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Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
U.S. officials made list of reporters, lawyers, activists to question at border  —  Several people on the list told NBC News they were questioned at the border as part of what U.S. border agents called a “national security investigation.”  —  WASHINGTON — Customs and Border Protection …
Discussion: New York Post and Townhall
Washington Post:
House Democrats splinter over response to Rep. Omar's alleged anti-Semitism  —  House Democrats argued acrimoniously Wednesday over whether to rebuke Rep. Ilhan Omar for alleged anti-Semitic remarks, forcing party leaders to confront a growing rift over race and religion that threatened to hamstring the newfound majority.
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New York Times:
Democrats Put Off Anti-Semitism Resolution After Fierce Backlash  —  WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders have put off a vote on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and bigotry after a backlash from rank-and-file lawmakers who said Representative Ilhan Omar, whose comments gave rise to the measure, was being unfairly singled out.
The Daily Beast:
Democrats Plan to Condemn ‘All Hate’ After Backlash Over Planned Ilhan Omar Rebuke  —  Democrats originally moved to formally admonish the freshman lawmaker for her perceived anti-Semitic comments, but many lawmakers now want all forms of hate to be included.
Discussion: The Hill
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
2020 Democrats normalize anti-Semitism by defending Ilhan Omar  —  Democrats seeking the party's 2020 presidential nomination are starting to come out in defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar, and in the process, they are normalizing anti-Semitism.  —  Leading Democratic candidates Sens. Kamala Harris …
Discussion: Daily Wire
Power Line:   Do Dems Hate Hate?  No  —  As Scott has noted, the Democratic Party …
Yascha Mounk / Slate:
Ilhan Omar Shouldn't Get a Pass
Discussion: CNN, RedState and CNSNews
Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
Democrats Struggle To Find A Way Out Of The Ilhan Omar Mess
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and Contemptor
Eliana Larramendia / ABC News:
Lawyers claiming ties to Rudy Giuliani approached Michael Cohen after FBI raids; investigators looking at contacts  —  In the weeks following the federal raids on former Michael Cohen's law office and residences last April, President Donald Trump's former lawyer and confidant was contacted …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Salon
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New York Times:
Giuliani Says Lawyers Have Sought Trump Pardons for Their Clients  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's lead lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, said Wednesday that lawyers for several people facing scrutiny from the Justice Department in the investigations into the Trump campaign and presidency …
Discussion: Raw Story
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Democratic National Committee rejects Fox News for debates, citing New Yorker article  —  The Democratic National Committee has decided to exclude Fox News Channel from televising any of its candidate debates during the 2019-2020 cycle as a result of published revelations detailing …
New York Times:
In the Middle of His Official Business, Trump Took the Time to Send Checks to Michael Cohen  —  WASHINGTON — On a busy day at the White House, President Trump hosted senators to talk about tax cuts, accused a Democratic congresswoman of distorting his condolence call to a soldier's widow …
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
‘It gets real personal, real fast’: Dems fear targeting Trump kids could backfire  —  House Democrats have already gone to war with President Donald Trump.  But there's one target they're skittish of hitting too hard: his children.  —  In public and private, Democrats see potential pitfalls …
Discussion: New York Times
The Daily Beast:   House Dems Discuss Whether to Go After Ivanka Trump
Caleb Melby / Bloomberg:
Trump Fussed Over Tablecloths and Rockettes for the Inauguration
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
YouTube:
A Message From Alex Trebek |  JEOPARDY!  —  Jeopardy! … Add to  —  Share More  —  823 4  —  “Hi everyone, I have some news to share with all of you and it's in keeping with my longtime policy of being open and transparent with our Jeopardy! fan base.
CNN:
Cohen gives documents to House panel on Trump attorney alleged changes to 2017 testimony  —  (CNN)Michael Cohen on Wednesday provided the House Intelligence Committee with new documents showing edits to the false written statement he delivered to Congress in 2017 about the Trump Organization's pursuit …
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Michael Cohen discussed pardons with a second Trump lawyer, he tells Congress
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:   CNN Leak During Michael Cohen Testimony Recalls Memories Of Network's Bungled Don Jr. Story
Colleen Long / Associated Press:
Sen. McSally, ex-Air Force pilot, says officer raped her  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Martha McSally, the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, said Wednesday that she was raped in the Air Force by a superior officer.  —  The Arizona Republican, a 26-year military veteran …
Discussion: CNN, ABC News, Slate, twitchy.com and Axios
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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:
Sen. Martha McSally reveals she was raped by superior officer while in the Air Force
Discussion: NPR and Daily Wire
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg says he'll reorient the company toward encryption and privacy  —  The firm's focus will shift from a social network in which people broadcast information to large groups of people to one in which people communicate with smaller groups and their content disappears after a short period.
