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Nation

If FISA abuse is not dealt with harshly, our system of government is at risk: Stealth Jeff
House Intel Committee Votes To #ReleaseTheMemo — And Investigate DOJ?: Hot Air
Report: Strzok-Page Texts Reveal Race To Find Hard Drive, Destroy Evidence: GWP

McCabe Resigns After FBI Director Wray Reviews House FISA Abuse Memo: Sara Carter
New FBI texts divide Congress over need for second special counsel: Susan Ferrechio
Hillary Clinton: President of Women: Jim Treacher

Desperation Time As Democrats Seek to Stop Trump From Succeeding: Kurt Schlichter
Trump Guests for SOTU Includes Parents of Children Murdered by MS-13: Melanie Arter
NLRB Employees Object to Admin’s Cost-Cutting Measures: Bill McMorris

Rod Rosenstein Is Shirking His Duty to Supervise Robert Mueller : Andrew C. McCarthy
On Disinformation and the Dossier: EmptyWheel
Andrew McCabe’s Pension Is Worth About $1.8 Million: Elizabeth Harrinton

Economy

As Democrats Cave, More Obamacare Taxes Put on Ice: David Catron
Sorry, skeptics, Trump’s tax plan is actually working wonders: Michael Goodwin
Exxon Mobil announces $35 billion in new US investments over 5 years, citing tax reform: CNBC

Scandal Central

FBI's McCabe, now stepping down, suspected in leak against White House: Howard Kurtz
Did Barack Obama ‘Obstruct Justice’ in Clinton Email Case?: Justin Haskins
Details Surface of Senator Grassley’s Criminal Referral: CTH

Media

Jake Tapper Has Furrowed-Brow Interview With Matt Gaetz: CTH
Rep. Lee Zeldin Shreds Adam Schiff’s Disingenuous Press Conference: CTH
The 9 biggest things to watch in Trump's first State of the Union: Sarah Westwood

Obama's Meeting with Farrakhan: Daniel Greenfield
CNN ‘Goes Bananas’ With New Ad: Shifra
Facebook Changes How Conservative Sites Appear in Feeds --- Here’s How To Fix It: TPI

Woke Grammys See 20% Ratings Crash, Possible 'All-Time Low': Jerome Hudson
The Grammy Hall of Lame: Mark Steyn
Sanders Backs Out of Interview After Newspaper Refused Conditions to Restrict Questions: Alex Griswold

World

Pentagon: China, Russia Soon Capable of Destroying U.S. Satellites: Bill Gertz
Venezuelans 'loot to eat' amid economic tailspin: ABC
U.S. Releases ‘Oligarchs List’ of Putin Allies: Beast

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

Elon Musk sells 10,000 flamethrowers in 48 hours: Timothy B. Lee
$500m cryptocoin heist could be biggest cybertheft ever: Sophos
Locating Secret Military Bases via Fitness Data: Schneier

Cornucopia

Who's In Charge: The Z Man
I Lie Because You Can’t Handle The Truth: MOTUS
Surfer rides a wave 115 feet tall: Jason Kottke

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QOTD:

NEW: Internal communication sent to FBI officials by FBI Director Christopher Wray links Deputy Director Andrew McCabe’s early departure to results of an upcoming OIG investigation, CBS News confirms; says FBI must perform at the highest standards.

— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 29, 2018