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11:35 PM ET, January 28, 2019

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Mike Bloomberg:
Mike Bloomberg Statement on Independent Run  —  Last fall I spent over $100 million of my own money to elect Democrats to the House because I believed it was absolutely imperative to ensure a congressional counterweight to President Trump.  Thankfully, we were successful.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Howard Schultz Might Reelect Trump Because He Doesn't Understand How Politics Works  —  Billionaire coffee-shop mogul Howard Schultz is seriously thinking of running for president as an independent.  Schultz appears to be one of those rich people who has confused his success in one field …
Jessica Taylor / NPR:
Ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Says He Wouldn't Be A Spoiler In Race For White House  —  Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says he is seriously considering a White House bid in 2020 as a “centrist independent,” but many Democrats are increasingly alarmed that a third-party run could split …
Jon Lovett / Crooked Media:
An Open Letter to Howard Schultz
Discussion: Politico and Axios
Politico:
Schultz camp: Ex-Starbucks chief could save Democrats from far-left nominee
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Howard Schultz May Save the Democratic Party From Itself
Discussion: CNBC, Daily Wire and PJ Media Home
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
The Last Thing America Needs Right Now is a ‘Centrist Independent’
Discussion: GeekWire, New York Times and AOL
CNN:
Mueller team signals to Stone associate another indictment may be in the works  —  Washington (CNN)A defense attorney for Andrew Miller, who's fighting a subpoena from Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, learned Monday afternoon that the special …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:   Trump AG pick says he's discussed Mueller probe with Pence
Washington Post:
Mueller investigation is ‘close to being completed,’ acting attorney general says
Discussion: Townhall, Daily Kos and Mediaite
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Mueller investigation is ‘close to being completed,’ acting attorney general says
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and The Week
Rachael Bade / Politico:   Impeachment cries cloud Democrats' vow to leave Mueller alone
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump ‘very pissed off’ at former White House aide's tell-all  —  President Donald Trump is “very pissed off” and “really hopping mad” at former aide Cliff Sims' new book that reveals firsthand the chaos and infighting that is ever present in his White House, according to several current and former White House officials.
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
‘Want to see the Lincoln bedroom?’: Trump relishes role as White House tour guide
The Daily Beast:
Trump Does the Unthinkable in Response to Latest Wave of Tell-All Books: He Shuts Up
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Bolton: ‘All options are on the table’ for Trump in Venezuela  —  The U.S. announced sanctions Monday against Venezuela's state-owned oil company amid a constitutional power struggle in that nation.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is leaving open the possibility of a U.S. military intervention …
Discussion: Bloomberg, Hullabaloo and Joe.My.God.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: White House won't elaborate on note about troops  —  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local):  —  The White House is not elaborating on the phrase “5,000 troops to Colombia” that could be seen on a notepad held …
Washington Post:
Trump administration announces sanctions targeting Venezuela's oil industry
Foreign Policy:
Trump Should Put the Safety of American Diplomats First
Heather Kelly / CNN:
iPhone FaceTime bug lets you eavesdrop on other people  —  San Francisco (CNN Business)A newly discovered bug in Apple's FaceTime software lets Apple users listen in on the people they are calling, and even see through their front-facing camera, without them picking-up the call.
Discussion: 9to5Mac and Mashable
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Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Major iPhone FaceTime bug lets you hear the audio of the person you are calling ... before they pick up  —  A significant bug has been discovered in FaceTime and is currently spreading virally over social media.  The bug lets you call anyone with FaceTime, and immediately hear the audio coming …
Todd Haselton / CNBC:
Apple FaceTime bug lets you listen in on people you call, even if they haven't picked up their iPhone  — A bug in FaceTime lets you listen in to the audio if you try to call someone — even if they don't pick up.  —  There's a FaceTime bug that lets you hear through someone else's iPhone …
Discussion: WTVR-TV and 9to5Mac
CNN:
Kamala Harris' big challenge  —  Kamala Harris: America, we are better than this  —  David Axelrod, a CNN commentator, was senior adviser to President Barack Obama and chief strategist for the 2008 and 2012 Obama presidential campaigns.  The opinions expressed in this commentary are his.
Discussion: Breitbart, Raw Story and WQAD-TV
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Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:   Kamala Harris has what it takes
Andrew Martin / McSweeney's:
I Am So Progressive That I Am Already Preparing My 2020 Protest Vote For Donald Trump
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
Rashida Tlaib's Ties To Anti-Semitism Run Deeper Than Previously Known  —  One of Rep. Rashida Tlaib's key fundraisers, Maher Abdel-qader, has repeatedly promoted anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.  —  The Michigan Democrat is a member of a Facebook group where Abdel-qader and other members have shared anti-Semitic content.
Discussion: Breitbart
Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:
A cure for cancer?  Israeli scientists say they think they found one  —  “We believe we will offer in a year's time a complete cure for cancer.”  —  A small team of Israeli scientists think they might have found the first complete cure for cancer.  —  “We believe we will offer in a year's …
Discussion: Daily Wire
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump calls Bible literacy classes in schools ‘great’  —  President Donald Trump on Monday cheered on the controversial push to introduce Bible literacy classes to public schools.  —  “Numerous states introducing Bible Literacy classes, giving students the option of studying the Bible.
Breaking911:
Houston police: 5 officers injured in shooting, suspect dead  —  HOUSTON, TEXAS — Several police officers were shot in southeast Houston Monday while serving a narcotics warrant, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said.  —  “We have had several officers shot.  Please pray for officers,” the Chief said in a tweet.
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Matthew Perpetua / Fluxblog:
How Laid Off Are You?  —  I have been laid off from BuzzFeed after working there for six and a half years.  I started there as the music editor, but the majority of my time there has been serving as the company's Director of Quizzes.  (Here is a page collecting my favorite quizzes, reviews, interviews, and miscellaneous funny posts.)
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Jenny Singer / The Forward:
Footage Of Shirtless Bernie Sanders Drunkenly Singing With Soviets In '88 Surfaces  —  Na Zdorovye and welcome to another round of Attempted Smear of Political Candidate Via Videos Of Their Youth Only Serves To Make Candidate More Appealing.  —  Forget dancing queen AOC or bangin' Beto …
Wall Street Journal:
Wynn Resorts to Settle Nevada Regulator's Probe  —  Wynn Resorts executives turned a blind eye as Steve Wynn over more than a decade was accused of sexually assaulting or harassing cocktail servers, salon workers and flight attendants employed by his casino empire, according to allegations contained in a regulator's report.
David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Addiego switches parties  —  Burlington Senator bolts GOP to join Team Sweeney  —  State Sen. Dawn Addiego will switch parties and become a Democrat, giving Senate President Steve Sweeney and South Jersey Democratic leader George Norcross a major political victory.
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
New York Times:
Woman Stuck in Elevator of Manhattan Townhouse for Entire Weekend  —  [What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.]  —  The owners of a Manhattan townhouse arrived home Monday morning after a weekend away to discover that a female employee had been stuck …
New York Times:
Spy vs. Spy: Watchdog Group Turns the Tables on an Undercover Agent  —  Citizen Lab, a cybersecurity watchdog organization at the University of Toronto, has published hard-hitting research on powerful targets in recent years: Chinese government censorship, Silicon Valley's invasion of customers' privacy …
David Byler / Washington Post:
Want to know which Democrats can actually beat Trump?  We don't have to guess.  —  In the 2020 primary, Democrats face the same task that every party does in every race: to nominate someone who both represents them and can win.  At this crossroads for the party, polling, demographic data …
Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
$1.5 trillion U.S. tax cut has no major impact on business capex plans: survey  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration's $1.5 trillion cut tax package appeared to have no major impact on businesses' capital investment or hiring plans, according to a survey released a year …
Discussion: The Democrats
Bill Chappell / NPR:
After Hearing U.S. Veteran Had No Family, Huge Crowd Attends His Funeral In Texas  —  Hundreds of people turned up for Joseph Walker's funeral Monday — not because they knew him, but because they knew the Vietnam-era veteran was at risk of being buried without anyone in attendance.
Jason Sweeten / BuzzFeed:
Do You Still Have A Job At BuzzFeed?  —  “As you know, the company is going thru a reorganization...”  —  This post has not been vetted or endorsed by BuzzFeed's editorial staff.  BuzzFeed Community is a place where anyone create a post.  Learn more or post your buzz!
 