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Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook:
A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking
The White House:
Executive Order on Revocation of Reporting Requirement  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:  —  Section 1.  Findings.  (a) Section 3 of Executive Order 13732 of July 1, 2016 …
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Margaret Talev / Bloomberg:   Trump Cancels U.S. Report on Civilian Deaths in Drone Strikes
Washington Post:
The president's sons entrusted their private hunting retreat to a caretaker.  He was working in the country illegally.  —  WINGDALE, N.Y. — One morning last May, Eric Trump sent a text message to the caretaker of the shooting range he and his brother own in Upstate New York.
Discussion: Slate, Daily Kos, CNN and Raw Story
Isaac Arnsdorf / ProPublica:
Trump Mar-a-Lago Buddy Wrote Policy Pitch.  The President Sent It to VA Chief.  —  In late 2017, on one of President Donald Trump's retreats to Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Palm Beach, Florida, he caught up with an old friend: Albert Hazzouri.  —  When Hazzouri is not at Mar-a-Lago …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Hollywood Reporter:
“I Need to Be Careful”: Texts Reveal Warner Bros. CEO Promoted Actress Amid Apparent Sexual Relationship  —  Hundreds of leaked text messages between Kevin Tsujihara, actress Charlotte Kirk and partners Brett Ratner and James Packer show the powerful executive, under pressure …
The Daily Beast:
How Little Known Andrew Yang May End Up on the 2020 Debate Stage by Gaming the System  —  You've probably never heard of him.  And yet, he's about to bust through the DNC's debate entry threshold.  —  Some presidential candidates build their campaigns on grassroots support.  Others on personal wealth.
Discussion: Politico and Axios
Erica Orden / CNN:
DOJ appoints ex-Mueller prosecutor to run foreign influence unit  —  New Orleans (CNN)The Justice Department will boost its pursuit of foreign influence operations, in part by appointing a prosecutor who worked on special counsel Robert Mueller's team to lead a revamped unit that will crack …
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Washington Post:
‘Not my fault’: Trump struggles to defend his record amid setbacks on immigration, trade, North Korea  —  President Trump proclaimed in a freewheeling speech to a conference of conservatives last weekend that “America is winning again.”  But his administration has been on a pronounced losing streak over the past week.
Los Angeles Times:
White House prepares for Robert Mueller's report — whatever it says … The White House made a quiet but notable personnel change a few weeks ago, moving a veteran staff attorney to a press office that is preparing a response to the much-anticipated final report from special counsel Robert S. Mueller III …
Discussion: Raw Story
Taylor Swift / ELLE:
30 Things I Learned Before Turning 30  —  According to my birth certificate, I turn 30 this year.  It's weird because part of me still feels 18 and part of me feels 283, but the actual age I currently am is 29.  I've heard people say that your thirties are “the most fun!”
David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
Trump promised to shrink the trade deficit.  Instead it exploded.  —  BREAKING NEWS: U.S. posted record-breaking $891.2 billion merchandise trade deficit in 2018, despite Trump's ‘America First’ policies  —  President Trump's tariffs and tough policies have failed to shrink a trade gap …
Associated Press:
Ahead of court ruling, Census Bureau seeks citizenship data  —  As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether the Trump administration can ask people if they are citizens on the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau is quietly seeking comprehensive information about the legal status of millions of immigrants.
Discussion: electionlawblog.org
 
 
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Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Jeffrey Epstein, Alan Dershowitz and Pals Accused of Sex Trafficking Ring
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Andrew C. McCarthy / The Hill:
It's not about collusion; it's about obstruction ... and impeachment
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Justin Trudeau's scandal offers a key lesson for U.S. Democrats
Discussion: globalnews.ca and Breitbart
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
In a blow to conservatives, a national business group is staying out of the Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Hip-Hop Artists Give the Supreme Court a Primer on Rap Music
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
John Bolton Shows the Dangers of a Weak President
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Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
Yes, Let's Defeat or Impeach Donald Trump. But What If He Refuses to Leave the White House?
Discussion: CNN
Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
Alex Jones Replaces Lawyers As Depositions Loom In Sandy Hook Cases
Discussion: Raw Story
Marc Bennetts / The Guardian:
Russia passes law to jail people for 15 days for ‘disrespecting’ government
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
I am sick of hearing about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from myself, talking about her
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Slate
Drew Magary / Deadspin:
Stop Enabling Barstool's Shit
Mark Mellman / The Hill:
What's socialism anyway?
Jason Meisner / Chicago Tribune:
Prosecutors in Chicago to drop charges against former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock if he pays back IRS, campaign
Discussion: Washington Post and Queerty
CBS News:
R. Kelly breaks his silence on sexual abuse claims: “I have been assassinated”
 

 
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