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7:25 PM ET, January 23, 2019

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Associated Press:
AP-NORC poll: Shutdown drags Trump approval to yearlong low  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A strong majority of Americans blame President Donald Trump for the government shutdown and reject his primary rationale for a border wall.  That's according to a new poll that shows the turmoil in Washington …
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CBS News:
Pelosi has edge over Trump on budget negotiations, CBS News poll shows  —  Seven in 10 Americans don't think the issue of a border wall is worth a government shutdown, which they say is now having a negative impact on the country.  But partisans don't want their own side to budge …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The GOP is in a very familiar shutdown position: Losing it badly
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Washington Post:
Pelosi tells Trump: No State of the Union address in the House until government is opened  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will not allow President Trump to deliver the State of the Union in the House chamber next week, writing to him on Wednesday afternoon that he can give …
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New York Times:
Trump Says He Will Explore Alternatives After Pelosi Says No State of the Union Until Shutdown Ends  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump said he would look for alternative venues for his State of the Union address on Tuesday, appearing to capitulate after Speaker Nancy Pelosi again told …
Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:   Pelosi responds: No State of the Union for Trump unless the shutdown ends
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
House Democrats probe how Jared Kushner got security clearance  —  The probe was launched “in response to grave breaches of national security at the highest levels of the Trump administration,” said Rep. Elijah Cummings.  —  The House Oversight Committee is launching an investigation …
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
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Anita Kumar / Politico:   White House takes ‘haphazard’ approach to Dem oversight
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Michael Cohen postpones House testimony, blames Trump “threats”
Tim Mak / NPR:   House Oversight Panel Launches Inquiry Into White House Security Clearances
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Cohen Postpones House Testimony Over Trump's ‘Threats Against His Family’
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Washington Post:
White House seeks list of programs that would be hurt if shutdown lasts into March  —  White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney has pressed agency leaders to provide him with a list of the highest-impact programs that will be jeopardized if the shutdown continues into March and April, people familiar with the directive said.
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Jason Williams / Cincinnati.com:   Who knew? Trump's top White House attorney is Covington Catholic High School graduate
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:   Trump's top economist says shutdown could stall the economy completely
Washington Post:
Venezuelan opposition leader declares himself president; U.S. promptly recognizes him as interim president  —  CARACAS, Venezuela — President Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday faced the gravest challenge to his authority since assuming power in 2013, as the U.S.-backed opposition claimed …
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Ana Vanessa Herrero / New York Times:
Maduro Cuts Ties with U.S. After Trump Recognizes New Leader in Venezuela  —  CARACAS, Venezuela — President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela scrapped all diplomatic ties with the United States on Wednesday and gave American diplomats 72 hours to leave, ordering them out with a derisive …
CNBC:
Maduro says Venezuela is breaking relations with US, gives American diplomats 72 hours to leave country
Discussion: NPR and The Daily Caller
Wall Street Journal:
BuzzFeed to Cut 15% of Its Workforce  —  Layoffs could affect about 250 jobs across the company  —  BuzzFeed is planning to lay off about 15% of its workforce, according to people familiar with the situation, as the company seeks to reorient itself in a shifting digital-media landscape.
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CNN:
BuzzFeed to cut 15% of staff in new round of layoffs  —  New York (CNN)BuzzFeed is preparing to announce a significant round of layoffs, according to sources familiar with the matter.  —  The coming contraction is the latest example of digital media companies having to make cutbacks in a difficult operating environment.
Discussion: New York Times
Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
Covington Catholic Teen on ‘Fox & Friends’: Blackface Is ‘School Spirit’  —  'We haven't been able to wear black paint because of the video, but I know the kids meant nothing by it,' one senior explained to Steve Doocy.  —  Covington Catholic High School's increasing notoriety has only pushed it further into the mud.
Discussion: Vox, HuffPost, The Daily Banter and The Root
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Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Nothing justifies what the Covington students did
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Top Dem: We would support $5.7B for a ‘smart wall’  —  House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) on Wednesday said Democrats would be willing to provide $5.7 billion in border security funding to end the shutdown if the money is used for measures like a “smart wall.”