 
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden says he'll make ‘the decision soon’
Michael Hirsh / Foreign Policy:
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Washington Post:
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William Neuman / New York Times:
De Blasio Aide Who Was Forced Out Had Been Fired Over Sexual Harassment Before
Annie Snider / Politico:
Exclusive: Trump EPA won't limit 2 toxic chemicals in drinking water
CNN:
Trump campaign manager privately pushes President to hold firm on border wall fight
Discussion: Political Wire
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Jennifer Rutledge / Conservative Action Project:
Conservatives Oppose H.R. 1, the Ultimate Fantasy of the Left
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Breitbart
Lavanya Ramanathan / Washington Post:
Lifestyle guru B. Smith has Alzheimer's. Her husband has a girlfriend. Her fans aren't having it.
Andrew C. McCarthy / The Hill:
Stone indictment makes clear there was no Trump-Russia conspiracy
Discussion: Politico, JONATHAN TURLEY and CNN
 

 
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Liam Scott / Voice of America:
RSF says 23 journalists were jailed in Syria and 10 others were missing as of December 9; press freedom groups call for accountability for Assad's government

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
The WGA demands studios take “immediate legal action” against companies that used writers' work to train AI, in a letter to CEOs of Disney, Netflix, and others

Mauro Orru / Wall Street Journal:
The UK CMA opens a formal probe into BlackRock's acquisition of UK data provider Preqin over concerns that the £2.55B deal could stifle competition in the UK

 
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