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New York Times:
Video Shows Ukrainian Plane Being Hit Over Iran  —  The New York Times has obtained video that shows the moment a Ukrainian airliner was hit minutes after takeoff from Tehran.  —  Video verified by The New York Times appears to show an Iranian missile hitting a plane above Parand …
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Newsweek:
Iranian missile system shot down Ukraine flight, probably by mistake, sources say  —  The Ukrainian flight that crashed just outside the Iranian capital of Tehran was struck by an anti-aircraft missile system, a Pentagon official, a senior U.S. intelligence official and an Iraqi intelligence official told Newsweek.
New York Times:
Iranian Missile Accidentally Brought Down Ukrainian Jet, Officials Say, Citing Early Evidence  —  An Iranian surface-to-air missile brought down the jetliner, killing everyone aboard, Canada's prime minister said, citing intelligence reports and echoing U.S. officials' conclusions.
Associated Press:
US officials: ‘Highly likely’ Iran downed Ukrainian jetliner
Molly Ball / TIME:
'We've Upped the Ante.' Why Nancy Pelosi Is Going All in Against Trump  —  Nancy Pelosi isn't wild about the question.  The impeachment of President Donald Trump is under way, and I've asked the Speaker of the House if she thinks it's the most important thing she'll ever do.
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Rep. Stefanik tweets altered photo of Pelosi in GOP fundraising appeal  —  Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) tweeted a petition and fundraising appeal that included what appeared to be an altered photo of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, drawing a retweet Thursday morning from President Trump.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell tells Republicans he expects impeachment trial next week  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday told Republican senators that he expects Speaker Nancy Pelosi to transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate as soon as Friday, setting up an impeachment trial that begins early next week.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Who Will Win The 2020 Democratic Nomination?  —  Our latest forecast for how many pledged delegates each candidate will win after all states have voted  —  FiveThirtyEight's model simulates the primary season thousands of times to find the most likely outcome for each candidate.
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Four-Way Fight in Dem Primary  —  Granite State voters divided on whether all Dems have equal voice in nomination  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Support for former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has grown while backing for Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren …
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Bernie emerges as growing threat to Biden  —  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — When Bernie Sanders attacked Joe Biden recently, the former vice president dismissed his former Senate colleague with a contemptuous brush-off.  —  “You guys expect me to take Bernie's comments seriously?
CNN:
Democrats slept on Bernie Sanders. Now he's surging as Iowa approaches
Discussion: Jacobin
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
GOP senator who erupted over Iran briefing shares awful new details  —  If President Trump made the decision to assassinate the supreme leader of Iran, would he need to come to Congress to get authorization for it?  —  The Trump administration won't say.  —  That remarkable claim …
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ABC News:
Defense Secretary Esper privately warned lawmakers against debating war powers
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Beast
Jonathan Bernstein / Yahoo News:   Why Utah's Mike Lee Might Actually Vote to Remove Trump
Sean Moran / Breitbart:
Exclusive - Mike Lee: ‘Worst’ Classified Briefing Was Obama Benghazi Briefing
Discussion: Washington Post, CNN and Daily Kos
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
GOP senator: 'Trump's stock level is at an all-time high'
Discussion: Spectator USA
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Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:   Millions of Americans devastated to learn they were ardent fans of Soleimani this whole time
Susan Page / USA Today:
Exclusive: Americans say Soleimani's killing made US less safe, Trump ‘reckless’ on Iran  —  Americans by more than 2-1 say the killing of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani has made the United States less safe, a nationwide USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll finds, amid broad concerns about the potential consequences ahead.
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CBS News:   Iranian commander vows “harsher revenge” against U.S.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Maybe Nominating Bloomberg for President Isn't a Crazy Idea  —  Not long ago, my teenaged kids and one of their friends asked me what I thought about Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign.  The question momentarily took me aback, since even though I spend hours a day following campaign coverage …
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Around the Country in 17 Hours With Michael Bloomberg  —  There is a way that people generally run for president.  And there is whatever Mr. Bloomberg is doing.  —  WELLS, Minn. — Michael R. Bloomberg walked among the silos, bundled and reddening in the nine-degree air …
Discussion: Axios
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell backs measure to change Senate rules, dismiss impeachment without articles  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is backing a resolution to change the Senate's rules to allow for lawmakers to dismiss articles of impeachment against President Trump before the House sends them over.
