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1:55 AM ET, January 27, 2019

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Julian Sanchez / New York Times:
Mueller's Real Target in the Roger Stone Indictment  —  It was probably not Stone himself, but rather his electronic devices.  —  Mr. Sanchez is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute.  —  For many, Friday's arrest of Roger Stone, the veteran political trickster and longtime adviser to Donald Trump …
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Elie Honig / CAFE:
Flipping Roger Stone  —  As a federal prosecutor working organized crime cases, I routinely staked trials on testimony from some of the worst human beings on the planet.  Prosecutors call them “cooperating witnesses,” defendants and defense attorneys call them “rats,” “snitches” and worse, and trials often turn on their testimony.
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Roger Stone indictment: Is this all Mueller has, or is he closing in on Trump?  —  Analysis: The charges do not allege Russian coordination, but Mueller might be building a conspiracy case.  —  WASHINGTON — When special counsel Robert Mueller charged a dozen Russian intelligence officers …
Peter Zeidenberg / The Daily Beast:   No Escape for Roger Stone: Mueller's Case Is a Slam Dunk and He's Too Slimy to Get Flipped
Associated Press:   In Trump ally Stone's case, Mueller finds crime in cover-up
Chuck Rosenberg / Lawfare:   Roger Stone's Arrest Was Appropriate, Not Heavy-Handed
Pelosi / Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement on Special Counsel Indictment and Arrest of Trump Campaign Advisor Roger Stone
Abigail Tracy / Vanity Fair:
“We Can See Collusion”: With the Stone Indictment, Mueller Begins Making His Case
Discussion: The Guardian
New York Times:
Jared Kushner, a Confident Negotiator, Finds Immigration Deal to Be Elusive  —  WASHINGTON — Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law, was confident in his ability as a good-faith negotiator who could find a compromise to end the government shutdown.  —  His pitch to Democratic lawmakers was simple …
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
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CNN:
Inside the White House, aides and advisers are despondent over a wasted month  —  Washington (CNN)As President Donald Trump announced in the Rose Garden on Friday that his quixotic bid to secure more than $5 billion for a border wall would end with no money, he was met with applause from his Cabinet secretaries and senior aides.
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
‘He lied about it’: Ann Coulter rips Trump for failing to secure border wall funding
Discussion: Slate, CNN and WTVR-TV
Washington Post:
Donald Trump's demand for a border wall shut down the government.  At the same time, his company was firing undocumented workers.  —  OSSINING, N.Y — They had spent years on the staff of Donald Trump's golf club, winning employee-of-the-month awards and receiving glowing letters of recommendation.
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Bernard Condon / Associated Press:
12 immigrant workers at Trump golf course fired, lawyer says  —  NEW YORK (AP) — A dozen immigrant workers at one of President Donald Trump's golf clubs in New York who are in the U.S. illegally were fired this month even though managers had known about their legal status for years, a lawyer for the workers said Saturday.
New York Times:
A Bruised Trump Faces Uncertain 2020 Prospects.  His Team Fears a Primary Fight.  —  President Trump's defeat in his border-wall standoff with Congress has clouded his already perilous path to a second term in 2020, undercutting Mr. Trump's cherished image as a forceful leader and deft negotiator …
Discussion: IJR, Joe.My.God. and CBS Baltimore
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New York Times:
Trump Meets With Hard-Right Group Led by Ginni Thomas  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump met last week with a delegation of hard-right activists led by Ginni Thomas, the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, listening quietly as members of the group denounced transgender people and women serving in the military …
Willie Brown / San Francisco Chronicle:
Sure, I dated Kamala Harris.  So what?  —  I've been peppered with calls from the national media about my “relationship” with Kamala Harris, particularly since it became obvious that she was going to run for president.  Most of them, I have not returned.  —  Yes, we dated.  It was more than 20 years ago.
New York Times:
U.S. and Taliban Edge Toward Deal to End America's Longest War  —  KABUL, Afghanistan — The United States and the Taliban are closing in on a deal to end America's longest war after six days of some of the most serious Afghan peace negotiations to date wrapped up on Saturday.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Task & Purpose
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Reuters:   Foreign troops to quit Afghanistan in 18 months under draft deal: Taliban sources
Ayaz Gul / Voice of America:   U.S.-Taliban Agree on Troop Withdrawal Plan, Sources Tell VOA
Pamela Constable / Washington Post:   U.S.-Taliban talks appear closer to pact after marathon talks in Qatar
Greenville, NC:
FIRST ON WITN: Congressman Walter Jones in hospice  —  FARMVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Congressman Walter Jones is in hospice, his wife Joe Anne Jones confirmed Saturday at their home in Farmville.  —  The family declined to give any other details about his condition.
Associated Press:
Search on for Louisiana man suspected in 5 deaths  —  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities in Louisiana said they are searching for an “armed and dangerous” 21-year-old accused of killing his parents and three others in two separate but related shootings Saturday.
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CNN:
5 dead after shooting spree in Louisiana
Discussion: Daily Kos
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:
Conservative Kelli Ward to lead Arizona Republican Party after upset  —  Kelli Ward, the bomb-throwing conservative former state senator and loyalist to President Donald Trump, upended the race to lead the Arizona Republican Party by beating the establishment favorite and incumbent GOP chairman, Jonathan Lines.
Discussion: Breitbart and The Daily Caller
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Dithering GOP Stalls House's New Trump-Russia Probe  —  Democrats now in control of the crucial intelligence committee want to get back to their Russia probe.  It can't happen until the Republicans formally join.  —  The new leadership on the House intelligence committee is eager to revive …
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
The Loneliness of the Moderate Democrat  —  ‘It takes a lot of spine to be a centrist in America today.’  —  PROVIDENCE, R.I. — I did it.  I found a significantly accomplished, defensibly qualified Democratic officeholder who isn't flirting with — and hasn't fantasized about — a presidential run in 2020.
New York Times:
On Venezuela, Rubio Assumes U.S. Role of Ouster in Chief  —  WASHINGTON — His hand chopping in the air, his voice stern and stalwart, he declared that it was time for the regional despot to go and warned of the consequences if he did not.  With a commander in chief's resolve …
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Michael R. Pompeo / US Department of State:
U.S. Department of State
Discussion: IJR
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
She Wanted to Drive, So Saudi Arabia's Ruler Imprisoned and Tortured Her  —  The U.S. should pressure Saudis to respect the human rights of outspoken women.  —  Remember this name: Loujain (pronounced Loo-JAYNE) al-Hathloul.  She is 29 years old and a courageous advocate for gender equality …
 
