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BULLETIN: "DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) - Canada's Trudeau says countries remaining in Trans-Pacific Partnership have agreed to new trade deal after U.S. withdrawal."

Good Tuesday afternoon. ABOUT THOSE NEGOTIATIONS -- "Schumer withdraws offer on Trump's wall," by Burgess Everett and Seung Min Kim: "Chuck Schumer is taking his big spending boost for Donald Trump's border wall off the table. The Senate minority leader, through an aide, informed the White House on Monday that he was retracting the offer he made last week to give Trump well north of the $1.6 billion in wall funding Trump had asked for this year, according to two Democrats. And now they say Trump will simply not get a better deal than that on his signature campaign promise.

"Schumer 'took it off,' said Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the No. 2 Senate Democrat. 'He called the White House yesterday and said it's over.' In the now-infamous cheeseburger summit last Friday with Trump, Schumer offered a large increase in border wall spending as a condition for a broader deal to help Dreamers. But after that offer was rebuffed -- prompting the three-day government shutdown -- the president has now 'missed an opportunity to get the wall,' one Democratic aide said." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a8e34d720a9382dc122f423e042b34ab694753c313cac7160e73d03c602fac04fa9ff8ea9a34ccfa02d8ad1dd56535ba

-- BURGESS AND SMK GET POINTS FOR STYLE: "the now-infamous cheeseburger summit."

THE LATEST ON RUSSIA -- NYT'S MIKE SCHMIDT -- "Sessions Is Interviewed in Mueller's Russia Investigation": "Attorney General Jeff Sessions was questioned for several hours last week by the special counsel's office as part of the investigation into Russia's meddling in the election and whether the president obstructed justice since taking office, according to a Justice Department spokeswoman. The meeting marked the first time that investigators for the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, are known to have interviewed a member of Mr. Trump's cabinet. ...

"Mr. Sessions, who was accompanied by the longtime Washington lawyer Chuck Cooper to the interview, had been among a small group of senior campaign and administration officials whom Mr. Mueller had not yet interviewed." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a8e34d720a9382dc00cd737159d0a51de7f4a27b8cf6851ea4cbebc55605d3fb5e24e381648646284177dc1988bb8ac2

SPEAKER PAUL RYAN is leading a congressional delegation trip to the Middle East. ON THE TRIP, which left yesterday: House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry of Texas, House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes of California, Republican Reps. Vern Buchanan of Florida, Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Scott Taylor of Virginia and Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy of Florida. Their first stop was Moron Air Base in Moron, Spain.

ON THE PRESIDENT'S MIND -- @realDonaldTrump at 6:31 a.m.: "Even Crazy Jim Acosta of Fake News CNN agrees: 'Trump World and WH sources dancing in end zone: Trump wins again...Schumer and Dems caved...gambled and lost.' Thank you for your honesty Jim!" ... at 6:55 a.m.: "In one of the biggest stories in a long time, the FBI now says it is missing five months worth of lovers Strzok-Page texts, perhaps 50,000, and all in prime time. Wow!" ...

... at 8:34 a.m.: "Nobody knows for sure that the Republicans & Democrats will be able to reach a deal on DACA by February 8, but everyone will be trying....with a big additional focus put on Military Strength and Border Security. The Dems have just learned that a Shutdown is not the answer!" ... at 9:16 a.m.: "Thank you to General John Kelly, who is doing a fantastic job, and all of the Staff and others in the White House, for a job well done. Long hours and Fake reporting makes your job more difficult, but it is always great to WIN, and few have won more than us!"

THE HEADLINER -- "Trump to address annual RNC meeting at his D.C. hotel," by Alex Isenstadt: "President Donald Trump is slated to address [RNC] members next Thursday evening at their annual winter meeting in Washington, according to a GOP source briefed on the plans. Trump's appearance, which comes at the outset of what is expected to be a challenging midterm year for Republicans, will take place at his downtown Trump hotel.

