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12:40 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 and USA Today
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
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 …
Agence France-Presse:   Iran launches missiles on Iraq base housing US troops: state TV
Erin Cunningham / Washington Post:
Live updates: Iran prepares to bury Soleimani after deadly stampede
Washington Post:
Iraq says U.S. military letter was ‘clear’: American troops are leaving
Pippa Stevens / CNBC:   Oil prices surge more than 4% following attack on Iraq airbase
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 …
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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.) ― …
Washington Post:
Pelosi says impeachment articles won't go to Senate until she learns more about how trial would be conducted  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told Democrats in a closed-door meeting Tuesday that she will not send articles of impeachment to the Senate until she learns more about how the chamber …
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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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.
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 …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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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.
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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Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed News:   Trump Is Running Hundreds Of Facebook Ads Praising Himself For The Killing Of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani
Thomas Wright / Brookings:
How Donald Trump thinks about Iran
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump unfurls a new attack for 2020: Dems as Iran sympathizers
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Bloomberg and Trump Buy Super Bowl Ads at $10 Million Each  —  Michael R. Bloomberg's presidential campaign has secured 60 seconds' worth of advertising during the game on Feb. 2.  President Trump's re-election campaign announced it had done the same.  —  Michael R. Bloomberg's presidential campaign …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump to drop $10 million on Super Bowl ad
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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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: CNBC and Raw Story
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 …
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
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.
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” …
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
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
Rich McKay / Reuters:
'We're going to war, bro': Fort Bragg's 82nd Airborne deploys to the Middle East  —  FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Reuters) - For many of the soldiers, it would be their first mission.  They packed up ammunition and rifles, placed last-minute calls to loved ones, then turned in their cellphones.  Some gave blood.
 
 
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