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9:10 AM ET, January 11, 2019

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NBC News:
Trump could take billions from disaster areas to fund wall  —  Under the proposal, Trump could dip into money set aside to fund civil works projects all over the country including storm-damaged areas of Puerto Rico.  —  President Donald Trump has been briefed on a plan that would use …
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Washington Post:
Trump administration lays groundwork to declare national emergency to build wall  —  The White House has begun laying the groundwork for a declaration of national emergency to build President Trump's border wall, including searching for unused money in the Army Corps of Engineers budget …
Bob Bauer / The Atlantic:
What Someone Needs to Explain to Trump About ‘National Emergencies’
Discussion: New Republic
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Presidential Emergency
Discussion: Washington Post
Kristina Peterson / Wall Street Journal:
White House Looking Into Diverting Army Corps Funds to Build Wall
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Exasperated Democrats try to rein in Ocasio-Cortez  —  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is already making enemies in the House Democratic Caucus — and some of its members are mounting an operation to bring the anti-establishment, democratic socialist with 2.2 million Twitter followers into the fold.
Discussion: CNN and Althouse
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Kenneth Lovett / New York Daily News:
Ocasio-Cortez's campaign fined by state for failing to carry workers' comp coverage … ALBANY - The campaign for new Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who has made helping the working class and poor her top priority, was fined by the state for not carrying workers' compensation coverage for a month last year.
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
At White House, Empty Desks and Unpaid Bills as Trump Shows No Sign of Relenting  —  WASHINGTON — As the partial government shutdown took hold over the holidays, President Trump seemed to express wonder at being alone in the White House with little but the cheeriness of heavily armed guards …
Discussion: CNN, The Week, TheBlaze and Associated Press
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New York Times:
White House Considers Using Storm Aid Funds as a Way to Pay for the Border Wall
Discussion: Just Security and Politico
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Shutdown drags toward 3 weeks, without an inch of progress
Discussion: East Bay Times and CNN
Gabby Orr / Politico:
Trump White House urging allies to prepare for possible RBG departure
New York Times:
Prosecutors Examining Ukrainians Who Flocked to Trump Inaugural  —  WASHINGTON — Hours after he was sworn in as America's 45th president, Donald J. Trump and his wife, Melania, swayed together to a rendition of the Frank Sinatra classic “My Way,” as hundreds of their wealthiest …
Erica Newland / Washington Post:
I worked in the Justice Department.  I hope its lawyers won't give Trump an alibi.  —  Erica Newland is a counsel for the nonprofit group Protect Democracy and a former attorney adviser in the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel.  —  President Trump said Thursday that he will …
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CNN:
As Robert Mueller writes his report, a potential battle brews over obstruction of justice
Discussion: Contemptor and Hullabaloo
Associated Press:
US official says troop withdrawal from Syria has started  —  BAGHDAD (AP) — After days of back and forth over U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pullout American troops from Syria, a U.S. military official said Friday the process of withdrawal has begun, declining to comment on specific timetables or movements.
Discussion: ABC News and Axios
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Ben Hubbard / New York Times:
U.S. Begins Syria Withdrawal, Amid Uncertainty Over Strategy  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon — The United States has started withdrawing its troops from Syria, an American military spokesman said on Friday, further muddling the Trump administration's plans for disengagement from one of the Middle East's most complex battlefields.
Louisa Loveluck / Washington Post:   U.S. military announces start of Syria troop withdrawal
Laura Rozen / Al-Monitor:
Pompeo's Cairo speech panned as ‘tone-deaf,’ ‘hyper-partisan,’ ‘offensive’  —  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to students at the American University in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 10, 2019.  —  WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's stridently partisan speech in Cairo today chiding …
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Mark Landler / New York Times:   Trump and Pompeo Embrace Autocrats and Disparage Opponents at Home
Aaron David Miller / Politico:
Pompeo's Speech vs. Trump's View of the World
Martin Matishak / Politico:
‘The secretary barely testified’: Pelosi rebukes Mnuchin after Russia sanctions meeting  —  The Treasury secretary said he was ‘somewhat shocked’ by the remarks following a briefing about lifting sanctions on three Russian companies.  —  House Democrats excoriated Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin …
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Dems eye legal challenge as Trump threatens national emergency
Discussion: Townhall
Brianna Sacks / BuzzFeed News:
“I Felt Dirty”: Former Employees Of The Veteran Crowdfunding Trump's Wall Say He Pushed Fake News To Get Rich  —  “He never wanted the truth.  It was all just for clicks, and the more inflammatory, the better,” a former employee said.  “I felt dirty writing the stuff.”
Clare Foran / CNN:
Current shutdown ties record for longest government shutdown in US history  —  Where can't you travel during the shutdown?  —  Washington (CNN)The ongoing partial government shutdown hit a new milestone on Friday by matching the record for the longest government shutdown in US history.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:   Democrats will object to Senate adjourning amid shutdown
Rachel Silberstein / Albany Times Union:   Legislature to tackle electoral reform on Monday
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Gillibrand Hires New Aide, Signaling Presidential Run Is Imminent  —  Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York has hired a communications director for an expected presidential campaign, a sign that she is all but certain to join the race against President Trump and that her entry may be imminent.
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Politico:
Gillibrand plans first Iowa visit
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Steve King under fire after embrace of white supremacy  —  Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) faces a potential censure motion from congressional Democrats and splintering support among Republicans after using racist language in a New York Times interview, questioning when the terms “white nationalist …
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Alex Samuels / The Texas Tribune:
Tarrant County GOP's vice-chairman survives recall vote over his religion  —  County party officials overwhelmingly rejected attempts to remove Shahid Shafi because he's Muslim.  The 139-49 vote came after the state's top Republican officials denounced the failed move to oust the trauma surgeon.
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The International Crisis of Donald Trump  —  While Washington melts down over the government shutdown, the worst-case scenario for the President's foreign policy has actually happened.  —  Congressional committees, like the priorities of the politicians who run them, change with the times.
Philly.com:
AT&T says it'll stop selling location data amid calls for federal investigation  —  AT&T said Thursday that it will stop selling its customers' location data to third-party service providers after a report this week said the information was winding up in the wrong hands.
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Tal Kopan / San Francisco Chronicle:
Kamala Harris in the Senate  —  California senator gains prominence by grilling Trump officials, laying the groundwork for a likely 2020 presidential run  —  California senator gains prominence by grilling Trump officials, laying the groundwork for a likely 2020 presidential run
Hollie Silverman / CNN:
Due to TSA absences, Miami airport will temporarily close one terminal early for 3 days  —  How does the government shutdown affect you?  —  (CNN)Miami International Airport will close a terminal early for three days because of a shortage of Transportation Security Administration screeners, airport spokesman Greg Chin said Thursday.
New York Times:
Farm Country Stood by Trump.  But the Shutdown Is Pushing It to Breaking Point.  —  DENVER, Colo. — In Georgia, a pecan farmer lost out on his chance to buy his first orchard.  The local Farm Service Agency office that would have processed his loan application was shut down.
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Republicans plotting to oppose Trump in 2020 waiting for Mueller and June before pulling trigger  —  Renegade Republicans intent on upending President Trump in 2020 are keeping their powder dry, waiting to see if legal and political controversies drive him from office first.
Alan Butterfield / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘I killed JonBenét Ramsey!’  Convicted pedophile Gary Oliva has confessed to the murder of six-year-old pageant princess in prison letters to his friend - claiming it was ‘an accident’  — Gary Oliva, 54, has long been a suspect in the murder of JonBenét Ramsey …
Steven Kull / Washington Post:
Americans don't want Trump's border wall.  This is what they want instead.  —  Americans have lately been spectators for a gladiatorial battle between President Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.  The president insists on getting $5.7 billion for a border wall in exchange for agreeing to fund the government and end the shutdown.
WV MetroNews:
Manchin considering running for Governor... again  —  U.S. Senator Joe Manchin is once again considering running for Governor of West Virginia, according to several people who are familiar with the Senator's thinking.  —  At first glance, the fact that the political veteran is even contemplating the idea may be surprising.
 
