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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
McConnell prepares to move forward on impeachment trial rules without Democrats  —  Senate Republican leaders are preparing to move forward on a set of impeachment trial rules without Democratic support.  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has locked down sufficient backing …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Schumer vows to force votes on impeachment witnesses  —  Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday that Democrats will force votes on witnesses at the start of the impeachment trial even as Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has secured enough support to delay the decision until mid-trial.
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
McConnell Says He Will Proceed on Impeachment Trial Without Witness Deal  —  The Senate majority leader said he had the votes to begin President Trump's trial without committing to calling witnesses or admitting new evidence, over Democrats' objections.  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell …
Benjamin Wittes / The Atlantic:
Pelosi and McConnell Are Playing High-Stakes Poker
Discussion: Redstate
CNN:
McConnell appears to have the votes to set impeachment trial rules without Democratic support
Discussion: Raw Story
Maeve Reston / CNN:
New pressures greet Pelosi following Bolton's willingness to testify
Associated Press:
Stampede kills 32 at funeral for Iran general killed by US  —  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A stampede erupted on Tuesday at a funeral procession for a top Iranian general killed in a U.S. airstrike last week, killing 32 people and injuring 190 others, state television reported.
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Chris Pleasance / Reuters:
Iran is considering 13 ‘revenge scenarios’ over the death of General Soleimani as top official vows to create ‘historic nightmare’ for the US  —  Iran is considering 13 ‘revenge scenarios’ in retaliation for the US airstrike that killed General Qassem Soleimani in Iraq, a top official has said.
Discussion: Daily Mail
CBS News:
Iran's military displaying “heightened state of readiness,” U.S. defense official says  —  What you need to know  — Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds military force and one of the most powerful figures in the Islamic Republic, was killed early Friday in an airstrike in Baghdad.
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Pompeo: Trump Admin Ready to Launch More Strikes on Iran  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Trump administration would not hesitate to conduct further military strikes against Iran following the killing of Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani.  —  Speaking before reporters on Tuesday …
Erin Cunningham / Washington Post:
Live updates: Iran prepares to bury Soleimani after deadly stampede
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
Trump administration begins drafting possible sanctions against Iraq following Trump's economic threat
Tasnim News Agency:
Iran Parliament Passes Motion Designating US Army, Pentagon as Terrorist
Discussion: New York Times
New York Times:
Khamenei Wants to Put Iran's Stamp on Reprisal for U.S. Killing of Top General
Miami Herald:
New incident at Mar-a-Lago under ‘criminal investigation’ by Secret Service  —  Palm Beach police say they are conducting an “open and active criminal investigation” at Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's South Florida estate, following an unspecified incident Monday night.
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Don't Tilt Scales Against Trump, Facebook Executive Warns  —  In an internal memo, Andrew Bosworth said he “desperately” wanted the president to lose.  But, he said, the company should avoid hurting Mr. Trump's campaign.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Since the 2016 election, when Russian trolls …
Discussion: Boz and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
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New York Times:
Lord of the Rings, 2020 and Stuffed Oreos: Read the Andrew Bosworth Memo  —  On Dec. 30, Andrew Bosworth, a longtime Facebook executive and confidant of Mark Zuckerberg, wrote a long memo on the company's internal network.  —  In the post, titled “Thoughts for 2020,” Mr. Bosworth …
Discussion: Axios
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Prosecutors recommend Michael Flynn serve up to 6 months in prison  —  Federal prosecutors recommended in a sentencing memo Tuesday that President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn receive a sentence of zero to six months in prison, arguing that he should not receive credit …
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Spencer Hsu / Washington Post:
Michael Flynn deserves up to six months in prison, U.S. Justice Department says in reversal for former Trump national security adviser  —  Federal prosecutors on Tuesday recommended that former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn serve up to six months in prison, reversing …
Discussion: Law & Crime
NBC News:
6.4 quake strikes Puerto Rico, killing at least 1 amid heavy seismic activity  —  “We've never been exposed to this kind of emergency in 102 years,"said the governor as the island grapples with ongoing aftershocks and assesses the damage.  —  A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico early Tuesday …
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CBS News:   Deadly earthquake rocks Puerto Rico, causing widespread power outage
Arelis Hernández / Washington Post:
Puerto Rico earthquake Tuesday morning triggers blackout, reports of injuries and at least one dead
Discussion: Daily Kos
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Nightmare Stage of Trump's Rule Is Here  —  Unstable and impeached, the president pushes the U.S. toward war with Iran.  —  There are no more adults in the room.  —  After three harrowing years, we've reached the point many of us feared from the moment Donald Trump was elected.
