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12:55 PM ET, January 7, 2020

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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
New York Times:
Khamenei Wants to Put Iran's Stamp on Reprisal for U.S. Killing of Top General  —  In a departure from Iran's usual tactics of hiding behind proxies, the country's supreme leader wants any retaliation for the killing of a top military commander to be carried out openly by Iranian forces.
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Death of Iran general spurs anxiety over fate of US hostages
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Kim Hjelmgaard / USA Today:
Stampede at Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani's funeral kills at least 40
Discussion: Redstate
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 is on the verge of having sufficient backing …
Discussion: The Hill
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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.
Benjamin Wittes / The Atlantic:
Pelosi and McConnell Are Playing High-Stakes Poker
New York Times:
Mike Pompeo Is Said to Decide Against Running for Senate in Kansas
Washington Post:
Trump administration begins drafting possible sanctions against Iraq following Trump's economic threat  —  No decision has been made on whether to implement the penalties, but aides scrambled following presidential warning to Baghdad  —  Senior administration officials have begun drafting sanctions …
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Erin Cunningham / Washington Post:
Live updates: Iran prepares to bury Soleimani after deadly stampede  —  As U.S. officials defended the decision to kill Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad, Iranian leaders have stepped up calls for revenge against the United States on Tuesday.  —  The calls for retaliation came …
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
No One Believes Trump  —  Which isn't good in an international crisis.  —  “This is where having credibility — and having a president who didn't lie about everything — would be really, really helpful,” Samantha Power, the former United States ambassador to the United Nations, wrote recently.
Discussion: Reason
New York Times:
Iranian-Americans Questioned at the Border: 'My Kids Shouldn't Experience Such Things'  —  Up to 200 people were held by border agents, with some of them reportedly asked to share their opinions about the situation in Iran and Iraq.  —  SEATTLE — Arriving at the United States border …
Discussion: Daily Kos, Washington Post and Slate
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Rick Newman / Yahoo Finance:
Trump properties could become Iranian targets
James Barnett / The Hill:
Why Trump should fear Sanders much more than Warren in 2020  —  It is conventional political wisdom that President Trump stands his best chance in 2020 if Democrats nominate a far left candidate like Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren.  That is half right.  I have witnessed both of these candidates …
Discussion: Politico
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:   Bernie Sanders can unify Democrats and beat Trump in 2020
Garrett Haake / NBC News:
Sanders shuttle: Trump trial could trap candidates in D.C. One senator has an escape plan.
Discussion: The Hill
Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
A Month Ahead of Iowa Caucuses, Biden Is Democrats' Best Bet to Beat Trump
Discussion: The Hill and IJR
CBS News:
Deadly earthquake rocks Puerto Rico, causing widespread power outage  —  San Juan — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn on Tuesday and was followed three hours later by an aftershock measuring 6.0.  They were the largest in a series of quakes that have struck …
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Arelis Hernández / Washington Post:
Puerto Rico earthquake Tuesday morning triggers blackout, reports of injuries and at least one dead
Discussion: Daily Kos
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.
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
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 …
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Elizabeth Warren's new plan to reform bankruptcy law, explained  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren campaigning in New Hampshire on January 2, 2020.  Scott Eisen/Getty Images  —  A return to her political roots.  —  With a new plan out Tuesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren is returning to her roots …
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:   Former Castro supporters in Texas switch to Biden after Castro drops out
Desmond Lachman / The Hill:
President Trump's stock market gamble  —  As the 2020 presidential election campaign gets into full swing, President Trump might want to reflect on a 1929 cautionary tale involving Irving Fisher, the pre-eminent U.S. economist of his time.  Maybe then Trump would not keep making …
Marisa Meltzer / The Cut:
The Ladies Who Launch Lingua Franca and the rise of the resistance socialite.  —  One office of the fashion brand Lingua Franca is in a warren of spaces below the Jane Hotel, where Diane Jaffe, an embroiderer, is working on a white sweater with WE THE PEOPLE stitched in red and blue thread that will sell for $380.
Mark Binelli / Rolling Stone:
How Lindsey Graham Lost His Way  —  The senator once enjoyed respect on both sides of the aisle.  Why has he become a blind loyalist to Trump?  —  Lindsey Graham and Donald Trump were born nine years and one month apart.  Trump came first, but when they appear side by side …
Discussion: The Smoke Eater and Raw Story
AMN - Al-Masdar News:
Russia offers Iraq S-400 air defense system to protect airspace  —  BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) - Russia has offered Iraq their S-400 air defense system to protect their airspace, RIA Novosti reported this week, citing the Russian Ministry of Defense.  —  According to the report …
Discussion: Tangle and Defense One
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
Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura / New York Times:
A Near-Extinct Language Finds a Home in One Brooklyn Building  —  There are just 700 Seke speakers left in the world, and 100 live in New York — half of them in one building.  —  The apartment building, in Brooklyn's Flatbush neighborhood, is a hive of nationalities.
New York Times:
Pentagon Rules Out Striking Iranian Cultural Sites, Contradicting Trump  —  The defense secretary acknowledged that “the laws of armed conflict” prohibited attacking antiquities and said the military had no plans to do so, even though the president declared them targets.
Dan Merica / CNN:
Buttigieg releases 4 early-state ads — with 4 distinct messages  —  Buttigieg: Donors not ‘disqualified’ from ambassador posts  —  (CNN)Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg will begin airing four distinct ads in the early-nominating states on Tuesday, tailoring a message ranging …
Discussion: YouTube, The Daily Caller and The Hill
The Independent:
Russian president Vladimir Putin lands in Damascus on unannounced visit … Share your thoughts and debate the big issues  —  {{#singleComment_p}}{{value_ p}} Independent Premium {{/singleComment_p}}{{^singleComment_ p}}{{value_p}} Independent Premium {{/singleComment_p}} {{#singleComment_open} …
Beth Fertig / Gothamist:
Following Anti-Semitic Attacks, Cuomo And Other Democrats Weigh Changes To New Bail Laws  —  The state's new bail laws aren't even a week old, but recent anti-Semitic assaults in Brooklyn and the stabbing of Hasidic worshipers in Monsey have led several top lawmakers to consider modifications …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and New York Post
Barbara Starr / CNN:
US forces on high alert for possible Iranian drone attacks, and intelligence shows Iran moving military equipment  —  Washington (CNN)US forces and air-defense missile batteries across the Middle East were placed on high alert overnight Monday to possibly shoot down Iranian drones …
Discussion: Redstate, KTLA and Raw Story
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.
Megan Mineiro / courthousenews.com:
Feds to Hand Over Roger Stone Records to Media Outlets  —  WASHINGTON (CN) — Federal prosecutors told a judge Monday they are prepared to release sealed materials in search and seizure warrants against Roger Stone issued during the FBI probe into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia.
Discussion: The Hill
Irin Carmon / The Cut:
The 57-Page PowerPoint Harvey Weinstein's Team Is Sending Reporters  —  As New York prepared to publish this week's look at the coming trial of Harvey Weinstein, along with a portfolio of women who have made allegations against him, I reached out to his current publicist, Juda Engelmayer, for comment.
 
 
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