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Source: Leaked Documents Show the U.S. Government Tracking Journalists and Immigration Advocates Through a Secret Database  —  The documents detail an intelligence-gathering effort by the United States and Mexican authorities, targeting more than 50 people including journalists, an attorney, and immigration advocates
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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: Slate, 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
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris Condemn Effort To Rebuke Ilhan Omar  —  The Vermont senator said he opposes anti-Semitism, but fears that targeting congresswoman Omar is a “way of stifling debate” over Israel and Palestine.  —  Two leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination …
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: Breitbart, Politico and ABC News
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: Political Wire and 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
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
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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
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
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
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
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 …
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.
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 …
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!”
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
Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Jeffrey Epstein, Alan Dershowitz and Pals Accused of Sex Trafficking Ring  —  A lawyer for one of Epstein's victims claims he was trafficking girls to Dershowitz and others—but the Harvard attorney says sealed documents will prove his innocence.  —  Kate Briquelet
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Caller
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 …
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
I am sick of hearing about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from myself, talking about her  —  Enough is enough!  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez needs to stop inserting herself into our every waking moment!  —  I am sick of hearing about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from my voice talking about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Slate
 
 
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Andrew C. McCarthy / The Hill:
It's not about collusion; it's about obstruction ... and impeachment
Associated Press:
Ahead of court ruling, Census Bureau seeks citizenship data
Discussion: electionlawblog.org
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
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
John Bolton Shows the Dangers of a Weak President
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post
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
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”