Cheat Sheet - Bill de Blasio Starts His Progressive Revolution

Today: Northeast Braces for Blizzard , Obama To Cut Middle East Democracy Programs , Boehner Vows Immigration Reform January 02, 2014 ONWARD 1. Bill de Blasio Starts His Progressive Revolution New York's 109th mayor was sworn in Wednesday promising to enact almost every liberal wish. The Daily Beast's Michael Daly writes that de Blasio's political fate, and to some degree Hillary Clinton's, rests on the NYPD though. Read it at The Daily Beast DÉJÀ VU 2. Northeast Braces for Blizzard More than 900 flights for Thursday have already been canceled as the Northeast prepares for a storm system that will unload as much as a foot of snow and have sub-zero wind chills. The weather "will lead to whiteout conditions making travel extremely dangerous. Do not travel," said the National Weather Service. New York's Long Island will be under a blizzard warning from Thursday through Friday. Boston is supposed to get five to 11 inches of snow and temperatures as low as three degrees below zero. Read it at The Boston Globe Exclusive 3. Obama to Cut Democracy Programs The Obama administration is cutting funding for democracy promotion and election support in the Middle East much more sharply than expected, reports The Daily Beast's Jamie Dettmer. Alarmed activists say the White House appears to be giving up on democracy in the region and downgrading its advancement as a policy priority. Read it at The Daily Beast MAYBE 4. Boehner Vows Immigration Reform Baby steps. Following on the hiring of longtime McCain immigration adviser Rebecca Tallent and his recent comments criticizing the Tea Party, aides say House Speaker John Boehner is now committed to "step by step" reform of immigration laws. While such a plan wouldn't satisfy immigration advocates completely, some see it as the beginning of a deal that would allow Republicans to win over much-needed Hispanic voters. Boehner recently confirmed that he is still opposed to a single, comprehensive immigration reform bill. Read it at The New York Times OH SNAP 5. 4.6M Snapchat Users Hacked Hackers at a site called SnapchatDB.info exposed the usernames and phone numbers of 4.6 million Snapchat users and posted the info on its website. The hackers, whose website has been taken down, took advantage of a vulnerability in the Find Friends interface, which uses a phone's contacts to find friends on the social network. The hackers claimed they were doing a public service, arguing that tech companies need to place more emphasis on privacy and security than user experience, and issued a statement saying, "Our motivation behind the release was to raise the public awareness around the issue, and also put public pressure on Snapchat to get this exploit fixed." Read it at Tech Crunch hallelujah Rescue in Antarctica Begins For research ship trapped in ice. FINALLY Fiat to Buy Rest of Chrysler From the UAW. RED HANDED Al Qaeda-Linked Group Head Caught By Lebanese military authorities. VICTORY Michigan State Wins Rose Bowl Beating Stanford 24-20. RIP 'Fresh Prince' Star Dies James Avery was 68. GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. The Mystery of Mikhail Khodorkovsky by Bernard-Henri Lévy Why the '30 Bananas a Day Diet' Is Monkey Business by Abby Haglage The Year in Murder by Brandy Zadrozny

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