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell blocks bill to reopen most of government  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) blocked legislation on Wednesday that would reopen most of the government currently closed during the partial shutdown.  —  Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) went to the Senate floor to ask for consent …
Discussion: TheBlaze
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Biden's Paid Speech Buoyed the G.O.P. in Midwest Battleground  — A speech by Joe Biden in October helped Fred Upton, a vulnerable Republican, win re-election in Michigan.  — Mr. Biden, who earned $200,000 for the speech, stunned Democrats and elated Republicans by praising Mr. Upton …
Doha Madani / NBC News:
Five people shot dead at SunTrust Bank in Florida, suspect in custody  —  The Highlands County sheriff's office said a SWAT team stormed the bank after negotiations failed and the suspect “eventually surrendered.”  —  A suspected gunman was in custody Wednesday after five people were shot dead …
Discussion: USA Today, ABC News, NPR and Hit & Run
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Katherine Clarke / Wall Street Journal:
Billionaire Ken Griffin Buys America's Most Expensive Home for $238 Million  —  The record-breaking purchase of a New York City penthouse is the latest in a string of multimillion-dollar real-estate deals by the hedge-fund manager  —  Billionaire Ken Griffin, who is becoming almost as known …
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Bloomberg:   America's Most Expensive Home Sold to Billionaire Ken Griffin
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Kamala Harris's Logo Is a Disaster.  Here's Why.  —  Does bad graphic design doom good candidates?  Or do lousy candidates inspire bad graphic design?  —  Back in 2016, I was pretty bullish on Marco Rubio's presidential prospects—right up until the moment I saw this:  —  The candidate's name in lower case?
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
Here's Video of Beto O'Rourke Singing “Blitzkrieg Bop” in a Sheep Mask and Onesie  —  By now, most people who follow national politics have probably heard that Beto O'Rourke, the former Democratic congressman from El Paso who is contemplating a run for president, once played bass in a punk rock band called Foss.
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Gawker 2.0 Implodes as Its Only Reporters Quit  —  The new site's only two full-time writers exited Wednesday in protest of editorial director Carson Griffith's offensive remarks about everything from race to penis size.  —  Gawker 2. is blowing up on the launchpad just two weeks after the site's …
Brian Hiatt / Rolling Stone:
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey: The Rolling Stone Interview  —  Sometimes 280 characters just aren't enough.  The social media mogul takes on his critics — and tries to explain who he really is  —  When Jack Dorsey co-founded Twitter in 2006, he had no idea he and his colleagues were creating …
Discussion: Gizmodo, The Week, NB Blog, Mashable and Mediaite
Hamza Shaban / Washington Post:
Billionaires in Davos hate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 70% tax on the rich  —  When billionaire chief executive Michael Dell was asked on Wednesday whether he would support a proposal put forth by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to tax millionaires at a 70 percent tax rate …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Sheila Jackson Lee Leaves 2 Posts After Aide Says She Was Fired for Reporting Sexual Assault  —  WASHINGTON — Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, facing blowback from a lawsuit claiming she fired an aide who said she was sexually assaulted by a supervisor at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation …
Akela Lacy / The Intercept:
Trump Administration Grants South Carolina Foster Care Agencies Authority to Discriminate Against Jewish and Muslim Families  —  The Trump administration on Wednesday made a quiet move that opens the door for the religious right to use the Religious Freedom and Restoration Act to discriminate …
Mary Spicuzza / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Milwaukee secures line of credit for its 2020 Democratic convention bid, clearing last major hurdle … (Photo: Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)  —  Organizers of Milwaukee's bid for the 2020 Democratic National Convention have cleared the last major hurdle in the city's quest …
Discussion: Political Wire
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
A group representing Nathan Phillips wrongly said he served in Vietnam.  Then came the accusations.  —  There's no evidence that he's ever claimed to have served in Vietnam, a representative said  —  Nathan Phillips, the U.S. veteran whose standoff with high school students on the steps …
 
 
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Washington Post:
Furloughed government workers will be owed $6 billion in back pay by end of this week
Discussion: CNN
Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
Rose McGowan Rips Her Lawyers for Joining Harvey Weinstein's Defense
Discussion: Page Six and The Guardian
Kyle Blaine / CNN:
A married gay man is running for president. That's a big deal.
Discussion: ABC News, Advocate and WTKR-TV
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Giuliani's missteps frustrate Trump but underscore the unique role he plays for the president
Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
GOP lawmaker's case for a border wall: At my house, they keep ‘critters out’
New York Times:
He Reported on Facebook. Now He Approaches It With Caution.
Mark Harris / The Guardian:
How Elon Musk's secretive foundation hands out his billions
Discussion: Breitbart and The Daily Caller
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Andy Campbell / HuffPost:
Verizon Media, HuffPost's Parent Company, Announces Sweeping Layoffs
Jan Ransom / New York Times:
White Supremacist Pleads Guilty to Killing Black Man in New York to Start a ‘Race War’
Stephen Gruber-Miller / Des Moines Register:
Sen. Joni Ernst denies ex-husband's allegation that she had an affair, says she is ‘a survivor’
Discussion: Washington Post
Alex French / The Atlantic:
‘Nobody Is Going to Believe You’  —  Over the past two decades …