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10:00 AM ET, January 11, 2020

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Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Bernie Sanders leads the Iowa Poll for the first time, just weeks before the Iowa caucuses  —  U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders leads the Democratic field three weeks ahead of Caucus Day in Iowa — narrowly overtaking his closest competitors, who remain locked in a tight contest just behind him.
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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
How a High Schooler Scooped Everyone on the Iowa Poll  —  Three times now, Arjav Rawal has tweeted the results before their official release, beating even CNN, a poll sponsor.  —  For more than 24 hours, the political world eagerly awaited the release of the latest Iowa Poll.
Discussion: ABC News
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Endangered Democrats sound the alarm on Bernie and Warren
Discussion: Salt Lake Tribune
Annie Linskey / SFGATE:   Some Democrats alarmed at impending all-white debate
Kim Norvell / Des Moines Register:
Elizabeth Warren holds on to 2nd place in Iowa Poll, showing some strengths, weaknesses
Discussion: Politico
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:   Biden Is The Front-Runner, But There's No Clear Favorite
Associated Press:
Iran says it ‘unintentionally’ shot down Ukrainian jetliner  —  A woman mourns outside the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, during a vigil for those killed after a Ukrainian passenger jet crashed, killing at least 63 Canadians, just minutes after taking off from Iran's capital.
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Farnaz Fassihi / New York Times:
Iran Says It Unintentionally Shot Down Ukrainian Airliner  —  After maintaining for days that there was no evidence to show one of its missiles had struck the plane, the Iranian military said it was an accident caused by human error.  —  Iran announced early Saturday that it had accidentally shot …
Babak Dehghanpisheh / Reuters:   Iran says military shot down plane in error, after denial drew scrutiny abroad
Associated Press:
White House considers expanding travel ban to more countries  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is considering expanding its much-litigated travel ban to additional countries amid a renewed election-year focus on immigration issues by President Donald Trump, according to four people familiar with the deliberations.
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Justin Caruso / The Daily Caller:
Trump Says He Will Use Executive Privilege To Prevent John Bolton Testimony  —  President Donald Trump said in a new interview on Fox News' “The Ingraham Angle” that he would use executive privilege to prevent former White House aide John Bolton from testifying in an impeachment trial.
Discussion: Fox News and Redstate
Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
The Trump Administration Has Been Preparing To Expand The Travel Ban, Documents Reveal
Jordan Fabian / Bloomberg:
Trump Will Invoke Executive Privilege to Block Bolton Testimony
Discussion: Law & Crime
Washington Post:
Trump now claims four embassies were under threat from Iran, raising fresh questions about intelligence reports  —  President Trump said on Friday that a senior Iranian general killed by a U.S. drone strike had been planning attacks on four U.S. embassies, a claim made to justify the decision …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Rationale for Killing Soleimani Is Falling Apart  —  Why did the United States kill Iranian general Qasem Soleimani?  President Trump, in remarks to the nation the morning after the attack, gave a clear rationale.  Soleimani “was planning new attacks on American targets, but we stopped him.”
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump angered by House ally's push to limit his authority on Iran  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican and staunch Trump ally, pushed other Republicans to vote in favor of limiting the president's authority in the military confrontation with Iran, drawing ire from the president …
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Congress doesn't seem to have the courage that our Founding Fathers expected
Discussion: The Mahablog
Washington Post:
New Iran revelations suggest Trump's deceptions were deeper than we thought
Discussion: Vox and CBS News
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Allies Explore Buyout of Conservative News Channel One America News Network  —  Hicks Equity Partners, a family investment firm tied to Republican National Committee co-chair Thomas Hicks Jr., is pitching GOP donors on possible deal  —  Allies of President Trump are pursuing an effort …
New York Times:
Stephanie Grisham: Trump's Press Secretary Who Doesn't Meet the Press  —  A presidency in crisis, a nation on the brink of war — and a White House press secretary who was largely out of sight.  —  It's not every day that the White House press secretary is offered $200,000 to appear on camera …
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Heather Vogell / ProPublica:
We Found Major Trump Tax Inconsistencies.  New York's Mayor Wants a Criminal Investigation.  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday …
Discussion: CNBC, HillReporter.com and Alternet.org
Washington Post:
George Conway and Neal Katyal: How Pelosi should play her impeachment cards  —  George T. Conway III is a lawyer in New York and an adviser to the Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump super PAC.  Neal Katyal, a law professor at Georgetown University, is the author of “Impeach: The Case Against Donald Trump” …
Discussion: Contemptor, ABC News and Breitbart
Nick Bilton / Vanity Fair:
You Won't Believe What Trump Said About His Middle Name  —  Special correspondent Gabriel Sherman dishes on the White House's Iran scramble, Don Jr.'s electoral ambitions, and—most importantly—the latest evidence of the president's mental decay.  —  In the midst of the Golden Globes …
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
F.B.I. Apologizes to Court for Botching Surveillance of Trump Adviser, and Pledges Fixes  —  In a rare public filing, the bureau said it would extend wiretap changes to other tools for collecting data on suspected spies and terrorists.  —  WASHINGTON — A chastened F.B.I. told a secretive court …
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
FBI Director Tells Surveillance Court He ‘Deeply Regrets’ Failures In Carter Page FISA Process
Discussion: Power Line
Wall Street Journal:
Swiss Back Channel Helped Defuse U.S.-Iran Crisis  —  The U.S. sent an encrypted fax via the Swiss Embassy in Tehran urging Iran not to escalate, followed by a flurry of back and forth messages  —  BERN, Switzerland—Hours after a U.S. strike killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani …
Discussion: Redstate and Washington Times
CNN:
Instagram says it's removing posts supporting Soleimani to comply with US sanctions  —  Washington DC (CNN Business)Instagram and its parent company Facebook are removing posts that voice support for slain Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani to comply with US sanctions, a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement to CNN Business Friday.