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Rebecca English / Daily Mail:
Harry and Meghan to step back as senior royals  —  Harry and Meghan quit as senior Royals, announcing they will split their time between the UK and North America, and are understood to have done so without discussing the matter with other Royals.
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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Facebook Says It Won't Back Down From Allowing Lies in Political Ads  —  The company was under intense pressure to adjust its policies.  But in this presidential election year, no big changes are planned.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said on Thursday that it would not make any major changes …
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Roger Kimball / Spectator USA:
Eliminating Qasem Soleimani was Donald Trump's Middle East farewell letter … In July 55 BC, in the midst of his campaigns to civilize Gaul, Julius Caesar was troubled by the Germans.  They would cross the Rhine, wreak havoc, and then disappear back across the mighty river …
ABC News:
Bloomberg won't release women who sued him from secrecy agreements  —  Bloomberg was sued several times over the years.  The cases were resolved.  —  Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg told ABC News this week he will not take any steps to release women who have signed …
Discussion: The Hill
Des Moines Register:
New Iowa Poll to be released Friday, could help determine which Democratic candidates get on the January debate stage  —  Results of a new Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll on Democratic presidential candidates will be released online at 5 p.m. CST Friday.
Discussion: CNN
Stephen Rex Brown / New York Daily News:
Surveillance video of Jeffrey Epstein's cell during suicide attempt was destroyed: prosecutors  —  Surveillance footage from outside Jeffrey Epstein's cell during his suicide attempt was destroyed, prosecutors revealed Thursday.  —  The revelation in a letter filed by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Maurene Comey …
Greg Farrell / Bloomberg:
NYC Bar Association Asks Congress to Investigate AG Barr for Bias  — A rare rebuke of a U.S. attorney general by a bar association  — Group says Barr has ‘disregarded’ his duty to be impartial  —  The New York City Bar Association has asked Congress to investigate U.S. Attorney …
Ali Zerdin / Associated Press:
Statue mocking Donald Trump torched in Slovenia  —  LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — A wooden statue mocking U.S. President Donald Trump was burned to the ground Thursday in Slovenia, the birthplace of his wife Melania, authorities said.  —  The nearly eight-meter (26-foot) high construction …
Discussion: Breitbart and The Daily Caller
Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast:
Was This Ex-Fox News Anchor Benched for Accusing Trump?  —  Courtney Friel appeared in none of her regularly scheduled KTLA anchoring slots the weekend after publicly accusing the president of making a pass at her.  —  Last Friday, KTLA weekend anchor Courtney Friel gave a revealing interview with the New York Daily News.
U.S. Department of Justice:
Queens Woman Sentenced to 15 Years' Imprisonment for Teaching and Distributing Information About Weapons of Mass Destruction  —  Asia Siddiqui and Her Co-Defendant Planned to Build Explosive or Destructive Devices Similar to those Used in Prior U.S.-Based Terrorist Attacks
Discussion: Fox News and The Hill
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Booker: Impeachment trial could be ‘big blow’ to my campaign  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Cory Booker said a looming impeachment trial and other pressing issues in Washington could deal a “big, big blow” to his Democratic presidential campaign by keeping him away from Iowa in the final weeks before the Feb. 3 caucuses.
Discussion: Twitchy, Bloomberg, NBC News and The Hill
Elliot Spagat / Associated Press:
US border arrests drop as focus turns to Mexicans  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The number of people arrested or stopped entering the United States on the Mexico border fell for a seventh straight month in December, with Mexicans making up a larger part of the mix, authorities said Thursday.
John F. Harris / Politico:
‘He Is Our O.J.’  —  Explain yourself, I asked readers who are indignant about President Donald Trump's impeachment shortly before the holiday break.  I wasn't asking merely for a defense of Trump, but for an honest illumination of what defenders would think if the essential facts …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
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Discussion: Twitchy
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Megan Leonhardt / CNBC:
61% of Americans say there's too much economic inequality in the U.S.
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Eli Clifton / Responsible Statecraft:
‘Think Tank’ That Promotes War and Regime Change in Iran Paid Salary of Departing Trump NSC Staffer
Tim Baysinger / The Wrap:
‘American Crime Story: Impeachment’ Delayed, Will Not Air Before 2020 Election After All
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Phil Klay / Washington Post:
We have no idea what we're doing in Iraq. We didn't before we killed Soleimani.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
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Mike Allen / Axios:
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Steve Inskeep / New York Times:
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Discussion: Washington Monthly and Raw Story