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9:25 PM ET, January 6, 2019

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Anderson Cooper / CBS News:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: The rookie congresswoman challenging the Democratic establishment  —  The youngest woman ever elected to Congress tells 60 Minutes she thinks President Trump is racist and responds to criticisms she could be pushing the Democratic Party too far to the left
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Eliza Relman / INSIDER:
THE TRUTH ABOUT ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ: The inside story of how, in just one year, Sandy the bartender became a lawmaker who triggers both parties  — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was a bartender when she pulled together a scrappy populist campaign for US Congress and stunned the political world …
Kolbe Nelson / CBS News:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says “no question” Trump is a racist in 60 Minutes interview  —  The congresswoman says the president uses words “which are historic dog whistles of white supremacy”  —  In a 60 Minutes interview that touched on a number of subjects, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said there's …
Christopher Dale / New York Post:   This socialist wants AOC to quit tweeting and get to work
Bloomberg:
Trump Eyes Radical Move to Escape Impasse Over Wall and Shutdown  — Reiterated threat of declaring national emergency to fund wall  — Move would prompt immediate legal challenge by Democrats  —  Donald Trump edged closer toward a radical move to fund his border wall after the prospect …
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Axios:
Inside Trump's fake news recidivism  —  With the departure of White House chief of staff John Kelly, the misinformation emanating from President Trump has only escalated.  —  What's happening: Alumni of this White House see a possible reason.  Although Kelly was thwarted in many of his efforts …
Washington Post:
Trump sticks to demand for border wall funding as shutdown drags on  —  The Trump White House maintained its hard line on funding for a border wall in a letter Sunday to congressional leaders, demanding $5.7 billion for construction of a barrier as the partial government shutdown heads into its third week after weekend talks.
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:   Trump says he's ‘in no hurry’ to replace acting Cabinet members
Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Mulvaney: Trump would build “steel fence” as concession to Democrats
Discussion: The Guardian and Breitbart
USA Today:
The government shutdown is tied for third longest on record - with no end in sight
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Fox's Chris Wallace Repeatedly Nails Sarah Sanders on Bogus Border Terror Threat Claims  —  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders ran into a buzzsaw Sunday morning when Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace challenged the Trump administration's repeated false claims about terrorism …
Rukmini Callimachi / New York Times:
American ISIS Member Caught on Syrian Battlefield, Militia Says  —  A 34-year-old man from Houston who is said to have sent a résumé and cover letter seeking a job with the Islamic State has been seized on a battlefield in Syria, an American-backed militia fighting the militants said Sunday.
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Bolton promises no troop withdrawal from Syria until ISIS contained, Kurds' safety guaranteed  —  President Trump's national security adviser sought to reassure allies Sunday that the United States would be methodical about withdrawing troops from Syria, promising that the pullout …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Splinter
Carol E. Lee / NBC News:
No Syria withdrawal without Turkish pledge not to attack Kurds, Bolton says
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Week
New York Times:
Biden Sees Himself as Democrats' Best Hope in 2020, Allies Say  —  WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is in the final stages of deciding whether to run for president and has told allies he is skeptical the other Democrats eyeing the White House can defeat President Trump …
Discussion: Axios
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Park Service takes ‘extraordinary step’ of dipping into entrance fees to bolster operations at popular sites  —  Critics say the unprecedented move, which comes as trash and other problems mount, could be illegal.  —  The National Park Service will take the unprecedented step of tapping entrance fees …
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Washington Post:
As shutdown drags on, Trump officials make new demands, seek novel ways to cope with its impacts  —  Trump administration officials began taking extraordinary steps to contain the fallout from the partial federal government shutdown Sunday, as the budget impasse between the president …
Inc.com:
In an Astonishing Letter, Delta and United Airlines Pilots Just Told President Trump To Stop and Think  —  Airline pilots are very worried about the government shutdown.  —  Will he react?  —  By Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters:
WikiLeaks tells reporters 140 things not to say about Julian Assange  —  LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks on Sunday advised journalists not to report 140 different “false and defamatory” statements about its founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in the Ecuadorean embassy in London since June 2012.
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Tucker Carlson's Monologue Insults His Viewers  —  Conservatives are abuzz about a long monologue delivered on Fox News by the host Tucker Carlson, who intimated solidarity with “normal Americans” while accusing U.S. elites of callously betraying their countrymen.
Neil Dwyer / Washington Examiner:
We need more GOP women, but not in the mold of Rep. Elise Stefanik  —  The Republican Party heads into 2019 having lost its House majority.  Much like in the aftermath of Mitt Romney's loss in the 2012 presidential election, some are calling for an autopsy of what went wrong.
Human Rights Watch:
Thailand: Allow Fleeing Saudi Woman to Seek Refuge  —  Threat to Send Her Back to Family in Saudi Arabia  —  (Bangkok) - Thailand authorities should immediately halt the planned deportation of a Saudi woman who says she is fleeing domestic abuse and fears for her safety if forcibly returned to Saudi Arabia …
Discussion: New York Times
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ABC:
Saudi woman seeking asylum in Australia ‘detained in Bangkok airport’
Discussion: BBC and Breitbart
Thor Hogan / Washington Post:
Democrats, don't impeach Donald Trump  —  Why censure, not impeachment, is the proper way to deal with the president's misdeeds.  —  On Thursday, freshman Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) infuriated many of her colleagues by telling a room of liberal activists that the Democratic House of Representatives would “impeach the motherf—er.”
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Schiff to target potential perjury during Congress' Russia probe  —  House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Sunday that he wants to work with special counsel Robert Mueller to determine whether any witnesses who have testified before his panel have committed perjury.
Jacob Magid / The Times of Israel:
Detained Jewish teenagers suspected of murdering Palestinian woman — Shin Bet  —  Partially lifting gag order, security service says students at northern West Bank yeshiva were involved in hurling stone that struck Aisha Rabi in the head, killing her  —  The Shin Bet security service …
Discussion: MelaniePhillips.com
Michael Brice-Saddler / Washington Post:
A family felt a black child's killing was a hate crime.  An arrest gave police a ‘new direction.’  —  Texas authorities have charged a man in the fatal shooting of a black 7-year-old girl, whose death captured national attention and sparked a manhunt for the killer.
Xavier Hamilton / Complex:
R. Kelly Says He Didn't Watch ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ But Plans to ‘Sue Everybody’  —  R. Kelly has reemerged as one of music's most controversial figures due largely to Lifetime's Surviving R. Kelly.  However, unlike the rest of the country, the singer has made it clear that he did not watch any of the six-part docu-series.
Discussion: The Root and TMZ.com
 
