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Jennifer Haberkorn / Los Angeles Times:
California's Rep. Brad Sherman to introduce impeachment measure … Rep. Brad Sherman plans to introduce articles of impeachment against President Trump on Thursday, the first day of Democratic control of the House. — Sherman (D-Northridge) is reintroducing a measure that he first rolled out in 2017.
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Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Nancy Pelosi says she won't rule out indictment, impeachment for Trump — As she prepares to resume her role as House speaker, Nancy Pelosi told TODAY she isn't ruling out the idea that Trump could be indicted or impeached while in office. — Incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi …
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Bob Bauer / Just Security:
Coming to Terms with the Impeachment Process: The Case for Starting a Formal Inquiry — The day after Donald Trump's inauguration, Peter Wehner wrote with some restraint that the new president “is unlikely to be contained by norms”— that is, by those practices or customs that politicians …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Pelosi breaks with Justice: Trump can be indicted — In an interview to air on NBC's “Today,” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie asks Nancy Pelosi, who will become House speaker at around 1:30 p.m. Thursday: “Do you believe the special counsel should honor and observe the Department of Justice guidance …
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
The survivor: Nancy Pelosi makes history — again — The past seven speakers of the House have lost their majority, been forced out by their own colleagues, or stepped down amid personal scandal. One of them — Nancy Pelosi — now has a second chance to rewrite her legacy.
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USA Today:
Exclusive: Nancy Pelosi vows ‘different world’ for Trump with new Congress, no more ‘rubber stamp’
Exclusive: Nancy Pelosi vows ‘different world’ for Trump with new Congress, no more ‘rubber stamp’
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Nancy Pelosi doesn't rule out impeaching Trump
Nancy Pelosi doesn't rule out impeaching Trump
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Pelosi returns
POLITICO Playbook: Pelosi returns
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Martin O'Malley / Des Moines Register:
Here's who I'd like to see run for president. (Hint: It's not me) — Voters want Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders to run in the 2020 Presidential election, a new poll suggests. Veuer's Sam Berman has the full story. — Former Democratic candidate makes his pick for 2020
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Dianne Feinstein's 2020 pick: Joe Biden
Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
The very odd game theory of the 2020 GOP presidential primary — Mitt Romney is not running for president. But he's also not not running for president. — In case you haven't noticed, some Republicans are acting very peculiarly about the 2020 presidential race.
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Even the Trump-hostile GOP establishment questions Romney's presidential tongue-lashing — A Republican establishment impatient with President Trump but uninterested in fomenting an intraparty crackup ahead of 2020 is questioning Mitt Romney's motivation for issuing a scathing takedown of the president.
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Michael Burke / The Hill:
Graham: Trump giving up on border wall fight would be the ‘end of his presidency’ — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Wednesday cautioned President Trump against giving in on his demand for funding for his proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall, claiming that doing so would likely be “the end of his presidency.”
Washington Post:
Russia has formally charged Paul Whelan, an American citizen, with espionage, Interfax news agency reports — Russian investigative agencies on Thursday indicted Whelan, a 48-year-old former U.S. Marine, on charges of spying, Interfax cited an informed source as saying.
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Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Paul Whelan, American Accused of Spying, Is Said to Be Charged in Russia — MOSCOW — The Russian authorities have brought espionage charges against an American citizen, Paul N. Whelan, who faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted, the news agency Interfax reported on Thursday.
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Kristen Jordan Shamus / USA Today:
Mysterious tale of Paul Whelan, American man accused of spying in Russia, steeped in contradictions
Mysterious tale of Paul Whelan, American man accused of spying in Russia, steeped in contradictions
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump reclaims spotlight with long, rambling Cabinet meeting — Home alone no more, President Donald Trump had a lot to share when he convened a rambling Cabinet meeting on Day 12 of the government shutdown. — The president, eager for company after a lonely stretch in a near-empty White House …
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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
A defensive Trump calls a Cabinet meeting and uses it to boast, deflect and distract
A defensive Trump calls a Cabinet meeting and uses it to boast, deflect and distract
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New York Times:
‘New Chapter’ in Space Exploration as China Reaches Far Side of the Moon — BEIJING — China reached a milestone in space exploration on Thursday, landing a vehicle on the far side of the moon for the first time in history, the country's space agency announced.
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Terry McAuliffe / Washington Post:
To beat Trump, Democrats must counter his lies with realistic solutions — Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, is former governor of Virginia. — As I traveled around the country campaigning for Democrats this past year, one of my takeaways was that there is an overwhelming desire among voters for a return to reality.
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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Sanders allies contrite, defiant amid harassment allegations — NEW YORK (AP) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and his chief lieutenants are offering contrition and defiance as they face allegations of sexual harassment that plagued his last presidential campaign and now threaten to derail a second White House bid before it begins.
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Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Former Bernie Sanders aide who allegedly made light of sexual harassment complaint will be chief …
Former Bernie Sanders aide who allegedly made light of sexual harassment complaint will be chief …
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
The 10 new Democratic House committee chairs who are about to make Trump's life hell — 2019 will be a year of investigations. — The Trump administration's free ride from Congress is over. — New Democratic House committee chairs are set to launch subpoena-powered investigations …
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CNN:
Welcome to the new Congress. We've never seen anything like it — The new class changing the face of Congress — Washington (CNN)The 116th class of Congress broke barriers before its members even set foot in Washington. — One example: Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat …
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Tom Elliott / Grabien News:
The ‘Green New Deal’: A Radical Mandate for Government Control of American Society
The ‘Green New Deal’: A Radical Mandate for Government Control of American Society
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Claudia Lauer / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: A reckoning is underway in US Catholic Church — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Over the past four months, Roman Catholic dioceses across the U.S. have released the names of more than 1,000 priests and others accused of sexually abusing children in an unprecedented public reckoning spurred …
Cheryl K. Chumley / Washington Times:
Michael Savage, facing death threats, heads to secret location — ANALYSIS/OPINION: — City, state and federal agencies are taking a look at a vicious, hateful email sent a restaurant frequented by talk radio icon Michael Savage that threatens to shoot up the establishment if he's not denied future service.
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Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
A Trump County Confronts the Administration Amid a Rash of Child Cancers — JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. — The children fell ill, one by one, with cancers that few families in this suburban community had ever heard of. An avid swimmer struck down by glioblastoma, which grew a tumor in her brain.
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The White House:
Remarks by President Trump in Cabinet Meeting — THE PRESIDENT: Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you all for being here and joining the first Cabinet meeting of 2019. It's going to be a very exciting year. I think it's going to be a very good year.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Defends Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan for Some Reason — In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded neighboring Afghanistan. The American interpretation of this invasion, shared by both parties, is that the Soviets were propping up a faltering communist client state, following the …
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Simon Denyer / Washington Post:
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ fever sweeps Japan and South Korea — TOKYO — They are calling it the “Bohemian Rhapsody” phenomenon here, as the movie that celebrates the band Queen and the life of lead singer Freddie Mercury has rapidly become a national cultural obsession in South Korea and Japan.
Annie Lowrey / The Atlantic:
How to End Government Shutdowns, Forever — As the third government shutdown of the Donald J. Trump presidency drags on, the miserable effects are piling up. Federal workers, hundreds of thousands of whom are furloughed, are struggling to pay their bills and picking up temporary gigs to make ends meet …
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