Frank Rich | Why Trump Will Probably Cave to Nancy Pelosi







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Rich writes: "Pelosi is the most seasoned and arguably the most impressive leader that the Democrats currently have, the party's presidential aspirants included. When she talks about the wall being fundamentally immoral and un-American, as she did upon reassuming the Speakership this week, she is drawing a line she won't cross."
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Senator Elizabeth Warren. (photo: AP)
Senator Elizabeth Warren. (photo: AP)

Senator Warren Draws Large Crowds in Iowa, With 13 Months Left Before the 2020 Caucuses
Annie Linskey, David Weigel and Chelsea Janes, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "People stood in parking lots, jostled into front yards and packed into the rafters to witness Sen. Elizabeth Warren's inaugural appearances here in the first presidential caucus state."
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Governor-elect Janet T. Mills enters the Augusta Civic Center Wednesday night before being sworn into her office. (photo: Troy R. Bennett/BDN)
Governor-elect Janet T. Mills enters the Augusta Civic Center Wednesday night before being sworn into her office. (photo: Troy R. Bennett/BDN)

Maine's New Governor Moves to Give Health Care to 70,000 People on Her First Day in Office
Lindsay Gibbs, ThinkProgress
Gibbs writes: "Maine approved Medicaid expansion by a ballot initiative more than a year ago, but former Governor Paul LePage had blocked it from taking effect."
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TSA screeners. (photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
TSA screeners. (photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

TSA Screeners Calling in Sick by the Hundreds, Thanks to Government Shutdown
David Boddiger, Splinter News
Boddiger writes: "Donald Trump claims he partially shut down the federal government because he wants a border wall to make the country safer. But one of the consequences of that shutdown actually appears to be making the country less safe."
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Jazmine Barnes. (photo: Harris County Sheriff's Office)
Jazmine Barnes. (photo: Harris County Sheriff's Office)

Jazmine Barnes Murder: Arrest Made in Shooting Death of 7-Year-Old
Tracy Conner, The Daily Beast
Conner writes: "Texas police said they have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes - and they do not believe her family was the intended target of the drive-by attack."
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People attend an anti-government protest in Belgrade, Serbia, January 5, 2019. (photo: Reuters)
People attend an anti-government protest in Belgrade, Serbia, January 5, 2019. (photo: Reuters)

Serbia: 15,000 March in Belgrade, 5th Week of Protest
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Serbian demonstrators marched through the streets of Belgrade calling for media freedoms, halting attacks on journalists, and persecution of political opponents."
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Deforestation for cattle ranching in the Peruvian Amazon. (photo: Rhett Butler/Mongabay)
Deforestation for cattle ranching in the Peruvian Amazon. (photo: Rhett Butler/Mongabay)

Study: Policymakers Are Not Adequately Factoring Land Use and Human Diets Into Climate Mitigation Strategies
Mongabay
Excerpt: "A recent study finds that governments and researchers routinely underestimate the potential for changes to land use and human diets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the impacts of global warming."
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