 
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Rob Tornoe / Philly.com:
After arrest, suspect turns to TV reporter and says: ‘Go Eagles’
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Shutdown Day 16: Zero progress
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Bloomberg Law:
Panels to End Gerrymandering Could Reach SCOTUS
Maureen Callahan / New York Post:
TV special glosses over the truth behind JFK Jr.'s doomed flight
Jess Bidgood / BostonGlobe.com:
Iowa women meet Warren and wonder anew about the glass ceiling
Mitch Albom / Detroit Free Press:
Rashida Tlaib's profanity starts year on a low note
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
NBC News:
Hard to digest: Inmates eat holiday steak during shutdown while prison workers go unpaid
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Times:
NAACP blames ‘white supremacy’ for Portland earthquake signs
James Vincent / The Verge:
Kohler's smart toilet promises a ‘fully-immersive experience’
Shehab Khan / The Independent:
Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil's new far right president fires hundreds of ‘left wing’ civil servants
Jack Bohrer / NBC News:
‘It is a pleasure to blog with you’: Elizabeth Warren's early years online
Discussion: The Atlantic
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Democrats keep proving how detached they are from reality
Bruce Ackerman / New York Times:
No, Trump Cannot Declare an ‘Emergency’ to Build His Wall
Peter S. Goodman / New York Times:
Trump Has Promised to Bring Jobs Back. His Tariffs Threaten to Send Them Away.
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Louis Staples / Rolling Stone:
Ahead of the Eurovision finals on May 11, tensions over the Israel-Gaza war complicate the organizers' efforts to maintain an appearance of political neutrality

John Ourand / Puck:
Sources: Netflix is nearing a deal to stream two NFL games on December 25

Matthew Keys / The Desk:
C-SPAN's own business choices keep the network from being offered on streaming TV platforms like YouTube TV, as it stays reliant on cable and satellite funding

 
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