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12:35 PM ET, January 11, 2020

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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.”
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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 …
Barbie Latza Nadeau / The Daily Beast:
Trump Tweets Lie Accusing Dems of Defending Soleimani
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, Deadline and CNN
Washington Post:
New Iran revelations suggest Trump's deceptions were deeper than we thought
Discussion: Vox and CBS News
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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Washington Post:
Biden holds wide lead among black voters in Democratic presidential race, Post-Ipsos poll finds  —  Former vice president Joe Biden is far and away the favored candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination among black Americans, boosted by his personal popularity …
Discussion: ABC News and The Hill
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Endangered Democrats sound the alarm on Bernie and Warren  —  A slate of endangered House Democrats is coalescing behind Joe Biden for president as the Iowa caucuses approach — a surge of support triggered by fears that Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren at the top of the ticket would cost them their seats.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Biden Is The Front-Runner, But There's No Clear Favorite
Discussion: Althouse
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 …
Oleksandr Savochenko / Agence France-Presse:   Ukraine demands punishment for Iran plane downing
Babak Dehghanpisheh / Reuters:   Iran says military shot down plane in error, after denial drew scrutiny abroad
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Warns Iraq It Risks Losing Access to Key Bank Account If Troops Told to Leave  —  Loss of access to New York Fed account, where international oil sale revenue is kept, could creating cash crunch in Iraq's financial system  —  The Trump administration warned Iraq this week …
Discussion: Redstate
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
John Bolton impeachment testimony will be blocked, Donald Trump says  —  John Bolton will be blocked from testifying at Donald Trump's impeachment trial, the president has indicated, despite the former national security adviser insisting he would do so if he received a subpoena.
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Justin Caruso / The Daily Caller:
Trump Says He Will Use Executive Privilege To Prevent John Bolton Testimony
Discussion: Fox News and Redstate
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 …
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
Merrill Matthews / The Hill:
The blue-state exodus gains momentum  —  Nine years ago I published a piece that asserted, “Voters around the country are concluding it's better to be red than dead” — applying almost the exact opposite meaning to an old phrase referring to communism.  New Census Bureau figures appear to confirm my prediction — mostly.
Amy Kaufman / Los Angeles Times:
Oprah Winfrey exits Russell Simmons #MeToo documentary, and the filmmakers respond  —  Oprah Winfrey is disassociating herself with a new documentary about Russell Simmons and the #MeToo movement.  —  In December, Winfrey announced that she would serve as executive producer on a still-untitled film …
Mark Townsend / The Guardian:
Fan of Trump and Farage raises far-right ‘Q’ flag at his Cornish castle  —  Hotelier uses Tintagel pile to back American QAnon deep state conspiracy theory  —  A key supporter of Nigel Farage and Donald Trump has provoked ridicule after using his landmark Cornish castle to fly the flag …
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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Dan Desai Martin / The American Independent:
Wisconsin dairy farmers suffer massive blow thanks to Trump's trade war  —  Wisconsin lost 818 dairies in 2019 as farmers across the country suffer from Donald Trump's trade war with China.  —  The state of Wisconsin, famous for its cheese, lost 10% of its dairy farms in 2019, Dairy Herd Management reported on Thursday.
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 …
Jacque Talbot / Daily Express:
Michelle and Barack Obama advising ‘friends’ Harry and Meghan on life outside Royal Family  —  MICHELLE and Barack Obama have been advising Prince Harry and Megan Markle on their new life outside the Royal Family, insiders have claimed  —  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are friends …
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
New York Times:
In Blow to Beijing, Taiwan Re-elects Tsai Ing-wen as President  —  The victory was a remarkable comeback for Ms. Tsai and suggested that Beijing's pressure campaign had backfired.  —  TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's voters delivered a stinging rebuke of China's rising authoritarianism on Saturday …
Ryan Nobles / CNN:
Mike Lee signs on to Bernie Sanders' bill to prevent funding for military intervention in Iran  —  Sources: Trump furious over House War Powers vote  —  (CNN)Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah has agreed to co-sponsor Sen. Bernie Sanders' legislation that would freeze funding for any military action …
Discussion: Axios
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
Arlette Saenz / CNN:
Jill Biden responds to Sanders attack on her husband: 'I don't like it that Democrats attack other Democrats'  —  Jill Biden dismisses Sanders' ‘ridiculous’ claim  —  Concord, New Hampshire (CNN)Jill Biden is taking on Democratic criticism of her husband, particularly Bernie Sanders' recent comments …
Discussion: Townhall
Yahoo News:
Curtain falls on Chinese film festival as censorship intensifies  —  One of China's longest-running independent film festivals has decided to shut down against the backdrop of mounting government censorship, saying it was no longer possible to run a “purely independent” festival in the country.
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
 
 
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Hanna Trudo / The Daily Beast:
Bloomberg Spent $200 Million and Isn't on Track to Score a Single Delegate
Discussion: ABC News and HillReporter.com
Aya Batrawy / Associated Press:
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Discussion: Associated Press
Fred Barnes / Washington Examiner:
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Wall Street Journal:
Washington, Beijing Agree to New Dialogue to Pursue Reforms, Address Disputes
Amanda Teuscher / American Oversight:
State Department's Release of Volker Calendars and Text Messages Raises Further Questions
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
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Anita Chabria / Associated Press:
Anti-vaccine protester accused of throwing blood at California lawmakers charged with two felonies
Discussion: HillReporter.com and The Hill
Rachel Weiner / Laredo Morning News:
DOJ says neo-Nazi group used ‘swatting’ to target officials, journalists, church
CNN:
Instagram says it's removing posts supporting Soleimani to comply with US sanctions
David Gelles / New York Times:
Fired Boeing C.E.O. Muilenburg Will Get More Than $60 Million
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
How a High Schooler Scooped Everyone on the Iowa Poll
Discussion: ABC News
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
Kerry on $1.7 Billion Payment to Iran: ‘We Gave Them a Little Bit of Money’
Discussion: American Thinker
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Brokaw: Today's media destructive, '24/7 rage about what's pissing people off'
Discussion: NB Blog
Wall Street Journal:
Swiss Back Channel Helped Defuse U.S.-Iran Crisis
Discussion: Redstate and Washington Times
 

 
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