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Geoff Brumfiel / NPR:
Satellite Photos Reveal Extent Of Damage From Iranian Strike On Air Base In Iraq  —  Satellite photos taken Wednesday show that an Iranian missile strike has caused extensive damage at the Ain al-Assad air base in Iraq, which hosts U.S. and coalition troops.
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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 …
CNN:
Some administration officials believe Iran intentionally missed areas with Americans  —  Washington (CNN)There is a growing belief among some Trump administration officials that Iran's missiles intentionally missed areas populated by Americans when they targeted two Iraqi bases housing US …
USA Today:
President Donald Trump addresses nation after Iran's attack - latest updates  —  David Jackson John Fritze Courtney SubramanianUSA TODAY  —  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is addressing the nation from the Grand Foyer at White House just hours after Iran rained more than a dozen rockets …
Discussion: The Week
Matthew Dresch / Mirror.co.uk:   Satellite image shows US airbase hit by Iranian missiles in revenge attack
Brad Reed / Raw Story:   ‘Their undoing will inevitably come’: Rev. William Barber explains why Trump-loving evangelicals are doomed
David Harsanyi / National Review:
Yes, Obama Helped Fund the Iranian Regime
Discussion: Fox News
Washington Post:
Proclaiming Trump victorious in Iran is shortsighted and premature
Reverend William Barber / The Guardian:   Evangelicals using religion for political gain is nothing new. It is a US tradition
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 …
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Bloomberg:   McConnell Moves to Bolster GOP Odds in 2020 Kansas Senate Race
Kansas City Star:
Kansas Democrat Bollier raises more than $1 million; Senate race heats up without Pompeo
Discussion: Inside Elections
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.
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement on Vote on War Powers Resolution  —  Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement announcing the upcoming vote on a War Powers Resolution to limit the President's military action regarding Iran:  —  “Last week, the Trump Administration conducted a provocative …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Week
Marianne LeVine / Politico:   Republican hawks won't push Trump to escalate Iran conflict
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.”
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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.
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David Martosko / Daily Mail:   Was the Ukrainian jet brought down by an Iranian missile …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump is a war president now
Joanna Piacenza / Morning Consult:
Can You Locate Iran?  Few Voters Can.  —  A 47% plurality support the airstrike that killed Soleimani  —  Morning Consult Illustration by Vladimir Gorshkov  —  As tensions between the United States and Iran rise in the aftermath of the American drone strike that killed the country's …
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Zach Dorfman / Foreign Policy:
Iran's Revenge Plans Are Bigger Than Missile Strikes
Discussion: Lawfare and Brookings
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 …
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 …
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
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.
Public Policy Polling:
Democratic Unity Will Determine Trump's Fate  —  Over the last couple weeks PPP did polls testing the leading Democratic contenders for President against Donald Trump in both Arizona and Iowa.  —  On the surface the numbers are decent but not amazing for Democrats.  Donald Trump won Arizona by 4 points in 2016.
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: Axios
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Trump to attend annual economic forum in Davos, Switzerland  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to attend a global economic forum in Switzerland this month, making up for an appearance he canceled during last year's record-long shutdown of the U.S. government.
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Trump's ‘crappy’ Iran speech torn to shreds after he spent much of it attacking Obama  —  President Donald Trump's big speech about the situation in Iran is not getting strong early reviews, in no small part because he spent much of it blaming former President Barack Obama for the current tensions with Tehran.
Discussion: Alternet.org
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
The Church of Scientology Says Danny Masterson Stalking Suit Must Go to “Religious Arbitration”  —  New court papers argue that four suing women consented to “ecclesiastical rule” and forever relinquished their right to sue.  —  Can the Church of Scientology escape the U.S. civil justice system?
 
 
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Discussion: The Atlantic
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Discussion: Raw Story
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
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Discussion: The Hill and Axios
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A popular theory for Trump's popularity among Republicans appears to be wrong
Discussion: Gallup and National Review
Jonah Goldberg / The Dispatch:
The Right's Bullsh*t Problem
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The media should spotlight a different kind of war expert: Those who voted ‘no’ on Iraq