"Vice President Mike Pence is expected to speak at an RNC member lunch earlier in the day." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a8e34d720a9382dcb07e9caf0659a08d2ffb25102e366752b55ad9cb37bdc9d14582806fdd1296216e96ff84b0f34533

SCARY -- "Feds: Man threatened to kill CNN employees," by CBS Atlanta's Jonathan Carlson: " A Michigan man was arrested after an FBI investigation, accused of threatening to travel to Atlanta to commit mass murder at CNN headquarters. According to federal court documents obtained by CBS46 Monday, 19-year-old Brandon Griesemer made 22 calls to CNN earlier this month. It began with claims of 'fake news' and ended with threats of violence.

"Griesemer told a CNN operator, among other things, 'Fake news. I'm coming to gun you all down.'He then called again, saying 'I'm smarter than you. More powerful than you. I have more guns than you. More manpower. Your cast is about to get gunned down in a matter of hours.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a8e34d720a9382dc9c7236d6c1637d49333964f8934b5ebbde8d5de3435f72b92de563c4aa7931a9d4bd6877505f2c47

HMM... -- WaPo's Danielle Paquette (@DPAQreport): "A no-show at his Davos panel this morning on global manufacturing: Commerce Sec Wilbur Ross. ... Trying to confirm why, and wondering if Sec. Ross still plans to attend a Wed event about 'surging anti-globalization sentiment'"

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AGENDA SETTERS -- "Heritage Foundation Says Trump Has Embraced Two-Thirds of Its Agenda," by NYT's Jeremy Peters: "The Trump administration has pursued policies that have hewed remarkably close to the recommendations of a leading conservative think tank, the Heritage Foundation, which found in a new review that nearly two-thirds of its ideas had been carried out or embraced by the White House over the past year.

"Not one to dwell on the details of governing, President Trump has shown a considerable degree of deference to groups within the conservative movement like Heritage, leading to a rightward shift in social, environmental, immigration and foreign policy. The results, Heritage found in its review, exceeded even the first year of Ronald Reagan's presidency, whose tenure has long been the conservative gold standard. ...

"In its endorsement of Mr. Trump's first year, Heritage is largely echoing a widely shared sentiment across the conservative movement: While conservatives may often find themselves in disbelief about the president's impulsive and reckless style, his policy decisions are buying him a lot of good will." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a8e34d720a9382dc956d5029819ef60167234ad6d1ac5f4b3bc814eaf19aca6e8c457fc312c23f02ad716ca63a6701cb

ON THE WORLD STAGE -- "Official: Americans killed, injured in attack on Kabul hotel," by AP's Josh Lederman: "Multiple American citizens were killed and injured in the Taliban's 13-hour siege of an upscale hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, the State Department said Tuesday. No exact figures were immediately available for either the U.S. fatalities or injuries. In total, 22 people were killed in the attack including 14 foreigners, Afghan officials have said. Eleven of the 14 foreigners had been previously identified as working for the private Afghan airline KamAir." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a8e34d720a9382dc2b2506570262d754c42ccfb05bf5bcdf45e16cebf13b5362158e2380fb6fc6c48342387c4b568a4b

-- "Tillerson: Russia 'bears responsibility' for suspected chemical attack in Syria," by Cristiano Lima: "Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday denounced the recent suspected chemical attack in Syria and said 'Russia ultimately bears responsibility' for the victims because it has enabled President Bashar Assad. Rescue teams and activists said Monday that Assad's government used a poisonous gas on Syrian civilians in an attack that affected at least 20 individuals, including some children, in a rebel-held region near Damascus." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a8e34d720a9382dcf7560e0f95db702c7840ae349e0bd99468a8dd568e62ba46408aa411e88da65c2c7073e7e4766c62

MITT-MENTUM -- "Mitt Romney would romp to Senate victory over Jenny Wilson if election were held today," by the Salt Lake Tribune's Thomas Burr: "If Mitt Romney wants a U.S. Senate seat, a new poll shows he'd be a shoo-in, grabbing 64 percent of the vote in Utah compared with 19 percent for Democrat Jenny Wilson. ... Some 85 percent of Republicans back Romney for the seat, as do 55 percent of voters who say they're unaffiliated. Even 18 percent of Democrats say they'd support Romney." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a8e34d720a9382dc76fed5f99c76feb7ccf9887191c526db679b7578aa6a1bdb50dfec5e2bc72920514aff0acc20c76f

TO BE A FLY ON THE WALL -- @Drudge: "Time to call out Michael Wolff and his fabricated bullshit! I had dinner with the president a few weeks ago and he was in fine form. He was optimistic, engaged, on top of the world, loving the job. And already talking about his 2020 re-election run!!"

