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2:35 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 and USA Today
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.
Washington Post:
Iraq says U.S. military letter was ‘clear’: American troops are leaving
Erin Cunningham / Washington Post:
Live updates: Iran prepares to bury Soleimani after deadly stampede
Pippa Stevens / CNBC:   Oil prices surge more than 4% following attack on Iraq airbase
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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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
McConnell ready to start impeachment trial with partisan power play  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is moving forward on a set of impeachment trial rules without Democratic support.  —  The Kentucky Republican said Tuesday that he has locked down sufficient backing from his 53-member caucus …
Washington Post:
Pelosi says impeachment articles won't go to Senate until she learns more about how trial would be conducted
Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:   Subpoena John Bolton, Democrats
Associated Press:
McConnell: GOP will start impeachment trial, delay witnesses
Discussion: Politico and KTLA
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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
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
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Agence France-Presse:   Iran launches missiles on Iraq base housing US troops: state TV
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.
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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Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed News:   Trump Is Running Hundreds Of Facebook Ads Praising Himself For The Killing Of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Biden: No ‘benefit of the doubt’ for Trump on Soleimani strike  —  “I don't give him the benefit of the doubt because he's lied so much about virtually everything,” Joe Biden said of Trump's rationale for the killing.  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that President Donald Trump's assertion …
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump unfurls a new attack for 2020: Dems as Iran sympathizers
Thomas Wright / Brookings:
How Donald Trump thinks about Iran
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
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
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 …
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.
Jo Murch / The Independent:
Ricky Gervais cheapened the Golden Globes - but worse he overshadowed vital political statements  —  If there's a place for smutty humour, it's at Friday night work drinks after one too many, not on the stage that birthed the #MeToo movement  —  Ricky Gervais's performance at last night's Golden Globes …
Discussion: Twitchy, The Daily Caller and Mediaite
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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
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” …
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 …
The Daily Beast:
Giuliani—and His Old Iranian Clients—Cheer Soleimani's Death  —  MEK-linked groups paid Rudy Giuliani to get them off the U.S. list of terrorist groups.  Now, Rudy is bringing their anti-Tehran message straight to Trump.  —  As President Trump grappled with how to respond to Iran throughout …
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The Daily Beast:   Trump's Fox News Pals Are Picking New Iran Targets On-Air
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.
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.
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 …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Ivanka Trump Talks Investment in U.S. Jobs in CES Keynote, Gets Warm Reception  —  Ivanka Trump talked about the current and future state of the U.S. workforce at CES — an appearance that was met with a fair amount of enthusiasm among the tech-industry attendees.
Discussion: HuffPost, The Wrap and Daily Kos
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.
 
 
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