 
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The Trace:
Documents Show NRA and GOP Candidates Coordinated Ads in Key Senate Races
Discussion: Mother Jones
Jack Andrews / Dailystar.co.uk:
EXCLUSIVE: The Rock slams snowflakes as ‘looking for reasons to be offended’
Discussion: Daily Wire and Mashable
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump plan would improve current border situation
Discussion: Instapundit
Taylor Telford / Washington Post:
Now on Craigslist, Facebook: Household items from furloughed workers trying to make ends meet
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Sherrod Brown plans Iowa trip as top aide accelerates 2020 prep
David M. Herszenhorn / Politico:
Juncker: Brexit ‘clarifications’ but no renegotiation
France 24:
China offers Elon Musk permanent residency
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Wall Street Journal:
Early Withdrawal Will Lead to More Terrorism
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
CBS News in Talks to Hire Former Sen. Jeff Flake
Carla Marinucci / Politico:
Newsom promises unemployment insurance to California's federal workers
Discussion: ABC News and Townhall
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Great Issue of Our Time...  ...is whether, as a people …
Discussion: Daily Mail
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
‘The story keeps changing’: Trump falsely asserts he never promised Mexico would directly pay for the border wall
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Q13 FOX staffer fired after TV station airs altered Trump video
 

 
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