Discussion: RAPPLER
Wall Street Journal:
Washington, Beijing Agree to New Dialogue to Pursue Reforms, Address Disputes  —  Semiannual talks, to be announced next week with phase-one deal, would be separate from second-phase trade negotiations  —  WASHINGTON—The U.S. and China have agreed to semiannual talks to push for reform …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Hannity Appears to Threaten to Give Out GOP Senators' Phone Numbers if They Allow Impeachment Witnesses  —  “Don't make me start giving out the phone number!”  —  During his radio show on Friday, Fox News host Sean Hannity appeared to threaten to publicize Republican senators' phone numbers …
Discussion: HuffPost, NBC News and Mediaite
Nomaan Merchant / Associated Press:
Texas governor to reject new refugees, first under Trump  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Texas will no longer accept the resettlement of new refugees, becoming the first state known to do so under a recent Trump administration order, Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday.  —  Abbott's announcement …
Discussion: KTLA
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NBC News:
Blindsiding Trump, most Republican governors have agreed to accept refugees
Discussion: Fox News and ImmigrationProf Blog
David Gelles / New York Times:
Fired Boeing C.E.O. Muilenburg Will Get More Than $60 Million  —  Dennis A. Muilenburg, who was ousted last month, forfeited stock awards worth some $14.6 million, but he is still contractually entitled to receive other benefits.  —  Dennis A. Muilenburg, who was ousted as Boeing's chief executive …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jennifer Weiner / New York Times:
Why America Needs a Royal Family  —  Yes, this is the conclusion I have drawn from Megxit.  —  Like everyone else on the internet, I've been watching the royal rumble, as Prince Harry and his American bride are attempting to carve out new roles in the royal family, and I've reached a conclusion …
Discussion: Althouse and NPR
Nick Arama / Redstate:
BREAKING: Iranian National With Machete, Pick Ax Detained on Bridge Near Mar-a-Lago  —  Authorities in and around President Donald Trump's home, Mar-a-Lago, in Florida are no doubt used to dealing with threats and crazy people.  —  But with the uptick in tension because of trouble with Iran …
Discussion: Palm Beach Post, WPTV and Daily Mail
Amanda Teuscher / American Oversight:
State Department's Release of Volker Calendars and Text Messages Raises Further Questions  —  Late on Friday night, the State Department released 71 pages of Ukraine-related records to American Oversight, including text messages of Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine, and his calendars.
Rachel Weiner / Laredo Morning News:
DOJ says neo-Nazi group used ‘swatting’ to target officials, journalists, church  —  Federal officials said a Virginia man arrested Friday is linked to a string of fake bomb threats and “swatting” attacks on journalists, government officials and others as part of an international group sympathetic to neo-Nazi ideology.
 
 
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Washington Post:
Internal Boeing documents show employees discussing efforts to manipulate regulators scrutinizing the 737 Max
Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed News:
The Most Popular Facebook Content About Iran Right Now Isn't Just Pro-Trump — It Was Posted By Him
Andrew Sheeler / Sacramento Bee:
‘We want to be a no-kill state.’ Newsom calls for end to animal euthanasia in California
Discussion: The Hill
Agence France-Presse:
Spiritualist Williamson ends improbable White House run
Anita Chabria / Associated Press:
Anti-vaccine protester accused of throwing blood at California lawmakers charged with two felonies
Sen. Elizabeth Warren in Milford / Grabien News:
Elizabeth Warren: The ‘Survival of Our Planet’ Depends on the 2020 Election
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
CNN Sets Record $76 Million Back Pay Settlement With National Labor Relations Board
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
Kerry on $1.7 Billion Payment to Iran: ‘We Gave Them a Little Bit of Money’
Discussion: American Thinker
 Earlier Items: 
Simone Jasper / Raleigh News & Observer:
Woman sues Snapchat, Tinder after she says photos of sexual assault in NC spread online
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Brokaw: Today's media destructive, '24/7 rage about what's pissing people off'
Discussion: NB Blog
Kyle Smith / National Review:
Farewell to Rock's Greatest Drummer (and Randian)
Maya King / Politico:
Bloomberg and Steyer's spending binges start to pay off
Virginia Heffernan / Los Angeles Times:
Column: Call Trumpism what it is: a cult
Discussion: Raw Story
BuzzFeed News:
Donald Trump Is Starting To Fixate On Bernie Sanders