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8:40 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
Politico:
Endangered Democrats sound the alarm on Bernie and Warren
Discussion: Salt Lake Tribune
Kim Norvell / Des Moines Register:
Elizabeth Warren holds on to 2nd place in Iowa Poll, showing some strengths, weaknesses
Discussion: Politico
BuzzFeed News:   Donald Trump Is Starting To Fixate On Bernie Sanders
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.
Discussion: Al Jazeera
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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
Discussion: HuffPost and The Hill
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: ABC News and Breitbart
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Michael Shepherd / Bangor Daily News:
Susan Collins working with ‘small group’ of GOP senators to allow impeachment witnesses
Jordan Fabian / Bloomberg:
Trump Will Invoke Executive Privilege to Block Bolton Testimony
Discussion: Law & Crime
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  —  The framers of the Constitution explicitly provided the legislative branch of government two means to prevent the nation's chief executive from behaving like a monarch.  —  One was accomplished by laying …
Discussion: The Mahablog
Washington Post:
On the day U.S. forces killed Soleimani, they launched another secret operation targeting …
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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CNN:
Why America needs to hear from its government
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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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 and Alternet.org
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 …
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
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:
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: Washington Times
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
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
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
John Cassidy / New Yorker:
The Real Backstory of Why Trump Ordered the Killing of Suleimani Is Becoming More Clear  —  The Trump-Iran story continues to develop in alarming ways.  On Thursday, reports that Western governments believe Iranian military forces mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet …
Annie Linskey / SFGATE:
Some Democrats alarmed at impending all-white debate  —  Only white candidates have qualified for next week's Democratic presidential debate, the first time in this election cycle that no minority contender will make the stage.  It's a dynamic that critics say threatens to undercut the party's rhetoric of inclusivity.
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.
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
CNN Sets Record $76 Million Back Pay Settlement With National Labor Relations Board  —  CNN has agreed to pay $76 million to settle a back pay case involving union workers that marks the largest “monetary remedy” in the 85-year history of National Labor Relations Board.
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.
Anita Chabria / Associated Press:
Anti-vaccine protester accused of throwing blood at California lawmakers charged with two felonies  —  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An anti-vaccine protester who allegedly threw a menstrual cup filled with blood onto California state senators last year has been charged with two felonies, according to court records.
 
 
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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
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
Sen. Elizabeth Warren in Milford / Grabien News:
Elizabeth Warren: The ‘Survival of Our Planet’ Depends on the 2020 Election
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
Kerry on $1.7 Billion Payment to Iran: ‘We Gave Them a Little Bit of Money’
Simone Jasper / Raleigh News & Observer:
Woman sues Snapchat, Tinder after she says photos of sexual assault in NC spread online
 Earlier Items: 
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
Eliza Shapiro / New York Times:
Fieldston, Elite Private School, Faces Backlash From Jewish Parents
Virginia Heffernan / Los Angeles Times:
Column: Call Trumpism what it is: a cult
Discussion: Raw Story
Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg:
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Author Starts VC Fund Backed by Peter Thiel
Justin Rohrlich / Quartz:
Feces from a giant kettle of vultures is disrupting CBP communications on the US-Mexico border
Discussion: The Hill and Mashable
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