the FBI raided his City Hall and Southwest Side ward offices.  —  Longtime Ald.  Edward Burke, one of Chicago's most powerful figures and a vestige …
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Chicago Sun Times:
Feds: Burke thought he was 'playing nice with ‘em,’ then came the squeeze
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Kevin Baron / Defense One:
Trump Just Killed His Own Defense Strategy  —  The commander in chief just tore up 17 years of counterterrorism plans and offered his strange mix of talking points and lies.  —  “Sand and death.”  That's what Syria is to President Donald Trump, who has vowed to withdraw U.S. troops and support …
Discussion: CNN
Congressman Steve Cohen:
Congressman Cohen Introduces Constitutional Amendments  —  Would eliminate the Electoral College, limit Presidential pardon power  —  WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced two Constitutional Amendments today on the opening day of the new Congress.
 
 
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United States Senator Lamar Alexander:
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Raleigh News & Observer:
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
If we're going to waste billions on a wall, let those billions be Trump's
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HuffPost:
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Discussion: Hullabaloo, Vox and Talking Points Memo
Abe Greenwald / New York Post:
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
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Discussion: Bloomberg and Washington Post
Dara Lind / Vox:
How the Border Patrol union became Trump's closest shutdown allies
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Invites President Trump to Deliver State of the Union Address
Discussion: Axios
Tucker Carlson / Fox News:
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