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Bloomberg Takes On Trump With a $10 Million Super Bowl Ad  —  Michael R. Bloomberg's presidential campaign has secured a 60-second advertising spot to be aired nationally during the game on Feb. 2, campaign officials said.  —  Michael R. Bloomberg's presidential campaign has secured …
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
‘Tweets, threats and tantrums’: Biden tears into Trump's handling of Iran crisis  —  The Democratic frontrunner accused the president of isolating the U.S. on the international stage while potentially bolstering Iran, China and Russia.  —  Joe Biden.  Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Discussion: Breitbart
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Bernie Sanders can unify Democrats and beat Trump in 2020  —  The first in a Vox series making the best case for each of the top Democratic contenders. … The case for Bernie Sanders is that he is the unity candidate.  —  The Vermont senator is unique in combining an authentic …
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James Barnett / The Hill:
Why Trump should fear Sanders much more than Warren in 2020
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
Steve Hayes / The Dispatch:
Anatomy of a Screw-Up: The Story Behind the Letter Withdrawing Our Troops  —  In a letter dated January 6, Brigadier Gen. William Seely III, the commanding general of Task Force Iraq, wrote to his Iraqi counterpart with big news: The United States military was preparing to leave Iraq.
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Russian trolls are targeting American veterans, and Trump's government isn't helping, group says  —  The Trump administration has for nearly two years ignored mounting evidence that Russian operatives and other foreign actors were deliberately targeting U.S. troops and veterans …
Ashley Strickland / CNN:
Mysterious repeating fast radio burst traced to nearby galaxy  —  (CNN)Astronomers have traced the signal of an enigmatic repeating fast radio burst for only the second time — and it's in a spiral galaxy similar to our own, not so far away.  —  Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, are millisecond-long bursts of radio waves in space.
Discussion: ScienceAlert and UPI
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Ball of Confusion  —  As noted below, in the broadest sense we know why President Trump ordered the assassination of Soleimani: it was an attempt to dominate a weaker power by dramatically escalating a simmering conflict.  This squares with how states act and it squares with President Trump's personality.
Bridget Phetasy / Quillette:
Ricky Gervais, Man of the People  —  In a room filled with self-absorbed narcissists, one brave, slightly less self-absorbed narcissist had the balls to speak truth to power—and his name is Ricky Gervais.  —  If courage had a face, it would be a slightly overweight, pasty British multi-millionaire drinking a pint.
Discussion: americandigest.org
Bloomberg:
Trump Inaugural Committee Donor Accused of Obstructing Probe  — Zuberi back-dated check to donor, deleted emails, U.S. says  — Fundraiser had pleaded guilty to campaign-finance charges  —  A fundraiser for President Donald Trump back-dated a check to a fellow donor and deleted emails …
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Trump's Foreign Policy Is A Growing Point Of Contention In Democratic Primaries  —  Progressive House challengers see a chance to distinguish themselves following the killing of Qassem Soleimani.  —  Progressive candidates challenging Democratic members of Congress in primaries …
Discussion: Common Dreams
David Krayden / The Daily Caller:
Fox News's Tucker Carlson: In San Francisco, ‘Civilization Itself Is Coming Apart’  —  Fox News host and Daily Caller co-founder Tucker Carlson described San Francisco as a place where “civilization itself is coming apart.”  —  “The reality of that city we discovered when we spent …
Fenit Nirappil / Washington Post:
D.C. Council member Jack Evans to resign over ethics violations; was city's longest-serving lawmaker  —  Longtime D.C. Council member Jack Evans announced Tuesday that he will resign Jan. 17, ending a 29-year political career that helped revive a foundering city but in the end was deeply tainted by ethics violations.
Pete Buttigieg / YouTube:
Windshield … To stay connected with the campaign:  —  About Pete:  —  Pete Buttigieg is a husband, Afghanistan veteran, and the Mayor of his hometown, South Bend, Indiana.  —  Pete is running for president because this is a now or never moment for our nation.
Discussion: CNN, The Daily Caller and The Hill
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Ivanka Trump's CES keynote address sparks backlash  —  Some critics say there are women with more technical experience who are better qualified to speak at the annual technology conference  —  LAS VEGAS — Ivanka Trump may face an icy reception today at one of the world's largest technology conferences …
Will Wade / Bloomberg:
Coal's Collapse Has America's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Falling  — Greenhouse gas emissions have dipped two of past three years  — U.S. coal power declined last year to lowest level since 1975  —  Greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. slipped last year as coal-fired power plants continue to close.
Nathaniel Rakich / FiveThirtyEight:
Trump Is The Most Unpopular President Since Ford To Run For Reelection  —  Now that the 2020 election has gone from “next year” to “this year,” it's worth taking a step back and asking a question that we first posed in early 2017: How popular is Donald Trump?
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Republicans clear Wisconsin primary field for Trump  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans decided Tuesday to place only President Donald Trump's name on Wisconsin's primary ballot this spring, making it a challenge for any long-shot GOP candidates to run against him in the state.
 
 
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