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11:10 PM ET, January 25, 2019

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Jeremy Herb / CNN:
How CNN captured video of the Roger Stone raid  —  (CNN)The rare, dramatic video from CNN Friday capturing the early morning FBI raid of longtime Donald Trump confidante Roger Stone's Florida home was the product of good instincts, some key clues, more than a year of observing comings …
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CNN:
Mueller indicts Roger Stone, says he was coordinating with Trump officials about WikiLeaks' stolen emails  —  (CNN)Roger Stone has been indicted by a grand jury on charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller, who alleges that the longtime Donald Trump associate sought stolen emails …
Matt Ford / New Republic:
Uh-Oh  —  Criminal indictments are typically written in the dry, terse active voice of American legalese.  Special counsel Robert Mueller's criminal indictment of Roger Stone, who was arrested by FBI agents in the wee hours on Friday, is no different—with one notable exception.
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Roger Stone, Adviser to Trump, Is Indicted in Mueller Investigation  —  WASHINGTON — Roger J. Stone Jr., a longtime informal adviser to President Trump who has spent decades plying the dark arts of scandal-mongering and dirty tricks to help influence American political campaigns …
Todd S. Purdum / The Atlantic:   Trumpworld Follows a Godfather Script—Literally
New York Times:
Indicting Roger Stone, Mueller Shows Link Between Trump Campaign and WikiLeaks
Jared Holt / Right Wing Watch:
Alex Jones Says Roger Stone Contacted WikiLeaks at Jones' Behest While Seeking Infowars Job
Discussion: The Smoking Gun, CNN and Politico
Washington Post:
Longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone indicted by special counsel in Russia investigation
Michael Kruse / Politico:
Roger Stone's Last Dirty Trick
Washington Post:
Trump signs bill to open the government, ending the longest shutdown in history  —  President Trump on Friday agreed to temporarily reopen the federal government without getting any new money for his U.S.-Mexico border wall, retreating from the central promise of his presidency, for now, in the face of intense public anger.
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Zombies Applaud as He Lights Himself on Fire  —  It was funny, watching Trump trying to persuade America that this wasn't a colossal failure for which he alone was responsible.  But it wasn't fun.  —  Michael Tomasky  —  What a joke.  What a fraud.  As Bugs Bunny used to say, what a maroon.
Washington Post:
Poll: Majority of Americans hold Trump and Republicans responsible for shutdown  —  Public disapproval of President Trump has swelled five points to 58 percent over three months as a majority of Americans continue to hold him and congressional Republicans most responsible …
Alex Wagner / The Atlantic:
Pelosi Won, Trump Lost
Discussion: VICE
Ezra Klein / Vox:
The vindication of Nancy Pelosi  —  How Pelosi delivered Trump the most humiliating loss of his presidency.  —  Flashback 40 days and Nancy Pelosi's return to the speakership was a hard-won prize marred by Democratic grumbling.  —  After the midterm elections, 15 House Democrats signed …
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Shutdown blame stays on Trump, with his approval at a historic low
Politico:
‘All for nothing’: Trump's wall retreat bewilders allies
Discussion: Breitbart
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Pro-Trump Media Stars Despair After Trump Caves on Shutdown  —  ‘Trump is a broken man,’ lamented Mike Cernovich, while Ann Coulter called the president a ‘the biggest wimp.’  —  President Trump's top supporters among right-wing media despaired on Friday after he agreed to a three-week deal …
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Washington Post:
‘Prisoner of his own impulse’: Inside Trump's cave to end shutdown without wall  —  His poll numbers were plummeting.  His FBI director was decrying the dysfunction.  The nation's air travel was in chaos.  Federal workers were lining up at food banks.  Economic growth was at risk of flatlining …
Discussion: Politico and Outside the Beltway
Hunter Walker / Yahoo News:
Bernie Sanders set to announce 2020 presidential run  —  WASHINGTON—Three years after fighting a surprisingly competitive Democratic primary race against Hillary Clinton, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is making another run for the White House.  —  Two sources with direct knowledge …
Discussion: Townhall, Joe.My.God. and twitchy.com
Alex Pareene / Columbia Journalism Review:
The digital winter turns apocalyptic  —  This week, as a long-predicted collapse seemed to hit digital media, we saw a few of the tried-and-true ways managers use to explain to employees why they're laying them off.  —  BuzzFeed chose the language of corporation-as-family …
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The Daily Beast:
BuzzFeed Staff Unload on CEO Jonah Peretti After Massive Layoffs: You Make ‘Same Mistakes Over and Over’
Rafi Schwartz / Splinter:
We Now Go Live to BuzzFeed's ‘Ask Jonah Anything’ Slack Channel
Ben Collins / NBC News:
4chan trolls flood laid off HuffPost, Buzzfeed reporters with death threats  —  The threats are part of a coordinated campaign organized on the far-right message board.  —  Shortly after he tweeted the news of his own layoff, Nick Wing checked his inbox at the Huffington Post and saw an email with a few pictures from a troll.
New York Times:
Trump Announces Deal to Reopen Government, in Surprise Retreat From Wall  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump agreed Friday to reopen the federal government for three weeks while negotiations proceeded over how to secure the nation's southwestern border, backing down after a monthlong standoff failed …
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New York Times:
Trump Likely to Announce Deal to End Government Shutdown for Three Weeks
Discussion: American Prospect and Contemptor
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Arson Suspected at Comet Ping Pong, the D.C. Restaurant Made Famous by Pizzagate  —  The D.C. pizzeria targeted by far-right conspiracy theorists was on fire Thursday, cops said.  No one was injured.  —  An arsonist allegedly started a fire Thursday night at Comet Ping Pong, the Washington …
Discussion: Eschaton
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WTTG-TV:   Fire at Comet Ping Pong pizza shop was intentionally set, DC fire officials say
Reuters:
Exclusive: Kremlin-linked contractors help guard Venezuela's Maduro - sources  —  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Private military contractors who do secret missions for Russia flew into Venezuela in the past few days to beef up security for President Nicolas Maduro in the face of U.S.-backed opposition protests …
Raphael Satter / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Undercover agents target cybersecurity watchdog  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The researchers who reported that Israeli software was used to spy on Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi's inner circle before his gruesome death are being targeted in turn by international undercover operatives, The Associated Press has found.
Media Matters for America:
Lou Dobbs slams Trump's shutdown cave: “Illegal immigrants are surely pleased”  —  VIDEO ››› January 25, 2019 ››› MEDIA MATTERS STAFF  —  From the January 25 edition of Fox Business News' Lou Dobbs Tonight:  —  Loading the player reg...
Discussion: twitchy.com
Dictionary by Merriam-Webster:
Trending: ‘cave’  —  Why are people looking up cave?  —  Cave leapt to the top of our lookups on January 25th, 2019, following the word's appearance in numerous headlines in reports of the end of the government shutdown. … What does cave mean?  —  Cave is defined as …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
 
 
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
Huge Trove of Leaked Russian Documents Is Published by Transparency Advocates
Washington Post:
Even with shutdown deal, federal workers probably won't see back pay until next week
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Rep. Ilhan Omar faces backlash after claiming Trump is backing ‘coup’ in Venezuela
Discussion: Breitbart, The New Neo and twitchy.com
Washington Post:
Even with evidence of ‘high crimes,’ impeaching Trump would probably fail
Derek M. Norman / New York Times:
The Half King Is Dead. Long Live the Half King.
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Richard Ojeda Becomes First 2020 Democrat to Drop Out of Race
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press:
Tom Raum, versatile Washington reporter for AP, is dead
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