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10:15 PM ET, January 8, 2020

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NBC News:
‘Insulting and demeaning’: Two GOP lawmakers rip Trump administration after Iran briefing  —  “It was probably the worst briefing I've seen at least on a military issue in the nine years I've served” in the Senate, said GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah.  —  WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on both sides …
Discussion: The Hill, The Daily Caller and Mediaite
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:   GOP Sen. Mike Lee RAGES at ‘Insulting’ Military Briefing on Iran Crisis: ‘Probably the Worst’ I've Ever Seen
CNN:   'The worst briefing I've had': Senate Iran briefing gets heated
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Angry GOP Senator Trashes ‘Insulting’ Trump Administration Briefing On Iran
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Pelosi Announces Vote to Limit Trump's War-Making Power Against Iran
Discussion: National Review
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
As Democrats plan a vote to restrain Trump, Republicans give him free rein
Discussion: Townhall, Politico and The Hill
Washington Post:
U.S. officials knew Iranian missiles were coming hours in advance  —  The Iranian missile strike on U.S. bases in Iraq on Tuesday was a calibrated event intended to cause minimal American casualties, give the Iranians a face-saving measure and provide an opportunity for both sides to step …
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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Trump Has a Bizarre Idea of Winning  —  Let's tally up the results of his efforts with Iran.  —  For now we seem to have averted an all-out shooting war between the United States and Iran.  —  Yet it's not over.  The world is more dangerous than it was a week ago, and President Trump's exuberance suggests …
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
CNN:
Top US general says Iran tried to kill US troops as some administration officials believe they purposely missed
Zach Dorfman / Foreign Policy:
Iran's Revenge Plans Are Bigger Than Missile Strikes
Discussion: Lawfare
Henry Austin / NBC News:
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to ‘step back as senior members of the Royal Family’  —  Royal couple say they will “work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen.”  —  LONDON — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said Wednesday that they …
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Associated Press:
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle ‘to step back’ as senior members of royal family … In a stunning declaration, Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, said they are planning “to step back” as senior members of the royal family and “work to become financially independent.”
Discussion: The Wrap and Mediaite
Dominic Green / Spectator USA:
Megxit: Harry and Meghan are doomed  —  Never mind World War Three.  How about the implosion of the world's most glamorous couple?  Welcome to Megxit.  —  Harry and Meghan think they're going to escape press intrusion and live a more meaningful life by ‘stepping back’ from the British royal family …
Washington Post:
Mnuchin seeks delay of proposed disclosure of Secret Service spending on presidential travel until after election  —  The Trump administration is seeking to delay a Democratic effort to require the Secret Service to disclose how much it spends protecting President Trump and his family when they travel …
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Olivia Altman / Politico:
POLITICO / Morning Consult Poll: Voters Back Trump's Decision to Kill Top Iranian Military Commander
Discussion: The Daily Caller
David Harsanyi / National Review:
Yes, Obama Helped Fund the Iranian Regime  —  In his address to the nation this morning, Donald Trump asserted that the ballistic missiles that targeted the al-Assad and Erbil bases in Iraq yesterday were paid for using “funds made available by the last administration.”
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump attempts to pin some blame for missile attacks on Obama, outraging Democrats
CNN:
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg is trying to check the conservative majority  —  Washington (CNN)Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is in the liberal minority on the Supreme Court but has a way of steering the debate on a case.  —  Ginsburg spoke to CNN in a rare interview in her chambers this week.
New York Times:
The Mystery of Teen Vogue's Disappearing Facebook Article  —  The online magazine deleted a glowing story about Facebook after questions were raised about whether it was an ad.  —  On Wednesday, Teen Vogue published an article on Facebook's efforts to safeguard political speech.
Damien Cave / New York Times:
How Rupert Murdoch Is Influencing Australia's Bushfire Debate  —  Critics see a concerted effort to shift blame, protect conservative leaders and divert attention from climate change.  —  WOMBEYAN CAVES, Australia — Deep in the burning forests south of Sydney this week …
Sheila Bair / Washington Post:
I am a Republican, and I hope the Democrats pick a candidate I can vote for  —  Sheila Bair is the former chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and has held senior appointments in four Republican and Democratic administrations.  —  Over the past 40 years — about as long as I've …
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
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Public Policy Polling:   Democratic Unity Will Determine Trump's Fate
BuzzFeed News:
Fox News Hosts Were Against A Ground War With Iran.  Trump Listened.  —  Fox News personalities by and large supported President Donald Trump's confrontation with Iran over the past week.  But between the lines, even the most ardent Trump supporters on Fox's opinion side like Sean Hannity stopped short …
Discussion: Slate, Politico, Fox News, The Hill and Mediaite
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John Cassidy / New Yorker:
One Speech Can't Clean Up Trump's Iran Mess
Discussion: Vox
Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
Did Donald Trump and Iran Use Twitter to Prevent a War?  —  Tweets from US president Donald Trump and Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif Tuesday offered a fascinating glimpse at how world leaders can communicate more quickly and directly than ever in times of crisis.
