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1:30 PM ET, January 30, 2018

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The Guardian:
Second Trump-Russia dossier being assessed by FBI  —  Exclusive: memo written by former journalist Cody Shearer independently sets out some of the allegations made by ex-spy Christopher Steele  —  The FBI inquiry into alleged Russian collusion in the 2016 US presidential election has been given …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
The great disorientation machine  —  The coming release of a secret House memo, hotly sought by conservatives, will intensify the great muddying of the Russia investigation in the public's mind.  —  Why the memo matters: Trump's allies are betting that when all is said and done …
Mike Emanuel / Fox News:
Paul Ryan calls to ‘cleanse’ the FBI, backs surveillance memo release  —  House Speaker Paul Ryan called Tuesday to “cleanse” the FBI as he openly backed the release of a controversial memo that purportedly details alleged surveillance abuses by the U.S. government.  —  “Let it all out, get it all out there.
Discussion: Business Insider
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Ryan urges Republicans to take caution with FBI memo  —  Speaker Paul Ryan urged Republican colleagues Tuesday to avoid overstating the findings of a classified House intelligence committee memo that alleges misconduct by FBI officials investigating Trump campaign contacts with Russia.
Discussion: CNBC, Breitbart and Daily Kos
Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Andrew McCabe could be a bigger headache for Trump outside the FBI than he was inside  —  President Trump probably didn't shed a tear when he learned on Monday that Andrew McCabe would step down as deputy director of the FBI.  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders insisted that …
Discussion: Raw Story, CNN, IJR, Deadline, France 24 and Mediaite
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
House Republicans Vote to Release Secret Memo on Russia Inquiry
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:   Hillary's ‘Sure’ Victory Explains Most Everything
John Hudson / BuzzFeed:
Trump Administration Admits It Cribbed Forbes Magazine To Create “Oligarch List”  —  The revelation is likely to invite criticism that a congressionally-mandated list designed to punish Russia for interfering in the US election is not being aggressively implemented.  —  Reporting From Washington, DC
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Sylvan Lane / The Hill:
Mnuchin promises more sanctions on Russia after outrage over report
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Meduza.io:   Arkady Dvorkovich  —  As a member of the government, I simply had to be on this list.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The Trump administration's weird explanation for withholding Russia sanctions
Discussion: Mother Jones
Washington Post:
Scott Pruitt once said Trump 'would be more abusive to the Constitution than Barack Obama — and that's saying a lot' … Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said in a 2016 interview that “Donald Trump in the White House would be more abusive to the Constitution than Barack Obama …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Raw Story
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Nick Surgey / Documented:
PRUITT CALLED TRUMP A THREAT TO CONSTITUTION IN 2016 INTERVIEW  —  In a stinging 2016 radio interview, Scott Pruitt lambasted then candidate Donald Trump, warning of the danger to the constitution should he become president.  —  “If Donald Trump is the nominee and eventually the president …
Discussion: RedState, New Republic and Politico
Coral Davenport / New York Times:   Scott Pruitt, the E.P.A. Chief, Assailed Trump in a 2016 Interview
Axios:
Scott Pruitt predicted Trump would act unconstitutionally as president
Discussion: CNBC
Brian Fung / Washington Post:
Here's what went wrong with that Hawaii missile alert, the FCC says … The emergency worker who sent a false public safety alert on Jan. 13 warning of an imminent ballistic missile attack against Hawaii believed that a ballistic missile was truly bound for the state after mishearing …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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Margaret Harding McGill / Politico:
FCC: Official who sent false Hawaii missile alert believed it was real
Discussion: Axios
Paul Rosenzweig / The Atlantic:
There's No Way Mueller Will Indict Trump  —  The latest revelations about President Trump have, once again, excited the interest of the public, leading to speculation that Special Counsel Robert Mueller may have amassed sufficient evidence to charge the president with obstruction of justice.
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Rod Rosenstein Is Shirking His Duty to Supervise Robert Mueller
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Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Trump Turns GOP Into a Conspiracy of Dunces
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Trump's Approval Highest in West Virginia, Lowest in Vermont  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's job approval rating averaged 38% throughout the U.S. in 2017, but at the state level it ranged from a high of 61% in West Virginia to a low of 26% in Vermont.
Discussion: WPRI-TV, Talking Points Memo and Vox
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Some TRUTH TALK about SOTU — HOUSE DEM CANDIDATE on the border says ‘no way’ to wall, and ties GOP candidate to Trump — SPOTTED at the French embassy dinner for Charlie Rivkin  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — A Democrat running for the House on the Texas-Mexico border is running …
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Danielle Paquette / Washington Post:
Humane Society CEO is subject of sexual harassment complaints from three women, according to internal investigation
Discussion: AOL, HumaneWatch and The Week
Dylan Dethier / Golf.com:
LPGA star on golf with Trump: ‘He cheats like hell’  —  Stories of 2017: President Trump steals the spotlight at U.S. Women's Open  —  LPGA legend Suzann Pettersen is fond of the sitting U.S. president.  But she's not so sure about his handicap.  —  In an interview with Norwegian newspaper …
Discussion: IJR, AOL, The Guardian and TMZ.com
Gordon Corera / BBC:
Russia ‘will target US mid-term elections’ says CIA chief  —  The director of the CIA expects that Russia will target the US mid-term elections later this year.  —  Mike Pompeo told the BBC there had been no significant diminishing of Russian attempts at subversion in Europe and the US.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Names of campaign donors to be flashed during live stream of Trump's State of the Union speech  —  President Trump is seeking to parlay his first State of the Union address on Tuesday into cash for his reelection campaign by offering supporters a chance to see their name flashed on the screen during a broadcast of the speech.
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Business Wire:
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase & Co. to partner on U.S. employee healthcare  —  Goal is to improve U.S. employee satisfaction while reducing overall costs  —  SEATTLE & OMAHA, Neb. & NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) …
Discussion: NPR, more at Techmeme »
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Asha Rangappa / Just Security:
Five Questions the Nunes Memo Better Answer  —  The House Intelligence Committee has voted to release the Nunes Memo, which allegedly outlines widespread abuses by the DOJ and FBI in obtaining a surveillance order against former national security advisor to the Trump Campaign, Carter Page.
Bari Weiss / New York Times:
The Slut-Shaming of Nikki Haley  —  Imagine this: The author of the most popular book in the country goes on Bill Maher's show and says the following about President Barack Obama: “There is something in the book that I was absolutely sure of but it was so incendiary that I just didn't have the ultimate proof,” he says.
Hadley Freeman / The Guardian:
What does Hollywood's reverence for child rapist Roman Polanski tell us?  —  It's 40 years this week since the director and convicted sex offender went on the run.  What does his continued success reveal about the film world's true attitude towards sexual assault?
Discussion: Mashable and Decider
New York Times:
Melania Trump, Out of Sight Since Report of Husband's Infidelity, to Attend State of the Union  —  WASHINGTON — Over the past week, Melania Trump, a notoriously private first lady, made three very public decisions: She canceled a trip abroad with the president, made an impromptu visit …
 
 
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
How Trump handles scandal: Conspiracy theory after conspiracy theory
Discussion: Raw Story
Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
Federal judge blasts ICE for ‘cruel’ tactics, frees immigrant rights activist Ravi Ragbir
Discussion: www.wnyc.org
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Carl Bernstein Bashes ‘Enablers’ Putting Trump Over Country: McCabe Departure is ‘Monday Night Slaughter’