Morning Round-Up 1-15

Feature of the Day: Inside Monopoly’s secret war against the Third Reich

Morning Headlines

Domestic                                                          

Associated Press

1. Okla. Gay Marriage Ban Struck Down; Ruling on Hold
2. Church Releasing Sex Abuse Files on Chicago Clergy
3. Contrite Christie Pushes 2nd Term Plans

Politico

1. Obama’s plan to save the Senate
2. States take the lead on pot
3. The GOP’s Obama obsession

Reuters

1. Washington, D.C. panel weighs decriminalizing marijuana
2. Supreme Court takes up abortion protest case
3. Obama to push manufacturing, economic agenda in North Carolina

Wall Street Journal

1. Splintered System Often Fails Mentally Ill with Low IQs
2. Senate Fails to Advance Bill Extending Benefits for Unemployed
3. Budget Deal Gives Parties a Break from Fiscal Combat

Washington Post

1. Border-patrol drones being borrowed by other agencies more often than previously known
2. Sen. Orrin Hatch hits Justice Department over IRS investigation
3. Court strikes down FCC ‘net neutrality’ rule

Washington Times

1. America in crisis: Government cited as No. 1 problem in the country
2. Congress comes to its senses, finally cuts taxpayer cash for official portraits
3. Proclamations and politics: Obama mixes commemorations and presidential plugs

Top Conservative Stories of the Day:

The American Conservative

1. Turkey in Conflict
2. Big Banks Score a Win in Switzerland

Breitbart

1. Exclusive—Rep. Bridenstine: Disabled Veterans Are Not a Bargaining Chip
2. House to Consider 1,582-Page Omnibus Spending Bill Less Than Two Days, Then Vote

The Blaze

1. Marcus Luttrell Responds to ‘Lone Survivor’ Critics As Only He Can in Megyn Kelly Interview

 The Daily Caller     

1. Five CMS contracts that CGI Federal still somehow holds
2. In closed-door briefings, lawmakers profess disbelief about military inaction in Benghazi

CNSNews.com

1. Planned Parenthood Got $540.6 Million in Government Grants in FY 2013
2. Sen. Rand Paul: ‘You Name It, Your Freedom of Choice is Gone’

National Review

1. Bill de Blasio’s Other Party
2. Why Sequester Had to Die

Washington Free Beacon

1. More Democrats Than Republicans Sit on 10 Richest Members of Congress List
2. Hawks Criticize Propose NSA Reforms

Top Liberal Stories of the Day:

The Daily Beast

1. Iran Sanctions Battle Heats Up
2. The Hillary-Haters’ Book Club Will Never Run Out of Things to Read

Talking Points Memo

1. The Christie Bridge Scandal’s Vanishing Endorsement Theory
2. Dem Lawmaker: Christie Won’t Face Legislature’s Wrath Because ‘This Place is Old School’

ThinkProgress

1. Former Republican National Committee Chair Removes Immigration Reform Support Support From His Website