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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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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Nancy Pelosi Elected Speaker as Democrats Take Control of House — WASHINGTON — On a day of pomp and pageantry, ebullient Democrats assumed control of the House on Thursday and elected Representative Nancy Pelosi of California to be speaker, returning her to a historic distinction …
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
House Democrats plan to hold hearings on Medicare for All — The new Democratic majority in the House will hold the first hearings on Medicare-for-All legislation, a longtime goal of the party's left, after Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi lent her support for the process.
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
The survivor: Nancy Pelosi makes history — again
The survivor: Nancy Pelosi makes history — again
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's reign of corruption will now face real opposition. Here are three things to watch.
Trump's reign of corruption will now face real opposition. Here are three things to watch.
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Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Nancy Pelosi says she won't rule out indictment, impeachment for Trump
Nancy Pelosi says she won't rule out indictment, impeachment for Trump
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Unprecedented: Shutdown bleeds into new Congress
Unprecedented: Shutdown bleeds into new Congress
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Michael Burke / The Hill:
Graham: Trump giving up on border wall fight would be the ‘end of his presidency’
Graham: Trump giving up on border wall fight would be the ‘end of his presidency’
Mike Allen / Axios:
Pelosi breaks with Justice: Trump can be indicted
Pelosi breaks with Justice: Trump can be indicted
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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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John Parkinson / ABC News:
Pelosi repeats history, recaptures the speaker's gavel
Pelosi repeats history, recaptures the speaker's gavel
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Michael Warren / Politico:
How to Talk So Trump Will Listen: A GOP Guide for Pelosi
How to Talk So Trump Will Listen: A GOP Guide for Pelosi
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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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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 — Dianne Feinstein's California colleague Kamala Harris may run for president. But Feinstein already has her preferred candidate in mind: Joe Biden. — The Democratic senator, fresh off reelection to a fifth term, told a pair of reporters …
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Washington Post:
Justice Dept. investigating whether Zinke lied to inspector general — The Justice Department's public integrity section is examining whether newly departed Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke lied to his agency's inspector general investigators, according to three people familiar with the matter …
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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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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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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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New York Times:
Full Shutdown of L Train to Be Halted by Cuomo — [What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo plans to announce Thursday that the L train subway tunnel will not fully shut down in April as planned in what would have been one of the …
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Azi Paybarah / New York Times:
N.Y. Today: Yes, the Weather Has Been Crazy Rainy
N.Y. Today: Yes, the Weather Has Been Crazy Rainy
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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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Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
The very odd game theory of the 2020 GOP presidential primary
The very odd game theory of the 2020 GOP presidential primary
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells / New Yorker:
Who Killed The Weekly Standard?
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Why Is Trump Spouting Russian Propaganda? — It was only one moment in a 90-minute stream of madness. — President Trump convened a Cabinet meeting, at which he invited all its members to praise him for his stance on the border wall and the government shutdown.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Defends Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan for Some Reason
Trump Defends Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan for Some Reason
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Josh Magness / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
New Muslim congresswoman to be sworn in with Thomas Jefferson's centuries-old Quran — When incoming U.S. congresswoman Rashida Tlaib is sworn into office Thursday, she will use Thomas Jefferson's centuries-old Quran. — Some might be shocked that Jefferson owned an English-translated Quran that dates back to 1734.
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Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
Most diverse freshman class of House lawmakers being sworn in amid shutdown
Most diverse freshman class of House lawmakers being sworn in amid shutdown
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The weirdly quiet White House — Had everything gone to plan, President Trump would have spent Christmas and New Year's Eve at Mar-a-Lago, his private resort in Palm Beach, Fla., as he usually does. He was all set to go, to join his wife and son there, when, in the middle of December …
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Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:
Official: Dems ‘Refused’ To Even Listen To Border Security Briefing At White House
Official: Dems ‘Refused’ To Even Listen To Border Security Briefing At White House
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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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Bloomberg:
The Bad Stuff That the Stock Market Worried About Is Starting to Happen — From Apple's sales warnings to an ISM miss, it's piling up — ‘Fundamentals are strong’ has been rallying cry against rout — All of a sudden, the fundamentals aren't looking as strong.
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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 …
Toluse Olorunnipa / Bloomberg:
White House Predicts ‘Heck of a Lot’ of Companies Sharing Apple Pain — Apple cut sales forecast for first time in nearly two decades — China under pressure to make deal with Trump, Hassett says — President Donald Trump's trade war with China will force many U.S. companies …
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
Undocumented Worker Says Trump Resort Shielded Her From Secret Service — A former employee of the Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey said that her name was removed from a list of workers to be vetted by the Secret Service after she reminded management that she was unlawfully in the United States …
Reuters:
Google shifted $23 billion to tax haven Bermuda in 2017: filing — AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Google moved 19.9 billion euros ($22.7 billion) through a Dutch shell company to Bermuda in 2017, as part of an arrangement that allows it to reduce its foreign tax bill, according to documents filed at the Dutch Chamber of Commerce.
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
‘What Will I Not Miss?’ In California, a Long Farewell From Jerry Brown — WILLIAMS, Calif. — It's time to add another name to the farewell tour circuit in this year of Elton John, Joan Baez, Paul Simon and Ozzy Osbourne: Edmund G. Brown Jr., the governor of California.
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 …