 
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Allison De Jong / ABC News:
6 in 10 back Democratic inquiries — including release of Trump taxes (POLL)
Bloomberg:
Israel Demands for U.S. Base Are a Hitch in Trump's Syria Plans
Scott McFetridge / Associated Press:
Steve King applauded at first Iowa event since House rebuke
Joe Garofoli / San Francisco Chronicle:
Trump gets schooled in the shutdown by an ‘alpha’ Nancy Pelosi
Washington Post:
‘I hope we get some common sense’: Republicans reeling from political damage caused by shutdown
Discussion: Raw Story
Soundarya J / Reuters:
U.S. economy lost at least $6 billion to government shutdown: S&P
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
IRS will need at least a year to recover from government shutdown, watchdog tells Congress
 Earlier Items: 
Erin Griffith / New York Times:
Why Are Young People Pretending to Love Work?
Shane Dixon Kavanaugh / Oregonian:
Saudi students who vanish before trial span states, decades
David Roth / The Concourse:
You Can't Get There From Here  —  “It's not going to change …
Discussion: Eschaton
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Another shutdown in 3 weeks? Only if Trump truly owns Republicans.
Michael Cavna / Washington Post:
Another cartoonist loses his job. This does not bode well for the future of newspaper cartooning.
Alexa Ura / The Texas Tribune:
Texas officials flag tens of thousands of voters for citizenship checks
Discussion: Mother Jones
 

 
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