IN KENTUCKY -- "Federal prosecutors recommend 21 months in jail for Sen. Rand Paul's neighbor, Rene Boucher," by the Louisville Courier Journal's Thomas Novelly: "U.S. Senator Rand Paul's neighbor turned attacker, 58-year-old Rene Boucher, could see up to 21 months in prison for attacking the politician because he was stacking leaves on a pile near his property and he 'had enough.' In a plea agreement released Friday and signed by Boucher, prosecutors recommended a 21-month sentence for the retired anesthesiologist." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a8e34d720a9382dca9868988120f7cecfa24f986bafbd824399c2a0ae3e1b9fc9b6879f40b19c982c49598f2dd2e924d

VARIETY: "Mosheh Oinounou Replaces Steve Capus as Top Producer at 'CBS Evening News,'" by Brian Steinberg: "Mosheh Oinounou will replace Steve Capus as the executive producer of 'CBS Evening News,' a behind-the-scenes change at the venerable evening newscast that takes place just a few weeks after a new anchor was put in front of the camera.

"Capus, a former president of NBC News and a TV-news veteran, is expected to retain his duties as executive editor of CBS News. He is expected to pursue other opportunities within CBS News, but could also find a new role outside the organization. Jeff Glor started as anchor on the broadcast in early December." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a8e34d720a9382dc362d2153452d1b44d459f00f7168a1948dd34ad13d99d4af3759f201ae0b33ef275600d514f7ca6e

HOT JOB - The NFL has posted a listing for a "senior communications strategist". Joe Lockhart announced late last week he was leaving the league as EVP of communications. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a8e34d720a9382dcab5ca20766fc1c835ea33da2fe4c2549ceabc433effd22167e04f2607ee85d30284eceeb0364d1d9 ... Joe's memo to colleagues http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2bc379fde787b61f4e3a266c582c435d2f05f4003dc7d68c2dbaf88452f2aaa58c1032ed015bf8d3438fa235f1b3df67

VALLEY TALK -- "Snap will let users share Stories outside Snapchat with a new web player," by The Verge's Nick Statt: "Snap said that starting in the next few weeks, in tandem with a broader rollout of its redesigned mobile app, it will add a new share option to Story tiles in its Discover section. From there, users will be able to share a link via text or email outside of the main Snapchat app. To view these Stories on the web, Snap is launching a desktop web viewer accessible over at Snapchat.com." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2bc379fde787b61f1948da04bfcd3b35056d077bdf08db565fa2fb32006f81168fbc10d0bd31a209a0cdc2ca13265993

HOLLYWOODLAND -- The Hollywood Reporter: "Oscars: 'Shape of Water' Leads With 13 Noms" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2bc379fde787b61f92cbd0a4d08f31cee827f288044098dc2a8791fd5cb8c7c1153a1264cb6ff28b919703e3cc2e3889

MEDIAWATCH -- From Michael Calderone: In his new book, Fox News host Howard Kurtz "writes that Trump complained to him that tweets from New York Times political reporter Jonathan Martin were 'just horrible' and describes a disputed episode involving the prominent journalist. Kurtz writes that Martin had a dispute with a [RNC] staffer weeks before the party's July 2016 convention.

"Martin, by Kurtz's account, told the RNC staffer that Trump is 'a racist and a fascist' and that anyone supporting his candidacy was 'culpable.' After a second episode, Kurtz claims that then-RNC communications director Sean Spicer reported Martin's behavior to a top Times editor, prompting the reporter to fire back at Spicer in a subsequent call. Martin disputed Kurtz's account.

