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7:40 AM ET, January 8, 2020

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ABC News:
Iran launches missiles at US military facilities in Iraq, Pentagon confirms  —  Officials said there have been no reports of American casualties at this time.  —  Iran fired multiple missiles into Iraq on Tuesday evening, targeting U.S. military sites in what appeared to be retaliation …
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Washington Post:
After days of dire threats, Trump's tone shifts in the wake of Iran's retaliation  —  The Debrief: An occasional series offering reporters' insights  —  For five straight days, President Trump warned, sometimes in all-caps, that he would retaliate against any Iranian attack on U.S. forces.
Discussion: Reason
Washington Post:
Amid confusion and contradictions, Trump White House stumbles in initial public response to Soleimani's killing  —  President Trump has sought to demonstrate strong and decisive leadership in the targeted killing of Iran's top general, but he has overseen a chaotic and mistake-prone public response since …
Frank Miles / Fox News:
Iran launches ‘more than a dozen’ missiles into Iraq targeting US, coalition forces, Pentagon says  —  Iran fired “more than a dozen ballistic missiles” into Iraq, targeting U.S. military and coalition forces early Wednesday, Pentagon officials said.  —  The missiles targeted military bases in Al-Assad and Irbil, the Pentagon added.
Daily Mail:
Iran fires TENS of ballistic missiles at US bases in Iraq in operation ‘Martyr Soleimani’ after promising ‘crushing revenge’ for Trump's decision to kill the top general in drone strike ping that round  — Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan - which provides facilities and services to at least hundreds …
Discussion: Big League Politics
Agence France-Presse:   Iran launches missiles on Iraq base housing US troops: state TV
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump unfurls a new attack for 2020: Dems as Iran sympathizers
Washington Post:
Iraq says U.S. military letter was ‘clear’: American troops are leaving
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed News:   Trump Is Running Hundreds Of Facebook Ads Praising Himself For The Killing Of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Biden: Mitch McConnell Will Become ‘Mildly Cooperative’ With Democrats Post-Trump  —  The former vice president has also said Republicans will have an “epiphany” once Donald Trump leaves office.  —  Joe Biden believes that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) ― …
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Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:   Subpoena John Bolton, Democrats
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
McConnell ready to start impeachment trial with partisan power play
Sacramento Bee:
U.S. contractor killed in Iraq, which led to strike on Iranian general, buried in Sacramento  —  The Iraqi-American contractor who was killed in a rocket attack in Iraq in late December was buried in Sacramento on Saturday.  His death was the start of a chain of events that U.S. leaders …
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Aaron Davis / Washington Post:
Contractor whose death Trump cited was a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Iraq  —  An American defense contractor whose death late last month was cited by President Trump amid escalating violence with Iran was identified Tuesday as an interpreter who was born in Iraq and lived in Sacramento.
Discussion: CBS Sacramento
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Lauren Artino / WXIX-TV:
CNN settles lawsuit with Nick Sandmann  —  COVINGTON, Ky. (FOX19) - CNN agreed Tuesday to settle a lawsuit with Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann.  —  The amount of the settlement was not made public during a hearing at the federal courthouse in Covington, Kentucky.
Tessa Weinberg / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Texas facing 10,000 potential cybersecurity attacks from Iran per minute, Abbott says  —  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday the Texas Department of Information Resources has seen a spike in attempted cyberattacks from Iran on state agency networks at the rate of about 10,000 per minute.
Discussion: PJ Media Home
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Ktrk / ABC13:
Gov. Greg Abbott reports rise in cyber-attacks from Iran
Discussion: Townhall
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Are you a journalist first or an American first?  With conflict looming, an old question about patriotism is raised anew.  —  Pete Hegseth is dubious about the news media's loyalty and patriotism.  Hegseth, a decorated military veteran and weekend co-host of President Trump's favorite program …
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The Daily Beast:
Giuliani—and His Old Iranian Clients—Cheer Soleimani's Death
The Daily Beast:   Trump's Fox News Pals Are Picking New Iran Targets On-Air
Associated Press:
Ukrainian airplane crashes near Iran's capital, killing 176  —  SHAHEDSHAHR, Iran (AP) — A Ukrainian passenger jet carrying 176 people crashed on Wednesday, just minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital's main airport, turning farmland on the outskirts of Tehran into fields of flaming debris and killing all on board.
Discussion: The Week, Townhall, Mediaite and Reuters
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Trump Administration Quietly Goes After Disability Benefits  —  A proposed regulation would add a new layer of scrutiny to disability claims.  —  Some Americans could lose Social Security Disability Insurance benefits under a recent Trump administration proposal ― …
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Suleimani's Killing Creates New Uncertainty for Trump Campaign  —  The campaign by one count has run nearly 800 distinct Facebook ads highlighting the killing, but no one is sure what the political impact will ultimately be.  —  WASHINGTON — Things were on a clear course as far as President Trump's re-election campaign was concerned.
Discussion: Politico
Jason L. Riley / Wall Street Journal:
Be Prepared for President Sanders  —  The Vermont socialist could soon become the front-runner for the Democratic nomination.  —  Bernie Sanders significantly outraised his Democratic presidential rivals in the final three months of 2019.  He is very much in the hunt for the first three contests of the primary season.
Neil Genzlinger / New York Times:
Elizabeth Wurtzel, ‘Prozac Nation’ Author, Is Dead at 52  —  Her startling 1994 memoir won praise for opening a dialogue about clinical depression and helped introduce an unsparing style of confessional writing that remains influential.  —  Elizabeth Wurtzel, whose startling 1994 memoir …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump to drop $10 million on Super Bowl ad  —  President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is planning to drop $10 million to advertise during the Super Bowl, the start of a massive election-year spending spree that will intensify over the coming months, according to four people briefed on the plans.
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Bloomberg and Trump Buy Super Bowl Ads at $10 Million Each
Frank Rich / New York Magazine:
What Will Happen to The Trump Toadies?  Look to Nixon's defenders, and the Vichy collaborators, for clues.  —  Irony, declared dead after 9/11, is alive and kicking in Trump's America.  It's the concepts of truth and shame that are on life support.  The definition of “facts” …
Miami Herald:
The Secret Service is investigating a new incident at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club  —  The ritzy Mar-a-Lago club — one-time Jeffrey Epstein hangout, target of eccentric intruders, nexus of an ongoing counterintelligence investigation — had another unusual occurrence Monday evening.
Discussion: CNBC and Raw Story
Joshua Bote / USA Today:
The ‘most prolific rapist’ in UK history was known by his friends as bubbly and cheerful  —  Before a two-year investigation led to a life sentence in prison Monday, the man British prosecutors described as “the most prolific rapist in British legal history” was known by his victims …
Ben Sales / The Times of Israel:
Why the Jersey City official who called local Jews ‘brutes’ has not resigned  —  Since expressing sympathy for shooters in attack, Board of Education member Joan Terrell-Paige has received support from local leaders and residents  —  NEW YORK (JTA) — In the days after a local official responded …
Jerry Zremski / The Buffalo News:
Chris Collins ends political career by paying himself back from campaign funds  —  Vice President Pence, right, tours Performance Advantage Co. in Lancaster with company President Jim Everett, left, company founder Dick Young, center-left, and Rep. Chris Collins on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017.
Jaime Joyce / TIME:
How to Talk to Your Kids About the Situation With Iran  —  On Jan. 3, the U.S. military carried out a drone attack in Iraq.  The attack killed Qasem Soleimani, a top military leader from Iran.  The action comes after increased tensions between the U.S. and Iran, and has fueled anxiety about what might happen as a result.
 
 
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