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Americans Aren't Rallying to Trump  —  So that was not exactly the Cuban missile crisis.  —  In apparent retaliation for the killing of Iran's top terror commander, Iran fired short-range ballistic missiles in the direction of military bases inside Iraq.  The missiles inflicted no casualties on U.S. or allied forces.
Discussion: Breitbart, Alternet.org and Reuters
James Beal / The Sun US:
PRESIDENT AND THE ‘PIMP’ Bill Clinton poses with Epstein's ‘pimp’ Ghislaine Maxwell and a sex slave on board private jet the ‘Lolita Express’  —  BILL Clinton poses side-by-side with suspected pimp Ghislaine Maxwell - as the pair board pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's notorious private jet.
Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
Twitter will put options to limit replies directly on the compose screen  —  Several features inspired by Twitter's beta app are coming  —  Speaking today at a CES event in Las Vegas, Twitter's director of product management, Suzanne Xie, unveiled some new changes that are coming to the platform this year …
Joseph Spector / USA Today:
After decrying drunken driving, New York lawmaker accused of DWI blamed crash on wife, court papers say  —  ALBANY, N.Y. - Assemblyman Brian Kolb allegedly told a tow truck driver his wife was to blame when his state-owned vehicle was found in a ditch near his home on New Year's Eve, according to court papers.
Discussion: Gothamist
Ben Kesslen / NBC News:
Kentucky judge accused of courthouse threesome is suspended  —  Judge Dawn Gentry, who is facing nine counts of misconduct, denies engaging in sexual activity at the courthouse with two employees.  —  A Kentucky family court judge was suspended temporarily without pay after she was accused of misconduct …
Discussion: Above the Law
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Senate Democrats break with Pelosi over impeachment trial  —  Democrats are finally acknowledging that their efforts to extract concessions from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on President Donald Trump's impeachment trial are coming to an end.  —  Though Speaker Nancy Pelosi …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's deepening Iran morass all started with one big lie  —  As we await President Trump's response to Iran's missile attack, one word is everywhere: confusion.  —  There's confusion over Trump's rationale for assassinating Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani.  Confusion over Trump's broader strategic goals.
Scott Neuman / NPR:
Much Of The World Doesn't Trust President Trump, Pew Survey Finds  —  A clear majority of people living outside the U.S. do not trust President Trump to do the right thing in world affairs, with fewer than one-third expressing confidence in him — an opinion also reflected …
Sam Zieve-Cohen / Jewish Insider:
Tom Cotton accuses a Koch and Soros-backed think tank of fomenting antisemitism  —  Cotton to call out Quincy Institute, NY Bail reform, and others in Senate floor speech  —  On Capitol Hill Wednesday afternoon, Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) will criticize the Quincy Institute and the BDS movement …
Madison Feller / ELLE:
Elizabeth Warren Wants You To Ditch That Guy, Get A Dog, And Vote To Tax The Wealthy  —  In an exclusive video with ELLE.com, Warren answers reader questions because—if you haven't heard—she has a plan for that.  —  If you've read any news about 2020 Democratic presidential candidate …
Washington Post:
GOP leaders spar over adding House members to Trump's impeachment defense team  —  A turf war over who should defend President Trump in a Senate impeachment trial is raging behind the scenes in Congress, as House Republicans push to join Trump's legal team — an idea that piques the president's interest …
Discussion: Raw Story
CNN:
Glacier National Park is replacing signs that predicted its glaciers would be gone by 2020  —  (CNN)The signs at Glacier National Park warning that its signature glaciers would be gone by 2020 are being changed.  —  The signs in the Montana park were added more than a decade ago …
 
 
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Rep. Will Hurd / Washington Examiner:
Iran is not a victim  —  After almost a decade as an undercover officer …
Discussion: The Hill and Foreign Policy
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Associated Press:
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