"'Howie paraphrased a vague, preposterous-sounding quote to me that I told him sounded ridiculous and not the kind of thing I'd say,' Martin told POLITICO. 'He couldn't tell me who I purportedly said it to, but said he'd see what more he could tell me and get back to me. I never heard another word from him after that. And I still have no idea what he or Sean Spicer are talking about.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2bc379fde787b61fcab305dcb9c7ef303393bc50d0085a8fd2d95a7588c0869a6b7180c6384a54bf59188b0edd52ca3c

-- TO BE FAIR: That doesn't sound like something JMart ever would've said.

-- Emily Goodin is joining ABC News as a reporter on their political team. She was previously at RealClearPolitics.

TRANSITIONS -- Lara Sisselman will be the Ohio Democratic Party's spokesperson for the 2018 Senate race. She was most recently press secretary for the Virginia attorney general. ... Luke Knittig has been named the McCain Institute's senior director of communications. He was most recently a VP at LMI. ... Mike Gwin is joining Ohio gubernatorial candidate Richard Cordray's comms team. He was most recently deputy comms director at American Oversight. ...

... Josh Black has started at PhRMA as associate VP for international advocacy. He previously was chief of the global issues unit at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations and was the longtime chief of the mission's sanctions and counterterrorism unit (http://bit.ly/2G6L4KJ). ... JP Schnapper-Casteras has started his own law firm, focusing on Supreme Court litigation, progressive causes, and technology issues. He previously led the appellate practice at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

WEEKEND WEDDING - OBAMA ALUMNI: Brett Holmgren, former special assistant to President Obama and senior director for intelligence programs, on Sunday afternoon married Dana Remus, former White House senior counsel. Holmgren is now VP for cybersecurity oversight at Capital One and Remus is general counsel for the Obama Foundation and Obama's personal office. Pool report: "President Obama officiated and Rev. Oran Warmer of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Alexandria was the celebrant. Friends and family danced the evening away at District Winery in Navy Yards." Pic by Danielle Real Photography http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2bc379fde787b61f3a495b35d4e8fa87c78e68d6bc6baad4300e3e5b54df14251021c826f47e690b6b9b677d9e6cfe9e

SPOTTED: Susan Rice, Ian Cameron, James Clapper, Anita Dunn and Bob Bauer, Lisa Monaco, Denis McDonough, Karin Hillstrom, Anita Decker Breckenridge, Russ Breckenridge, Eric Schultz, Emily Blakemore, Sean Crotty, Stuart Murphy, Nick McQuaid, Joe Paulsen, Samantha Tubman, Michael Bosworth, David Guggenheim, Jeff Zients, Mary Menell and Yohannes Abraham.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD -- Ben Ray, senior adviser for comms at the DSCC, and Annette Lee, director of online strategies at Blueprint Interactive, on Thursday welcomed Lyndon Lee Ray. Instapic http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2bc379fde787b61fa72883e1d5f26fc81b777c9ace2f04d1842f97883a41fd9629f845d0b841061cd153d1fa77b99631 ... http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2bc379fde787b61fb5ba855f8b3877394c9aa4b36a9171cd2e41252afdfff7621fdc2dc30e3aa4b2447b3ee57f60950c

- U.S. Army Captain Chuck Nadd, a pilot stationed at Fort Bliss and a CBS News alum, and Shannon Nadd, director of non-profit Operation American Dream and a Richard Shelby alum, last week welcomed Peter Anthony Nadd. "We are again blessed that the pregnancy and delivery went extremely well, and both mother and baby are healthy. Mary Margaret, now 13 months old, is excited to be a big sister." Pics http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2bc379fde787b61fba5fae01b83acf32da8f9100c1c1c6c7ba484633498b34fa51c4795a922793cf93d13bffeb1a9f6d ... http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2bc379fde787b61f460ae13135aba887cedcf2837a38cdde29869d2548dc130dd236b49aa301768a2ccec48346a7f3ad

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